Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1930, Page 15

ANTHTRUST LAW HEARINGS DELAYED Congressional Inquiry May Not Be Undertaken Be- OSSES NUNEROLS snaz |FARM PRCES SHOW N CRD TRAONG e E e | NORE STEADIESS c). ks o be sold in ofid Louisiana Lan & Ex. 1% 1% Dividend ’uu . Oven Migh. Low. MacMarr Stores (1). 8% 8% 4% 4 % Magdalena Synd. ... % % Marcon 1 Mar (3165, ot o#|Slight Declines Occur During h (2! .. . Mavie Botting ors % " "3 Week, but Market Tone i —Pret, 1030.— Tow. Aero Supply (B).... 2 Market Turns Dull on Decline. g Sales of Odd Lots * | At Tnvedtoresepioe 18 Ala Grt Sou pf (113) 50s Large. BY JOHN A. CRONE. Speciél Dispatéh t6 The Star. NEW YORK, December 23.—After opening active anc weak, the curb mar- ket today .turned dull and definitely loweér, The appearance 6f numerous odd bl of shares in the fitst further income tax sell: . A slight rally took place at mid- ¢ the power and light issues, c Bond & Share, the leader, was ‘more than a point. Consolidated point. Standard Power & Light fell 2}, { points to & fiew low for the year. The weakness of utility prefe issues, in contrast with their strength Monday, was a feature of the first hour today. Mohawk & Hudson second preferred tumbled 8Y;. Eastern Gas & Fuel 6 cent preferred fell 4l3. Rhode d Public Service $2 preferred was off 2 points, and New England Power 6 per cent preferred was down nearly trend in power and light company preferred issues Was trans- mitted to some of the utility holding and investment concerns. Insull Utility ,Investments, Inc., was one of the first of this group to be affected. It fell to & néw minimum level. The downward !mWemen‘r.m then veered to the natural Bas divisiofi, National Fuel Gas opened off 1 but later recovered most of its initial to rally later. tely active but moved within & te Glass, Knott Cor- Co. i ah s e iR oledy move grol the first two hot:zn. Trading in the fore- in Monday. Thewmdly rally came without and out any specific news lers récalled that in 55 our of ts last r8 the kets oul al e have nmeahk the we“a mm'?n':w mass and New ear and in only one has ther m e been a pronounced * GRAIN MARKET AGO, December 28 (Special) — it had & bel tone new, 647: Mafch, ; May, old, 70%; L - 2233522333333333333232332 FF % B OFE S P ifi- e o NEFS ‘:!i - t G & F Ao % | 1 875 Blec Bond & Bond 100% 100% EI 104 Eilee Pow Ao A (1) 16% El Pow & Lt ep war. 8% Bleé Sharsholdg (1). 68 ElSharehoid pf (48) 80% Emer BB A h-v (2). 7 MR s 6 Emp PBer A a1.80) Aluminum Co of Am Alu Co of Am pt (8). Alum Goods (1.40) Amer Austin Cat, Arhi Capital (B) Am Capital pt (§ Am Cigar Co.. Am Com P A (b10%) Am Cyafamid (B).. m For Pow (war).. Am Founders (b4-70) rac (3%3. 10 Am Manufactur (4).150s Am Maricabo....... 19 Am Meter (3). Am Natural Gas.... Am Superpowr (40¢) Am Superpwr 18t(6) Am Tel&Tel 2d paid. Am Transfor (1.40). Am Ut&G (B) (35¢c). Angio Chil Nitr: Appaiachian Gas Asso El Ind Ltd 30c. Asso Dyeing & Prtg. Asso GRE A 1a12.40) G&E (A) dbrts Asso G&EI pur rt. As#0 Rayon. .. Asso Rayon pt (8).. Atlantic Coast Fish. Atlantic Fr & Sug. Atlas Plywood (2). Auto Vot M ev pf pi Aviation Cor of Ami Bahia Corp. . Bliss Co (EW) (n1).. Blue Ridge Cp(p20c) Blue Ridge cvpf(a3) Blumenthal (S)..... Brazil Tr&Lt(b8 Bridgépt Mach (25¢) Brill Corp (A) (85¢). Brill Corp B. .. 2 Br Celanese rct. Buree Inc (war). Burma Corp (131¢).. Butler Bros (30¢). % Cable & Wire A % Cable & Wire B ret. Cable&W pf rets 19¢c. =3 JOTOp . T s 2 lBnon~ta hnaasman £ e Col O11 & Gas vte. ... Columbia Pie (1%). Com Edison (8). .. Com & Bou War..... Com Wat 8y (56%). Consol Aireraft. . A [SYSEANE. T8 PR 0TS+ T Cont Shares pf B s Contl Shars ¥ pf (8) 1 ‘l 1 Curtiss Wright war Cusi Mex Mining. tG & F As pf (8) z 1% Blee Po % Empire Corp (war). W Engineérs Gold »a & 48W Btand Oil Ohlo (2%). Fx +.20 Mayflow Asso (32).. Three yéars ago, weekly aver. 8 om 9% i 2024 McCord Rad&Mfg B. Mer & Mfg SA (1% Mesab! Iron. . Met & Min Iné Mid West Ut (b8% Midvale Co (4)... Mining Corp of Can.. Mo Kan P L (b10%). Mo Kan P L vtc.iiie Miss Riv Fuel bd rts. Mot H P 84 of (1)... 4% Mount Pred (1.60)..¢ Nat American Co.... Nat Aviation......e Bond & Sh(75¢). Food Prod (B).. Fuel Gas (1).... Transit (1), Nat Union Radlo Nelson(Herman) (1) Néw Eiig Pow pf (8). NewEng T&T (8).. New Haven Cloek (1) Newmeont Min (£4).. Nawpert Co (2). h ‘el pf (6%4). . Niag-Hud Pow (40c) Niag-Hud Pow A w.. Niag-Hud Pow B w.. Niagara 8h, Md(40¢) Niles-Bem-Pd (13).. Nipissing (30c)..... Noma EI Corp (80c). Noranda Mines. ..... Nor Europ Oil Corp. . Nor & So Am Corp A. Nor Ind Pub 8 pf (6). 50 Nor St Pow A (3). 3 Nor St Pow pt (8) Nor 8t Pow pf () Onhto Copper. ... Outbeard Mot (A Outboard Mot (B) Pac 18t B2 (1%) Pac Westerai Oll e Pandem O11. Pantepec O] Paramount el (?(): Gr (B enn: (20¢] DA EA sbabic Patrol Cofp War. ..., Philip Morris Ine.... Philippe (L) B 11.80, Pilot Rad Tube (A).. Pitney B P n (20c).. Pittsbgh Forging (1). Pitts Plate Gl (2)... Plymouth Oi1 (2).... Polymet Mfg (b4 % Powdrill&Al (14%) Prince & Whitely. Prince & Whitely Prod Royalty (£1) Prudential Inve: 4% Pub Ut Hold (50¢c) Public Utll Hold war Pub Ut Hold xw 50c. ;:nzsa P&L pf(5). S P & Lt pf(6) Pyrene Mfg (80c)... RR&LtS (15)..... RR&Util Inv (A).. Rainbow Lum Pr B.. Raytheon Mfg...... Reeves (Dan'l) (1%) Rock Lt & P (30c). .. Roosevelt Field Inc. oot Ref cv pr pf. .. ssia Int Corp. Rubberold Co (4). % Safeway S w(2d)(C)120s t Regis Paper (1).. 19 1t Creek Prod (2).. 17 Baxet Co............ 8ehl & Zan pf (3%).. Behulte Un 6¢-31 St.. Saboard Util (50c). jec Corp Gen (40¢). . jéeman Brothers(3). 4 8z Lock & H (50c elby Shoe (1.40). lelected Industries. BelecIndallefs 4%.. 423 Belect Ind pr (5%).. % Sentry Safety Cont.. 2% Shattuck Den Min. .. 2 Shawingan W (23%). 160s Shenandoah Corp... 6 enan Corp pt (a3). 8% Bilica Gel ctfs. ... 4% Solar Refining. 18 * Sou Penn Ofl (2% % Bpleg M St pf (8% 508 8tand Invest cum pt. 80s tandard Motors.... 6 tand Of1 Ind (3%). 89 8% Stand Ol of KY (12) 43 Btand Ol Neb(13%). Btand Public Sfv A.. i | week of December. Cotton prices gained 1% |® little. Livestock sold higher under % | ket was expected after the holidays. Is Better. Ptices of #6me farm products were still slanting downward near the end of the year, but the losses were mostly not severe, compared with the sharp declines near the middle of the month, says the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Econories, Market News Setvice. Grain markets were fairly steady the third reduced supply. Fruit and vegetable % Buitter #l' 11"‘3‘3 .flfph el 3 es fell a - 1y, and the egg position contintied weak under liberal supplies from storage and increasing fresh receipts. Trading in cheese_continued slow in roducing sections. Business was hard- y sufficient to move current receipts. The third week of December provéd & continuation of the light trading of the last three months. Up to that , the 'ade output Wisconsin waréhouses lor 1930 exceeded that during the same périod of 1929 by over 3,600,000 pounds, while the trade output up to the week ended December 13, 1930, was appfoxi- mately that much lighter than in 1920— an example of the comparatively smaller volume of cheese moved during the past three months in 1930 than in 1929. No material changes were noted High, 1930 Low, 193 High, 1929 Low, 1920, Low, 1929, AUTOMOBILE MARKET SURVEY UNDERTAKEN Department of Commerce Instructs Consulates t0 Gather Trade Statistics. By the Associated Press. A world-wide survey of markets for on any of the more important consum- s | ing markets, except New Yotrk, where quotations were reduced around 1 cent 4 |on “State” goods on_ ac the lower replacement costs of Wisconsin v4 | cheese. Even though price reductions mfl aterial, dealers were pushing les anticipation of possibly lower prices. Butter Production Increasing. Butter receivers on all markets re- port slight increases in the number of tubs received from their shippers. Many reported shipments m& factories that for some time have had no surplus to ship. These in- ereases, while not large, were sufficient to indicate thé upward trend of pro- diection. The larger milk-consuming centers amply uugplled with fluid ilk and eream and some surplus cream is being churned. Many con- denseries lrds tfiv;flupplu:dl wil o x‘;w material, an surplus in m - stances is being made into butter, although some milk from con has gone into cheese. Hol butter in the 10 markets on Decem- ber 19 were in the neighborhood of ten million pounds less than a year ago, but were more than eleven million pounds heavier than the corresponding date in 1928. Egg Market Doing mur.m " Réce] of at the princ mn.rnhw ere mny less after the middle the month, although ex- ceeding a luhlhmmmmugi:; * for the corresponding ,meeflph . ‘The slight restriction of Tent supplies, espeeially from the Mis west and neayby Eastern areas, com: bined with o s r consumption demand as « vesult of the recent low- ering of ici.'! prices, eaused the mar- ket to it ne first part of the week and te ine latter part of week grin boc . some of the losses sus- tained curing i-te November ahd early December. Some of the large ehain stores in Eastern citles are ng; retail- ing storage eggs at 25 cen! dosen. TSy Peport & substantial trade &t this & market on poultry is relatively qnm' Receipts of Western chickens aré exceptionally liberal, but as ' there ¥ | was & good demand for top-grades for current consumption and with a tend- eney to_stote a large proportion of the temainder, the market ?M fairly steady. The movement of turkeéys to market from the large turkey- lucing States has been reiatively light and should consumption demand develop a8 automotive equipment is being under- taken by the Department of Commerce through its foreign officés and con- sulates located in important trade cen- ters. From each of the 118 sources of inforiiation will be feceived a re- port of the markét for automotive parts, garage and service equipment and accessories which will be made available for the guidance of manu- r | facturers in this branch of the indus- try who seek to extend their export trade. The growth of motor transportation throughout the world has beén followed by increasing demands {or replacement and servicing equipment. The depart- ment 8ays there are now moré than 8,000,000 automobiles operating outside the United States; about 50 per cent of these are of American origin. In view of the large proportion of American cars operating abroad, it is natural that American equipment should be favored by many foreign car owners. B L e S pot e servicing equip- ient has recorded gratifying increases, recent months it has decreased in line with the Pnlnl decline in ex- pofts. ‘This has, however, shown evidences of stability and has suffered less relatively than the trade in new auf les. In most countries the de- mand for néew vehicles has shown a marked decline, but in few of them has there been any substantial withdrawal of cafs from operation. | Baltimore Markets | the | Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., December 23— Poultry, alive—Turkeys, pound, 32a35; old, 20a28; chickens, Springers, 20a24; Leghorns, '15a18; bareback, 12a13; old hens, 18a23; Leghorns, 12a16; roosters, 18a23; ducks, 12a20; guinea fowls, each, 3 ; pigeons, pair, 20. Receipts, 809 cases; nearby firsts, 32; hennery, whites, firsts, 34a35; ggu;;mn firsts, 30; current receipts, a33. Buttér—Good to fancy creamery, ggund‘ 30a33; ladles, 23a25; rolls, 18a | G; 3 process, 28a29; store packed, 14al5. Vegetable Prices. Potatoes, white, 100 pounds, 1.25a 1.75; sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.00a3.50; ipated year-end prices will s‘é‘v‘éfi.‘i‘ cents per pound higher than at Thanksglying. A firm market, for tur- keys at Christmas will have its effect in causing higher prices for fancy poul- try of other ds. Live Stock Sells Higher. . hi receipts after the middle of D!!c’:glb':: he!(ipgd to lift the Chicago cattle mrkef.!?l.l‘!l of -aw;g:! “::;lo'd;‘ ‘?f depression., .T:‘d - able for the special Christmas trade j reached the hest point of the season and well finished mature steers came close to the top. The general run of fed steers and yearlings closed 25 to 50 cents higher. Dullness in the dressed beef market continued, but with re- ceipts held down to limited numbers some improvement in the dressed mar- Demand for hogs was restricted, re- flecting an unsatisfactory fresh rk but prices gained slightly. tinued to top the be | yams, barrel, 2.50a3.00; beans, bushel, 2.00a3.50; beets, crate, 3.00a3.50; cab- , ton, 18.00820.00; carrots, 100, 2.00a4.00; caulifiower, crate, 1.80a2.00; celery, crate, 1.5082.75; ef t, crate, 1.50a2.50; kale, bushel, 40a80; lettuce, hariper, 1.76a2.75; peppers, crate, 1.00 22.50; parsnips, bushel, 75a1.00; spin- ach, bushel, 60a90; tomatoes, crate, 1.00a4.00; turnips, bushel, 75a1. les, bushel, 60a2.00; cranberrie: .7543.75; grapefruit, box, 1.50a3.00; oranges, box, 2.50a3.50; tangerines, box, 1.00a1.75. Hay and Grain. ‘Wheat—No. 2 red Winter, export, 78%; No. 2 red Winter, garlicky spot, 781% ; December, 78Y. Corn—No. 2 domestic, yellow, old, 88a84; cob gorn, new. 4.5 Rye—Nearby, 55a60. Oats—White, No. 2, new, 44a48; No. 3, 43a44, Hay—Receipts, 35 tons. _General hay market strengthening. Drought has 100. , 1930, Standard Statistics 60.) PAY ROLLS INCREASE AT SOAP FACTORIES ; fore March 4. By the Associated Press. It appears unlikely that dny com- gressional hearings will be held before Mafch 4 on resolutions relating to re- vision of the anti-trust laws. There are two resolutions before the Senate Committee, one by Senator Me- Kellar and the other by Senator King. A report to the Senate may be madé on these in the near future, and the Sen= ate is expected to take affirmative me tion in authorizing a study through hearings to be held after adjournment Present plans indicaté the h will be held before a mbcommm!e‘nnft o Ju ittee, composed of :f:lhfl , Hastings and Robin< The House Judiclary Committee has held & h # bill “to create & Fedéral Ind of ind Gain of 4.8 Per Cent in Workers 1s Reported by 974 Compani ‘The 274 cmm‘nlu engaged wholl or pflncls)l\ly the manufacture of soap employed 14,050 workers in 1929, as compared to 13,432 in 1927, an in- crease of 4.6 per cent, according to re- cent figures, The total pay roll for "gn'l“om“e’\':’wnm factories has been ph.vorlbly influenced throughout the depression by plans such as that| of the Procter & Gamble Co., which guarantees its workers 48 weeks of work per year, industrial relations ex- perts point out. ml’hmpmfmmths soap factories of the Naf was valued at $258,815,408, an increase % 6.5 per cent s compared with the 1027 figure, NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, December 23 (Special). —Cotton _prices started off 11 its lower to 2 her today, with the lest declines in the distant months. closer positions, trade purchasing served to offset a good volume of Southern sales. There was also some covering by shorts divesting themselves of market commitments in advance of the holi- day season. Opening prices were: December, old, 9.70, up 2; December, new, 9.6 9.57, off 11; llrcg. 9. off 10.13, oft 8: July, 10.87, oft 10, tober, 10.57, off 9. and Oc- Construction Contracts. NEW YORK, December 23 (#).— Construction contracts awarded in the Metropolitan Area of New York from December 13 to Décember 10 totaled $26,726,900, F. W. Dodge Corp. reports. resolution, réferred to the Rules Com- mittee, which ealls for an inquiry by the Judiclary Committee into the power of the Congress to establish an administrative tribunal with authority to render advisory opinions as to Whether or n:t submlmchomgxertc‘k‘l and agreements affect interstate eommerg; are in violation of anti-trust acts and as to the ad- of the adopting of such & not " says Mr. Eh s 5 tion for the it of honest business and to pre- vent violations of the law without re- course and tedious and expensive liti- vk, 'St Congress T the pomes wdnmumnqu-flmbwhm new administrative tribunal should be established or the e iment be made through the Federal ‘Commission. Whether or not the primaty the agreement or contract to J a nal fresource 18 a special sériolis question to be presented as & part of any submitted proposal.” RADIO PRODUCTS SHOW BIG INCREASE IN VALUE By the Associated Press. The Bureau of the Census reports the total value for factory prices of radio hs and patts and or delivered in 1929 o $439,961,776, an increase- xr 62.6 per cent, as com 270,497,270 reported for 1 census year. The total for 1929 is made up as fol- hs, valued lows: 600,8 n%:n $20,580,516; 11’".1 com “v graphs and radios, i e Suren e B i mon! S o , & §3°557,000, compared with §3.486,300 last | t7pes month and $4,243,600 in December, last year. — DIVIDENDS DECLARED NEW YORK, December 23 ().— Réjul co Ra 5. dina: fibm’?l?:n{)u 76 @ Jan. 1 Dec. 20 v : TElever 3 Dee. 90 B acksonviiiey Dec. 31 cksonville) . 3 e Bastian Blessi Feb. 14 n Foundri Dee. 31 Groc _pf.. .$1.50 Coml Merch Nail Bk & Tr (Peoria) ..80¢ Gonaol Tre of 7 Do. ! pederal DrosFerie. Pldelny&cuullll.ll.’l ani Do. $6 pt... Grand Rapids Gt North Pin bt A Advantages in the Shoreham Building Maintained Service HE management of The Shoreham Building is in ex- perienced hands, charged with the important task of maintaining the stand- ard of efficiency which has been set for the con- duct of the service. That means a variety of details, large and small, all of which are important factors in sat- isfaction — and which have already made the SHoreham Building fa- mous. DI s B e SO0 03 00 BT OO Bt B serjously curtailed nearby crops, chang- the entire situation. Sections here- tofore shipping are now asking for offers of hay. Good elover mixed and Inspection of available accommodations solicited. 1% Burop Elee deb ri % Fabrics FiAlshiA % Fairchild Aviatios 3% Fansteel Produets, un Stand Pow & Lt (2 17% Starret: Corp % Btein Cosmetles. . 49 Stetson (JB) (6%).. Fin S 5 F T ECFE SRSE WEF ¥ S0F § Sumon: 2282 S 22272 - e st o B mmtonrns s wron BEE R R et a B ot ounp i S weaol 1S Bu s, SoSeS af suSon S uB eoarausSues g 3 - ERr is* o8 S0 2 £ - B o3t 33 8 Federat Met (11%) 10% Fiat rets (1.2 # Flat Stock deb r 1% Foltis Fischer Corp 18% Ford Mot,CanA12.10. 10% Ford Mot Ltd 37%e. 3 Foremost Dairy Pr.. 24 Fox Theater Cl (A). Gerrard 3 5 Gleaner C Harv new. 121% 50 Glen Alden Coal (8). 16% 6% Globé Undwritrs 30¢ 90 ° 90 2 0 3 6 % Gold Seal £166 new. . “ 81 87| 46% b GoldmanSachTC 4 Golden Center. 39% 19% Gorham Inc pt (3 5% 166% 58% Gulf Oll of Pa 14 % Happiness Candy 16 1 Hartman Tobas 35 13% Haazeltine Corp 14 Hecla Mining « 58% Humble Oil (13%) 2% Hygrade Food Prod. 15 tmp Ofl of Can (50¢) 13 [nd Ter Illu Ol (A). 29 Insull Ut(1b10% %). 48% InsCo N Am (13). . 8% Insurance Sec (70c). % Intercontinent Petn 11% ifit Petroleum (1). 4% Internat Utl] (B) 2 InterstateEquitles. . 27 Interstate Ecn pf(3) 6% Irving Alr Chute (1) 2% (talian Superp (A).s 100% Jer Cen P&L pt (7). 3 Klein (H) pt pf. 9% Kleinert Co (1 15 Knott Corpn ( % Kolster-Br (Am 88 Lackawanna Sec (4): % Land Co of Florida. Libby McNell & L. 4 Lily Tulip Cup (1 Loew’s Inc deb rts. 1% Loew's inc war).. 19% Lone Star Gasn (1) - U5 19 = ST Saw o - I T2 L) P S0t S -I 0 BNES & SN Stutz Motor Car n Bunray Ofl (b5 % Bwift & Co new (2). Bwift Internatl (+4) Taggart Corp (1). Thatcher Sec Corp Tran Con Air Tran.. rans Lux DLPS.. ri-Cont Corp (war) Tubize Chatel (B). .. Tung Sol Lamp (1).. Tung-Sol L pf (3). .. Unger.etder F Corp. . Union Am Inves Un N G of Can $1.60. Union Ol Asso (§2). Union Tobacce. ..... o JETOE I O UTPETTITSE- =P LTINS TS rorS Utd Lt & Pow A (1), Utd Lt & Pow pf 46). Utd Profit Sharing. . Utd Ry&El of Balto. U 8 Dairy (A) (6)... u u U s us u u U8 & Overseas w U B& Over ctfs 38 %o U4 Verde Ext (2).. Utah Radl on Util Pow & Lt (a1).. UtP&LcfsB atl.02%. Utllity & Ind..... U}l & Ind of (1% Uity Bquities Utll Equit pf (8 VAeuum (14%). Véhezuela Petfol. Waltt & Bond A 2).. Walgreen Co Walker (H) (1) West V Coal & C Wést Air Exp (80¢) West Auto S A (3) Wil-Low Cafeterias. Zeéhite Producth 1). 90 M HND- - OO MR RIGHTS. Expire. Com Edison..Feb 3 Pub Srv N Iil. . Feb. 3 D:v jend rates in dollars Based on last a *Ex dividend. tPartly -extri $h or stock. ® Pavable in gtoc £ Plus 5% SPlus 2% in steck b Plus 8% in stéek. n stock. & Plus 6% in k Plus 10% in 8% | Bales were limited, and prices fairly steady. 3 | volume. Oats and barley markets weak- B% ¥rlnu held about the same, but hominy % | As a result of recent cold weather in i* rteriy or semi-annual Experienced Advertisers Prefer The'Star rom .25, compatatively small supply of range lambs sold y{umpfly. Prices were con- Y of wosl on the Boston market Grain Markets Unsettled. Domestic grain markets continued unsettled after middle of December. tures 'f‘;: o}: ¢rop ‘g were of s flzm-nlzl remained of only moderate ened with corn. Rye declined with feed ns and flax was slightly lower, in- ;Iarther declinés in Argen- and a slow crusher demand seed. : Prices of wheat feeds declined sharp- 1y at Middlewestern and Eastern mar- kets. Mild weather conditions and lib- eral grain feeding of wheat on farm were restricting inquiry from consumers and the nuon‘rmehlnl holiday and inven- tory pe was tending to limit pure hases by dealers, jobbers and manu- facturers, Linseed meal prices were about $1 lower in some markets. Linseed meal was quoted at Chicago soon after the middle of the month at $37.50, or $1 under the Minneapolis quotation. Since the beginning of the season, production of cottonseed meal and ship- ments into_consuming channel ear have been slightly heavier than t. Exports have been unusually light, due to the relatively cheaper offerings of foreign meal. Gluten feed and meal eed prices were unchanged to $3 per ton lower. The market for gluten feed in the East was fairly firm with scat- tered deu;nng for nenb{ shipment, of- ferings of which wefe light. Frost Hits Southern Crops. Frosts in the Southern trucking areas did further .damage in mid-December. Florida, lhimnh of beans and e other 'fi" decreased sharply. mt %fl( strawberries in mm lmm mmu% 50 & year sgmfi supply from Texas m‘g Potato markets showed a slight re- covery at shipping points after the mid- dle of the month, with advances of at 1688t 6 cents per 100 pounds in many| mPlus 3% In stock lxcuons. Eastern jobbing markets were rm, but Chicago carlot trading was ' islightly lower. Shipments decreased T, Sweet potato markets were unsettled. Relaware and Maryland bushel umg‘ug new hay will bring from 24.00 to 28.00 per ton. ‘Wheat straw, No. 1, per ton, 5.00a 10.00; oat straw, No. 1, per ton, 9.008 10.00. Live Stock Market. Oattle—Receipts, 75 head; light sup- , market steady; Steers, choice to E‘ ¢, none; good to thoice, 8.50a9.8 medit to good, 7.50a8.50; fair to dlum‘.‘?.lnu.so; plain to fair, 5.50: common to plain, 4.50a5.25. Bulls, ice to_prime, none; good to_choice, 8.50a 6.00; medium to good, 5.25a5.50; fair to medium, 4.75a5.25; plain to fair, 4.26a 4.78; ecommon to plain, 3.75a4.25. Cows, cholce to prime, none; good to choice, 5.8086.00; medium to good, 4.5088.50; | Rro fair to medium, 4.00a4.50; piain to fair, | "5 £ 3.0024.00; common to plain, 2.25a2.50. Helfers, choice to_ prime, none; good to_choice, 6.75a7.75; medium to vnd. 6.25a6.76; fair to medium, 5.50a6.00; plain to fair, 5.00a5.50; common to glAln, 4.5085.00. Fresh cows and gers, 20.00a80.00. leep and lambs—Receipts, 110 head; li“m supply, market_steady; sheep, | 084.00; lambs, 4.5049.25. Hogs—Receipts, 150 head; light sup- R‘!" market steady; lights, 8.90: avies, 8.2528.75; medium, roughs, a7.70; light plg H0a9.15. ‘alves—Receipts, 25 head; light s ply, matket steady; calves, 5.00all ers advanced to a jobbing range of $1.25 to $1.65, but New Jersey stock wu:nlm- ni:xo o lms.u T see Nancy Halls broi mostly to $1.85. Baltimore quoted s few sales of Virginia barrels at $3.25 to $3.50. Bushel baskets of No Carolina Porto gg Ricans jobbed at $1 to $1.50. Ship- ments increased. Apple prices were slightly weaker at some shi] points. Best Baldwins, in 8, brought $1.45 to $1.50 at estern New York polhts, while R Island Greenings returned only $1.25. Most sales of extra fancy boxed stock in the Northwest weré made at $1.15 | 4™ Co rding to variety. City mar- ty. City with twosthirds crates returning $1.65 to $1.75. City Jobbers got $1.75 to $2.35 on this stock. Florida output of new celery inéreased. Cabbage Held steady at New York uh{gp\nl rlnts around $14 per ton bulk or $16 sacked and declined in city markets. Onion markets were weaker and dull at shipping points in _the East and. North. The Western New York 1.6, oh best yellows was only 90 cents 100-pound sack. Car- h§ movement decreased. Anitial. Stock N bt @ Accumulated, Nat Gypoum 7 pf...01 .. Jen. Stock. Nor Am Lt & Pow B e @ an Omitted. 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