Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1932, Page 15

FINANCIAL, aan A_1§ OANS e Promst Altention—Roasenadle Rate Real Estate Mortgage and THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932, N. Y. CURB MARKET | |UTILITIES RECOVER ON CURB EXCHANGE Market Displays Steadier Price Trend at Week End —— ™ AR 1“§~ &gl 8 Session. Thomas J. Fisher & Company, Inc. 1 FINANCIAL. [ BONDSAREHIGHER | [z BONDS e [ TOGK RIS | INSHALL MARKET SHON RECESSON UNITED STATES. i Mg, Lov. Rail List Improves After Sharp Advance of Last Week Hoover Statement on De- Not Maintained—Feeder benture Maturities. Sales Brisk. 100-share Stock and Bale— ted by letter Dividend Rate. Add 00. High. Low. Closs. 8t and Sale— 1 W W " MD;‘vflnd Rate. Add. 00, Hish. LoneStar Gn(bc). 2 6% e sl Lo B S TS Long 1Lt cm pf B 61008 80 Alumn Goods(80¢c). Magdalena Syn Am Cyanamid B. .. Am & For Pw war., l Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. 366 99 18 99 é‘:"u#’." Nat. 1403 45 10 36 E3s22esss PR First Mortgage Loans 111 Sdahali Am Superpower. . . Am Super 1st pf(6) Am Ut &G B vte. ,, 9710 . 100 18 100 18 L5 108 1084 |NYOEns Law. Claoe,| N ¥ Ougt § | Mont Ward A (1) . WELLER, BY JOHN A. CRONE. E BY F. H. RICHARDSON. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March 19 —Bonds re- covered moderately today in light trading. The higher trend was ascribed in part to President Hoover's statement on the railroads, indicating his belief that raflroad bonds maturing this year will be cared for and that consequently there was no further fear of immediate receiverships. Nickel Plate 6s, Cotton Belt 4s and other bonds which mature this year ran up 2 to 4 points and the genersl railroad list moved upward. There were substantial gains in Chesapeake Corporation 5s, Chicago & Northwest- ern 43s, Brie 55, Missouri-Pacific 513 wnd Western Maryland 4s. Industrials, which had not partici- pated in this week's decline to nearly the same extent as rails, moved up frac- tionally. Some of the gains were lost near the close on & moderately active resumption of selling. United States Government long-term issues were firm. Liberties moved up about 2-32 and those treasuries still at a discount, the 3s, 3'4s, 3%s and 3%s, ‘were about 3432 to 5-32 higher. Short- term Governments also were firm, vari- ous bills being bid for around a 2.08 to 2.10 per cent yield basis, Munici- pals shared this strength. New York State 4s were quoted on a 3.75 per cent basis and New York City long-term issues around a 5 per cent basis. New York is rej to be arranging for another $100,000,000 bond issue, which is expected to be placed at a substan- tially better rate than the last block of $100000,000 of corporate stocks at & 6 per cent rate. FRENCH COMBINE PLANS AUTO SALES CAMPAIGN B the Associated Press. A new French combine plans vigor- ous :mloluthm of both foreign and dom! markets for automotive and allied products. 3 A dispatch to the Commerce De- partment re&orts a group of companies engaged in the manufacture and sale of automobiles, trucks, motor vehicle bod- jes, airplanes, bicycles, motor cycles, tractors and allied activities have con- solidated their efforts to this end. It includes some of the most important units in France, it was said, with such manufacturers as Renault and Oif taking a conspicuous place in the or- ganization. The reason for the organization was to provide the industries with power, flexibility and co-ordination of effort which is considered essential to the most efective industrial and commercial de- velopment of the interested industries. P SR Washington Stock Exchange. SALES. An-cgsm & Potomac R. R. 55—8$1,000 B Washington Gas 6s “B'—$100 at 101, $100 at 101 Capital Traction Co.—7 at 18, wn Gas 5s—81,000 at 100%. Mergentbaler Linotype—8 at 42. UNLISTED DEPT. Chapin Sacks 8% pfd.—10 at 102, 10 at 102, 10 at 102, 10 at 102, 10 at 102, 10 at 102, 10 at 102. BONDS. Bid and Asked Prices. PUBLIC UTILITY. Tel. & Tel. 4'as "30 Tel. & 2 R_R 88 uar. S5.... & P. Tel. of Vs. 5s. Capital Traction R R. Gity Amer m & Suburban 5s... Georgetown Gas st Potomae Blec. Cons, 55. Potomac Elec. 65 1953 Wash., Alex. & Mt Vernon Washington Gas 4'as.... Washini 5 ton Gas ash. Gas 65, series A ash . series B 'MISCELLANEOUS. Barber & Ross, Inc., . Chevy Chase Glub § . Columbia Country Club 5izs. . W. M. Coid Storage bs......... STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITY Amer. Tel. & Tel. (9)... Capital Traction Co. h. Gas Lt. Co. Ei ower 6% DI Elec. Pow. 5%2% pfd.. ... Wash. Rwy. & EiL com (7} Wash. Rwy. & Blec. pfd. (5)... NATIONAL BANK. Min. price. sabisne 10F apital (14) Columbia (12) 3 Commercial (stamped) (16} District (8) -Amer, berty (11 incoin (10} 5 politen (14) asy... d (9) ngton (121 TRUST COMPANY. . ] Prince Georges Bk. & Tr. (6) Dnlon Trust (8s) Wash. Loan & Tr. (i4) SAVINGS BANKS. Bethesda (85) avings (10 wton (12) 0 Bank i3 S Sau Dnited Stat ‘Wash. Methen . FIRE INSURANCE. American Corcoran Firemen s National Union (i TITLE INSURANCE. Columbia (6h) Real Estate (61) MISCELLANEOUS 7 45 180 Bid Asked. 108 (1 3 35 110 21 £ Barber & Ross, Inc . com Col, Medical Bids. Corp. (6) Emer. Bromo-Selz. A Federal Storage pfd. (§) ... . 1.201) Peopies Drus Siores pid. Copies Drus Sigres R’I? Est M & G pld « a Wdwd & Lothrop pfd *Ex. dividend bBooks closed B S 5% extea. elian extra Unlisted Deblrtmenl. BONDS. Army-Navy Club 85 Cosmos Club_4'as Commercial Club st 8s Mayflower Hotel 66 Metropolitan Club 41ag Nat. Press Bldg. 1st 5145 STOCKS. Asked 838 smee ¥B..238cERLES! Munsey Trust Oo.. Jiational Gapital Ingurance Co.. # Northeast Savings Bank k Bavings Bank v Hot SRR ¥ ington Vlnl‘nl. Bank. ... n im- urance Co. is a strange irony of fate that St. -&m, whose “day” is March 21, should have given his name to one of the most potent and seductive of bever- e—seeing that he him- Marseille §s°3 abstemious ,. self was one of the most 'l of men, w04 | Am T&T o tr b3 Am TAT fsatf Am T&T b Am Wat W Argentine § Argentin Argentin Argentind Argentin Argentin Arm & Cod Arm Del 5% SonavasnCewacwin atchiscvilys Atch Ariz 4%s Australia 3. Austria 7867 otfs. - Can Pac 4348 '45. .. Can Pac 435 '60... Can Pac 6844..... o oy C&O4%uB"95. CB&Qgnis'ss Chi & Est I11 58'51. Chi Grt West 48’59, Chi Ind&Lou 6. ChiM & StP 43%sC C M StP&P 55 '75. . CM&StPadjbs.. Chl & NW gn 4s 'l C&NW 434s C 2027, Chi& NWend% Chi RI&P rf ds CMRI&P4Y% ChiRIcv4%s B L P P P P O X T CinUnTrust 5s 2020 o0 Col G&E cou 68 '61. Com Inves 5348’49, C CMd 1st rf 58'50. Con G NY 4%s Con G NY 5%8'45. Con Pow Japan T Consum Pow §n '52 Copenhag 4%s '53. Cuba 6% 545, Denmark 4145 Denmark 6% Duquesne 4 %= '67. Dutch Bast I Mar. . Eriegends.... Eriecv 5a'67 Erie 58'75. Finland §%5'56 Finland 78 ‘50 French s French T%s'41. Gelsenk'hen Ger Cen Bk 6560 German 7s rep 4 German Bank Goodrich ev Goodyr Rub 58'57.. GrandTr sf ab 6538 Grand Trunk 78'40. Grt Nor 4348 '76 D. Grt Nor 43577 E. Grt Nor gn 5% 8’51 Grt Norgn 78°36. . Haitl 6862 Hoe & Co 645 SoauznaBele Humble O 6%s'32. Hungary T%Hs'44.. 111 Bell Tell 5856, . 111 Cent 4852, 111 Cent 4853 11 Cent rf 48'55. .. T Cent 4%8°66... 111 Cent 6345 °36. .. 111 CCStL&N 58 A 111 Steel §38°40. .. Int Rap Tr 68 '66. Int Rap Tr sta 6 Int Cement 58 '48.. 23 Int & Gr Nor §8'56. 2 Int & Gr Nor 6s'63. 1 Int Hydro El 6s'44. 12 Int M Co 5s ret "41. 44 Int Match 58 '47. .. 166 Int MM col tr 6s’41. 28 Int Pap 68°55...... 1 Int T&T4%He'52.. 16 Int T&T cv 414839, IntT&T58'86...0 Italy 7s 51 Italy Pub e wo—rnn~e =Tt I - B S alwn - Jugosl Bnk 78 '5' Kan City Ter 43'60 Fisk Rub 8841, Kan G&E 43520 Kresge Found & Toll & Laclede 6%8 C'53. . Lautaro Nit 4. Leh Val ev 48 2003, o i ® Eweowa o Lyons 6534 | Manh Ry 10t 4w Midvale Stl 58 Milan 6% = ‘52 SEan anmnmmen 8533 F 116% 3514 53% 101% 1% 36% 29 35% 35% * | Pure OIl 538737, SorwmRanwns ~ NY S&W gn 6 ‘43, NYTeldln'sy, W&B 414848 Nord 6% 50, . orf South bs '61." No Am Co Nor St Pw 58 A "¢1. Nor St Pw 6a B "41. Norway 5%s Norway 6s "¢ Norway 6 Oreg-Wash ¢s'61 Orient Dev 65 '53 PacGAE S 42.... Pac T&T rf bs'52. . Paris-Ly M 65'58., Paris-LyM 758, . Paris-Or 6% ' Penn ¢35 D '81. Penn 414870, Penn cv 4%5'60 Penn gn 434865 Penn 4% . Penn 6345 '36. Penn P&L 43881, Peoples Gas 58 '47. Pere Mar 4%s Port Gn El 4348 Pos Tel & C 58’63, Read gn 438 A '97, Rem Arms 63 A ‘37, Rem R5%5A'47.. t 68°58. . N IS a3 DN ATES IO TN 1O D 0 e e B O DTN T e BTN D M0 e D s 01 3009 50 = <109 TN O 00 e RO e e B0 Rich Oil Cal 68 "44 . Rio Gr W clt 4s'49. RIAT&L 4% X Rome 6%s'52, StL IM R&G 4833, St L&SF in 43 A 50 StL&SF 4%s T8, StLSW cn 4832, BSao Pau 78’40 ret.. Sao Paulo 8s'50. Saxon 78 '45. Seab A Lov 6845, Serbs-Cr-81 78 '62.. 8hell Un Oil 58°'47. Shell Un O11 58'49. Sinclalr O1) 6% Sinc O Tscv A'37.. SincCrO5%s'3 S8ou Bell T&T SW Bell T Sou Pac col Sou Pacref AelanBhoan—anSan~ Sou P&OT 4% 817, Sou Ry 55°94. StOIINJ 584 StOIINY4 Sug Es Or Sweden 5348 Texas Corp §s Toho El Pw Toho El Pw 7’5 Toklo 5% '6 Tokio Bl Lt Un Pac 1 Un Pac 4 Un Pac rf $ Unit Drg ev 3. . Utd King 6%5°37. . U 'S Rub 18t 58 '47. Un St W Urugul 60. ... Util Pw 68 59 ww. Util Pow 515 '47.., Vienna 6s 52. Va Ry & Pw 68 Va Ry 1st 556’ BrorwmaRen . e » —® o0k eRwasak-Sa West Md 634s West Pac 58 '4 West Union 5s West Union 58 West Un 614536, . Wh&LEevpt'4s, WEO 5%s 37 ww. Yokohama 6x '$1 Ygstn S&T 53 B’ 5100 190 5 87 87 2 66% 66% SHOE INDUSTRY REVEALS GAINS IN PRODUCTION By the Associated Press, Not all American industries are re- porting adverse comparisons with last year. For instance, shoe production in Jan- uary was up 5 per cent over the same month of last year on the basis of re- turns to the Census Bureau. The out- put was 7 per cent higher than the pr:vlmll month. anuary’s production of boots and shoes, other than rubber, was estimated to have been 20,060,037 pairs. n‘m’-nu factories produced more than 7,000,000 of the 20,000,000 pairs for the month, and all of the important pro- wfi:fi-‘ i:Iv.ll.es n.:du t New York and repol T b ger volumes than = Mount Airy Building Association. MOUNT AIRY, Md, March 19 (Special) —Annual statemen Mount Airy Building & Lmr: A:'mc‘.tl‘f tion shows an increase in the surplus fund, with total assets of more than $100,000. No change was made in the , |officers or directors of the association. Market Averages. By the Associated Press. STOCKS. sgeufs 3825 25223 &S Three years ag: Five years ago igh, 1932 Seatis: s EEsEarElE PunONONsOsa D sEcepostesgsn - S SgSmpesSanes POt | pecause low-grade steers started mov- "l quiet as it BY FRANK Assoctated Press Farm Editor. A new but rather important factor in the live stock market is revived country interest in stocker and feeder ttle and shee) _'l‘h!n ‘Was mt‘)’re .;".Mly ll; t;l:'vfl';fi; cago feeder pens than an: week this yup:. Numerous loads of half-fatted, high-qualitied, meaty steers went back to the country at 86 to $6.60. A string of Texas-bred, Ne- braska-fed steers——feedlots mates of Jkinds that previously have been going to the killers—sold for & quick turn on grain and hay It probably was because the owners of weighty Kansas and Nebraska steers, which sold one bracket below the week's top, said these cattle were about the last of the longfeds avallable from their territories this season and 1 up, owing to scarcity and the de- z?r‘! u? have fhpm on hand for grazing at_the proper time. There were enough adverse influences | to take the bloom off the 325 to 80 | cents advance that put the general steer market right back to the high time last week. It seemed to be a more or less forced affair, the acute scarcity of weighty steers inflating the regular trade on kosher sccount. The long yearlings and light steers were barely pulied from the rut with heavies as the late run began to show less beef Around 75 per cent of the steers were only medium and g The dressed market was about as has been any time and wholesalers had to take less than last week to do business. It was held significant that yearling heifer beef, which has been easy to sell even when other kinds have n almost at a standstill, has been moving slowly from the coolers with no buyer ready to take more than he can clear. In the face of light supplies these cattle lost 25 cents and vealers broke back to the lowest level in many years. The trade expressed the opinion that receipts of cattle will have to stay down if any gain is to be maintained. Heavy supplies of hogs followed last week's sharp price advance and Chi- cago closed the first four days 10 to 25 cents lower under a reduced shipper demand which was particularly dis- tressing for lightweights. The fresh pork market did not recover from the previous week's bad slump, but prices {are slightly higher than three or four weeks ago. An $8 lamb market flashed in the Chicago yards and as quickly disap- peared. Lamb had worked out of line with other meats and consumption slowed up just as receipts started to expand. A set of early active shippers suddenly stepped aside and left killers to carry the load, usually a bearish feature in itself. Prices were left fairly steady to 25 cents lower with spots off more. Very few lambs passed $7.25. To a certain extent interest in feed- ing lambs was revived because the supply offered a fair selection. U. S. RESERVE BANK | ROSTER DECREASES ber of Institutions Is Noted for 1831. | By the Associated Press. A statement by the Federal Reserve Board showed a reduction of 10 per cent in the number of member banks during the year ended December 31, 1031. At that time there were 7,246 institutions in existence as comparéd with 8,052 at the end of the previous | year. The decrease was effected through consolidations and by failures. A reduction of 15 per cent in total assets of member institutions was shown for the year, this item amounting to $39,688,322.000 on December 31, as compared with $47,057,891,000 the pre- vious year. Loans and investment of the member institutions dropped off 17 per cent during the 12 months, and amounted to $30,575,125,000, while deposits slumped 15 per cent to $30,746,386,000. The surplus of member institutions amounted to $2,52¢,460,000 at the close of the year, a drop of about $300,000.- 000 during the 12 months, while the net undivided profits were off from 8894,- 000,000 to $605,000,000. There was, on December 31, last, $433,740,000 in member institutions due to banks in foreign countries, including ocal branches, which was the smallest amount for any quarterly period in the last three years. Leather Consumption Inmcreases. NEW YORK, M.lrchJXI W;.-—Cngg sumption of leather in January was per g‘em greater than in the preceding menth and slightly higher than Janu- ary, 1931. The New York Hide Ex- change, Inc., attributes the increase to a much improved demand {rom shoe manufacturers and increased consump- tion of leather in other channels. CHICAGO STOCK MARKET AGO, March 19 (#).—Following hmcmmpleu official list of transac- tions in stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchange today: Sule STOCK: Higl, Low, Closg. 18 = BB’ T 20 msull Uil . 5 1990 1asu 8'5e ana ser 50 Jefferson Elec !Bednction of 10 Per Cent in Num- | Arkansas Nt Gs A ASSOGEE A b5 %. Atlas Utilities Benet Ind Loan 1 Blue Ridge . Rlue Ridge pf (a3), Brazil Tr L&P (1). Buft N&E pf (1.60). Bunker Hill&S v.t.c Burma Ltd ret(2e) Canadian Marconl. Cent States Elec. .. Chain Stores Stk. ., Cities Serv (g30c), Cities Sve pf (6). .. Col G & E cv pt (5) Col Oil & Gas vic. . Col Plctures via Comwth Edison Comwith & Sou war Cons Gas Balt 3.60. 1% 5ig “ " “ 1 ™ = e P =S e oD \aialet 62% 6 an % Creole Petroleum. ., Comunty Wat Sve. Consol Ol Corp. Curtiss Mfg A..... Dayton Afr & Eng. Deere & Co. ... De Forest Radio Derby Of & Refi Dubflfer Cond & R Durant Motor; . East Util Asso (2). Fast States Pw B. . Eisler Elec Corp. .. Blec Bond & S b§ % 1 Elec B&S em pf (5) Elec B & S pt (6).. 1 Bond & Shn w.i. Elec Pwr Asso (1), Elec P & L op war. Europ Bl Ltd A 30¢ Foltis Figeher. .. .. Ford Motor Can A, Ford Motor Can B. F'd M Ltd p 36 3-be. Foundation For Sh Gen Theat Eq cvpt. Glen Alden Coal(4) Gotham Knitback. . GtA &P Tea pf (7) 208 1 Guif Ol of Pa.... Hamilton Gas vte. . Hudson Bay Min. . Humble Oil (2).... Hydro Elec Secur. Imp Ofl of Can 50c. Indiana Pipe L (1) Insull Inv Insurance Int Superpower Int Uth B & Int Util war new. . Italian Superpw A. Ital Superpw db ris Kolster-Br Am sh. Lack Sec (4)...... Leh Coal & N (1). = 2 44 21% L 3 1% i 18% 20 4% 8 o [OTOTRIRG - PRDIEL -5 P0S PRBIIRTS SO UURRP S O % 11 2 17 29 & 2 an B - RO D WES W e NN 10% COTTON PRICES MOVE IN IRREGULAR TREND Market Has Drifted Lower During the Week Under Scattered Selling. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 18.—The cotton market has been rather irregular dur- Ing the past week with prices working lower under liquidation and scal selling which has been attributed partly to Southern account. Rather a sharp decline at the beginning of the week appeared to be influenced by the un- settling effect of the Kreuger aflair on the security markets. Losses 35 to 38 points from re- cent high prices were followed by mod- y | erate rallies on covering and trade buy- ing, but prices weakened again at the end of the week, making new low ground for the movement in sympathy with further declines in the grain and stock markets. Evidently buying on the advances of February and early this month had left the market in a some- what easier technical position, and while trade buying has been in evidence on the declines, buyers have shown little ition to follow up the buiges. ports reaching here from the South have indicated a continued steady spot basis, but the demand is said to have fallen off since the filling of February engagements, and apprehensions that offerings may increase before the plant- ing season Is over, are considered partly responsible for the failure of buying to become more aggressive. Meanwhile, a tendency to increase estimates of this season’s consumption and the continued absence of selling pressure in the South have encouraged buying on declines. ‘The New York Cotton Exchange Serv- ice has increased its estimate of the world's consumption for the first haif of the season from fts preliminary figure of 5997,000 to 6,150,000 bales, and estimates are heard in the trade here placing the ;urohlbh world’s consump- tion for the full season as high as 13- 600,000 bales with a probable end sea- son carryover of 12,040,000. Reports from the South have been in | line with last week's impression that the cold wave had necessitated replant- ing of early planted cotton in South Texas and killed off volunteered cotton in some sections of the South as well as causing further delays in farm work. & | Pub Util Hid war. . vy Stand Ofl Ind (1).. Nat Bnd & 8h (1) %)... 608 118 HPw(40e) 38 6 I ) | Niag 8h Md (200).. 3 2% Noma Elee (40¢).. 3 38 Northern PlpeLine 2 4 | North 8 Pw pt (7). 2508 904 Pennroad (40¢)..., 18 | Philip Morris...... 4 | Phoenix Lee Corp.. 10 | Pilot Radio Tube A 3 | Pioneer Gold (1%0) 314 10 Pub Ut Hold om pt. Radio Prod St Regis Paper, Salt Creek Prod (1) Segal Lock & Hrd. Selected Ind Sentry Saf Control. * | 8henandoah pt. Sherwin Williams 4 25s Singer Mfg Co (8). 40s 16 and Oil Ky (1.60) . Stand Oil Nebr (2). Steln Cosmetics. .., Stutz Motor Car, Sunray Ofl. .. Swift Intl (t4). | T . | Tob & Allied Stke. . Tobacco Prod Del. . Triplex Sty Glass. Tubize Chatel B Un Gas of Canada Utd Dry Dock. . | United Founder: United Gas. ... United Gas pf (1) Unit Lt&Pwr (A) United L&P pt (6 U S Elec Pwr ww S & Intl 1st pf. Util Pwr & Lt. . n Camp Pack Van Camp Pak pf Venezuela Pete. Waitt & BA ( Wenden Copp! West Cartridge pf. 80 Wolwth Ltd 23 3-50 91 | Wright Harg 12 4c. 2% 24 Dividend rates in dollars based on quarterly or semi-annual payment. divid tPartly extra. Payable in cash or su T Hocr” 45 in LY 51 *Bx Plus 4% In stock. b Payable in us stoc] in stock_ m Bluy stock. D Paid 1ast year—no regular Washington Produce Butter—One-pound prints, 26; tub, 25, Eggs—Hennery, 13; current receipts, | Bi Poultry, alive—Old toms, 15al8; young toms, 22; hens, 23a26; crooked breasts, 20; Spring broilers, 1 to 3% pounds, 22a24; Leghorn broilers, 20a31; ‘Wmtfl' chickens, 18a20; stags, 12; hens, | large, 15a17; medium, 15a17; Leghorn | hens, 14; capons, large, 24a26; smal, | 20a23; slips, 18; rdosters, 10; keats, | young, 45a50; old, 25a30. | Poultry, dressed—Turkeys, old toms, | 18a31; young toms, 35; hens, 26a39; crooks | | . ; Spring broilers, 2 2 pol horn brojlers, 23a24; Winter chickens, 4 stags, 15; roosters, 13. hens, large, 18a20; hens, medium, 18a20; Leghorn hens, 17; capons, large, 27a2 | 23a26; slips, 21; young, 60a70; old, 30840, Meats — Beef, prime, 14; good, 13; veal, top, 15; good, 14; lamb, ), 1 good, 18; k loins, 17; fresh 15; smoked hams, 7 strip bacon, 17; lard, 7% ; compound, 7. Live stock—Hogs, light and medium, 4.25a4.85; heavy, 4.00a4.50; pigs, 4.25a 5.00; roughs, 2.00a3.50; calves, 4.00a 8.00; lambs, 4.00a8.00. Fruits—Btrawberries, pints, pineapples, 4.25; bananas, g , per 100, 2.00; rhubarb, hothouse, 75a90; plums, 1.50a2.00; nee- tarines, 2.50; eranberries, 4.50. eggplant, cucumbers, Florida, 3.00a 502 3 -00; peas, fornia, crates, 5.00a Florida, baskets, 3.00a3.50; squash, lettuce, Iceberg, 2.26a2.50; asparagus, California, dosen bunches, 4.0008.00. Trade Reports at a Glance. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 19.—Tabloid review of wholesale and nfll busi- ol ness conditions as reported to Bradstreet's this week from the lowing centers, on the basis of comparisons with conditions in the same areas in the corresponding weck last year: Wholesale and job trade. Plttsburgh ............ Quiet Chi Louisville . Milwaukee . Des Moines Duluth . Kansas Quiet Quiet guring justry. Collections. Quiet Slow o Fair Slow Slow Quiet Fair Fair Blow Slow Comment. Pittsburgh—Cold weather helps coal trade; plate giass manufacturing uniimproved. . hicago—Easter volume picking ders; coal demand increases. up; steel mills receive amall rail or- Cleveland—Cold weather increases domestic coal sales; steel indus- 2 Bt B e 322 or west Wes| ines s35e.¥.. $LEL0; o i ! = s - @D L Sggac 5= g assi§§§§§'s§sg§v§z§s§§fiis§§§§ £ B35 el % A Favorable market developments in the United States in February were re- rr-Neti try anticipates rail ords lers. Detroit—Automobile industry awai sales of Spring weather retards Indianaj release of Ford's models; cold concerns fairly active; fuel sales in- roads sales retard general trade; demand for luth—Retail turnover light; auto sales far below 1931; mining and lumber moderately active. Kansas ; wearing Clty—Wholesalers recelving fill-in orders; flour mills at 80 L nie-—Wciesaiers Sprin Yoless below expeciations; druge and ; cold weather favors coal "'hhulllnln fus creases re 3 Baltimore—Retall machine tools more active; lines active with fill-in riture ; heavy advertising in- active, sales increase; inventories low, but re-orders few; ‘sea food in good d. Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, March 10.—Pressure against public utilities was lifted some- what today, resuiting in firmer price trends on the Curb Exchange, but trad- ing remained light. Recoveries ranging from fractions to nearly 4 points were staged in the Elec- tric Bond & Share group. The present common stock was up almost & point and the when-issued common some of their public utilities recently and some sales have been for short account. Eastern States Power also opened fractionally lower on announcement of a plan to reclassify present A and B shares into an equal number of identi- cal shares in all respects except name at a special shareholders’ meeting in Baltimore April 13. i class B shares authorized, of which %|572,132 are outstanding, and 500,000 & | duthorized class A shares, none of which has been issued. BONDS ON THE CURB MARKET. i NEOrEEE > RS RERATZSL5TIIVRLR. FFFE ¥ §EEEEE oA 59355 3 2! 8 o 20u, o i FHTIE TR o mgxa::am 588! FEEF FFESTE So99980 EEEEEH 3 5 t PO 5% 303 T BB See e wananeS s HwS) 4 & SERE 2 - & T o 33 1153 gsza:§ e ig. et & & Eaow' »»»:n:w Saa: 8;;! - 08, g, 2! v o 5 500 e 858! z::szssssasaz::.n::za::g?s:am::m:::s; 83 225! FIEE i o v & o ST - Besrons t ."ga g [ 22RE2, e ceSusas Ed oK! RS 3.’.:_33:!::-:3:2-::882& 2! 3 T & T £ S cnoBirns D scomseaenn Seo Gossson Ed SN et A & 3 3BE2RI3588., 8238252838 E & T T L LI LT TERURINN F: R FEE & S38822232822, FEEEF o OEEE FEE oo 23: b3 ¥ O BEE T o me i oo mmg:: £33 55 e ¥ ¥ EEEE R FESE & I 258!8::83=3=88==8¥§==.‘2823:!l82:’!dm FOETEF £ & Ed ¥ $ PSR T P xR LR - 2 2 ;T ey e T S L EE T T R T 833! T (3 sgess ¥ EEE ST S vy i T 2 o R 4 45 3 -?;. 9 £ 2 ,... o> ” 334 e g32aeanusss sEzs arennsy S NE LD FEE 43838 3‘5‘38:3‘:382?838::‘: 2% i Ra988S o s 5 5t 0 TR 1 00 B e B D 1t 00 0 T B s B 01 A0 8! 12 423 55 53] A37555 >ge! - ! T2e2s 23 D gs dsie B 5 2 BR2% Hi o =222 oF (sa “‘ 22222TAII2 3N 553 H uZe 2z 3¢ 4, Ed v g:;t?:um:uzs Lk First Mortgages for Sale 6% JAMES F. SHEA 643 Indiana Ave. N.W. STATFMENT ovor'nu CONDITION The Girard Fire & Marine Ins. Co. of Philadelphia, Penn. On the 3ist day of Decembe; rict v, 1081, as s red S e e B O Corimbra 82,217,048 80 It premiums B ornlllla PA i Pfll leyhol other disbursements. . Total disbursements G assets ... Deduct assets not admiiie Total admitted sssets.. Subscribed and sworn 't before me s of roh, heat” sbRafAN'B Got Tomav. Notar] Notars Public of New jersey. My com- mission expires April 13, 1936 D —— STATEMENT 8" m CONDITION ‘ American Union Insurance . Company of New York (Administrative Offices: Hartford, Conn.) Bple W Yl W L it eld INCOME. Total income $436,365.67 PISBURSEMENTS. Net mount Daid polieshoid- ers for R 1 All other rsements. Total disbursements .. Gross assets ... 5 Deduct assets not admitt Total admitted assets . ..$2.384.488.82 DURING District of Columbia, ) Total. 1, $304,640.7 3 9. sad on . other ... W" * Mo m‘hl\.l u?x! ,115.80 33,677.38 ice President. tary. D to_before me Iy, 1932, Notary Public. | Net w vo! 3 e 2 82 Z8Be ¥ - St bt RER e S FEFF B3V & & i Fags S B3I FESE 00 e k000 e -3 5 e 0 1 0 00 8 et e oGS PESE W OF W BISzgInes i ';E 2 oz, ¥ gs: b2 suany sus: <3 Faz TEsds ] ¥ S 2 > 5 STATEMENT QF THE CONDITION Scottish Union & National Insurance Co., Edinburgh, Scotland On the 3ist day of December. 1931 38 required under Bection 847 of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia INCOME. Net oremiums 5 otal interest ane her income. Total income. DISH ount policyhold- rs for i e Al other disbursements.. Total disbursements...... ASSETS. Real estate....... A Qortaage loans on reai ‘eniaie s and stocks.. ... in company's office. ils in banks. = ts’ Dalances.. ......... terest and rents due or Al other ssieta. Gross assets Deduct assets Total admitted assets... 4,533.366.40 $421,049 faims. ol hasrned” premiims Denets lItabltal, pid us. 2 : Sirpis over all ‘Habilitiei