Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1930, Page 15

- FINANCIAL, CURB SHARES SNK 10 NEW LOW PONT Utilities and Oils Subjected ““ to Brunt of Heavy Selling. BY JOHN A. CRONE. Specisl Dispatch 1o The Star. NEW YORK, December 17.—The gurd market plunged into néw low ground today, after making a very Jeeble rally shortly before the end of e first hour. *'The market leader, Electric Bond & Share, met professional short selling from the outset and dropped to a mew «dow level. Other leaders stuch as Cities Bervice, Goldman Sachs, American & Foreign Power, Standard Ofl of In- diana and United Light & Power A be- haved similarly. Btandard Oil securities were weak from the opening gong, as tax selling, diquidation and short selling brought out liberal offerings. The following is- sues broke to new lows in the forenoon: Humble Oil, Standard Ol of Indians, Imperial Ofl, International Petroleum, Oresle Patroleum and Standard Ofl of Kentucky. Selling at once veered into the mis- oeéllaneous oils, where Gulf Oil, Indian Tetritory Illuminating B, Lion Ol Plymouth Oil and other active shares broke into new low territory. ‘The Curb's behavior during the fore- noon, with 633,900 shares turned over, the most active two hcurs since Octo- 10-record of 943,500 shares, was similar f0 the selling climax of October. The number of new lows reached during the morning promised that the day would equal, if not exceed, Tuesday, when 231 new lows were registered. The Tecord number of new lows reached in one session was 241 on October 10. Big blocks were relatively scarce at the opening today. Cities Service came out on 13,300 shares at 133, Electric Bond & Share on 7,000 shares at 373, Goldman Sachs on 4,500 at 515, Inter- ‘national Petroleum on 4,400 at 11% and Standard Oil of Indiana on 4,000 at 30. ° Wide breaks also were few during this period, if the 9-point drop in Singer manufacturing. one of the higher priced dustrials, be éxcepted. There were, ‘however, many inactive iesues ticked out. They were sandwiched between cdeh sales, indicative of income tax selling, and “sellers 7,” representing Pacific Coast or foreign selling. Investment trusts, trading_ corpora- , fire Insurance shares, finance companies, natural gas stocks, pipe lines and aviation shares trailed after the * ‘plunging petroleum and public utilities mfr“" noon hour. ~Miscellaneous Industrials and metal issues weakened in the early afternoon. e GRAIN MARKET CHICAGO, December 17 (Special).— July wheat dropped to the lowest level since 1901 on opening trades twday, un- der selling infiuenced by the weakness in Liverpool, Buenos Aires and Winni- gem Old efop months were supported y the Farm Board. December, old, opened 77%4a77ly; old, '79%; new, 79':; May, old, 81a8llg: new, 8l1a81%; July, 6812a68. After the t haif hour ‘December, cld, 7684; 2 new, 7015; May, old, i bew, 72%; May, old, 74273%. = After the December, old, 68 Dew, 68)4; March, old, 71%; new, 7 May, old, 733 new, 73%. Oats ‘were lower with other grains. December, . old, _opened 31,318 March, old, 32%a32'%: May, old, 33%a333;; new, 33%a3814. first half hour December, old, 31Y%; wn, old, 32%;; May, old and new, Provisions were easter. . NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK. December 17 (Special). —Ootton prices advanced 4 to 11 points when the market opened today, under 2he stimulus of profit-taking by shorts and & brisk buying movement by the + Opening Prices were December, old, 952, up 6; ember, new, 9.54, up January, new, 9.53, up 4; March, 9. llf 8; May, 10.11, up July, 10.: 11, and October, 10.55, up 10. Bk agyugEras 507 66, .. 1y 7s 4i. 35580s2ssagnasss: & 2 s A 46 %5 81 Raz 3s '40. (3 e V..SS&:SE’:SE 2228328283832 3888220223 g 2B222B =_E Deminio 160 Ne Be 6" 300 :;ta"" ’h;. » e © o 'Boar Mun s e ol B - 2 3338 IBIBTB I Spgls B3I THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1930. FINANCIAL, TRANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK CURB MARKET Note—All stocks are sold in ing thase designased by the deties b o L] -share (808! lots ) (2508) lots only. Add 00. Oven. High, Low. Close. 7 7 : § 17 Aero Supply A (1%) 1 3% Aero Supply (B) 2 5 Aero Underwrite 10 AMliated Prod 1. 115% 111 Ala Pwr qum pf (7). 4% 14 Alexander Indust. Li23% 10% All AmGen Corp. 1% Allegheny Gas. ... 16 4% Allted Milis (60c). P 356 150 Aluminum Co of Am 600s 151% 111% 108% Alu Co of Am pf (6). 18 Alum Goods (1.20) 71 Aluminum Co Ltd. ., 32% Am Arch Co (3). 14 Amer Austin Car 4 Am Br B 1d shar 5 Am Capital (B) 60 Am Cigar Co. 27 AmC P&L (A 6% AmC P&L B (10%). 11 AmCom P A (b10%) 20 AmComP B (10%). Am Cyanamid (8) Am For Pow (war).. 3% Am Founders(bd%). 21 4% Am ) 4 Am Gas & Kl pf (6)., 4% Am Invest ine (B) 2/ Am Natural G 15% AmStPSA (L. 6 94 Am Superpowr (40c). 457 85 Am Superpwr 1st(6) % Am Ut&G (B) (35c). 1% Am Yvette new wi. .. 8% Anchor ¥ F (b10%). Th Anglo Cnil Nitrat 5% Appmiachian Gas § Arcturus Kad sube.. b Arkunsas Nat Gas... 4% Ark AalGus (A) ble AIK N G Cu DI (6UC). 100 AtkP&LPE (7).... 208 22% Armstrong Cork (1). 1 4% Asso kil ind Lud 3ve.” 17 1b% Assv Q&K A (12.40) 39 ASSOG&EPL(b)... 308 Plywood (3 Uil Co; . Atlas Utilities war. 1% Auto Voting Mach. ., b Aulo Vot M ov pf pt. © Aviat Sec of N kng., 105% Baboox & Wil (1Y).. 1758 1% baa Corp.,. . 70 Baumann (L) pt Lih welianca Alcrait, 24 Blauneis (§2)....... 18% Lliss (s W) L0 (1) s Blue kidge Cp(pive) B0 Blue Kiuke ¢» Pulas) 10% slulentaal (d). 8w Bourjois lue. LVl Brazil A&t 44 Buckeye r L4y, vi Buft Na&kv 10 (8). 20 Bulovaey pf v oV Bunker HLI& S 6% 100 Buria Corp (1616) 2 5 Buuler bros (sve). % Cable Kadio I vie. 4 Cabie & W ie A r B Litbie & Wise b ro 2in CabledsW pi rets 1vc. 2 Gausus stascoms. % Caiib S)udicate. ..., Ceinnese Cor pt (7). *8 Celuu et st pi (11 %) % Celis Allautic siates. 14;3 Centdeswn Ut pitus), L Celit 4'Uo 3ve . B Cenl Bl sk (K4UL) ... 4% Centrilug Fipe (ove) 1 Chain Store Devel. 0% Luualli BLoies Biock 2 Charis Corp (13). iola Unat o' Adn. 100 Coesewioug Lo CiuesBery (g, 1082 i CItBY pt 55 (0€) 8ak Citdv P & L JE 16) w4 Clev ki Ludiu (d.ov), i Clev Wractor (L60)., 5% Cohn & Kosen liic 1 Cowa vil. .. b Coiombia Syndicat 85 Lol ull & Gas yie 3 15% Columbia ric (£133). 16 Coi#ict vic (basms., 221% Com kuison (8).... . 150 An Comw & Buu war T Com Wat By (b y % Cousvi Auty Merch % Cons Auto M eu pf. ., & Consol Copper. ., 2% Consvl Uany Prod. BU% Cous Gas st (d.00). 10 Consol Laundri 1% Cons Theuters, 8 97 ConiG & K pr s (1).1758 42 . Cout Bhuses pb B (8), 1v% Cooper se, b s Courtuulds Litd dic. , 4 Crevis Feirvieuln 6% Crocker Wneeler, a Crown Cent ¥t new.. & Culau Cane pr upt w. 84 Cunev Fress pf (65 ) % Cutliss WrIKnt was. % Cusi Mex Muiniug. ... 10% Laveuport How (2).. A Loy iois Alf & nug. 29% Lecre & Co (1.20). 1 e rorest savio. 4 werby ULl Keumng. 80 Derby Uil & Ket pr 1% Leluit Asrcratt. 11% Disnond Matcn new. 6 Luelier Die Custing. 12 Douglas Alrcratt (1) b b7 Douglas Shoe pr (7). 258 49 Dow Coewical (2), z Ul Liesn s i a) S, 19 bresser Mig (B) (2) 1o wriver Hariis uew.. o % bubilier Cund & had 1] 1% buke Fower 18).. 1708 8 buquesne Gas Cp wi. 12 i LuialL Moiors, . Z Duval Tex sul wi 18% haslG & b Auso. 18 LastSLrow B1). 1%z kast Ul inv (A) rast UUL Asso oy Bond & 8a (b8) 1005 Wk Bl Bona & Sb bl A8, o Al Elec Fow Asso (). 2l 1% kiec Puw Assu A W) 3o 1o Kl Pow & Liup war, 9 Wi ElPalzaptA(l).. ¥ Bleo Suarencidg «1). 69 ki Shuielvid bi (a8) 30% Emer B8 An-v (2)., o BILPITS Lo purulion., 9% Kup G&F ou pt (3).. Blb Btup PWE PUATABU). o mmp P Sel A tulav) Bin Bmpire Steel Corp. .. LU Empioy dedlis (1) . 5 luufop & Lid A (boe) 1% Europ tice dew ris. . E s \uliow Lead. cliv Al & Tuol, % bauries Banlsning. 17 baitchilu Aviauon L ardo SUgar. .. 6 8% Flintkote Co (A) 100 Florida P&L pt i1).. 18% Ford Mot,CanAt2.10. 26% FordMot, CanB12 10% Fora Mot ind 874e 2 Foundation For Sns. 2% Fox Theater Gl (A). 24 5 Frankiin Mg Co.... 1 221 French Line B 180% 50s 4% General Aviation. ., % Gen Laundry Mach. . 26 Gon Petroleum wi. .. 26% Gen Thev pf w.r.(3). 95% Georgia Dow ot m.’. 30 Gllbert (AC)PL(3%). ‘ Gleaner C Harv new,. Glen Alden Coal 3% T 10% 113 1% 2% 4 3% 17 113 Globe Undwritrs Gold Seal Elec pow.. ;11 Golden Center...... 12 Goldman Sach TC .. 451 Gorham Inc pf (3).. 5008 Goth Knitback Mch, 1 % Graymur Corp (1)... “§8 §22% Grt At&Pac nv 15.25.100s 168 Grief & Brother... 19 Groe Strs Prod v.t.e.. Guard Fire A=so (2). Guardian Invest...., Gulf Oll of Pa (1%). Happiness Candy. ... Hageltine Corp (2).. Hecla Mining (1 Helena Rubenst Heyden Chem (2) Hires (CE) (A) (3) Hollinger Gold t65c.. Horr & Hard (2% Hudson Bay M & 8., Humble Oil (12%). Hyvdro Elec Sec 13)., Hygrade Food Prod. Imp O of Can (50e) Imp Ofl Can reg (50¢) Ind Pipe L new (13).. ind Ter 11u Ol (A).. Ind Fin ctfs (b10%). 2 Indus Fin ev of (7)..2258 Insull Ut(tb10% %). 9 Insull Util 2d p£(6)..100s InsCo N Am (13) Insurance Sec (70¢).. Intercoast Trade (1) Intercontinent Petn. int Petroleum (1) Internat Products Int Superpwr (f1. 5 Int Textbook (2.25). 368 Int Utilities A (83%). 4 Internat Uti) (B)... Int Utilities (war).. 12 InterstateBquities.. 46 Interstate Een pf(3) 14 Interst Hose Milla.. 1 Irving Air Chute (1) 2 ftalian Superp (A).. 34 Jer Cen P&L pt (7)..1508 Johnson Motor. .. ... Jonas & N cum pf. Kirby Petroleum. Klein (H) pt pt. Kolster-Br (Am 8h), Kress(SH)sp pf 60¢.. 'S 8 1 9 5 voarmele veed Lo 4 Liberty Dairy Prod. Lion Ofl Ref (2).... e Louisiana Lan & Bx. MacMarr Stores (1), Mapes Con Mfg 134, Marconi br sh(28¢) nea MerCh &8 (1.60).., MerCh & SpfA 6l Met Chatn Btore: Met T Co pt pf 133 . Met 5 to 50c Strs pt. . Mexico Ohlo Ol ..., Mid St Prod n (2)., Mid St Pet vte B. Mid WSt Ut (1%).. Mid West Ut (b8%). Mid W Ut ev pt xw 6. Mining Corp of Can. Mo Kan P L (b10%) Mo Kan P L vte. Miss Riv Fuel ba Montecatini deb rt; Mtg B C Am sh 2.82. Mount Prod (1.60) Municipal Servilc Nachman Spring. Nat AmeFican Co. Nat Aviation....... Nat Bond & Sh(75¢) B marontSrnBornEamannSellnmma Rl Be Nat Leather. Nat Pub 8v A Nat Transit (1)....0 Nat Union Radio. ... aukeim Phar pf. Nehi Corp (1.30) Nehi Corp pt (5%).. Nelson(Herman) (1) Neptune Meter A(2). Neisner Bros pf (7). Nevada Cal El pf (1) New Brad O1l (50¢)., New Eng Pow (2)... New Eng Pow pf (8). New Eng PSprint.. w Haven Clock(1) w Jersey Zinc(t3) New Mex&Ariz Land Newmont Min (£4).., ewport Co (2). Y Auction. . Y Hamburg (2%) Y & Hond R(t1%) N ¥ Pet Royalty.. N Y Steam Cpn w. N Y Tel pf t6%) N ¥ Transit (11.80). Niag-Hud Pow (40c) Niag-Hud Pow A w. agara Sh_Md(40e) les-Bem-Pd (18).. oma EI Corp (80e). Noranda Mines.. ... No Am Aviat A war. No Am Cement. ..... Nor & So Am Corp A. Nor Europ 01} Corp. Nor St Pow pf (§) P S rrnnammrns S aonte o ] Novadel-Ang (t4%) Ohio Copper..... Ollstocks Ltd A 50c Outboard Mot (A) Becur (1).. Pac G&E 18t of (1%) Fac Pub Bv (1.30) Pac Western Oll. Pandem Of| Pantepec Oil Paramount Cah Pen Pennroad Cp (20e). . Penn Gas&El (al34) Penn-Mex Fuel (3).. Penn Wat & Pow (3) Peop L& P A a240.. 20 Petrol Corp war Phillp Morri Pitney B P n (20¢).. Pitts & L E (110 Pitts Plate GI (2 Plymouth Of1 (2). Polymet Mfg (b4 %). Pond Creek Ponch Prudential invest Pub Ut Hold ¢ Publie Ui b wi Pub Ut Hold xw §0c. Puget S P & Lt pf(6)120s R i 8h Corp (26e).. 2 RR&LLS (16).. 22068 Rainbow Lum PrA. Rainbow Lum PrB.. 17 Reeves (Dan'l) (1%) Reiter-Foster . Rellance Int (A), Reliance Manag. . fevbara Co. Rubberold Co (4). .. Ruesek's Fifth Ave Ryan Consolidated. . S|afeway 8 wi2d)(C) 21 ltewis Paner (1) Salt Creek Con (40c) Halt Croek Prog 1), Raxet Co . . Sghulte R Schulte Un 80-8) 8t Beaboard Uil (50e). ook & I (8003 % Industries.) 48 Seleclnd allcts 416+ Bales— Add 00. Open. High. Low. Olose. e TEE e MEa] 104 1% T4l T8 9615 9 45 1% 37T 13% 4 26 10 4 41 1144 10% - Stock and Sales— ow " Dividend Rate. _ Add Belect Ind pr (5%).. : 00. Open. 1 424 5 —Frev. 1030.~ High. Low. Shattuck Den Min... 11 8% Shenandoah Corp.... 18 Shenan Corp pf (a3). 21 Shreveport EI D..... 1 Sillea Gel ctfs 16 4 singer Mfg (122) 80s 840 Sing Mfg Ltd (23¢).. Smith (A 0) (2). Solar Refining. Sou Penn O1] (12%). S0 Col Pow (A) (2).. SouthldRoyalty (60c) S W Gas Utilitl Spanish & Gen rets. Stahl-Myer (1.20)... Stand Inv cu pf 6% .. Standard Motor: 0% 30! 19% Stand Ofl of KY (12) 59 43% Stand Ofl Ohio (234) 500s 108’4 102 Stand Oil of Ohlo(5) 5 80% Stand Pow & Lt (2). 1 107 8t Pow & Lt pf (7).. 60s 37% Starrett Corp.... 3 48% Starrett Corp pf (3). 22% Strauss Roth. . . 26% Strook & Co (1). 4 Stutz Motor Car n. Sun Inv pi . Sunray Oil (b5% Syracuse W Mch(B). Taggart Corp (1).... Tampa Electrio (32). Technicolor Inc. Texon Oll&Land (t5) Thatcher Sec Corp. .y Tish Realty & Con. Tobacco & All Stks Tran Con Alr Tran 4 Trans Lux DLF 8 Tri-Cont Corp (wal Tubize Chatel (B). 6 Tung 8ol Lamp (1) 25% Tung-8ol L pf (3). 3% Twin 8t NG A pt (1). 13 Uungerlelder F Corp 14% Union Am Invest 'td Dry Docks. 10 Utd Elec Svo (1.41) % Utd Kl 8v pr war. 3% 31% 2 % Foll s s S & In S&In 8 s u u u u u u u U S& Ov: Utah Aps Utah Ra Util Equ Vacuum Venezuel Vogt Mt Walker ad Watson West Al 11% Com Ed! 15% Pub Srv Dividend, rates in dollars ba Tock. b Fayabl u'fi,{n cash or Dividend Utd Found b3-36 sh.. 296 Western Md pf...... 10; Wil-Low Cafeteria pi Winter ¢ Y Yukon Gold. Zonite Products «11. RIGHTS. and Sales— Add 00, Close. Rate. M‘\ High. = T 2% 83 23 87% U S Fin Holding. . S Finishing. .. Co B (506) .+ Gypsum (12.10). it BOSUT. ... u t Sec 1st (6). Lines of (1)..... & Overseas war, or ctfs 288 0 US Playing Cards(4) Utd Verde Ext (2) ex (50¢) dio. Uiil Pow & L ‘a UtP&LefsB atl.02%. Ctility & Ind. . Utl & Ind pf (1%4).. Uttitty Equities ... it (5%) .. (143). Van Camp Packing. Van Camp Pkg pt. 1a Petrol. Vio Finan Cor (40 g Co (2) Walgreen Co. . Walgreen Co (wi 1 (H) (1)..... 19 ePumppfils. 3 W W)Co... & r Exp (60¢). 2 : 1 . 3 Ed L] “ 2 84 Expire ison..Feb 2 21 11 1% 10% NIll..Feb.2 11 15 16 4% 1em on last quarteri: somi- R i st us 3% I . & Plus 6% in 3 kPlus 10% in stock. m stoek. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Recelved by Private Wire Direct to (Continued From Page 14.) = Btock ana High. Low. Divigend Rate. 68% 201 US Ruuber 1st pf. 36k 17 Smelt & Ref (1). 198% 13415 U S Tobaceo (4), Univ Le: Univ Pipe & Rad. 5 UtilP &8 (A)et2.15. 102 Vadasco Sales Corp.. 9 Vadasco S8alesCp pf. 4 Vanadium Corp (3). 831 v 34u 82% 34 107% 1 El & Pow pt (6) 156 Vulean Det (4) Waldorf Systm (1%) Walworth Co (2).. Ward Baking (A). Ward Baking (B) . Ward Baking pf (7). 2 Warner Bros Plet... 680 Warner Bros pf 8, 3 Warner Quinian, 29 Warren Bros . 32 Webster Eisenl 2 WebsterEisen pf(7). 30s Wess Oil & Snow (2) 6 O & Sn pt (4) 1 t Penn El A ( 10s t Penn El pf 808 t Penn El pf (1) 1008 111% 104% t Penn Pw pt (8) 1008 118% 1184 CHAIN STORES FACE NEW COMPETITION Rivalry Between Different Sys-| _tems May Call for Credit ond Delivery. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 17.—Increas- ing competition between grocery chain stores i8 especlally marked in localities where the chains control from 50 per cent to 70 per cent of the grocery busi- ness, says the Standard Statisties Co., in a survey of the situation which fol- . In part: 0 longer is the competition solely between grocery chain and indep=ndent, | but between chain systems; and since | STOCK From Yesterday STOCKS. 50 Industrials, .112.9% Week ago Month ago. Low, 1930 High, 1929, Low, 1929. . BON! 10 Industrials, Today..... . BA3e Previous day. 88 Week ago. 875 Month ago. . 90.4 Year ago. 2. Two years ago. 4. Three years ago, weekly aver. High, 1930 Low, 1930 4. High, 1029, 95.3 Low, 1829..... 0.4 * New 1930 low. (Copyright, 1930, Standard Statisties Co.) CONSTRUCTION LOANS As Mortgage Loan Metropolitan Life Insurance Company we always have ample funds available to loan on Llrge or Small pro;'ects. Our organization sure immediate action on your application. Consul: \WEAVER BRO REALTORS Washington Building Mortgage Loan Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Loans made in the ! attractive equipment and better grade istrict of Columbia and Neardy Maryland and Virginia ~Prev.1930~ Hieh. Low. 8 1 531 241 219% 124% Low. Close. dlote. 1Y% 2% 200 18% 204 19% | ‘53 g1iy 134% 1394 201% 89% 140 197% 107% 48% 1744 Weston Weston White 8 White S Woolwo Wrigley 10:30 A M. . 1:30 P.M. . Dividend rates Dayments based on th sUnit of trading 4% In stock §P: vea: Pt % | b Plus 2 1% In stock. 1% T Pius 14% 10 stock. Stock and Dividend Rate. Western Md2dpt . 5 12 12 The Star Office. Sales— Add 00. High. Low. 10 24 23y 20 130 123 35 321 31y YaM 894 08 110 108 El Instr (1), 18% Elec (A) (2). 1 3§ Westvaco Chlor (2). Wheeling & L Erfe, . Wheeling & LE pt,, White Motors (2)... Wh Rock M 8 (t434), ewingMach. . ew Mach pf Wileox Ol & Ga Wilcox Rich A (234). Willys-Overland. ., Willys-Over pt (7),, Wilson & Co.. . Wilson & Co pf, rth (2,40 Worthington Pum Worth Pump(B) ( (Wm) (4).. Yale & Towne (2)... Yellow Truck, YellowTruck pf..... 1 Youngs Spring (3).. Young Sh & Tube(5) Zenith Radle. 1 21 2% 2y Sales of Stocks on New York Exchange 69% 642,200 12:00 Noon. 8424.400 2:10 P.M Eiven in the above table are tI cash Tatest auarierly or Bajt Sear’ demiboasn less than 100 shares, +Partly Ip sctip. 1Plus 0% in stock. Paya 23 g'?f}n Py in stock. p Plus + 2063.600 1.00 in preferréd - all have practically the same advantages and disadvantages inherent in this method of distribution, indiscriminate | price cutting, which was used effectively against the independent, is merely harmful to all concerned. The stress then is very likely to be shifted from | competition in price to competition in | service. Credit and delivery may be ex- | tended and the number of items in| stock increased by such additions as tobacco, meat markets and soda foun- tains. “Competition in service rather than In- price may require finer buildings, more and higher-paid personnel. It leads to advertising of an institutional nature, | in the endeavor to build up geod will | toward the individual system. In this type of competition the personal factor will be of particular importance. With the chains on an equal competitive foot- ing, the choice of the consumer may, in | the final analysis, rest on the personal- | ity of the man in charge of each outlet. | If a store manager is well liked he at- AVERAGES s 5:30 Edition. 20 Rails. 86.4* 88.7 20 Utilities, DS. 1 100.8 Correspondent of the is fully equipped to District 9486 Correspondent tracts a following, and when he leaves, that particular store invariably loses business. RAW SILK FUTURES. NEW YORK, December 17 (Spacial). —Quotations for raw silk futures were barely steady today and around midday the market was 2 to 3 cents net lower, with trading quiet. Offerings are held 5 to 6 cents above these levels, with buyers rather unwilling to follow ad- vances. There were no transterable notices issued today. The Far Eastern markets reported Yokohama unchanged to 6 lower and Kobe 3 higher to 7 lower. After working a fong time to open a safe in a Liverpool, England, ware- house, a gang of safebreakers used ’:xpig)sh'es, and found only seven cents nside. »ee. A_ 1S EXPORTS TO RUSSIA SHOW 4 MONTH DIP U. S. Shipments Recently Have Been 24.5 Per Cent Under Figures in 1929, Special Dispateh 10 The Star. NEW YORK, December 17.—United States exports to Soviet Russia have been decreasing regularly since Pebru- ary of this year, despite the fact that their cumulative total is about 87 per cent higher than in 1939, aecording : An analysis by Moody's Investors rvice, 8hi) ts to Russia the first six. months of 1930 wmm.'v-lm at $73,231,045, an increase of 137.3 per cent over the ool in 1929, the survey stal b follow- dlng lohu; mmmlmmowod . lll;k.odf rop, wever, wi an only $22,996,782, of an uflfi‘&nfiu of 245 per cent from the figures for the samé months last year,” Moody's “This ehange apparently ecoincides with the widespread agitation #‘ Russian dummmh the ited !htAe- and o\herml - monthly Ahlmflflthnltoll were more than $12,000,000, as contrasted with an average of only $5,700,000 from July to_October. “The extent of the decline is further indicated by the fact that, whereas exports to Russia amounted to $19,024, 383 in February, they have fallen off consistently in every succeeding month, and in October totaled only $4,460,196. This trend may shortly be reversed, at least temporarily, by gains in year end uuhmmenh of agricultural imple- nts.” mel W, mn‘nm&m of 1080 Rus- ‘was el our foreign lh..“‘mn 10 Rus- CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO, December 17 (#) (United States Department of Agriculture)— Hogs, 27,000, including 10,000 direct; 8-10 higher than yesterday's average; top, 810, paid for cholce 130-200 bulk such weights, 8.00-8.08; 210-290 pounds, 7. 110; pi 1 ; packing sows, 6.85-7.25; light light, ,Ood and cholce, 140-160 pounds, 8. lightweight, 160-200 pounds, 7.90- medium weight, 200-250 pounds, 05; heavyweight, 250-350 pounds, 90; packing sows, medium And good, 275-500 pounds, 6.75-7.35; slaugh- mlnfl choice, 100-130 calves, 2,000 fed steers and yearlings active and strong to 38 her; spots up more on better grades; other killing class about steady; few cholce yearlings, 14.00-14.50; ' best heavies, early, 13.2 laughter ocattle and vealers: Steers, good and choice, 600-900 pounds, 10.25-14.25; 900-1,100 pounds, 10.00-14.00; 1,100-1,300 , 9.25a14.00; 1,300-1,500 inds, 9.00- 13.00; common and medium, 600-1,300 Ppounds, 6.50-.75. Heifers, good and cholice, 850-850 pounds, 8.50a12.50; common and medi- um, 5.00a8.50; ccws, good 5.00a7.25; common and medium, 4.00s 5.0¢ cutter and cutter, 3.0024.00; bulls (yearlings excluded), good choice (beef), 5.0086.35; cutter to dium, 4.0025.75; vealers (milk fed), m.l:.rad :&olul.m-l.mxwo* 'medlllln, e ant ce, o co:amon d , 7.50a8.50; me- . 6.00a7.50; all weights, b 5.00a6.00; ewes, 90-150 pounds, medium to choice, 2.00a3.75; all weights, cull and common, 1.0082.50; feeding lambs, 80a 75 pounds, good and choice, 6.7547.50. ELECTRICAL PRODUCTION SHOWS GAIN FOR WEEK By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 17.—Produe- tion of electricity by the electric light | and tgmm- industry of the United States for the week ended Decer ber 13 showed an increase over the previous week, the National Electric Light tion re- som. 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