Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1931, Page 67

F1 CURB SHARES FIRM AS SHORTS COVER Market Benefits by Profit Taking Purchases of Bear Traders. BY JOHN L. COOLEY, Associated Press Financial Writer. NEW YORK, April 18—Covering in| Rhe last half hour lifted the curb market out of a further slump today and gave a firm tone to final prices. Net gains of fractional proportions in most ac- tive issues were general. Selling during the first half of the whort session brought new lows for the decline in a representative list of issues, | including many utilities, but the latter group was prominent in the unturn Electric Bond & Share, St. Regis Pa American Superpower, United ht “A” and Middle West Utilities averaged | half a point net higher. Recovery in the olls was perfunctory and for the most part did not eliminate the early losses. Vacuum broke below 50 to a new low and was unable to make full ncovery Citles Service closed unchange NANCIA TRADE EXECUTIVES DECLARED VICTIMS IN MODERN SYSTEM (Continued From First Page.) tels, apartments, stores' and public buildings have been erected, all in the lovely style of the surrounding Moorish architecture. The fertile soil has been made to give plentiful crops of a great varisty of grain, fruit Sod vegetables, ‘The streets of the cities have been made scrupulously clean and are well paved. Drinking water and sewerage have been widely extended. It has all been done in the expert French manner, with an eye to the preservation of the natural culture and physical character of Morocco. This last-named feature has proved of as great economic value as it has been artistic and humanizing, for, not only has it secured for Prance the co- operation of the native pcoples, but it | has_increased the stream of tourists’ trafic, whose prodigality helps to fill | the strong boxes of the government with | revenue. | (Copyright, 1031. by the North American | Newspaper Alliance.) NEW YORK BANK STOCKS NEW YORK. April 18 (#).—Over-the- counter market: America . T ioed specialitoe musceptitls 6| 51 rapid price movements were strong. Aluminum of America ran up 7 points. BANKER ON BOARD. NEW YORK, April 18 (Special).— John McHugh, chairman of the execu- tive committee of the Chase National Bank, has been elected a member of the board of directors of International | Power Securities Corporaticn. He takes the place of Newcomb Carlton. ]r;am National ! Mnnhn‘ln Co Banca Comm Ital.. Bankers' ¥ & Tr Sénk Ranover. Chem BX & Tr Corn Exchange. . | Goumty, Hibernia | Lesine 5 anufacturers ! United States'.. WEEKLY FINANCIAL HIGH LIGHTS By the Assoctated Press. Holdings (United States)’ Securities . Gold reserve Rediscounts ... Bank clearing: (Pinal three itte Car loadings week ending April 4. Crude oil production (barrels). Stock sales (N, Y. Stock Exchlngm Bond sales (N. Y. Stock Exchange) . Call money rate. .. ‘Time money nte Commercial pape: Electric output week ended April 11 (Kw. H)......... PEPRTPN This week in above.) $48,554,000 New financing. . $35,162,000 .1,638,691,000 Last week $1,822,000 83.8% $508.655 3,131,021 142,585 7,860,410 740,079 2,252,100 10,200,000 $56,550,000 $296,433,000 Year ago. $4,125,000 80.4% $535,393 3,031,491 213,804 10,933,781 907,928 2,561,150 19,282,560 $57,647,000 $91,492,000 3 % $1,849,000 84.6% $598,635 3,141,858 132,004 8,422,537 723,511 2,308,250 10,900,000 2‘/1-2‘; ',4'7 1,672,405,000 1,691,814,000 DISTRICT BUSINESS BAROMETERS Retall trade, power consumption and telephone usage showed encouraging in- creases last month, as compared with figures for March of last year, accord- hg to_business barometers observed by Star. While check transactions were somewhat below the figure for last year, there was & notable improvement over February this year. Postal re- ceipts declined. Retail trade registered the brightest gggun reports to the Federal Reserve rd showing a 13 per cent increase over March, 1930, the increase for the first quarter year over the same period ©f 1930 being In excess of 4 per cent. clcarings lasy month amounted to $112,443,159, well Bhead of the Peb- ruary total, total for March, 1930, but $1.670,536 below the | Power consumption here last month amounted to 25,347,693 kilowatt hours this being a slight decrease from the | total for February, but more than 3,000,000 hours ahead of the figure for March, 1930. Postal receipts here last month were $484,627.81, a decrease of about 7 per cent from March last year, but there was a gain over the total for February this yzar. ‘There were 170,929 wlephones in serv- {ice here last month, a gain over the totals for both March of last year and February of this year. The average numbsr of originating calls per day last month was 650,893, as compared with 641,583 in March, 1930, CHECK TRANSACTIONS WASHINGTON CLEARING HOUSE 1928. $114,408,832 103,495,524 126 930,689 114,273,668 101,019‘3“ 113,117,412 137,660,693 122,706,244 129,981,412 $1 29.48!,295 1929. 1931, ‘lll 219 2“ $109,764,614 96,545,2! 96,742,175 Hl 1,113, 6’6 112,443,159 113,055, IN‘I 116,280,346 109,420,638 96,379,442 97,868,93. 109,649,04¢ 131,795,928 129,300,052 126,836,188 124,028,347 127,497,771 113,553,519 114,986,938 137,968,284 120,261,737 116,074,630 ,084,915 102,030,387 117,573,071 $1,435,725,602 $1,481,390,728 $1,317,607,594 POSTAL Reported by 1927-28. $388,568.16 397,809.26 476,465.09 506,969.09 511,040.11 687,795.65 473,473.51 466,626.95 527,486.19 506,543.44 470,110.35 447,490. December January February 1arch April May . June RECEIPTS Fiscal Years 1928-29. $391,428.44 412,757.49 469,250.28 545,649.13 494,103.07 672,162.47 480,663.77 467,238.68 505,179.65 499,056.83 491,322.56 457,603.20 1929-30. $425,262.75 414,342.79 460,574.25 547,474.88 545,321.21 , 697,118.68 532,771.78 468,827.50 522,980.81 510,751.54 497,580.76 425,518.43 1930-31. 2 8 1" 838.00 544, 793,81 498,194.90 718,541 94 497,506.26 455,085.03 484,627.81 Totals ..... l\lLOWATT . $5,860,378.15 ;5,506,1!5.57 HOUR OUTPUT FOR DISTRICT | i $6,048,525.38 POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. Month. 1928. 18,655,125 18,479,857 18,472,005 18,031,834 18,852,464 19.484,101 19,555,847 19,470,453 19,710,347 19,286,368 20,256,623 20,663,298 1929. 1930. 22,016,010 25,293,169 20,009,602 24,774,418 21,520,790 22,332,696 21,071,318 22,589,579 21,078,386 23,579,159 21,717,953 23,509,155 21,182,306 24,423,886 21,180,690 24,944,308 21,269,828 25,266.208 21,899,856 25,886,994 23,549,291 25,628,655 24,678,737 27,520,341 25 347 693 TELEPHONE SERVICE IN DISTRICT CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO. Number of Telephones in Service November December . 150,360 Average Originat Month. January . February 588,398 *Seasonal decrease due to vacation 1930 159,705 160,013 160.946 161,712 162,125 161,061 162,108 162,396 163,736 166,037 167.536 168,480 1931, 170,929 158,016 158,747 158,913 ing Calls Per Day. 1931 . 877483 * 673.940 650,893 1929. 664,306 658,394 670,000 668,827 668,000 633,800 549,764* 509,944 548,592 621,151 619,352 632,694 period. 'amu 1652959 SALES INDEX OF DEPARTMENT STORES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.' Average Monthly Sales 1923=100. 1928. 1929. 89 92 169,348 | 170,088 | | | FOR WEEK ENDING APRIL 18, 1931. —1831.— High. Low. Stock and dividend. Low. Close. 5% 4% Acetol Prod A. % 5% bY% 12 10 Acme Wirev.te. (2). % 10% 60 45 Acolian Co pf (7). . 60 8 Aero Supply Mfg(A) 4 215 Aero Supply Mfg B 614 Aero Underwriters. 4 Affiliated Prod (1.60) Agfa Ansco. Alnsworth Mfg Corp(1). Alr Inv ine. vie. Air Investors war, Ala Great Southn (7). Alabama Power pf §) Ala Pwr cum pf (7). All Amer Gen Corp. Allegheny Gas Corp. Allied Aviation... .. Allfed Mills, Inc(60c). Allied Prod cv A 3%. Aluminum Co of Am Alum Co Am pt (6) Alum G’ds M (1.20). Alum Ltd A war.... Aluminum, Ltd (B) w Aluminum, Ltd (1) war. Aluminum.Ltd (D) war., Amer Austin Car ‘Am Brit & Cont. Am Br Bo El Fd Shi Am Capital (B).. Am Capital pt (3). Am Cigar Co. . Am Cit Pwr&Lt(A) (a3). Am Cit Po&Lt B(b10% Am Cmwith P A(b10% ). Am Com Pwr 1st pf A(7) ‘Am Cyanamid (A). Am Cyanamid (B). Am Dept Stores Am Dis Tel, NJ ¢v pt(1) nou. Am Equity Am ForPwr 2 Am Founders Am Gas & Ele Am Gas & Am Investment Inc (B). Am Inv Inc, war Am LaundryMach(3 Am Lt & Trac (2%). Am Maracaibo. <oe ‘Am Stat Pub Sve(al.60). % Am Superpowr (40¢).. Am Superpwr 1st pf(6). Am Thread pt (25¢). Am Transformer. . 4 Am UtllaGen (B)vte Am Ut&Gen cum pf(3).. Am Yvette Co ( ). ‘Anglo-Chilean Nit. Appalachian Gas Apponaug Co (2) Arcturus Radio Tub. Armstrong Cork (1). 4 Art Metal Works (60 Asso Elec Ind Ltd (30¢) . Asso Gas & Electric.... 7% Asso Gas & Elec A (a2). Asso G & E deb rts, Assoc G & El war. . Ass0 Gas&E| pur rts. Asso Gas & Elec ctfs(8). AssoG&Ept (). % Asso Rayon.. Asso Rayon pf (6). Asso Rayon pf cod (6) Atlantic Lobos. ... Atlantic Lobos pf 4 Atlantic Sec Corp. Atlas Plywood (2). Atlas Utilities Corp. Atlas Utilities(war) Auto Vot Machin Auto Vot'g Ma cv pr p Axton Fish Tob A(3.20). Babcock & Wil (7). 3anta Corp. . Bahia Corp pf Bell Te! of Can Beneficial I L (1 Benson & Hedges pf(2 Bigelow-Sanford Carpe Bliss Co (EW) (n1). Blue Ridge Corp... Blue Ridge conv pt (a 4 Bohack (H C) (4) 4 Borg-War cu pf ( Borne-Serymser Co + Boston & Atbany (8%) Bourjois Ine Bower Roll Bear (1). Brazil Trac & Lt (b8%). Bridgeport Mach (25¢) Brillo Mfg (60c).... British-Am Ofl C (30c) .. Brit-Am To B (1.17 4-5). 4 Brit-A Toreg(1.17 4-5¢). Buckeye Pipe Line (4).. 5 Buffalo, NAEP pf(1.60) Buft Niag&EP 18t p(3) . Bulova W ev pf (33%). i Bunker Hill&Sull(3) Burco. Inc, war..... Burco, Inc ev of (3). Burma,Ltd rcts 273 Bwana M Kubw Cep. Cable Radio Tub vto. Cabl & ‘W Ltd. B rets. % Canada Brd Co (50c) Can Hydro El 697, pf. Canadian Mareoni.... Carib Syndicate. Carnation Co (j1% Carnegie Metals. .. arrier Corporation Cent Pub Sve. Del Cent Pub Sve A(10% Cent & Swn U Cent States G Cent Sts Elcv pfn(as). Cent States El pf(6)zw. Centrifugal Pipe (60c) . Chain Stor Development Chain Stores Stock Chat Ph Aln.v. (1) - 18 Chesebor Mg (14%).... 1225 Cities Service(g30c) 18% Cities Service of (6). 245 Citles Serv P& Lt pf(§) 52 Citles S Pr& Ltpt (7).. 89 Claude Neon Elec (1.60). Claude Neon Lights.Inc. Clev Elec lllum (1.60) Cleveland Tractor (80c Colombia Syndicat Colon Ofl. . » Colts Pat Firearm Columbla Of! & Gas vic. Columbia Pict (f133). Colum Pict vie (f1%). Com’with Edison (8. Comwlith & Sou (wi Commwith Secur cv pf. Comm Wat Serv b6% . Comstock Tunnel. Consol Auto Mer ctfs Consol Auto Mer cum pf Consolidated Copper. ... Consol Dairy Products. Consol Gas Balto(3.60).. 94% Consol Gas Utl A12.20). 16 Consol Retail Stores Contl Gas & Bl pr pn'l). Cont Shares conv pf. Cont Shares pf (B) Cooper Bessemer. . Cooper Bess pf A(3).. Copeland Prod Inc A Cord Corp. Corp Secur 103% 3 Cosden Oll. . ... ¢ Courtaulds Lid(1 Creole Petroleum. Crown Cork Irtl A ((1). Crown Zellerbk pf A (6). Cuban Cane pr opt war.. CurtissAirprisvte. Curtis Reed Corp pf.. Curtiss Wright wai Cust Mex Mining Darby Petroleum. Davenport Hos (2) Dayton Atrplane & Deere & Co (1.20) . 12e Forest Ra Doehler Die Casting. ... Douglas Aircraft (11%). Douglas Shoe pf . Dow Chem pf (7) Draper Corp (4). . Dres (8 R) Mfg.A (3%). Dresser Mfg (B) (2) Driver Harris (new)... Driver Harris pf (7) Dubilier C & Radio Duke Pow (5). . Duquesne Gas Corpw.1.. Durant Motors Durant Motor Can (40¢). Duval Tex Sul w.i.... Eagle Picher Lead.... +1 R A U N FLEEY TR S 1 LELI v+ 0000010 IFEF% ST Thi4e ' R L+ttt 1 ok ¥ (RN RN Stock and dividend. Elec Bond & lh El Bond & Sh pi 1 leo Bona&Sh en P () Sharehold (b6%). . Kl Shareh pf (a6%) . Empire Corporation 2 Empire Gas&F em pf(7) Empire Gas&F cm nf(3) Emp Pwr part (4.60).... Empire Pub Sve (A).... Empire Steel Corp. . Employ Reinsur (11.60) - Engineers Gold. .. Yureka PipeLine(4) Europe Elec. Ltd A(60¢) 4 Euro Elec, Ltd deb rts. Evans Wall Lead. Ex-cello Air & Tool. Fairchild Aviation rdo Sugai Fandango Corp. Fansteel Prod. Federal Baking Shop. Federated Capital. . Federated Cap cum pf.. Federated Metals. Film Inspect Mach. 5 Fischman & Sons A. Rlintkote Co (A)....s Florida P & L pf(7). Foltis-Fischer Corp. Food Machinery (1%) Ford M Can A (1.20) Ford Mot, Can B (1.20).. Ford M France p28c. 4 Ford Mot Ltd (36 3-5¢).. Foremost DairyProd. For ost Dairy pr pf. Foremost Fabric Fox TheatersCla; Franklin Mfg Co Galena Oil Corp. Gamewell Co pf (6). Gen Alloy. General Aviation. General Cable war 4 Gen Elec Ltd rets( Gen Fireproof (2). . Gen Gas&Elcv pf B (6). 727 Gen Petroleum o 21% Gen Thea Eqev pf (3)... 24 GeorglaPowerpf(6) Gerrard (SA) Co Gllbert (AC) (1). Gilvert (A C) pf (3%) % Glen Alden Coal (4).. Globe Underwr (15c) Goldfield Cuusolidat, Gold Seal Elec new. Golden Cer.te! Goldman Sachs T C..... Gorham Mfg v.t.e. (f2).. 4 Gotham KnitbacMeh. ... % Gramaphone rets (p1).. 11's 4 Graymur Coip (1) 2615 Great At&Pac Tea nv(6) 246 Grt A&P Tea pf (7). 12 Grier Stores. .. Groc Strs Prod v. Guenther Law (1). Gulf Ofl of Pa (1%) Hnm!llon Gas rets ppiness Candy . Hollinger Gold (65c). Holophane Co (80c)..... 4 Humble Ofl (t23% Hydro Elec Secur (1 40). Hygrade Food Prod.... Il Pwr & Lt pt (6) Imp Oil of Can (50¢c) Imp Oil of Can reg (50c) Imp Tob Grt Brit (189¢c) Indana Pipe Line (1). Ind Pwr & Lt cu pf(6%) 10614 Ind Terr 11lu Ofl (A).... 15% Ind Terr Illu Ol (B) Indus Fin ev of (7). 5 Insull Inv (b6%). e ins Co of &o Am (1274) . Insurance Sec (70c).... Intercoast Trade Co.(1). Intercont Power (A) . Intercont Pete new. Int Cigar Mach (2% Intl Hydro cv pf (3%3) Int] Petroleum (1) Int Safety Raz B ( Int Superp (11.10) Intl Texthook (2). i Int Utilities A (3%4) Internatl Utilities (B Internatl Utilities(war) Int Util pt pf (7) . InterstateEquities Interstate Equ cv pf (3). Interstate Hose Mills. .. Interstate Power pf (7). Iron Cap Copper. . . Irving Air Chute (1).... % Italian Superpowr A.... Ital Superpower war.... Johnson Motor Co. Jonas & N cum pf. Kirby Petroleum. Klein (D E) Cou1) Kolster-BrtAm shs) 4 Lackawanna Sec (4) Lake S Mines (1.20).... Letcourt Realty 1.60. LefcourtRity of(3). Lehigh Coal&Nav (1 Leonard O11. LibLy McNel Lily Tulip Cup 1% liion Oil & Refining. 2 l.one Star Gas n (88¢) Long Island Lt (60¢). Long Isl Lt pt (7) Loutslana Lan & Ex LaP&Lopf(6). Lucky Tiger. . v Ludlow Mfg Asso Ilfl) MacMarr Stores (i) Mavis Bottling (A) Mayflower Asso (2). Mead Johnson (14). Memph N G Co (60c). Machine (2). Mexico-Onio Of1 Mid Sts Pet v.t.c. A. Mid Sts Pet v.t.e. B..... 4 Mid West Sts Ul (1%). Mid West Utll (b8%)... » Mid West Ut A wa MidWest Ut cv pf(6 Mid Royalty cv pf (2) Midiand United (66%).. Midland Util pr lien (6). Minne-Honey pf (6) Mining Corp of Can Mo Kan Pipe L (b10%). MissK P L v. M:ss River K Miss River Pr pf (6) Moh Hud P 1st pt(7). Mohawk Mining (1) Montecatinidebrts. .. .. Montgomery WardA (7). Mont Lt H&T (135).... Mig Bk, Col. Am sh 3.32 Moss Gold Mines fountain Products (1). Nachman Spring. Nat Amer Co. . 4 National Aviaifon NatBd & S Corp (1 Nat Candy Co (2), Nat Family Stores t Nat Union Radlo. . Nelsner Bros of (7). w Bradford Oil (28¢). New Eng Fuel new. New England Pwr (2).. New Eng Pow pf (8) New Jersey Zinc(t3). New Mex & Ariz Land Newmont Min (4).... 1) NYPwr&Lt Dl’41b N Y Steam new (2.60 T A wa Nh. ll\lfl Pvr (B) 1% Niag.-Hud Pwr C wa e EEELIA IR (R N HES N { (ZRTESE K Stock and dividend. Niag Shares, Md (40¢! Nipissing (30¢). ... Noma EI Corp (80¢c) « Noranda Mines. Nordon Corp Ltd. Nor Am Aviation A war. Pwr A($)... Pwr pf (6).. % hormsinnfd\.‘ 4 Novadel Agene (4). « Ohlo Copper ©Ohio Power pf.(6) Ohio Pub Serv pf A (7). Oilstocks, Ltd(A) (40c) Outboard Mot (A) Outboard Mot B Overseas Sec, 4 PacG & E 1st pf (113) 4 Pac Pub Sve A(1.30). Pacific Pub Sve (new). P'ac Pub Sve pf (new). Pac Western 01l Pandem Ofl. ¢ {northern Kansas Pantepec Ofl . Paramount Cab Mfg.... Parke Davis (+1.43)... Parker Rust Pr (3). . ' Pender (D) Grocery B.. 4 Pennroad Corp (20¢). Penna Gas & Elec A Penn Mex Fuel (p3) Peun Pwr & Lt pf(6 Penna Pwr & Lt pf(7). Penna Water & Pwr (3) Peop L & P A (£.40) Perryman Electric. Pet Milk pf (7 4 Petrol Corp war Philip Morris Ine. ... Philippe Phoenix Phoeni Picdmt Hy El n war Pierce Governor. . ilot Radio Tube(A).. es Winter Front (1).. Pitney B Posn(20c).... i Pittsbgh & Lake E(710). 109 Pittsburgh Forging (1). 6 Pitts Plate Glass (2). 7 Plymouth Oil (1). Producers Roy Corp Prudence Co pf (7) Prudential Inv pf(6). Pub Sve Oklap 1 (7) Pub Util Hold Corp xw. . Pub Ut Hold cu pf(3) . Puget Snd P & LU pf (6). Pure Oll pf (6). Quaker Oats pf 6) Radio Products, . Railroad Sh (s0¢c) Railway & Lt Secur (t Rainbow Lum ProdA Rainbow Lum Prod B Rayethon Mfg..... Reliable Stores. Reliance Intl (A, Rellance Management. . Reybarn Co....... Reynolds Inve: % Richfield Oil of Cal pf.... R'kland Lt & P (90c).... 4 Roosevelt Field. Inc. Rossia Intl Corp... Royal Typewriter(3). Ruberoid Co (4)... Russek's Fifth Av SafeCar H& L (8). # St Antony Guld. . St Regis Paper (1)..... Salt Creek Prod (1.40).. BAROL OOz onis o seie Schulte Un 6¢ to31 8. i Schulte 5¢ to $1 Strs pf.. Seaboard Utllities (50c) 4« Secur Corp Gen(40c). .. Seeman Brothers (3). Segal L & Hwde(50c). . Seiberling Rubber. Selected Industries. ... Sle Ind full pd (51 7 Sle Ind prior (512) . Sentry Saftey Control. . Seton Leather (1) . Shattuck Den Min Shawingan W & P Shenandoah Corp. Shen Corp pt (a3) Sherwin Willms ( Silica Gel ct.. Singer Mfg (11275) Sioux City G & El pt (1) 15 Smith-Corona Tpwr vic. Sni Viscosa rets. % Solar Refining. So Am Afr Lines 1st pf.. South Am Gol¢&Plat. .. South Penn Ofl (1).... SoCalEAPLA (1%).... So Cal Edis pf (B) (1%) 24% Sou Catif Ed p£(C) (1%) 24% 19 So Colorado PwA (2)... High. 9 (2R LEa 28 I EE SR RS ERNT 2R R SR i+ 2yt nnnul?‘ bulymen( . Btock and divide Southern Corp. SouthernNat Gas. Sou Pipe Line (2) Sou‘l‘;\llnd Royait: Sou Wn GIF pr (7). Svanish & Gen rets Spanish & Gen (B) Spleg May Stern pf tand Invest cum pf. Stand Notors. ... Stand Oil of Ind ( Stand O11 of Ky ¢1.60). Stand Oil Ohlo(2% Stand Oil of Ohio(5) StandPwr & Lt (2) Stand Pwr & Lt (B) (2). Stan Pow & Lt of(7) Stand Screw (6). Starrett Corp. . Starrett Corp pf (3). Stein(A) & Co (1.60) Stein Cosmetics Ine. Stinnes (Hugo). . Storkline Furn pf (1). Strauss (Nathan). Stutz Motor Car n LIttt +1r+i01 b2 Sunray ull (b5 % Swift & Co new ( (2) Swift Internat (3 Swiss Amer El pf(§)... Syracuse Wash Mch(B). Taggart Corp..... Tampa Electric (32). 4 Technicolor Ine. % Thatcher Sec Corp. Tishman Real & Cos 4 Tobacco&Allied Stk Tobacco Prod Exp (1 Tonopah Mining Trans Alr Tran: TransLuxDLPS Tri-contin’l Corp wai Tri Utilities ($1.20) Tubize Cantillon (B) Tung Sol Lamp (1)... Twin States N G pt (A). Ungerleider Fin Corp. Union Am Invest UnNat Gas of Can Union Ol Assoc (2 UnionTobacco. *td Carr Fasten: 7td Chemical Unit Chem pt pt (3). Unit Corp war. Unit Founders. % Utd Gas Corpn. United Gas war. United Gas pt (7) Jtd Light & Pwr A(1).. d L & Pwr (B) (1).... Utd Light & Pwr pt m . 100% Unit Milk Prod....... 1 United Profit Shlrlnl. . United Public Service. . Utd Ret Chem pf 315 U S Dairy, A (6). FEEEE P LT Y 1 et U S Finishing. .. U S Foll Co B (50c).. U S & Interntl Sec. Pt (1). U S Playing Card @%i. 4 United Sta Stores Unit Stores. ... Ut P&L B(at1.02%).... Utllity Equities. .. Ttility Equity pf (5%).. 4 Yacuum (4)... Van Camp Pack...... Van Camp Packing pf... Venezuela Petroleum Vie Finan Corp(40¢) 400800 LE+L00) (5o ) (R NS E West Mass Co (2%). Western Tablet&Sta (2) Willlams (RC) (10¢) Wil-Low Cafeterias. & Wil-low Cafeteria pf.... ‘Wilson Jones (133) Winter (Ben) Woodley Petr “Y" Oll & Gas. Yukon Gold Co. 8 Zonite Products (1). RIGHTS—EXPIRE & Mavis Bottling, Apr. 30. idend rates in dollars “Ex-dividend, cagh or stock b P e l Pl ‘l' in :'mx » w“a' last WHEAT PRICES GAIN ON EXPORT BUYING > December Delivery Touches 69 Cents a Bushel on Heavy Pur- chases From Europe. B the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 18. — Big export buying hoisted wheat today to & new high price record for the season, 69| cents a bushel December delivery. It was estimated that European ccuntries bought 2,000,000 bushels or more from North America. Upturns were in the face of selling of Chicago July delivery by houses with connections scuthwest. The official weather forecast gave little hope of important moisture next week in _the United States grain belt. Wheat closed strong, }s cent off to up, corn '3 lower to % higher, oats unchanged to ' advance and pro- visions unchanged to 5 cents decline. An increase to 20 per cent in the amcunt of imported wheat allowed for mixture with native wheat in France was promptly interpreted as foreshad: owing enlarged demand for shipments from North America. The increase of the import quota was 5 per cent, and was generally taken here to mean that French hcme-grown supplies had been worked down to a point where necessity forced foreign buying. Counting further as a price strengthening influence was a cable from a British trade authority | that European wheat seeding had been delayed by the cold Spring, that stocks cn hand were generally small and that consuming countries were expected to purchase heavily during the next two montbs. | Overnight purchases of more than 1,000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat for transatlantic shipment were announced. Some advices from Canada said dust stcrms prevailing were the most severe yet this season and that little or no moisture relief was predicted. Hessian fly and cutworm reports continued in and southern Ne- braska. Enlarged receipts of corn made feed grains relatively weak. WHEAT— . High. May. old 83! Mas. new July ORI Mlc). old Mas. new BUSINESS FAILURES FEWER. By the Associated Press. Fewer business failures were recorded during the week ended April 11 than in the previous week. In the figures that follow the Department of Commerce index is given for comparable periods, based on 1923-25 nvmn as 100: Wul ended Awfl 1 SILVER QUOTATIONS. | NEW YORK, April 18 (#). ver firm, 3.8 hl:h%r at 29, with off jood buying there and orders erings limited. First Trust Money —Bar sil- London m-n“:.umn" e e C. Hmliton & Co., 'fi:'."'h"'..-'. 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