Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1930, Page 75

5 FINANCIAL CURB SHARES FIRM AT SHORT SESSION Profit Taking Well Absorbed. Utilities Show Bet- ter Tone. BY CLAUDE A. JAGGER, Associated Press Financial Writer. NEW YORK, March 8—Week end profit-taking was well absorbed in to- day’s short session of the stock market, and the bull crowd was able to push several of its favorites 1 to 4 points turther into new high ground for the year. A wide sprinkling of shares closed lower, but losses were for the most part moderate. The utilities, which have been rather heavily sold of late, displayed a better tone. Some of the investment trusts were again buoyant features. Lehman Cor- poration rose nearly 4 points to a new peak above 90. Goldman Sachs rose nearly 2 points, and the Blue Ridge | issues were again firm. Shenandoah mon sagged a fraction in profit- 8. United Light was a firm spot in the utilities, getting back above 40 with a gain of more than a point. American & Foreign Power warrants and Electric Bond & Share sold up nearly a point each. Hydro Electric, however, ran into considerable realizing and closed a point lower. Oils were quiet and ir- regular. Humble lost a point, while Cities Service gained fractionally. In the mines Newmont sagged a point. Crocker Wheeler was a strong spot in the industrials, in sympathy with recent strength of electrical manufac- turing stocks on the big board. The stock jumped more than 3 points, get- ting well above 30. American Chain, recently brought to the fore in re- Under the “information at source” provision of the revenue act, ns making payments to another of “fixed and determinable income” of $1,500 or more during any calendar year must make a return thereof if the recipient of such payment is single. If the re- cipient is married, report need not be made if the payments aggregate less than $3,500. If the marital status of the payee is unknown to the payor, the payee is considered a single person for (g purpose of filling an information return, Pixed and determinable income in- cludes interest, rent, salaries, ki premiums, annuities, compensations, re- munerations and emoluments. The rmz‘uinmenu are not limited to period- ical payments, but a single payment must be reported. A separate return ofi information for each employe is re- quired of employers. Information returns are regnired on Form 1099 and must be accompanied by a letter of transmittal on Form | 1096. The filing date is on or before | February 15. The returns are filed | with_the collector of internal revenue | for the payor’s district. | Information returns are carefully 1 checked with individual returns of tax- | payers to whom the payments are made. Many delinquent returns and additional revenue amounting to hun- dreds of thousands of dollars have been secured as the result of the examine- tion of information returns. NEW FIRM ORGANIZED. BALTIMORE, March 8 (Special).— Brennan & Co,, Inc., has just been or- ganized under the laws of Maryland. | The new concern will engage in the in- vestment banking business, with offices | in the Baltimore Trust Building. OM- cers of the corporation are: N. A. Brennan, president; W. E. Crouch, vice president; W. F. Hurt, vice president, |and J. C. Rhoten, secretary and treas- urer. All officials of the company are well known in the local financial district, A | where they have been connected with Triples Aluminum Output. | the banking business for a number of NEW YORK, March 8 (#)—That Years. United States 'and Canada _produce e about half the world’s aluminum. The Cut Fire Losses. ! t increase of any count in the 1-'3‘:'«“ years was mordy led "!-:}' cnnndzns nmngil;‘ tromlmelrllmut' wh 8 (l:); Production there has tripled since 1925. .—u.uy” Mg . - .kpmuu ‘The New York Trust Co. puts the world b Nebeing f o total for 1928 at 221,400 long tons, United States and Canada Northern Canada were reduced to a whereof the United an b - . supply 118,200, , WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YEAR 1930 TO DATE (Reported by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. Hibbs Bullding. Washington, D. 0. @ALES OCCURRING ON THE WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE FOR 1930 UP TO AND INCLUDING FRIDAY, MARCH 7. BONDS. sponse to favorable earnings, mounted & couple of points to a new 1930 peak. | m o PUBLIC UTILITIES. Open. High. Low. Close. maturity. Anacostia & Potomac Riv. R. R. 1st 5s, 1049.. , 83 3% 3 55% Anacostia & Potomac Riv. guar. 8s, 149 | 90 100 C. & P. Telephone of Va. 1943 . 8 Capital Traction Ist 5s, 1947 . City & Suburban Railway 1st 5s, 148 . Georgetown Gas Light 1st 55 1961 Potomac Electric Power cons. 55, 1938 Potomac Electric Power gen. & ref. s, 1 Washington Gas Light gen. 5s, 1960 . Washington Gas Light series A 6s, 1933 . ‘Washington Gas Light series B 65, 1936 . Washington Railway & Electric cons. 4s, 1981 Bales. $5.000 MISCELLANEOUS. Barber & Ross, Inc. 8'%s, 1937 ....... District of Col. Paper Mfg. 1st 6s, 1937. Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank 8 ‘Washington Market 8s, 1038 .. PUBLIC UTILITIES. Capital Traction Potomac Electric Power pfd. .... Potomac Electric Power pfd. Washington Gas .. Washington Ry. & Electric com. Washington Railway & Elect. pi NATIONAL BANKS. Capital Commereial District . §5385 Riges Second ‘Washington . TRUST COMPANIES. American Becurity & Trust Continental Merchants' National Savings & Trust BAVINGS BANKS. Bank of Bethesds . Esst Washington Becurity Savings & Commercl: s8s 2338 s¥p. 958, Commercial National pfd. 85 District National Security pfd. . Emerson’s Bromo-Seltzer “A’ Pederal-American com. Federal-American Co. pfd. Lanston Monotype . Merchants' Transfer & Stor. com. Merchants' Transfer & Stg. pfd. 132 4% Mergenthaler Linotype .. National Mtg. & Inv. pfd. .. Peoples Drug Stores pfd. ‘Washington Mecl Washington Medical Blde. Corp.. 3 Woodward & Lothrop pfd. ....... UNLISTED DEPARTMENT. STOCKS. Park Savings Bank ...... HOW IS BUSINESS? Showing Current Business Activity Compared With Same Week Last Year. 10 100 8% GENERAL B! York City. Shaded a Drevieus year. Black area ank debits outside New the corresponding weeks of the e weeks 12 months earlier. ACTIVITY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS. B dollars (checks cashed) ., E::‘;’Il:y:::l (Department of Labor) . rtment of Laber).... ‘\:V"l.{!:‘ (I?v'l:- (Industrial Conl:r)tnu Whi e naailuti Bond prices (Annaist) . Btack Delces (Anmalist Stock market volume (shares iraded) . CAll rights reserved, Cambridi THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. © MARCH 9, Total number of shares sold Same period & year ago... 930— Wich. Low. Stock and 9% 8 Acetol ProdA.......... 52% 44 Acme Wire Co vte (32). 2% 1% A’'nautical Ind wi 11 7% Aeronautical Ind: 1 Aero Supply M g Aero Underwriters Afn'worth Cor ($23%). Afr Inv Ine, vic. ... Alr Inv Inc, vic con pf. Alabama Grt 8o pf (17). Alexander Indust. ‘All Amer Gen Corp. Allegheny Gas Corp. Allied Aviation Allfed Int Inv. Allfed Int Inv Allied Mills. Inc(60c) ‘Allied Motor Ind (1) Allison Drug Strs A, Aluminus Co of Am.... Alum Co Am pf (6) 15 1051 ol Aluminum Co, Ltd.... 169 108 361 Am Arch Co (3). 4% 82 ™ 8% 37 Am Chain (3) 68 AmCigarCo..... 37% Am Cit PAL A (a8) 14 Am Cit P&L(B) (b10%) 20% 284 344 3% 1 26% 3 16% 6% 654 143% 113% 108 106% 14% 10 6% 4% 1% 62% 225 45 65% Am Inv, Ine, B. Am Inv, Ine, war. Am Sup'p 1st pf (6). Am Therm Bot A (1.2 Am Thread pf (25¢). Am Yvette (new) w.1. Amrad Corp (1) Amster Trading (1%).. Anchor Post Fenee (2) Anglo-Chilean Nit. Apex Electrical Mfg. Arcturus Radio Tub.... Arizona Comm (50¢) Arizona Globe Cop. Arizona Power. Ark Nat G Atk Nat Gas A. 1 Arkansas Pwr&Lt pf(7) 10t Armstrong Cork (12%). Asso Dyeing & Pt Asso Elec Ind. Lt Ar] Coast Fish (1.40 Atlantic Fruit & Suj Al Al Atlas Plywood (2). ‘Atlas Stores Corp ($1).. Auto Music Inst(A) (1). Aviation Corp Am 13% Aviation Securif 46 Axton F T, A (3.20)..... Babcock & Wilcox (19) 21 50% 465 80 % 11% 6% 1571 150% 20% 14 14% Bickfords, Ine (1) 31% Blaw-Knox Co (13%). 28% Bliss Co (E W) (1) Blue Ridge Corp. Blue Ridge cv pf (a3) Blumenthal (S).... Bourjois, Ine (1).... Brazil Track & L (2). Bridgeport Mach (25¢) Brill Corp, A (86¢). Burma Corp, rets (tdie). Butler Brothers (30c) . Bwana M Kubw Cop. Cable Radio Tub vte. Cabl & W Litd, A ret: Cabl & W Ltd, B ret: Canadian Marconi. Carnation Co (3 Carnegie Metals. Ci tral Public Service. . Cent Pub S(A) (aL.75).. Cent & Southwestn Util, Cent States Elec (340c). Chain Stores Stock. ... Charis Corp (13)..c00e Cities Service pf (6). Cities Ser ptf B (.60) City Mach & Tool (1 Clark Lighter, A. Clev Elec Ilum (1 Clev Tracotr (1.60). Club Alum Utenstl. Colgate-Palm-. Colon Of Columbia Pictu: Columbia Syndica B Colum A Pev pf (2).ees Com'wlith Edison (8).... 2 Comwith & Sou (war).. Com Wat Ser ( Comstock Tunne! Consol Auto Mer etfs... Consol Auto Mer cum pt 5 Consolidated Copper. & Consol. Cortes Silver... 18% Cons Dairy Prod (32) 118% 90% Con Gas of Balto (3.60). 102 100 Con Gas, Balto pf A (5). 29% 21% Consol Gas Util A(2.20). 5% 3 ConsInstrument. 101% Contl Gas&El pr pf ( Continental Oil. 20 Coon(WEB)Co(2 28 Cooper Bessemer (2)... 38 Cooper Bess DIA(3)...49 5 Copeland Prod Inc A. 11% Cord Corp. . 39% Coty, Boc Anon rets. 5% Creole Petrol 34% Crsse&B pf(3%)w w. % Crown Cen 15 Cuban Tob v 2% CurtissAirpresvte. ., 5% Curtiss Flying Serv. 1% Curtiss Wright war 1% Cusl Mex Mining..., 7% Darky Petrol (1). 22% 18% Davenport Hos (2) 3 Dayton Alrplane & Eng. 435 Deere & Co (16) 113 Deere & Co new w. 214 De Forest Radio. 6% De Havil Afr rets (50¢) 19 Deisel-Wem-Gil (1%), 4% Derby Oll & Refin. .. 5 Detroit Alreraft Cor. Dow Chemical (2). .. 62% Draper Corporation (15 Dres (8 R) Mfg.A a4 1 . 189 267 Alumn Indust, Ine(134). 2! 53 8% (3 8 ‘ear, 54,320 & % 70,081,400 Net Hish Low. Cless. Chse. 9 8 % 50% 4 2 1% % IR ] #1441 - o1+ ++ Besx F2 2757 I 4++1 #F5" F T & g #2E7EE + + + + + + . +» + 1% 4 i + + + + + + + + Fl444 ++4++ 4+ [RE Lot ++14 I 11+ + = edss ¥ $ 4 o - FrR PN 2355 P4l 444 + 44+ 1 +4] + @ & “sres =F =¥= s 25 e x Educational Pictures pf. Eisler Elec Corp (1.50).. Flec Bond & Share (b6). Fl Bond & Sh pf (6) 412 Electric Household Uten Elec Pow Asso (1). Elec Pow Asso A (1). EIP & L opt war.. Elec P&L 2d pf A (7)... Elec Shareholding ($1). El Sharehldg pf (6). . Emer Bromo Selz pf(2). Empire Gas&F cm pf(7) Empire Power Corp (2). Emp Pub Serv A (1.80).. Emplyrs Reins(1%) Empire Steel Corp Engineers Gold.. .. Eag P S opt war. . European El Corp(The). % Europe Elec Ltd opt w.. Evans Wall Lead. Fabrics Finish Fageol Motor. Fairchild Aviation Fajardo Sugar Faicon Lead. Fandango Co! Fanny Farm Can Fansteel Prod. . Fedders Mfg Co Fe Screw (3) Federated Metals (1). Fiat Stk debrts. ... Fiat receipts (1.25). 4 Flintkote A (1.50).. % Fokker Afrcraft. Foltis-Fischer Corp. Ford Motor Can A Ford Motor Can B. % Ford Mot of Francs 4 Ford Mot Ltd (50c). Foremost DairyProd Fmst D Prd pf(1.60) Foundation For Shi Fourth Ntal Inv. Fox TheatersCla Franklin Mfg (2) Franklin Mfg Co pi French LineB(2.54). Garlock Pack (1.20) General Baking. General Bak pf (8) Gen E Ltd rets(50c) Gen Empire Corp. .... Gen Fireproof (12%). Gen Gas & Elec A. 4 Gen Indus Alcohol Gen Laundry Mach| Gen Petroleum Corp w! Gen Print Ink (2%) Gen Rity & Utilities Gen R & Utll pf (6)... Gen WW&EIA(2). . Gerrad (S A) Co (1.50).. Gilbert (A C) (1) Golden Center. Goldfield Consolidat. . Goldman Sachs t.c. (b6 Gorham, Inc pf (3).. Gotham KnitbacMeh. . Grand Rpds Var (1). Gray Tel Pay Sta (126 Greyhound Corp. . Groc Store Prod vte. Ground Gripper (1) . Guardian F Assn (2) Guardian Invest. . Guenther Law (2)..... Gulf Oil of Pa (1%).. Handley P p pf(19¢) 4. Happiness Candy. HollingerGold ( Holt (H)&Co (1.80. Horn&Hardart(2%4) % Houston Gulf Gas. Hudson Bay Min & 8, Hygrade Food Prod. llinois Pipe Line (20) 111 Pipe Line c.o.d. (20. Imperial Chem (1nd) + Imp Oil Can n (50¢). Indiana Pipe L, n(12%).. Indian Ter Illum Ofl IndusF! etfs(b10%). Indus Fin v pf (7). ..om 11 Util Inv (b6% ). 1 Ut Inv2d p(§).... Ins Co of No Amer (13). Insurance Sec (1.40). ... Intercoast Trade Co.(1). Intercont Pete new. . Intl H & Inc Co(10¢) Internl Petroln (1). Intl Products. ... Int'l Products pt. (6). Int Safety Ras B {3. Intl Superpower ($1). Internatl Util (A) (3% Internatl Utilities (B) .. 4 Internatl Utilit Interstate Equit! Interst Eqcv pf (3). Interstate H M (1.40). Iron Cap Copper. Irving Alr Chute (1.50).. Italian Superpowr A. . Ital Superpower war. Jefferson Elec (3). Johnson Motor Co. Jefferson B (13%)... Kerr Lake: Kirby Petroleum Kirkland...... Klein (H) pt pf (11.20).. Kolster-Br(Am shs! Koppers G & C pf (6) Lackawana See (4)... Lake Superior Corp. Lakey Fdy & Mch (1) Land Co of Florida Lazarus F & Rpf (6%). Lefcourt Realty (11.85). LefcourtRity pf(3). Lehigh Conl&Nav (ne Leh Coal & Nav (4) Lehman (The) Corp. Leonard O11 Lerner Stores (2). Leland Elec Co (2) Libby McNeill & L. Liberty Baking Corp. Lily T Cup Corp (1.50 Lion Ofl Refin (2) Loew'’s Inc deb rt Loew’s, Inc (war)... Lone Star, new (80¢) Long Isl Light (60c) Long Isl Lt pt (7). Louisiana Lan & Ex. MacMarr Stores. Mangel Store MangelStor Mapes Cons Mfg (3). 4 Marland of Mexico. Marshall Field & Co. Massey Harris (3). Mavis Bottling....... Mayflower Asso (12) McGraw El Co (2). Mead Johnson (13%) Memphis Nat GasCo. Mer Chap&sS pf A(6%) Mesabi Iron o Met & Min Inc(1.20) . Met T Cor pt pf (13%) Met Chain Stores. . Met bc to 50¢ 8 (B) Mid West Util (b8%). Middle Wst Ut war(A) Ut war (B). 4! 6! Ut pf xw(6) 106! Mid Royalty cv pf (2 Midland Sti Prod 2d Miller & Sons (2) Ming Corp Can (2 % M1 Miss River F Cp war. Mo Kan Plpe L (b10%) . Mock Jud Vohrgr(2) Moh Hud P 2d pf(7). Moody's 1 8 pt pf (3) Morison Elee (31)... Mountain & Gulf (8¢). Mountain Prod(1.60) Municipal Servic Murphy Co (1.20) Nat Amer Co. ... National Aviaiion. Nat Baking pf (7). Nat Dairy Prod pf A 16! Y% Y% Y 1930—PART SIX T++1+ 1 1++ PLEEL 4+ 410+ ++ +1+1 (XS AN RN 1++1 . Stock and dividend. Natl Family Strs (1.60). Nat Fam Strs pf (2)... Nat Food Prod B(b2%) Nat Fuel Gas (1) % Nat Invest at Sugar N J (2) atl Transit (1) eet Inccv A (1.60) Nehi Corp (1.30). Velson (Herman) (2) Nevada-Calit Electric. . Newberry (JJ) (1.10) Newberry (JJ) pf (7) NewBradfdoil(.50) New Eng Fuel new. % New England Pwr (2).. 9 New Eng Pow pf (6).... 91 New England T& T (8). 145% 22% New Haven Clock(t1%) New Jersey Zinc (14) New Mex&Ariz Lan. . Newmont Mining (34).. Newport Co (2)........ NewQuineyMfg(10c) N.Y. & Hond Ros 12 NYPwr&Ltpt (7). N Y Rio&Bu Afry N Y Tel pt (63%) N Y Transportation (2). Niagara H Pow (40c) . Niag H Pow A war. ipissing (30c).. Noma Elec Co (1.6 Noranda Mines (3) . North Am Aviatien. North Am Cement North Am Util Sec. North Cent Tex (60c) North Ind P S pf (6) North Stat Pwr A(8).. North 8 Pow pt (7). Northwest Eng (2). Novadel Agene (2). Hish. 18% 2 6% 132% 3% FINANCI Sonora. Southe) So. Ice 1+ Starret Starret CEVE+T++0 00 Stein C Sunray So Ice & Utilities B. Southern Pipe Line (12) Southland Roy (1) Southw Dairy Prod So West Gas Util Southw P & L pf(7 Spanish & Gen rets 3 Spanish &General ( 86 2 Stand C Stand Gas&El pt( % Stand Motors..... Stand Ofl of Kan (2). Stand Oil of Ky (1.60).. Stand Ofl of Neb (13%). Stand Ol Ohlo(2%). Standard Screw (8) Stein (A) & Co(1.60) Stein (A)&Co cu pf( Superheater (133%) AL. | Net Clese. Chge. Mfg Co (126 % Sisto Fin Corp. Skinner Organ Smith (A O) (2). Solar Refining (2 Prod. .. South Am Gold&Plat South Coast.......... 7% South Penn Oil (12%)... So Cal Edis pf (B) (1%) 26 SouthCalEd pfC(1%)... South Cities Util A. . So Colorado PwA (2) 41% 23% 52 rn Corp. .. & Utllitles A, +l+1l+ % 15 9% 9 13% + EAE 3 ‘ap & Sea! seefres e & t Corp. ... t Corp pf (3). P NN AR T T T o & ‘osmetics Inc. Stelnite L ++ Stroock &Co (3). Stuts Motor Car. .. Sun Investing. . Ol (40¢) . FH+ I FEH LR+ 4+ L+1+1 Orange Crush (1.50). Otis Elevator new Ll +++1 4+ Pac Coast Bis pf (3.50).. Pacific Comm Co (1.40) . Pac G&E 1st pf(1%4). +++ Parke-Davis (11.35) n Mexico Fuel (2, Peninsular Tel Co Pennroad Corp. Pern G &EA (1%) Penn Pwr & Lt pf (7)... Penna Water & Pwr (3). Peop L&P A(a2.40). . Pepperell Mfg Co (8).... Perryman Electric. Petroleum Corp (1%) Phil Elec Co pf. Philip Morris Inc. Pie Bak of Am pf (7). Pierce Governr (1%). Pilot Rad Tube ,A(1.20). 1+ 1+1+ 1 - Plymouth Oil (2). Polymet Mfg (1) Power Securities pf.... Pratt & Lambert (5. Premier Gold (24c). Pressed Met of Amer.... Prince & Whitely.... Prince&Whitely pf3 Process Corp..... . Propper McCallum (2).. Prudential Inv. "2 w2 8s “ressss Pyrene Mfg (80c) Quiney Mining. Radio Prod (50) Raflway & Lt S (15). Rainbow Lum ProdA. Rainbow Lum Prod B Raymond Con pf (3). Red Warrior . Reeves (Daniel) (1%4).. Reiter-Foster (40¢).... Reliance Management. . Reliable Strs (b5%) Republic Steel n w Rep Steel cum pf wi Reynolds Bros Inc. Reynolds Met, n (2.40. Riches, Inc (1.20). Richmond Radiato: Roan Antelope Mines. Rochester Cent Power. . Rockland Lt&Pwr(92¢). Roosevelt Fleld. Inc.... Ross Stores Inc. . Root Refining Co. . Royal Typewrit (1314). Ruberoid Co (4).. . Russek's Fifth Av 1.60. . Ryan Consolidatéd . 4 St Antony Gold. .. 4 St Lawrence Papr M St Law Pap Mills pf(6) 4 St Regls Paper (1). St Regis Paper pf(7). fety Car H& L(8). eway Strs w(2d) Salt Creek Cons(40¢c). Salt Creek Prod (2). Savannah Sugar (6).. Schift (The) Co (2) Schlettr & Zandr(1%). . Schulte Real Estate. Schulte Un 5¢ to$1 S - o® ® & F1HLN 44 it FEERS FEEER I [N RN ® +I¥54 1 110% 854 37 100 12 ey al g FEEFF F OFIFEELF wo @ & 26% 2%, 21% +11++) 23% 4% 1% 10 643 FHl++1+0000 o - FEE OEE FFFEF Frossf o P w0 2 g2 FFEFTE Swift Internat’l (23%). Swift & Co (new) (2) Syraec W Meh B (1) Taggart Corp (1).. EFEFEEFES RN T R | @ Fesses % po! Toledo Eidisn pf(7). Tonopah Min (15¢).. Trans-Lux DLPS A, Tri-contin’l Corp war Tri-Continentl Corp.... Tri-Con Corp pf (6).... Tri Utilities ($1.20) Tri Utilities pf (3 Triplex Safety G Trunz Pork Stores(1.60. TublzeArtSilkB(10). Tung-Sol L (2).... Tung-Sol Lamp pf (3). mea #EFresy # 1L+ 4 +H1+ 41 UnionTobacco. . . . Union Twist Drill (1). Unit Carr Fast(1.20)... Uni Chem pt pf (3) Unit El Ser pur war... Unit Founders (b2.35). Unit Gas Company..... Utd Light & Pwr A(1). Utd Light & Pwr B (1) Unit L & Powpt (! Unit Milk Prod. United Public Service. . United Shoe Mch (13%). Unit Shoe Mch pf (1%). U S Dairy, A (5). . U S Dairy B U S Elec Pwr ww. U S Finishing (32)..... % U S Foil Co, B (1) . U S Gypsum (1.60)..... B L4l L ++ ) w@n FEEEFEFF ¥ o] “eBE" US & Int Sec 1st pf (5).. U S&Int Sec 3d pd (3%). U S Lines pf (1) U S Radiator (2). U S Radiator ctfs (2). U S Shares Fin. Unit Store; Unit Verds Unite Wall Paper Universal Pictures. . 2 Utah Apex (50¢c). Utah Radio. ... Utility Pw & Lt(al Util P&L (B) ctfs(al).. Utility & Ind.... . Util & Ind pf (1%). Utility Equities. Vacuum Ofl (143 ) Van Camp Pack. . Van Camp Pkg pf (1%). Veeder Root (2%)... Venezuela Petrm (20¢) Vick Fin Corp P00 L+ 440 44+ =t+ 301 9% 31 1434 59% 3 ne PUmp. ......... Welch Grape Juice(12) Wenden Copper. . ¢ West Afr Exp (60c).... 397 Western Md Ry pf (7).. 95 Western Power pf (7).. 102 Western Tablet&Sta (2 (R (441 +i4l+1+ Fldr 4+ LTLIE+I0L0L+ W2 P e NN * +1 FEE AR LA - Sch U be to $1 8 pf (7) Segal L & Hwde(50¢) . Seiberling Bubber. Selected Ind. . Sel In 75 % prior (534 ). Selec Ind75%pd (53 ). 4 SelfridgePrvStr(27c) Sentry Saftey Control Seton Leather (2).... Shattuck Den Min Sheaffer Pen (1214)..... Shenandoah Corp. Shenandoah Corp pf (a3) Sherwin Willms (14%). Siemens and Halske Sierra Pac Elec (2). Sterra Pacific Elec p: Sikorsky Aviation. . Baltimore Markets Special Dispatch to The Sta: BALTIMORE, Md., March 8—With the exception of old hens, which are in more liberal receipt and slightly lower in value, the live poultry market holds steady to firm, with prices on some lines showing an advance of from 2 to 3 cents a pound. Market for turkeys con- tinues quiet but steady under mod- erate receipts, the demand bein, for medium sized fat stock, with hen turkeys preferred, but active season is drawing to a close and heavy old toms as well as gobblers are generally slow sale. Young hen turkeys, 8 pounds and over, are bringing 36 to 38 cents a pound and young gobblers, 32, but old toms will not bring over 25 to 27. Smooth, fat, youg chickens, especially broilers, in light receipt and meet with ready sale at 34 to 38, with young roosters selling mostly 32 and 33. Capons also scarce and wanted, with birds weighing over 7 pounds bringing 36 to 38, but smaller and slips sell mostly 32 to 34. Oid hens, 3% pounds | dr and over, bring 30 to 32, but Leghorns not so desirable at 27 and 28, while all thin fowl is slow sale at 18 to Market for ducks holds firm under moderate receipts and a good de- mand for fat stock, 4 pounds and over, at 23 to 30, but smaller ducks are slow sale at 17 and 18. Market for guinea fowl and pigeons holds steady at 40 to 65 each for the former and 25 to 30 a pair for the latter. Egg Prices. | ‘The market for native and nearby | has ruled easy the past week, with liberal offerings on the exchange, and under the lower prices lgr!vll“n( all de- sirable stock meets with ready sale, but quality are slow to be sold strictly on merit. The market closed today A | Worth, Zonite *+4111+1 Eisler hd A N 4% 3% 24 19% Pac Tel .01 Trans ++1 Wilson Jones (3). . Winter (Ben).. Winton Engine Co (4).. “Y" Oll & Gas % ChiR1& Pac. A E 5% 3% Con Gas Balt. 4 Shawingan W & P (2%). 747 ol IESIREE T ™ 57% . AN Ex-dividend. 1Partly 304 52 Inc. A. 4100 #5:8c Prod (1.60). RIGHTS—EXPIRE. Electric. .\ I A+ 1&Tel. Corp. 8 sidras it 24% and 25 cents a dozen for nearb; 4 firsts, with Ty whites bringing a g:emium of 1 to 2 cents a dozen, but 1d stock which ‘will not grade firsts under the candle has to be sold at dis- counts. Market for white potatoes holds steady, and prices show little change {from last week, at 2.50 to 2.75 per hun- ?m‘mux:’d&n;:lgo. 1s and 2.25 to 2.40 ngraded, Tou 'og quo‘uclohm. nd stock bringing weet potatoes and yams are in light receipt and market firmer on hrgm stock, but overlarge, rough stock is hard to move, even at discounts. No, 1 sweets will 2.75 t0 3.00 & barrel and un- ::.d"e; .241;000'0'0 2’.25, while yams sell D .50, as to quality and Garden Truck. Native and nearby garden truck is in | ample supply for the demand, and only :nnt-qu-llly stock will bring top prices, at the following quotations: Cabbage, 75 to 1.00 basket; kale, 1.75 to 2.00 bar- rel; onions, 1.50 to 1.75 per hundred e Barsiipe. 40 15 50 pasket. o s 3 ps, and tur- nips, 30 to 40 a hamper, g The general live cattle market con- tinues easy under a light demand, which is centered on first-quality stock, of Which receipts on the wharves continue light, most of the arrivals being of com- man to ordinary stock, which is slow at inside prices. Quotations today at uthttstri‘e: Wharf: eef cattle, first quality, pound, 11 to 12; common to met?lum, 8 &’ 10. Bulls, as to quality, 6 to 9. Cows, choice to fancy, 7 to 8; common to fair, 4 to 6. Oxen, as to quality, 6 to 8. Calves, veal, choice, 14; large fat, 13 to 13; large mul;. '1‘1 :oul,z_’ thxnsm;w 9; rough and common, A , choice, 5 to 6; old bucks, 3 to 4. Fall lambs, 1 g 13; eh‘”l”io“;.”llll. Hogs, ; sows, ive pigs, Shoats, 10 to 13, straight, 13 to 18. 4 A— 2 [ noted among _country dglen. AUTO SALES SLUMP IN ST. LOUIS DISTRICT- | Federal Reserve Bank Reports Poorest Monthly Business in Past Five Years. | Special Dispatch to The Star. ST. LOUIS, March 8.—For the fifth 5 successive month distribution of auto- | mobiles in the eighth Federal Reserve | district decreased in January, according | to reporting dealers. Total sales, which | were sharply below the January, 1929, | aggregate, represenied the smallest | volume for any single month in five | years, with the exception of January and December, 1927. January is normally a month of light sales, and during the past six years has invariably shown decreases under De- cember. In the present instance, how= ever, the decline is somewhat larger than the average during the past half decade. Dealers attribute the larger than usual decrease partly to the extremely un< favorable weather conditions which ob- tained throughout the district during | January. Another influence adversely affecting sales was the disposition on the part of prospective purchasers to | await the automobile shows before mak- ing their selections. Decreases in both (he“:mnlh-m-monfl and yearly coms parisons were spread generally through all classes of makes. 5 Relatively the largest declines were Business in parts and accessor smaller volume than a year earlier. was also in month and & o