Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1935, Page 20

A—20 wxF WHOLESALE INDEX CLIMBS SLIGHTLY Fertilizer Association Finds Average at 79.4 Per Cent During Week. i frhe general level of wholesale com- modity prices was slightly higher in the week of November 9 than in the preceding week, according to the | j; ihdex of the National Fertilizer As- goeiation. This index advanced to 9.4 per cent of the 1926-1928 average from 79.3 in the week ended No- vember 2. The index is still below the high point for the year, which stood at 79.6 a month ago and 75.1 & year ago. Farm prices were generally lower last week, showing the fourth con- secutive weekly decline. Moderate ad- vances in hog, sheep and lamb prices were more than offset by declining grain prices. live stock index is now at the lowest level reached since last December. .The only other group index to show a decline last week was that for fuel, which declined moderately as a result of a drop in the price of crude petro- leum, following a sharp advance in| the preceding week. Seven of the 14 component groups showed advances, although in most | ¢ases they were relatively small. Al slight rise took place in the foods | index as a result of four commodi- | ties rising in price and six declmmgf; ‘The fats and oils group registered an | -advance with rising prices for butter and cottonseed oil primarily respon- | aible for the increase. The price of | lard fell, continuing the decline which | has been in progress for the past | several weeks. | The textiles index again rose last | week, reaching the highest level since October, 1934. With the exception of | hemp, which moved downward, all| raw textile materials rose in price last | “week. | An increase in the price of pig imn‘ was largely responsible for the upturn | in the metals index although the price | of tin also rose during the week. Higher tankage prices caused a frac- | By the Associated Press. Roebuck & Co reported gross consoli- dated sales for the tenth period, from October 9 to November 5, totaled $37,- 057,198, highest for any corresponding period since 1929. This compared with $50,816,415 in the tenth period last year, an increase of 20 per cent. January 30 to November 5 totaled $305,391,296, an increase of 24 per cent over the sales for the correspond- By the Associated Press. ber o was reached last month. The index | 3537407 parable date The grains, feeds and expenditures. § S1 Sears Sales Rise 20 Per Cent Over Mark a Year Ago CHICAGO, November 12.—Sears, Total sales for the 10 periods from ng period last year, U. S. TREASURY POSITION. of the Treasury on Novem- Receipts. $10.035.4K2.08; 380.47: balance. $1.- Customs receipts for the )OE The position wa al year (since 341.005.4R4.65; expenditures, .714.000.13" (including $1.:2 Kb of emergency expenditures); exc 1,404.708.570 48, Gros a decrease of he previous day. .107.48. r 10, tional rise in the fertilizer materials | index. INVESTING COMPANIES | NEW YORK. ovember York Security Dealers’ As Carporate Corporate. Corp Tr A Corp Tr Accum Corp Ar Accum S Dividend Sirs Eanity Corp S3 of Fidelity Pund Inc irs A Fund Tr Shrs B “TIncorp Investors = Jav Tr N Y Coll “A yest Fund C Ins _ investors Fund of Am Major Shrs Corp Meryland Fund - Selected Cumul Selected Income Sh Selected Man Trust ‘Spencer Trask Fund - Stand Am Tr Shr: Stand Super Super Super Super Super G ‘Trustee Stand Inv D Trusteed Am Bk = \Juisteed Industry Shrs Trusteed N Y Bk Shrs . STEEL QUOTATIONS. NEW YORK. November 12 (P Prices. per 100 pounds, {.0.b. Pittsb Blue annealed sheets. hot rolle ) galvanized sheets. 3.10: black sheets. hot Tolled, 2.45; steel bars. 1.8, RUBBER FUTURES. 'W YORK. November 12 (Pi.—Crude s opened easy, 10ali lower. March, 13.43a13.44; Tl\e character of 8 company : {s shaped by the service liy‘ renders. _ @ QUALITY NEWSPAPER ENGRAVING z Somce 1877 MAURICE JOYCE ENGRAVING €O.nc R C, €VENING STAR BUILDING - - WASHINGTON D. C. Complete 7-Piece Studi THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SHAR RE SHOWN N CONSTRUGTON Activities During October at Best Level Since December, 1933. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, November 12.—The construction industry has begun to “zoom” said the F. W. Dodge Corp., building statisticians, in a survey to- day showing activities for October at the -best level since December, 1933. Construction work undertaken in the 37 States east of the Rocky Mountains aggregated $200,863,700. Excluding the final month of 1933, which according to the survey was the month of peak activity of the original P. W. A. program, the Oc- tober showing is the most favorable since the Autumn of 1931. The month’s record compares with NO MONEY DOWN! 1, 2 OR 3 YEARS TO PAY! o Outfit $167,376,200 for September and $135,- 224,800 for October, 1934. Part of the increase, said the Dodge firm, was attributable to private ac- tivity. The momentum of the P. W. A. program was cited as an- other important factor. The survey declared that for Oc- tober the residential total, apart from other classifications, amounted to $55,- 100,300 in the 37 States. This was more than twice the total of $26,- 209,800 for October of last year and represented a gain of more than 30 per cent over the September, 1935, total. For the 10-month period ended Oc- tober residential building amounted to $394,007,800 against $214,379,900 for the first 10 months of 1934. “Practically all of the 84 per cent gain,” asserted the survey, “was due to private building as distinguished from housing construction of public agencies.” Non-residential awards for October amounted to $59,448,400 compared with $49,420,100 for September and $43,685,600 for October of last year. Heavy engineering jobs, embracing both public works and public utilities, amounted to $86,315,000 in October for the 37 States. This compared with $76,145,300 for September and $65,239,400 for October, 1934. For the first 10 months of 1935 the total construction of all descriptions undertaken in the area east of the Rocky Mountains amounted to $1,- 392,561,400 as against $1,338,732,000 for the corresponding period of 1934, according to the Dodge bulletin. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. (Reported by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) Nominal Checks sold value. _today London, pound 0 c | Continental Crown=——coo - Stockholm. crown Montreal, 17, discount. U. S. TREASURY NOTES. ‘Reported by Chas. D. Barney & Co.) at atunty, Bid off, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1935. NEW YORK BANK STOCKS NEW YORK. November 12 (#.—Over- the-counter market bank and trust com- panies. Bank of Chase ___ City Commercial First National Public ___ Corn Exchange Empire ___ Guaranty Irving ___ Lawyers County Manufacturers New York Trust Title Guaranty & MONTREAL SILVER. MONTREAL; November 17 (P —Silver futures opened easier. December. 65.70b; : May. #6.00b. b—Bid RESORTS. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. HOTEL DENNIS ATLANTIC CITY Thanksgiving here is traditional. embrac- ing the week end or longer . and as always—an abundant feast with all the fixin's—in a setting of bright Autumn foliage and authentic farmyard back- ground. OCEAN _FRON' N DECKS—GARDEN TERR. VATER AND A AW | HEALTH BATHS 3 blocks from WALTER J. BUZBY. Inc. 4 | spected | Auditorium and Union Station, | Buffalo 1 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO, November 12 (#—The hog market much of yesierday's advance today as a slight increase in receipts | forced prices off 5 to 10 cents. ‘The market opened relatively steady but later, when it was determined receipts were about 1.000 larger than early esti- mates. buyers_ were dictate lower quotations. The top was off 3 cents to 55 with the bul < weights selling at 9 .35a9.50. totaled 17.000, including 4.000 direct According to the Bureau cf Marke's per capita consumption of fedetally in- ork. including lard. in the eight months January to August was J0 per cent | less than in 10:4 | Cattie developed a two-woy trend. The few strictly good and choice fed steers and vearlings on hand were strong. with highly finished weighty steers, which got the best action frcm shippers, topping at | PHONE DISTRICT 5600 Substantial savings on round trips to w ANNAPOLIS HOTEL 5. Predominant in the #.000 however. were common and medium & srassy and sheri feds which moved €ak prices. with Monday's aBatp 25 to 50 cents downtown, O % Lambs clung to the highest November 1op’ since 1920 in a steady market, Gual- ity considered. ‘For ‘the bulk of natl: and “comeback” lambs sellers were ask 18 055, W, 105 "yesterday's o, ‘and 3 the bulk of bids w round 10.00 and lower b ang FREIGHT LOADINGS. NEW YORK. November 12 () freight carloadings on railroads today for week ended November % Veek —Revenue reporting included; Week " Previous 1 Baltimore & Ohio 441 Chesa & Oh 1S H ST NW Bet 11 & 12th all parts of U. 8 _— Also New Fast Express Cleverd. 9. Ang's 39 L Richm'd Chicago 15.00 Norfolk_ OSTON® NEW FAST EXPRESS SERVICE St Louis 11.00 riends and a hearty welcome await you, and Great Eastern fares are so low! 2Sxo ol i PORTER Serviceto: \\T'iete Detroit 1230 3.00 Indolis 4.20 N, Yor I'T SALEK! Continued for Another Sensational Week=at The Hub! 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