Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1928, Page 32

FINANCIAL. STOCKS FLUCTUATE fesieitionse e Cement and Plerce-Arrow common and preferred touched new high levels for the year, the gains ranging from 1 to nem( ints. Adams Express ran up 7 5! d Wi . hin FINANCIAL V] NDIN ) 2 24 —1928—— Net | —1 ~—1928- WEEK ENDING DECE“:EI:":: . Hirh Low. Steck and dividend. figh. Low Close. Chre | Hirh Low. Stoet and dividen s « Rieh. Lo, Year to Date. ¥ b > 76% 58 Chicago E lilinoispf... 64ls 62% 63 89 70% Hershey pf (4). 82 15 110 16541600 s_t%'é.flz.;g; 55 . D ChiokRe Great Wisten, 22 19% - 105 100% Hershey prior pf (6). 104 104% - 3,112, Feads 50% 20% Chicago Gr 8% 454 - 24| 473 340 Hockirig Valley (10). 417% 421% Year to Dute. 4015 224 Chicago M1 .. 88% 3 30% 15% Hoe R& CoClass A .. 17 17 High. 3 Hich. Low. 59% 37 Chicaeo Mil & Holland Furnace (12%). Averageprice of 50 stocks.215.73 214.56 22 17813 | “9iw 78 Chi& Northwentn (4% 86% AT Same period a year ago. - 183.47 13682 | 168w 111 Chtcaro Pnou Fooi 18) —1928— Net | 139% 106 Chicago Rt 1 & Paciie(s) 130 Hich. Low Stock and dividend, Aieh. Low Close. thee | 105 4915 Chi Rock Isi&Pae pf(6) 101 85 864 Abitibi Power.... . 48 384 39 - 6% 111% 105 "hi Rock Isi&Pac/pt(7). 106 102% 76 Abitibi Power pf (6).... R5% 83 85 43 29% Chicago Vel Cab (3).. 114% 109 Abranm & Straus pf(T). 109% 109% 109% 561 45 Chickasha Cot Of) (3) 425 195 Adams Express (f) 405'% 361 400 22 64 37 Childs (240) . 32% 30% Adams Milliscorpn (2). R2% 30% 324 + 14| 74% 374 Chile Copper (3) 65 11 Advance Rumley. . 42 30 414 4 5% | 140 5d4% Chrysier Corp (3). 69% 344 Advance Rumley pf. 47 534 152 140 City Investment (1 5% 2% Ahumade Lead..... 3 3 3 544 51% City Stores A (3%) 90% 59 Air Reductin (13)... 9 i - 114% 62 City Stores B 5% stock. 14% Tia Ajax Rubber 109% 60% ‘luett-Peabody (5)..... 10% 1 Alaska Juneau 124% 111% Cluett-Peabody pf (7). Stock and dividend. N ¥ Steam pf A (7) Norfolk Southern (13%) Norfolk&Western(110). NorthAmer(b 10% stk). North Amer pt (3)... North Am Edison pf(6). North German Lioyd Northern Pacifie (5). Northern Paciffe efs( Northwestern Tel (3) Norwalk Tire & Rubber. Nunnally Company. Oil Well Supply 0Oil Well Supply p (1).. T Eunmons Co. Pictures, Victor Talking | Fox Film advanced 2 to 4 2 points. Market Is Subjected to Bear| Except tor, the aiight ,,‘3:,“::,‘:.’" Raids and Profit- e i o - Taking. Total sales... Bame period a year ago ‘The closing was irrezwar. BOND TRADING LIGHT. By the Associated Press. R NEW YORK, December 22—Heavy Profit-Taking Appears and Causes week end profit-taking and _sporadic bear selling turned the course of prices Mumerass Reouaslous, irregular today, after an early outburst NEW YORK, December 22 (P of strength. Some of the selling is | Trading was duil and light in the bond believed to have been inspired by fears | market today. Hudson & Manhat (2%). Hudson & Manhat pf(5). Hudson Motors (5). Hupp Motor (£2). 1ilinots Central (7). Illinois Central pf Ind Oil & . Indian Motocycle ( IndianMotorcycle o((7). (ndian Refining...... D b Oppenheim Collins (£4) . Orpheum Circult pt (8). Otis Elevator (18). 257% 8% Otis Elevator pf (6) 2 122 60% 66'% 111%x116% + 31% 224 Albany Wrap Paper(2). 252% 146 Allled Chemical (6).... 125% 120% Allled Chem&Dye pf(7) 165 115 Allis-Chaimers ( 16% 9% Amalgamated L 43% 27\ Amerada Corp 26 15% Am Agricultural & 79% 55% Am Azricultur Chem nf 159%2 74% Am Bank Note (13). 65% 60 Am Bank Note pf (3). 24% 14% Am Beet Sugar... 44% 15% Am Bosch Magneto. 397 Am Brake Shoe (i1.60) 26% 10% Am Brown Bov Elec.... 65% 40% Am Brown Roverie pf.. 103% 1801 111% 109 127 Cocoa Cola (6).. 166 163 44'% Collins & Atkman. 5 90 Collins & Alkman pf(7). 924 92 5214 Colorado Fuel & Iron... 7l% 62 % Col Fuel & Iron pf (8).. 130 130 Colorado & South (3). 67 Col & South 1st pf(4). 69 Colorado & Sou 2d pf(4 89's Columbia Gas & Elec(5) 1307 Columbia Gas pf A(8).., 61 Columbia Graphone. 79 Columbian Carbon (4) 21 Commercial Credit (1).. 85 ComrCredit 1st pf(63%). Commer Cred pf (1%).. Com Credit pf B (2). 16412 46 48 924 68%a 130 109 x110 x75 xT8 129% 107 4% 116% 54 100 25 25% i Indian Refining ctfs Industrial Rayon. Ingersoll Rand (16) Inland Steel (kt6%) ... Inspiration Copper (3).. InterboroRapidTransit. Intercontinental Rubber Internat Agricultural... Int Agricul Chem pf ( Intl Business Ma (c3).. Internat Cement (4)..., Internat Comb Eng (2). InternatCombEng nf(7) Int Harvester (+10) Int Harvester 1235 nt Harvesterpf (7).... 14T1x150 81 93% - 614 66% 108%x108% - 320 335 86 142% Otis Steel........ 3% 35 Otis Steel prior pf (7). 1024x103 Outlet Co pf (7). 110 Owens Bottle (c4). i Pacific Coast. ... 20 Pac Gas & Elec (2). g 54 Pacific Lighting (3) 3 4 2% Pacific Mills. . 80% Pacific 011 Stu 1% Pacific Tel & Tel (7). 160%4x161% Packard Motor (15%). . 141% 149% Pan-American Petroieun Pan-Amer Petrolm (B). Pan-Amer Western B. .. Panhandle Prod & Ref.. Paramount-Fam-La (3). of a “money squeeze” next week, when corporations and banks withdraw large sums from the market in connection with year end settlements. Except for a couple of favorable divi- dend announcements and cheerful re- ports of holiday trade, there was little in the day’s business news to influence the price movement. Schulte Retail Stores was hammered down to a new low on unfavorable dividend rumors, but interests close to the company in- sist that the dividend will be paid. Radio turned heavy, presumably on the delay in the announcement of the Victor Talking Machine merger, selling Week end profit-taking caused nu- merous recessions and the rails espe- cially were subjected to selling pres- sure, although a few, such as Baltimore & Ohio 4lzs, made fractional gains, Utilities hela around yesterday’s leve A feature of the industrial list was an improved demand for Dodge Bros 6s. which made a small gain. The for- eign list showed little change. 42 Stores Leased. NEW YORK, December 22 (#).—Offi- cials of J. J. Newberry Co., operator of a chain of 5 cent to $1 stores, announced 117% 70% American Can (14) 147 136% Am Canpf (7). 111% 88% Am Car & Foundry (6) 137% 110% Am Car Fdry pf(7). 1 105 73 American Chain of (7 9 73 x73 50% 44 Am Chicle (2). 50% 44% 50 114 107 Am Chicie prior pf(7 110 110 110 15‘6 10% Am Druggist Syn (60¢). 10% 10% lf\:. 53 Am Encaus Tiling (3). 2% 80 821 - 169 Am Express (6) . 288 4 293 Am & Foreign Power 9314 Am & Forn Power pf(6). 104% Am & For Pog pf (1) 81 Am & Forn Power 2d 84 Am Hide & Leather 31 Am Hi Leather pf .. 1413 + 55% Com Inv Trust (14). o4y + 6'x Com Investmt warrants. 116% 116% 116% — 4 99 Com invest Trnf (7). 250% 137% Commer Solvents (j8) 62 Commonwith Power (3 Conde Nast Pub (2). Congoleum Nairn Congress Cigars (5 % Conley Tinfoil (stampd) 7913 Consolldated Cigars(7). 94% Consol Cigar pr pf(6%) Consol Film pf (2).. Consolidated Gas (5). 97 Consolidated Gas pf(5). 6812 Consol RR of Cuba pf(6). 3 Am Home Profucts (3). 3 ' 24 Consolidated Textile. ... 28 American loe (123).... 2 20 Container Corp A (1.20). 90 Am lce pf (6) 9% Container Corp B (50c). 71 Am International (2) 26% Cont Baking A.. ey e 3% Cont Rakine B.... gl ey Cont Raking of (8) L i e Continental Can (new). 18¢ 103% Am Locomotive nf (7). Continental Can pf(7 124ux124% + 150 12918 Am Machine & Fy(1534) 1id% 163 Contl Insurance (2).... ®6% 83% 8 -+ e 130" AmMac& Fy pfew (7). 1104 1104 1 ContinentalMotors(80¢) 174 16 17% -+ e S e atanie 2 vee BTt 584 4 64% Corn Products (13%)... 90% 86y 89 + 2 117% 109 Am Metals pf (6)....... 115 115 115 146% 138 Corn Prod Ref nf (7)... 143 143 993 96% Am Natural Gasp! B - 89% ‘oty, < 74% 68 25 12% Am Pano.. 27 1215 Crex Carpet 24 40 Am Piano pf Sl o8 95 624 Am Power & Light( oM e A Ibuet RIENIN). 8 o 93 694 Cruc ble Steel n) M4 704 Am Power & Light pf A. 72% . 7% 4% Cuba Cane Sugar A o At DBt A LuptAS). . 10 1o, 101 32% 13% Cuba Cane Sugar pf. 1924 130 Am Rldllxoréi)‘(‘" . i??x :gg‘« }:2“: ; glg (-';ut;:%o:nn:ny.. Am Rallway Exp .18 el i Sl 2 3 13 1 Am Republics... 62% 53t 50 - 2 16 Cuban-Amer Sugar(1).. iy aprinsfens Trre. ; et 27% Am Seating (3). 4 34% x34% — 8% 5 udahy Packing (4). s 3 i 3% Am Ship&Comme: 4. 3w 4 1924 53t Curtiss Aero (1). 'l\;::lgyeys-‘;;'-"y’:?}zd i xlgli Am Shipbuilding (8 92 ol 91% e 141 Sons p! Kelvinator Corporation. 235 169 Am Smelting & Ref(8).. 273 257 270% + ammer (3%) .. Kennecott Cappet (8 142 Am Smelt&Refin pf(7).. 138 138 138 + 49 Cuyamel Fruit...... Kinney (G R) & Co. 210 141 Am Snuff (t14)......... 204% 203 203 - 6 34% Davison Chemical...... Ki"neyG R pf (8). 120 100 Am Snuff pf (8) 108 108 108 + 49% 36 Debenhams Sec (2.91). Kolster Radio. . . 70% 504 Am Steel Foundries(3). 63%s 61 62 - 126% 115% Deere & Co pf (7). .. Kraft Cheese (1%). 115 109 Am Stl Foundries pf(7). 112} 110% lggh s 226 163% Delaware & Hud (9 Kraft Cheese (1%)... 93% 55 Am Sugar Rlfin"ll. . 8% 80 e + 150 125% Del Lack & West (17),,. 127 Kraft Phoenix pf (8 ,),. 110% 100 Am Sugar Refin of( 106% 105 o 65% 50l Denver&Rio Gr West pf 55 e Stores (11.60) 73% 46 Am Sumatra (n3) 55 55 ssl + 224% 1664 Detroit Edison Co (8). < e Dept Store 32 17% Am Telegrh & Cable(5). 17% 17% 174 — 50 40 Detroit & Mackinac. Kress S H (h1%). 211 172 AmTel & Telegraph(9). 192 18%hxi8ii - 40 Devoe & Rey A (13.20).. Kravger & Toll.. 184% 152 Am Tobacco (8) « 176% 1714 1_/’6‘1 + 2 108 Devoe & Rey 1st pf(7).. 113 112 xl12 + Kroger Grocery (c1). 184% 152 Am TobaccoCl B (8)... 176% 1724 176% + 134% Diamond Match (p8).... 155 150 155 + Laclede Gas pf (5) 126 115% Am Tobacco pf (6). 120% 119% 120% + 13% 8 Dome Mines (1). 9% 9 9% — PRy 142% 109% Am Typefounders (8).. 137 135 136 + 120% 80 Drug Ine (4)... 116% 112% 115 + Lambert 115 107 Am Typefounderspf(7) 111 111 111 - 6% 3 Duluth So Shore&Atlas e 3% 3% — Lo Rubber & Tir 76% 52 Am Water Wks&Ei(c1). 9% s 99% 55% Dunhill Internatl (14).. 8s% 83 88 -+ Lehigh Port Cemt (21%). +4% 508 310 DupontdeN (118%).... 470 460 478 + Lehigh Port Cmt pf (7). i 121% 114 DuPont de Nemdeb(6). 118 118 118 Lehigh Valley (3%) i 105% 99% Duquesne Lt Ist of (5). 100% 100% 100% — Lehn & Fink (3) 46'% 344 Durham Hosiery pf..... 36 36 36 Life Savers (1.60) 194% 163 Eastman Kodak (18) 183% 178% 182% + Liggett & Myers (15)... 1a2% 1234 Eastman Kodsk pf (6) 126 126 12 e L on Axle&Spring(2).. 59% 56 iggett & Myers pt (7). 1:& ?!as :mgf?}’f‘(_‘) o 5 91% 124 Eisenlohr Bros. 9% 774 Lima Locomotive....... 100% 109% Anchor Cap v pf (6% 109% 109% 109% + e ?3?.‘.:‘}.‘?:.'53737?%) D, S 3w Liquid Carbonic (t4%). RN 34 m;:fg::;-fli wm ,‘!"’: s i fi"" 10t Bitingon-Schild pr(8% ). 1114 107 ) 1ig 112% Archer- Daniel R R al= 1124 108% Eieetrie Auto . o (1. 1oon 24 11% Armour&Coof l(A).. 15 18w 184 L6 3% Bowcrric bower kL) (94 b 18% 6% Armour & Coof Il(B).. 1104 105 Elec Pow & Lt pf (7)... 1064 105 9% 80% - U fi:flfim‘fi:“fg{: S g 127% 120% EIP&L of ctf full pd(7). 123% 128% - 99% 69 Elec Storage Bat (f5). rtioom (3).. 31% 30 x30 “um g:u. :n Metal (1% ) . 30% 30% x30% — ! 13 X g:: gorn Coal... 75% 40% Assoc Dry Goods (2%).. 67% 63 634 — 24 Kik iora Coal bt use 9k ‘Asso Dry Gds istpe(6). 102 101 102 + 75k Emerson Brantgm 55% Associated Ofl (2)...... 45 44 41 — T Atch Top&S Fe(10).... 196 192% 196 + 2 3 108% %52 Atch To:&s!‘cpt(l). 104% 103% 104 -+ D3 mutig Buk SUGELE). B4 Yok 1911 167% AtianticCoastLine(110). 168 164 1664 + 2% 8% ?’u table Bulldlnz (2).. 31% 30% 3Tis Atl Gulf & West Indles, 43% 39% 39% — e o] 69% 66k 38 Atlantic Gulf ptln. 8% 56 564 + % grh Tst pf. 6l 59% 50 Atlantic Refining (1) 56% 54% 56U + o 58% 5T 114% Atlantic Refining pf(1). 116% 1164 116% ureka Vaccum (t4%).. 474 45% 1024 99 1014 — 2% Fairbanks Co.. 7 7 102 Atias Powder pf (6). 106 108 6% Fairbanks Co pf. 20 19 8% Atias Tack. 1 = 5 32t Fairbanks Morse (3) 43 42 4 Austin-Nichol 5% — 114% 104 Fairbanks Morse pf(7). 110% 110% 25 Austin-Nichols pf. 321 + 70 42 Federal Light (h1.40).. 71 66% 62 + 1 |109 98 FedLt& Tracpfi6).... 101 99% 24% + %[ 230 120 Federal Mines & Smeltg. 215 25 Auto Sales ol 39% 38% 38% — I%| 102% 91% Fed Min & Smelt pf (7). 43 Autostrap Razor A (3).. 45 44 45 + % (2% 18% Fed Motor Truckif80c). 235 Baldwin Locomotive (7) 250 250 250 Ly Y% Fidelity Phoenix (2).... 115 Baldwin Locomo pt(7).. 1:22 11s 1164 8 I mirth Avenue Busisdc). imore & Ohio (6) 184 + % 12:“ S:‘.i,m,:.o.,,.,, 80 77% T9% + 174 281 First Nat Stores (1%) 69% 66 107% mmwnrnum).... 108% 107% 1084 - % 17% .8k Fisk Rubber. .. 14% 13% . 1061 10 i ,‘m‘g“}&‘, :::{';’,‘,‘.:,:“,::fi:‘:)o e !,2; 33 | 89% 65 FieischmannCo (13%).. 9% 7a% Marland Oll...... a2 35% 26% Barker Brothers (2).... 31% 30 ~81% + 1% “fig% :g& :‘:Ors:e;m s;m:m)..“. 50'% gg fi:?i&':;.l‘;i}‘.!:'(‘.‘,”*‘" ;g xglg’u. - “lorsheim pf (6). % us‘;:: :gh g:?r(n:;t:::l:’:r“%)“' Z‘N i’fi‘. 92;* - 2:(. 65% 56% KFolansbee Bros (3). 56% 59% + Martin-Parry. .. 16 16 53 20 Barnsdall A (2) 42 394 41% + %[ 5% i 524 - Mathieson Alkali (6). 173 x180 51% 20 Barnsdall B (2) 40% 40% 40% — 13 | 119% %% + unmamnmhupf(‘l), 123%x128% 140% 98 Bayuk Cigars (2).. o Ao i Tiw 113 106% Frankiin Simon pf (7). 106% 108% 106 May Dept Stores (4) 9T 9l 96 110% 104 Bayuk Cigars 1st pf’ S05 Mg —2; [a9% 43 CReeeportIuEau (185 ).. ik 48 & ( :’hyll:x C::r;l;l y ( fi.‘: 24% 124 Beacon Oll. 1% 2% + | 109% 102 Fuller G A prior pf(6).. 104% 103 08 = aytag pf (3).. i 40% Beech Creek RR (2). 2 42 + 14| 28% 15 Gabriel SnubberClA... 2i% 20 21% + g:;y‘;:'ua?;:;:‘&;.u)‘ 70% Beech-Nut Packing (3). 95 412 | 16% 74 Gardner Motor......... 15% 14 15% + Y Mengel CO...or. 12t Belding-Hemingway 1 124 — 1%| 94% 60% Gen Amer Tank Car(4). 87% 83 851 — % 82% Belg Nat Rys pt (16).... 84% — %[ 111% 109% Gen Ar Tank Car pf(7). uy x'u 53% Best & Co (3) S5% 88 - 1%| 94% 68 Gen Asphalt.... % 2% %+ % 51% Bethlehem St % 784 82% -+ 2i2| 150 132 Gen Baking pf (8). 138 1:5 116% Bethlehem Steel nt(‘l) 2 124+ Lal 41% 21 Gen Cable. 36 + 3 50 38% Bloomingdale Bro: 41% 44% + 3% | 88% 56 GenCableA (4)... 82 5 80 + b% 111% 109% Bloomingd; am. PL(1) 110 109% 110 + %| 107 102 General Cable pf (7).... 108 + 1 122 787 Blumenthal pf (7 120 117% 117% - 1% | 75% 59% Gen Cigar(4)... 65% 64% 64% — 1 i + 2% ( 202 124 Gen Electric (16). . 194% 179 x194% +15% 12% 6% Booth Fisheries 8% 8% - | 11% 11 Gen Eieciric Spee (). 11% 11 11% + % 187 152 Borden Milk Co (6) 173% 160 173 412% | 74 35% GenGas&Elec A(12)... 69% 69 69% + % 91 58 Boston & Maine 91 89 37 GenGas&BlecB(12)... 77 11 17 23 8% Botany C MillsClassA. 13 13 105 GenGasnf B (T . 107% 107% 107% — 1% €3% 214 Briggs Mg Co. " 7414 Gen Ice Cream (14)..... 102 100% 102 + % 9% 1% British Empire Ste 4| 86u 79 Gen Mills (3) %79 82 4 14 4T% 32 British Emp Steel 1st pf 100% 98% General Millx pf (6) 1004 99% 1004 — W 12 2% British Em Steel 24 of.. 224% 130 Gen Motors (19%). 194% 182 193% + 9% 75% 45% Brockway Moter (3) 9% 67 90% 73% General Motors (new).. 7/ 784 781 -+ 3% 206% Breoklyn Edson E(8) 5 | 127 123% Gen Motors pf (7) ..... 125% 1244 125% + % % 53% Brooklyn Man Tr (4). 3% € 587 49 Gen OutdoorAdvCIA(4). 52 50 52 41 95% 82 Brookiyn Man T (6 2915 Gen Outdoor Adv (2)... B83% 32 33%% + I 203% 139 Brooklyn Union Ga 84% Gen Rallway Sigmal(5). 961% + 3% Brown Shoe (2%). 453 Gen Refractories (3). 7 Bl + 2% Brown Shoe pf (1) 97% Gillette Safety Raz (¢5) 117 1125 115% - 1% 62% 27% Brunswick-Balke (3). 344 Gimbei Brothers. 49 AT - B 47% 14'% Brunswick Ter&Ry Sec. 384 34% i 1 87 Gimbel Bros pf (7). 92% 901 0% - 2 43% 24% Bucyrus-Erie (1)...... 37T 34% 374 + 20% Glldden Co (11%)...... 354 31% x3dw + 3 54% 33% Bucyrus.Ereconviz%) 8% 46 45n 95 (hdden Co prior pf(T). . mw 1025,x103% + 117 110% Bueyrus Brie pf (1).... 112 1 1 214 42% Gobel (Adolvh 64% 324 Buffalo & Susquehanna. 60 2 71 Gold Dust (5). 63 38 Buffalo & Susque pf (4). 2 % | 68'% Goodrich (B F) Co (4).. 43% 15% Burns Rros (B). { st 3 5% 109t Goodrich (B F) pf (7) % L 108% 97% Burns Bros pf (1)...... 103 1025 103 121 45' Goodyear Tire .... 121 1004 229 139 Burroughs Add Ma(+4). 218 215 215 108% 92 Goodyr Tire Ist pf(7)... 101 1014 88 50 Bush Terminal (g2).... 8% 7l% 784 - 93% 3% Gotham Hosiery(12%) 834 115 104% Bush Terminaldeb (7). 110% 109°4 109% — 1| 93 71 Gotham Honon vot $2% 8 119% 111 Bush Term Ruild pf(7). 117 114% 114% — 130 108 Gotham Hosiery pf(7).. 110 12% 4% Butte Copper & 7inc.... 9 B4 R - 12% 7 Gould Coupler (A)... % 16% 8% Butte & Superior (2)... 10 9% 9y - 16% Graham-Paige Motor. 67% 37% Butterick Co weee 424 40 40% - 1l 261, Graham-Paige ctfs 206% 90's Byers (A M) L 1B9% 17215 153 391 Granby Cons Mining (8. 116% 105% Byers (A M) nf (T)..... 117 116 117 65% Grand Siores (1)....... 114% #5 By-Products C&C(13%). 97 94 95 - 26% Grand Union. 8% California Packingi4).. T4 72 74% — % 4 461 Grand Union of (3)....0 1% CallthanZine & Lead. . 3% 3 3w 126% 11\% Grant W T (1). . 89 Calumet & Arizona (17). 121 109% 119% 4 114% 93'4 Great Northern uf (6).. 109 106k 204 Calumet & Hecla (214).. 9% 42+ H‘;N 9;% ?‘renl ::m(v; nf 4'«"::; 1?2',, l?; %% Cana 5 ¥ % 33% 19'% Great Nor Orecfs (2%). 26% 25% J s e, D gams I8 T AR| 38n 31 Great Wemt Sugari230) 36 B4 Nt Eowe SDight Tobaceo Products (8) 195% “anadian Pacific «10) 56 225 233% + Nat Radiator... T Pro e 437 Canon Mills (2.80) 8% xt4 - 112% Great West Sug pfi7).. 114% 114 4 obavos S A1) %6 88% Car Clin & Ohio (4). . 89 9% + 89% Greens Canansa (B) 1814 - % § i i st L 107% 98 Car Clinch&Ohio staid). 100 100 100 — 4 R i Braducth R 55 247 CaseThreshing (8).... 481 425 x459 430% 9 GoaniansmoNug oTi8 Truscon Steel (£1.20). . 185% 120% Case Threshing pf (7).. 125 125 xI25 - 64 ORIE MOMIVRSOEtE . o TRl ity Rhp TE ). 28v Gantral Atloy (2). . . T 39% x40% 1 6% Guif Moblle & N pf(6).. m' n City Rap Tr (4) 29.,,‘ Gentral RR of N. 330 323% 825 4+ b Gulf States Steel (4).... Twin City Rap Tr pf(7) 19 19% — s | 110 103% Guif States Steel bhay. 108 108 URISFRA RUGILE t9)2.0; (A1 28 T 23 HackensackWater(1%). 26 25 Loy Lol L 3 6115 Cerro de Pase 9814 107% + Th 26% HackenskWater pf(1%) 30 30 234 Certain-teed Prod : 234 2T + W 25% Hackensack pf A (1%). 27 27 75 Certain-teed pf (1)..... 284 x78% 99 Hamilton Watch pf (6). 100% 100% 70% Certo Corporation (14). 79% Ti% 9% + 2% 59 Hanna (MA) Istpf.... 92 91 54a Chandler Cleveiund 19% 20 + 1 23% Hartman A (2). 37% 14 Chandler Motor pf. 24 36% + 1% 16% Hartman B (1.20) 230 1184 Chemaenkek OBIa(is). 200% 198 x208 " 112 7 Havana Eles Ry... 1% 62% Chesa& Oblo Corp(3).. 2% T+ 14 58 Havana Elec pf (6) 11% 18 — %| 68 61 Hawaiian Pineapple(t2) 18% 19 - % 30% Hershey ChocolateCorp.. Internat Match o£(3.20). ‘u internat Mer Marine. ... Internat Mer Marine pf. 3 'w 3% International Nickel (3) % Internatl Nickel cfs (3). 269% Int Nickel of Canada.... 44% Internat Paper (2 40)... 581 Internatl Paper pf (7)... 95, Int Paper & Power (A).. 28% Int Paper & Power (B)..* 18% Int Paper & Power (C 13% Int Paper & Powr pf ( A‘ 90% Int Printing Ink (2% ) Int Printing Ink pf(6) Inti Rys of Cent Amer... IntiRys ofCenAm pf(5). International Salt Internat Silver (6). Internat Silver pf (7)... Internat Tel&Teleg(6).. Interstate Dept Store. ... Interstate Dep St pt (7). Intertype (T1%)... 2 Island Creek Coal (4)... % 54% 56 Jewel Tea (15) . 14714 153% Jewel Tea pf (7).. 123 128% Johns- Mansville (3). 165% 186 Jones & Laughlin pf ( 120 x121% - 2 Jordan Motor. ... ... 2% 12% KCPow&LtB (6)..... 113 112 113 Kansas City Southern... 89 844 8Th KansasCitySouth of(4). 4 69 69 Kaufmann Dept St(13%). 304 304 Kayser Julius (5)...... 201 Sl Keith-Albee-Orpheum. . 37 39 down nearly 7 points. Woolworth and | today 42 stores have been leased for Greene Cananea each fell more than |opening in 1929, bringing the chain to 2 points. while Montgomery-Ward, [ 251 units. The company recently ac- General Motors and United States Steel | quired Briits, Inc., chain stores in Ore- common were among the many issues gon and Washington. Financial High Lights of Past Week Brought Out in Nutshell by Statistice Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 22, 1928. Park & Tilford (13) Pathe l"xehln l Penn Dixie Cement. PennDixieCement pf(’l) Penna Rallroad (3%)... People'sGasChicazo(8). Pere Marquette (18). Pere Marquette pf (5).. PereMarquette pr pf(5). Pet Milk Co (1%)... Philadelphia Co ( Phila Co 6% (3) Phila & Reading Phila Rap Tran pf (314). Philip Morris & Co (1). Phillips-Jones pf (7). .. Phillips Petroluem (2) Phoenix Hosiery . . Phoenix Hoslery pf (7). 4 Pierce-Arrow (A)...... 514 | pederal Reserve ratio. . Pierce-Arrow pf. % 10‘ Pierce Oil. g Money rates in New York Plerce Oil Call 8 ll:lllnlrcho Petrol Time %4 sbury Flour (12. 3 - tts Coal. . 3,673,000 3,751,030 Pitts Coal pt... Pitts Steel pf (7) 110,084 108,800 Pitts Terminal Coal.... 4 Pitts Terminal Coal pf. Pitts & West Va (6) Porto Rico Tobac A. Porto Rico Tobacco B Postal Tel&Cable pf (7). This Week. Last Weeh. High. Lsw. Low. 21340 21446 210.67 Th!s Weeh Last wee'kl y 10338 105.34 ‘This Week. Last Week. Year Ago. 645 64.2 61.2 . High. Stocks (average of 50 lm,ea) seeessscesss 31576 Bonds (average of 40 issues).. Foreign bonds (average of 10 issus This week. Last week. to 9 6 to9 715 to % Month of Nov., 1927, 3,454,444 Unfilled steel orders. 88,270 Pig iron production.. Building rmits: Numh'erp:( cities. 587 Amount ....... $313,281,775 . & Co. rej m) Commerclal Xnflures (R G. Dun PO To 2,023 1,864 Postum (3)......000 $40,601,435 $34,000,474 $36,146,573 mber ot AT Lllbfllnes air| ... B Pk - Week of Dac a 1915 Prevlgu_’zs:eek Yurvlac_ra d Steel Car pf(7).. 53,570 Producers & Refiners 189,333 Producers & Refiners pf 58,662 Prophylactic Br (14)... 336,121 4 Public Serv NJ (2.40) 11,183 Public Serv NJ pf (5 25,647 Public ServiceN J pf( 585 587 $293,006,606 $268,373,574 Coal and coke. Forest products Misoelhneo\u products. l.lve “stock . 33,697 g o Cladas’sChes i i Low. Stock dividena. Hich Low Close s PublicSerEl&Gas pf(6). g i "S54 nited Eiee. Coal (3) Jn 0% 0% ~ 1% Puliman Co (4) + 148 United Fruit 115%) 140t bed ;:::;0?’1:3. Sug... 27% (nited Paperboard ... l 16% - lh Pure Oil pf (8). 5;. e it ctany. Purity Bakeries (3)..... 123% 12244 195 Radlo Corp of Amer. ... 372 4 20% RadioCor ofAm pf(3%). 56 -+ 90% Radio-Keith Orph (A). CURB PRICES GAIN. NEW YORK, De USCIrP2d pf (1.20) sy L omber ;20 (PEp 4 U rP 2 .. U S Distributing . 1% | Curb Merket pric: 1y | trends turned up- 3 Y 42 4 U S Alcohol (5).... A 3% | ward in sympathy USIndustrialAlco pf(7). 125% 125 1257 % rjsshi.o::nrq:.... o 3314 with the advance U S Leather A (4). 5 on the “Big Board” after an irregular opening today. Ford Motor, Ltd., 149% again was one of 141 4% + the more active is- ). 136%x136% + sies, cpénta Universal Leat Tob (3). 77% 73 1Th + asoooml 8 with Univ Leaf Tob pf (8)... 120 1:0 xl20 - shares at 15%, or % above Univ Pictures 1st offl(ln 9 Universal Pipe & Rad... yesterday’s closin; Uit Pow Lisht Aied). % % |Price. . ml! Utl Pow & Light A(e2). - Vanadium Steel (14). !‘g\‘; zrponuon cond Van Raalte ued to gain on Van Raal 6215 62 Y Vick Chemical (4). . 84 ; buying encouraged Vicks Shrevpt&P pf(5). 99% by the entry of Vietor Talking Ma (4).. 147% 140% new itefests nto Vietor Tlk Mch pr pf(7) 11212 111 e ponceti, A vancing nearly 4 Virginia-Caro Chem Vir-Caro Chem pf (6) " Va-Car Chem pt (7) R points to aréund o m7 virginia E1 & P pf (7) - 54 11% ~+raudou Co. . 3 78 Vivaudou pf (7) Oils were ac- 22% Vulean Detinning. %5 quired at substan- 19'% Vulcan Detinning ( tially better prices Detin pf (7). 3 74 Vulcan Detin pf (7) Standard of Ohio moving up a point. 51 Wabash...... 8814 Wabash pf A (5) A Public utilities also were in demand, 87 Wabash B (5)... 19% Waldort System (1%) 14% Walworth Co (1.20).. 72% Ward Baking A (8). with United Gas % Improvement and 80% Warner Bros Picture: United States and 51% Warner Bros Pic pf. Foreign Power 26 Warner Quinlan (2) 140 Warren Brothers, (5) Mines were firm. 9% Weber & Hellbroner(4). 179 Atrplane shares Sl Sl . were rather frreg- s 3 100% Weason Ofl pt 7). 105% 105% 105% - 23 | ular, although Niles 10715 West Penn Elec pf (1).. 110 108 108 — % 103 . West Penn Power pf(6). 108% 108% 108% - k4 113% West Penn Power pE(7). 1184 118% 1182 - s tern Dairy A (4) 54 58 =t 8 -2 36% - 24 80% + 27 3 w +2 1394 eNxI8L 95% Westinghouse st pf(4) 123 123 |21 WestonElecinstrument. 224 21% 30% WestonElecinsiClA(2). 34hs 3 204 White Eagle(2). o 5 331 White Sewing Machine 51% White Sewing Ma pf(4). 3 174 Wilcox Ol & Gas. . 205 + 1% 17% Willys Overland (cL.2 288 + % 22 Wilson & Co (A} 25 236 2 - Wilson & Co pf.. -« 674 Sweeta Co of Am (1): v 135% Woolworth (6) 216 200% 213 +10% bt o i SR LS 28 ' Worthington Pump 52% 43 50% + 64 4 60% 56% xbT% + +H+1 4+ F )+ . 42% Am Writing Pa 6% pf. 57 6% Am Zinc Lead & Sm,... 117% 40 Am Zinc Lead & Smpf. —re U S Realty & Imp (4) U 8 Rubber... U 8 Rubber 1st pf. U S Smelt Ref&M(3%). U S Smeit R&EMpf(3% Real Silk Holllr! Df(") . Reis (R) & Ci Reis (R) & Co Remington-Rand. Remington-Rand Reo Motors (1.70)..... Repubiic lron&Steel(4). Ropubliciron&Stl pf(7). Reynolds Spring. ...... Reynolds Tob A (16%).. 190% 190%x190% - Reynolds Tob B (16%).. 155% 151%x154 Rhine West E P (1.92) 53! b4 Richfleld Oil «2)... Rossia Insur (163%). Royal Dutch (23.222) P+t++ Fdbbd o+ 4 o PFs REZESE +F ser+ s Loose-Wiles Bis (1. ‘0). . Lorillard Co. .. Lorillard pf (7). Louisiana Ol R‘nning. . LouisGas&EICIA(1%).. Louimville & Nash (7)... % Ludlum Steel (2). . McAndrews & F (2.60)., MacAndrews&Fo pt(6). Mc Call Corpn (4)....... McCrory Stores CIA(2). 104 McCrory Stores Cl B(2). 106 McIntyrePorcMines(1). 20 Mckeesport Tin Plate(4) 73% McKesson & Rob (1.60), 49 McKessn & R pf A(3%). MacTrucks l.,b Fess” oo FEELFF g SAr 8 & s I we FES FEFS St Louis & San Fr (18) St Loujs & San Fr pf (6, St Louis&Southw Savage Arms (2)... Schulte Stores (JI%) Schulte Retail St pf(8). Seaboard Air Line board Air Lil Seagrave (€1.20)....... Sears, Roebk & cn(:zy.) Seneca COpper. ........ 4 Shattck (Frank G) (2) Shell Tr&Trans(a2.425) . Shell Unton (1.40). Shubert Theater (5). Simmons Co (3).......0 Simms Petrolm (1.60). Sinclair Consol Oil. 0 FEF T Madison Squ Gar (1%). Magma Copper (4) Mallinson & Co. .. Mallinson & Co of (7) T R IS IO B Y (N s . @ & - 12% 12% .‘ 100 Firt Nat Pic 1st pf(8)... 104% 104% +hF L+ Maracaibo Oil Explora. . Market St Ry prior pf. Market St Ry 2d pt. Snider Packing Co. Snider Packing pf. So Porto Rico S (12%) So Porto Rico Sug pf(8) 4 Sou Calif Edison (2). Southern Dairies A Southern Dairies B Southern Pacific (6). Southern Railway (8). Southern Railway pf(5) Sou Ry Mo&Ohio cfs(4). Spalding (AG) 1st pf(7T) Spang Chalfant & Co B I B I I S o I I o oo B BRI S o S o | e e e S Mid-Continent Oi1 pf 53 Middle States Oil. . +EUEE o+ ++ ey rerFa¥sFd Minneapolis Louis. Minneap St P&SSM pf. . MStP&SSM Isd lines(4). Missouri Kansas & Tex. Mo Kan & Texas pf (7). Missouri Pacifie.... ... Missquri Pacific pf (5).. 4 Mohawk Carpet (2%) Montgomery Ward Moon Motors. Morris & Essex (3%) Mother Lode (40c) . Motion Plcture Corp. Motor Meter Cla: A. Motor Products Motor Wheel |V”\6) Mullins Rody .. Mullins Mfg pf (7). Munsingwear (3).... 4 slurray Corporation. Nash Motors (16). Nashville C& St L (7)., Nat Acme (stamped). .. The Star’s Financial Pages Keep Up With the Market No Matter 0 Standard Oil N Y(1.60) Standard Plate Glass. Standard Plate Glass f. Stand Sanitary Pr(1.68) Stanley Co of America. Stewart-Warner (6). Stromberg Carbu (3)... Studebaker Co (5)... Studebaker Co pf (7) Submarine Boat. + - F 15% Ward Baking Class B... gaining more than 50 Warren Bros 1st pf (3).. 103 WestPennislectricA(T). 105 108 105 Bement Pond im- Spiegel May Stern (3). S 2hw 23w v 2% WestinghoaseAIrBr(2). S o 1310 1201 304 White Motors (1). a2 Willys-Overiand DE (7). 1004 100 1004 77 Ward Baking pf a point each. 13 Warren Fdy&Pipe Corp. 9384% Wast « 100 99 99% — W proved. Stand Com Tob (£1). a - 14 884 Westinghouse E&M(4). 41% White Rock ctfs (2).... 11 Wiison &Co. .o ueen 1% 1% 1% - 4 P4++ 04+ -+ 4+ Bymiston e s 164 Worthington Pump (A). 88 80 88 7 ‘Telautograph (80¢). 41 Worthington Pump (B). B + Th 89 Wrignt Aero (2). 255 <254 63 Wrigley W Jr (133) XT5% + % 61% Yale & Towne (75).. 62 -1 7% Yellow Truck & Coach. . 39+ 3% 5% Youns Spr&Wire(12%). 40% 48% 50 + I% 831 Youngstan Sheet & T 15) 104% 101 x103% + 2% RIGHTS—EXPIRE. 24 AtchTopeka&SanteF. 2% 24 14's Detroit Edison Dec.21.. 20% 18 4 Ind Oil & Gas ,Dec 20 ] " 47 Int Telephone & Teleg... 5% 4% 15% Jewel Tea, Jan 18 1% 15% W Jordan Motor, Dec 27.... 1% % 1" Kraft Phoenix, Dee 3i... 1% 1% 1 Kroger G & B, Dec 2 1% 1% 1% 1 Man Elec Supply Dec 20 e 20" 900" Mont Ward. Dec2n. .. 280 123 $7%_43__ Murray Corpn, Dec 30. 'rfi Nat Cash Reg A, Jan 21. 214 Purity Bakeries, Dec 2 114 Rep Iron & Steel, Jan 3 6% Royal Dutch, Jan 2 47 Shell Union, Tan 10 3% Texas Corpn, Jan 15. 9% Utd Elec Coal, Dec 27 Rubber, Jan 18 3'g Sm Ref & M, Jan 10, Yo B2 Willys-Oevriand,Dec 26. "Dividend rates as given in the nlm\e \Ihh are lr‘ annual cash 210% 208209 s bay i rierly or hal declaratio 83% 83 83 o e hecial dividends not ine 124% 1244 nares. TPArtly extra “:"S‘n‘u United Biscuit (1.60). .. 5% 0w ;Me n nocll o3 lul P gn:::muult!!(‘l)‘.n 12’2 lz&‘ 120 - 9% xo-‘nn .mn. Plus ofi\-&?f m .-'t!«k .'gklu.a m nited Cigar Stores (1)., 23% — ua aiing SEESMRITe 0 180 1h0s 1525 2 W ...r’,....‘.fz'... o e e Nat Biseuit pf (7 Nat Cash Register (6! 3). P4 Thatcher Mfg Df (3.60). The Fair (2.40). ;hlrd Avenue. 35 Nat Enam ‘hompson (J R) (3.60). g{lh Nat Lead ( Nat Lead pf A(7) Nat Lead pf B ( Nat Park Bank ¢ 12 . 90 er Uil (80e).... 88 Tiaewater Ofl pf (5).... Timken Roller Bear (6). us 1 at Supply (18) Supply (18) Surety (5). Nut Tea Ca (4). Nevada Copper (2). New Or Tex & Mex (7). (R S B B e e ++++1 1 Union Tank Car (5) S lll-lK