Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1928, Page 15

FINANCIAL. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. ¢, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 1928.° FINANCIAL. 15 METAL MARKET QUIET. BOND ISSUES DROP | [~ vor_BONDS stocx sxcmnvce] FORD STOCK LEADS | [ NEW YORK CURB MARKET | || Baltimore Markets ||, oy, rone, berir, 2o Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Special Dispatch to The,tar. for copper, the market for non- Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office BALTIMO}?E. Mud" Dm:{nb" 20— | rous metals was rather quiet last :‘., NITE Sales. High. Low. Ciose. e . Potatoes, white, 100 pounds, 90al.25; | Engineering and Mining Journal thisiderd S SugarEstOriente7s. 1 97 97 97 Following is a list of stocks and bonds | 13 Asso Gas & Bl 51t | 2812 | sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.25a2.50; bushel, | ports. Prices for major items under- | traded in on the New York Curb Market o o 615 | 50a1.50; yams, barrel, 1.00a2.75: beans, | went little chamge. Close to 2,000 tons les. High. Low. Close | TennElecPow 65 47 23 106% 10615 1067s o 1As Sim Hard 6'2s 9916 9910 9915 | Transcontl Oil 6%s 16 102% 101 2 102% today: 181 Atch T & 8 Fe 4izs.. 22 bushel, 2.50a4.50; beets. 100, 4.00a5.00; | of copper a day were sold on the 4 - NDU! 1 Bates Valve Bag 6s.. P = Lib 1st 4748 1007 1003 1007 | ynited Drug 58 53.. 9615 9514 G INDUSTRIALS, 1Boston & Me 65 M brocoli, bushel, 63a90; brussels sprouts, | average, largely for February shipment. Vo % 5 10017 1008 1008 S j naynddy High. Low. Neon. 4Can Nat Ry TS E..... a7s 109% | quart, 10a25; cabbage, ton, 35.00a38.00: | The price held at 16 cents a pound on /Effect of Money Rates Is; i 5 987, 987 10 pabTie e 3 e Large Short Interest Indi Aot K o oY il 2 g;:v?tnsym;;‘flégg - Oatrots, 100, 4.00a5.00; celery cmlr,;g;‘flc‘;n e s p SR et 5 i 2 Allied Pack ...... o 5 A . crate, 1.25a2.50; —_— - Felt by U. S. and Other | USine.. o5 wiio i 10010 |Donrewstass. 31100 00:| cated by Advance of AR R oo gl gt R LT T B R el Sont: e, Samper Toa et i USis1944. 29 1066 10530 1066 | \arner Sug 7s 39 pod o 21 Am Gvanamid B’ ; 481t Serv Gas Blas,. - : 15%6: "onions, 100 pounds. 12sa45v:| COTTON GINNING REPORT. T US4yss2 5111 111 101 Kbt il 1 Amer” Dept Stores. . 18 § Gas Pip 63 98: (s 9307 [ovster plants, 100, 6.00a8.00; parsnips 5 tided s Securities. 7 ha ST R e New Issue. e 50l 10 Gmeate B 4125 D i T B e B s ol el s e e EOREION: Jose, | Westn Uaion 58 615 1 10214 1021 : It & Ret n 90% 0% 9 1Cont G & Ess Ao 8¢ §L Gh3 |peppers, crate, 600a10.00; spinach. | ginned prior to December 13 totaled Sisoritnnta e e St C8r | Westn Union 63%s.. 4 110% 110 44 3 1 3 CARhY B8.<sssusiens bushel, : tomatoe 5_““‘?-, 21| 13148411 bales, including 559,741 BY CHARLES F. SPEARE. AT entine 6aJudd, 36 9% 9% gy | Westmghousebs... 24 108% 103 103 BY WILLIAM F. HE A 2 ates A'rts Wl 5 Petetly & 5 B 100 e | 270 tarmioe Zsnds: savoy, cabe| round bales counted as hait bales. Special Dispatch to The Star Argentine 63 Oct 59 23 99% 9% Wilson & Co 1st 6s. 3 10314 1033 103% | spectal Dispateh to T mer Sta Sec war... A ] 2.00: cranberries, box, 4.2585.50: grape- NEW YORK, December 20.—The|Arsentine3is’62. 4 S0 35 | NEEATEAL ) e 107 | NEW, YORK, December 20—The o Ll I Bmpie 0 & R 565 9112 fruif, bo ! oranges, box, 2.50a » : | Argentine 65 Asv... 3100 100 100 |¥ngstnS&TSswi. 17 100% 100% ] ture on the Curb Exchange ) : 3 FaiPbanks Morse 830 8 a6° Rt b p o e money strain was increased today and standing feature or B Darks oS e tangerines, per half strap, 1.75a | i : : .| MssornatE R Ot 99% 99% RAILROAD today was Ford Motor, Ltd. The man- 5 Fick ive Bigu...oo.. 9d 9 . | COMPLETE FINANCING reflected in higher rates for acceptances | Atchison adj 4s 12 87% 7% | ner in which this issue moved forward P ‘. = & 5 228, 2R Ssoas 5 3Fla P & L 58..0100 901> 2 nlly 5 el : Wt 5 ; 5 Dairy Market. SO R and a continuation of the abnormally | Australia 5s1355. 3 « e s b clearly indicated the existence of a > Aviation Co of Am.. 11 23 Gal Sig Pet Ts b | Stiff rate for time loans. Under these |AUStralia 5s1957.. o o5 osu RIS E N2 0 95 | tremendous short interest, hard pressed | 16 Hiiis's W ; ke e Poultry, alive—Young turkeys, pound, | _ HEL 4 kil % 102% 1027 | ) 4'e pan 15 S s 72 lto obtain its requirements in the open 8T s 82 28 Georsia & Fia 65 AL 0 98 |37a38; old, 32a36; crooked breasts, 25; conditions it is obvious that high-grade | gejgjum 6 . 44 100% 100% 100t R&U{;‘”{‘a’i“s‘ ‘. 5 ooy | market. 3 Boe 3 isguir oit Pen 8 4. 00% | Spring chickens, 20a27; Leghorns, 20a S n securities should have been adversely | peigium 63s 5 % 105% 105% el : 924 | Almost 200,000 shares of the stock OB v e Y e .. 1 ; old hens, 20a27; Leghorns, 20; small affected. Belgium 7s 1955. e 10T% 107% & O ref 5s B&OCV4%S..cens B2 k 98 2 ne . ves . Those familiar 3 E 3 Hongton Guit ‘G 6ixs 93 93 93 |and poor, 18; old roosters, 17a18; ducks, The United States Liberty fourth| pelgium 7s1956.... 46 105% 1051 105% g,&os,..won i 108 with ?}f:“p:;(fc‘;:l‘:x:dnf the rpzo;cmpzm- r b P 1;;“:*"%‘?":‘th;;1;;5"- f 9574 | D3a0b: small ‘anq_poor, 10a20; gecse, R ot ane Tone O v | Coum 11115 1145 11 B & O Ist 58 ctunnas s 1034 | lic offering believe this amount repre-| s : B rdingap P & L 55 A. 99" 99 guinea fowls, . each, = 40a80; M EY the fir %48 were at about, their' low-| olivia 7s 8 91% 93% 91 |B&O.rtimp s et 9 sented more than the entire American ; i ARUEE RN E S B 88 % | pigeons, pair, 30. g e s Cilie v it eating O 31 | Eotoasir e ssz Aoz FU0LHIR Hin £ 0 PrDwW 93t 93 | allotment. The stock e Gafnatfon Mk 1111 4300 & | 23 Intersca Pow 58.-.. reeds Dliys Lnkess cholce to| ik was C! ng of deaux 6s. 2 99 99 1poston & Mai 2 a new high of 11%g on a block 0! oo 9 Kendall 5'2s... . 9 fancy, pound, 38 air to good. 35a37; | n homes, apartment the prices of short-term seeuriies. A |Brazil 6%s1026.... 81 9% 804 D1 | Drawaydiin Av 3 7 Shaves, sompared’ with the previous Sheck Cab_ M, 4 Kob Gas & Coke 53" 9 : 33a34: poor and crooked | 05 - few of the inactive but high-credit| Brazil 6%s1927.... 18 9415 91 84 [prof il Seals ‘ close of 107s. § Cons Auto Mer 3 R TLTLOP r File sts, chickens, young, 27a28: old buildings and business corporation bonds dropped down 1o & | Brazil 7a 5 100% 1004 1004 | SL1on Marmatenes: 1 b Tn other words the current market| §Consol Film s o & Kionitons Pow 81u5 A 097 097 9 7; old roosters 17a18; i NG e e duplicated the low of | Brazil 8s <10 AR TOTRALORIl S s 4 value of the issuc was more than twice nsol EAund e 1340 % U 19 Memphis Nat Gas 65 » 100, | ducks, 25a38; geese, 22a28. properties. PP . ot seliiog wes sl With Bremen S T 6 100% 100% 1001 |Can Nat 414530 9% 99% 99% | hat at which the shares were publicly 2 Elnne Serv . 21 3 Nath Strauss Inc 6. 12 L Eggs—Receipts, 1,767 cases: native sal fee. Prompt service. e aie Mierted By b | arads 3100 100 100 . 96t 97 | iered. It subsequently shot through ceves Wi . : ) 2 104 ¢ |and nearby selected whites, free cas thefarcet e, mote 8scis by b, |oanats 519 6 103% 103% 1031 | Can Nat 4%s § 2 97 lthe 12 level on a huge turpover. At s B 84 | dozen, 42a44; firsts, 40; current re E M i sence of demand than by {he size of|Canada S}s1520.1. 6 voy o g Canad North ¢ s 113 113 | e 12 Jevel o0 § N as tremendous PR 960 35 | ceints, 33a38. Re: state Mortgage e hting ol Mofs of 6o e Ly ee sy 1 9214 onmskoe gk ; speculation on the buying side in the YCSLRR Y 5 23 Butter—Good and fancy creamery, | D et oo e | o §s a1 11 9 PeAl DECR RS % London market, with most of the de- ; e hes e : {pound, 48a53; prints, 53a55: blocks, 5ia | uaranty Co mmfi"’t?'“ ?“"}f:;‘flxfédnlnfi\ d‘*“’o e |ChileTs 1943. ... 1 101% 101% 101y | Sentral Pacifio 48 o : : mand coming from American interests. | 3 or States B M 6125 215 102t |53; ladles, 38a40: store-packed, 34; . | quently’ they fou s e Chinese Gov Ry 5. 3 36 a7 ; Firestone Tire featured the ~high it Divest” and ten bond units. Colombia 6= Jan'6l. 9 &8% &7% &8w% |ChesaCorpbswi 9 Yy g AT | e 1 a 6 . 8% 8T% 8% ; ‘specialities, going lo a new high y money con any extent.|Copenhagen4%s53 8 88 83 88 |Ches&Osndias. A = ol ar - R s g e Sk R A Y ok Giikatly hikre Wrre 'oeshions ST AU| Conenhas o fectes. o) oru oo oy |CHTEANenTs ¢ The oils were led by Standard of Tn olomac Ed 5s_E = DSt LS 6 b AMEVEYE| EAVE 3 : o . a Corp A 3 L e b = ik extibited pronouncad skt K| Guba s 1 1005 100% 100% | Shi B&Q en 4258 7 3 g;it:fléf“r:éf—: e o : : Alsy i R § 41 Corn—No. 2 export, December de-|_J— cluding the convertibles of the mining | Czecho 851951 1 1091 10915 1091, | CB&Q4%sT7 B.. 9 9814 H Fol: kes 5 . livery, 97; No. 2 yellow, 98a99; cob racti c | ¢ 952, . Seihe o L B 5 0 3 3 Boeing Air and Transport felt the ef- 2 5 9 7 3 s companies, oils, tractions_and public | Czecho 8s 195 2 1095 1095 1095 | CHI&E I gn 6s51.. 10 & S8 | ot ol henvy profit taking, dropping Fird ot ¢ i o o comn: ,“7;?,,4_'%' Syt 22222 P M 6'2s C. 3 . 1 . e ol [EEUCHESIBUVEFSEEs | 28 dackson Place Main 1403 e VR Ol Siat hi:: 10 £ Hay and Grain Prices. 9z oD; 9 utilittes. Andes Copper 75 advanced | Danmark s ...... 17 104 1043, 10t | G Gt West 4559 3SR e T R d Mot Ene. I 156 ot soClia=No. 2 white, domestie, spot over 4 points, Public Service of New | na'l's1 < Nid b3 3 s s to a 82, Iilles- X Theatet < Sersey 4155 gained 214 points, Barnsdall | bycch Fast 165 47. . 11 11‘ 4 SC89 Bement-Pond was several points higher. Leshman Chas 2 S W B afle & 3 S | 280500 ‘ 6s were up 11y points, while Tnterna- | Duich Liest 1 6a 62.. 3 1030 107 1 954 - 9 — —— tional Telephone 4':s, which promise |y, (e L 9 9 9 A S E to be one of the most active conver b "‘_“ 4 2w o6 95 |CMSP&Pacadias0s.12l WHE T I LOW R - bles next year, reached & new high | gencpe Chi NW 4%s 2037 T mough the Florids division 6s of | Crench s D e 1 ChiiveBas et Te "o : IN EARLY DEALINGS - ! [German E1 P 6%s.. % 1t 45, t &’}fnf’”p“:fi?i‘éfi E:ch é:’r:;t stsmx-ecdacf‘:'é‘ea S:W‘flBe i l: }mli‘. 106 ghrltlltll’:clfl,-;:‘;l o 8 2::; v Ve e | & ¥ S, 2 10 101 ChiTH E vee 10 93Y% 934 Si&éi“pn"c‘;“&e;"éififi 3‘;’5; otAnle;:-ll; Greek T8...c000nse. 4 98% 9 75| ChiUn S'l':;cds‘;:f, 12 xm;‘ 4 ai; | Market Sags on Reports of Argen- 615 per cent. Earlier in the year they Irish Free State5s. 5 96 96 96 |ChiUnionSta6%s. 3 hi E sold on & 5 per cent basis. There | Haltl6s. 7100 100 Chi& W Ind cn 4s tine Shipments Ex- pected Soon. ] Bronze i 19 8ou Cal Ed 55 '53.... Rye—Nearby, 1.10a1.20. On Improved Property o gStand P & L 6s...... g i Reeel 5 perty Laund Ma... 5 5 3 i ' % iay—Receipts, none. While hay is " N Fh Ser ; 1] B e e arriving here in limited quantities only, ki M:;!’é‘;';:"f;ib'""c' en Alden Coal. . 5 5 15 Texas P & L 3s 3 it is more than ample for the demand, ioldman & Sach 3 4 515 . 939 9312 dmgn & Sachs... 103 HEuni Ly & Rall §ii which is being supplied mostly by tham Knithock P T 0Pk Tns 0% "36% i ' oa_ 98 | truck from nearby points, few carloads riflith D W A 2 2 1 Westy Chlor 528 "37. % | being received. There is not enough i e 5 5 b W:i{"r“.x"‘é“iub;:’;(‘; 95% business passing to establish prices on appin G St ALL t S WEah TSt Wths B.... 88 the various kinds on merit at a range (0] art Parr : 5 ¢ Parr . : E of 16.00a18.50 per ton of timothy and ¥ t C . ‘BONDS. [ Walk & & T s 3 TmmmEmOQ0 has been some talk recently of an effort | Lolland-Amer 6s. 9 1017% 101% 1017% {C& W1 5%s 62 on the part of one of the Southern |Hunsary 7is. 3 100% 100% 100% | CCC & St L 5s D roads to obtain control of this line. Italy 7s. 96% 97 |Clev Term s Rolivian issues recovered a little more | Italian Pub 9515 9515 |Cuba R Rb: ground. but throughout the South and | Japanese 4s 915 9113 815 | Cuba Norsisets Central American group there were |Japanese6%s..... 17.100% 100 100% | Del & Hud 7s 30 signs of liquidation and an absence of | Lyon 6s. .10 99 99 Den & Rio G cn'ds demand, even at the new level of prices | Marseille 6s. ool iy Den&RioG 4248 36, established tkds month. Mexico 4s 04 asntd. 5 2 52 | D& Rio G imp 5; T e i;!lnn 615s.. 9% &9% &9y | DRG & Wst5s'78 Montevideo 7s..... 2 10115 101! 14 | Erie cvt 5867 wl... Sees Prosperous Auto Year. Nttt e 6 10145 DD oYt R ETER: NEW YVRK, December 20 (#).—Al-| Netherlands 6s72.. 1 105 Gr Trunk stdb 6s. fred P. SWan, jr.. president of General | New So Wales 57s, 3 3 i Motors Cotporation, in a statement on | New So Wales 5 Gt Nor 4148 "s‘ D industrial prospects for 1929, said he | Nord 6s. 102 102 Groat VO?{h‘Sh:‘ looked for a new high record in awto- [ Norway 5s ) i Pegdihet b bty mobile production, and indicated that | Norway 5%s. A B N, the industry still has plenty of room | Norway 6s 1943 1021 10214 | Hav El Ry 53851, in which to expand. Norway 6s 1944 e 10oi VSEaa T e 102'% 102 | Hud & Man aj 105% No Commission Charges W 9Th s ®a - NS R EBIENDG R=0RE- Norway 61s 1952., Hud & Man ref §s. uylers .= SA&ri Mor Ba 7s 6. 98 98 ¢ Straw—No. 1 wheat, 11.00a12.00 per Interest ntl Frod I Taud Mor Ba 7 47 81, 1, 3. | ton; No. 1 oat, 12.00a13.00 per ton. erp deb’ itsl nenos Aires 75 152 ; Bt hidiiscon ol | g R Jgueno Alrer fiig, 100 GUSHER BRINGS FORTUNE || s E . ; Kimberly Clark 5 49 i Danziz Port_6las: | [ CHICAGO, December 20—With Liv- | os B Bk & 1Y 92 02 9 ! VE erpool wheat quotations failing to re- 2 Finland. Res 'I»'m ss. LI TO NEEDY CHILDREN EA__ .,B' BRO flect fully yesterday's advances here, e a3 A Frankfort, 6fs..-.. Ha e REALTORS the Chicago market averaged lower Leh Val C efs COD.. 283 2 3 Free St Prus 61as.... 0 g 0il, Struck on Fansas Farm, early today. Advices at hand said| 2'3Libb Ouens sh GI. 3 Gelsen Min_6s. 2 . | 809 15¢th S NW. wheat shipments from Argentina were i L 20 Ger Cons Mun 15 3 : Showers Riches on th Street N.W. expected to increase soon, as receipts : 7 : 3 §CaE Conm A e a . at the seaboard have begun to enlarge | 33 Maviy Boting ...0 g% 9.0 @ 3 Tsarco Hyd Elec T ! Farmer. | Main 9486 103t | decidealy, higggm‘:?gpxlnrah{‘\wnrg‘igr Do taal T NohuE i ool o - }ifi{“hu"’,flfiifif‘"&; . BY thalAsodAig Bre Mortgage Loan Correspondent 113 5 ond Nickel rets. ... 2 Mendoza 7'zs '51. ¢ 97% | near to the initial figures. Corn, oats| 3Nathan Straus ... 3 5 : 1 Montevideo 65 A... . 1 SUNNYDALE, Kans.—Oil, renowned Metrapom?mua/:” Insurance 108% | and provisions also were easier, Wwith : : oo T8 o} Mor Bk Boeota 7s..... 93 33° | for its gifts of sudden wealth, is spout- G 112% | corn starting !4 to % down and sub- p 5 1 Mor Bk Chile 6s '31 7! ing in a new Kiondike near this South- 26's | sequently declining still more. a 0 1Muni Medellin 7s. ... 9 Ki - 7 = 69 Selling of wheat in Chicago today ap- h 5 2 Muni Medellin 6'zs. 3 ern Kansas village, bringing riches to ng 8 y ap 1Neve Drug £ 1 Netherland 6s B_..... 105 5 g r . Y 5 3‘4’ parently wa{s :fised‘noh on[ly on :rlauvs me\-{ml S‘trrl n 3 " 2 ggm Gannd"’r ... Willard Goodrich, hard-working farmer, Over a Third s ori % weakness of e Liverpool market ane P g . , L e i and his two motherless children. of a Century'’s V. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS. p::‘&e;:::fisu 1897966 95| 10 Centret a5, 92 [on ewpected increase ‘of ~Argentine ég:‘:,m,;;: ‘SQH : do 01, gg‘;llk‘l’h v'7,;"_" HISE PR The discovery well in the new pro- ‘Tréasury recelpts for December 18| parseide [T 991, 994 991, {11 Cent4s53...000 88% | Wheat exports, also on assertions T i £ f = ks otis A, 8 F ducing territory is on the Goodrich ry p Paris-Ly-Med 7s... 13 3 99s, | that talk of improved domestic milling| §6 North Eastern B § L e farm. With a daily output of 7,000 s Ferp oy oo i 103% 103% 103t | [1) Cent 4% 66. 7. i mr;:fi'ls._wg‘s]:;g:,;gggglsb%gssg 5 S"u 8?¢1wl 5 90 89 90 | [11-C-C-StL&NO 58. 106% | demand had been exaggerated. Mill 2 Param Cab M{g .... 353 xd—Ex dividend. barrels, it is the biggest gusher Kansas ,588.15; . s 8 1074 1074 107% |Int Rapld Tran 5s.. 28 78% 7714 | purchases of wheat in Chicago were| 1Denney A nfd ... 102% 103% 103 Sy has seen in 10 years. It “came in” QIR s (rets)... 20 83% 88 88 |Int Rap Trosstpd. 21 8% 77y |said to total only 100,000 bushels, 5 Philip Morris ...l 4 W Can | WweWith warrants. without warning, drenching the sur- . Poland 8s... 68 % 96 97Y% | Int Rapid Tran 6s. 1 19% 79% | whereas. consumer use of wheat in the 14 Pi i i » )y ; " s Dilip Morr sl rounding fields in oil. Washlngtonsftock Exchange 8 . 5 104% 104% 1041: Int kap Trans 7s... 9 100 99% l{nitded“staces is almost 2,000,000 bush- fl’,z;mggg N : o A pogl oef :hluck gold” 4 to 5 feet LES. . 5 110% 110% 1101 | Int & G Nor 1st 6s.. 5 105! 105% { els_daily. » . : 1Pow Corp Canada.. s s deep and covering an acre of ground Washington Gas 6 “A"—$100 at 10415, | RNIneWst EP 6552 16 90 891 8oy | INt&GNoradj 6552 26 91 91% 91| Forecasts of generally fair and cold :»l;.’:;nhSAm:Husan L a2t 42 New Bond Issues e Nighd an "m,ghw,mg e o Sy & Elec. 461,000 of | RhineWst EP6w53 '3 83 o2, g3 |IntKysCABats... s 81 8l sl |weather tended to pull Comn waues) ™ o Ay ooy o : with teams hurriedly constructed ditches | ssh thineWst EP 7550 2 101% 1014 1954 | INtRY CA 6%sret. 4 96 96 |down. Corn arrivals in Chicago today,| 3 iten Mot Trick ‘vie 2 and dirt dams. Not Th ist Capiiai Traction Co—10 at 106, 10 at| RiodeJaneiro 6%s 20 9315 9315 g3y | 1owa Centreds.... 13 11K 11% | however, amounted to but 101 cars, and 2 Reynolds Metal . 34 | Special Dispatch to The Star. "The 80-acre farm on which the well o eorists T - 3 RiodeJan8s1946.. 1106 106 106 |KanCity FtSds... 2 92 g2 | country offerings were not large. Pri-| Rt SR it NEW YORK, December 20.—AR | jocated was left to the family by i Chestanit FParms Dairy com.—10 at 190, | S0 8% +19 91 90% 91 |KansasCityS 731 92 Imary receipts of corn today. taken as 6 Royal Bak Pow n.... offering of bonds of the newly formed | {ho mother when she died, 11 years, —in property management— b 8t 190, 5 at 190, 5 at 190, 2 at 185, | San PauloCity8s.. 5 114 11314 1131 | Kansas City S 5s. 99y 99% 09y | ® Whole, were much smaller than either | gy gufe € JL& L. - | Republic Brass Corporation, represent- | ag5 Goedrich has an 18-year-old but have become very prac- Potomac Electric 6% pr'g.-s at 112, . oP.ml:: 1950..... 2 106% 106% 106 | Kan City Term 4s. 89% 891, | & Week or a year ago. 9 TURPETSEn: ing a consolidation of six lm:‘wrlanl daughter, Arlene, and a 15-year-old.son, ical th Bl d ’o;%::“wm?%& 5;_, Zw};;ld__lo at S:X"O:T‘SI‘\'}H:.... gi:;?- l:::, qu-, ;.emg;. V:l‘cn‘;g, 2 88% rri s _Paper... K brass and copper companies, is an- | paje, tical through long and va- 4, 10 at 108%. 5 a 4 Serbs Cr Slav 75.... 7 8> D s o Washington Gas Light—10 at 104, 15 at | g2 av7s... 7 82i 811y 8215 | Louis&Nash uni & 104, 5 at 104. SerbsCrotSlo8s... 7 95% 95 95 |Louis& NashTs, 3 Soissons 6s. Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd—10 at|g0o% seceeees B 98" 98 98 |yon pe st es90 “9915, 10 at 99%. SwedenthS.....ee 4103 103 103 |yon Ry 20 48 2013 Riggs National Bank—10 at 547, 4 at|Uiced bs- - 1102 102 102 | Matiel 8t 7840, .., s 1946, .0, . | Market St 7s 40.. i ¢ 19 103% 108% 103% | aich Cen deb 45 850, 20 at 547. ¢ | Tokio 55 5 o = iRt X Auc‘s"l!nilgaste:g;“? f‘;?"’c‘%%‘_ ©€0—10 8| 1okio 53 a 1961 2 5;5 ég:{: 8% fl‘éflafigfi}‘“fi‘ 1 Chevy Chase Dairy products—10 at|Uid Kingm5%s20. 1 1181 118% 118% | MStPESSM3s98gtd T Utd Kingm 53%s 37, 26 1041 103% 103% | M StP & SSM 6%4s. . Mergenhaler Linotype—10 at 103%, 10| Yokohama 6s wi... 1 95% 954 951 | M K& T 45 Busesss at 103%, 30 at 104, 10 at 1041;. ME&T 2] baernrs Peoples Drug Stores pfd—10 at 126%, | o, Ruhxls!gELLAENEous. MK & T prin 58 A 15 at 1267 r85.... 5 1031 103% 103% | Mo Pacific gen 45 : AmAgriChem 7%s. 15 w!a Sy ARE AFTER CALL. Ah Smu&Rlsl*b:. 2 }gtly ig:«. 100 s s e Wardman Park Hotel 5%s—$6,000 ot [Am Sugar Ref 6x... 27 104 103 1oge Mo Pacifie 55 6 8. & 10455, AmT&Teltrds., 4 99% 991 9914 | 3 Sty Tl Potonias Electric 5%% pld.—5 at 100%, |Am T& Tl tron.. 9 1065 100 1000k | MoRt Trm Tet 6a 41, 30 at 108%, 10 at 1083, AmT&TSE5s,... 53 105 105 105 | NassauEl 4s 51 Lanston Monotype—10 at 117%. Am Tel & Tel 5%s.” 26 107" 106% logsq | N O Tex & Mos A & 4 naconda 1st 6s.... 54 105% 10 o | N O Tex & Mss B RV 87 UNLISTED DEPARTMENT. iy 05% 105 1054 i 3615 53 x4 T 67 1795 198 N Y Cen gen 3%s 81 8L buying. : i Army & Navy Club 55—$1,500 at 944, | Andes Copper Ta..' 46 2163 513 310 |N ¥ Cent 45 8. e Do 1 olon, ka0t i |All Deals at the Rasso-Folish e Dunperte MO Jow 90 90 | The census report showing 13148411 | 1 b Biseuit B : : ur&Cod%s39 12 9214 92 go1 | N Y Creim4is. 0 4 99% | bales ginned up to December 13 seemed Elec B : : Bid and Asked Prices. Armour Del 53s... 3 9015 9015 91| N ¥ Centrf 58, 10614 5004 I s Be ediier \hin sxpecked dnd ob- P Frontier Are Made in BONDS. Atlantic Refin 55 5101 100% 101 | N Y Cent deb 6s. 1064 106% | ably stimulated the buying. The ad- g 5 Dol PUBLIC UTILITY. Barnsdall 68 1940., 73 132% 131 131 NYChi&StL 5%sA. 31 106% 106% | vance, however, met considerable real- 5 ollars. MEMBERS Amer. Tel. & Tel 7 4 Asked. g::lh'lrehl stsls B. 1 104% 1im;, 1045 ‘:"X;!Cgfih;z‘x‘b:ahas. ; 106% }gzh izing and prices had eased off 3 or 4 E 5 g r. Tel. & Telg: A 9 ehm Stl pm 5: 2 S A.. 2 . he f th or des v 543 o pm5s 21 1001 100 1001 points from the best by the end of the For & Sec pid.! 2 WARSAW, (#)—Every night. many New York Stock Exchange g Amer. Tel. & Telgs Beth Steel 5%s 5 - New Haven 4s 55... 25 H Am. Tel. & Tel. ctl._ir, 55 B 0%s853.. 7102 101% 1014 | Ny & T first half hour. S Freight......... A Abscostia & Poi, R R Bethlehem Steel 65, 26 105 1040 1045 | 3%, S H&H db4s 57, 1 Private cables said there had been § Ragoo I ) thousands of smugglers, land sharks Washington Stock Exchange Ana. & Pot, gusr 5 3 Bklyn Edison bs 1 104% 1044 104y |[NINH&H4Y%s.. 2 9 continental and Bombay liquidation in {8 RubbE f:. % 13 |and bootleggers. cross the Polish bor- Richmond Stock Exchange C. & P. Telephone 55 % 2ooee |G i NY NH&H cvdb 6s. 7 116 C. & P. Tel. of Va. 5s.. ertain-Td5%srets 2 84% 84, 5 e e o 8 the Liverpool market, but that it had 3 o Cap. Traction R. R. 58 108 |ChileCopper ss. ... 41 9510 041 oo | NYNH&Hcltés... 3 Y % | been absorbed by trade calling and that e e _ 75 |der, one way or the other. but only New York Produce Exchange ity & Suburban 5. 9 Colon Oil 65°38.... 22 111% 111 111 | N 3 Hy86865.. 61 2 2 2 there was a better inquiry for cotton ¢ Pdg pld ctf.. lb'ouc 500 a month are caught at their New Yotk Chich Market Georsetown Gas 1t jopi | Col Gas&El deb 5s. 55 995 R ] 46' | cloths from South America and the| & Walgrcen <o.......o: et thic) inap: ot Dol akiovs i 5 Potomac Elec Con; % | Con Coal Ma 15t 55, N¥BtateRly 6%a88. b bo) % | continent. 13 Watson § Wil 5 : GnCS A Potomac Kleci ?\;' Bn3 i ConGasN Y 5% . " Norfolk & Wends,. 1 9 2 ) 3 West Auto Sfiun A 3 : nlmost“ unrival&‘i opp}:wrll‘un\:kiles (o‘rl' 4 LB Kl SR 4 105% 105% 1054 | Nor bac 38 2047..+s 9 i 4 3 West Auto Sup wa %4 'smuggling. To the north lies the smal > - Cuba Cane 8s. vy 10 75 g3¢ 102% | Northern Pacific 4s. 8 90 01 33 wamvaco, Ghio p 1%, | Danzig free city territory. where living oo afi Gns CHUSCORGRS Mecipn il o Eoes Gas s, series A..ll " 2 : . Nor Pac 418 2047., 14 9 s i 1 wire Wheel Corp. . is about twice as expensive as in ! o, series A y DotroitBdison5ss0. 2 103% 1025% 102% | Northesn Dae 38 . 2 - Commodity Notes e e Poland, Then there is the disputed 1508 H Stree’ Connecticat at K S Fy 9 Dodge 6s. 3 5 o T s 69 102 100% 102 | Nortnern pacr16s. 1 3 117 e 120-mile sirip of territory along the 6 983 983, 98% | Ore Short L rfs4s. 32 # il 40 Ariz Globe C.. H B uanian demarcation line, where, as i . e & ooe ae s 5 | o omeaz 8. 16 3% % 994 |Ore Wash st da... 17 e ) Carnegie “weais: 3 | there are no rogular commercial rela- Main 9600 BAIErut Fams “airy 6i4. 95 |BastCubaSug7%s 2 94% 941 944 | penmayt con 4% ... 37 CHICAGO, December 20.—Depart- [ 18Com Tun & brain.. 33 - tions between the two countries, smug- Chevy Chase Ciub 5%48. ... . 1100 | Fisk Rubber8s.... 1112 112 112 -| penns iy ment, stores on State street, one of the 5 Cresson Gold . .15 " .75 | gling is rampant, and firing upon smug- Private Wire and Telephone to New York D,.C Paper Mie. 6s. " Gen Cable 5%s 41, 9B 90%, 100% | P ATt 28 World's great shopping streets, report | 3 Faicon Lead Min ‘il Il i flers is often mistaken for clashes be- oIt “Caid Storage s, ::+: | Gen Mot Ac Cor 6s. 5 102510254 | Bernayl gen Bhsavs, 11 H business of record-breaking proportions. | 4 BUR NG SRR 1. Toa "igs “low |tween Polish and Lithuanian frontier Wardman Pack Hotel '3 . GoddrichRiss. .-e- 6 1064 106 106K | Penney) ba 64 3 10214 102 Turkey 3h i Bay Min & 8 R Lo 1 LI Goodyear 5srets... 34 93 921 9215 | Pennsyl 6%8. 3 L S anson Val. . i 3% 137 |, In the east there are many loopholes STOCKS. Humble Oil 5s. 12 100% 100% 10014 | Pennsyl gold 78. Yy SAN FRANCISCO.—Commission deal- 1Min Co Can 3y 3 in the 500 miles of wild forest swamp PUBLIC UTILITY. Humble O & R5%s. 1 101% 10i13 10115| P CC & StL 55 Ao, 3 ers are handling the larger part of the | 80 New Comelia ... 43,7 lands through which the Russo-Polish Amer. Tel. & Telsa ; :oooo | Illinois Bell 1st 5s.. 8 10313 10314 10315 | Portland E1 P L 6s. 3 2y 103 | Christmas turkey supply for this mar- ey ey %15 | border line runs. One gets more rubles Gapitay Tricijon Co. Hlinois Steel 435, 2 99 yxt *lPort RL& P 5842, § ket on a consignment basis in fear of | 112 Norandn for a ten-dollar hill outside than in NEW ISSUE Norfolk. & A (i Inland Stl4%s 78, 1 9215 921, 921 | Port RL&P 7%5 46. 071 107 | & price slump just before the holiday. | 80 Ohio “Cop.coc Wit l | side Russia, where the official quotation Botoma Biec. 512 . i:'\]l(‘\le;‘::'fib:;x Z: o crofl s g i Ir i”_ ‘;‘gf‘"'; e B 8 l]’(:&blomggtc:fies silks, drugs and cur- Wash. Rwy. & Elec. co 5 o s L2497y g RIOG W 1st 45, g on. eqh Huches... ... . s 8l s e arh ? . Wash. Rwy. & Elec. pfd. .0 Int Paper5s47.... 12 95 9414 Rio G Westcl ... 20 81 8§ CLEVELAND.—Cleveland led all the | *10nh Gaiat. "0 21 e pebaeipal sieck: ssAvar the Free from all Federal Income Taxes. AL Inter Paper 6s. 7 97 961, 961;|RIATK& L4%s... 2 4 95% |other lake ports this year in iron ore| 3 Walker "Mines ... smuggling fraternity. All deals at the Exeinpt from Virginia Securities Tax. e g e Pap 1ts ash 10% nounced today by Kissel, Kinnicut & g s ied s Wi 90 90 T Senifl Go oo, vizees Wy — ried experience. With our i 5, | Co., in the form of a $10,000,000 issue 2 - ” 108" 108" COTTON Is STEADY 3 Sec G :""'d 3 ot rst, mortgage s per ent sinking Stocks Ex-Rights Tomorrow. service goes our personal in- " v v : und gold bonds. series ' e bonds | NEW YORK, December 20 (4).—New terest in your interests. ok o ON INITIAL SALES SliSky aihiion L I 12 e priced at 103 o ield 574 per GEnt. | vork Stock Exchange announces Jor. pre st b iy ; g lica Gl v irst | dan Motor Car Co.’s common stock an it oiog N A (T 3| A panking group made up of the First | 10 national Telephone & Telegraph |[ income up. 99 0% oMl .. : : 13 Soutnenst £ (g 2 National Bank, Phelps, Fenn & Co. | Gorporation’s common will sell ex-| 1%% S Gains Shown in Early Trading liégiilfifu"‘sfis' &0 B 1 1] l:l.gro‘se;el:v & Pf:;,p rzzég zog:ylggrgm'&- Sights December 21. ‘ 9% 99 99 After Buying Support 54 Southv, 873 Bro e Schinidt & Co. offer a new issue of R B. F. SAUL CO. 101% 1041 101% of Spanisn & Gen res.. 8% S 5% |$2954000 Passaic County, N. J. 432 SILVER QUOTATIONS. Main 2100 925 15th St ki b Appears. 3 SERE Meyer- il 4% 4 per cent, bonds, maturing serlally D*| NEW YORK, December 20 -UP). e 100% 9% 100% nd I . ., o | sted from 4.25 to 450 e U ppices ' | Bar silver, 57%. Mexican dollars, 43.18. 6% T6% | By the Associated Press. B.. R S A et 100 100 4 20.—The cot- 4 1 1 5554 934984 | on mrurker openea seady today At 40- : st SMUGGLERS TRAFFIC oy $51 | vances of 7 to 13 points, and the aco it o i tive months soon showed net gains of ke 3 56 56 |15 to 18 points, with January selling xas P & L ptd xd IN AMER'CAN MONEY - S s G. M..P. MURPHY & CO. 99 93% 99 |up to 20.31, and May to 20.32, on cov- 2 99 9 9% ss! 4 Trans A t 0% 99% | ering and some local and commission oA qians, Ams S vt B o R L o New York WASHINGTON Richmond N int Tel&Teleg 4%s. 18 94% 941 947 Wendon "Copper. .0 : h Nat Capital Bank.............. 5 feleg 4%s. 18 9% 943 947, SENBARED. ... 11 9 receipts with a total of 9.375,764 tons. ! i Eolumbla . s . |Int TelaTel 4hwwizss 113" 11z~ 13 e Conneaut, was second, Ashtabula third |Sates in INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS. i R R o I <ayser "0 5%s. 20 131 130% 1304 |StL&SFpl 48 A.. 52 B3 and South Chicago fourth. huncreds Gon GII0As:... .. 04 5 times, goods are simply exchanged. District o g Sl 5, Federal-American s KanCity P& L 5s.. 4 104 103% 104 |StL &S Fr 4%4s 78. 28 9L —s. § Am Maracaibo Co.... 7'4 Poles barter manufactured articles Liverty . Kan G & E 65 52.... 15 105'% 105 105% 31 Barnsd deb war. 1 o : : 2 . foerty " .. . R - - 5 105'% 105% ) St L& SF prin5s. 10 31 Barnsd deb w3 against Russlan furs, which are also Kationat * Metropolitan 111101 Lackawanna Stl 5s. 8 10015 100% 100% | St LS W 1at 48 9 POTATO MARKET DULL. Garlb " gynd. ... i often paid for in diamonds. As all of we offer subject to prior sale or change in AGES LR s Bes Laclede b: . 1101% 101% 101% | St L S W con 45 4 CHICAGO, December 20 (#) (United ties Sery do rts 2/ these transactions have to be made in price:— ot & b hraes 285 - fLigget&Myersisil. 6 102% 100 100 |[StP Un Dep 5s s ik States Department of Agriculture).— 1Cit Serv B pfd..... 9 . double-quick time for fear of discovery SR 0X (08 IV tibRian B0 Ligeett & Myers7s 1 120 120 120 |Seaboard AL 4ssta. 3 . 172y | Potatoes—Receipts, 50 cars, on track| g0l Gt Ser B B pfd..... 9 by frontier guards, most smugglers P TRUST COMPANY. Lorillard s. . 10 91 91 61 |SeabALrefds.... 7 ; %|250 cars; total United States ship- e o 3™ L ave little glasses marked to indicate $1,133,000 éfl:{:‘.finui Loriliard (1’) 78 2112 112 12 ;abAL ad) 551949, 7 4 8 381, | ments, 349 cars; trading slow, market . the average value in diamonds. o +| Mid-Con 6345 40.... 14 105 105 105 |Seab A Lcon 6s.... 64 754 dull; Wisconsin’ sacked round whites, Merchents ,“’.,,v % : LY . %| Thus, one-quarter of the glass filled NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 41/,% National Sav Sl Midvale Steel 53... 11 995 991 u9i4 | S B All Fla 6535 A, 08 3. | 80a1.00; Minnesota and North Dakota | 10 Guit oi® B ; with Hiamcads s worth $100, & half- D St S oy Mont Power deb 55, 10 9! « 995, | SB Al Fla 65 35 B.. 85 6 s6v; | sacked round whites, 80a90; Idaho § Houston . Guif s v filled glass, $200. Most of those stones s i Lot g Mor's&Co 1st 43%s.. 3 87 4+ 873 | Sou Pac 4329......160 sacked russets, 140a1.65; Minnesota| fIntercont Fel....... § 214 | fre ‘of poor quality and many of them PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BONDS o g SAVINGS BANK. Nat Tub 18t 55. - evr 10 103% 1034 1049, | Sou Pacific ref 4s.. 4 911 o115 |and North Dakota sacked Red River| Sond" 160, 59, .59 | are spurious, so the risk is always Due December 1, 1956 D ncroe & Bavinks : 6 106% 1061% 1065 | Sou Pac4%srcts.. 17 96% 96% 96y | Ohio's, 95a1.00. oni % against the buyer, although sometimes, %q:;m\:?:smnnnn S e 3 2 lllll‘ 104 104 |Sou fiy 5’"6"' 1 1‘1‘3:“ 8 —_— Mount B 2 {L]A‘s sald, they strike it remarkably 8 - Po % L3153 6 1147 114% 1147 | Sou Ry 655600 4 114Y f 1Nat Fue} Gas ... 26 b ucky. \ jaz A Ak b Do - : NY 2 98 941 941 | Sou RY 6%s. \ 79 12215 12244 1220 Erie November Income. ¢ Nk Brdaiord 67110 et v and aihineton ftcchii ' SN T Tl ed1. 15 1065 106 1p6rs | Third Ave ad) 58 S ane| MW YORE, December 30,051 oResl g BiiiaE SO i0iE :| CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET. : g S 3 R L bl 22 024 62| operating income of the Erie Railroad § benmok on Cor AORGO, Decaiibse 20 U= Eitter $96,000 American ...... g covo | Nortn Am Biis 5a. 15 100% 100t sooe | UnionPacIstds... 5 94l 94isi4 94 |in November totaled $1.789,973, against | & ¥iion oil & Land: 5 3 higher; receipts, 7,200 tubs; creamery, s Coreoran, . e 3 1| NoAm Ed5%s’63. 35 1013 1011 1013 ) O o0 D80 et s 65, » 89%|¢652312 in November, 1927. Net| 1 Venezuelan Mex .... 7 extra. 49: standards, 48%; extra firsts, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 5% National” Uriton LU B NorOnio Tr& Les. 71034 10215 J031;, Union Bacifc ta 8. 13- S7n 87 557 | operating income incrensed e § Venemuelen Fet .i... 43 48a481,; firsts, 4515247; seconds, i3 d ; ; Nor States Pow 5s. 05 : e . months fo $18,422,738 from $13,704,478 e t + receipts, 3, Dy T e o 100% | GnlonPactstretia. 1108 108 108 |in’the first 11 months of 1027, Gross | Salesin STANDARDOIL IS8UES AND FOR- i e, unchanged; receip WATER BONDS Columbia Title £ 3 % 1015 | Virginia Ry 18t 58, % 104% 104% | raventes fotaled $114,604,087 in the | Units. ~ MER SUBSIDIARIES—STOCKS. Poultry—Alive, _firm; receipts, 3 Due May 1, 1952 1 Estate Titl » o 4 PacT & T 1st 58. 2 102y 024 2% /) 3 Tile & fne : 4 10214 102% | va Ry & P58...... & 101 1004 100% | 11 months, against $113.781,695 in the | 1100 Anglo Am Of 17% | cars; fowls, 27: Springs, 28; roosters, Prices to yield 4.40% Title & Inv. C Pac T&T bs 1010 1045 | W A Wash, Cons . Pan-Amier Reta 65, B o par | e, hi 10un | CoTTesvonOIng 1937 period. AR Y Ty e | 200 turkegs, 20a36; - ducks, 1725; LANEOUS, Paramount 6s 1947. 9915 99 99 | West Maryland 4s.. 17 8l% R0% 8% e 100 fimble © € ®II1 geese, 25. G Barber & Ross. Inc.. com...... Pathe Exchange 7s. 4 81 | western Md 5%s. jodl B.L 4 e Chi « 1 99 99 99 . Otaevy. Shage Daly pid.....- 2 119 lPhilaCo5s67wi 1 81y 9 0 1 4 Merger Is Approved. 500 Lmp. O_Can ‘88 Chestnut Farms Dairy com 5567 wi.. 51 2+ 9%% | Western Pacific 5. 1 98% 93% 98% % ! Fans ARINGS. Cnestaut Farms Dairy, pid.. Philad ReadC&1 53, 7 91% Went&hore 452161, 1 871 871 87| NEW YORK, December 21 (P—| g Onin O % |NEW YORK BANK CLE B artal Bt o, Brd..- s | Philips Petro 6%s.. 7 93 WisCen gn 4349... 1 82 82 82 |Stockholders of Shreveport-Eldorado | 400 Prairie b I 0, NEW YORK, December 20 (Spe- DG kaper My pid 3 g ok e e b . Pipe Lmsflc‘?. aé)d Shreveport Produc- | 4500 570 nd °° | %’%’a&"&“’ Yt‘t;'k Ea;lkn fi‘i";l‘u’k'iés’ e Dist. Nal urities pld....L *or Rie Am Tob 6s. 02 101 102 ¥ ng & Refining Co., meeting at Shreye- 0S O Kansas' . e ,000; New York bal S, - S & m ?:fiflflfii?:x" e e xgm,n.n'rykn“ %s. 3 91 91 o4 Urge 0il Control Plan. g : X 00 Vacuum ~ Oil. ! 5 4 D4 .| 000,000; New York Federal Reserve TEIN BROS. YCE st o Publio Sarvice 4%s 112 195 185 103 | NEW YORKC, Decembor 20 (. Sy e : Merch. Trans. & Stovage. ... | Punta Alegre7s.... 5 91z 91% 91Y b . s g 57 Abi LP 55 A. 5 3 = $E fl:é:rfix;:fer‘l?xllfn:yn‘;m ¢ > R::;‘]’.nd ngln'sfmr. 18 94 931 94k “‘;C“'”’ h‘"’?t{e"’“";m',“d“zo‘%""““m““ Find Accused Bigamist Sane. A8 SO8 et o Turkey Prices Are Low. Woodward Building Natl. Mtge. & Inv. pid : Sinclalr Oll 65 6 D% V90K 9pie ] DL R BOmIITIEe 0 DN raw Up 8| gaANTA ANA, Calif, December 20.— | 20 Allied Pk 85 50 49 ‘BALTIMORE, December 20 (Special). . program to curtail drilling pool Wild-|gigrence P, Rand, son of a wealthy | 13 Alim Trd"5s o1%s 1014 | _Prices for turkeys for the Christmas WASHINGTON, D. C. P les Drug Stores pfd...... S i P 1 Security Borage Sinclair Ol §%s... 5 101 1002 100% | cat” Jeases and adopt other conserva- Ter. Ref. & Whrs. Corp. ... 00 8 Sinclair O1l 1s. . 13 102% 102 102 | {ion “measures. paving contractor, formerly of El Paso,| / 1Am Con Alc 6s A.... ¢ 7 and New Year holidays are the lowest Wash. Lonk. Bl D10 Sinclair Crude 5%s 21 97 97 97 ¢ who has five living wives and no L3 TR %|here for many years. With Christmas Main Office: BALTIMORE, MD, R . Dovo. . . |SinPipe Line5s... 1 91 911 911 iy 27 divorces, has been found sane by a Su- 3 1a5, 8+ 198 but five days off the turkey market is Woodward & Lothrop... Skelly Ofl 51%s. 13 94 93y 93! Cabarets of London this season are|perior Court jury here after he had 97, 97 lunusually slow and wholesale prices $Exaividend. Southwest Pell 5&.. 19 104 10313 103% featuring old-fashioned English ballads 'pleaded not guilty of bigamy by reason A 31+ 282 oais are about 5 cents a pound lower than 56 Coits wnirmn Stand Oi N J 55 46, 4 103 A02% 103 . in place of Jazs sengs. of insanity. He will hg seatenced today. 912 9812 the same dateglast year, port, La., have approved merger of the companies. Sales tn BONDS. credit balance, $127,000,000. Established 1853