Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1930, Page 15

FINANCIAL, CURB SHARES GAIN INLATER DEALINGS Market Starts Off Irregular. Utilities Lead in Ad- vance. BY JOHN A. CRONE. @pecial Dispatch %6 The Star. NEW YORK, February 19.—Follow- ing an active opening the curb market | today moved irregularly higher. Power and Light issues jed the advance, with investment trusts. trading cor- poration, a miscellaneous group of in- d and radios going along. Oils, coppers and motors continued utilities &gain were headed by _~~Electric Bond & Share, which at times whs up almost 2 points, but had to overcome several successive selling Wwaves. American & Foreign Power ‘Warrants came within a small fraction of their best level of the year. Cities Service and Indian Territory ‘were the most active miscellaneous olls. ‘The latter inelined Atio henhvm' l: trading progressed. though most of the Standard Ofl [roup slipped at t«h opening, there tendency late ln the z ‘hour, -m: ’ and Standard Ol of Indians trends ere Kansas d-fln;u its mpoud reelplml-unn it Ebou'-vl renewed followin ‘Public Bervice remained active, | ‘The upswing in other sections of the list benefited investment trusts and g_corporations. ‘The National Investors group again led the division, Third National and Fourth National climbing to record peaks and Natlonal Investors approxi- Manage- ment and Merchants & Manufacturers Securities also utumld maximum prices for the yea: Otis -enwr ln sympathy with the old the b tor equaled jts previous best level as Su- rnuler bettered its preceding top. iliea Gel, as & result of the formation & new dehydration company, also pum into new high territory. CORPORATION PLANS WIDE EXPANSION Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, February 19.—That the Silica Gel Corporation is widening its fleld of activities is evidenced by the formation of a new subs .mbe&lggm ration - 3 rate under a Mary- charter, a tion {>r which was yesterday. It will have capital of 50,000 shares of class A, par 00 & share, and 1,000 shares of ‘common stock. same officers and most of the dmn'hodkect'mlflllflo(m parent tion manage mmp-ny It is understood that new interests e a substantial uoekoll.hzm:ku{thesmmcel tion & Refrigeration, Inc., and they will be represented on the board of directars. DlVIDtNDS DECLARED. NEW YORK, February 19 (F).— o M % Q Apr. i * $3.00 s-aApr. g\l 29 dpe !u'ovl!flu!hntlw ar. 1§ ar. 15 v, 1 ‘Hambl, ! t ( . I(l 3 Yosem Hids c'm e7i5c @ Apr. 1 Inereased. Page Hersh Tubes. $1.25 Q Apr. 1 Resumed. Durkee Thomas A. 43%c Q Mar. 1 Reduced. Fale Bros..... .. e QMar. 1 Liquidaty Spring Valley Wat ¥ o SO & 863 6 1043, c'm : 5 163w SEzSgeSenseSonsssiE “:2::5::::5 gea 5 =S SRR e & Notice—All stocks are ull I- those designated by ~Prev. 1930.— 144 56 a1 Stock ant Low. Dividend Bate. 44 Acme W Co vte (83). 7 Aeronautical Indus.. 1% Aeronautic Ind e« 8 AeroSup Mfg B. 13% Aero Unflll"fllfl’l 20% Agfa Ansco.. . 31 Alr Investors vic. .. 11% Alr Inv Incev pr.... 4% Am Investors (war). 1% Alexander Indust..w All Amer Gen Corp. 4 Allegheny Gas Corp. % Allled Aviation. ..... 354 Allled Pow & Lt. 45 Allled PRr&Ltpf(3) 764 Allled P&L 1st pf(5) % Allison Drug StA... 4% Am Brit & Cont. 7% Am Br B El 14 shi Am Chain (3). 37% Am Cit P&L A (a3). 14 AmC P&L B (b10%) 3% Am Cmwith Po war, 23% Am Cwith PA b10%. 3414 Am Cwith PBb10%. 25% Am Cyanam B (1.60) » EelmmnSoxSmnaamman » z_.,~s_..°:~ 654 Am For Power war, . 113% Am Gas& Elec (31). 10 Am Invest Inc B. 13% 226 Am Lt & Tract (10). lun tlo 1% Am Maracaibo...... 13 10 Am Solvents Chem 4 28% Am Superpower (1). 263 94% Am Super 1stpf (6) 24 8% Am Thread pf (25c). 5% Am Yvette (new) wi. 114 Anchor Post ¥ (3)... 15 Anglo-Am vot (73c). 16% Anglo-Am n-v (73c). 16% Anglo Chil Nitrate 124 Apex Electrical Mfg. 9% Arcturus Rad Tube 1% ArgoOil.... 1% Arizona Com (50c) & Ariz Gl 8% Arka &% Arkansas Nat Gas A, 18 Art Metal Works(3) 2 ass0-Dyeing & Pig.. 86% X880 G & E A (12.40) 7 A880 G&E A deb rts. 89% Ass0 Rayon pf (6)... 22% Atl Coast Fish(1.40). % Atlant Fruit & Sug. 154 Atlantic Sec Corp.... 221 Atlas Plywood (2). 18 Atlas Stors Corp(31) 14 AutV Mcvprpt(2). 11 Auto Music (A) (1). 12% Aviation Credit. AxtonyF Tob A 3. 2% Bahia Corp....... §0 Baumann (L) pf (7). 5% Bellanca Afreraft. .. 14% Bickford’s, Inc (1).. 6% Blue Ridge Corp. 83% Blue Ridge cv pf, 27% Blumenthal (S). 86 Brazil Tr & Lt (2)... 2% Bridgeport Machine. 104 Brill Corp, A (65¢).. 2% Brill Corp B... 80 Brill Corp pf (7)....1 3 BrCelanese Lid rets 65% Buckeye P L (4).... 32% Bulova cv pf (33%) 3% Burma Corp (131c) 11% Butler Bros (30c). 3% Cable Radio T vie. 1% Cab&Wire LtdB rets. 224 Camden Fire Ins(1). 3% Can Marconi. . 54 Can Pacific(new)w.i % Carib Syndieat 26% Celanese Corp...... ¥0 Celan Cor 18t pf (7). 5% Cent Atlahtic States. 1 34% Cent P8v A (a1.76). 55 19 Cen States El (340c) 638 101 Cent Sta El ev p£(6) .1258 l“ 4% Centrifug Pipe (60c) 12% Chain Stores Stoek. . L= P 26% Colts Pat Fire A (2). W Columbia Syndicate. 52 Colgate-Pal-P (23%). 284 Com'with £dison (3) Comwith Pow pf (6) Comwith & Sou war, Com'with & 8 pt (6). Com Wat Ser lbflu) Consolidated Conll.r Con Dairy Prod (32). Con Gas, Balto(3.60) Con Gas Ut A (2.20). Cons Instrument. Cons Laundries Con Retail Strs (1) 4 Continental Ofl...... Cooper Bess pfA(3). Cord Co % Corroon Cosden Oil p( (1) Coty 8Soc Anon rcts. . Creocle Petroleum Cull Mex Mining.... Davenport Hos (2).. Dayton Alr & Eng. % De Forest Radio. Deere & Co new w.1... D & Co (36) . Deisel-Wem-Gil 1% Derby Oll & Refin. Detroit Alreratt Col Dix Gas & Utilities DIxon(J},Fruc (8). Douglas Aircraft 75c Driver Harris(new). | Dubiller Cond&Rs4. 4 Duke Power (35)....1008 Durant Motors. East Gas & ¥ Asso East States Po B(1). Eastern Util Inv A. . Edison Bros Strs(1). Eiasler Elec (1.50) El Bond & Sh (b§. El1 Bond & Sh pf (6). Elec Pow Asso (1).. El Sharehold pf (6) .. Emyptie Pwr Corp(2) Empire Steel Corp. .. Emp Pub Sv A(1.80) EngPSoptwar.... Europan Elec (The). Evans Wallow Lead. ‘abrics Finishing. .. airchild Avistion. Alreraft. ... Fischer Corp. Ford Mctor L. .... Foremost Lairy Pr 4 Fore D Pr pf (1.60 Foundation For S| A Garlock PKg (1.20) General Baking. .. .. General Bak pf (6).. Gen E Ltd rets 50¢) Gen Fi'proof (121 ). Gen Gas&El cv pf(6) Gleaner Com Har(2) . Glen Alden Coal (10) Globe Underwriters. Coln. Graymur Corp. GrA&PTnv Greif & Br pf X (7) Ground Gripr (11%) 38 Guardn Fire Assn(2) 28% Gunther Law ¢ 129 133 Guif QJlof Pal%). 3 m’w. 47 Hambleton Corpefs. 1 H 89 tford El Ltll\) lWl 90% U% fl iine Cor l-u- ll!‘:‘). wnun-nmm-nmnuu-u "".'L,‘ i . Afina-.lun 1: Close. gx/ 24 12% 14% 20% 5 14% 6% 2% 16% 6% 2 50% 49y 82 % 574 1930 Iw!. llll Low. 5 Hfll“ll'l‘ Uoll llllcl 8% Hudson Bay 78 Humble O(I l’) 37% Hydro Blec Serv 104 Hygrade Food Prod. 23% Imp OI1, Can (50c) 63 Indus Fincv pf (7).. 54% Insull Ut Inv(be%). 6914 Ins Coof N Am (13). 17 Insurance Sec (1.40) 20% I Trade (1) % Intercontinent Pet n, 181 Intl Petrol. n(623%e) 614 Internat Products. .. 11% Int Safety Raz B 32%4 Intl Superpow (21 6% Internatl Ut B 1% Internatl Util : 10% Interstate Equities. . 40% Interest Eq cv pf u) 12 Irving Alr Ch (1. 9% Italian Superpow 5 Itallan Superb war 28% Johnson Motor Co. 1% Kirby Petroleum. 15% Klein (H)pt pf $1.. 20. 35% Lackawanna Sec(4). 8% Lakey Fy&Mch(t1). 1% Land Co of Florida., 14% Lefcourt Real +1.85. , 20 Lefcourt Real pf (3) 75% Lehman (The) Corp. 18 Libby McNell& L. .. 5 Liberty Baking Corp 17% Lily T Cup (1560)..., 18% Lion Oil Refin (2).., 12% Loews Ingdebrts.., 3% Loews Ino war. . 34% Lone Star, new (IM) % 40 Long Isl Light(60e). 107% Long Isld Lt pf (7).. 3% Louistana Lan & Ex. 32% Marine Mid Cp (1.20) 10 Marion Steam Shov. 52% Marshall Fleld & Co. 1 Mavis Bottling. 48 Mayflower Assn. 10% Memph Nat Gas Co.. 15% Mer & M{ S A (1.50). 1% Mesabi Iron. . 8% Met & Min Ine (1.20) 87% Met T Cor pt pf (13% 241 Met Chain Store: 24 Mexico Ohio Oil. 22 Midl Unit (b1%%).. 26% Mid Wst Util (b8%). 97 Mid W Ut ev pf xwé. 3% Mid West Ut B war. . 29 Miller & Sons (2)... 13 Miss River F Cp war 18% MoKanPL (b10%). 12 Monroe Chem (1%). 1% Montecatini deb rts. 105'% Mon LH &P (2.40). 48% Moore Dr Forg A(6). % Mountain & Guif 8c). 8 Mount Prod (1.60).. 17% Nachman Spring (3) 20 Nat Containe: 29 NatEIPoA (1. 10).. 17% Natl Fam Strs (1.60) 174 Nat Food Pr A (2%) 25% Nat Fuel Gas (1)... 1214 Nat Investors (new) 22% Nat Pub Sv A (1.60). 50 Nat Ste 204 Nat Transit (1). 3% Nat Union Radio 16% Nehi Corpn (1.30. 118 Neisner Bros pf (7 26 Nelson (Herman)(2) 17 Neptune Meter (2).. 96 Newberry (JI)pt(7). 144 NewEngT&T (8).. 6644 New Jer Zine (14)... 3% New Mex & Ariz Ld.. 1056% Newmont Min (34).. 13 N Orleans Gr North. 24 Newport Co (2). . 6% N Y Auction (1%) 22% N Y Invest (1.20). 8 N Y Rio&Bu Alre 114 N Y Tel pf (6%) un lenn Hud P(40¢c) »m.t ud Pw A war, gl iag Hud Pw B war, 27% Niles Bement Poll . 12% Noma EI Cor (1.60) ll 84% Noranda Mines (l) sl 5% North Am Aviati 3 North Am Cement. .. 5% North Am Util Sec. . 92% No Am Util 1st pf(6) 170 North 8t Pow A (8).. 21% N W Engineer (2)... 22% Novadel Agene (2).. 1 Ohio Copper. 66'%4 Ohio O1l (12) 84 onnoek-,l.ta 29 10% Param C Mfg (2.40). 22% Patterson Sargnt (3) 20 Penn Mex Fuel (2) 13 Pennroad Corp. . 43% Peop Drug Strs (1).. 6% Perryman Elec Co... 19% Petrol Corp (1%)... 11% Philippe (L), A 11.70 10% Pilot Rad T A (1.20). 10 Pltney BPn (2300).. 111 Pitts&LE (5)..... 25% Plymouth Oll (2)... 9 Poly: Mfg (31)... 14 Premier Gold (24e).. 8% Prince & Whitely... 36% Prince&Whitely pf3. 14 Prudential Inv . Pug SP & Lt pf (6 110 Quaker Oats pf (6).. 16 Radio Products (2).. 12 Ry & Util Inv (A)... 8% RainbowLumProd A 3% RainbowLumProd B 2% Reiter-Foster (40¢). 16% Rel'nce Managemnt. 71 Republic Steel n wi. 90% Rep Steel cum pf wi. 5% Reynolds Bros Inc. . 22% Reynolds Met n 2.40. 21% Rich Oil Cal pf (1.75) 2 Roosevelt Field. Inc. 16 Roof Refining 15 Root Ref cv pr pf 1.80 56 Royal Typewr(13%) 62% Ruberold Co (4).... 8% Ryan Consolldated. . % St Anthony Gold.... % 19% St Regis Paper (1).. 120% BSafety Car H & L(8) 2 Salt Creek Con (40¢) 10 Salt Creek Prod (3).. 11% Schlet & Zan (13%).. 23 Schlet & Zan pf 3%.. 6% Schulte Real Estate, 2% Schulte Un bc-$1 8t. 86% Seeman Bros (3).... 6% Seg Lock & H (60¢).. 7% Selected Industries.. 66 Sel Ind allot cfs 5% . 59 Select Ind pr (53%).. 4% Sentry Safety Cont. . 12 Seton Leather (2)... 7% Shattuck Den Mi 51% Sheaffer Pen (123%). 8% Shenandoah Cor 88 Shenan Corp pf( 41 Sierra Pag Elec (2). 18 Silica Gelet. .. 4% Singer Mfg Ltd( o T R P T T T o P o 2a Er oS B0k oG B m e aa— R R o - 2 466 Singer Mfg Co (126) 12M 16% Sisto Fin Corp. . 80 Skinner Organ (2%) 137% Smith (A 0) (2). 32 Solar Refining (2% % Sonora Products. 88 23 So Col Pow A (2 4% Southern Corp 10 Southland Roy ( 117% S W Bell Tell pf (7 L Spunish & Gen Reg.. 106% Stan Gas & El pf (7) 20% Standard Dredging. . 27% Std Dredg cv pf (2). 1% Standard Motors.... ‘50% Stand Oil. Ind (23). 27% Stand Oil, Kan (2)... 834 Stand Oil, Ky (1.60). 44% Stand OIL Neb(133%) 81 StOll of Ohlo (2%). 62 Stand Pow & Lt. 2 Standard Pub A. 61 Stand Pwr & Lt B 164 Stein(A)& Co (1.60). 81 SteinA&Co cu pf 614 1508 66 Stetson (J B) (61). 28 Stroock & Co (3).... 1% Stuts Motor Car. . 6% Sunray Ofl (40e) 608 5 27 1de Rate. 3% Switeh comme 2y, ne: 31% Swife lm-rn‘l(l %o Bl% Tampa Electric (32). Teck Hughes (60e).. % Tobacco Pr Exports. Todd Shipyard (4).. Tonopah Min (15¢).. Transamer (31.60).. Tran Con Air Tran. . Transcontl O11 (30¢) Tr-Lux DL PS (A). Tri-Cont Corp war. .- Tri-Continental Cor. Tri-Cont Corp pf(8) Tri Utilities ($1.20). Triplex Safety Glass Tub Art Silk B (10). 110 Ungerleider F corv Un N G Can (+1.60). Union Oil Assn (2).. Union Tobacco. Utd Carr Fastnr 1. United Chemical Co,. United Ch pt pt (3).. United Corp war.... Utd lenders(bl 35) United Gas Co. . Unit Lt&Pwr A (80¢) 174 Utd Lt & Po of (6).. U S Dairy (A) (5) USDairy B.... . U S Elec Pwr ww. .. FINANCI Stock and 1% S Lines U S Rul Utility & Wayne P vt retes @ annugl paymen! . Low. ividend Rate. 20 ishing (32).. Foll B ( m. Unit Verde Ext (4).. Utah Metal & Tunnel Utility Pw & Lt(al). Util & Ind pf (1%).. Utility Bquities..... Vacuum Ofl (14%) Veeder Roof (1% ) Venezuela Ptm (3! Vick Fin Corp. Waitt & Bond A (2). Waitt&BondB(1.40) Walgreen Co. Walker (H) (1) Wenden Copper. West Alr Exp (6 30 Auto Sup A ( West Mass Co (2) 3% Winter (Benj). RIGHTS. 3% Con Gas El L&P..April 1 % Crocker Wheeler ..Feb. 34 3% 3 Eisler Elec. . % % 3% 2% So. Cal. Edisen. 4 3% 8% .10 .01 Trans Corp.. can oF AT g, LR exre, SElin erit h tock, o Fursble m Afllmm Ig.' Close. P (1) r Recl CEISTTSE A -TH - o Ind.... - FnnsRonBR~ DHN® 5 % Expire. 4% 4% 2% 3 02 03 dollars iy or semi- Baltimore Markets Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md, February 10— 1, | Potatoes, white, 100-pound sacks, 2.25 23.00; sweet potatoes, barrel, 1.75a2.75. Yams, barrel, 1.75a2.50. Beets, basket, 2.00a2.25. Cabbage, hampers, 75a1.00. Carrots, 100, 3.00a4.00. Caulifiow crate, 1.25a1.75. Celery, crate, 2. 3.25. Lettuce, crate, 2.00a3.50. Kale, barrel, 2.00. Onions, 100 pounds, 1.50 #1.75. Peppers, crate, 4.00a7.00. Peas, bushel, 2.50a3.00. Parsnips, basket, 40 a50. Spinach, bushel, r‘ hamper, 30a40. Apples, bu.shel aofl Cranberries, box; 5.50a 6.50. pefruit, box, 2.50a4.50. Onnm. 2 10.4 50. Tangerines, box, 1.25a3.50. Strawberries, quart, 25a50. Live Stock Market. Cattle—Receipts, 50 head; light sup- ply; market steady. Steers—Choice to prime, none; good to choice, 12.50 to 13.00; medium to good, 11.50 to 12.80; fair to medium, 10.50 to 11.50; pllln to fair, 9.560 to 10.50; common to plain, 8.00 to 9.00. oice to prime, none; good to choice, none; medium to good, 8.50 to 9.25; fair to medium, 8.00 to 8.50; plain to fair, 7.50 to 8.00; common to plain, 7.00 to 7.50. Cows—Cholce to prime, none; good to choice, none; medium to good, 8.00 to 850; fair to medium, 7.00 to 8.00; plain to fair, 5.50 to 6.50' common 1o plain, 4.00 to 5.00. Heifers—Choice to prime, none; good to cholce, 10.00 to 11.00; medium to .00; fair to medium, rllin to fair, 7.00 to 800‘ common to plain, 6.00 to 7.00. Fresh cows and Springers, none, Hogs—llecei‘:fl 600 head; fair sup- ply; market lower. Lights, 11.75 to 12.10; heavies, 11.25 to 11.90; lum, 1200 to 12.30; roughs, 7.75 to 10.00; u.m pigs, 9.75 to 11.00; pigs, 11.25 to Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 25 head; light supply: market steady; :heep, 2.00 to 6.50; lambs, 7.00 to 13.00. Calves—Receipts, 50 head; light sup- ply; market steady; calves, 7.00 to 15.50. Dairy Market. Poultry, alive—Turkeys, pound, 32a 38; old toms, 22a26; Spring chickens, 28a32; poor and thin, 19a20; old roosters, 17al8; capons, 30a36; ducks, 17a30; old hens, 25a26; lelhflml 17a24; guinea fowls, each, 45a70; pigeons, pair, 25a30. ik, | 1408 Eggs—Receipts, 1403 cases; nearby firsts, dozen, 34)2a35; hennery white firsts, 36a37. Butter —Good and fancy creamery, pound, 34a38%4; ladles, 31a32; packed, 20a21; rolls, 25a2! 33a34. Hay and Grain Prices. —No. 2 red Winter, export, No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, sro 1173‘ February, 1.17% ; March, % No. 3, garlicky, no quotations. Corn—No. 2 domestic, yeunrw. new, 97a98; eob corn, new, 4.65a4.75. Oats—No. 2, 5412a55; No. 3 white, domestic, spot, 531,854, Rye—Nearby, 85a90. Hay—Rece 23 tons; general hay | market is qui some little hay is ar- riving, but hardly enough upon which to establish quotations by grades. Bet- | Ei white, domestie, spot, | ABS ‘ww® A—15 NEW FOX FINANGE PLANS REVEALED | Stockholders ‘Will Vote on- Proposals for Raising Ad- ditional Revenue. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Febryary 19.—Two nlunuun plans designed fo rescue the Fox Film Corporation from its financial difficulties, both advanced by faction: opposing the continuance of Willlam Fox as the directing head of the con- cern, came to light yesterday. Stockholders will mzet March 5 to act The meeting was wlefi nt the sugi tion of Federal Ju Coleman, before whom_the receivership hnrlnu have been held. The notice to the stock- holders revealed that Halsey, Stuart & Sho Coposed the pian Savored by, M op] an favore ¥y T, Fox, have also submitted a plan. ot re- financing. Ac the notice to stoci- holders, the lan con- templates the exchange of both class A stock and class B stock of the corpora- STOCK AND BOND MARKET AVERAGES By the Associated Press. From Yesterday's 30 Edition, 50 Industrials. .. 1802 el 1803 182.1 204.3 Three years ago, weekly aver m.n (lln) 166.5 years ago. 'l‘hm years ago, weekly aver. High (1930). Low (1930) Total sales (par GRAIN MARKET, CHICAGO, February 19 (#).—Wheat prices here ranged lower early today owing to indifference which the Liver- pool market. showed regarding yester- day’s advances on this side of the At- lantie, tine shippers were report- ed as pressing to sell abroad at quau- tions below competitors. Opening 1%, oft, Chicago wheat tuture dellvmu afterward continued to Corn, oats and provisions were Al.so euier with corn starting 3§ to 15 d A good deal of todsn selling of Chi- cago wheat future deliveries was on standing orders to let go when the market rallied to around $1.18 a bushel for May contracts. which the Federal Farm Board has set TREASURY BALANCE. ‘The United States balance announce today as of close of busi- ness February 17 was $22,659,849.52. Customs recel for the month to date were $20,100,739.19. ‘Total ordinary expenditures, $9,133,564.86. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations mrnuned by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) This is the price | A r 48 & loan basis for No. 2 hard Winter ;r wheat, a de that no-rd of Trade rules nrovg: must be accepted here on ordinary contracts for all ruture de.llnr!en Amther unsettling influ. as the fact that mhnulh of yesterday’s North fotal as high as 3,000,000 mz bulk of the amount wu wheat ‘gtown in Canada. Meanwhile, United States wheat was asserted today to be the durenmun world now o uflendlwltnmuuntlc porters, iverpool closing quota~ tions today showed practically no re- sponse to yesterday's late upturns in prices here. European demand over- night for North American wheat was described today as slow. On the other hand, Northwestern railroad advices said the movement of domestic wheat to terminals was also becoming slack. The fastest lifeboat in the world has been built for rescue of airplane and steamship passengers in English Chan- nel accidents. - Autocar Trucks The Autocar ‘mv, A'dm nnry l’v The Board of geclar uum!f” S aiviaend 'at the Tate d nu ter grades of timothy and clover mixed | '"'“:’fl !""":. are selling from 16.00220.00 per ton, ac- cording to quality and condition, re- ceipts by truck supplying most require- ments. stnw——whnt. No. 1, per ton, 9.00a Dtr ton, 9.00a10.00. 10.00; cat, No. ‘NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, Ml’ull’y 19 ton opened unc! to 3 points high- er today on overnight nuytnl orders. Active months showed net advances of about 4 to 8 points after the call. ‘There was some trade buying as well a8 further covering promof by the advance of yesterday, but Liverpool made an indifferent showing and sold some cotton here. New Orleans also sold in the local market and after the initial buying orders had been supplied, prices eased several points under re- alizing and liquidation. May reacted from 1586 to 15.74 and the active months showed net losses of 3 or 4 points at the end of the first half hour. Liverpool cables sald the market there had been influenced by conti- nental buying and covering, but that the demand had been supplied by hedg- ing and Bombay selling. They reported moderate cloth sales to Africa and South America, but said that sales of cotton yarns were restricted, and that cumumenv. of production was being re- ported in the Egyptian section of cashire. NEW YORK BANK STOCKS. NEW YORK, February 19 ().— BANKS. ) —Cot- | | I stockholders of business March 5, mailed JOHN 'C. Interest on Daily Balances for Day of it to Day of Withdraw: Compare this method = with usual method of computation. Call and let us explain. Other Departments are equipped to serve you in nflu and fiduciary matters. The Rank of Personal Service 14th & G Sts. N.W. Resources Over $20,000,000 WADE H. COOPER. President Equitable Co-operative Bldg. Ass'n Organized 1879 JOHN JOX EDSON, President Assels ..........0.....$5,662,549.55 50th YEAR COMPLETED WALTER S. PRATT, Jr., Secretary Surplus & Profits......$1,705,130.78 Subscription for the 98th Issue of Stock Being Received If You Want to Progress Financi- ally—SAVE The most successful method of saving is to adopt a systematic plan. Join the Equita- ble and save as you earn. 915 F St. N.W. Bid. Asked. | America . 130 13¢ Broadway Chase National Ghat Phenix N City National fth Ave N ¥, Bankers Cent Hanover . Chemi Bk & Tr Corn Exchange County Stockholders’ Committee. NEW YORK, February 19 ()—A stockholders’ protective committee for the Kolster Radio tion, now in mlr'e,“f“" has been o!:‘no’g A.Jl-hrry Moot lormer lew Jersey, ol New York, hn!:ee a:u-mmtdo:- 'w Yorl n depository. IETAL KARKET NEW YORK, February 19 (#). ——Cnp-\ per quiet; cletlrolyfic. spot and future, 18. Iron quiet; unchanged. Tin steady; spot and nearby, 38.87a39.00; future, 39.37. Lead steady; spot, New York, 6.25; East St. Louls, 6.10. Zinc easy: L] 1435 K St. We Recommend First Mortgage Notes 6Y2% ON: If you reagh for too high a rate of interest you will problbly have to sacrifice the vast- ly more important feature of llffly of ' principal. A Firest Mortgage Note safeguards both principal and income. -LUCH, tion for new common stock, all of one class. ‘The plan, the notice stated, would ell.mlnfle the present voting B stock, of which Mr. r cent, and of all new tock under a voting t. The notice stated that Mr. Fox would not_consent to the plan. The other alternative plrn came from Winfield Sheehan and Sau! Rogers, vice presidents and directors of the Fox corporation., They propose to raise $40,000,000 through sale of deben~ ture issues and the remaining neces- sary funds through sale of $25,000,000 of new common stocks. ‘The plan of the two Fox officers, it rted in Wall Street, would he to the stockholders, its mmu claiming it is less costly plan favored by Mr. Pox Its ehlel difference is that h the issuance cent pre- ro} in the Fox plan, interest saved on $25,- 000,000. In pup-ntlon for the stockholders' meeting, supporters of the so-called bankers’ blnn which Mr. Fox favors, the organization today Annmm of a class A stockholders’ cvmmmee lud nnd for proxies for the March 5 meet- & statement it was announced the ittee wwm“n-k of and its stock- Action by Federal Judge Frank J. Coleman on the receivership petition of Mrs. Susue D. Kuser, second largest class B smckholder has been withheld peng the stockholders' decision. Terms io Sait You INVESTIGATE NOW! Washington Gas < ’l'.i‘!lt Co. “..Nufioul 8280 s We Invite Applications for FIRST TRUST LOANS on Improved Property IRBY HONTGO“’I fl AND ‘l’ll DISTRICT OF COLI-I!IA I Periods of 3, 5 or 10 Years BOSEEEPL*,‘ELPS | John Han 1417 K St in Safe 6%2% Guaranty First Mortgage Notes and Bonds St suburbe Every dollar you tnvest in"these nd sscuritie s 6 Auvailable in denomina- stions as low as Monthly Payments if Desired Send for Booklet “The Success Plan” Hnmmufiunm CoRPORATION Capital Resources $3,800,000 24 JACKSON PLACE 3 o | ou East St. Louls, spot and future, 5.158 N-t.‘2345_~ % ,42% 388 Superheater (13%).. 4 43% | 5.20. Anumony, 8.75. ’