Evening Star Newspaper, March 26, 1931, Page 15

Specialty Stocks in Advance. 1 Utilities Group Is With- out Trend. BY JOHN A. CRONE. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March 26.—Prices on the Curb Exchange moved irregularly today after opening higher. A handful of specialties raeorded wide gains, but the bulk of the list showed narrow fluctuations and little uniformity in group movements. Bond & Share shuttled back and forth aimlessly within a half-point range. Cities Service moved within a m.m'er range on & much lighter vol- e of turnove developments p trends er. !Mfll: te rather than broad group stimu- lated individual movements én the fore- share at $3 for each two shares mow held. General Aviation was another issue bid 3 to new heights. It recently re- much reduced earnings, but the mnmmud plans for efversifi- e omd an- ‘Today corporation nounced it was buudhu a fast mono- plane for the Government. In the food list General Baking new N2 Libhy snd biber Jasics were i es were up to new N‘hl. as Bwift & Co., Food Machinery and others firmed. ety PESETA STABILIZATION IS OPPOSED IN SPAlN ¥, firsts, -packed ‘:nnry H -packed . A BONDS ON THE CURB Jesin =~ DOMESTIO BONDS. L bams Pw 4%s | i 2582 7 l":._? s :::‘uuii‘u e o 3o £ 3 o = i - FEEEE n: i3 et k.l 2 : S asaten L 8 " oo 233883 FEFEE 29899 3 :.u g..- 2332 X & 3 FEE ! gl FITTORRE Y i ;%flfl'gfl:sl! e g e S3Es EE<§§_ g 35! LR o8 -esugagins 332858 e 3 et 3 ] 23323222 O i% £ e R Ses 9! ) o, L oS d 1 $328852582530802 228 CEE F1 o = o> by g+% 3 e s SBR S b S SR e nl ue o waaL . = 2 H = ) 53 —-— i "EE F508 RS 53 22 Hene “E!Du . Pevas = 332338 aaBa B - R 3 oe R L :i—;- o {~} » oM, e TE FLECT R S EF & o 8 el EEE o ! o = s 3283 ) >g L 2357, 30, 29 ~ S > & e, AN 8 seisis Offp¥ '::':» ‘h 2 02 it it P & 2 -z vidend . Aero Supply A (1%). Amliated Prod 1.60 Agfa Ansco. .. Alr Investors vtc Alr Investors cv pf. Allied Prod cv A 3 %. Alu Coof Am pf (6). 59% Aluminum Co Ltd. Am Cit P&L (A)(a3) Am Cit PAL Bb10%. Am Com P A (b10%) Am Cyanamid B..... Am For Pow war, Am Founders. . Lai 475 Am LtA’l‘ru 2%). Am Maracaibo. Am Natural Gat Am St Pu Svc(al.60) Am Superpow (40¢). 164 Am Superp pt ( Am Superp 1st (i Am Ut&Gen cu pf(3) Am Util&Gen (B)vte Anglo Chil Nitrat Appalachian Gas. Apponaug Co (2) Afkans Nat Gas A Asso Gas & Electric. Asso Gas&El A (a2). Assoc G & Eall ctfs. Assoc G & El war.... Assoc Rayon pf (6). Assoc Tel Ut (b38%). Atl Fruit & Sugar... Atl Lobos pt Atl Secur Corp. Atlas Util Corp. Atlas Utilities Auto Voting Mach. Auto Vot M cv pf o Aviation Cp of Am. Aviat Sec of N Eng. . Axton Fish To A 3.20 Bahia Corp Bahta Corp Beneficial IL (1%).. Bickford’s Inc pf 2% Bigelow-Sanford. .. l!fi Slue Ridge Corp. Blue Ridge cv pfal Boss Mfg Co (4). Bourjois Inc. . Braz Tr & Lt (b8 Buft N&EP pf (1 Burco Inc war Burma rets + Canada Cem Co Ltd. SeBadak ao 1% 12" Gent Pub Svea b1 9 Cent Stat El tblfil). 64 Cent St El pf xw (§). 5% Centrifug Pips (60c) 1 Chain Store Devel... 13% Chat Ph Aln.v. (1).. 15 Citles Service (xue) 40 6% Cit Sv pt B (60c: 79% Citles Serv pf (6)... 8 Claude Neon Lts, Inc 5 Col Oll & Gas vte. 17% Col Pict vte (f1% o woanR ISR - pl- _..a§.,.q.. 3% Consol Dairy Prod. 82 Consol Gas Balt 3.60. 6% Contl Chicago Corp. . 39% Cont Shares conv pf. 75x 3% Copeland PrInc A. 4 5% Cord Corp. 8% Corroon & Re; 18 1 Dinkler Hotels (2). Douglas Alr (t1%).. Dow Chemical (2)... Eagle Picher Lea: East 8t Pow B (1). Educational Pic pf. . Eisler Electric Corp. Elec Bond & Sh (b6). 201 Elec B& Shcupf 5. Elec B & 8h pf (8 Elec Pow Assoc ( 1 Elec Pow Asso A (1) Elec P& Lt op war.. El Sharehold (b6% ). El Shareh pf (a6%).. Emp Corporation. ... Emp Corp v pf (a3). % Engineers Gold. Evans Wallow Lead. Federated Metals(1). Film Inspect Mach. . Florida P& L pf (7). Food Machinery 1% . Ford M Can A (1.20) Ford Mo of Fr(p28e) Ford M Ltd (Dl'“). 123 Foremost Dairy Pr Foremost Fabrici Foundation For S Fox Theater Cl A Gen Alloys Gen Aviaty Gen Baking pf (3). Gen Baking N Y. Gen Baking c.o. d. E Gen Bak pf c.o. f Gen G&Ecv pf B (l) 10: Gen The Eq cv pf(3). Gilbert (AC) (1).... Gorham Mf vte (12). Goth Knitback Mch.. Gram Col Gr w.1. Gt At&Pac Tea nv(6) :on GrtA&PTpf (T).. 108 Groc Strs Prod vte.. 7 Gulf Ofl of Pa (1%). Helena Rubenstein. . Hoilinger Gold(65c) . Hudson Bav M &S .. Humble O11 (12%4).. Hym Food Prod. Imp Ofl of Can (50¢) Industrial Finan ctfe Ins Co ofNo Am 123 Insurance Sec (10¢). Intercontinent Pet n. Int Petroleum (1). Int Saf Raz B (12 Int Utilities B. . Int Utilities w 2‘4 Interstate Equities. 26% Inter Equ conv pf(3) % 3 27% Aluminum Co of Am uoo:zol% - THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, ~Prev. 1031~ Hizh. Stock and u;. Dividend Rate. Interst % 2% % 23% 10 9% Loew’s % Loew's Massey Mer Ch Mid We Mo Kan Mo Kan Mon W Nat Av! N Y Tel Niag 8h % Nordon Nor Am Nor Am PacG& Patt Pllot Pub Ul Pub Uty Pub Ut Puget S¢ Royal T; Seeman Seg Locl Shattucl Sisto P South C Southld Stand Of Stand P Stand P) Sterchi Stinnes Strauss Strauss Stuts M Sunray Swifts Syra U S Lin Uil P& Utility Util Eq Walgre wy* 011 15% Dividends rates 18 dividend. ul-n lPlu:‘E e cent o stock m Plus 3 per cent in s year—no Irving Alr Chute (1), Italian Superpow A. Jonas & N cum pf...- Leh Coal & Nav 1.20. 5 Leonard O Libby McNell & L. Lone Star Gas n (83c Long Iscupf B (6).. MacMarr Stores (1). Marcon! IntM(p3sc). Mass Util Assoe. Mesta Machine (2) 1% & Min Inc (1.2 Mid W St Ut (1%)..3 Mid W Utevpfxw 6. Midland NG A 1.20., Minne-Honey pf (6). Mock Judson Voehr. % Niles-Bem-Pond (2).. Noma El Corp (80¢). Noranda Min % Nor Burop O: Nor 8t Pow A (8). Novadel Agene (4) Ohio Copper Parker Rust Pr ( Pennroad Corp (201 Philip Morris Inc. Philip Morris A. Phoenix Becur Corp.. Pitney B P n (20¢) Plymouth Oil (1) Polymet Mfg. .. Producers Roy Corp. Prudentiai Inv pf(6). Pure Oil pt (6) 2% Q R8-De Vry... Lainbow Lum PrA.. Rayethon M{; Rubberoid Co (4).... SafeCar H& L (8) & St Anthony Gold. ..., 13% St Regis Paper (1)... 6% Salt Creek Prod (2).. Relected Industries. . Sentry Safety Cont. Singer Mfg ( # So Am Gold & Plat. . Spieg Ma; Stand Invest cum pf. 50s Stand Ofl of Ind (2).. Starrett Corp....... Starrett Corp pf (3).. Swift Internat (3 Swiss-Am El of (8 ‘Technicolor, Inc. Zonite Products (1). n Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Add 0. Pow pt (7)... s 5 5% 8 25% 1. .. 14% 1% & 22% 106% ? A% Inc deb rts. Ine war. » et nn®o - ne PNSHNAN-AVRN®® B Harris. . &S (1.60). st Ut (b8% ). » - - -3 PL(b10%). PLvtc..... 6 PPSpfi1%. 50s Mont Lt H&T (1%) 25s Moody's 18 ptpf (3) Mountain&Gulf (4¢). 2 ation. . 6% | have prevail NY !l-m n (2.60) 1 Pf(6%).... 268 Niag-Hud Pow (40¢) 140 Niag-Hud Pow A w.. Niag-Hud Pow B w.. lag-Hud Pow C w.. Md (40¢). .. 35 Cor AviatA Ut w » Elllnf! rg (2) - Tube A. ... 1 Hold war. . 1 Hold Cp xw Hold cu pf(3) d P&L of (6) = P s 'ypewriter(3) o 3 - Bros (3).. 'k & H (50¢)., o) k Den Min. nance Corp. . EdptB1%. CIUE-JOPQN- JRRIRL e R LTI STSTIN PRSI -+ F0t-1 P TIPS T T It I L B L Royalty 0. torn ot 750 - wone 11 of Ky 1.60. Stand O1l, Ohio U%) 2006 Stand Pwr & Lt (2).. &L (B) (2 'ub Sve (A) Bros Stores. . (Hugo). (Nathan). otor (new) O1] (b6%) ... Co (2).. - R AN RN A e W Mach ‘Tri-Cont Corp war. . ‘Tubise Cantillon (B) TwinBtNGpL (A).. es of (1) U 8 Playing Card l% 50. Unit Stores......... 3 Unit Verde Ext (2).. & Ind Lt(a11.02%). Equities. .... uity ot (5%) Vacuum (4).. Van Camp Pkx. Vie Finan Corp(400) n Co. &Gas.... - IMIAI’ on ' LR NS, o & i, st e G"‘"‘ 8 Plus "B i Plus 10 per cent Der cent in stock, regular rate | Baltimore Markets l Special Dispatch Lo The Star. BALTIMORE, March 26—Potatoes, white, 100 pounds, 12581.90; new pcitioes, barrel, 7.00a9.00; sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.0084.00; yams, bar- rel, 3.5024.00; beans, bushel, uoam. beets, crate, 1.75a2.25; cabbage, ton, 18.00820.00; carrots, bushel, = 40a65; caulifiower, crate, 2.0082.25; celery, crate, 2.50a3.50; eggplants, crate, 2.508 5.00; kal bushel, 90al.15; lettuce, hamper, 2.00; lima beans, '4.0087.00; m crate, 2.0085.00; parsnips, 1, '1.0081.25; lplnlch bushel, 75a l.lfl. wmumm ), .w, fllrnlu. uo, box. x%u. box, lfl:"ll. T.'hu. 2.7504.25; roun-.m Turkeys, 40; 0jd, 20832; chickens, young, old hens, 21a24; Leghorns, roosters, 13a15; capons, 32a40; ducl ; Guinea fowl, each, 30a35. m—aouww 27a33;_ ladles, mu..mm:uu Live Stock Market, chwo-m 100 head; lkM sup- L | ply; market higl Helfers—Choice to prime, none; lood to choice, none; medium to good. 7.50; fair to medium, 6.00a7.00; llln {llt, 6.5026.00; common to plll.n, 4.50a m“mmnmwm. Sheep and m—w , 25 mp‘llhnp.l“l g Lackawanna Dividend Cut. NEW YORK, March 26 1fl —Deh- ware, Luhwmn & Western Ra lulmulwn- unflyhlmflm Richmond Reserve Bank s |Gives February-Comparisons and Also for Two Months. ‘Washington made the best showing in department store sales in February of any city in the nm: Federal Reserve district, according to detailed informa- tion just given out by the Richmond Reserve Bank. Sales were off but 2.4 per cent in the mercantile busi- Retail trade in Richmond in February was down 10 per cent from a year ago and in a group of other cities was off over 15 per cent. The average for the entire area was 5.1 per cent under the same month a year ago. ‘Total sales in the nrst two months of %1930 in Washington were but 0.6 per cent lower than a year ago. In Rich- mond they were 6.6 per cent off, in Baltimore 4.7 per cent and in other cities 13.4 per cent, while the average for the fifth district was 4.4 per cent behind January and February, 1930. ‘The decline in comparison with sales last year is at least partly accounted for by the generally lower prices which fifl 8o far this year. Thirty- seven stores, located in 18 cities, made Stocks in the reporting stores “in- creased seasonally durlng February, ris- ing by 6.3 per cent over those on hand at the end of January, but on February 28 this year averaged 13.3 per cent less than a year ago. Part if this decline ‘was also due to price changes. The re- porting stores turned their stock an average of .266 times during February, and between Jan 1 and February 28 stocks were J c ::z'. chiefly because of a nhunly large volume of instaliment accounts included in the Baltimore THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1931, chasing only crop prowecu in to continuous t. Russian shipments but 752,000 bushels. Despite blizzard reports som: sections West and Northwest, with pre- dictions of a cold wave corn receded from early price bulges, Chi- cago receipts of corn were’ larger. 167 cars, against 99 a week ago and J08 a year buck. Wheat weakness acted 50, too, did com) de-n.h of Jenenl trading in corn. were relatively firm. its Provisions went lower, responsive to|J the course of hog ynluu. Public Utilities BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Kansas City Power & Light. (This is the forty-second article of 65 'on" the " subject. of Dublic utilities; rincipal operating an giving their history. '3 axd A anaiyets ot the THughes will but Sttemp Cll“«ll \Ifillfll pretent ihe "{-:u withoti aty to chase or Y. cifc “securitien.) wrpo‘nflnnhlb\ewmmt ‘When a & m bond with a The collection Agurés in February | 000 of were 31.1 per cent in Richmond, 24 per in Baltimore, 30.7 per cent in , 26.3 per cent in other cit- .1 per cent for the fifth dis- % | trict’s average. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET " CHICAGO, March 26 (#). (United o&lnmnt of Agriculture).— head, including 4,000 head around 10 lower th‘n bulk, 140- '220-320 pounds, | 3% packing sows, statement, net earnings deprecia- u::: was equin.lml to 4.7 times interest H‘ht, good and choice, | 41 140-160 Dolmdb 7. 75!!00 light weight, pounds, 00; _medium 200-250 7.4088.00 sows, medium and good, ds, 6.3586.75; lllu‘hur and choice, 100-130 pounds, , 6,500 head; calves, 3,000 head; M steers mostly shipper local -Kosher account: light steers, lteldy to 25 lower; lower grades sho decline; light heifer and mixed yearlings, another 25 or more lower; heavy heifers and weixh!y llL 5 b sharing desine; 0. Detter; most m m:erl, ?.25& public interest in the which is ot by Securities Gas COMMODITY PRICES 58 | By the Associated Press. (milk fed), General mmodlty m&k ended iolce, '8.00a10,50; medium, Weed en .008.00; cull and common, 5.0086.00, Stocker and feeder cattle—Steers, good and choice, 500-1,030 pounds, 7.5028.75; common and medium, 5.50a7.50. Sheep, 13,000; fairly active to ship- 3 steady; and choice 1y top, 9.10; cli ol B ; packers stop- |e .5085. its, cull and com- @an, 2.0084.00. FINANCI1 CAUSES OF BUSINESS CHANGES ARE SOUGHT Chamber of Commerce Will Discuss Fluctuations at Meeting Next Month. By the Associated Press. Causes of trade fluctustions and what difficulties are to be surmounted in de- minimize their results as well as the best methods of dealing with them will nm«um-nnuumu the Chamber Ru'ely have business problems held so hr.e.meuureo public attention as The business during the presen mle. maumm uf.- ilization, employment insurance, are all subjsct neral Tor as | YA lve condif Varilous aspects of tukarkeepm( L:umaumanmk«xvmbewn- What business has deue, is doiu and Thede And ‘Tndustry by changes in on e and ption without ln'gflcrln' 'I'.h flw of the consuming public to deteymine its own requirements will reviewed as practical problems. Pt s PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD By the Assaciated Press. Exchange on London, 124 francs 32 centimes. Thcflhrmm:” francs 56Y, cent HE i § i i i i 555555 S of Commerce United " States st Atiantic oy’ nexs hams, CAPITAL $TOCK GAINS|® AL. Butter — Om-pmmd wl,nfl. 34a35; tub, 32%a33%. vlduworhblonlmhprmnlwn eapons, large, H ducks, 2‘!25 rflnlutl. ll, mfl.m T0a80; id, 40a45. Mests Beel, 1314a15%; veal, 13a15: the | lamb, 17a19; k loins, 21a22; 19; fresh shoulders, 14; 1; smoked shoulders, 12; bacon, n- lard, in bulk, 11%; in pack- ock—Hogs. heavy, 7.00a7.80; i %fl‘?&;%«"‘n‘&"’*‘ Sius 501 cal .0088.50; lllM 5.0029.5 < 'bu-n'el - 1.10; onions, 50-pound sacks, 756 LM' carrots, per crate, 2.50a2.75; be | per crate, 2.50a2.75; parsnips, 1.2581.50; squash, celery, 2.5023.00; Summer 5.00: peppers, 4.50a5.00; asparagus, 4:60a5.50; cucumbers, crates, 5.00a5.50; eggplant, sgg' .trlmmbe-n-, 3.7584.00; limas, ; 6.00. NEW YORK COTTON lur.l-lmn-uau'numr NEW YORK, March 26.—Prices eased fllf&'pfinhlt the of the STOCK AND BOND By the Associated Press. From Yesterday's §:30 Edition. same at marked trading were mmm-owm'o'fgsum- pool market was steady. m wcre May, 10.78, of , off 3; October, 11.35, off ll“ e December, 1155, off 2; January, .63, 3 g e B. & 0. Freight lnlineu Gains. (M)— the Baltimore & W'el‘ , showing ednfly. ‘There AVERAGES STOCKS. (Copyright, 1931, Standard Btatistics Co) WOLF & COHEN Established - - - 1878 General Insurance Offices 5th Floor Woodward Bldg.—Rooms 518-524 Statement of the Condition of the Statement of the Condition of the AETNA INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT —on the 31st day of December, 1930, as required under Section 647 of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia. INCOME Net premiums ......... < Total interest and rents Other income ... Total income . $23868,743.43 2,188.390.24 73332398 ..$26,790,457.65 DISBURSEMENTS Net amount paid policyholders for losses. ... All other disbursements Total disbursements .. Collateral loans ... Bonds and stocks Cash in company’s Deposits in banks ... Agents’ balances Interest and rents due or acrue All other assets Gross assets . Deduct assets not admitted Total admitted assets Net unpaid claims . Total unearned prem Other liabilities ... Capital paid up .. 7 Surplus over all liabilities. . Total . Perpetual . Motor vehicles . Earthquake LIABILITIES $13,855.843.03 13,794,847.80 ..$27,650,690.83 . $1,302,518.50 none X none 50, ll(18|269 42 393478.’.92 1673,599. 746.941.92 $3,072,821.72 ,836,540.17 .. 442528087 '$7,500,000.00 18.092,005.79 ,926,657. NET PR!-.\[IL\IS W RII'TE\ DURING THE YEAR District of Columbia. none $23,508.23 Total $920.23 17,748,855.90 Inland navigation and transportation. Tornado, windstorm and cyclone. Sprinkler leakage Riot, civil commotion and explosion. All other—aircraft Rain . msm GUY E. BEARDSLEY, Vice President. S. W. CORNWELL, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of February, G. H, GRANT, Notary Public, Agents CENTURY INDEMNITY COMPANY OF NAtional 7777 NAtional 7778 ; @ ] HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT —on the 31st day of December, 1930, as required under Section 647 f the Code of Law for the District of the Code of Law et Net premiums ......... Total interest and rents . Other income . Total income Net amount All other disbursements. Total disbursements Real estate .. Mortgage loan Collateral loans . Bonds and stocks . Cash in company’s office Deposits in banks.. Premiums in course of collection Interest and rents due or accrued All other assets Gross assets . Deduct assets not admitted Total admitted assets Total unpaid claims........ Total unearned premiums . Other liabilities Capital paid up . Surplus mer all liabiities )\ ET PREMIUMS WRIT Accident .. Health Noncancellable accide Auto liability .... Liability other than a 2 Workmen's compensation Fidelity . Surety . Plate glasi Burglar: and theft Steam goller Machinery .. Auto property dama Auto collision . Property dama; auto - ’Iouls{ Ty A BY E. BLADBN ubscribed and swol § L fi“ Bank Bids. DISBURSEMENTS aid policyholders for losses LIABILITIES ™ of Columbia. . .$6,290,327.40 199,561.66 906.397.29 ..§7,96,286.35 ,966,815.91 3,579,548.71 ..$7,161.775.22 .. 27072577 .. .$6,891,049.45 +.$2,316,602.95 2,535,096.68 $1,200,000,00 . 360.147.85 .$6,891,049.45 N DURING THE ‘YEAR ! Total Botmbia $132,981.67 33,718.51 none J. G. HASSELBRACK, Vice President. Secretary. to before me this 26th day of January, G. H. GRANT, Notary Public. W VS AR