Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1930, Page 12

A2 we - MARINE PRODUCTS SUPPLY IS SMALL fWeather Prevents Large §hipments Here—Egg Re- | ceipts Exceed Demand. With ice covering most of the creeks and streams that supply Washington with its marine products, a dearth of fresh fisn was reported today with only a few shad, flounders and mackerel to answer the demand. Buck shad are selling for 35 cents, roe shad, 45; flounders, 25; mackerel, 25, while extra smelts are being sold fof 25, and frozen halibut, 25. Select oysters were selling for $2.50 & gallon | & this morning and standard oysters, $2.25. Receipts of eggs were miore than ample to meet the demand. Current receipts were quoted at 41a42, with hennery stock selling for 44. Today's wholesale prices—jobbers’ prices slightly higher: Butter—One-pound prints, 41a42; ! tub, 40a41; store packed, 25a30. g Eggs—Hennery, 44; current receipts, 41a42; selects, 45. | Poultry, alive—Turkeys, young, 30a 32: old toms, 27a28; Spring chickens, large, 28a30; mediu 28a30: broilers, | 32a33; fowls, 27a28; Leghorns, 20a23; roosters, 20; ducks, 15a18. Dressed— Turkeys, young, 36a38; old, 32a33; Spring chickens, large, 34a35; medium, 34a35; broilers, 38a40; fowls, 32a33; Leghorns, 26a27; ducks, 28a30; roosters, '23a25; capons, 35a40: keats, 50a60. Meats, fresh killed—Beef, 23a25; wveal, 28; pork loins, 28; fresh hams, 25; fresh shoulders, 20; smoked hams, 25a 27; smoked shoulders. 22; bacon, 25a26: lard, in bulk, 1214: in packages, 13%: | calves, 28; lambs, top, 28a30. . Fruit and Vegelable Review. | ‘The dsily mnrkel“ :p;rt‘hoannr‘r!'.‘ and vegetables, compiled by the Marke! Ne“eg;:rwoe Bureau of Agricultural Economics, says: Apples—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady. Barrels: Vir- ginia, U. S. No. 1, 2% inches up, Yorks, 5.00a5.50; some ordinary condition, Siaymans, Cstans: U. 8 Nog 2% Sta; 1 ; U. 8. No. 1, 2% inches up, Black Twigs, 5.50a6.00. Boxes: Washington, medium to large size extra fancy Romss, 2.75a3.00; extra fancy large-size Staymans, extra fancy medtum-size Staymans, 3.00a3.25. Bushel baskets: Virginia, U. S. No. 1, 2% inches up, Yorks, 1.50a1.65. Cabbage—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady. New York, 100- pound sackse Danish type, 2.25a2.40. mostly 2.25; Florida, 1% -bushcl hampers, pointed type, 1.75a2.25. Celery—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady. Florida, 10-inch crates, 3-6 dozen, 2.7523.00. Lettuce—Supplies _ liberal; demand moderate, market about steady. Ari- zona, crates, Iceberg type, 5 dozen, mostly 4.75, few low as 4.50; 6 dozen, 3.00a3.50; Florida, 1'2-bushel hampers, Big Boston_type, 2.5022.75. Onions—Supplies moderate; demand light, market about steady. New York | and Michigan, 100-pound sacks, yellows, U. 8. No. 1, medium to large size, around 2.15, few low as 2.00; Colorado, 50-pound sacks, Valencia type, U. 8. No. 1, large size, 3 Potatoes—Supplies moderate; demand moderats, market steady. Maine, 120- pound sacks, Green Mountains, U. S. No. 1, 3.85a4.00; New York, 150-pound sacks, round whites, JJ S. }k’so lhl,'lfié Michigan, 150-poun sacks, L usse! Rurals, U. 8. No. 1, 475; Idaho, 100- pound sacks, Russet Burbanks, U. S. N iiting paans—Suppiles moderate: d upplies moderate; de- mand light, market steady; Florida, bushel hampers, green, fair quality and condition, 3.00; 3g-bushel hampers, green, fair quality and condition, 2.50a 3.00, mostly 2.50. light; Eggplant — Supplies demand light, market steady; Florida, pepper | oil stoc crates, fancy, 5.00. Tomatoes—Supplies light; demand light, market steady; originals, Florida, Jug boxes, ripes and turning, wrapped, 5x5 and 5x6, 5.25a5.50, few 5.75; re- packed, unknown origin, 3s, ripes, wrapped, fancy count, 4.0024.25; chol count, 3.25a3.50. Spinach — Supplies light; demand light, market steady: Texas, bushel baskets, Savoy type, 1.75a2.00. Caulifiower—Supplies light; demand light, market about steady; California, | pony crates, 2.60a2.75. Peppers — Supplies light; demand light, market steady; Florida, -pepper crates, fancy, mostly 6.00, few 6.50. Peas — Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady; Mexico, 45- pound crates, 4.00. Carrots—Supplies moderate; demand light, market firm; Texas, Western let- tuce crates, bunched, 3.50a3.75. Strawberries—Supplies very light; de- mand iight, market slightly stronger; Florida, pony refrigerators, Missionarys, 60a65 per quart, 30a35 per pint. Beets—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady; Texas, Western lettuce crates, bunched, baskets, bunched, fair quality, nurse taught me how to quickly heal CHAPPED HANDS Pll never be without this dainty, healing cream “A friend of ours wh Corporation News NEW YORK, January 27.—The fol- lowing is today’s summary of important corporation news prepared by Standard Statistics Co., Inc, New York, for the Assoclated Press. Weekly News Review. | The stock market displayed increased activity and moderate strength during the past week. Stimulated by increased production in the steel industry, prices showed a strong upward tendency in the latter half of the week, breaking out of the narrow area in which prices have ranged since the first of the year and advancing to a new high for the current movement. The listed bond market was dull, decreased interest be- ing due to the record bond offerings of the previous week. Prices evidenced a sagy tendency. It was manifest that old and well established issues were be- ing sold, proceeds being placed in the recent offerings. Loans to brokers decreased $24,000,000 to $3,341,000,000, compared with $5, 43,000,000 on January 23, 1929. De: tailed changes during the week were decrease of $39,000,000 in loans by New York City banks, a decrease of $3,000,- 000 in loans for out-of-town banks and an increase of $17,000,000 in loans for account of others. Call money con- tinued to range between 4 and 4, per statement for the week showed de- creases of $9,100,000 in holdings of dis- counted bills, $25,000,000 in bills bought in open market and $2,400,000 in United States securities. Volume of Federal Reserve credit outstanding is now $224,- 587,000 under the leval of a year ag Reserve ratio showed a further improvi ment, increasing to 76.3 per cent, against 75.4 per cent in the previous week and 69.3 per cent a year ago. Trade News Encouraging. Trade and industrial developments of the past week were encouraging. Operations were almost uniformly fa- vorable contrasted with the previous week, but, of course, continued sharply off from last year’s record results. Steel production showed a further increase, | operating rate advancing to 69 per cent | of capacity, against 66 ptr cent in the preceding week and 59 per cent two weeks ago. In the corresponding week of 1929 production was at 84 per cent of capacity. United States Steel rate was_increased to 72 per cent of ca- pacity, against 67 per cent in the previous week and 65 per cent two weeks .g In the like week a year cent of capacity. lependents’ ran at 67 per cent, contrasted thh 64 per cent in the previou r cent two weeks ago. ike week in 1929 was 82 per cent of ca- pacity. Prices of steel showed further easing during the week. This weak- ness, no doubt, is keeping back re- plenishment = orders which otherwise would be placed at this time. Pig iron rices are the lowest since October, 1928, while finished steel is at the lowest level since December, 1927. Car- loadipgs for the week of January 11 were the lowest of any corresponding week since 1922. Total of 863,191 cars was an increase of 86,932 cars over the previous week, which included holiday, but a decrease of 51,247 cars from the like week of 1929. After six consecutive weeks of in- creases in coal loadings that commodity showed a sharp decline from a year ago. Live stock and forest products were the only commodities to show a smaller relative decrease than that reported a week ago. Crude Oil Production. Domestic crude ofl production in the week ended January 18 averaged 2,661,- 650 barrels daily, a decerase of 27,600 barrels from the prec week’s aver- to reduced output in red with the like week a year ago, it was an increase of 1450 barrels. Imj of crude and refined oil averaged 282,250 barrels daily, an increase of 15,393 bar- rels over the precedi week and mak- ing a total available supply of 2,943,900 barrels daily. Refinery runs averaged about 2,542,600 barrels daily, thus stocks of crude increased 401,300 barrels a day during the week. Gasoline stocks at the end of the week totaled 45,041,000 bar- rels, an increase of 1,300,000 barrels over the preceding week. Gas and fuel ks amounted to 144,039,000 bar- rels, a decerase of 12,000 barrels from the previous week. The crude oil reductions made in the Midcontinent fields by Standard Oil of New York and Standard of New Jersey and Atlantic Refining Co. have not been met by other large purthasers. Some buyers, therefore, are paying on the average of 25 cents a barrel more for crude than others. This condition cannot last, as producers naturally favor the higher priced buyer, and in order to maitnain their prices have curtailed production further. East Earlsboro, Okla., operators have agreed to reduce production to 331-3 per cent of capacity, while Okla- homa City producers have voted a re~ duction to 25 per cent of capacity. Operators in Voshel field, Kansas, have also curtalled output to 25 per cent of capacity. Automobile production was stepped up moderately during the week, Janu- ary schedules of Chrysler and Chevrolet being revised upwardly because of large demands from their dealer organiza- tions. Rallroad equipment orders to sizable proportions were placed by & number of railroad and oil companies. Locomotive orders from the Van Sweringen lines . |alone were in excess of $11,000,000. 0 is 2 nurse at City For, in order to cent. The Federal Reserve consolidated 1 rice | November 22, THE EVENING STAR, BASIC INDUSTRIAL | AGTIVITY QUICKENS Business Barometers Indi-| cate Definite Trade Upturn During Past Week. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 27.—While primary distribution and general trade | are seasonally slack and still some- | what hesitant, basic industrial activity in the United States has quickened and each week brings further evidence that the decline has been checked and that a definite upturn is not far off, says the Business Week in its report covering the week ended January 25. Steel operations have shown an un- usually strong year start, general build- ing is moving at a higher level than in Deeember and if Government reports are true, an upturn in employment in January has resulted from organized bus'l:eu support of the President’s ef- orts. It will be better in the end if busi- ness revival proceeds, as it now does, slowly and firmly. Call money rates are so low and general commerc! rates are still too high to risk the pos- sible effect on the stock market of a false start in business recovery. The market, however, is getting into a sound position for a moderate rise in activity and prices. Bank security loans are still heavy and the short interest probably I 3 :I::,‘k;hfl'z there' ut;:m a lot for the 3 re is vel 'Osd!fll;he. digest Ty little usiness revival would probably be facilitated and not much pendlnzzred by a further lowering of rediscount | rates. We should expect this almost any week now. i GROWTH IN CANNING INDUSTRY IS SHOWN ! Tin cans in 1929 consumed more than one-fourth of the world's supply of tin, and the proportion will be higher this year, according to figures compiled by British producers. Eight billion cans were manufactured in 1929 and 45,000 tons of pure tin were used. The great increases in food canning throughout the world will boost these figures to new heights in the next few years, A tin can starts its life as an oblong lump of iron about half an inch thick, This is put into a furnace and after- ward rolled into a thin sheet. The sheet is folded in halves and then con- signed to the flames again. The folding and rolling process is repeated until the block of iron is converted into 16 sheets of plate stuck together. The sheets are separated and then dipped by the thousand into a sulphuric acid bath. Next they are plunged into molten tin and emerge a beautiful silver color. A high polish is given to the silver color by rollers covered with sheep- skin. Every sheet is then examined for defects, and if it is perfect it passes into the automatic machine which turns out tin cans at a tremendous rate. Forty-five thousand tons of tin, valued at about $850 a ton at it 3 thus start on the way to the scrap heap, for a can, once used, has served its use- ful purpose. Farm Buying Power ap;'n;v Dispatch to The Star. HAVEN, Conn, January 27.— Agricultural prices rose by 1.8 per ze-’ent last week, the index being the highest since September 27, 1929. This index has recovered 30 per cent of the loss incurred in the recent slump. Non-agricultural prices are still very week, last week's index, 91.3, only two- tenths of a point above the low on With the agricultural prices strong and non-agricultural prices weak farm purchasing power rose 2 per cent last ‘week. This is the highest index since September 27, slightly in excess of 2 points below the 1929 high. point on July 26. This index lost 7 points in the 16-week slump, and in the 10 weeks fol- lowing this lowest point it has recov- ered more than 50 per cent of the loss. Index numbers of agricultural and non-agricultural prices for various periods are given in the (ollo'ln% table with the index of farm purchasing power which is their quotient. For mh the average for 1926 represents Parm _ Agricul- Non-Asri- Purchasing ~tural cultural Power ~ Prices Pricgs 913 918 917 918 971 keep their hands clean WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1930. 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