Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1930, Page 75

FINANCIAL D. C, MARCH 30, 1930—PART SIX. FINANCIAL. DURB SHARES IS |5 e 2 INHEAVY TRADING By the Associ q AKRON, Ohio, March 20.—Increase in Goodyear common stock from 1,450, 000 shares authorized to 5,000,000 shares to be asked of Goodyear stockholders in annual meeting here Monday has in- ‘WEEK ENDING ml 29, 1930. ‘Week This Y-r 8 261,770 . 60,274,390 + 17,348,500 102,097, lofl ot Stoek . Stock and dividend. . Lew. Close. Chse. DlrWP:::alu). % 4% Lone Star Gas (1). 1 1 - % Davenport Hos (3) . % 40 Long Isl Light (60e). o 5% 16% + % 3% 3% - ¥ Lo % 17 Total number of shares sold 1% - % Same period a year ago..... Price Changes Narrow in Most of List—Some New Highs Scored. BY CLAUDE A. JAGGER, Associated Press Financial Writer. NEW YORK, March 29.—Heavy week end profit taking was readily absorbed and several leading shares were ele- vated to new high levels for 1930 in the busiest Saturday session of the year on the curb market today The ticker | fell nearly half an hour behind trading. Save in a few high priced issues price | ranges were mostly narrow, limited to int or so, as the large buying orders of}:(:t the week end selling by only a small margin, Several shares closed moderately lower. American Superpower was a strong spot in the utilities, selling up about a point to a new high close to 35 in a huge turnover. American Gas was also strong, closing up 2 points. Electric Bond & Share on the United Gas issues barely held their own in heavy trading. Motor and airplane shares were firm ts in the industrials, Cord Corpora- tion, Fokker and Ford of Canada sell- up & bout a point to new high ground for the year. Deere new stock, American Cynamid B and American Chain eased a little in profit taking. A high fiyer was Great Atlantic & | Pacific, which shot up nearly 14 points to 250, within a few points of its peak | 1930 price. This stock is closely held -nd normally fluctuates over a wide lndlln ‘Territory was a firm spot in the oils, selling up more than a point to a new top for the year. This com- pany’s profits are expected to benefit substantially from completion of a pipe line connecting. its natural gas wells | with Cities Service's distribution sys- tem in the Middle West. Cities Ser- vice sold up a fraction to 413, a new 1930 top, then lost it gain. Humble ©Oil and Standard of Indinnl sagged. ———— DRY ICE CORPORATION CLOSES BIG CONTRACT Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March 29.—The Dry Tce Col’ponnon of America has closed a long-term contract with Commercial Solvents Corporation at Peoria, III, which makes available to it 120 tons of pure carbon dioxide gas daily for the manufacture of “dry ice.” Con- struction of the plant is -lreldy under way. Peoria is located in the center of the great food-producing area of the Central West, is strategically situated for shipment of carload quantities in | the Dry Ice Corporation's privately | Share nperlud cars to_its branches in Chi- St. Louis, Kansas City and Cin- e‘lnnltl and to large customers in this —_————e NEW YORK SAVINGS BANK NOW IN ITS 112TH YEAR| Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March “The Bank for Savings, oldest savings bank in New | ‘York State, is celebrating the 111th anniversary of its incorporation this week with a new high record of de- its. At the end of last week deposits for the first time exceeded $158,550,000 and have gained steadily since. The evious high record was a total of 58,531,000 April 1, 1929. WEEKLY FINANCIAL HIGH LIGHTS By the Assoclated Press. Brokers’ loans. noldlnn‘ (United States, spired persistent rumor of me President P. W. Litchfield of year Tire & Rubber Co. has declared that the Goodyear oomrn “has no immediate plans or definite expansion involving a merger embrac- ing Seiberling or United States Rubber.” He sald request for authority to in- crease common stock is intended as a “sensible precautionary measure to pro- vide directors of the company with col- lateral to take advantage of any op- portunity offered in the rubber indus- | try to increase prestige and economical production of tires.” Close observers here agree that the purpose back of the stock increase to be urged is identified with plans of Otis & Co. and the Eaton interests to effect a merger later on, first with the | Seiberling Rubber Co., of which F. A. | Seiberling, former president of Good- year, is head, and later with the Du [a“nln!lon, the United States Rubber | WHEAT MARKETING POOL | HAS TEST IN AUSTRALIA By the Associated Press. "CANBERRA, Australia, March 29.— | Australia’s proposed wheat marketing pool under government auspices has re- celved a setback due to the decision of the state government of Tasmania not to_join the pool. ‘The exact effect of Tasmania's defec- tion cannot be known until official advices have been received from the remaining governments. It is believed most of the states are willing to join the pool. Premier McPhee of %’ummu said that state would neither join the | pool, arrange the guarantee of about | $1 per bushel of wheat, nor accept | the joint responsibility for ble loss. | ~‘The scheme of a compulsory wheat marketing pool acting under a federal board with boards in each state, based on a federal guarantee of $1 a bushel for wheat at country sidings, was put forward at a great gathering of com- i monwealth and state representatives and representatives of wheat growers and wheat associations recently. RELIABLE STORES. BALTIMORE, March 29 (Special).- The Rellable Stores Corporation, op- erators of 20 retail furnishing stores in 14 cities, reports for the year ended De- cember 31, 1929, net earnings before taxes, interest and dividends, of $1,662,- 868, as compared with $1,210,663 on a a similar basis for 1928. President Aaron Straus states that there will be applicable to 336,598 shares of common stock outstanding $3.03 per share, as against $2.06 per share on 286275 shares outstanding for 1928. “After most conservative reserves and write- offs,” said Mr. Straus, “net tangible as- |sets for the 336,598 shares of common mk were $5,580,542, or $16.60 per conom'r! PRICES. By the Assoclated Press. Weekly ' studies of commodity prices complled by the Census Bureau indicate a check in the rate of price fall which has been noted in recent months. Pigures which follow give the com- | modity price index for last week and | comparable periods, constructed on the | basis of considering average prices of | 1926 as representing 100. ces of & | composite ton of steel products for like Lpel'iod& are also given. All commodities: Week ending March 22, 90.7; preceding week, 90.9; same week last year, 98.3. Steel: Week ending March 22, $34.89; preceding week, $34. 94; same ‘week last year, $36.37. ‘This week. Last week. Same wuk ’!l $3,820,000 $3, Ml 000 81.8% 5% " & % $528,990 $561,439 3,036,037 $170,310 ,829 11,339,732 ). 23,424,220 $115,372,500 $206,749,000 I’/z-l!:% 4-4%.% WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YEAR 1930 (Reported by W. B. Hibbs & Co., Hibbs Bullding, Washington, D. 0.) SALES OCCURRING ON THE WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE FOR 1930 UP TO AND INCLUDING FRIDAY, MARCH 28, Bales. PUBLIC 89,000 Anacosti 18,000 Anscostia & Potomac Riv. R. R. guar. 5s, 1049 100 C. & P. Telephone of Va. 6s, 1943 $8.000 Capital Traction 1st 1947 3,000 City & Suburban Railway Ist 5s, 1948 1,500 Georgetown Gas Light lst 5s, 1061 . 55, 1936 102 $2.000 Potomac Electric Power cons. & Potomac Riv. R. R. 1st 55, 1949 83 83%a 83 TO DATE INDS. H] Open. Hish. Low. Close. matusits: sl e85 2% w0 n% 8 2 o 9 eee 1% 9 ® 100 100 1930 Hich. 9% 52% 18% 3% 10% 23% 24 84 28% bl 18% 140 104% 20% 9% Low. Stoek and dividend. % Acetol Prod A. 424 Acme Wire Co vto ("). 7 Aeronautical Indus... 1% A'nautical Ind war. 10 Aero Supply (1%). 13% Aero Underwriters 19 Agfa Ansco. 81 Agfa Ansco pf. 21% Ain'worth Cor ltl“). 3% Alr Inv Ine, vte. 1144 Alr Inv Ine. vte con bf. 119% Ala Great Southern(t7). 108 Alabama Power pf (6) 16 All Amer Gen Corp. 4 Allegheny Gas Cor 5% Allled Aviatio 6% Allen Industrie Allied Int Inv ev’ 10% Allled Mills. Inc(60e). % Allison Drug Strs A. 14 Allison Drug Strs B, 276 Aluminus Co of Am. 4 105% Alum Co Am pf (6) 46% 11% 2 6% 55% 28% 14% 49% 141 6 157h 21 Alum G'ds M (1.20). 108 Aluminum Co. Ltd. 364 Am Arch Co (3). 5 Am Beverage Corp. 4% Am Brit & Cont. 7% Am Br Bo El Fd Sh 82 Am Book (7).. & 7% Am Capital (B). 7614 Am Capital pr pf (5%).. 37 Am Chain (3)... 37% Am Cit P&L A (a3). 14 Am Cit P&L(B) (b10 20% Am Colortype (2.40) 284 Am Cmwith P A(b10 3414 Am Cwlith P B b10% 3% Am Comwith Pwr war % Am Control 26% Am Cyan B ( 3 Am Dept Stor 15% Am Equities 105% Am Gas & Bl pf (6)... 59 Am Hardware (vb) Am inv. Inc, B.. 4% Am Inv. Inc. wai 6215 Am Laundry Mach (4) 225 Am Lt & Tract (10). 72 Am Lt & Trac (new 1056 Am Lt & T pf (6).. 31% Am Msize Products (2). 1% Am Maracaibo. 7% Am Natural G 30 Am Phoentx Corp(3) 5% Am Pneumatic Serv. 97 Am Public Serv pf (7). 56% Am Salamandra (3). 23% Am Superpower (1 87% Am Superpo pf (¢ 3% Am Thread pf (25c). 181 Am Transformer (1.40). 11% Am Ut&Gen B vtc (uvo) 17 Amrad Corporation. 11 Anchor Post F (b10%). . 12% Anglo-Am vot cod (73c) 12 Anglo-Am non-vot(73¢) 15% Anglo-Chilean Nit. . 2% Anglo-Norweg Hold. 12% Apex Electrical Mfy 9% Arcturus Radio Tub.... & Arizona Globe Cop...... A. ceen 7% Ark N G em pf (80c) 102 Arkansas Pwr&Lt vl(’) 109 18 Art Metal Works (3) 24% 5% Asso Elec Ind. Ltd. 86% Asso Gas & El, A (2. 7 AssoG&Edebrts..... sm. Asso Gas & Elec (new). Asso Laundries (320¢). 221 Al Const Fish (1.40)... % Atlantic Fruit & Sug. % Atlantic Lobos. .. 1 Atlantic LobosOll pf. 15% Atlantic Sec Corp 22% Atlas Plywood (3). 7 Auto Music Inst(A) u). 4% Auto Vot Machine 915 Auto Vot'g Ma cv pr pt.. 24% Aviation Corp Am 124 A T4 A 36 Axton FT.A (3. 122 Babeox & Wilcox (9). 2% Bahia Corp. . Balaban & Ktz ct (3 Bancomit Corp, n(1. 5% Bellanca Aircraft 150% Bell Tel of Can (8), 14% Bickfords, Inc (1) 27% Blauners (12). 31% Blaw-Knox Co ll%)‘ 23% Bliss Co (E W) (1) 6% Blue Ridge Corp. 33% Blue Rid 27% Blumenthal (S) % Botany Mills. 6 Bourjois, Inc (1).... 13 Bower Roller Bearing Bow Biltmore H 1st pf. 9 Bowm Bilt H 2nd pf 35% Brazil Track & L (2). 2% Bridgeport Mach (25¢) 2% Brit Cel Ltd rets. .. 51 Bruce(E L) Co(23%). 617% Buckeye Pipe Line (4).. 2415 Buffalo, N&EP pr(1.60), 65 Bunker Hill& S (16%).. 32% Bulova Wev pf (3%)... 3 Burco, Inc, war. 40 Burco, Incev pf 2% Burma Corp, rets (t3le) 10% Butler Brothers (30¢)... 1% Buzza Clark Ine. ... 4% Bwana M Kubw Cop. 3 Cable Radio Tub vte. 2 Cabl& W Ltd, A rets. 1% Cabl & W Ltd, B rets. ... 4% C& W pf rets (27%e) 3% Canadian Marconi. 51 Can Pacific (new) w. % Carib Syndicate. 335% & 108 2054 175 [ S T I S N I S S ST gy L4+ +++++++ 4411 ++0 7 4+ ++ (X3 I+ v+ ++14+4+ ++1 0+ + 1+ +1 PIVH 44+ 4410+ 0+ +i+1+++++41401+14 - seef Fv srersFer T+ 00+ e e FEIESE - D- re & Co (36). & Co new Do Forest Radio. Dow Chemieal (2)... Dres (S R) Mfg,A (334). Driver Harris (new). Driver Harris pf (7) Dubilier Cond &Rad Duke Power (15). . Dunlop Rub. rets2(28c). Durant Motors. . Duval Tex. Sul. w.i.. Bast G & Fuel Asso. East G & FIAs pf(6) % East Sts Pow B (1). Eastern Util Asso (2) Fastern Util Asso cv. Eastern Util Inv (A). Eisler Electric (1%). FElec Bond & Sha El Bond & Sh of (6) 4 Flec House Util (12). Elec Pow Asso (1). Elec Pow Asso A (1). ElP& Lopt war.... Elec P&L 2d pf A (7)... Elec Shareholding (31 E] Sharehldg pf (6) Emer Bromo Selz pf Empire Fire Ins. Empire Gas&F ¢ 43% 6867 3% 4 18% 37% 95 30% Empire Gas&F em pf(l) 102% Empire Power Corp (2). 1% Emp Pub Serv A (1.80). Empire Steel Corp. . Emplyrs Reins(1%) % Engineers Gold European El Corp(The) . Europe Elec Ltd optw.. Evans Wall Lead. Falcon Lead. Fandango Corp...... Fansteel Prod. Fedders Mfg Co (A) Federal Screw (3) Federated Metals(f4 Ferro Enamel A (t414).. Flat receipts (1.25)..... Fiat Stk deb rts Financial Tivest N Y. Fire Asso ofPhila (234). First Nat Copper Fokker Alreraft. Foltis-Fischer Corp.. Ford Motor Can A.... Ford Motor Can B.. Ford Mot of France. Ford Mot, Ltd (37%2¢) Foremost DairyProd Fmst D Prd pf(1.60) Foremost Fabrics (3)... Fox TheatersClassA Franklin Mfg (2)....... Franklin Mfg Co pf (7). Freed-Eiseman Radio. . Galena Signal. pf.. old. . Garlock Pack (1.20).. i General Alloys(80¢c).. Jeneral Baking..... neral Baking nera! Cable war. Gen EcGerm rets (1 Gen E Ltd rets(50c Gen Empire Corp. . Gen Fireproof (1214). Gen Gas&Flec cv pf (6) . § Gen Gas&El cv pf B (6). Gen Indus Alcohol. . ... Gen Laundry Machine Gen Petroleum Corp wi. Gen Rity & Utilit Gen R & Util pf (6). Gen W W & El A(2)... Gilbert (A C) (1). Gilbert(A C)pf(334).... Gleaner Comb Harv (2). Glen Alden Coal (8)... Globe Underwrite Gorham Mfg Gotham Knitl Grand Rpds Var (1). Graymur Corp. . 4 Grt A&P Tean v(5). Grt A&P Tea pf (7). Greenfield Tap& DI Grief & Bro pf (7). Groe Store Prod vie. Ground Gripper (1).. % Ground Gripper pf (; Guardian F Assn (2) Guardisn Invi Guenther Law (2). Gulf Oll of Pa (1%). Hambleton Corp ctfs Handley P p pf(19¢) % Happiness Candy. Hartford Elec Lt (2%) Hazeltine Corp (1) HollingerGold (60e). Holophone Co (1) . 561 28% 8% 55% 18% 218 4% 40% b L | B I B R e e = | +l+1 ' I4++++ 1 ++ (NN} L e P+ 4 Manning-Bow A (1% ) . 4 McCord Rad B (2). 4 Met & Min Ine(1.20). A Mmah Wst Ut war(A).. 5% 4 Mid Royalty ev pf (2).. % Natl Invest pf (5% % Nauheim Pharm p: 4 Pantepec Oll MacMarr Stores (1) Ml‘flll.nlsyndlul MangelSto t (6 Manning-Bow B (50c). . Mfg Finance Co v.t.c.... Mapes Cons Mfg (3)... Marconi Int Mar(523e) . :(‘-rconl ‘W T br sh(62e) i" Marshall Fleld & Co... Mavis Bottling. ... Mayflower Asso (12) May Hos cum pf (4). EERRRIEF ® McGraw El Co (2). Mead Johnson (13%) Memphis Nat GasCo. Mercantile Stores (5) Mer&MfgSecA (1.50) Mer Chap & S(1.60) B S $5%% o = Mesta Mach Co (1. Met Gc to 50c S (B) un lm to 50c St s25a"sara Middle Wst Ut war (B). 7' Middle Wat Ut pf xw(6) 1081 Midl United(b1% %)... 284 Midland Sti Prod, n (2). Midvale Co (4)......u.n Miller & Sons (2) Miller Rubber pf. Ming Corp Can (25¢) Miss River F Cp wal Mo Kan Pipe L (b10 FlEEEEEE L 0 o Bk s 5 Moh Hud P 2d p£(7) . Mohawk Mining (121. .o Monroe Chemical (1% 'Y s Mountain & Gulf (8¢)... Mountain Prod( Municipal Service Nat Amer Co. National Aviai at Candy Co (2) at Casket pf (7) V4 4+ - FOFE FEFEE Nat Food Prod B(b!fi). Nat Fuel Gas (1). Vat Investors new X IR I [oroTe FOFER? Nat Leather....... Nat Mfrs & Stor: Natl Pwr & Lt pt (6)... Nat Power & Lt pf (7).. Nat Pub Serv (A) (1.60) Nat Pub Serv (B) (1) Nat Rub Mach (2) . NatScreenServ(1.60) Nat Steel xw(2) Nat Sugar NJ ( atl Transit (1). at Union Radio. Nebel (Oscar) (1%). Neet Inc ev A (1.60). Nehi Corp (1.30). .. Nelson (Herman) (2). Nentune Meter (2)..... evada-Calif Electric. Neve Drug Store. Newberry (J1) (1.10) Newberry (JJ) pf (7). NewBradfdoil(.60). .... New England Pwr (2).. New Eng Pow pf (6)... New England T & T (8). New n Clock(11%) New Jersey Zine (t4)... New Mex&Ariz Lan. . Newmont Mining (34). . Newport Co (2)........ NewQuineyMfg(10¢) VL ++ 4+ I+ 4 23% 97 861¢ 6% 2614 109 A E b 35 N Y Power & Lt pf (6).. NYPwr&Ltpf (7). Niagara H Pow(40¢)... Niag H Pow A war..... Niag H Pow B war..... Niag Shares, Md (40¢).. Niles-Bement-P (12%). Nipissing (30e). . Noma Elec Co (1. Noranda Mines Northam W ev pt North Am Aviatfon..... Nor Am Av onAwlr. North Am c-mont No Am Lt & Pwr North Am Util 8 North Cent Tex (60c) North Stat Pwr A(8 North S Pow pf (7) Northwest Eng (2). Novadel Agene (2). Ohto Brass B (5). . ©Ohto Copper . Ohifo O1 (12). . cks, Ltd A (350¢). Okla Gas & EI pf (7). Orange Crush (1 Outboard MotA (1. Outboard Mot B Overseas Securitl, Pacific Coast Bls B Sy A 4+ ++ +++1 0+ »f Pacific Lighting pf (6). Pac Pub Ser (1.30 Pac Tin Corp Spee (). . Pac Western Ol Pandem O1l. [ Paramount Cab (b8 %)+ 126 Safeway Strs w(2d) 51 131 4 1171 TubizeArtSIIkB(10). + M - W &R 24 26% + 14 3 109 - % (8).... 127 -1 —~24 120% Safety Car H& L. 2 Salt Creek Cons(40c). 21 10 Salt Creek Prod (2)..... 14% + 1 27% Schiff (The) Co (3).... 33% — 6 Schletter & Zander. . L3 B8, 5 19 Schlettr & Zandr pf(3 %) 2% Schulte Un be to§l 8. 58 Scovill Mfg (4). 7% Seaboard Utilitie: - FEEF FaZ 59 SelIn TG%Drior“%)- 66 Selec Ind76%pd(5%)... 4% Sentry Saftey Control... 12 Seton Leather (2). % Shattuck Den Min. 74% Shawingan W & P (214) . 51%4 Sheaffer Pen (13)....... 8% Shenandoah Corp.... 33 Shenandoah Corp pf(a3) 105 Sherwin Wiliams ww pf 41 Sierra Pac Elec (2)..... 92 Sierra Pacific Elec p: 18 Silica Gel ct. 8 Silver King C 465 Singer Mfg (126). 99% Sioux City G & El pl (1) 16% Sisto Fin Corp. 137% Smith (A O) (2) 5 South Coast... 37% South Penn Oil (12%) 281 SouthCalEd pfA(1%). 247 So Cal Edis pf (B) (1%) 22% SouthCalEd pfC(1%)... 78 Southern Cities Util pf. . 23 8o Colorado PwA (2)... 4% Southern Corp......... 4% So Ice & Utilities B..... 9 Southland Roy (1).... 117% Southw BelTel pf(7). 7% Southw Dairy Prod. T% So West Gas Util. 1 Spanish & Gen ret 67 Spieg-M-Stn pf( 34% Square Deal (B)..... 38% Stand Cap & Seal (new). 20% Stand Dredging $60c 106% Stand Gas&El pt(7) 70 Stand Investing pf(6i4) % Stand Motors.......... 49% Stand Ofl of Ind (234) 33% Stand Oll of Ky (1.60).. 44% Stand Oil of Neb (1314). 81 Stand Oil Ohlo(2%) 117% Stand Oil Ohilo pf(7) 62 Stand Pwr & Lt (new).. 61 Stand Pwr& Lt. B. . 99% Stan Pow & Lt pf(7) 120 Standard Screw (8). 20 Starrett Corp. .. 34 Starrett Corp pf (3 163 Stein (A) & Co(1.60) 81 Stein(A)&Co cu pf(6 10 Stein Cosmetics Inc 12 SterchiBrosSts(1.20)... 66 Stetson (J B (6%) (Nnhnn) ay) 2614 ernmb-r: Cnrllmn a % 23 Stroock &Co (3). 1% Stutz Motor Car.... 14 Sun Investing.... 39 Sun Investing pf (3) 5% Sunray Ol (40c).. - EEFEFE 30% Swift Internat'l (214). 90 Swiss Amer El pf(6)... 7% Syrac W Mch B (1). 19 Taggart Corp (1). 54% Tampa Electric ($2) 70% Technicolor, Ine. . 4% Tech Hughes (60c). . .. 21 Taylor Milling (13). 106% Tenn El Pw 1st pf(7).. 8% Texon Oll & Land. 18% Thermotd Co (2) 78% Therm Co cum pf(T) 103% Timken Det Axle pf 24 Tobacco&Allied Stks % Tobacco Prod Export. .. 44% Todd Shipvard (4) 1% Tonopah Mining 41% Transamer (11.60) 6 Trans Air Trans. 4 4% Trans-Lux DLPSA. 4 Tri-contin’l Corp war. 11% Tri-Continentl Corp. 75 Tri-Con Corp of (6). 64 Trinlex Safety Glass 40 Tri Utilities ($1.20). 45 Tri Utilities pf (3) 24 Trunz Pork Stores FEE siies 257 20 Tung-Sol L (2)... 33% Tung-Sol Lamp pf (3).. 17% Ulen & Co 26% Ungerleider Fin Corp. .. 2T% Tnion American Inv. 25 Un Nat Gas, Can (1.60). . % UnfonTobacco. 27% Tinion Traction 11 Unit Carr Fast(1.20 82 Uni Chem pt nf (3) 14% Vnit Corp war. 6% Unit Dry Dock. 15% Unit Flec Ser & TTnit Kl Ser pur war. 5% Unit Founders (b2.35) 19% TTnit Gas Company 6% Tnited Gas war. 24% nited Gasnew. . 2716 U7td Light & Pwr A(1) 974 Utd Lizht & Pwr pf (6). 22% Unit Molasses. Ltd. . 1% United Profit Sharing. 1% Utd Profit Shar pt(1). % United Ret. Chem. (A 60 United Shoe Meh (13%4) 52 USDairy, A (5) 18'% U S Dalry B 17 U S Elec Pwr ww. 20 US Finfshing (12). 17% T 8 Foll Co. B (1) 42 US Gypsum (160).. M 2 i3 :§§ S T4+ 41 # Paadesaf seds"ee® = H i% 2 F R B Y FFY F - SRR 26% Carnation Co ($1% Honolulu Con (12%) (Geo) (2). Horn&Hardart(2%).. Houd-Her cv pfA2% Houston Gulf Gas. Hudson Bay Min& 8. Humble (2) Huyler Stores of Del Hydro El Service (2) Hygrade Food Prod. ... 111 Pipe Line c.0.d. (20). Imp Oil Can n (50c). Imp Oil Can reg (50¢). .. Ind Pipe Line, n (1234) Indian Ter Illum Ofl IndusFi ctfs(b10%).. Indus Fin ev pf (1) 1% Insull Util Tov (b6%). . Insul Ut Inv2d pt(6)... Ins Co of No Amer (13). Insurance See (1.40).... Intercoast Trade Co.(1). Intercont Pete new. . 1% Intl Cigar Mach (5)....0 1z Intl H & Inc Co(10c).... Internl Petroln (1). y Intl Products. . Int Safety Raz B t3 Intl Superpower ($1) Internatl Utll (A) (3% Internatl Utilities (B) . 214 1T S & Tnternt] See. ... 604 US & Int Sec 18t pf (5). . 72% 17 S&TInt Sec 24 nd (3%). 14 USLinespf (1). 19% 1. 8 Overseas Sec. 42% U S Radfator (2). 42 U S Radiator etfs (2).. 5 U S Rubber Reclaim. 7 U S Shares Fin. l.’l‘i Unit Stores. 1 2 United Zinc Smelt % Trnity Gold. 531 TUniversal In 9 Universal Pictures. 2% Utah Avex (50¢c). 1% Utah Metal & Tunnel. .. 144 Utility Pw & Lt(a . 38 Ut P&T, (B) ettllll). 171% Uity & Tnd 24% Tt & Tnd pf (13). 10% Utflity Equiti Parke Davis (11.45).... Patterson Sargent (2).. Penn Mexico Fuel (2) Peninsular Tel pf (7) Pennroad Corp. .. PennG&EA (1%) ‘sDrugStrs(1)... 13,700 Potomac Electric Power gen. & ref. 65, 1051 106% 6. 23,800 Washington Gas Light gen. 5s, 1960 . % 101% 4.90% 1: f:;:',:”,',‘ffi;::', 86,600 Washington Gas Light series A 6, 1933 7 2 108 4907 e e M S 38200 Washington Gas Light series B 6s, 1036 101% 6,000 Washington Railway & Electric cons. 4s, 1081 82V y n% MISCELLANEOUS. 34% Cent Pub 8(A) (al.76). 24,000 Barber & Ross, Inc., 6% 8 "zl/. Cent & Soutawestn Utl] . 2,000 District of Col.. Paper Mfg. 8% ‘ent Southw Ut pr In(7) 2000 Potomac Joint Block Land Bank se. 193454 2 t States Elec (40c). 1,000 Washington Market Ss, 1938 . ‘. o 50 Cent States Elec (war). 176 Cent States El cv pf (6). 17 rox.| 8% 4% Centrifugal Pipe (60c). PUBLIC UTILITIES. 2 Low. Close. “PRiG: 8% 2% Chain Stor Development 1,078 Oapital Traction . 3 s 80 75% | 17 1214 Chain Stores Stock..... 158 Potomac Electric Power pfd. 12% 5.4% 2% 22% Charis Corp (13)....... 811 Potomac Electric Power pfd. .... 108% 5% 53% Ches & Ohlo n wi. . 79 Washington Gas .... . 10 2% 264 Cities Service (330c). 11 Washington Ry. & Elect. com. 560 12% 88 Cities Service pf (6). 91 Washington Ry. & Elect. pfd. .... . 2 96% 8% Cities Ser pf B (.60) 82 Cities Serv. B.B.pf(§) NATIONAL BANKS. 20 City Mach & Tool (+2). o . = 16 Clark (DL) Co (1%). 10 District .. 3 4 % Clark Lighter. A 7 Pederal-American . 250 15 Liverty . s 208 116 Rigss 8530 20 Second 310 82 Washin . 20 TRUST COMPANIES. 110 American Becurity & Trust 65 Continental 80 Merchants' Bank & Trust . 69 National Savings & Trust 5 Union Trust ... SAVINGS BANKS. 1% Consol Auto Mer cum pf 80 Bank of Bethesds . 5 Consolidated Coppe: 80 East Washinston 5 13% Cons Dairy Prod (2). 164 10 Potomso Savings (new) 90% Con Gas of Balto (3.60). 122 40 Becurity Savings & Commercial.. . 100 Con Gas, Balto pf A (,5), 101% WURAI 21% Consol Gas Util A(2.20). 303 n7 ,,,::‘,:F ."c" i % 18 Consol Gas Util B, v.t.c, 9 National Union .. K B e gl TITLE INSURANCI 10% Con Retall Strs (1) 10 Real Estate 4% Consol Royal (60c) MISCELLANEOUS. 12% Continental Ofl 18 Chevy Chase Dairy pfd. ..... ' 20 Coon(WB)Co(2 8 Columbia Band & Gravel pfd. . 8 86 28 Cooper Ber me) 101 Commercial National pfd. .. .. X i 38 Cooper BenaprA(d) 88 District Nationa) Security pfd. L 5 Copeland Prod Inc 80 Emerson's Bromo-Seltzer “A” . 11% Cord Corp. .. 184 Federal-American Co. com, .. 12% Corroon & Reynol 33 Pederal-American Co. pfd. X 71% Crn & Rnlds pfA(6). 186 Lanston Monotype ... . . Oofl..... 116 Merchants Transfer l !'.o Soc Anon rets 80 Merchants' Transfer & 8t e & Co (1%) 1,808 Mergenthaler Linotype .... ol 9,148 National Mtge. & Inv. Co. pfd. . 807 Peoples Drug Stores pfd. . 8,040 Real Estate Mtge. & Guar. D(d 110 Becurity Storage ..... 98 Terminal Ref. Whg. Colfl 1,347 The Carpel Corp. 370 Washington Mech. Mige. ce com. 18% Washington Medical Bldg. Corp.. 3 Woodward & Lothrop pfd 2 UNLISTED TMEN' Lily T Cup Corp (1. . S b Lion Ofl Refin (3). tan Club 4 1036 sass - n - % I red) % 1,000 Metropoli ths 3 2% Loew’s Ine deb rts. 393 893 um i+ #1014+ +4+ ., + 233 232 ' 3 §3 ++ #¥ & & ey - FE FP FELP F¥EF - = % Perfect Circle (2) Perryman Electric. Pet Milk pf (7)... Petroleum Corp (1%) Phila Traction..... Philip Morris Inc. .. Philip Morris (A) Pierce Governr (1%). Pilot Rad Tube .A(1.20). Pitney B Pos n(20¢) Pitts & L E (5). Pitts Forging Co. Pitts Plate Glass (2). Plymouth Oil (2). 881 Vacuum Ofl (+4%) Polymet Mfg (31) s o 8 Van Camp Pack. . Powdrell & Alex (13%). % 10 Van Camp Pke of (1) Pow Corp of Can (1). 3~ 87% Veeder Root (2%).. 2'% Venezuela Petrm flOe) 8 Vick Fin Corp. 16 Vort Mfe Co (2). 15 Waltt&B. A (2). 2% Waltt & Bona, B (1.30). 471 Walgreen Co. 25 Walereen Co war. 8% Walker (FI) (1) 2% Walker Mining (7%e¢).. 601 Warren Bros. 1% Watson (JW) Co. 8% Wayne Pump. 52 Welch Grape Juice(12) . % Wenden Copper. 18% West Alr Exp (606) 30 West Auto Sup A(3) . 50% 8.75% *F F ¥ e R o 2 + o+ 44+ L4+ 444+ N ¥ ',.;: wAwon um.. ERE =8 2% F 23 Fes M i 238 FRZ 4t T++414 1 ® 2 * - D - = o 43> 1 3 o 5% Colon Oll. 2614 Colts Pat F Arm 76% Columbia G & El (new). b H] +1 1 F 33 FEEF FEFRE PEF Prince & Whitely. Prince&Whitely p: Propper McCallum (2).. Prudential Inv. . Puh Util Hold wa H ¥ Com’with Edison ( 314 Comwlith & Sou (war). 12% Com Wat Ser (b6% L I L B e e I s s I ISR SEEL L B At e #¥5 s weFelses epeR FFedeFefeF Preny veeles?s wa 3% 3 | oA Interstate Equi Interst Eq ev pf (3). Interstate Hos M (1.40). Irving Air Chute (1.50). Iron Cap Copper. ....... Italian Superpowr A.... Ital Superpower war Jefterson Elec(13%) Johnson Motor Co. P-4 ++ Pymu Mfg (80¢).. Quebec Power Co (2%), Quincy Mining. . Radio Prod (50) Railway & Lt 8 ( Rainbow Lum Prod B. Raymond Con (4). . Raytheon Manag (4). TS G iV EsETEE s s 88 38.2 FEFE F + FU+E ¥ sereci i a8 4 A Joni Kan City Pub 8 vte Com Kerr Lake. Kirby Petroleum Klein (H) pt pf (11.20).. Kleinert Co (234). Knott Corp (2.40) . Kobacker Stores (1).... Kolster-Br(Am shs) Koppers G & C pt (6). Lackawana Sec (4).. Lakey Fdy & Mch (1). Land Co of Florida. Landay Brothers (3).. Lane Bryant, Ine (2) L Salle EXt........ Lazarus F & R Co. Lefcourt Realty (11.85). LefcourtRIty pf(3). Lehigh Coal&Nav(new). Leonard O1l. Lerner Stores (2). .. Ley «Fred T)&Co(3).. Libby McNeil & L. ... _. o} N ++ 0+ 4 12% Wilson Jones (3).... 531 3% Winter (Ben) A% 57 Winton Engine Co | ld). o 2 Woodley Petrol % % *“Y"” Oll & Gas. 17% Zonite Prod (1.60). RIGHTS—EXPIRE. 3% Con G: n-n 3 Foote % N Eng T l 'r *Es-dividend. tPartly estra I'A cash or stock. b Payable in stock. "u"l'-‘-mu hlnn Reliable Strs (b5% ) Repetti Candy. . Republic Steel n w! Rep Steel cum pf (6). Reynolds Bros 1ne. Reynolds Met, n (2.40).. Rhode 1sland P 8 p£(2). Rich Ol of Cal p£(1.75).. Richman Bros (3) s2 sEc8%Fres 22 R P o & EEsBesfren T+l ++4 ]+ ac \ 44+ 33 Rochester Cent Power. . Rockland Lt&Pwr(92¢). Rolls Royce, Ltd rets. .. & » % Crown Cen Petrol . 261 Crowley-Miller (2).. & Cuban Cane pr opt war 34 Cueno Press (215). 85% Cun Press pf (61 ) o = EECTTS = & > 3 FhEE b A+ | the' gains recorded in recent weeks and | period totaled $96,153,000, compared is well ahead of the same ,‘;'u'mmmx.m.mmmmm ‘elasses | And $65,259,000 in the corresponding during this | week of last year. Engineering Activity Gains. NEW YORK, March 39 (#).—! continues + & 1% iy o e | Nows- Record, Awacds tor vy construction w?t