Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1930, Page 15

UTILES FEATURE CACTIVE CURB MART &Hinq Side Predominates at Short Session—New Lows Recorded. BY JOBN A. CRONE. “@pecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, November 8-—Public ’ulmu featured active curb trading foday. OCities Service led the down- ‘awing as it broke about three points @fter opening with & block of 33,800 “shares at 20%, a new low. . Blectric Bond & Share, in point of interest, was eclipsed by Cities yBer . ‘The former opened with a of 6,000 sl at 43%, off moved thereafter within a frac- Ci sepresenting hundreds of orders. 1n the hectic November days of 1929, Citles Service established a curb record when 225,000 shates ap- at 41%. Today's initisl sale, g sinte et Jangary. e P ce k " A planned bear attack in Boston afternoon started the movemen:.‘ ; &1 Cities . The spec was 80 imed with orders that w‘: :l’fl ask fo a temporary suspension u *Straightened out “his book. Wall t within & few minutes heard that Situation early Frida; it sell icé was xm ‘:uupehdsd on the curb time A ” Soor of new ynra‘wer! s OPEF e R F BSSS 8 F S 2932 Gl iy e &{%‘ R The kb « B 82 ‘*'Ea: ® % 85% M }'§: l‘“ Ve 1% # 33332332 BEEES FIPFSSESYRRIISE T O P FEREES SEEE 5SS 2388: 222882882338 s2geaSEEss PEFEF e L P e S SSTESESE e F & 53838 S55: RS F WIS SF ESEESN S2-I82TIRS282328! CSIEBF & ST SIISSEEELEL PEF & 88558 SIS RS L Seuse: 235! e 8 43:=§;a'i:° F o & 222RI IS LS IIIN SI83318s - ¥ P il F a5 ReF Foeere " 3 RIBBRULES SEEE I .g FF & 222B2I=2IILRAR FERE S F H2238! G T SeUBITREIs., y O g gf L 3 % Aero Underwriters. . 74 Asfa Ansco pf. .. 8 Afnsworth Mfg (1). ar Sou (17).... I SRt M ne (B). . Am Laund Mach (4) 46 Am Lt & Trae (3%) 1 Am Marieabs....,. 64 Am Natura) G 104 Am Superpower 9 Am lu:onwr 18t(8) % Am U &G B vte 40c. 4% Anchor PF (b10%). 6 Appalachian Gas. ... 64 Arkaneas Nat Gas. . 8% A [ S MR R 38% Asso Rayon pf (8).. Atlantic Secur Corp. Atlas Plywood (2).. Atlas Utll Corp. ... 1% Auto Voting Mach. .. 17% 5% Aute Vot M ov pf pt. 28 Aviatien Cor of Am. 113 Babcox & Wil (19) 114 Bahia Corp. . 14% Blcktord's ine ‘ 181 Bliss (B W) Co (1).. 15% 3% Blué Ridge Cp (40¢). 44% 324 Blue Ridmé ev pf &l 101 Bohack HC 1st pf 7., 204 Brazil Tr&Lt(h8%). 6 Brill Cotp (A) (656). 16% 6% Brillo Mfg (30¢). ... 46 30% Bulovaevpf (334).. 4 % Bufee Ine (war).... 2% Burma Corp (t3le).. 4 Cable & Wire B rots. 2% Canada Marconi. ... 26 Carnation Co (j1%). % Cent Atlantic States. t Pub Sve A 8176 9% Cenit St B (K40e). .. 100 Cent St EI & pf (46). 4% Centrifug Pipe (60c) 7% Chain Stores Stock. . 16% Chat Ph Al n¥ ( 114 106% Childs Co pt (7) 444 20% Citié o874 89% Cit Sv pf BB (6) 9 7% Cit 8v pf B (60¢c). ... 9 CltsePAaLot(i).. 47 Clev Bi Illum (1.60). % Clev Tractor (1.60).. 3 Club Aluminum Utén 8 gar.n Lbnonn Inc. .. ‘olombia Syndicate. sli Co10N & Gas vie: . 54% 27 Col Pict vtc (f1%).. 1 Sremanas © o I O [0 00 IO, Consol Dairy 87% Cons Gas Balt (3.60). 17 Con# Gas Util A £.20. 10 Consol Laundries(1) 3, SoraQern . cs:it 16% Corp Bec Ch (b6%). . 5% Corréon & Réynolds. 3% Cosden Ofl. ..., Courtaulds Ltd 45 Creole Pétroléum. .. 10" Crous & BIEpL(3% % Crown Cent Petrol 2 Curtiss Alrports vie. % Curtiss Wright whr. 6% Darby Pétroim f (1) 2% DAyton Air & Bng... Deéré & Co (£1.20).. 2% De Forest Radio. Sua - 2as- 5B AR eND St - 11% Diamond Match 24% Dia Match cu pf (n) 612 Doehlér Dié Castinj 81 DressSR(A) (3%) 88% Driver Harris new. 2 Dublilier Cond & Rad 1 Durh Hosiéry (B) 1% Duran: Motors. 20% EastG & F Asbo. - LIS 1~ East Utll lav (A)... Eislér Eisctrio Corp. 1% Biec Bond & Sh (b8) . 109% 108% £1 Bona & 8b pf (). 3915 14 Blec Pow Asso (1).. 12 Elec Pow A#so A (1) 24% £l Pow & Lt op war. 10% Elec Sharehold (11). 80% El8harehoid pt (46) % Enginéers Gold..... 8% Burop B Litd A (60c) 2 Burop Elec asb rt 64 Bx-cullo Alr & Too) 2 Eabries Pifisfing . .. 1% Fairchild Aviation.. 2 39% F e B PRDIUPIIN - S = 11 Fiatrots (1 184 Ford Mot Ca 6% ":3 ot §' 10% Kord Mot Lid 37 e. Foremost Fabrics. .. 4 Fox Théater Ci (A). 2% Foundation For Sns. 6 Frankiin Mfg Co. 2'5 Galena O11 Corp. - s B Saan eae~inESanT 9% Gen &5 Ltd ret (5bc). 2 16% Gen Empire Cor t1). Bb% Gen G&i cv pt B (6) 2608 1% Gen Laundry Mach 12% Gen Theat kq w. 33% Gen They pf w.i(d 19 Gleanér HArv n (2).. 80 Gilen Alden Coal (3). 7% Globe Undwritrs 30c. % Gold Coifi (néw ). ... 13 Goldén Centér . Gold =% - P N 284 Graytmiur Cofp. . . 117 Grt At&Pacnv 15.25.120 4% Groe Sirs Prod v.. 1 Guardiah lhvest.... 16 Qulf Ol of Fa (1%) 1 Hartmah Tobacco. .. 13% :tnum Corp (2). b olinger Gola (80c 81% Horn & Hard (23%).. 3% Hudson Bay M &8.. 714 Humible Ol (2) “25% Hydro Eleé See (2).. 28 Hygidde Food Prod. 15% Lmp Ol of Can bve) 26 Ind Pipe L new(13).. 214 Ina Ter 1lv Uil (&) 10 21 Ind Tér NuOU (B). 6 60 Indus Finevpf (1). Tbs 4l% (nsull Ut itblo%e &) 8 82 Insull Utll 24 pE(6). . 508 53 InsCo N Aln 173) 7% Insurance Seeur 70¢. % intercontinent Petn 48 Intl Clgaf Mach (13) 8% [at Holding & Lav Ce 50 Intl Hydroev pf 8% . 604 18% tut Pelroléum (1). 11 2% lotérnat ucts... 2 25% Interhat Supef (f1). 12 6% Interna: Util (B) 13 4% (nterstats Bquities. 33 Interst Bq v of (3). 83 Interst Pow pf (7).. T IFeing AlF Chuts (1) 9 4 Hallan Supérp (A).. 4 95 Koppers G&C pf (6) 268 :h Lickawanfia Sbe (4) 1 L : 2% ARCE N 3 Ley e 17% Lity Tutlp kS wanmymen anes . ACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK CURB MARKET ~Frev 1930.« Low. % 1% 5% Mount Prod (1.60).. B 30% 23% 6 100% 18 12% 12 26! 13 60 22% 48 1% 51% 16% 5% 15% 10% 3 i 3% 8 ;) 13% % EN ) 1% 90 304 130 2% “ 27 5 26% 231 10 % 1% 3% 22% 10% 7 11 101 B8 20 80% % Phi 2005 103 36 ® % L 1% T by i 4 2 8% 5% 1% 2 9% 26% 18% 2 % B 3% 3% 22 4% 3 87 4% 2% 0% 5% 33 " 8 1874 25 24% 2% 4 o 2 33 o] 2% 23% 40 52% 116% 6% 2 2 23 44 1074 au 614 5 13 19% 184 “ 4 18% i 3% 12%% 1 El) & 3% 9w 2614 68% 9% 2% n 614 52 10 6 4 6% 1% al % on 1§ Tobaceo & All Stks. . Mar ¢380). Mavis Botiling. . ... Mayfiow Asso (12).. MeCord Rad&MIc B. Mead Johnson (t43) Memphis N G ¢170¢) Mer €A & S (1.60). .. MerCh & SpfA6%. Mesabi fron. ... .. Met & Min Inc (1.20) Mid WSt Ut (1%) Mid West Ut (b8% Mid West Ut A war Mid W Ut cv of xw Mid St Pe: vtc B Mid St Pr 2d pf. Midld Nat Gas A 1. Midvale Co (4) .. Mining Corp of Can. Mo Kan P L (b10%) MoKanPLvto. .. . Moody's 1 S pt pf (3) o Boase Bumromn Munieipal Serviies. . N&t American Co. . Nat Aviation. .. .. Nat Baking pf (7)... Nat] Banksve (5). Nat B & Sh op §0c. ... Nat El Pow A (1.80). Fuel Ga @ W DD e G Mfgs & Stores Nat Pow & Lt Nat Pub Sv A (1.60 Nat Screen Sv (2). atl § T Sée A £506 Nelson (Herman) (1) Nevada Cal Eléc. . Newberry (JJ) 1.10. N J Zino (12%) Néw Mex&Ariz Land Newmont Min (£4). . Newport C4 (2)... N YAuction. .. N Y Hamburg (214). 2 ag-Hud Pow (40¢) 23 ag-Hud Pow A w. £0 Niag-Hud Pow B w.. Niag-Hud Pow C w.. Niagara Sh. Md(40¢) Niles-Bem-Pnd 12% Noma El Corp (80c). oranda Mines (2).. 0 Am Aviat A war. No Am Cément. . Nerth W v pf (3). No¥ Céntral Texas. . Nor Burop Of1 Corp. Nor Ind Pwr Sve(6) . 1 NorPL (15)....... Nor 8t Pow A ¢8)... Novadel Agene +3%. Ohio Copper .. Orange Crush (1.50). ©Outboard Mot (A).. Pac G&E 18t of (1%) Pac Pub Sv (1.30). .. Pd¢ Westérn Of1 Pandem Oil. .. Pantepee OJ1 " Paramount Cab Mfg Pattérson Sarg (2).. Pender D Gr & (314). Pennroad Cp (20c) Penn Gas&El (a1%) 1 Penn Pwr & Lt pf(6)1501 Penn Wit & Pow (3) 1 Peop L& P A a2.40.. Pepperell Mfg (8). .. p Morris Ine. .. Pie Bak of Am A (2). Pitney B P n (20¢) Pitts & L E (¥10) ® -3 P 39D 10 R NN O s PR, ] N A RBRD PG AR DN Pratt & Lamb (45) Premier Gold (24¢) .. Prinee & Whit (25c). Prod Royalty (£1).. Prudential Invest. .. & Pub Ut Hold (50¢).. 21 Publie UtN Hold war 22 Pub Util Hold x.w... 1 Puget SP & Lt pf(6) 208 mPunDthl%Y et 208 R R 8h Corp (25¢c). Reiter-Foster . Relifble St (b5%). Reliance Mana. Reynolds Invest Reybarn Co. .. Rich Of1 Cal pf (1%) Rike Kumbler (2.20) Rock Lt & P (90c). .. Roosevelt Field Inc Rossia Int Corp. . Royalty Cp pf $1.70.. Rubbeéroid Co (4)... Car HEL (8). 258 8 w(24)(C) 208 61 Seaboard Util (50c). See Corp Gen (40c). . Seg Lock & H (50c) . Sélectéd industries. Sel Ind al] ctfs(4%). Select Ind pr (5%).. Shattuck Den Min. .. Shawingan W (3%). Sheriandoah Corp. . : Shenandoah Cp (a3). Sherwin Will (+4%): Silica Gel ctfs Smith (A ©) (2) Sou Penn Of1 (2 SoCal Ed pf B (1 So Cal Bd of C (1%). SouthernCorp. .. .. 4 SouthldRoyalty (60c) 40 W Gas Utilities. . 1 Splez M Stpf (8%). Stang C& Sn (2.40). Standard Motors. .. . Stand Of) Ind (3%). Stand Ofl Ky (+180) stand Ol Neb(13%) . Stand Ofl Ohio (214) 150s §tand O Ohlo pf (7). 208 Stand P&LB(2)... 1 St Pow & Lt pf (7).. 2008 StarrettCorp....... 5 Starrett Corp pf (2). Strauss Roth....... Stutz Motor Car Sun Inv pf (3), . Sunray Of1 (400).... Swift & Conew (2).. Swift Intl (13%). .. Syracuse Wash Ma B Tampa Eleétric (32) Téchnicolor Iné. ... ‘Thatcher Séc Corp. Toda Syndfcate ¢4). Toledo Bd eu pf (1) . Tran Con Adr Tran. Tri-Cont Corp (war) Tubize Chatél (B)... ‘Tung Sol Lamp (1).. ‘Twin St NG A ot (1) Ungerle{der F Corp. Unfon Am Invest. ... Un N @ of Can +160. Unlen Tobacco. 4 - .. Utd Car Fast (60c).. Ut Chém pf (3) Utd Corp (war). Utd Dry Docks Unit Blec Sve Ut §) Bv pr wi Utd Found b2-35 s| {td Gas Co (new) Utd Gas (war) Utd Gas pf (7). . . utd Lt & Pow A (1). Utd Lt & PoWw B (1) (Jtd Lt & Pow of (6). U'td Milk Products. . 3 Bl an o nnnleosans~RcaBRon T unnarh peanalinet avaasZaa - 53 o S Foil (B) i) ‘msuur..,u int Séc 18t (5) Lites pf (1) .. Overseas ctfs. laying Cardsc4) diator (2).... B2t (3) e ™ TH TH % Watsow (J W) Ce... West Tab & St (2)... Wilk-Low Cafeterias. Zomite Produets ¢1) . 605 FIRMS REPORT DROP IN EARNINGS Average Decline of 22 Pet. So Far This Year—Utility Group Makes Best Showing. Special Dispatch to The Star. November 8.—, 22.7 per’ cent g e ot 8 oot corresponding period port higher third quarter earnings than in 192;, while 41 companies, represent- ing 174 per eent of the industrial classification, had larger profits during the first nine months than in the cor- respon period of last year. The combined total was aided by an average gain of 4.4 per cent in earn- ings of 95 lxn, power, gas and traction oanrims ring the first eight months of the year, September figures for this group not having yet been l’emls» Only 2 ‘mdustrial groups out e total af 29 recorded gains in the nine- month period, Moody's states. “Four amusement companies had a composite Ve Sx Talirosd_squtpme 1" corpo pora: e six en! - tions :Mwed‘ a profit incréase 132 cent. per “Greatest pereentage declines were.| Januer. suffered by automobiles, excluding Gen- eral Motors, which lost 72.3 per cent; coal (57.5 per cent), copper (66.1 per cent), the miiscellaneous non-ferrous metal group (65.9 per cent) and tex- tiles (63 per_cent). “Cement, food products, paper and and ting companiés all -month tle hope of improvement in most. elassi- fieations, but that comparisons with preceding year's earnings should be- come inereasingly favorabie from now on. gk dutasionts Goodyear Tire & Rubber. NEW YORK, November 8 (#)—Dow, Jones & Co. says that, regardiess of lower earnings, it is the present inten- tion of the ard of Directors of the Goodyéar Tite & Rubber Co. to pay the lar dividend on the commion stock for at least the next two quar- ters. r quarterly dividend on the common is $1.25. NEW YORK BANK STOCKS NEW YORK, November § (#).—Over- arket. theé-counter m: !;‘fl " America Bank of BETTER 10 bl BN 1% "= il % _#mno‘n-—t-um-—u—w or B m SR TERRRL $4 N Y Steam...Novié 1 9§ » * 94 Peop QL&C. SJanis 8 9 N 9% STOCK AND BOND AVERAGES By the Associated Press. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8. i i sEspyi H NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, November 8 (Spécial). —Though the cotton market y lost | a portion of the sharp advance register- | ed after the Government were | issued, the list closed 15 to 20 points higheér than 3 the extreme weakness of the stock market, cotton showed r.l.lhnce. ce to pressure to Pri- day's stéadiness. 20 points to 11.15. Cotton range: Spots were advanced el B GRAIN MARKET CHICAGO, November 8 (Special).— The wheat matket was steady today at the statf, but weakened a few minutes later under scattered Mquidation. De- | cember old, openéd 74% to T new, oad 200 10 804, now, 80%a to 803 /s to ; new, 801y a- After the first hfir heur, December, Jm 4Y4; new, T4Yy; March, old, 78%; May, old and pew, 80%. followed the action of wheat. new, 73%; old, May. lfi 6% new, 73%; March, l(a old, 78%: new, 78%. ts. d ber old, opéned May, old, 359& to ter the first hour, December old, 32; March, old, 34; May, old, 35%3; new, 35%. Provisions were fitm. American Cyanamid Co. NEW YORK, November 8 (#)~—Theé Americen CysMamid Co. is reported ne- | Siouh gotiating for scquisition of A. Klip- :flx&»o?emmme:u importer: sonal IN CANADA TRADE ployment—Weather «» | Textiles Better—Gain in Em- Puts Damper on Threshing. Special Dispatch to The Star. MONTREAL, November 8.—The sea- increase in Canadian business which set in » month has i neral economic 4% ge: the low level of trend -nevm lherncedlnl neral m months, and agricultural con- noticeable itions. The increase is most textiles and footwear, and é E - some of so-called industries are slightly more lcuvg but Mr. Logan points out that the BALTIMORE BUSINESS IN FAVORABLE POSITION' Special Dispatch to The Star. more was making a fairly favorable comparison with last year during the month just closed. Debits to indi- vidual accounts, or check transactions at the local banks, as reportéd by the clearing house, totaled $408,657,842 for , compared with $417,341,048 for the same month last {&r thus showing only a moderate decline under the level of a year ago. Bank clearings for October totaled $423,888,989, against = $401,179.983 for the same month last year. For the 1 months the total was ;4 805,200, compared with $4413,773,13. AR AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CROP. CANBERRA, Australia, November 8| willlamson, Bur! & that e v e e daring the i a in- of last year and (#)~—The commenwealth government statisticlan estimates the Australian wheat crop will total 215,000,000 bush- s _this T, 3 ‘The enlmncm ’t:: states are as fol- New South Wales, 172,000,000 500,000; fa, 500,000, tion wudrln ariing th prue:; is ounting, the esmme: m: ;‘ncumy double the yield of two years ago. DUN'S PRICE INDEX LOWER. BUY NOW for ns. = rt,” continues Mr BALTIMORE, November 8.—There | Logan, “but it 15 a fact that there aré indications that business in Baiti. |Deen less cause for concern in NEW YORK, n&\:mm 8 m‘—-r.'g. t_of the ovember showed days to WOOLWORTH SALES. NEW YORK, November 8 BUSINESS Promote Purchasing Power 1f every homeowner, store of replacement, rériewal a; - oprietor and business firm manager will inventory his odd jobs repair enough work will he discovered to give immediate employs ment to every unemployed man and woman in Washingten. This step would increase at once the purchasing power of persons now unemployed. More money would be put into cireulation, business operations would be speeded up and loedl firms would have to hire more employes to handle the resulting incredse in business. You cah promote community purchasing power and hasten business revival by digging up long-deferred jobs of cleaning, redecoration, remodeli; t6 unémploy 171‘ and repair and by giving su persons now willing and waiting for werk, Each new job which you create helps some wor thy pefson back o the road to selfssupport. He then joins with you in the army of buyers whoseé united purchases are the reeredting confidence. Calvin Coolidge states, enable others to join with you to “Buy Now for Better Business” BISHOP WILLIAM F. M6DOWELL, of the Methodist (South), BISHOP JAMES E. FREEMAN, of the Episcopal Church. RABBI ABRAM SIMON, Washington Hebrew Congregation. DR. ANDREW R. BIRD, President, Federation of Churches. REV. W. COLEMAN NEVILS, §. J., Président, Georgetéwn Uni- RIGHT versity. DR. CLOYD HECK MARVIN, Prési- dent, George DR. LUTHER H. President, Boar@l of District Com= issionets. m 3 ©OOL. U. 8. GRANT 3D, Director of LO' JOHN BAR JOHN J .,(hdlm ‘Washing- o e Natiohal Ré EDSON. e e eSS PPVVS } Washington “BUY Bpiscopal Chtirch tion. SIDNEY B, LUST, Picture Theater ington. Washington Uni- REICHELDERFER, sociations. HARRY KING. ILLIAM and Barks. BRI PA Ghairifian, Cross. FRANK 8. LANSBURGH, President, Mer- J cpants & Manutdcturéts Associa- WILLIAM J. BYNON, Washington Typothetae. JOHN L. WEAVER. MONROE WARREN, President, Op- _érative Builders Assotlation. DR. GEORGE C. HAVENNER, Presi- dent, Federation of Citisens As- W O. MILLER. NICHOLAS J. WHELAN. L MELLETT. NOW?” Committee B, Wwanis Club. DR. GUY Lions Olub. WILLIAM M. K ident, Civitan Club. President, Motion Owners of Wash- President, A Club. only sure means of “It is a public duty to buy what you can afford.” Create a new job and EDMUNDS, President, . LEADBETTER, President, . Pres- SPEIDEN, President, Mone wi B. WILLIAMS, President, Optimist Olub. change Club. Probus Club. Cosmopolitan Club, g, e G. GEN. WILLIAM E. HO! N. F gt HECHT. ton Estate Board. j , President, Hotel Men's ttee. Gtub. GOLDSMITH, Phn"‘ n, Shop renident, Washing- fi%“’fim m President, HAROLD D. KRAFT, President, Bze DR. BERN, A, BAER, President, WILLIAM H. CALLAHAN, Presidens, JAMES W. HARDY, President, Ade P W. sales