Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1930, Page 14

K14 ees FINANCIAL. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1930. FINANCIAL. INGREASEINSTEEL || NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE | [BONDPRICES SKID | [z o BONDS o sscusves] |PRORATION OF OIL Recelved by Private Wire Direct to The ‘Star Office. "'”"m"“““"“"‘m BUYING REPORTED. — e o e el TOLOWERLEVELS) s "y i/ QUTPUT DEMANDED 7 v. b~ Pr 5 IS 33 36% 33% 19 10129 101 26 101 26 mm lfll'( lol\‘ e Low Dividond Rate. Add 00, High. Low. Close. Clogs, 3 g::r:n.?fi‘::r? 3¢ 30w 29% 30% 30 + 488 WEM I 1 e 108% 1036 108% 4 A InsuranceSh (46¢).. 2 5 4% 5 Penn Coal & Coke A 130 1027 1027 1021 | MoReenme Suwte 12 8 36 196 " Forward Orders Declared Im-| 13 5, Insctfs Md) c80c).. 12 5 - % Penn Dixie Cement. a .1°|Some Issues Have Declined i Company Head Believes Fu- Betin Dixle Oem DL, 310220 10220 10220 | Man S 18t 733 43, 261 35% 214 Interbor Rap T . 2 ; 1 ey i 15s| Belo 1920 Bott § 10810 10n10 doale |Mamistuaelieis % t f Industi nd 11% Interlake I 1)... ') s 185% o 108 10 108 10 lont P s A'62, 1 2 96 portant Feature of Week B4 In Agrtsutvret. 33 5 5 5:::,‘.‘;%‘.‘.&‘:,,‘" 308 N &b s: elow ottoms 17,11214 11210 11210 | Mor & Co 1st 4348, . ure of Industry Depends . 4 _42% Int Agricul of (7 1 4 Pere Marquette (18). 4 i i Nat Daf; 7 n Industry. 1971 131 Intl Bus Mach (né). . Petrol Corp (1%) 7 6 T4 - Prime List Steady- FOREIGN. . Nn: ll::ar:t:“";':' 19% 9% Intl Carrlers (250) 1 1 Phelps Dodge (2) ... 20 20% i e B ew N IN TR S 75% 50 (ntl Cement (4). Phila Co 6% pf (3) 2 524 Argentine§s™45... 10 82% 2% B2k By the Associated Press. 145 1 Intl Combustion. . Phila Read C & I. d BY F. H. RICHARDSON. bt e R ol 3 9 . 9 PESROR - Dicmies R (3, U, e Hisvestae ), 7 Fhilltes-Jones Gata.. 1 1214 | Spectal Dispatch to The Star. Argentine s Ju'ss 7 91 90N 91k expansion of forward buying is the uG'. 137 Int Harvester pf (1). Phillips Petrol (n2). 2! 3% 12% NEW YORK, December 17.—Paral- 901 90W 904 significant feature of the current situa- 20 Intl Hydro El A (e2) % X 8 Phoenix Hoslery. 7 7 8 |leling continued declines in stocks, the 0% 90% 90% ; el 55 B4 Int) Masenof (4) 33 Pierce-Arrow A ( 16 i 901 904 90% tion in iron and steel, Iron Age will say L T TR s § ot 63 |bond market today resumed its descent 60% 69% 9N tomorrow in its weekly review of the| 14 Intl Nick of Can (1), 940125 14% 121 Plerce Of1 % into new low ground unchecked. la K 14:« 73:. T4u industry. " 37 Intl Paperpf(7) .. 20s 353 3! 3 Plerce Of1 pf. The average of the general invest- lzf ‘ “'fi"- 16m “While buyers are still extremely con- % 5% ll""l‘ ;’ane‘: goP"rC-t- 11 Y 52 ll::lexmo Pnnl:lm(lg‘;‘) B8 , 7+ | ment market, according to a eonsensus 2 " " e servative in estimating their require- e g A AL o e X 4 343 | Of Indices compiled by a number of | Bk of Chile 81 1% . 1% To% ments in coming months and lean to R k 38 y Pirelli Italy (a3.14). 3 P y Batav Pet 4%s 42, 93 9T 93 the view that business activity will show g E SR D Pittsburgh Coal. 5 ! 3 |authorities, is now at a level NOt| peigium 6s'56 22 100% 100% 100t gradual, rather than sharp, recovery,” ] {n:‘f;lmclnk‘lg (6).. 5 4 63 3 3 l;:ltfi)ur:h Coal pf. equalled since 1922. In that year the | Belgium 107% 1073 107% ' 9 n vs Cent Amer. tts Screw (1.40). bond market advanced steeply from the | Belgium 9 109% 108 th evitence of thelF beliet hat the manwe; | 3 30 IntRvaCend of (). A Pitts Steel pt (7) o valley in which it was left by the de- | Belgium 7a '56. o7 1074 | RS EED 4 i is scraping bottom and that the next| & S IntlSalt(3). e Pittsburgh Unit Corg ‘ , | pression of 1920-1921. A few issues, of | Belgium 8541 107% 107% | phija & Read major ¢hange in the price trend will be R PNUR N), ; 86 Pitts Unit Cp pf (7). 1 A course, have gone below their 1920- | Bolivar 7558 32 34% | phil et b o ub b ! s 90 Intl Silver pf (7) s 8 9 % Pitts Y Astab of (7), 5 4 1921 bottoms, but the general average | Bolivi .81 30% | plerce O] deb 83, "'Pig ron contracting has continued Sl e D) e as Pitiston Co (75e) is held up by the reluctance with which | Rolivi 31 3 35 | Pillsb F M 68 4 i s 134 Inter Dept Stra (2. 21 5% Poor & Co (B) (2. high-grade securities have yielded to the | Bordeaus 6 3. 104% 104% | por RT am € ‘43 , 3 59 . 3 m Tol 3 4 razil 6348 3" 53 | acg e melters have covered 60 per cent of| 32 12 InteciypeCorp(2)... 4 u 4 PRAmTob (B). The tightening of money rates earlier | Brazil 6148 ‘27, 3 83 | oreameanio the guarter needs, and has shown | 29 5% Investors Equity (3) % Postal Tel & C pf in the week did not result in any radical Pub 8v G 4% ings of the week total 22,000 tons. Cone oM Cu'lsl s Brairie Bipe L, (16, 74 1 e B 0 Fub 8v G 434a 10. = 4 38 Jewel Tea (15).. .. 90-day rate today w. uo at 5 4 i siderable tonnage also has been placed 50% Johns-Manville (3 . 3 4 34 to 210 per, oent, with fonds avaiiable . 100 100% | Rem Arms 68 A 1. for the entire first half of 1931 20903 | 123% 118 Jones&Laugh of (7). X 3 3 outside at 2 to 2% per cent. Volume o i 195% | Rem R'd 6% A "7 Proration Mm"‘ AT l-mrew cases grot«ectlon throug! B3 . - W Jordan Motor Car (it i Proct & Gamb (2.40). 76 : was somewhat less than on Tuesday. RIchf'd O cal 6344 51 . 88 | onceivable mmd Phe continued, By e Radiator & Standard | 85% 35% Kans City Sou (5)... " e e S Seasoned investment favorites that s Shell Un ongsar. 71% 72% | the real opposition is due to the desire Sanitary Corporation, which last month 55% Kans City Sou pf (4) Pub Sv N J pf (8) 7 : declined fractionally included Atchison | Ghin Gye Ry 3 3 92% of some operators, who have their own bought 50,000 tons of pig iron, has made ¢ 16 \Kaufmann DS (1%) Pub Sv N J pf (6) General 4s Canadian National 55,|Christiana 65’54 ‘ 9674 pipe lines and refineries or other ex- additional purchases which raise its 15 | =vmme SulloR (3 34) . 3 e ‘ Pub Sy N J pf(1) 2 Pennsylvania 4%.s, Northern Pacific 4s. | Con Pow Japan 7 99% clusive markets for crude, to produce contract commitments to 75,000 tons. [ % 11 Kelly-Spring Tire .. 10 " 107% PubSVE& G pf (6). 08 gy e Pl TR TR Sopschapasainy. 4 01° 9 Ll e ” their properties to the maximum, re- D plemae 1> bying @ 11 Kelly Spring 8% of. ] ’ 1 ThanaTAleacenr ; 3% | Standard Oil of New Jersey 55 Du-|Gube fis 45 . .. .. Solvay Am 65 42, 96% 96 | Bore cam, O h‘:‘v’m':":;’,:‘”“;?:"',;',',‘,’;_ unfll the end of the third quarter, whils o 19% Kelsev Hayes (2) % 19 g & BursoE s h quesne Light 4!:s, Columbia Gas 5, | Czecho 88 ‘51 109% 100% 1097 | Sou Bell TAT 68°41 5 108% 103% 10314 portionate quantities, would thus have S Atomotie TOORAry. nBitecastiil 7% Kelvinator Corp . 85 8 4 Pure Ofl bf () * American & Foreign Power 55, Inter- | Czecho 9s 52 109% 109% 10 ) 1043 104~ 104% their properties drained. SRERBERT to buy He tics 1581 OB 31 Kend Co pf (16.37). 9 95 29 . Purit B:k 4R L . 3 national Telephone 5s and Youngstown Tan Mus g i Yons . 102% 103 | “wThe purpose of proration is to pre- tempted to buy its entire coke H e o L H y Baker! Sheet & Tube 5. United Statee Gov. | Dan Mun 85 107% 107% 107% | 81 o1t N ¥ *We b1, nl:]sur:reltnems! at ‘Yxhe current trndflrtkclbe 40% Kimberly-Clark (13) 2 Radio Corp . ernment bonds moved off narrowly, g-n nw::-%ls 107% 107% 107% | Sug Es Or 7s 4 vent such inequit and unfair prac- eet contracting is reported to be in . & 5 5 B ) enmar! 93% 9315 93 tices. tmpressive volume and at Chicago Is T ey 60: : ERal s s Denmark §3%a-36.. 2 1008 100" 100 | Tenh Conper ¢a41 s abandonment. In the face of the described as the heaviest in 15 months, 1 Eolster Redt, . % Radlo-Kelth-Orsh A. 286 103 . ot g I oe's e U by ::'r";xw:yp‘r::e-mmn. basis for the limited, exhunge markets. These 23 L on Conservation. 105 118% 113% 118% 97 ' 96% 97 BY BENNETT WOLFE, 104% 104% 104% Assoclated Press Staft Writer. 106% 10s% Jor | TULSA. Okia., December 17.—W. K. 111% 111% m-. Davis, president of the Midcontinent 100 100 oil -nuoumuum.mum 100 1008 m? petroleum industry cannot hope 101% 1015 191 | Detter health in 1931 viless it ok 106 = 106 = 106 | to Prorate erude ofl proauction. Abandonment of tion, now bei 102 102 102 |advocated in P Quar would be some quarters, 102 102 102 |tantamount to a return to the law ol 101% 1014 101% | the jungle, which only the strongest of 89 89 fi‘ oll pl’vduceh could survive, he declared 951, i H “the ofl industry is to enjoy & fair 68 |and stable measure of pruperlly " he B l:;'\ uklt ll: balance of lup;:'ly demand ¢ must secured some other lg:u 104% l'fl‘:% process than the fi‘::u'o( diminishing 63 " b+ 1 ] returns and survival of the fittest.' 7 16 18 False Reports Charged. 101 101 101 Davis chu'[ed the forces ucuu to 100% 100% 100% | break dv:n un: '“.l:h?hu were broadcast “much fal pm- ::'/‘ :f/‘ ganda at great ex) L T L] anaBannsl o)1 o 8..- Maonanne " . Tex Corpcvn'“ the recent advance of $1 a ton on bars, 363 ‘ RR Sec ICstk C (4). 508 60 65 Dutch East I 102% 102% 102% . Dlates and shapes having had the | \5 080 [TOSER (33) PRI80 100 1ons Rand Mines (3.04)... 50s 27 " Dutch East I - 1 102% 1028 102% | It Drusev ée us. markets w cuu l:’onedhtfictorammhie e pamatE . U S Rubl customary effect of driving in consider- | “¢. K Dept St pf. .. 608 Raybestos Man 2.60 " Dutch East I 102% 102% 102% able tonnage at the previous prices, | 5o 30° Krcostmiyoniei)s 4 0n h Reading Rwy (4) ElSalvador 83'48.. 8 103% 102% 108% | Jiah P & L 644 with the result that many of the larger 21% Kreug & Toll (1.60). 362 Reading 2d pf (2) 5 X Bumr—one-pound prints, 38a39; | pyat 7 ex war 6% 75% | Utll Pow 634847, buyers are covered through most of the 18 ErosGe & BRNUA1D . - 74 4 % Real Silk Hosiery(3) tub, 37}5a3 Finland 6%s ‘58, nmm’gung o e o thees 70% Lambert Co (8).cces. 25 767 % 6% TT% 1 Reis (Robt) & Co GO e e ] ‘““"Y- 35a36; current Te- | iiniand 7a's g . Efforts_to_contract fo . 95 95% ” Reis (R) & Co 1st 4 | ceipts, 30a32. FramID7 3% Lee Rubber & Tire. 1 Y TRm % 104% 105 o R e Y 4% Lehigh Valley Coal.. 38 X g horns, 16a17; fowls. h b 5% est EI del Whlle LSl SOHEIS. " e meVieW | a7ic: 104 LehValCoalptes).. 1 2% 144 fifi:‘u'f,*‘,:‘,' éfi,"f.‘fc’, 1008 ¢ %5 Lamat a5ni6:’ Leghon! ‘fovk iselo) nkirchen 65'34 84 84 1014 101% 101% | far in excess of world or national de- continues, t°°“ Tas b it 7 40 Lehigh val (t43%). i o 49 + Repubilontes) . i 21 | Toosters, 14: ' ducks, 15; keats, young |German53s’es... b 68% 69% 107% 105% 106% [ mand, and a refining capacity similar- 21?11 u:e'xl-mnr:eb?xye?: canel toimags n }"ET’&";‘TK’J«’Q o » 1 " Republic Steel pf (6) 35 and large, 50a60; old, 25a30. Dressed— German :X;nk 6328 7 18 o ’:% il di!ummf;%luwcomumer m- - 4 4 ] , oun % rman K 72 72 ments. /ears or more - o e e {j}:::f‘oa,';:;:,q.',';,' e b e Ehlck?:& 32a58; Loghoins. 30; ‘tonts German T rep 49, 100% 100% 99% 100% | dustry has ?em::nm;ud s ability to S , 22a23; small, 18a20; capons, | GTeel o 80 81% Ly D S of the most rap! earnest of that confidence in prices that | 3145 781, [4g & Myers B (16) Reynolds Spring.... 1 % | heavy, - pO! o » ¥ : 7 4 , 42243 11, 36 " rease that the world has ever seen is prerequisite to & change in the busi- | 146 130 * Lige & Myers pf (7). g:;:::g:;g:g;:} }2; - 25; keats, younng,.n?lou::)hold o it s = . 89 894 | In* Gemaand: for any_ comnedity. . Too DR soend i hicago have| 434 18% Lima Locomotive, 2 % Richfield Ofl. : Meats—Beef, ~ 18a23; veal, 18a23; | Irish Free St s 60 10 oav 1iov|lure of possible fortunes overnight will Rail mill operations at Chicago have | 4w, 29 Link Belt (2.60) 287 28 i daonL 1 . 1amb, 20823; Pork, loin, 24; frosh hacy: | irish Fres. 011 1014 | Atch'on v 4%s 41 108 110% 108% 110% continue, as it the past, to inspire the b Py L e e g o M e e . - % Rossla Insur (2.20).. 22 24; fresh 'shoulders, ' 20. Smoked— | Italy Pub Sv 783, 19" 18 LAt s 1ot 'Uose 190% | wildeatter and attract capital regard. pared with 40 per cent 20.( 95% 424 Loew's. Inc (t4). Ro941 DUTCE S 115166 A Hams, 25; shoulders, 18: bacon, 27, wpatik At& Dativéu s 2 48% 454 1 less of low prices. It is trite to sa) Tin mill output has gained for the | 1305 sam Loows Inent (6%}, : y : Game-—Rabbits, 20a30, e g% M| AMCLeoldnth 5 M &b & that drilling should stop; it sh second consecutive week, now averaging | 99% 84 Loew's pf xw (6%) ‘ sn?wty Stores 5). 4 Lard—In bulk, 12%: in packages, 15. “g.n::: ‘g 9% 917% 2 94% 94% 94% | Byt each I Tequires the dril 2&5::&‘;".& nffieelssmficlh:x‘féepgtngl 1 o ‘fi:‘.’;:n‘ umb (A) Y ¢ ¢ 3 Live stock—Calves, '11; lambs, 8. | Jugos) Bani 18 87, 2o 'oise % '%, 10 95% 93 95% | one or more wells, 50 stop leasing last week at 38 per cent. but further | 701 40%s Loose-Wliles (12.90). St L-San Fran pf (6) A SOuNDe pex Juart, 150 | Karstaat 60% 61 E el Suggests Conservation. gru::x;n:nezk;s"m prospect during the 135“ 11;. h::fiel;‘r‘a”f;»‘é;‘”' . " BN BAviR A i California, naveis, 4.75a7.00; tangerines, E;:‘:.:: ‘zn lg: u 104 los\. m“ h;l'he supply of o: h;de;::er of mar- 3 o 2 s . T 7 1 1.75¢ 4 5 4%, % uirements s| Rails placed during the week totaled [ 1. 3% Louisiana Ofl. ... 4 Schulte Retall Str 1 3 h’;;firgi smp::m: lzzso-a :25; grapes, | narget) > oaiogh oo i e .‘:eurguoln e Seaboard Atr Li igs, 2.50; pineapples, 35,500 tons. New projects requiring 60 Louis Oil pf (6%). . 60 eaboard Alr Line. ) 5.50; cranberries, 3.15: Persian . Ny, | MX 48 asstd 1904 8% 8% Davis declared. fabricated structural steel totaled 23,500 4 25% LouG&E (A) (1%) Seab’d Air Line pf. 4 J > “Iron ore could be produced in quan- er operators had thrown their properties into the hands of those strong enough to survive such a return to the law of the jungle. 4 “And after that what? ere would 104% 103% mm still be an available supply of crude T -1 $etd Mex 4s asstd 1910 % 5 o1 2 7.00; apples, busl te . % 8y tons for the week, making the weckly ; 1381 88 " Louts & Nash (1)... y Seagrave (130) | box ' stock, 3,005 0o: ;e.:::mboz5::og:uk AEUARG1N B3 681 70 50 31 101% 101 titles greatly in excess of consumers' average so far this quarter 48,000 tons. ol s L 3 v ot 3.25a3.75: lemons, 3.00a5.00. Netherlands 6s *72 % 105% 105% | Bos& Me6s1956.. 6 931 931 93y | needs, but it isn't done” he went on. Awards covered 29,500 tons, compared 33% MeCall Corp (2%). 3 . ity oterd u*- 3 3 vggehm,,_?oums. 150-] pound sacks, New So Wales6s'57 12 67% 68 | Bos & Me bs ‘87 14 95 9 95 "Unnuded oil also must be kept in with 34,000 tons, the weekly average 39 McCrory (B) 2). Senetd Copper < 1 .00a3.25; sweet potatoes, per bushel, | N¢W S0 Wales6s'58 68% 67% 681 | Bd & Tth Av 5 8 ground. The physical charac- since September. ?t‘ix :;g;‘:x‘{.v; n':e)ia' B BEVErIDe. : al.25; Idaho baker, 100-pound sacks, {:.ord 6l%s {;0 105 105 105 wmwe of oil production make the 61 McKeespt Tin P1(16) Sharon Steel Hoop. . § g 3.25; cabbage, new, 1.75a2.00; old, 1255 el B e 100 99% 99y 3 9614 | problems involved in its control more 10% MeK. 4 & Rob (1) 1 Snarp & Dohme. ..., 9 1.50; caulifiower, 1.75; peas, 4.25a4.50; | NOTWay 534565, .. 102 101% 101% l losu. 105% :osu difficult than in the case of solid Baltimore Markets 254 MoKea® B bf (3300, 3 Sharp & Do pf (3%) : lima 3'.?1“3&..5%% suing beans, 2502 [t A 100 106" 100 :. R&Pitt 4 %857, it 7 McLellan Stor . » Shattuck(FG)(t1%) 32 2 6 unches, i Lt " n Nat 438 57, - said: % 3 Shell Trad (a2.423)..320s per 100 bunches, 3.50; broccol 101% 102 » 'To meet one of these problems Special Dispatch 1o The Star. e i ¥ FOtHH il A 3.50a4.00; eggplants, 2.00a2.5/ v 86 86%|Can Natl 4% 8 fi 15.114 :;“ i culiar to the industry, proration is an = A S oS e "* | toes, Florida, repacks, 1.2582.0 92 93 |ca " 99% | essential factor in any curtailment BALTIMORE, Md., December 17. 4 19% Magma Corper (3. g:ol; Un"?;ll PL5K) 9 T5: ipifiaeh TBAT00;” ialronee: < n Nat 68 July 2 103% 103% 103% but other fact are equally | Potatoes, white, 100 poundg 51 25‘-{1 .75; 1% Mallison & Co 2 m:"::'l;. 0;"" 3 90 pe“p"‘cp‘"' 2.50a3.00; turnips. 1008 . }gg:: low, 104% 9 104 103 103 e’-enw‘“mm.l and one of these is co-opera- el 2 B0as 0 meiey Dushel, 2008 FeA i e % Simms Petrol 1.25;" Marrow pumpkins, per bushel. 0 N I tion on the part of purchasers and con- 4 % Manati Sugar pf. s Petioleum 7 O 105|100 “cucumbers, 3.00a3.50: i b FiT v A gaeet B g b 3 3.00. 'Beets, 100, 3.00a3.50. Cabbage, 24 Man Elev mod g (d5) SinclairCon Ol (1). o California, lan ,_:, tes, g Ot 9% should be a market at the posted price ton, 20.00a23.00. Carrots, 100, 2.00a4.00. 6% Manhat Elev g1 () 60s % 55 Stnclair Oll pt (8) 3 o dog P New York, San Pucifiq 4% v09 for all of the allowable prorated pro- Qullfltl:wer ante 1 50a2.00. ‘zellcg) 64 ManhatShirtdl)... 17 6 Skeily Ot (2 4 small Can Pacific bs v 99w | 108, e T crate, 1.50a2. g plant, cra 1% Maracal xp. . U 4 Gl A tion. dis- a2.50. Kale, bushel, vssa'rs Lettuce, 19% Marine Mid (1 20) 8 S Cent of Ga 5% tressed production in recent weeks be- hamper, 1.75a2.00. Peppers, crate, 1.00 16 Market St Ry pr pt. 3 ) 3 “| Washingto 3 Cent Pacific 4 came available below the vailing 280, Facsoipe. busbel, T0a1 00, Bpluach;| ot 15, MarkestRy (t5%) _Southern Cal Ed 12). ngton smc'( Exchange Prague 7% , > . price, and, although comparatively only bushel, 60a85. Tomatoes, crate, 1.50a % 5% Marmon Motor Car.. Southern Dair A 135, 4 SALES. Queenland 7s '41. . 1 106% 105% 105% |8 trifling amount, it tore down the en- 450. ‘Turnips, bushel, 60a80. Apples,| 4814 29 Marshall Fleld (23%) '2 Sou Dairies (B) 3 1 Wash. Gas 41,5—$1,000 at 99. Rhinelbe 7s *46 ww 7 T... 27 94% 94 94 |tre price structure for petroleum and huhel 60a2.00. Cranberries, box, 250 84 3 Martin Parry. . % Southern Pacific (6). 44 Wash. Gas 55—$500 at 102, Rhine West 7s '50. " 11 96% 961 96% "‘,'.,l?hm“m ¥ a3.00. Grapefruit, box, 1.50a3.00.| 51% 32% Mathieson Alkall (2) Southern Rwy (8) 36 Wash. Gas 6s B—$500 at 105, $1,000 at | R1o de Jan 6345 6 2 96% 96% 96% = “"nd“nm‘“‘ of wor-uon would Oranges, box, 1.75a3.25. Tangerines,| .61% 29% May Dept Strs (n2).. Southern Rwy pf (§) 82 10515, Rio de Jan 8s 11 104% 103 108 |Put from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 barrels box, 1.00a2.00. 23 5 Maytag Company Sou Ry M & O ct (4). 4 Fed.-Amer. Co. com.—10 at 29. 6 69 |Oof potential daily produc- Dairy Market. 40% 15% Maytag Co pf (3). 5 Spalding (A G) (2). Lanston Monotype—10 at 100, 10 at 100, on in distress. b “Curtailment at home only to have Poultry, alive—Turkeys, pound, 30;| 54'¢ 69 Maytag Colst pf (§) § ‘ . 130"1 100, 10 at 100, 10 at 100, 10 af 93% 93% | ynoorts tncreased in il 427 25 Melville Shoe (2).... 0 3t 100, 10 at 100, 10 at 100, 26 29 [ e 4 old, 25a26; chickens, Springers, 16a20; 23% 6% Mengel Co (2).....0 6 s 4 880 Pau 7s’ 40 rets, 60 6 |amount seems !ume but 'lth oreign TAutenns, 14a15: bareback, 1mis. old] ooy 25~ met-Goldof (1.49).. 3 5 Spencer Kellog(80c) Mereh, Tir. & Stge. com.—10 at 107, | Sao Paulo 8s 50, ., ; 0% 7% 7i: Iving standards and costs far below our hens, 14a20; Leghorns, 11a14; roosters, | ,&o% 55 Ve Ban BT Slal - o : Spicer Mg 10 at 107, 10 at 107. Saxon 7 93 ¢p |oNm the remedy for that situation is & 11a13; ducn, 12a18; geese, 115:22: 31 9% Mexican Seaboard. Splegel-Ma 8 Natl. Mtg. & Inv. pfd.—100 at 5 01 . " % &P 6816.137 66% 65% 66% mm or an embargo, not abandonment e, o Micmieen o ), 5 e e .. - The Carpel Corp.—50 at 23, 100 at 2214, | Serba-Cr Si7aes “"“’“’ §s 363 2% 24| 9F Pie mfi‘;"cié“’.t'm“’u‘.'i'f.';.‘nfi"m“ o lu-—Rgoeipu. o ki 12 Mia-cont pat (1 58 % 3 Stand Comm Tob. AFTER CALL g;l;:;c‘:"s‘x'i.'?z. 75 NW 303081 51 590 | the sl mhomica e ';1“ firsts, 30; hennery, whites, firsts, 32a33; 3 5% Midland 1(3) . T 20% % Stand G & E (3%) 6 4 & ’ o small producers who have no pipe SOt st 35" eurtat ‘Feceints, 38, 15% Midland Steel (3) 2 et i f%‘ s Lanston Monotype—10 at 100, 5 at 100. Soissons 6s *36. '4 103% 103% W 43%8C 2037 884 884 | lines, refineries or exclusive markets of 3 Mil El R & Lt pf (6) Df (4). r—Good to fancy creamery, : Stand G & E1 Peoples Drug Str. PIA—10 ai 97%, 10 104 104 Nwyeonéxs. 54 8 81 88 |thelr own.” nd 30834, Indies, 33035: ol 30 o o b e GR 4 SR WAt at 9713, 10 at 971} St J 104% 104% N 104% 1043 104% poun ; ladles, ¥ , 20; 1 3% Minn Moline Pow... tand Invest Corp = 4 105% 105% 105: 851 Ra o Process, 28a20; store packed, 15a16. 16% Mo Kan & Tex (3).. h Stand Ofl. c.mnzm m Wash. Gas 6 3 % 105% % 88 65%| pive hundred acres were planted in = > ‘Wash. Gas 6s -$100 at lozl 600 | Toho El Pow 6s '32 95 9 89% 89% Hay and Grain 65 Mo Kan & Tex pf (7) ] Stand Oil of Kan (2). at 102, s § Tohe El Po 5% 95% 954 broom corn on farms in North Carolina ; b 3 8% 96 96% Wheel—-Mo, 2 red’ Wihter, export, 21 Missouri Pacific. ... ’ ' Stand Ofl of N J nn 736 y - g Teknang, . r 92% 923 82 g | this year. 5% 83'% Missouri Pac pf (5). tand Ofl N ¥ (1.60). 357 79 -m No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, spot, et s et B id and Asked Prices. Tokio 534 s '61 i 88 89 e e O B0 3 winesthe sellow, ok, 20% Monsanto Ch (g1%). Sterling Sec (A).... 4 3n 2w BONDS. Gragans to'tn $ 104% 1048 o ':“ NYContdbas'ss. 1 99% 0o% 99% P o e ST 5% Morren ey 30y 1 ’ Bteri Beoor or 3.1 15 * e s STaC Ty, Uruguay 8s 4 i N Cent syomzo1s 33 Rye—Nearby, ‘55a60. RS 81% Morris&Essex (3% ). Stewart-Warner (2). 45 3 Amer. Tel & Telpn e 33 o0 | Vienna 6s 52 \ 2 103w 1001 1033 NYCro im 68 2013. s e oy Rk B e e e et i Stone & Webster (4). 90 4 ARty Srfeiss. & s 20 48 4 e e 5 3 115 Motor Meter G & El. . Studebaker Corp (3). 52 Anacostia & Pot. K. K. 5. ; Yokohama 6s'61.. 6 944 93 Pt ioei el -Hay—Receipts, none. General hay 25 Motor Products (2) ! Studebaker Co pf (1) 1008 Ana & ek 3. 5102 10215 102% mlo‘:!ty 5:’3‘&?‘:&1»' clr);gnunc‘;m}:;s 14% Motor Wheel (3). ... 4 Submarine "°“-~ e 5 o | Eaplial rhekush R s s | Abrunt PEEEE:}?;‘EOUQ' i To 101 11" ) Z ; 69% 691 the entire sltultlon, Sections here- 21 o 6% Mullins Mfg. . 9 9 9 f Sun 01l ¢ . 8"’ & Suburban Ss.... 82 Adams Exp 4 80 80 Clev Term d‘b ”I' 6 99% 99% 99% fers of hay. Good clover mixed and| 534 204 Munsingwear (t4).. e R Fotomac, Eieciric 6 \53?3..1' i 107 4 6415 61 g‘" Term %872, 4 105% 105% 106% v %"‘z‘%‘% x;‘e'rww):y e Myer (FE) & Br (2). 4 Sweets of Amer (1).. 6 - Wash- Balte, & Annap. 5. ¥ i 135:“ i “'2”,’ cfiL“.‘n’;'z"-’.'e'?: 2: l%% lggh 122!« fl;figifl;n 5 ‘ Wheat straw, No. 1, per ton, 9.00a ¢ 21% Nash Motors (4). 3 ; Symington....... ' i . 117 v a4 T |cuba RRre7%e36 7 74 715 94 | NY NH&H 4148 67 10.00; oat straw, No. 1, per ton, 9.00a 80 Nash Chn&fill-(“ o s e @ Wash. Qus' s, seiies 76 9614 96 aar|Cuba Nor§%s 42.. 20 40% 40 40% | NY NH&H evdb es W 110% 1104 10.00. 3 [ 3 Ve e (Tae) Wash, Rwy. & Elee. 45 : ‘diig [AmIn BT Del& Hudrfds'43 26 93 923 93 - 1005 100% Live Stock Market. v Nat B g 504 - e MlschLANzous eta 8°34. Del & Hud 6%s°'37. 16 105 106 ~ pb“x.n market x{!t;:éiyl.o R e %~ Nat Cash Reg A (14) 33 1 2 y Columm comuy cnm Bl Am Sug Ref 63°37. 3 {:;’l(v: }3}’" Ao Norf South 68 °41.. prime, none; choice, 8.50a9.50; | 4 Natl Dairy (2.60)... 38% 35 3 P 3 6 ;i AmT&T ¢ 5 2 2 - 3 e 9 6 6 ) 9 old Sty & v 4%8'39 116% 12 Det Utd o, 65007 500 platn. 16, fain. 5,500 50; 70 - NetDIn: Protuoadis 4 6 Thatcher pf (3.60) Wsh G Tl | Am b 8 i Erfe 1st :s:‘n.l“ 0% S " P s 4 » > - Am etrbs X common to plain, 4.5085.25. Bulls, choice| 33, 17y Nat Enam & Stamp. . 15 The Fair (2,405, y 3 ’ % | Erie con 4s A 53, Nor Pacr1 o to prime: none; good to_choice, 5.50a 115 Nat Lead (18) 5 2 The Fair pf (7). PUBLIC UTILITY. et L 73 Erie Gen 4i v ‘::h ; :h 1:9»,.. 6.00; mcd;u;xs: lso”googi!? 25.?'?“{1»“1"2;: 138% :\\m Lead pf (A) . 3 a Amer. Tel & Tel. (9. » . h Erfe cv s” 4 % | Oreg- Waan 48 ‘61 89% ;n% s:u medium, 4.75a5.25; in alr, 4. N . [ 68 1 #t) 3 Vi 3 3 100% 100% 100% 4.75; common to piain, 3.75a4.25. Cows, Third Natl Inv (a2). Nop- e Li. Co. (18), Arm & Co 4 Fla E Coas! 21% Plnn ev m- 0 102 102 102 choice to prime, none; good to choice, " Thompson (J R) (3), . paer etd o 1o Arm Dol 3 J’ S BU4ipond JaG 4%est. 1 21 27 on 9% 99 99% 55026.00; medium to good, 4.5085.50; : , Thompson Pr (2.40) . . Elec. Power 514 61% 1% |GrTratad 4000 10 s forns 42 94 9% fair o medium. 400a4.50; plain to fair, Nat Supply (5) - Thompson Starret. . 5 At Ref deb 53 '37. 1004 1004 | Gr Trunk 7s ‘40 7110 110 110 .00a4.00; common to plain, 2.5t 6 106'; Nat Supply pf (1) 4 i omp-Star pf (3% ) " 6 Heifers, choice to prime, none; good 37 NatSurety (B)...... Tide Water As l(:)/‘e) NATIONAL BANK. et "'B." 1045 104y | Ir Nor 4%sTI6 (D) '3 Ml 204 aay bl ps = . Cl ital (14). Bell Tel Pa 58 C '60 107 Gr Nor 4%s'77(E) 3 93% 93 to_choice, 6.75a7.75;. medium to good, 3 (1). 5 Tide Water As pf (6) . 00 .. | Beeh A 4 1074 | o Nor 68 13 16 100 6.2586.75; fair to medium, 5.50a6.00. | 32% 9% Nevada Copper (1.. 9 : 2 Tide Wat Ofl (pf (5) ommercial 23 BT o D 38 T O Narabisasiiis 8 108 6 plain to fair, 500a550; common | 5 38 NewportCo (A) (3). 8 3 % Timken Det Ax (30c) A o R As e 101 101 et bk g PCC&StL6sB,. plain, 4.50a5.00. Fresh cows and Spring- 12 Newton Steel 4 40% Timken Roller ( D™ g te 106% 105y | G Ner gen 78 33 100% 1084 100 | pop p LAP 7345 'i6 ers, 20.00a80.00. 7 22 N Y Alrbrake (3.60). 2 Tobacco Products. .. et e 100% 100% | HWWERL & P 5 Read gen 4%8 A'DT Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 100 head; | 192% 107 N Y Central (8).. . 5 4 % Tobacco Prod A t95¢. e 9% 29% 2914 | Hav EI Ry 6%s '51. W =i light supply: market steady; sheep, 74 NYCh&StL(6).. 2 Transamerica (1). .. Chile Cop db &8 88 88 | Hud & M adj 68 '57, 68% 6814 s 1.00a3.50;_lambs, 5.00a9.00 3 NYCh&StLpt(6), 62 Transue &W (1) s ¥ 0% |Hud&Mrfsa'sT.. 6 96% 96 96 RIAr&Ld%s’34 Hogi—Recelpts, 250 head: light sup- 25 NYDock.... 5 25 TricoProd 24). 11 Com Invest 4 93 o3| 1 Cent 4s'5d 1 st sk s I AL A0 Pvics. 825a8.05; medhun, 8.808810; : Tri-Cont Corp pf (8). e . % 104% 104% | i Sont SRS L o roughs, 6.7527.60; light pigs, 8.25a8.60; | : 9 TR % Truax Traer (1.60) ConG N Y 5%, e 208 Ao 37 66 64% 66 pigs. 8.5028.80. 9 ar 5 "ruscon Stl (1.20) C Am Sug col 9414 64 66% Calves—Receipts, 25 head; light sup- | 1 NH&Hpf (7)., 3 Twin City R Tr (§4). SAVING! 4l 944 53 ly; market steady; calves, 5.00a11.50. Ont & Western 5 iy % 8 Ulen & Co (1.60) S BANK. . % 991 991 s State Rys pt. 4 U Und-Eil-Fischer (5), 20 B ere % St e i De Edison 53 °40. 103% 1034 4 TE% Tew o 100 N Y Steam pf(6). Und-Ell-Fisch pt (7) 100s 12 East Washington (13 ‘35" | Det Ed rf 63 B "40. 106 mu. 2 4T 45 PR . D (7) 100 Eas i 45 47 971/2 Pet. Dividend 110 NY Steam 1st pt (7) 108 4 i LT s Dodge Bros cl 65’40 75 Int RysCA bs w,g 6 T1% 70% 70% 3 4% Norfolk & Southern. 8.8 8 Gnlon Carbide ( 3 o " { 3’!1;;11;:'“- 4% 0 10:):,: 13;\, EanCPUSAM 6038 T 944 4% 984 . . S # o A E UHAN 3 Gen Motors % 101% 10 Sou Pac col Firm in New England b:',‘;:,,’;‘g‘.";’l‘;'.'o‘)’.- 1 4 Anferican (1) %0 et ! 93."; O .. 9 100% 100% 100% | Sou Pag cot 51 North Amer of (3).. Utd Alreraf: S | a1, 20 55| Gen Thea Ea 6s - 9 2% 53 4 824 814 8214180y Pac 4%s Special Dispatch to The Star 5% 99% North Am Ea pf (6), 9 3 Utd Afre n ot (3). . National ‘Unton {18} bt @eodrichev 63'45.. 2 65 : 3 100% 100% 100% | Sou P 4% 69 ww. PORTLAND, Mle., December 17. 31 NoGer Lloyd (3.43). E UnitedBiscuit (2) TITLE INSURANCE. Goodrich 6%s. ... 1 99% 991 99%| gou P&Or cv.-"l'l. —The Knox Woolen Co. of Cam- 44% Northern Pacific (5). 4 1 United Carbon (1) 1 Columbia (6h). ve Goody'r Rub bs '67. l.h N istre5%s.. 6 106 105% 106 den, Me., manufacturer of spe- 32 1% Ohlo Ol Co (2).. % | Real "Estate "(gh) s 2 - Humble O1l 6s *37 Manh Ry 1st 45°90. 10 B53% 624 62’ fiu” for p:r;, :,,d o;:m "&’,‘vlf 1;:: 8::"; n'.r,: E.,u,,! 2 5 % | Title & Iov. 0 30 | Hum O&R b%s '62. 1021 10214 Ry 2d 4s 2013 ; gv. ;g\« :gu announ n extra - v Farm Eq pr pf. . 31 - - i 3 dend of 971; per cent, or a dis- 4% Oliver Farm Eq cv pt Utd Electric Coal. i | e A arey Jos-goom. 0 el tribution of about $583,000 to its 2% Omnibus Corp...... 6 Utd Fruit (4). 3 stockholders. It has been oper- 2411 Oppenheim Col (3) 2 9 Utd Gas & Im (1.20). 370 ating 66 years with only one 8% Otis Elevn (2%) Utd Plece Dye W (2) v Bromo-Selz., A" (3)’ Int Hydro El 63 lapse of six weeks, occasioned by 3 9% Otis St U'td Sto (A). » Federal Storage pfd (8) . 13t Int Match 6s "47 M StP&SSM con 42% lack of water power. It pays a % 38 Owens LIl Glass (3).. 32 Utd Stores pf (2% 2 2 o e R 8 9% | In M M col tr 6s 41 9 MStP&SSM 5% 4 92 .92 92 | Third Avad)6s'60 n 26% regular dividend of 10 per cent. 42% Pacific Gas & Bl (2), 64 7 U S Distributing. L-n'uon Mnnuisne () Int Pap bs A *47 Y M StP&SSM 6%s.. Un Pac st 4s'41.. 28 96% Its stock has not been quoted in T 47 Pacific Lighting (3). 11 U S & For Secur tge. com, (10° 1“ 4 9 MK&TdsB 62.. 1 841 84% B84% g pd ) the open market for about 15 30 16% Pacific Milis. . 90, 1 U S & For Seg pf M ) = 67% 677%|MK&Tadibs'67. 5 88 88 88 years. 178 . 118 Pacific Tel & Tel (1) 2808 Y U S Freight (3). Int T&T cv 414839 78 78 |MK&TprinfsA. 21 98% 984 98% While business this year was 23% 7% Packard Motor (60c) 150 % U S Hoffman ‘ 5 s | RS g f Nt T&T6s'56.... 1 78 73 [MoPacwends'75. 24 65% 63 65 14 3-10 per cent less than in 1929, 125 1% Pannandle P & Rt 1 2 2% U S Indus Alco (17 4 T 8t i Kan C P&L 5s A ‘52 ¢ 104 104% | Mo PacioeSp s 88. 6 831 S0 89% | va Ry ist 843, 101% x ireaburer ,u?hy V. Babo, report: TI4 3% Param m Publix i i US Leatner. o TerRer & Whe SN 5 T o el e Mo T0.,20 S04 8% 90 | Va Ry & Pow bu 34 HEHM :::g. P e e 3 llech. ll'. 0 com. (6] . terals 1% Park Utah. .. 12 Y U S Leath pr pf (1) Med. o % % 101% 101% w 1 6 et 3% Parmelee Tran (60¢) 10 % USPipe& F (3) : u 69 c 101 . 101 U S Realty&Imp(3). 99 261 26% . 25 ? gt 101% 101% 25 U 8 Rubber. 77508 ‘ et " e 180, 88, Ao . 1 extra. Lig & Myers 105% 1054 % extra. 1204 120 120 PIITDIDD RERRRRRRR 00000000 o £ I Iezs Loorme 5 IRyneR 910 00 00 30 i 1 10 - ——— =1 £89229900220000 2 » 8 veon ShenioalonsIavans 106% 1064 1074 107% 101 101 108% 106% 107% 107% 107 9% 9TH 9Tm 97% 98%, 98% 2984 = o BRunaeEal82a aaa mna % 584 Nor Am (b10%stk) l'IK