Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1929, Page 23

FINANCIAT.” CURB MARKET QUIET. Most Active Issue: Are Firm, Util- | itigs Under Pressure. i i THE SUN NDAY BOND SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ITED STATES GOVERNMENT. NEW YORK, March 2—Trading on —— xm the Curb Market today was on a re-! duced scale, following yesterday's violent | session, Most of the recent active| issues marked time, except utilities. | which worked 2 to 4 points lower under sclling pressure. Eleetric Bond and Share slipped back to 93. down 4 points from yesterday's closing. Losses also were recorded by | American Super-power A and United | Gas Improvement, the decline in the | latter laid to traditional selling on| “Zood news" United Corporation, J. P.| Morgan Utility Holding Co.. is acquiring | 500.000 shares of U. G. 1. capital stock. | Checker Cab after opening at 923, mter sold down to 89'¢, more than a point under vesterday's closing price, Trans Lux ran up to 12, the high price for the week Fox Theaters held steady at 334 on | reports that William Fox had acquired | control of Loews, Inc., theater chain, as well as Metro-Goldwyn-Maver, motion | picture producers. Trading in the oils was practically | A standstill | BOND' PRlCES DECLINE. Profit-Taking Cuta Down'iBoms ot Recent Gains. 2 NEW YORK, March 2 (#).—-Profit- taking today carried the speculative leaders in the bond market off slightly | from their record figures of yesterday.! Trading in the general list was dulH with sales running around $5.000,000 | for the short session Anaconda Copper 78 sold down to 228, after getting up to 237 yesterday | d International Telephone convertible | ere selling around 117, off about a point under Frid closing. | Some weakness was shown by the | oils, Sinclair 6s yielding fractionally, Dodge Bros. 6s featured the industrials, with a small gain. In the rails Frisco 4125 sold down fractionally to 86. Wholesale Market Yesterday's daily market report on| fruits and vegetables (compiled by the' Market News Service Bureau of Agri- | cultural Economies) said Apples—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market dull: barrels, U. 8. No. 1, Virginia, 2! inches up, Stay mans, scalded, 5.00a5.50, mostly $5.00: | b ‘Washington, medium to large sizes, extra fancy, 3.50; fancy, medium size, 3.00; extra fancy Romes, medium to large size, 2.50; bushel baskets, Vir- ginia, U. 8. No, 1, 234 inches up, Stay- mans, 1.75a2.00; 2%z inches up, 1.658 1.75; 21, inches up, Black Twigs, 1.358 1.65, mostly 1.50; Pennsylvania, U. 8. No. 1, 23, inches up, 1.75. Cabbage—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady; new stock, Florida, 1!2-bushel hampers, 1.35a1.50. Celery—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady: Florida, 10-inch crates, 35 dozen, 2.25a2.50; some, fair quality and condition, 1.75a2.00. Lettuce—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady; California, crates, iceberg type, 4-5 dozen, 3.15a4.00, mostly 3.75. Onions—Supplies light; demand light, market dull; Michigan and Ohio, 100~ pound sacks, yellows, U. 8. No. 1, me- dium to large size, 5.5085.75; Mlcmnn. fiO mund sacks, yellows, U. S. No. 1, Potames-supplics moderate; demand light, market dull; Michigan, 150~ pound sacks, Russet Rurals, U. 8.No. 1, 215, New York, 150-pound sacks, round whites, U. 8. No. 1, 2.00a2.15, mostly 2.00; Idaho, 100-pound sacks, Russet Burbanks, U. S. No. 1, 2.40a 2.50; Maine, 120-pound sacks, round whites, U, S. No. 1, 1.80a1.90. Spinach — Supplies moderate; de- mand light, market dull; Texas, bushel - baskets, Savoy type, 1.00a1.10; few fair eondition lower. Tcmatoes—Supplies moderate; de- market slightly weaker; mand light, Florida, 6s, ripes and turning, wrap- count, 3.25a3.75; choice, ped, fancy, 2.50a2.75. String beans—Supplies liberal; de- mand slow, market slightly weaker; Florida, 75-bushel hampers, green, 1.758 2.50; few fancy high as 3.00; poor qual- ity and condition. 1.00a1.50; wax, ordi- nary quality, 1.50. Eggplant—Supplies light; slow, market dull; Florida, crates, fancy, 4.50a5.00; few bushel, 5.50a6.00. Peppers—Supplies moderate; light, market dull; Florida, crates, fancy, 3.7524.00. Squnah~supplies moderate; demand slow. market dull: Florida, pepper crates, white, wrapped, 3.00. Strawberries—Supplies liberal; de- mand light, market slightly weaker; most receipts ordinary quality and con- dition; Florida, pony refrigerators, va- rious varieties, mostly 30; fair quality and condit! crates. various poor condition, 10a15 prr quart, Peas—Supplies light; demand light, market firm; Mexico, pepper crates, 6.00 Bl‘(’ts~»SdppllP< light: demand light, market steady; Texas, Western lettuce crates, 2.50a2.75. Carrots—Supplies light: demand light, market steady: Texas, Western lettuce crates, bunched, 3.00; bushel baskets, bunched, 2.25. Cauliflower—No early sales reported. Cucumbers—Supplies moderate; mand slow, market dull: Indlana and Iowa, 2-dozen cartons, hot-house stock, extra fancy, 2.75; fancy, 2.! Oranges—Supplies moderate; demand light, market, steady: Florida boxes, No. 1. medium to large size, 3.50a3.75: size. 2.50; No. 2, medium to lai 3.00a3.25; California boxes, Navel 1, large size, 4.5025.50: 3.0024.00: small size, 250 Grapefruit—supplies light: demand light. market steady; Florida boxes. No. 1. all sizes, 2.50a3.50; few 4.00; No. 2, All sizes, 2.75a3.2! demand pepper higher, demand pepper , No. medium size CHICAGO II‘;E STOCK MABKET CHICAGO, March 2 /P) (United States Department of Agriculture ) —Hogs— Receipts, 10000 head: market slow, mostly 10a15 lower; closed 25 lower; top. 11.30, paid for an occasional load of around 200-pound _weights:, shippers took 2,000: holdover. 2.000. Butchers medium to choice 250-300 pounds, 10, 200-250 pounds, 10.85a11.30; 10.60a11.30; 130-160 pounds. 9.85a11.25: packing sows, 9.85a 10.50: pigs. medium to choice 130-160 pounds. 10.50. Cattle—Receipts. 500 head: compared to a week ago. early 25a50 advance on weights, steers lost: light steers and 3 lings maintained 25a50; mostly & 50 upturn: stockers and feeders shared fat steer gain: all cows slow; not much changed; vealers dy: extreme top-weighty | steers, 14 vearlings. 14 hgh" mixed offerings bring that price; heifers, ya 12 60: most fat steers, 11.258 1250 bulk replacement cattle, 10.00a 1150 quality vearlings up to 11.50. Sheep—Receipts. 4,000 head; for the | weck, 58 doubles from feeding stations, 27,500 direct; shipper requirements limi- ited: liberal marketing after midweek forced early strength on fat lambs into a 35250 lower close; yearlings steady: $at ewes sirong to 25 higher: top prices for the week. fat lambs. early, 17.50; late, 1710: yearlings, 15.00. TEEMS DUE SOON. ‘the rcgrlar quarterly financing of the Treasury Depar for March 14 is under consideration at the Treas- ry this week. and an announcement of the terms of ffering is to be ex- pected about J Indications are that the offe be of short- ferm securities for a total of $500.- 000,000 or thereabouts. with a come parable rate interest 1o prevailing commercial rates. In of present | oney conditions the rate is likely t0° 4la per cent or more. and heifers | bulis and | ng wi Y u 100.8 100,12 ag.1 9 8 9%.20 102,17 100.10 10617 n lll ln 100% 101 97 103 093, 1007 1151 110 101 96': 109 105% 100% 104 13 104% 107 913 108 ~—1929— High. Low. 98%% 52% Stromberg ( 98 v 6812 105 2 484 20 ™ 16% 22 48% 517 110 29 62 22 90 a7 974 87 102 44% 31 584 113% 521 231 103 a4t Lih 315 193247 Lib1st 41,5193 Lib4th 41,«1 3 FOREIGN. « Argentine 5 Tune" « Argentine 6= A’ 2 Anstralin 58 '5 4 Austria 7243 Rank of Chile 615 " Helgium 6s 5 Relgium 7 1. ¢"45 Belginm 841, Bordeanx 634 Brazil R15= 1626-37 Brazl 8<* Canada Canada Chinese Govt Ry Tutch i Fiat 7 4 Frenc Japanese 61 5 Milan 61 etherlands 65" : 100' 1147 1007 1007, 9514 1088, 100 047 1061 D101 L 100% " Riode unm..n. RN Rome 61328 Tohe Elec Pwr 1'td Kingdom Yokohama 6s '61. MISCELLANEOUS. 5 Abram & Straus5lze'43.. 115 B8 4e. 4% 41 Alleghany Co ey i Am Agri Chem 7 ar 6- Am International 51 Am Sm & Ref 1st 55’ Am Sugar Ref 63 '37 Am Tel & Tel cl tr s’ Am Tel & Tel s £ 5 Am Writ Pap 63°4 Anaconda Cop 6s ' Anaconda cv deb T Armour & Co 4158 4 Armour of Del Atlantic Ref deb 58’3 % Rell Tel (1’a) re 4 Gen Motors 6s'37 Beth Steel pm 5¢° Beth Steel s f 6548 Chile Copper 5s'47. Detroit Edison ref 8s '40. . East Cuba Sug 713¢ Goodrich (BF) 613 Humble Oil & R 5138 " Indiana Steel 58 '52. 5 Inter Cement 58 "4 2 Inter Match 584 Inter Mer Marine Inter Paper 5s A "47 er TOI&T cv 4132’38, . Kelly-Springfield 8s'31 . Lackawanna Stéel 55 '50. 4 Laclede Gas 518, Liggett & Mvers 5s 4 Manati Sugar £ 714842 9"3 8913 100% 107 99% kid 3 5% 100 7 28 15% 5 12% 19% 1742 I3 724 164’ 16 17% 19'% 41% 428 104% 3218 514 17%% 87 90’4 73% 92 104% 9 41 A8y, Midvale Steel 5536 Nat Dairy Prod 515848 New England Tel 5s'52 N Y Edison !-t sn.- 1 NY Tel4ls . N Y Tel 68 u Northern Stntel Power 58 Pacific Gas & Elec s '42 Pacific Tel & Tel 53’52 Pan-American 6 '34. Philadelphia Co 58’67 Postal Tel & Cable 58 Public Service 4284 Sinclair Oil 6530 Sinelair Oil 7837 Sinclair Crude Oil 5%38. Stand OiI N J Bs. . 8tand OII N Y 424851, Transcon Ol1 61;s '38 Tnited Drug 58 '53. U S Rubber 18t & ref 58 U 8 Rubber 7138 '30 17 S Steel sf58'63... TUtah Power & Light 5 Stock an rbu (3) Studebaker Co (15) Submarine Boat Sun Ol (1).. Sun 01l pf (6) Superior Of] Superior S| Sweets Co of Am Symington. . Symington Ciass A. Telautograph (1).. Tennessee Copper (1) n Texas Gulf Sulphur (4). Texas & Pacific (5)..... Tex&Pac &O(b2%). ‘Texas Land Trust. ‘Thatcher Mfg... ‘Thatcher Mfg pf (3.60). The Fair (2.40).. ‘The Fair pt (7) Third Avenue. . ‘Thompson (J R Tidewater Asso Oil TidewaterAssoOil pf(6) er 11 (30€). Tiaewater Oll pf (5). Timken Rollar B (3).. Tobacco Products (8)... Tobacco Products A (7). Transcontinental Oil.. Transue & Williams (1). Trieo Products (23%) 23ty Truax Traer Coal 61% 50% Truscon Steel ( 44 9 214% 828 ). Twin City Rapid Trans. . Underwd-Eltott F (4)... Union Pacific (10) Unton ific pt ( 84 . 150% 121% Union Tank Car (5). 5315 47% United Biscult (1.60). 27% 22% United Cigar Stores (1), 53'% United Dyewood pf (7). R14 49 TUnited Elec. Coal (3)... 60 15815 139% United ¥ 26% 49 19 19% 49% 1547 51 6 107 119% 8 58 1937 157'% U S Steel (7).. 1444 109% 8115 93 i 305 49%, 135 82 116 [ v, 14 w. 65% 168 a8 1R (cd). United Paperboard U § Cast Iron Pipe USCIr P st pf (1.20).. 194 USCIr P 2d pf (1.20) 14 75 U 8 Distributing.... U S Distributing pt (1). U S Express.. 478 U S Hoftnian (4) 128 24! 50 101 81 42 U S Aleohol (6) i\ 1S Leather. U S Leather A U'S Leather pr pf (1). U S Realty & Imp (4)... U 8 Rub! U S Rubber 18t pf... 61% U S Smelt Ref&M(3%).. 544 141 97 3% R61 16% 265 40 10% 70 113 18 1 18 g s US Smelt R&EMpt(3%) U8 Steel pf (7). U S Tobaceo (3). % Universal Leaf T 4 Univ Pictures 1st of (8). Universal Pipe & Rad. .. Utah Copptr (12). Utl Pow & Licht Ale2). s Vadazco Sal vadasco Sales pf (1).... % Vanadium Steel (14).... viek Chemical (4) .. Victor Talking Ma (4).. '\ Vietor Talking Ma ctfs. . ctor Tik Mchc:l weeT) i Virginia-Care em. ... Va-Gare Chom 6% pt. 10615 107 95 102y 107% 591 8% 3 578 4 108% 104 25 Close. Chee. | 1929 Net | Migh 21 1 100.2% 160,12 100 20 10220 103 10812 1085 10; Hieh. L 10210 1 | 94 | 103w 1 8614 9815 96 K6 o1 097, 107 aar A 100 5% 84% 10 R 3474 108 35 4 2084x213% 46% 4874 222%x229% TR 5 145 49 21 56 11214 20 187, (1 1 148 DIy payment | £ Piue 55 HHE ».Ix, s N Low. 931y 90 a1 08 ol 00 o a2 o i Ches & Ohio ge Utilitles P & L Walworth 65 '4 Walworth 614 Western Union Tel 613 Wilson & Co 18t 6241 Youngstown St RAILROAD. 10914 108t 109 .. 1021 100% 10 . 100% 100 Hich. Low. Close. o1 90 o1 a1 91k 90 92 01 91 981y 081 2100 1000 93 93 100% 101 84 A6 Ateh T & S F zen 48 05 Atlantic C L 15t 4552, B & O gold 4848, . B &Oref s R&O It B & O S W Div is 50 Hangor & Aroos Roston & Maine 58 '67 Broadwy & Tth Av 5543, Rrooklyn Manhat 1st 65 A Canadian Natl 41,857, .. adian Pacific deb 4s. ntral Pacific 4% '49. Ches & Ohinev4lze i Chesipeake Cory '\Hl‘t‘l“‘" SCHMStP&ED T MStP&SSM6%s’ Chi M St P & Padj 5s.. & NW6lsD Chicago Rys 52°27..., Chi 1t 1 & Pacref 4s ChiR1&Pac4lasw. Chi Union Station 4168, Chi Union Station 61ss. .. Chi & Western Ind con 4s. TC&StLGsD. 941 1% 9814 114% 871 Cleve T Colo & S Coba R R s Cubz Nor 1 Hudson 5138 Den & Itio Grande en 4s. . Den & 1t 6; West Detroit United 4 1st con 40 gen lien 48 '8 5067 ie con T&'30. . Florida East Coast 58'74. Fonda J & G 4155'52 Grand Trunk s f deb 6s. Grand Trunk 7s 40, Great North 4138’ 106 110% 931, 1071y Inter Rapid Tran 5s " Inter Rapid Tran cv : Inter & Great Nor ad) 6s Inter Ry Cent A Kan City South 38 1950 . Kan City South 58 '50.. Take Shore 45 '31. T.ouis & Nash uni 4s'40. Mil El Ry & Lt 1st ref 5s. Minn & St L ref 4348 1001 26 a9 841 9514 1007 26% 5 Mo Kan & Tex 1st 4s % Mo Kan & Tex adj 58 '67.. Mo Kan & Tex prIn 58 A. Mo Paclfic gen 4 Mo Pacific 58 F'. Nassau Ei 48 '51 N Y Cent deb 4s". Y Cent ref imp 3% 106% NYCentdeb6s'35...... 105 NYChi&StLref51s A 106% NYChi&StLref5's B. 1064 VY NH&Hcvdeb 6s. N Y Ry 68" . N Y West & Bos 4145 '46. . Norfolk & W cn 4896 North Pacific 3s 2047, North P’acific 48'97. .. rth Pacific 51 D 204 North Pacific r i 68 2047 Ore Short Liref 429, 23 102% 111'3 ORY 86'9 Penn 4%s'63. . Penn gen 55 68 Reading 4138 '3 RIArk &L 4%s A StLIM&SR&G4'33 4 South Pacific col 4s . StL&SF prin4s A 50 StL&SF 4138'78 St Louis 8 W con 4s '32, StPK C8Line 415841, . Seaboard A L ref 4s Seaboard A Liadj 58’48, .. Seaboard A L con 6% '45. . South Pacific cv 4829 9. % South Pacific ref 4s 4 Union Pacific 45'6 s Wabash 548°'7 i West Shore 18t 45 236 108, Southern Ry gen 48’58, Southern Ry 1st 58'94.... Southern Ry dev 6148 Third Ave adj 58 '60 Union Pacific 15t 484 5 10812 108% 119% 119 61 6214 o 931 51 86l 103% 10414 2 101% 10214 102% 103 80% 801 98 85 Virginia Ry 18 Wabash 1st 58 Western Maryland 4s ‘Western Pacific 58 '46 9 865 'M‘l Va-! C:r Chem pt (7) 25 Va Iron Coal & Coke. Va Iron Coal & Coke Df Vulean Detinning. Vulean Detinning (A) . Wabash.......... Wabash pf A (5)..... Waldort System (13%). Walgreen pt (615).. Walworth Co (1.20).. Ward Baking A (3). Ward Baking Class Warner Bros Pictures. . Warner Bros pf (2.20).. Warner Quinlan (2) Warren Brothers, (15).. Warren Bros 1st pf (3).. Warren Fdy&Pipe Corp. Weber & Heilbronr(j4) . Weber & Hetl pf (7) Webster-1isenlohr. Wesson Oll & Sn (4). 2 Wesson Ol pt (7). . 111% 105‘ 110 1074 116% 113 5814 26 WestPennElectricA g~ 109% 8% - SREEESE e I ) t+111 106% 107': - 1085 108'4 + enn Power pt(7). Wtsl.rn Dairy A (§).... Western Dalry B. Weatern Maryland. Westn Maryiand 2d pt. . Western Paoific. Wes 55 29 45% 46's 51 WestonElecInstCIA(2). White Eagle(2) White Motors (1) _White R M Springs (3). : White Sewing Machine. Wh wing Ma pf(4).” Wilcox Ol & Gat » Wilcox & Rieh (. + Wilson &Co.... Wilcox & Rich (B)... 46% Willys Overland (€1.20). 82 Willys-Overland pt (7). 100% 1% 1% 1M wu»n&c« (A). % Wilson & Co pf. Woolworth F W (8) Worthington Pump. . Worthington Pump (A) Worthington Pump (B). Wright Aero (2). Wrigley W Jr (13 Yae & Towne (4).... Yellow Truck & Coach. . Young Spr&Wire(123%). Youngston Sheet & T (5) 115% RKGHTS-EXPIBE 4 Am Metal, Mar 15....... * Byers (A M), March'1. Cities Stores B, Mar 1 Contl Motors, Mar §. Eng Public Serv, Mar 15. Goodyear Tire, Mar 16. . Pac Gas&Elec, Mar 20... Public Service, Mar 30. . Radio-Keith-Or, Mar 7.. Tenn Copper&Ch, Mar 6. r Eisenlor Aur.: 5la 114% 114% + 550 + 29% - 49% + 3 dend raies as given in the above table are the ahnual cash Dased on the latest auarterly o hallyearly decldrutions, L of srading, less ¢ s y'nHm Té % k. ' Bidaf, x-.s ' A2e 1n b0k, & share in han 100 shares.” ‘Eaitly extra $#Plus $3 11 DY"’I’IFG SVD 3 ‘ur b g ek Plu hll \ en ' xned A Pay yable 1 stock. TPlus lus 3725 i stogk Cl‘ll ’Ol'rllffll'k 2 IR 0Seck. P STAR. WASHINGTON., D. C. MARCH 3. 1929—-PART 2. WASHINGTON STOCK EXCH: ‘{1 YEAR}1929 JO BATE (Reported by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. Hibbs Building. Washington. D. C.) | SALES OCCURRING ON THE WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE FOR 1820 UP TO AND INCLUDING FRIDAY, MARCH 1. BONDS. PUBLIC UTILITIES, Anacostia & Potomac River R. R Capital Traction Ist 5s. 1947 C. & P. Telephone 1st Bs, 1920 C. & P. Telephone of Virginia 5s. City & Suburban Ry. Ist 55. 148 Georgetown Gas Light 15t 5s, 1 Potomac Electric Power 1st 5 Potos Potom Electric Power 65, 1953 15t 5s. 1949 1043 1929 Electric Power cons. 55 1936 Washington Gas Light gen. bs. 1960 . Washington Gas Light series A 6s, 1933 ... Washington Gas Light series B 65, 1036 . Washington Railway & Electric cons. 4s. 1951. Washington Railway & Electric gen. fs, 1033.. MISCELLANEOUS. Barber & Ross, Inc.. Chestnut Farms Dairy 8133, 1937 45, 1041 Chevy Chase Club 1st .5128, 1976 . Dist. of Col. Washington Cons Paper Mfg. Title. & 1st 68, 1951 Washington Market Cold Storags 5s. 1038.. 1937, Approx vield to Open. High Low. Close maturity 9 96 96 95 534r 103 103 100'. 101 492 897. 100 0074 100 103'a 103% 100 100 96 98 96 95 1021 102: 101ta 10174 100 100 993, 99, 102102 1012 102 1073 109 10712 10814 1027 1027 10114 101% 103 1081, 102% 103t 107 1041 1053, 9ty B8l ARY, 102!z 1017 102 25 107 10213 964 100 96%% 04 o 107 10213 6 100 96 STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITIES. Capital Traction Potomac Electric Power ptd Potomac Electric Power pfd Washington Gas Washington Railway & Eiec. com. Washington Raiiway & Elec. pfd. NATIONAL BANKS. Capital Federal-American’ Riges Second .. Washington TRUST COMPANIES. Amerlcan Security & Trust ..... Merchants’ Bank & Trust . Natfonal Savings & Trust Union Trust Washington Loan & Trust BAVINGS BANKS. . Bank of Bethesda . East Washinzton FIRE INSURANCE. American Firemen's National Union E TNSURA columnu. B Redl Egtate Title & Inv. Co. of Md com Washington Cons. Title Ins. pfd. MISCELLANEOUS. Barber & Ross, Inc, com . Chéstriut Farms Dairy com. Chestnut Farms Dairy pfd Chevs Chase Dairy pfd. Columbia Sand & Gravel pfd.. Commercial National pfd. D. C. Paper Mfg. Co. pfd. District National Séeurities pfd.. Pederal-American Co. com. . 30 Pederal- Americon Co. pfd. Fedetal Storége Co. pfd. Lanston Monotspe Merchants' Transfer & Bt Merchants’ Transfer & Stg. pf Mergeénthaler Linotype .. National Mts. & Inv. bo. pfd., Peoples Drug Stores pfd. , ‘Terminal Ref. Whg. Corp Washington Mech. Mtge. ‘Washington Medical Blde. VA £100 100 100 20 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Div. ie. rate 7.00 6.00 5.50 3.60 7.00 5.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 9.00 13.00 15.00 6.00 12.00 950 UNLISTED DEPARTMENT. Cosmos Olub 4%s (retired anpually) .. Commercial Club 1st 58 Metropolitan Club 4%as, STOCKS. Chapin-Sacks pfd. Départmental Bank . Park Savings Bank . ‘Washington Savings Bank o . 3100 $8.00 10 b 10 02’z 107 107 107 G ] 3 [ i % @& W 80 153 15 18% 107 L3 81 15% Financial High Lights of Past Week Brought Out in Nutshell by Statistics' Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March 32, lm Bonds (average of 40 issues)......... Foreign bonds (average of 10 issues). Federal Reserve ratio.. Money rates in New York Call . Unfilled steel orders Pig iron production Building permits: Number of cities. Amount ....... | Btocks (average of 50 fssues)..........., . : 576 . $239,074,441 s This Week. s Hen o Low High 7 Y R Thl.sWeek Lutvg;ek 105 08 105.12 'm-wnk ‘This week. ... 8% to 10 73 Month of Dec., 1928. 3,976,712 108,912 6 to8 % Month of Jan., 1928. 4,275,947 92,573 ‘Month of 540 576 $251,036,904 $266,293,500 Commercial mlum (R. G. Dun & Co. repom) Number Liabilities . Revenue car loadings: All commodities. Grain and grain products: Coal and coke.. Forest products. . 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