Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1929, Page 70

FINANCIAL. DISTRICT BUSINESS BAROMETERS Business in the National Capital dur- ing the past month was well ahead of the corresponding period of last year, it is indicated in reports of activities FINANCIAL. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. JULY 14, 1929—PART 5. of 1928. The June total was slightly lower than the totals for both May of this year and June of last year. Postal receipts in Washington, as re- amounted tq . B ——1920— Net - — WEEK ENDING JULY 13, 4920, o toDate. | @ih. Low. _ Stock and dividend. Mish. Low. Close. Chse. |@ish. Low. _ Stock and aividend. Hirh. Low Close. Ches. | High Low. Total sales 22,849,510 577,520,680 Central Alloy pf (7)..., 111. 109% 109% 54 256 Graham-Paige Motor... 32l 29% 29% — 3% 19 16% Mortor Meter A ctfs. . Same wto& a !llf ago 4, 18,267,008 434,744,406 gcn:rll l}!‘}hfi:’i&:l’l‘n. 350 338 8:: :le“ ((;}r-h-bm.(,?..‘.lcl‘lfll.('l) 26 26 26 g:V. :{(ulor &':dlllc‘l:)("l) ‘entury ranby Consol n ’ otor ee! e AT LU Cent Rib Mills pf (7). 70 77% Grand (F W) Stor 83 80 Mullins Mfg. in varled lines published herewith. Fig- | BOieC, 13 W, M, Mogney. Sogurel 1 Averageprice of B0 stocks.278.56 273.68 280.45 226.77 Cerro de Pasco (6). . x96% — 1% 106% Grand Stor Mullins Mfg p! ures for retail trade, postal receipts,)so. {he past fiscal year to $5,886,415.57. Same wlM & YOAr BE0..veeses ve. 201.05 173.13 G Munsingwear (13%) tel use and consumption of elec- | This total was slightly greater than Murray Corporatn ( tric power were greater than for June, |that for the previous fiscal year. The Nash Motors (6).... 1928, and the six-month report for |total for the past month also was ahead check transactions showed a big gain|of the total for June, 1928. Thers over the same period of last year|was a decrease in the June total, how- though the June total was below that|ever, from the May total of this vear, this 'being due to seasonal variations. 49% Jeur Chesapeake & Ohio Chesa & Ohlo Corp (3) <l 43% Granite City sml ). 114% Grant W T (1)...... 101 Great Northern pf (5). 100 = Great North pf ctfs (5). ). — N L Steck and dividend. High, Low. Close. Chi . b4% sm Abitibi Power....... 43 a1 42 79 Abitibi Power pf (6). 4 82 lg::u 124 110% 110% Abraham & Straus. .. Abram & Straus pf (7).. Chicago & Nat Bellas Hess (31)... Adams Express pf (5)‘ . Adams Millis (2). Advance Rumley. Advance Rumley pf Ahumada Lead. .. 4 Air Reduction (3) 4 Air Wal E1 Ap(2%) Ajax Rubber. Alaska Juneau Albany Wrappin, Alleghany Corp. » Alleghany pf A ( 4 Alleg Corp pf rets(s Allfance Realty (13)-. . Allied Chemical (). . 34 Allied Chemical pf (7).. Allis-Chalmers (7)..... Amalgamated Leather. . % Amal Leather pf. 5 85% 856% 3% % 336%x340 121 121 265 6% 6 50 Lhd++1 ) Amerada Corp 31 Am Agricultural Chem. . 11% Am Agricultur Chem pf. 41% Am Bank Note (13). Am Bank Note pt (3). Am Beet Sugar.. Am Beet Sugar pf. Am Bosch Magneto. Am Brake Shoe (2.40) Am Brake Shoe pf (7) Am Brown Bov Elec ‘Am Car & Foundry (6).. Am Car & Fdry pf (7)... Am Chain pf (7) . Am Chicle (2).. 5 Am Com Alcohol (ki.60) ‘Am Encaustic (2)...... Am European Secur. ... 4 Am & Foreign Power. Am & For Power pf (7) A & Forn Power 2d pf. Am Hawailan S8 (1).... Am Hide & Leather. ... Am Home Prod (3.60) AmIce (i3). Am Icept (6)... Am International 3 Am La France & Foam Am Locomotive (8). Am Locomotive pf (7).. Am Machine & Fy (4)... AmMch&Fypfew (7). Am Metals 3)..... Am Natural Gas pt (7). Am Piano. 4 Am Piano pf. Am Power & Light (11). Am Power & Lt pf (6) 10 Am Pow & Lt pf A (3) AmP&Ltpf Asta (5). 4 Am Rad & Std San (11) » Am Republics. ... Am Roll M (c2) . Am Smit & Ref pf (7). .. Am Steel Foundries (3). Am Stl Foundries pf (7). Am Stores (2) ‘Am Sugar Refining (5).. Am Sugar Ref pf (7).... 10 Am Sumatra (3) Am Tel & Cable (5). 4 Am Tel & Tel (9). Am Tobacco (8) 4 Am Tobacco B (8 Am Tobaceo pf (6) Am Typefounders (3) Am Typefounders pf (7) Am Water Wks & E (c1) Am W W & E 1st pf (6) Am Woolen...... . ‘Am Woolen pf.. Chicago & East 111 pf. Chicago Great W Chicago Great Westn pf. Chi Ind & Lou pf (4).... Chicago Mil & St Paul. Chicago Mil & St Paul pf Chicago & Northwn (4). 4 Chicago Pneu Tool...... 4 Chicago Pneu T pf (313) Chi,Rock Island & P (7). Chi Rek 1sl&Pac pt(6) Chi Rek Isl&Pac pf(7) Chicago Yel Cab (3).... Chickasha Cot Ol1 (3). Childs (2.40). Chrysler Corp City Ice & Fuel (3. City Ice & Fuel pt (6%). & City Stores (1). City Stores A (3% CCC& St Louls (8). # Cleveland & Pitts (3%3). Cluett-Peabody (5). Cluett-Peabody pf (7). Coca-Cola (4).. Coca Cola A (3). Collins & Alkman. .. Colorado Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southn (3) Colo & South 1st pt (4).. Colorado & Sou 2d pf(4). 4 Columbia Gas (2)...... 103% 86 55% Columbia Gas pf A (6) Couml Graph (29.1¢) Columbn Carbon (t4 Commercial Credit Com Credit 1st pf( Com Cred 1st ex w Com Credit pf (1%). Com Credit pf B (2). Com Invest Trust ($4) Com Invest Trust war... Commercl Solvnts(h8) . Commonwlth Powr (14). Conde Nast Pub (2)..... Congoleum Nairn. Cong Cigars (15%) 4« Conley Tinfoil (sta).... Consol Cigars (7). Consol Cigars pr pf(§13) Consol Film pf (2 Consol Gas of N b Consol Gas pf (5). .. Consol RR Cuba pf ( Consol Textile. Container (A). Container (B). Contl Baking A 4 Contl Baking B.. Contl Insurance (2). 4 Contl Motors (80c). .. 4 Continental Oil of Del Corn Products (13%). % Corn Products pf (7) Coty Inc (82) Crex Carpet. . Crosley Radio (11) Crown Cork & Seal. . Crown Wil Pap 1st (7 Crown Zellerback L Cuba Cane Sugar pf. Cuba Company. Cuban-Amer Sugar ban-Amer Sugar pf... ban Dom Sugar. dahy Packing (4). Curtis Publishing (6)... i Curtis Publishing pf(7). Curtiss Aero (1).... Cushman’s Sons pf (8) Cutler-Hammer (3% ). .. LELHL L4 [REEAR: LARE AR S 2R A8 25% Gren Nor Or t Wi 32% 9013 55% 101% 33% 95% 97 91 54 111% Gult Mobile & North Gulf Mobile & N pf(6).. Guif States Steel (4).... Gulf States Steel pf(7).. Hackensack Water(1%) Hackensk Water pé(1%) Hackensack pf A (1%).. Hahn Dept Stor B Huhn Dept Strs PN‘ %), Hamilton Watch pf(6).. 1 Hanna (M A) 1st pf(7) Harbison & Walker (2).. Harblson&Wallser pf(6) . uli,xum -1 130 140 118 1138 108 499 105 Havana Elec Ry pf (6 Hawailan Pineapple (2). 37% Hayes Body (b8). Helme Geo H (17) . Hercules Powdr (3). Hershey Chocolate Crp Hershey pf (4).... Hershey prior pf (6).. 72% Homestake Mining (17). 37% Houduille-Hershey (1% ) 49% 62 Household Prod (14) 70% Houston Oil. ... 56% Howe Sound (1415) 3413 Hudson & Manhat ( Househld Finance pf(3) 70 Hudson & Manhat pt(s). 4 Hudson Motors (5) 39% Hupp Motor (f2). 132% Tllinols Central (7) “ent 1sd In ( Ind Oil & Gas (2) Indian Refining Indian Refining etf: Industrial Rayon Ingersoll Rand (15%). 7814 Inland Steel (3%). 38'a Inspiration Copper (). . 22% Interboro Rap Transit. 814 Intercontinental Rubber 813 Inter AgriChem. ... 60 Inter Agri Chem pf (7) 77% Inter Cement (4). . 54 Inter Comb Eng (2) 99 Inter Comb Eng pf (7). 92 Inter Harvester (2%). Inter Harvester pf (7) 471 Intl Hydro Elec A (e2 65'% Inter Match pf (3.20) 4'% Inter Mer Marine 27 Int Mer Marine ct 3614 Inter Mer Marine pf. 40'3 Int Nickelof Can (30c. 854 Inter Paper pf (7). .. 25 Inter Pap & Pw A (2.40. 14% Inter Pap& PwB..... 10% Inter Pap & Pw C. . 80 Inter Pap & Pw pf (7). 43% Inter Printing Ink (23 95 Intl Printing Ink pf(6) 43 Inter Ry Cent Am... 695 Inter Ry Cent Am pf (5 55% Intl Sait (133). Inter Silver (18). Inter Silver pf (7). 78 Intl Tel & Teleg ( 65% Inter Dept Stores 89 Inter Dept S pf 29 Intertype Corp (f11%3) nd Creek Coal (4) 80'% Jewel Tea new (3). 149% Inter Business Mch (5). Inter Nickel Can pt (7).. ). ). ) Island Creek Coal pf(6). - 23% - % 694 + 64% 38% — 102% + 130 94% + 2% Nat Bellas Hess of (7).. Natl Biscuit (16%3).. .. 4 Nat Biscuit pf (7) Natl Cash Register (Y” Nat Dairy (31%). Natl Dept Stores. Natl Dept St 1st pf ( Natl Distillers Products. Nat Distillers pf (7) NatlEnameling (2). Natl Lead (69. Natl Lead pf A l\allLudpfS(‘).. . Natl Power & Light (1). 2 Natl Radiator. N % North Amer (b10 Nevada Copper (3). New Or Tex & Mex (7).. Newport Co A (3). . Newton Steel(3) N Y Airbrake (3). N Y Central (8). . N Y Chi & St Louis (6).. Chi & StL pf (6)... Dock Ha H&Hpf (7). nt & Western. Railways pt State Railways pf.. Y Steam pf (6)....... N Y Steam 1st pf (7). Norfolk Southern (2%). Norfolk & West (+10)... Norfolk & West pf (4).. %5tk). North Amer pf (3). North Am Edison pf « o0 German Lloyd 3.41.. Northern Pacific (5). ... Northern Pacific ci fs(fi] & N N o) 222222222 ks Y Y Y N Y Y ¥ Y 4 Norwalk Tire & R Oil Well Supply. 01l Well Supply OliverFarm Equipment. Oliver Farm Eqev (3). Oliver Farm Eq pf A(6). Omnibus Corp. ....... Oppenheim-Collins (5). Orpheum Circuit pf (8). Otis Elevator (6). Otis Steel. % Otis Steel prior pf (7) Owens-111 Glass (4).... Pacific Coast. , ... Pacific Coast 1st pt. . b 4 Pacific Coast 2d pf Pacific Gas & El (2).. Pacific Lighting (3) Pacific Miils. Pacific Oil St Pacific Tel & Tel Pacific Tel & Tel pt Packard Motor (15).. Pan-American Petrolm. Pan-Amer Pete (B)..... Pan-Amer Western B. .. Panhandle Prod & Ref.. Panhandle Prd&Ref pf. . Paramount-Fam-La (2). Park & Tilford (33). Park Utah Min (80c). Pathe Exchange. . Pathe Exchange A Patino Mines (3.89). Peerless Motor: Penick & Fory Penna Coal & Coke Penn Dixie Cement. Penn Dixie Cem pf ( Penna Railroad (4). People's Gas Chi () 1 4 180 125% 125% ' 130%x132 b4 e+ I+ L+ 4 for May. Retail trade in the fifth Federal re- serve district, including wuhmmn. was indicated by an increase of 5 per cent_in June and since Washington usually is a leader in this district it is assumed that the increase here would be approximately the same, bringing the index for department stores sales here for June to 131. The figure stood at 126 for May without seasonal ad- justment. This corresponds to an index of 115 last June, which fell off from the report for May, 1928. Bank clearings in Washington in June amouzted to $124,028,347, hring- ing the total for the first half of this year to $751,047,3847, this representing - A considerable increase in the con- sumption of electric power in the Dis- trict during last month is shown i the report of the Potomac Electris Power Co. over the totai for June, 1928. The figure for the past month was 21,717, 953, as compared with 19,484,101 kilo- watt hours consumed last June. "rhere were 153,715 telephones in service here last month, as comparec with 145264 in June, 1928, it is res ported by the Chesapeake & Potomas Tclephqne Co. There was but a very to seasonal changes. The average num- ber of telephone calls per day here iast month also _was well above the total L4 +f+1+ o ) 31 196% 2 gain of approximately $50,000,000 in check transactions over the first half CHECK TRANSACTION WASHINGTON CLEARING HOUSE recorded in June, 1928, the figures being 633,800 and 599,428, 19217. $117,074,963 103,348,052 121,510,442 124,139,370 120,850,495 127,516,336 Month. January.. | February... April 1926. $112,853,440 99,026,075 120,498,787 115,978,408 118,968,666 128,361,071 121,511,514 104,912,119 105,608,791 119,532,824 118,066,537 127,262,714 1928. $114,408,f l32 8129 45' 201 103,495, 109,649,040 122,284, 9W 131,795,928 HD.NQ,IBS 129,300,052 123,796,402 126,836,183 126,930,689 124,028,341 114,273,668 107,049,844 113,117,412 137,660,693 122,706,244 123,581,252 129,981,412 $1 ,385,.597.426 $1,435,725,602 $1,392,580,951 POSTAL RECEIPTS Reported by Fiscal Years. 1926-27 $380,996.07 371,654.56 447,804.14 541,676.96 505,417.39 686,869.38 452,798.09 460,256.72 521,939.24 498,290.44 1927-28 1928-29 $388,568.16 $391,428.44 397,809.26 412,757.49 476,465.09 469,250. 2! 506,969.09 545,649. 511,040.11 494,103 m 687,795.65 672,162.47 473,473.51 480,663.77 466,626.95 467,238.68 527,486.19 505,179.65 506,543.44 499,056.83 426,834.06 474,724.09 470,110.35 491,322.56 422,008.21 426,669.19 147 490.35 457,603.20 $5,294,315.78 $5,729,296.27 53,550 ,378.. 15 $5,886,415.57 KILOWATT HOUR OUTPUT FOR DISTRICT POTOMAC ELECTRIC FOWER CO. 1926 1927 15.049,208 17,036,730 14,570,549 16,154,758 14,038,461 16,275,840 13.990,862 16,266,198 15,081,528 16, 5 15.157,253 373,122.67 477,321.63 446,018.56 627,252.88 438,573.00 407,873.78 498,967.48 485,013.24 1928 18,655,125 18,479,857 18,472,095 18,031,834 18,852,464 19,484,101 19,555,847 19,470,453 19,710,347 19,286,368 20,256,623 20,663,298 1929. 22,016,010 20,009,602 21,520,790 21,071,318 21,078,386 21,717,953 Month. January 16.796. sm 18.131,429 19,030,145 15,861,946 16,442,705 TELEPHONE SERVICE IN DISTRICT CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO. Am Writing Paper ctfs. Cuyamel Frui! 15213 Johns-Mansville (3). Pere Marquette (18) Am Writing Papr pf(3) Am Zinc Lead & Sm Am Zinc pf (6)... Anaconda Copper (7) Anaconda W &C (3). Anchor Cap (2.40)...... Anchor Cap cv pf (6%4). Andes Copper (3).... Archer-Daniels (2). . Archer Daniels pf (7)... Armour&Co of Del pf(7) % Armour & Coof 111 (A).. Armour & Coof 111 (B).. Armour & Co of 111 pf (7) Arnold Constable & Co. . Artloom Corporation(2). Artloom pf (7) . Ar Metal (1%) . Associated Apparel (4). Asso Dry Goods (2%)... Asso Dry Gds 1st pt (6). Asso Dry Gds 2d pf (7). Associated Ol (2)...... Atch Top & S Fe (10)... Atch Top & S Fe pf (5).. Atlantic Coast L (110).. Atl Gulf & West Ind! AtlGulf & W Ipf (4). Atlantic R'nmng(nsfi) 5 Atlas Powder (4) . 1 Atlas Powder pf (6). 4 Atlas Tack. Auburn Au 4 Austin-Nichols Auto Sales. . Auto Sales pf (3). 42'% Autostrop Razor A (3). 114% Baldwin Loco pf (7) a Baltimore & Ohio (6 23% Balto&Ohio rcts full p Baltimore & Ohio pf (4). Bamberger pf (6%2)..... Bangor & Aroos (3%) Bangor & Aroos pf (7).. Barker Bros (2).... Barker Bros pf (6%5). » Barnsdall (123%).. Bayuk Cigars (2). 3 Bayuk Cigars 1st pf l7). Beacon Oil. . Beech-)\utP-cklnx l!) . Belding-Hemingway. Belg Nat Rys of (16). Bendix Aviation (2) 3 1 lsw.x! 144 69% x69% (L. 8 JB IV 181 0 T S 120 120 127 x131 5 126% 127% Saa tiRE AR Bohn Alum &Br (14). Bon Ami (15) Booth Fisherie: Booth Fisheries 1st »f.. Borden Co (3).... Borg-Warner (J4) o+ Boston & Maine. Botany C Mills Class s Briggs Mfg Co.. . Briggs &Stratton (2). Bristol Myers (143). % British Empire Steel. British Em Steel 2d pf. 4 Brockway Motor (3) Brockway Motor pf @ Bklyn Man Transit (4 Bklyn Man Trans pf ( Brooklyn Union Gas (5) Brown Shoe (2%). . Brown Shoe pf (7) ick-Balke ( Brunswick Ter&Ry See. Bucyrus Erfe (1)....... Bucyrus Eriecv (2%).. Bucyrus Erfe pf (7) Buff Roch & Pitts (4 Buffalo & Susque pf (4). Bullard Co (1.60). Burns Bros Cl A (8) Burns Bros (B).. Burns Bros pf (1) Burroughs Add M (15).. Bush Terminal (g2) SN e 192% (A M) 138% 104% By-Prod Coke (13). t ll% 72% Californfa Packing (4) 13 26% California Petroleum L 4 1% Calithan Zinz & Lead. 185 124% Calumet & Ariz (10).... % 36% Calumet & Hecla (4).... Ry Canada Dry G A (5).... 265% 218 Canadian Pacific (10) 234 228 Canadian Pacific 1st pd. 48% 36 Cannon Mills (2.80).... 92% 82 CarClin & Ohio (4)..... 101% 94Y% Car Clinch&Ohfo sta(5). 384 308 Case (JI)ctfs(6)...... 130 120 Case Threashing pf (7). 22)% Cavanah Dobbs Ine. 5:“ Celotex (3) Davison Chemical. Debenhams Sec(al.59) .. Deere & Co pf (7). Delaware & Hud (9 & Del Lack & West (7). .. Den & R G Western pf. Detroit Edison (8)...... Detroit & Mackinac pf.. Devoe & Raynolds (13).. Devoe & Rey 18t pf (7).. Diamond Match (8)..... %« Dome Mines (1)... Dominion Stores (1.20).. Drug Inc (4). Dul So Sh & A Dul So Sh & Atlantic pf. Duluth Superior. ... Duluth-Superior pf (4).. % Dunhill Internati (34) 5% Dupont de Duplan Silk (1). . Duplan Silk pf (8). m (t43%) Dupont de Nem deb (6).. Dugquesne Lt 1st pf (5).. Durham Hoslery. . Eastman Kodak (18) Eastman Kodak pf (6 Eaton Axle (3). Eitington Schild (234) Eitingtn Schild pf(613). Klec Auto Lite (6)...... 1 Electric Boat . Electric Power & Lt (1). Elec Pow & Lt pf (7) Elec Storage Bat (5) 4 ElkHorn Coal. .. Elk Horn Coal pf Emerson Brantgm A Endicott-Johnsen (5). Kng Public Serv ($1). Eng Public Serv pf (5).. ' Eng Pub Serv pt(5%).. Equit Office Bldg (2%3).. Erie. Erie Railroad 15t pf (4). Erie Railroad 2d pf (4).. 3 Eureka Vacuum (4)..... Evans Auto Load(12%). Exchange Buffet (1% ) Fairbanks Co. 4 Fairbanks Morse (3) Fairbanks Morse pf (7). # Fashion Park (k2%) Faslidon Park pf (7). Fed Light & Trac(31%). Fed Lt & Trac pf (6) Fed Motor Truck (80c).. 4 Fidelity Phoenix (2) Fifth Avenue Bus (6: N Fisk Rubber. .... Fisk Rubber 1st pf. Fisk Rubber 1st pfev... Fleischmann (13%3). Fleischman ctfs. Florsheim Shoe (A). Florsheim pt (6) Follansbee Bros (12 Foundation Company i Fox Film Class A (4) ¢ Franklin Simon pf (7 Freeport Texas (4) Fuller GA pr pf (3. Gabriel Snubber C1 A 215 Gamewell Co (5) Gardner Motor. Gen Am Tank Car (14) Gen Asphalt. . Gen Asphalt pf (5).. Gen Baking pf (8). % General Bronn @) Gen Electric Spee (60c) . G*nGas&ElL A (e1%).. GenGas&ElIpf A (7)... Gen Mills pf (6). . General Motors (13.30). Gen Motors pf (7)...... Gen Outdoor Adv A (4).. Gen Qutdr nv tr cfs (2). Gen Public Service (b6) I I T T R A A S I I 1+ [ o Gen Railway Signal (5). 1 Gen Ry Signal pf (6).. Gen Refracories(13%).. Gillette Safety Raz (5). Gimbel Bro: Glidden Company (+1%) Glidden Co pr pf (7).... Gobel (Adolph) vass Gold Dust (2%). Gold Dust pf(6). Goodrich (B F) Co (4) Goodrich (B F) of (7). . » Goodyear Tire&Rub (5). 40'/5 1 Goodyear 1st pf (7)..... 1 Gotham Hoslery (2%4) Gould Coupler (A) lOl % 101% 46 46 e e N ] V441 +1+++010 0 ® L Ill++|+l|++ b oS8 > - 8% 119 17 Johns-Mansvilie pf(7). Jones & Laughlin pf(7). 1 121% 121 109 Jordan Motor. Kan Grow & Li Kansas City Southn 15) 6314 Kansas City Sou pf (4). 243 Kaufmann Dept St(134). 54 Kayser Julius (5)... 25 Keith-Albee-Orpheum. 9415 Keith-Albee-Orp pf (7) 1) Kelly Springfield. ... 697 Kelly Springfield 8% pf. « Kelsey-Hayes (2).. 12 _Kelvinator Corp 891" Kendall Co pf (163, 77 Kennecott Copper (5)... 45% Kimberly-Clark (233). 2714 Kinney G R & Co (12). 935 Kinney G Rpf (3). 25% Kolster Radio. . 32% Kraft-Phoenix (1% 95 Kraft Phoenix pf (6%) 44 Kresge Stores (1.60 Kresge S S Co pt (7 124 Kresge Dept Stores 6815 Kresge Dept Stores pf. Kress S H (1) 3 Kreuger & Toll (1.34). 75% Kroger Grocery (el). 2311 Laclede Gas St L (10). 2 100 Laclede Gas pf (5).. 26 Lago Oil & Transport 127% Lambert Co (8) Lee Rubber & Tir 4 Lehigh Port Cem (2 ehigh Port Cm pf .ehigh Valley Coal Co. :w. Lehigh Val Coal pf(3). 7% Lehigh Valley (3%3). 50 Lehn & Fink (3) 8115 Liggett & Myers (15) 2541 100 3214 148' 81is Liggett & Myers B (15). 128 Liggett & Myers f (7) 42% Lima Locomotive. . 497 Link Belt Co (2.40) 71% Liquid Carbonic (t4%) 48% Loew's Inc (2)... 9215 Loew's Inc pf (6%) 73 Loft Incorporated. 25 Long-Bell Lumb Cl A 56 Loose-Wiles Bis (2.60) 20 Lorillard Co. . mm 6014 96 1% 25 12% Loulsiana Ofl Rrefining. 89 Louisiana Oil R pf(6%). 35% LouisGas & El A (1%) 15 138% Louisville & Nash (7). 66% Ludlum Steel (2).. 98% Ludlum Steel pf (615). 37 MacAndrews&F (12.85). :g 71% McCall Corp (4).. 971 McCrory Stores A(2) 97% McCrory Stores B (2) 107 McCrory Stores pf (6).. 40% McGraw Hill Pub (2).. 15% MeclintyrePorcMines(1) 62 McKeesport Tinplate(4 49 55 9L 148 McKesson&Robbins(2) . McKessn & Rpf A(3%). Mack Trucks (6). . Macy (RH) & Co ( . 101% 100% 107 . 45 . 15% ) 3% 53t 6015 100% 210 . 17% Madison Sq Gar (1%) 60 Magma Copper (5). 24% Mallison & C 95% Mallinson & Co pf (1) 121 Manat) Sugar. 31 Manati Sugar pf. 24 Mandel Bros (2%). 247 Manhattan Elec Sup. 3115 Man Elev mod gtd(ds) . 25% Manhattan Shirt (2). 12 Maracaibo Oil Explora. 69% Marlin-Rockwell (14) 66% Marmon Motors (4) 7% Martin Parry.... 42‘,3 Mathieson Alkili (e2) 38% M-ytax Co pf (3). 80 Maytag Co 1st pf ( 56% Melville Shoe (1.40). 20 MengelCo....... 24 Metro Goldwin pf(1 97 Mex Petroleum (152) 36% Mexican Seaboard 30% Miami Copper(4). 85 Michigan Steel (23)... 80% Mid-Continent Pet (2). Midland Steel pf (uo* 17% Miller Rubber. . 386% Minn & Moline. 97 Minn&Moline pf(6%). 68% MinnStP&S 56% MinnStP&SS 62% Missouri Pacific. .. 120 Missouri Pacific pf (5). . 33% /i ) 293 % 60% Mohawk Carpet (12%).. 99 Montgomery Ward (234 4 Moon Motors. 7214 Morrell & Co (3 60) 7% Morris & Essex (3%) 3 Mother Lode (40c). .. 12% Motion Picture Corp. Class. ) 120'& 41% — 1% 120% + 6% 83% — % 3% — % 215 — +36% A W 99% + 20 143% + 3% 69% + 2% 125 $10% 4, 8% % 1% 1% - % 34— W 575 + 4% 204 +d% Pere Marquette pf (5 Pere Margq prior pf (5). Pet Milk (1%).10urnens Thelps-Dodge (3) .. Philadelphia Co (7). Phila Co 5% pf (233) . Philadelphia Co 6% (3). Phila Rapid Transit (4). Phila Rap Tran pf (33%). Phila & Reading C&1... Philip Morris & Co (1).. Phillips-Jones (3).. Phillips Pete (1%)..... Phoenix Hosiery Pierce-Arrow (A Pierce-Arrow pf ( Pillsbury Flour (2 & Pirelli of ltaly A (2. 3 Pitts Ft W & Chi pf (7). 1 Pitts Steel pf (7) Pitts Terminal Ce Pitts Terminal Coal pf.. Pitts & West Va (6) Poor & Co (12)... Porto Rico Tobac A (7). Porto Rico Tobacco B 4 Postal Tel & Ca pf (7). . Postum (3) Prairie Oil & Gas. . Prairie Pipe Line (14).. Pressed Steel Car. Pressed Steel Car pf Producers & Refiner: Producers & Refiners Prophylactic Br (14) . Public Serv N J (2.60) Public Serv N J pf (5). 4 Public Serv N .J pf (6).. Public Serv N J pf (7).. Public Serv N J pf (8)... % Public Serv E&G pf (6). PullmanCo (4)... % Punta Alegre Sug. . ¢ Pure Oil (1%) Pure Oil pt (8) Purity Bakeries (3) 4 Radlo Corporation. Radio Crp ofAm p: Radio Crp ofAm pf B(o) Radio-Keith-Orph (A).. Railway & Express (2). Reading Railway (4). Reading 1st pf (2) Reading 2d pf (2). Real Silk Hoslery. Real Silk Hn-iory PE(T). Rels (R) & Co. Remington-Rand. .. Remington-Rand 18t (1) Remington-Rand 2d (8). Reo Motors (11.60). . Republic Bras: % Republic Iron & Stl (4). Republic Ir & St pf (7).. Reynolds Spring........ Reynolds Tob (A) 2.40 Reynolds Tob B (2.40). . Rhine West E P (1.92).. 4 Richfield Oil (2).. . Rio Grande Oil (k2) Ritter Dental (238)..... Rossia Ins of Am(2.20). Royal Baking Pow (1).. Baking Po pf (6). » Royald Dutch (a1336).. Safeway Stores (3)..... Safeway Stores pf (§) Safeway Stores pf (7) St Joseph Lead (13).. St Louis & San Fran (3). 4 St Louis & San F pf (6). St Louis Southwestern. . St Louis Soutwst pf (6. Savage Arms (2) . Schulte Stor: 4 Schulte Stores pf (3). Seaboard Air Line. Seaboard Air Line pf. Sharon Steel Hoop (2).. Shattuck Frank G (2)... Shell Union (1.40).. Shubert Theater (5).... Simmons Co (3). . Simms Pete (1.60)...... SinclairOil (12%).... Sinclair Consol pf (8)... Skelly Ofl (2) Sloss-Sheffiel Snider Packing Co. Snider Packing pf. So Porto R Sug (2% SoPorto Rico Sug pf(8). Southern Calif Ed (2)... Southern Dairies B. Southern Pacific (6) Southern Railway (8)... Southern Railway pf(5). Spalding A G (1.60). Spalding A G 1st pf (1 % Number of Telephones in Service. FELLL VI ++ 0+ V4444441 + 1928 144,036 144,757 145.279 145,657 145,962 145,264 145,292 1926 127,411 128,128 129,544 130,352 130,756 130,330 130,137 130,410 131,620 133,337 134,684 L 135,780 143,585 Average Originating Local Calls Per D:,v. 1926 1927 544,604 564,198 56 5 585,425 584 227 559,499 487,806 437.939 506.733 539.386 554,561 586,784 1827 136.506 137,285 137,992 133,715 I +++1 1 588,646 598 398 *Seasonal decrease due to vacation period. SALES INDEX OF DEPARTMENT STORES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Average Monthly Sales 1923 =100 | Lie+y + 31 (Estimated unofcially) HOW IS BUSINESS? Showing Current Business Activity Compared With Same Week Last Year. o Jemr] oct Tnov] oec] yos T reasaslaen[ s uone] s aveust | year. Black sreas indicate declines from same weeks 12 months earlier. ACTIVITY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS. Check transactions compared with same week a year ago. e Tosn |asens| SreR | Wichmond | Atiants 411.0% | +21.1% LEADING BAROMETERS. Showing trend of Important facters. Present trend. Steady f 3 Business in dollars (checks cashed) 11 ++43 helesale hl::m lDIIl) sy Stock prices (Amnlhl . Stock market volume (shares traded) . CALL rights reserved. Cambridge Associates, Boston.) +1 ]+ 2