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~—— D. C., DECEMBER 16 FINANCIAL. BOND PRICES IRREGULAR | CORN CLOSES HIGHER. GO, Dece 5 1al) —~ IN QUIET MARKET | - C A0 o biece ot the open By the Associated Press. today and then ing became qu:: NEW YORK, December 15.—Prices | with prices maintaining much of the Net | moved irregularly within narrow limits | early gain. Selling against indemnities Hich. Low. Close. Chze | in light trading on the bond market to- | was too heavy for bulls to absorb. Com- N Y Rallways pf....... 6% 6% 6% — %|day. There was continued demand for | mission houses were fair buyers early N Y State Railwayspf.. 23 28 28 + 2% railfoad liens, with the result that a few | and there was short covering because N ¥ Steam pf (6)....... 103 100 x100 — 2 |issues, including Illinois Central 4%s|of the bullish Government crop figures N Y Steam pf A (T)..... 110%x111% + 3% | showed some improvement. Trends were { showing a reduction of 55,000,000 Norfolk Southern. 9 mixed in the industrial group. Oils again | bushels from the previous report but Norfolk&Western 1 - 4% | yielded to selling pressure, especially | 66,000,000 bushels greater than Iast NorthAmer(b 10% stk). 3 Phillips Petroleum 5!4s. Utilities were | year. Closing prices were 3% to % _ North Amer pf (3)..... 5 steady. higher and for the week 1'% to 1% 3 5 99% Chi Rock Isi&Pac pf(6). 100% 99% Hocking Valley (10) North Am Edison pf(6). The ‘foreign list was dull, higher. December, uz to 837; March, 85 364 Abitibi Power (4). 4 t 105 Chi Rock Isl&Pae pf(7). 105 105 Hoe R & Co Class A. North German Lloyd. 875 to 87%; May, 90% to 90%. 102% 76 Abitibi Power pf (6) 3 29% Chicago Yel Cab (3).... 33 Holland Furnace (12 + 7 % Northern Pacific (5).... Wheat_ started off steady, and then 117% 90 Abraham & Straus. 45 Chickasha Cot Ofl (3).. 47% 45 Hollander (2%)... Northern Pacitic cfs(5). ran into realizing by local holders. 114% 109 Abrahm & Straus pf 9 37 Childs (2.40). 63! i flomestake Mining (7). , Northwestern Tel (3)... Prices then broke. The close was !; to 425 195 Adams Express (6).... 3 37% Chile Copper (3). Household Prod (4) 4 Norwalk Tire & Rubber. clal).—The disposition of consumers to | % lower, and for the week 11 higher 31% Adams Millis corpn (2). 54% Chrysler Corp (3) Houston Ofl..... Nunnally Company..... withdraw from the market, following a |t * lower. December, 1.16; March, 65 Advance Rumley . 51% City Stores A (3%)..... %« Howe Sound (4). 0il Well Supply........ recovery of nearly a cent a pound from | 1187 to 1.19; May 1.31% to 121%. 62 City Stores B 5% stock. 1067 10 Hudson & Manhat (2 Oil Well Supply pf (7).. Tow Jovels of Monday. brousht further | Oats were neglected, and the market 63 ¢luett-Peabody (5). . 664 63 Hudson Motors (5) Omnibus Corp liquidation from eommisison nouse quar- | Was easier with wheat. The close was 9 A . 3 4 114% Cluett-Peabody pf (7).. 118 116 Hupp Motor ( Oppenhelm Coilins (£4). e ot e o R ether | unchanged to % lower, and for the 7% Ajax Rubber.. 8% 127 Cocoa Cola (6) . 1 160 131% (llinols Central (7) Orpheum Circuit....... 15 points today. After holding steady | Week % to 3 higher. December, 48%4; L1 Alaska Juneau, . % 45 Collins & Aikman. 79% fllmois Cent Isd lines(4) Orpheum Circuit pf (8). T e e e o s | Maxeh. a8- ky. 487 3t 224 :mgyc;v:':?gln?:;(z). 109 90 Collins & Alkman pr(T). 92 21% Ind Oil & Gas (2) g 8::« Elevator (1)........ 24 iling premse ntrenst towsrd the | - Provisiens were dull and neglected. =M 3 » 52% Colorado Fuel ron M s Elevator ‘. T PODR———Y 25% 120% Alifed Chem&Dye pf(7). 123% 123 12 Y 6 105 Colorado & South (3). ot .!SJZ?;IJ‘. ) et 4;::(5) lc)l:lsefand carried March to 20.10, $2 a 165 115% Allis-Chalmers (7) 160% 148% 8 67 Col & South 1st pf(4)... Indian Refining ctfs. Otis Steel prio; e from yesterday’s high record. Spots CURB PRICES 'RREGULAR NEW YORK, December 14 (#).—Curb market prices wavered frregularly in UNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, 1928 WEEK ENDING DECEMBEB 15. 1928, Year to Date. e 20 52! 980 880,610,912 ++ 13,896,030 549.904,793 Stoel and dividend. Stock and dividend. Hartman B (1,20, Havana Elec Ry. Stock and dividend. Hich. Low. 9% Chicazo Great Western. 25 15% 50% 20% Chicago Great Westnpf 50% 3 Last Week. 40% 22% Chicago Mif & St Paul... 33% 32 Havana Elec pf ( Migh. Lew. High . | 59% 37 Cnicago Mil& St Paulpf 54% 51 58% + Hawaiian Pineapple(t2 Averageprice of 50 stocks.214.69 211.39 941 78 Chi& Northwestern(4). 87% 84% 2 Flelme (G W) Dt (T).v.. u"y Same period a year ago. o 136 Chi & Northwestn pf(7) 135 135 Hershey ChocolateCorp. 111 Chicago Pneu Too) (6).. 165 150% Hershey Df (4)..v..00es % 106 Chicago R | & Pacific(6) 129 123% Hershey prior pf (6).... 1 Total sales........... Same period a year ago ++ 1+ “Hieh. Low. _Stock and dividend. COTTON EASES OFF. NEW_YORK, December 15 (Spe- L Air Reductin (13). 16% 9% Ama 69% Colorado & Sou 2d pf(4) Indian Refining pf (7). Outlet Co (4). were reduced 15 points to 20.35. 43% 27% Amerada Corp (2).. 8915 Columbla Gas & Elec(5) Industrial Rayon: . Outlet Co pf (7 26 15% Am Agricultural Chem. 2! 3 5 % 106 Columbia Gas pf A(6).. Ingersoll Rand (16). Owens Bottle (ct4). mfm Plan Clothing Firm Merger. 79% b55% Am Agricultur Chem pf. 159% 74% Am Bank Note (13)..... 65% 60 Am Bank Notepf (3)... 60%: 60% 24% 14% Am Beet Sugar...v..... 16% 15% 44% 15% Am Bosch Magneto. 49% 397 Am Brake Shoe (j1.60) 128 120 Am Brake Sh&Fy pf(7). 121 26% 10% Am Brown Bov Elec. 14 65% 404 Am Brown Bover! s 3 9 117% 70% American Can (14 100% 96% x96% + 1% 7 136% AmCanpf(7)... 14005 140%x140% + % 111% 88% Am Car & Foundry (6) 9l x93t + 4% 1374 110% Am Car Fdry pf(7). 121 xl2l + 2% 105 80 American Chain pf (7) 31, 80 80 - 34 49% 44 Am Chicle (2) e 463 x45 - % 114 107 Am Chicle prior p£(7)... 111 108 x111 + 1% 15% 10% Am Druggist Syn (80c). 11% 10% x10% - % 86% 53 Am EncausTiling(3)... 84% 78 85 + 6 30 169 Am Express (6). 284 268 x283% <154 93 22% Am & Foreign Po 70% 62% 66% + 4% 115 93'% Am& Forn Power pf(6). 102 100 100 104% Am & For Pow pf (7)... 107% 106% 106% — 1% Am & Forn Power 2d (7) 96 95% 96 8% Am Hide & Leather..... 10% 8% 10% + 1% 31 Am Hide & Leather pf.. 40 32} 39% -+ 6% 61 79 21 86 23 23 Columbia Graphone. . Columbian Carbon (4).. Commercial Credit (1).. Com Credit 1st pf(6%). Commer Cred pf (1%).. Com Credit pf B (2) 56% Com Inv Trust (34). 6'a Com Investmt warral 92% Com Inv Tr pf (6%) 99 137% Com Invest Tr pf (7). % Commer Solvents (j8).. 694 6l% 114% 103 52% 46 101% 99% 224 62% Commonwith Power (3). 103% 48 22 67 Conde Nast P'ub (2).. Congoleum Nairn. Congress Cigars (5) 1% Conley Tinfoil (stampd) 791 Consolidated Cigars(7). 98 Consolidated Cig pf(7). 94% Consol Cigar pr pf(6%). 23 Consol Film pf (2)..... 74 Consolidated Gas (5)... 974 Consolidated Gas pf(5). 69 ConsolRR ofCuba pf(6). 214 Consolidated Textile. 20 Container Corp A (1.: 20). 1 964 100 96 27 102% 994, UM% 5 T U I U [ S A o SRRy By Inland Steel (kT6%).... Inspiration Copper (3).. InterboroRapidTransit. Intercontinental Rubber Internat Agricultural. .. Int Azricul Chem pf (7). Intl Business Ma (c5) . Internat Cement (4). Internat Comb Eng (2). InternatCombEng pf(7) Int Harvester (j6). 4 Int Harvester (2) Int Harvester pf (7 Internat Match of(3.20). Internat Mer Marine. Internat Mer Marine pf. International Nickel (3). ¢ Internatl Nickel cfs (3). Internat Paper (2.40). Internat Paper pf (7). 4 Int Paper pf (new). ... International Paper (A) 4 International Ptper B. International Paper C... Int Printing Ink (2%)... Pacific Coast 2d pt Pac Gas & Eleo (2). Pacific Lighting (3) Pacific Mills. . Pacific Oil Stubs. Pacific Tel & Tel (7).... Pacific Tel & Tel pf(6).. Packard Motor (15%).. Pan-American Petroleun Pan-Amer Petrolm (B). Pan-Amer Western B... Panhandle Prod & Ref. . PanhandleProd&Ref of. Paramount-Fam-La (3). Park & Tilford (13) Park Utah Min (80¢c)... Pathe Exchange Pathe Exchange A 37 Patino Mines (2.92). Peerless Motors Penna Coal & Coke. Penn Dixie Cement. PennDixieCement pf(7). 147% +16 47% + 1% n dull trading today. The week’s business (SRR L had been so light that there was no organized to merge three of the leading | 0ccasion for heavy week end liquidation, % |and while selling was, therefore, in smaki national men's clothing firms, Stein- volume, there was little inclination to Bloch Co. and Fashion Park. Inc., both commitments, with bankers of Rochester, N. Y., e o ol | extend of Rochester, N. . and Weber & Hell- | 1 omising increasingly tight money after H P about next Tuesday. The day's opera- D e et v it o | tions were almost entirely professional. quire by an exchange of securities all or a substantial majority of the com- mon stock of the three companies. Modern women of Turkey are de- manding foreign hosiery. Financial High Lights of Past Week Brought Out in Nutshell by Statistics Special Disnatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 15, 1928. ‘This Week. Last Week. Low. High. Low. Ctrddddt 59 Am Home Products (3).. 8% 8% x7ik + 1 9% Container Corp B (60¢). 4 Intl Rys of Cent Amer. Penna Rallroad (3%). .. e American Ice (12%). 42% 40 41% + 1% 99% 90 AmIcepf (6)..... Y4 92% 94 + 2% 26'; Cont Baking A 3% Cont Baking B.. % IntiRys ofCenAm pf(5). International Salt...... Internat Silver (6) ‘o People’sGasChicago(8) . Peorla & Eastern. .. Pere Marquette (18). Stocks (average of 50 issues) High. 21446 21067 Thls Week Last Week 139% 71 Am International (2) 22% ug + T A e D ‘i;‘* o o7 5 23 Contjnental Can (new). 154 1084 Am Locomotive ot (1), %xlll% + 1t 10 GontinentaibMotora(ie). 1 1 A dsens g 64% Corn Products (133 )... 1o T ‘l\:::l:.&]z.l-(:;)pfew @. ul ¢ 138% Corn Prod Ref f (1). 1173 109 Am Metals pf (6) 115% 115% e e ;- 99% 96% Am Natural Gaspf(7).. 98 96% % Cresnencisiansis. P e Pt 4 69% Crucible Steel (5). & gg l‘i?% fi:g:::rp&hlzht(h) % To% 12;" 111 ~ Crucible Steel pf ( uL nlI xlll B T Rtohamars). 81, SO stk iG] (T A Coba CaneBnE. i e e 7% 704 Am Power & Lightpf A. 72% 72 x72% + 1k Lot K 1074 100% Am Power & Ltpf (6).. 1024 100%x100% — 206 21 28 191% 130% Am Radiator (5)... 1874 184 #lL | 244 164 Cuban-Amer Sugar(i) 7 5 16% 152 141 Am Radiator pf (1) Yion 1a2s 1620 o NG R b 149% 110% Am Raflway Bxp (6).... 156 131uxi3d + e e ] B A R amoriifii.o. o0 6ol <805 + 784 61 Cudahy Packing (43,000 64 621 62 (P i e e wh = 1924 5k Curtiss Aero (1) . 142% 125% 139 D 0 = Y| 5% 52 Cutler-Hammer DeL 594 60 R gmmm:l‘fl;c'-f e 63 49 Cuyamel Fruit “. . 56% 56 56 285 169 Am Smelting & Ref! 285% 268 261 + 6 68% 34% Davison Chemica 5T & 142 131 Am Smelt&Refin pf(7).. 137% 187 137 49% 36 Debenhams Sec (2.91)... 38 37 210 141 Am Snuff (12)... 210 203 x205 +3 28% 23 De Beers Mines (a97c).. 21 21 120 100 Am Snuft pt (6) I 107% 107 x107 — | 126% 115% Deere & Co pf (7). . 124% 128 70% 50% Am Steel Foundries(3).. 64% b7% 62% + 5% | 226 163% Delaware& Hud (9).... 193 175% 115 109 Am Stl Foundriespf(7). 112 111 xl11% + 2% | 180 126% Del Lack & West (17). .. 128% 126% 93% 55 Am Sugar Refining.. 8413 79% 811 + 11| 65% 501 Denver&RioGr Westpf 55 51% 110% 100 Am Sugar Refin pf(7)... 105% 105% 105% — | 221 166l Detroit Edisdn Co (8)... 213% 212 73% 46 Am Sumatra (3).. 55 53 64 +1 | 61 40 Devoe&TeyA (13.20).. 58 52% 32 17% Am Telegrh & Cable(5). 18% 17% 18% + 1%| 120 108 Devoe & Rey 1st pf(7).. 1154 112% 211 172 Am Tel & Telegraph(9). 193% 186 . 190% + 43 | 172 134% Diamond Match (19).... 166 145 184% 152 Am Tobacco (8) 177 170% 176% + 14| 111 63% Dodge Brothers pt(7)... 1074 106% 184% 152 Am Tobacco Cl 176% 170% 175 + 23| 13% 8 Dome Mines (1). 9% B 126 116% Am Tobacco pf (6. 119 118 x119 + 1 | 120% 80 DrugIne (4). Sasve 114K 111 142% 109% Am Typefounders (8)... 135% 131 135% + 1% 6% 3 Duluth SoShoreXAtlan. 3% 3% 107" Am Typefounderspf(1) 11z 112 112 — %[ 9% 4% Duluth SoShore Atipf.. 6h 6 76% 52 Am Water Wke&El(c1). 69% 63% 68% + 5% | 9%% 55i Dunhill internatl (4) 85 824 W&EI-1st pf(6). 1002 99 xfl?u + % | 503 310 DupontdeN ({18%).... 480 459 S Lo 3ok 121% 114 DuPont de Nem deb(6). . 118% 118 57 55% 105% "99% Duauesne Lt 1st ot (5).. 1005% 100% 151 123 123 46% 34% Durham Hoslery pf..... 5 .| 194% 163 Eastman Kodak (18) 57 g 68% 26 Eaton Axle&Spring(: 117% 40 Am Zinc Lead & Sm 95 9 79% 12 Eisenlohr Bros.... 116% 53% Anaconda Copper (4) “ A 100% 87 Eisenlohr & Bros pf(7).. 92 B1% 50 AnchorCap....... 50% 43 334 Eitingon-Schild (2%)... 37% 35% 36% 109% 109% Anchor Cap v pf (6%). 109% 100% 121% 101% Eitingon-Schild pf(615). 109 106 1074 56 364 Andes Copper (%). 48 42 121% 60 Elec Auto-Lite (143%)... 120% 110 x117% 112% 55% Archer-Daniels {3) 103% 95% 100% + 4% 1121 108% Electric AutoL pf (7)... 111 111 xl1l TN e nisle M pEiT)s 1165 114 300% + 4] 7o BN Bleotrio Boatuesvsss 14 11% 12% 97% 86% Armour&CoofDelpf(1) 92 90% x92 — 14| 46 28% Eelectric Power& Lt(1) 41% 39% 414 | 23% 11% Armour & Coof LI(A).. 15% 15% 110% 105% Elec Pow & Lt pf (T)... 107 105%x105% 13% 6% Armour & Coof 1I(B). % 3 129% 120% EIP&L pf ctf 40%pd (7). 122 1204x120% 91t 67% Armour&Coof Il pf(7) x82 99% 69 Electric Storage Bat (5) 82% 19% 81k 51% 35% Arnold Constable&Co.. 41 40 | 9 6 ElkHornCoal. 6! 6% 29 Artioom (3)...e 3 14% 10% 34% 25% ArtMetal (1%)... 75% Endicott-Johnson (5)... 77 % 6% 754 401 Assoc Dry Goods (23).. Ti% 1975 123 Bndicott-Johneon DE(T). 120% 125 127% 11%% 99% Asso Dry Gds 1st pf(6). 1011 100 49% 33 Engineers Pub Serv (1). 46% 45 464 So% % Assmcincert AT 6 91 Enginrs Pub Serv pf (5). 91 9L 9l cl 295, Equitable Buildin 3, 108% 102% Atch Top & S Fepf(6).. 104 103% - AR B 191% 157% AtianticCoastLine(110). 168 1623 ", "69% Bl 68 59% 3Ta AtlGulf & West.Indles. 45% 40% 60% 5T 65w 88 Atiantie Gulf f (3), % B " T4 56% 63% 50 Atlantic Refining (1 g 46% Eureka Vaccum (t4%).. 51% 46% 1184 1143 Atlantio Refining pf(7).. 1175 116% 24 D ouzm 223 L e H i % 19% Exchange Buffet (1%).. 2% 22% 110% 102 Atlas Powder pf (6)...s 106 104% 321 Fairbanks Morse (3).... 44 424 17% 8% Atias Tack. 1% 10% Fairbanks Morse pf(7).. 110% 110% 9% 4 Austin-Nichols. 6 5% Federal Light (h1.40)... 68 611 75 . 58 Austrian Credit (4.49).. 60 59% Fed Lit & Trac pf(6).... 100 995 34% 6% AutoSal 2615 224 23% 120 Federal Mines & Smeltg. 205 200 41 25 AutoSal 104 375 214 91% Fed Min & Smelt pf (7). 101% 99 5215 43 Autostrap Razor 45 44 165 Fed Motor Truck(fs0c). 20 17% g 75% Fidelity Phoenix (2).... 99 91 124% 115 Baldwin Locomo pf(7).. 118 116 1161 — % : 9 9 125% 103% Baltimore &Ohlo 6). < 118% 115% 118 + 2y | (36 11l FIRt Avenue BuscSeo). 124 12 8 77 Baltimore&Ohlopf(s). 78 17% 7% + | 195, 190 FirtNatFieistsec)... 14 104 111% 1074 Bamberger pf (6%).... 1085 108~ 108" — 1 5 84% 61 Bangor & Aroos (3% o8 4wl I O e etnE S s Damm S e btliyy 10 107, 107 2 T Bank of Commerce (18). 766 740 x755 - 8| 5% B4 ik Kubber 1ot pA« 4t B0 xit - 4| 564 49% Florsheim Shoe (A). 9 %o Tae D%| 100 98k Kloraneim pe 6. b 5% 57% Folansbee Bros (3. 20 Barnsdall A (2) 4% 38 40% + 2 ot 140% 98 Bayuk Cigars (2) 11736090 100 - — 1% | BT DSk HoutliationDempany. 1 119% 72 Fox Film Class A(4) Bayuk Cigars 1s¢ f(T)... 106% 108% 106 b o e e R e 1000 43" Fresport Texas (1634) : R i ek 109% 102 Fuller G A prior pf(6) 921 82% Belg Nat Rys pf (16).... 28% 15 Gabrlel SnubberCl A... 22% 20% 20% 102 53% Pest&CO (3).eseees 16% 7% Gardner Motor. 164 12% 144 86% 51% Liethlehem Steel. 4 94% 60% Gen Amer Tank 86 80 x86 T e Stel pECrY.. 135 120 1223 + | 111% 1094 Gen At Tank Car pE(T).. 110% 110% 110% 50 33% Bloomingdale Bros..... 41% 41 41 — %| 94% 68 Gen Asphalt.... V% T Tam 111% 109% Bloomingdale Bros pf(7) 109% 106 109% -+ % | 141% 110% Gen Asphalt pf (5) 5% 12 15% Bonds (average of 40 issues) Pere Marquette pf (5). . Foreign bonds (average of 10 issues). PereMarquette pr pf(5). Pet Milk Co (115) Philadelphia Co (f! . leral Reserve ratio. . 4 Phila Co5% bf (23%). .« [ s PhilaCo 6% (3).. 4 6 Money rates in New York: Phila Rapid Trans (:w.) 5 Call . 6 ¥ Phila & Reading C& 1. Time 7% to 1% Philip Morris & Co (1. A s B gAY Nov., 1928, Oct., 1928. Phoenix Hoslery . SDraop ™ 351,080 Pierce-Arrow (A) '110'034 108,800 4 Pierce-Arrow pf . 4 Plerce Ol Plerce Ol p! 10504 1097 This Week l.:.st Week Year Ato. Internat Tel&Teleg(6) Interstate Dept Store. Interstate Dep St pf (7). Intertype (f13%)...... Iowa Central....... Island Creek Coal (4). % Jewel Tea (15). 4 148% 155 Jewel Tea pf (7 125% 125%x125% Johns-Mansville 159 171 & Johns-Mansville pf(7).. 120% 120 % Jones Bros Tea..... 4 Jones & Laughlin pf (7). Jordan Motor...u-euse Kansas City Southern. .. KansasCitySouth pf(4). Kaufmann Dept St(1%). Kayser Julius (5). Keith-Albee-Orpheum. . Keith-Albee-Orph pf(7) Kelly Springfield Tire. .. Kelly Springfield 6% pf. Kelly Springfield 8% pf. 4 Kelsey-Hayes (2). Kelsey Wheel pf (7). Kelvinator Corporation. Iennecott Copper (8)... Kinney (G R) & C Kinney G R pf (8). Kolster Radio. .. Kraft Cheese (21%), Kraft Cheese (1%4)... Kraft Phoenix pf (6%).. Kresge Stores (11.60)... Kresge Dept Stores..... Kresge Dept Stores pf. . Kress SH (h11).. 1 Kreuger & Toll... . Kroger Grocery (cl Kuppenheim (B)&Co(: Laclede Gas pf (5). Lago Oil. ...... Lambert Co (16%) . Lee Rubber & Tire 4 Lehigh Port Cemt (214). 51 Lehigh Port Cmt pf (7) 108%x108% Lehigh Valley (3%). 89% x92% 38 Lehn & Fink (3). 54 57% 28%_Life Savers (1.60)..... 341 x37 83UILiggett & Myers (15) 87% 88% 80% Liggett & Myers B (15). 85% 867 134 Liggelt & Myers pt ('1). 135 x136 38 Lima Locomotive. 46 45 63% Liquid Carbonic (143, 109% 49% Loew’s Inc (13). 99% Loew's Inc pf (6%) 5% Loft Inc. . 26% Long-Bell 44% Loose-Wiles Bis (1.60).. 117% Loose-Wiles 1st pf (7). 23% Lorillard Co....... Loulsiana Ol] Refining. , Loutsiana Oil pf (6%) . LoulsGas&EICIA(1%). Louisville & Nash (7). 5% Ludlum Steel (2). McAndrews & F (2.60) Mc Call Corpn (4)... McCrory Stores CIA(2). McCrory Stores Cl B(2). MclIntyrePorcMines(1). 4 Mckeesport Tin Plate(4) 4 McKesson & Rob (1.60). MeKessn & R pf A(3%). MacTrucks (6). . Macy Company (2). Madison Sq Garden (2) Magma Copper (3). Mallinson & Co. Manati Sugar Mandel Bros (2%). Manhattan Electric Sup. Man-Elev mod gtd (d5) Manhattan Shirt (2). fain | This week. Last, week. to 9 8 to 12 Tto 7% ‘Month of Nov., 1927. 3,454,444 88,270 Unfilled steel orders. Pig iron production.. b pfl;mn"si: 587" jlumber of cities Plerce Petroleum. H i Pilisbury Flour (15.10). 21 | Amount . $ Pillsbury F pf. (615). 20 2% commen:lsl fln!ures (R. G. Dun & Co. repon.s) 2,008 1,864 Pitts Coal. Number . v ¢ Pitts Coal of, 000000 98 Liabilities . S0goldts SM0BATE $36146573 Pitts Ft Way&Chi (7)., 144% 144% 144% —10% > fous week. Year ago. Pitts FtWay&Chi pf(7). hl‘ 1524 x152% Revenue car loadings: Weeko!DegcQ!’aésza P{'ev = D) Pitts Terminal Coal 28'% 34% + All commodities 4 . 5“39 Bltts & Wt Va (8, 141 i8Ts Lyt Grain and grain products k Porto Rico Tobac A (7 9% 71 Coal and coke Porto Rico Tobacco B it ¢| Forest product: Postal Tel&Cable pt (7). Miscellaneous products. Postum (3)..... 6 ore . . Pressed Steel Car. 2 Live stock. Pressed suelncn pf(7). Tk 7 owar— Producers & Refiners... 23 3 Wi Loy vidend. Ty ut in Froducers & Refiners 3t. 41 o O o CIeat Storen (3) Urgesid *rophylactic Br (14)... 60 52 £06). 104% 104% — & Public Service N J (2).. 74% 69 TS D dwoad ue (7). 0l O3l 0il Outputs. « Public ServiceN J pf(6). 106 105% 9% 584 United Elec. Coal (3)... Public ServiceNJ pf(7). 121 120 12 148 131% United Fruit (t5%).. 139 r 2 NEW YORK, De- Publlc ServiceNJ pf(8). 143 143 16% United Paperboard 4 eember 15 (P).—E. 4 PublicSerEi&Gas pf(6). 107 106% 1064 — US Cast Iron Pipe. ..... 384 B. Reeser, presi- % Pullman Co (4). 88 8% 81k — | 59 " dent of American Punta Alegre Sug. 20% 19% 20 1o 4 18 9 | Petroleum Insti- Pure 011 (1) . 2% 25% -26% + 1% 13% U S Distributing. . 5% tute, in an article Pure Ol pt (8). o 112 H1%xil% — 76 U S Distributing pf (7). in Midcontinent Purity Bakeries (3) 123% 116% 118% - 2 8% 43 U S Hoftman (4) Oil and Gas Asso- Radio Corp of Amer 35215 275 340 444 10214 U S Alcohol (5). clation’s bulletin RadioCor of Am pf (3 b5% 5Hbl b5 + W % 118% USIndustrialAlco pf(7). states careful Radio-Kejth Orph (A).. 40% 35 38% + 4 22 US Leather.... ¥ 32% 38w - analysis of oil m. R R Seo 11l Cenctfa(d).. 80% S04+ % 52 US Leather A (4). 59 x60 -2 lyation disclose fic ?lm‘mcl"‘;"n“)' l?gh + lh ¢ 100% U S Leather pt pt (“). 100% 101% - % ¢hap 'mnl.:. ahoeema eading 2d pf ( % - %« 61% US Reaity & Imp (4)... progress n Real Siik Hosiery. 2 50 27 US Kubber..... made toward co- Real Silk Hosiery pf(1). 97 « % 55 U S Rubber 1st pf. operation to sta- Reis (R) &CO...vesenes o 124 + % 3915 US Smelt Ref&M( bilize ofl produc- Reis (R) & Co 1st pf (7). 82 52 USSmelt n&\wn:m. § 5 5 7 ¥l tion, the actual Remington-Rand. . 2 2 g 132% U S Steel (7).. condition is worse Remington-Rand 1. 138% U S Steel pf (). than it was last ..\ B N R e S © 585 587 $293,006,606 $268,373,574 LH++0 b+ 1 L ++++ 4410 s FIUHE LU R+ F bt V)4 152'4 1765( + 25\ 125'1 S V4 T+ bbb+ A - B e e il LT FEe THI+ I+ I+ I+ =2 rFy PEi+b+ 000 © R a EEE EE 4 Venezuelan 0il Production. NEW YORK De- cember 15 (#).— N teo Motors (11%) 4 86 U S Tobacco (3). Spring. He urged Republic Iron&Steel(4) 2 60% Universal Leaf T¢ better organized ef- RopublicIron&St! pf(7). 108% 108%x108% — 2% | 125~ 120 Univ Leaf Tob pf (8). Y| fort be made to Reynolds Spring....... 11% 9% 10% + 1y 91% Univ Pictures 1st pf (8). “lkeep production Reynolds Tobacco A(5). 193% 193% 193% +10% | " 15% Universal Pipe & Rad. .. within reasonable Reynolds Tobacco B(5). 156 150 154 + 1% 87% UniverPipe&Rad pf(7). bounds. Rhine Waat B P.(1, 8%).. n'_l"A 55% 85% — g-\. 139 Utah Copptr (12)...ev.e ool 23% Richfield Ofl (2)........ 4T% 42% 45 + 2% 2814 Utl Pow & Light Ace2). 145 Rosmia lnacoalezm(C). 230 & &0 Vanadium Steel (1) NEW STOCK 2) 2 7% Van Raalte 43% Van Raalt FINANCING. St Joseph Lead (13) vick Chemical (4 NEW YORK, De- St Louis & San Fr (18).. 115 % 99 Vicks Shrevpt & Pa cember 15 (#)— St Louis & San Frpf (§). 94% 52% Viotor Talking Ma (4).. 150 New stock financ- St Louis&Southwestern. 107% 1013 Vietor TIk Mch pr pt(7). 112 “|ing in the past Savage Arms (2) . . 405 % 12 Virginla-Caro Chem. week totaled $119.- 4 Schulte Stores (j31%5)... 48 2 44% Vir-Caro Chem pf (6). | 094,000, bringing Schulte Retall St pf(3). 11 881 Va-Car Chem pf (7). | the amount since 3 100 Va Elec & Power pf(6).. 100 100 100 | the first of the Seaboard Air Line pf. 2 19% 2 107 Virginia El & Ppt (7).. 109 107 103 .nar to the record Seagrave (e1.20). 5% E | 47 ValronCoal&Coke pf 500 500 | figure of $1,583.- 4 Sears, Roebk & Co($213) 160' 13 Vivi udou Co. 145 15 7177,000. The offer- Seneca Cop) % 5Y Vivaudou pf (7). 80 * 30 ings in the pre- Shattck (Frank @) (3).. 1 6 ¢ Vulean Detinning. 43 52 ceding week to- Shell Tr&Trans(a2.425 3 74 Vulean Detin pf (7). g 92 taled = $209,297.000 Shell Union (1.40) 19% Vulean Detinning (A)... 3 30 36% + and from January Shubert Theater (5). ; 3 Y 80 VulcanDetnning pfA(7) 5 891 89% + 1, 1927, to Decem~ Stmmons Co (3) 51 Wabash 70 2% + ber 15, 1927, $717,« Simms Petroleum. 3 1% 88% Wabash 921 93 + ,000. Sinclair Consol Oil. t 1% , 87 Wabash B 15). 924 — SinclairConsolO1l pf % 19% Waldorf System 27% + Skelly O1l (2).... . 36% 35% + % 105% Walgreen pf (6%).. % 106% 106% — Sloss-SheltSteslLIr(6) . 110 xil8 +10% 14% Walworth Co (1.20)..... 2 19 20% + +L0+10) Market St Ry prior pf. Marland Ofl......... Marlin-Rockwell (13%). Marmon Motor (4). Martin-Parry...... Mathieson Alkall (6) May Dept Stores (4). Maytag Company (2). 4 Maytag pf (3).. Maytag Co 15t p! Melville Shoe (1) Mengel Co..... 4 Met-Goldwyn pt (1.89).. 6% 3% 184 154 8 Snider Packing Co.. 1n% 1% 1% - % 3 3% — Snider Packing pf...... 321 324 32 So Porto Rico Su(t235). 43% 41% 4l% + % 761 Ward Baking pf (1). e ). M 138 x128 - 4 |y 80% Warner Bros Pictures. .. 11 Venezuelan oil pro- Sou Calif Edison (2).... 50% 51% + 1% % 26 Warner Quinlan (2). 40 % duction fn Novem- Southern Dairiés A..... JB" 3 3 + % 140 Warren Brothers, (i5).. 151 ber totaled 11,201,- ‘Southern Dairfes B. 14% 13% 13% 36% 13 Warren Fdy&Pipe Corp. 28% 370 barrels or a SouthernPietfio (8) 126% 121% 12364 + 59% Weber & Heilbroner(4). 8 daily average of Southern Railway (8 146% + 8% 87 Wesson Oil & Sn (4) 376,379 barrels, a Southern Rallway pt(8) 103 WestPennElectricA(7). 10 new high record, Sou Ry Mo&Ohio cfa(4). 130 a 931 West Penn Elec pf(6)... 100 991 against former rec- 1074 West Penn Elec pf (7).. 109 1074 109 ord of 10,519,588 Ward Baking A (8) 15% Ward Baking Class B... 52% 43% 50% 104% 104%x104% - 122 87 Blumenthal pf (7). 119% 119 x119% + 1% 85% 65% Bon AmiClass A (4) 77 81% + 3% 12%; 5% Booth Fisheri 187 152 Borden Milk Co (6) a1 58 Boston & Maine 214 Briggs Mfg Co. 1% British Empire 21 British Em Steel 2d pf 5% 45% Brockway Moter (3). 2% 6% 110 Brockway Motor pf (7).. 125% 125 53% Brooklyn Man Tr (4).... 5% 95% 82 Brooklyn ManT (6). 88% % 203% 139 Brookiyn Union Gas (6). 181% +11% 55% 45 Brown Shoe (2%)...... 46 44 46 + 1 i 27% Brunswick-Balke (3)... 51% 46 50 + 24 { 47% 14% Brunswick Ter&Ry Sec. 39% 32 37 + 6 | 48% 24% Bucyrus-Erie (1) 5% 35 36k + 2% ! 54% 33% Bucyrus-Er! 4% 45% + 1% 117 110% Bucyrus-Eri a 1121 1120 — 14 13w 48Y% 43% 4 4 132 Gen Baking Df (3) 114% Gen Cigar pf (7).. Gen Electric (15). . Gen Electric Spec (60c).. 35% Gen Gas & ElecA(el% 0 118% 108% Gen Gas & Elec pf A(7)., 116% 110%x110% 144 121 80 37 105% 853 79 100% 98 224% 130 Gen Gas & Elec CIA(8). Gen Gas B (el%).. 74% General Ice Cream (3).. 102 Gen Mills (3).... General Mills pf (6) Gen Motors (19%) . 90% 74% General Motors (new).. 117% 117% 117% 185% 178 18L 11% 11% il Xx69 126 126 x126 o R 8% 98% 101% &85 79 81 100% 100 x100% 134% 75 09 109 uu/. XZI% 124’/6 B T R o IS I NI S @ e m FEEFFE F & At Gomm % Mexican Seaboard. Miami Copper (1%). Mid-Continent Oil. .. Middle States Oil. . 6 Middle States Oil ctfs... 4% MidlandSteelP pf(12) Miller Rubber...... Milwaukee Electric (6). Minneapolis & St Louis. MStP&SSM Isd lines(4). 61% Missouri Kansas & Tex. 5% Mo Kan & Texas pf (7).. 1 Missouri Pacific. Missouri Pacific pf ( Mohawk Carpet (2%4)... 6 Montgomery Ward (15). 442 Moon MOtors.....cuee Mother Lode (40¢). Motion Plcture Corp. Fl+l+++++1 101% 101% 2% 3% Gl'Au 61% % + ll).i%xlna% 62% + m Spalding (AG) 1st pf(7) 115 % Spang Chalfant & Co.... Spear & Co..... . Spear & Co pt (7). Spicer Mfg..... Spiegel May Stern (3).. Stand Com Tob (£1) Std Gas & Blec (3%4). Std Gas & Elec f (4)... Standard Oil of Cal ('3) Standard Ol NJ(11%). Standard Oil N Y(1.60). Standard Plate Glass Df Stand Sanitary Pr(1.68). Stanley Co of America.. Stewart-Warner (6) Stromberg Carburet(2) Studebaker Co (5) 103 West Penn Power pf(6). 108% 106% 108% barrels or 339,342 113% West Penn Power pf(7). 116 ! barrels daily in 52% Western Dairy A (4).... October an out- 20% Western Dairy B put_of 6,877,673 31% Western Maryland barrels or 229,254 33% Westn Maryland 2d pf.. 46 39 barrels daily in 281 Western Pacific. B4% 30% November, 1927, 5215 Western Pacific pf..... 38k 55 Lago Ofl & Trans- 139t WesternUi fonTeleg(8). 186 port Co. again was 424 WestinghouseAirBr(2). leading producer. 8814 Westinghouse E&M (4) . with total of 95% Westinghouse 1st pf(4). 122 3,722,066 barrels. 1214 WestonElecinstrument. 30% WestonElecInstCIA(2). 20% White Eagle(2). 30% White Motors (1) 41% White Rock ctfs (2). 13 xtu. + 33% White Sewing Machin 42 434 + 513% White Sewing Ma pf(4). 54% 54% 18% Wilcox Oil & Gas....... 18 197 — " 34% + 3 5T% + The Star’s Financial 52% 29% Gen Outdoor Adv (2). 3&% 82" 3:% 123% 84% Gen Railway Signal(5).. 96% 89% 115% 104 Gen Ry Signal pf (6).... 104% 104‘/~:x104% 45% Gen Refractories (3)... 173 0% 2% 97% Gillette Safety Raz (c5) lifi‘/fi lié‘b 113% 3 175 Willys-Overland (1.20). 274 28 + ’fiifi?fnv.véii'y""" 0% T e g‘l::ofl (81).. ) 92% Willys-Overland pf (7). 104 sxl\. 100 + ¢ Mullins Mg pf new (7). znn Sun 01l pf (6). 4 11 Wilson & Co... 11 1l Munsingwear (3).. Superior O1) 4 22" Wilson & Co (A). G2 a0 sfurray Corporation, Suj 7T% 63% Wilson & Co pf. T T4k — 1 Nash Motors (16) % Sweets Co of America. 225". l;gk gool:orth ISP)';.. . " l;i;:: -(‘lé‘u + 2! St Symington. . 5 Y orthington Pum 3 + Q:E'L'e‘."’.‘.?:-mm) Symington Class A A y 464 Warthington Bump (A). 8 Nt Belias He ZuKGLOEAR (800) % 1s 19% 8 Weght Aero (Drerierr 2 N 634 Wrigley (W Jr) 3%.... Market Nat Biscuit pt (7). g_z{x Tale& Towne (15). o8 eanr. 6 4 & 65 ellow Truck & Ca .. 3T 32% 5% + g-:ifi:f'};fi:fi'f;fi‘;‘fm 122 115 : 1% 18 + 4 45% Young Spr&Wire( as% 46 48% No Matter Nat Dept Stores. . 2 P 214 21% - % 83% \"uunkalon Sheet & 104% 97%x101% +10% ) Nat Dept St 1st pf (7). 24 24% + 1 WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 22, 1928. Nat Distillers Products. 45 45% — %| 3% 2% Atch.Topeka & Sante F.. 2% 2W How A | Heavy the Nat Distlilers Prod pf... 110 110 19% 14% Detroit Edison, Dec. 21 Trading. pf ( 1 60 Buff Roch & Pitts (4). 98l 98 98% - 94 Buffalo Roch&Pit pf(6). 100% lflflh 100‘ * 32 Buffalo & Susquehanna. 38 Buffalo & Susque pf (4). 93'% Burns Bros Cl A (8 15% Burns Bros (B). 97% Burns Bros pf (7).... 103%x104 139 Burroughs Add Ma(t4). 229 196 -220 50 Bush Terminal (g2).. % % 72 115 104% Bush Terminal deb (7). 107% 111 42% Gobel (Adolph 47% 44 119% 111 Bush Term Bulld pf(7). 116 x113 - 1% 71 Gold Dust (5).... 133% 124 12% 4% Butte Copper & Zinc.. t ’l’& 8 + % 6813 Goodrich (B F) Co 88% 80% 16% 8% Butte & Superior (2) % 115% 109% Goodrich (B F) pf (7) lll% 111Y <xhlVA 67 37% Butterick Co. 41% — %! 109': 45% Goodyear Tir aee 109% 92% 103% 206% 90'% Byers (A M). 190% +26 92% Goodyr Tire 1st p£(7) 102 100% 102 116 108% Byers (A M) pf (7). 16 3% Gotham Hoslery(32%). % T3% xT8% 65 By-Products L&C(N’/g) 100‘rx 0% 97 + 65 71 Gotham Ho non vot $2%. 1 . x74% 68% California Packing(4).. 76 'l:m ™+ 2 97 Gotham pf ex war(7)... 99 3% Callihan Zinc.& Lead. 3% 7 Gould Coupler (A). 89 Calumet & Arizona (17)+ 3% 107 1100 + 3% 16% Graham-Paige Motor... 20% Calumet & Heela (4) 38 26% Graham-Paige ctfs. 39% Granby Con Mining (4). 65% Grand Stores (1)... 107 Grand Stores pt (6%) 41% 26% Grand Union. . 62% 46% Grand Union p 126% 112 Grant WT (1).. 114% 93% Great Northern pf (5).. 110 1064 107% Pages Keep Up With the 20% Glidden Co (f1%)...... 95 Glidden Co prior D!(’l).. 104;% 104 lZBl- 69! 158%![61 + 2% T+ o+ Nat Enameling (1). 32 33% + W| % % Grand Union, Dec 17. Nat Lead (5). Thompson (J R) u.so). 61% 61% — %| 1% % Ind Oil & Gas, Dec Nat Lead pf A 140 140 Tidewater Asso Oil... 2] 19% 9% - % 1% # Jordan Motor, Dec Nat Lead pf B (6). 118 119% 'fld-wn-rnuon pru). 90 90 - 14| 2% 1 Kraft Phoenix, Dec 31. Nat Power & Light 39 40% ‘Tidewater.Oil (80¢c). 36 34 x36 + 24 1% % Kroger G & B, Dec Nat Radiator. 16 16% T ter Oil pt (5) 97 - 3| 1% % Man Elec Supply, Dec 20 2 41 4L 137% + 2% | 221 200 Mont Ward, Dec 28. 22 % 3% 3% 101% 104 + 2 | 76 46 Murray Corpn, Dec 20 127 x131% Tobaceo Prod Cl A(7)... 116% 110% 116% + 5% | 8% 2% Purity Bakeries, Dec 6% Transcontinental Of] 11 - 9% 104 + | 2 1% ReplIron& Steel, Jan Transue & Willlams (1). 43 44% - 3%| % . 6% Royal Dutch, Jan 2. Trico Products (2%). 41% 57/. 4% Shell Union, Jan 10 Truscon Steel. ..... 59! 59 — % 3% Texas Corpn, Jan ‘Twin City Rapid Transit 37 + 14 lZ'r- 10 Utd Elec Coal, Dec 27. T'win City Rap Tr p£(7). 97 - 1% »;nmksfidwmys -Oevrland, Dec % B 5 nd rates as giv he above table are the annual ca 107% 108% i ierty oo oo g % 2‘2 B4 5,2‘ E‘Aylm:n(l.:hhaud on ‘:;-le' test attart "x"~'; : halt-vearly declaratio i S8 s 2 170% 1600 + % %"" nitol trading Hihan i ".'mr'e.k ity 'ix:)r.‘"‘ m (5) 3 397 49% 53% + n stoc eferred stoc] us 250 1n stock. a & West (5). 110%x111 Union Pacifie (10). 211% 204% 207% + 3 {‘,,"'l‘" this 2 d ¢ b Payable in stock. e Plus 5'. 83 83 2 L FEL 118%x118% 195% Sanadian Pacitic (10).+. 230 44 Canon Mills (2.80)...... 45% 44 1074 98 Car Clinch&Ohio sta(6). 100% 100% 515 247 Case Threshing (6)..... 433 410 430 1354 123 Cdse Threshing pe (7). 120% 120 1200 — 2% 3% 28% Contral ALIOY (2)...enes Al% 38% 40% + 2 111% 107 Central Alloy pt (1) 109% 109%x109% — % | 111% 91% Great North pt dotrais). 107 104% 105 375 297% Gentral RRof NJ(113).. 324% 324% 324% — 5% | 33% 19% GreatNorOrecfs 2%). 274 26 26 N . o e 38% 31 Great WestSugar(280) 36% 34 x3dy R o e ok * %] 1207 112% Great West Sug pr(i).. 117 116 x116 PR S e S Ul g 89% Greene Cananea (6). ... 170% 135% 166% 9% 5 Guantanamo Sugar. 5% [ 100 75 Certain-teed pf.... 80% 80 5 912 % Co g 61% 43 Gulf Mobile & North. 524 831 70% Certo Corporat n (H) . % % 51 Guif States Steel (4). 66% 24 5% Chandler Cleveland..... 19% + 37% 14 Chandler Motor pf. 36 o+ HackensackWater(1%). 26 25% 26 210% 175% Ch!llptlk.lflhlollll). 2‘10',’ 132 199% + 4 Hackensack pf A (1%). 29 27% x27T4 817% 62% Chesa & Obto Corp(3)... 74 0% 13+ 24 26Y% HackenskWater pf(1%) 28% 28 28% 18% 5% Chicago & Alton.. 14% 104 12% + 99 Hamilton Watch pf (6). ml’.. 100% 101 26 7% Chicago & Alton pf. 194 + 2 59 Hanna (M A) 1st pt. 90 91 76% 58 Chicago B LMnols 4 66 63 — e BHartman A (2). 45% "25% 26% Moo e Timken Roller Bear Nat Surety (5). Nat Tea Co (4). Nevada Copper (2) New Or Tex & Mex (7) N Y Airbrake (3) SSESRSSF Read -, 8 e & 1++1 +4+4+ 1 ++ £ b . Hartford (4). T T T Union Pacific pf (4)..... 83% - i B G L & H uf (1) 1120 113% Unlon Tank Car (5)..... 119 119 118 — ¢ ¥ Wllurn.. i 30':1 26 ‘30" + 2% 34% United Biscuit (1.60), 49% 44 4Th "Bl 24 T Stock. "k Bhas 3360 3 chare i stock. - m Pl ) in stock. *n Pavable 1-10 share in United Cigar Stores com- % mon stock. x Ex-dividend. A R R i 22722222 Ns<<&-~