Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1929, Page 12

THE EVENIN! STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1929. MARKETMEN URGE - PURCHASE OF FISH Dealers Advise Customers to Change Diet While Meat Remains High. Merchants at Municipal Fish Market re urging consumers to increase the nsumpticn of fish as a matter of| conomy, because of the high price of meats. Fish of practically every variety Virginia, were reported this morning, the fruit being large and well colored. Dealers also_had small shipments of berries from North Carolina, where the season is about over. Prices of the choice stock from across Chesapeake Bay, were quoted as high as $4.50 a crate, while the North Caro- lina_berries, smaller and not in such good condition, sold as low as $1.50. Most of the good berries sold around $3.50 a crate. Tima beans were scarce and high, about the only vegetable that was scarce this morning. Home-grown greens were plentiful and cheap this morning, spinach going below 50 cents a bushel. Kale was 65 cents. Spring onions sold at 2 and radishes at 11z and 2 cents a bunch. A continued firm condition of the egg market was reported, but prices were not changed. Butter prices also con- tinued the same as reported yesterday. Today's Wholesale Prices—Jobbers’ Prices Slightly Higher. Butter—One-pound prints, 44a45; tub, erate; demand moderate, market steady: | light, market weaker; Delaware dozen Michigan, 150-pound = sacks _ Russet Rurals, U. S. No. 1, mostly 2.25. New stock — Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady: Florida, double-head barrels, Spaulding Rose, U. S. No. 1, 7.25a7.75; mostly around 7.50: South Carolina, cloth-top stave barrels, Cobblers, U. S. No. 1, 6.00a€.25. Strawberries—Supplies heavy; de- mand moderate, market weaker, prices declining; East Shore Maryland, 32- auart crates various varieties, 3.50a4.00; mostly 2.50; fair condition, low as 2.50; very few sales high as 4.50; Norfolk sec- tion Virginia 32-quart crates various varieties, 3.0024.00; North Carolina 32- quart crates various varieties, mostly small size, ripe, 1.50a2.00; mostly 2.00 Tomatoes—Supplies moderate; de- mand moderate, market slightly weaker; Florida sixes, ripes and turning, wrap- ped, fancy count, 4.50a5.00; choice count, 5.5024.00; sixes, green and turn- ing wrapped, mostly green, fancy count, 4.00a4.25; choice count, 3.00a3.25; some ordinary condition, wormy, fancy count, 13.00a3.50; choice count, 2.00a2.50. bunch crates partly white, large size, 2.50a2.75; few, 3.00; small size, 1.00a 150; Eastern Shore, Maryland, dozen bunch crates, green, large size, 3.00a 3.50; small size, 2.00a2.50. Oranges—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady; Florida, boxes, No. 1, medium size, 4.00a4.25: large size. 3.50a3.75; No. 2 medium size, 3.00a3.25. Grapefruit—Supplies moderate; _de- mand light, market about steady; Flor- ida, boxes, No. 1, medium size, 3.75a 4.00; No. 2, medium size, 2.75a3.00. Corn—Supplies limited; _demand Ught, market, dull; Texas, bushel bas- 0. {kets,’ mostly 2. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO, May 16 () (United States Department of Agriculture) .—Hogs — Receipts, 25,000, Including 5,000 direet; market mostly 10a15 lower; top, 11.15, paid for 200-pound weights; very few loads above 11.00; bulk of better grade, fourth Goodyear tire fabric plant and the third in Georgia acquired within a year is announced as a result of ac- quisition of the Atco Mills at Carters- | ville. which will be_enlarged to 50,000~ g spindle capacity. With 200,000 active Fruit. ‘spindles making tire fabric, the bg PORTLAND, Oreg., May 16.—Pur- | rubber concern announces that only 43 chases have been confirmed on Royal | Per cent of their requirements have Anne_cherries in the Dalles district at | been provided for and that more mills 9 to 9% cents a pound. An unusually | Will be constructed in Northwest large crop is indicated. | Georgia. DIVIDENDS REFLECT OIL INDUSTRY GAIN Earnings of Larger Companies| Show Increase in Last Few Years. Commodity Notes Speclal Dispatch o The Star. CHICAGO DAIRY MAilKET. CHICAGO, May 16 (#)—Butter— Higher; receipts, 7,976 tubs. Creamery— 417% s, 413: e 15,0403 ; Sirup. | MADISON, Wis—The production of | maple sirup in Wisconsin during this r is estimated at 130,000 gallons or | per cent under a year ago. Quality | EXtras, is excellent, with prices slightly higher | firsts. at $2.45 a gallon for sirup and 43 cents | 9 a pound for sugar. P 8 2015a30: ordinary firsts, 2 Steel. packed firsts, 3114; © as, 31%. WARREN, Ohio.—The Brainard Stecl | T35 31% Corporation has just been organized Sl here to manufacture electro-galvanized | S315; fowls, | steel, strip sheets and a specially gal- | 2395t 21 | vanized metal barrel hoop. The plant 2307 ge< Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, May 16.—An event of much importance in financial and busi- ness circles yesterday was the declara- tion of an extra dividend of 25 cents a share on the common stock of the | Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, or double the amount of the extra pre- viously paid. This had been somewhat anticipated | in Wall Street. It did not have much | National Securities ciated Press. "/ YORK, May 16.—New securi- ties offered today include: t Twenty-sx million dollars Ungerlelder Finang Corporation capital stock, | without par value, at $52 a share. Eighteen million dollars Canadian Railways serial 5 per cent cquipment trust certificates, at 5.10 to 5.75 per cent. One million six hundred and_ fifty thousand dollars Empire Bond & Mort- gage Corporation first closed mortgage ‘| 6 per cent sinking fund certificates. One million five hundred thousand dollars Copperweld Steel Co. 6 per cent cumulative convertible preferred stock, at $100 a share. One million one hundred and fifty- six_thousand dollars County of Morris, N. J., gold 415 per cent bonds, due June 1, 1930 to 1946, to yleld from 5 to 4.20 feached the market the past few days | Butter-One-pourd Fro- | add; i, g | watermelons—Supplies moderate; de- immediate effect on the shares bene- i incorporated for $500,000. b per cent. in great quantities, prices undergoing & correspondingly appreciable drop. There were plenty of croakers. had- dock, trout and catfish to be had at 5 cents a pound, the croakers, trout and catfish from Potomac nets, while the haddock came from Boston, mack- eral, also from the latter city, selling at 15 cents. Potomac River netters also furnished rockfish, always in demand, dealers selling them at 30 cents a pound. Carp and eels, also from the Potomac, were quoted at 10 cents, and perch sold at 15 cents a pound. Crab Supplies Large. Shad was plentiful, roes _selling around 35 and buck around 25 cents each. Herring, not so plentiful, were quoted at $1.50 per 100. Black sea bass, pogies and flounders were among the | fish reccived from the coast of New Jersey. They were quoted at 15, 10 &nd 8 cents a pound respectively. Plentiful supplies of hard and soft crabs and crab meat claimed the at- tention of buyers. Hard Crabs, sold as high as $12 a barrel at this season not many years ago, were to be had for $4 a barrel. Soft crabs were offered around $1 a dozen and crab meat sold from 40 to 60 cents a pound. Lobsters were plentiful at 50 cents a pound, and dealers had plentiful sup- plies of scallops at $4 a gallon. Clams ‘were scarce at $2 a hundred. Frogs also were scarce at $3 a dozen and snapping turtles were mnot in very plentiful supply. & Increased receipts of Watermelons from Florida, larger than the fruit re- ceived last week, attracted the atten- tion of buyers this morning. The fruit was reported of exceptionally fine qual- ity, dealers quoting prices from 75 cents to $1.25. Eggs—Hennery, 32033; fresh selected, 31232; current receipts, 30a31. Poultry: Alive—Turkeys, hens, 30a32; toms, 25a28; Winter chickens, 42ad5; Spring chickens, small, 40a42; large, 46a48; fowls, 34a35; Leghorns, 30a32; roosters, 20; ducks, 20; keats, young, 60a65; old, 35a40. Dressed—Turkeys, 35a40; Winter chickens, 45a48; Spring chickens, 50a55; fowls, 37a38; Leghorns, 35; capons, large, 50a52; small, 45247; ducks, 32a33; keats, 80a1.00. Meats, fresh killed—Beef. 22a24: veal, 23a26; lamb, 30a32; pork loins, 29a30; resh shoulders, 17a18: smoked hams, 28: smoked shoulders, 17 als; bacon, 23a24; lard, in bulk, 13a 1315; 1 packages. 14al4 Live stock — Calves, 14; lambs, 15. Fruit and Vegetable Review. The daily market report on fruits and vegetables News Service, Bureau of Agricultural Economics), where otherwise noted, says: Apples—Supplies light: demand light; too few sales to establish market. Cabbage—Supplies liberal; . demand moderate, market dull; Norfolk section. Virginia, 115-bushel hampers, pointed type, 1.00a1.15; few low as 90c. Celery—Supplies moderate; demand light, market about steady; Florida, 10- inch crates, individually washed and precooled 3-6-dozen, 4.00a4.25; mostly 4.00; 8-10-dozen, 3.50a3.75. Lettuce, Western _stock — Supplies moderate; demand light, market about steady; California. crates, Iceberg type, 4-5-dozen, 4.00a4.25. Onions—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady; Texas, standard crates, yellow Bermudas, mixed No. 1 and No. 2, 1.85a1.90; few, 2.00. Spring Heavy receipts of strawberries from the Eastern shore of Maryland and Potatoes—Old stock—Supplies mod- sales to jobbers except | moderate, market steady; sales Teported; South Carolina, bushel hampers, white, $1.75a2.00. light, mand improving, market steady; Sales | direct to retailers; Florida, Tom Wat- | sons. | 26-28-pound average, 30-32-pound average, 1.00al.15; 50a75 each. String beans—Supplies liberal; de- mand_moderate, market weaker; Flor- ida, 73-bushel hampers, green, 1.25a 1.75; South Carolina, bushel hampers, Red Valentines and stringless, 1.50a2.0 Black Valentines not wanted. No sales reported. Peas—Supplies moderate; ~demand moderate, market slightly weaker; Nor- folk section Virginia, 5-peck hampers, large-pod varieties, 2.50a3.00; North Carolina, bushel hampers, large-pod va- ricties, best, 1.75a2.00: ordinary quality and condition, 1.25a1.50. Peppers—Supplies light: demand light, market steady; Florida. pepper crates, fancy, 3.5024.00; choice, fair quality. 2.00a2.50. Eggplant—Supplies very light: de- (compiled by the Market| ang light, market steady: Florida, | 7.7 s, Tancy high bush, mostly | 10.00a11.50; pepper_crates, 4.00; choice, no_sales re forted. ‘Cucumbers—Supplies ~light; demand light, market slightly weaker: Florida, 7 -bushel hampers, fancy, 2.50; un- known origin, 2-dozen crates, hot-house stock, extra fancy, few sales, 2.00. Squash—sSupplies moderate; demand Florida, no Carrots—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady: California, West- ern lettuce, crates, bunched, 3.00. Beets—Supplies moderate; demand market steady; Norfolk section Virginia, hot-bed stock crates, 2.00a 2.50; North Carolina, 5-peck hampers, bunched, 1.50a1.75. Cauliflower—Supplies light: demand light, market steady; California, pony crates, 2.00a2.25. Asparagus—Supplies liberal; demand | medium | 10.2 160-290 pounds, 10.60211.00; butchers, to choice, 250-300 pounds, a10.90; 200-250 pounds, 10.40a pounds, 10.00a11.15; 9.60a11.00; packing sows, 9.35a10.00; pigs, medium to choice, 90-130 pounds, 9.00a10.65. Cattle—Receipts, 7,000; calves, re- ceipts, 3,000; mostly steady market on steers; better grades scarce and getting some action; lower grades in predomi- nate supply; slow strictly choice kinds absent; best, 14.60; slaughter classes, steers, good and choice, 1,300-1,500 pounds, 13.25a14.90; 1,100-1,300 pounds, 13.25215.00; 950-1,100 pounds, 13.35a 15.15; common and medium, 850 pounds up, 10.75a13.35; fed yearlings, good and choice, 750-950 pounds. 13.50a15.25. Heifers, good and choice, 850 pounds down, 13.00a14.75; common and me- dium, 9.25a13.00." Cows, good and choice, 9.75212.25; common and medium, 7.7529.75; low cutter and cutter, 6.00a Bulls, gocd and choice (beef), cutter to medium, 8.00a 10.25; vealers (milk fed), good and choice, 10.00a14.50; medium, 9.00210.00; cull and common, 7.0029.00; stocker and feeder steers, good and choice (all weights), 12.25a13.50; common and me- dium, 9.75212.50. Sheep—Receipts 18,000 head; market very slow, few sales and bids around 50 “cents lower; few fat shorn lambs, 13.75; best woolskins held above 15.00; California Springers, 16.75; _sheep steady; fat ewes, 6.50a7.00. Following quotations on shorn basis: Slaughter classes, Spring lambs, good and choice, 16.25a17.25; medium, 15.25a16.25; cull and common, 13.00a15.25; lambs, good and choice, 92 pounds down, 13.00a 14.00; medium, 12.00a13.25; cull and common, 9.00a12.00; medium to choice, 92 to 100 pounds, 11.75a13.85; ewes, medium to choice, 150 pounds down. 5.75a7.25; cull and common, 2.50a5.75.' on the Pacific Coast. fited by the increase. It was an evi- dence, however, of improvement in the oil industry and marked a departure from the cautious policy of the Stand- ard Oil interests that has prevailed since | overproduction and low prices first be- | gan to seriously concern the industry. The extra of 25 cents per share com- | pares with half that amount that has | § been paid quarterly on the present cap- italization. It carries out the general | plan of the Standard Oil management | of sooner or later bringing the dividend on an increased amount of stock out- standing up to the figure paid on the old stock. This explains the tenacity with which holders of Standard Oil shares cling to them during periods of trade depression and when oil stocks as | a class appear to be tabooed by the general public. | It is expected that the report of the Standard Oil of New Jersey for the year | vill be published within a few days and will show earnings to fully justify yes- terday's action. It is believed that fur- | ther improvement has taken place in the | first four months of this year and that the extra 25 cents declared yesterday will be continued indefinitely. This would mean a higher yield in dollars to the original holder of Standard Oil shares than ever before. ‘The Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corpo- ration also declared an extra dividend of 25 cents, in addition to the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share. This maintains the dividend policy es- tablished three months ago, when the stcok was returned to a dividend basis after dividends had been suspended since May, 1924. - . 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