Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1936, Page 20

"A-20 » CLEARINGS SHOW SLIGHT DECLINE Total for 22 Leading Cities Remains Well Above Same 1935 Period. Bv the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 25.—Bank clear- ings in the United States for the week ended Wednesday, June 24, showed a falling off from the total for the week preceding, but continued higher than last year's aggregate. The amount for 22 leading cities, as re- ported to Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., was $5,572,681,000, against $4,997,943,000 for the same week last year, an in- crease of 115 per cent. This con- trasted with a gain of 9.2 per cent in the week previous. At New York City the total of $3,545,158,000 was 7.4 per cent in ex- cess of the 1935 comparative, while the amount for the current period at out- side centers was $2,027,523,000. This ‘was 19.6 per cent over the amount for the similar period of 1935. The total for the last week dropped $867,050,000 below the figure of the week preceding. For the two cor- responding periods last year a loss of $901,559,000 was recorded. Gains were reported for all cities with the exception of Philadelphia. The greatest rises were noted at At- lanta, Dallas, New Orleans, Baltimore, Cleveland, Boston, Minneapolis, Cin- cinnati and Pittsburgh. Figures at leading cities showing in- ereases and decreases as compared with those of 1935, are printed here- with, also daily bank clearings for April, May and June to date: (Totals in thousands.) 8 | Thirty-day Dallas = & San Francisco ~17 Portland, Ore. ~11 Beattle - C181 Potal - New York Total all +11.5 BUTTER—Range of prices gathered from wholesale nearby shippers based on New York prices): One-pound prints. car- score). #:3: 1-pound prints. carton 32 is-pound prints. carton (4 carton i-pound prints. b tubs (90 ubs (92 score). 32 zcore). 31. MEATS——Beef smol 3 Haas e 5 : Compound T67ari % 212 LIVE STOCK—Pigs. #al0: light hogs -Shediums, 10a1012; heavies. 9a foughs. 5ak: calves, 3asiz: lambs, —_ | Notes in circulation 3.945.000 6 | Gold 71.03 4 | Foreign “currency | m: 7 | &6 kit |w Freight Loadings To Register Gain Over Last Week By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 25.—Railroad carloadings picked up for the week ending June 20, statements of the first 16 reporting roads indicate. Estimated loadings for the period were 693,000, against 686,612 last week and 567,847 a year ago. Gains over the 1935 week were gen- eral, only five carriers chalking up de- clines. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. NEW YORK. June 25 (#).—Foreign ex- change irregular; G Britain in dollars, others in cents: Britain. demand. 5.021: cables. 01t France. demand, Italy, demand. mands—Belgium. 40.25; an Ro: m; Switzerland, P sal 45712 Greece, 94 Czechoslovakia. 4.14%: Yug Austria 18.83n; Hungary, AN 7 Argentina 3 4 “Tol H.45: Shangha Hongkong. 0 Mexico _ Cit: Montreal in New York. 9875 in Montreal. 100 n—Nomin NEW YORK SUGAR. NEW YORK, June "5 (™ —Raw SUgar was quiet and unchanged early today Refiners continued to show interest at 275 for sugars in suitable positions. but | there was nothing offered below :1.80 and Do sales were reported. Futures opened at 1 to 3 points advance and in quiet ! trading held firm d the remain: The for o 0 or i points net higher. reneral market at midday_rulin” 2 to i points up on balance. Refine was unchanged ar 3 00 fo- fine erarulated, with moderate withdrawals reported. PARIS BANK CHANGES. PARIS. June 25 (P —The Bank of France statement for the week ended June 19 (in millions of francs) Gold reserve Sight balances abroad Bills purchased abroad Discounted commercial bills—France —__ 7.310 Advances against securities Circulation | Total credits to cur- | rent accounts advances against government securities | *Unchanged Rate of discount. @ per cent ton June | 23 the rate was reduced to 5 per cent and on June 25 was lowered to 4 per cent 1 1.266 3 84,803 7468 791 REICHSBANK STATEMENT. BERLIN. June 25 ( statement ‘as of June reichsmarks) 3 (in thousands of ~—120.500 | reserve 5318 Other bills of ex- change & checks 4,000,177 Other daily matur- ing_obligations : i 315308 Advances Investments Ratio of gold and for notes, 1.9. gn currencies to bunches. _extra 75 extra fan ia arrived; iwo @0 | carlot arrivals; one broken n ca igack | ""CAULIFLOWER—No carlo: arrivals; one 7; | broken car’on track | L. C. L. Express Arrivals. | Deiaware. 4 crates asparagus: Florida. | uz~ avocados, 4 lugs limes. 2 bushel by kets okra. 10 bushel basket; peppers 17 pound crates tomatoes: South Carolina quart crates blackberries. 118 bushel : | the —182 | The Reichsbank | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON,-D. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1936. PARIS BANK CUTS DISCOUNT AGAIN Rate Reduction From 5 to 4 Per Cent is Second Within Week. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 25—The Bank of Prance reduced its discount rate again today for the second time in a week. The rate was cut to 4 per cent from 5 per cent. The 5 per cent rate was reached Tuesday when the bank’s board of regents, at an extraordinary session, lowered the figure from the 6 per cent to which it previously had been raised to halt the wholesale withdrawals of the gold reserve. Seek to Loosen Credit. Both cuts were understood to be in line with the policy of Premier Leon Blum's government to loosen credit facilities and put more currency into circulation through productive enter- prises. The bank also lowered the rate on loans covered by securities to 5 per cent from 6 per cent. On Tuesday | it was cut from 8 per cent. | The rate on 30-day loans, cut from | 6 per cent to 5 per cent Tuesday, was | | reduced today to 4 per cent. More Gold Lost. | A further drain of 610,000,000 | 7 | francs ($40,463,740) in gold in the | | thirteenth consecutive week of losses | was reported by the bank for the | Week ending June 19. | ! The bank’s statement disclosed also | | it had supplied the treasury with 13,- | 833,000 francs ($917,598) through the | | discount of bonds, or more than half | total discounts of 21,157,000 | | francs ($1,403,428), DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED | NEW YORK. June 5 —Dividends de- | | clared (prepared by the Stancard Statistics | Corp.): Extra. Pe- Stk of Pay- | Rate. riod. record. able. Collver Insulated Wire | Howes Gold Mine: Investors Fund N Jersey Zinc-____ Resumed. Tex Pac Coal & Oil___25¢ Wolverine Tube Reg! | Amer Fork & Hoe Co b, pref _ ______$150 Q Beatts Bea'ty Cohen (Dan) Co__ | Coliyer Insul Wire Consol Chem Indus & P [ cre | Dis Fea il er Co cl Gold Mines nee Co Kay Lane C Wax Paper Co Peasiee-Gaulbert pf 1 Blymouth Rub Co pf Corp pf | Se | Sec inof St L 77 pf_$1.75 Sh'p & Donme pf A_N7iac £DOOOOOOOOOO By thc Associatea Press. 12 67 T wlfl"ffl month. $24.125,271 ¢ Ree 680.37; U. S. TREASURY POSITION. 6.442.0: 6 under ihe pre 0,599.364.834.05 1Dts 1 fiscal year. 7 expe 3702 ‘expenditures, Quantities. Thousands of foods you use daily are here for you Ten complete food de- at tremendous savings. includine $3, xpenditure: LONDON BANK REPORT. NDON. June 25 (P.—The Bank of Reserves 5. Public deposits Private deposits Government securities 004 E The proportion of the bank's reserve to Tess. 2075 Mability is 28.60 per cent, unchanged from last week. Rate of discount, 2 per cent. 3,200,865.33 of emergency | ess of expenditures .- $2 dirties’ No. 1. 42 mixed colors unchanged. utter, 13.366: quiet, tralized (90 score), 3Q%ia prices unchanged. Cheese. 203.10: Live poultry, firi (Rocks and Leghorn: 23: other freight NEW steady. Mixed colors: 2 pos statement for the week ended 44 trucks. about steady. partments to serve your every table need—na- tionally advertised brands that bespeak quality. [ SAVE IN OUR (74 GROCERY DEPT, I One of America’s Largest Food Markets SCHIMMEL'S CRUSHED CHERRY PRESERVE. 2 FANCY DELICIOUS Apple Sauce - AUNT NELLIE'S BEETS - - - LIBBY'S BABY FOOD Your Choice of MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE - ROBERT'S FINEST BLACKBERRIES 1b. jar fancy whole full No. 21, ¢ These are tasty red-blood and of medium size 3 reg. cans 22° 10 qt. - . & Galvanized Pails ..o.%:, Ib. vac. tin full No. 2 can 23c full No. 2 unsc 7 FRANKLIN GRANULATED Fresh New Pack i Del Monte Spinach “15¢ % 25¢ 10¢ NEW YORK PRODUCE. YORK. June 25 (#).—Eqs! Pirsts, unds, 21a31%: amery, i other butter firm, Prices unchanged. By freight: Bi fowls, CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO. June 25 (#).—Poultry. Hens. 5 pounds SHOPPING CENTER4, colored. 21% young geese. Butter. (938 score).” 31 n rsts storage-pucked Potatoes, shipments. souri. Plymouth White Rock 1; barebacks. 0: turkeys 14al6: he heavy frsts. steady on | and | U.8. No. 1, 3.10a40: U B. 18aZl; | North Carolina Cobblers U_8 No. eavy old | showing decay. 3.00: U. youns. small | Missour! Cobblers. pi small colored. 10 old. 1 7 = chiifor: ST s, St | 2:50a3.60; ba T“firsts (RB-KO) 3. 3.0 0.8, No. 1. 440 Minneso Mountalss, fair qualiiy, 2.00. T Green track. 250: total U. 8 ehily s other stoc} moderate, demand fairly good hundredweighf U. 8. No_1 + Tnumvm_%‘nm%;:', | period of preceding yea: and within .50, showing decay, | $6,000 of equaling total sales for fiscal : Arkansas, 0. rexas, | year ended October 31, 1935, Prices Effective Till Close of Business Saturday. You don’t have to wonder how they can be sold at so low a cost—our policy of extra-effort toward large volume and small profit does the trick for both of us. Save on your week end purchases enough to start next week with a credit. PLsAve i ouB G Groce o4 HERSHEY’S COCOA__» - 10¢ GOMET RICE - . . - p= bc 2 largest zac cans GREEN SPLIT PEAS 3 - 10c Full Strength Ammonia « > 9¢ LIBBY'S DE LUXE Plums 2':=23c Packed in thick rich syrup No. 2 AUNT NELLIE'S BEANS "2 "225¢ Medium sized, tender and fine flavored WALDORF Toilet TISSUE 4 “" 5 15¢ Cream Corn Starch, 2 ..>.. 15¢ SOUR PITTED PIE CHERRIES - 5. 10¢ BOY-AR-DEE INSTANT idaho Russet Bur- Lakey Foundry & Machine Co.— Sales for six months ended April 30, were 54 per cent greater than for same 6 coxe 25¢ baskets cucumbers. 34 bushel boxes can! S 9 Toupes. 36 bushel baskets peaches. 23 | Spmehiie Goms pioAT T rhe @ cujtural Economics bushel baskets squash: North Care 4 | Standard Steel Spring ode o EGGS—Market steady. Prices unchanged, | bushel baskets cucumbers. 17 32-quart | Current _ receipts. 21lza22la: e y | crates huckleberries. 51 quart crates whites, 221,223, a few fancy at 1 to | blacRb es. bushel baskets peaches. 5 2 cent premium. Government graded and hel baskets peppers. 3K pushel baskets Prices paid_shippers. nei. f.0.b. Washing- ton. By the United States Bureau of Agri- CAMAY SOAP - - PAGE EVAPORATED , Spaghetti Dinner - _ > 29¢ MILK .___ 4+ 25¢ Free Platenine tumblers with each pc:l(ogc‘ FRENCH'S RUBBER FUTURES. Ib. dated white eegs (inciuding grading and marketing costs): U. S, extras, large. U. S. extras. mediums. 26: U. . standary laree. 3 S. brown standards large. LIVE POULTRY—Market mostly eacv at unchanged prices on Spring chickens. Fowl Leghorns. 16&18 ns: Plymouth Rocks. | 18a Sales in large lots by ori up to R am. today CANTALOUPES—One California arvived: 1 car diverted: 5 broken and 3 unbroken ears on track. Supplies moderate: demand moderate; market steads. Vine-ripened a i Salmon Meats. Jumbos. s, broken and 1 unbroken cars on track. Sup- phes moderate: demand light: market steady. California. vine-ripened and pre- cooled. standard crates. & and 125, 1.75a 2.00 HONEY BALLS—No carlot arrivals: no cars on track. Supplies light: demand light: market steady. _California, jumbos. 86s. mostly around .75 POTATOES—One North Carolina arrived 1 unbroken car on track. North Carolina and Eastern Shore Virginia. stave barrels, Cobblers. U. S _No. 1. 6.00. few higher: partly graded. 5.50 CARROTS—One California arrived: 2 broken and 1 unbroken cars on track. Sup- plies moderate: demand light: market steady. California If-lettuce ~crates, bunched. 1.50a1 65 _poorer lower. CELERY—One California _arrived: % broken and 1 unbroken cars on track. Sup- plies moderate: demand fair: market dull California. ! 1 hed nd precosied 50a7 CORN—No carlot arrivals: 1 broken car on track. Truck receipts light: supplies light: demand light: market Stand- ard crates: Alabama, 1.25al1.50: Florida. truck receipts mostly around 1.50: North Qarolina. " truck receipts. fair condition, CUCUMBERS—Truck receipts _liberal: supplies liberal: demand slow: market dull. South Carolina, bushel h:skcr;.‘sa_rk;"ld?ng: LETTUCE—Three California arrived: broken and 3 unbroken cars on "lglfl: Supniies moderate: demand modera farket steady.” California. Western crates 5 dozen, 4.0() 2 S ad fair con. ONIONS—Two Texas broken cars on track demand moderate arrived: 2 un- x fi\l‘nnh!slmmrrn": arket steady s 50-lb. sacks Yellow Bermudas. U’ STé:rnfi» mercial. 1.25; fair condition. 1.00 Peach Prices Steady. PEACHES—Two Georgia _arrived broken and ' unbroken cars on lrfick‘. Truck reccipts moderate: supplies mod- erate: demand moderate: market steady, North Caroline. !3-bushel baskets Early BO&P U. 8. No. 1. 1%-inch minimum d nch minimum. 1.00: bushel baskets. ar U, 8. No. 1.'13,-inch minimum; § 214 inches. 2.00a" : Soutl Carolina. 'freight receipts. Y3-bushel bas- kets Early Rose U. S. No. 1. 1i3-inch 65¢: 13, inch minimum. minimum. 1.00: 2Y-inch m} Georgia. Ya-bu: baskets No 1. 13 to 2'4 inches, . . Georgia South Carolina and Mississippl. 16081 -5 Florida, fair to ordinary condition, 1.00a 1.25: few best. 1 50. WATERMELONS—Five Georgla arrived: 2 broken and 4 unbroken cars on track Bupplies moderate; demand light: market steady. Georgia_ bulk. per 100 melons. ‘Tom_ Watsons. 34 1bs. average. 65.00. MIXED VEGETABLESNo carlot rivals: no cars on track LIMA BEANS—Supplies very light: mand good: market stronger. Gt :gd'mNonh Carolina. bushel hampers, SNAP BEANS—Supplies moderate mand light: market steady. North lina and Virginia. bushel hampers green, ’flnll llo.VcthnnUllv‘Eiunell'by ]u‘:llor;,x trucked- s ractically supplying the market. SQUASH"-Supplies \ibera A ;‘low: market dull. South Carol ampers, white wrapped, sections trucked-in stock plying the market. PLANT-Supplies light: market steady. erates, 1 light; demand Florida, '1%-bushel according to size. Also Steady. PEP) upplies light: demand light: arket steady. Bushel hampers. green, lorida. 1.00a1.50; North Carolina, mostly sround'1.50. OKRA-——Supplies light; demand light: market steady. Florida. 3i-bushel hai pers. 1.75: bushel hampers. 2.2 BLACKBERRIES—Supplies mand moderate; market steady. quart Eastern Shore, Maryland, 2.50a Carolina. express receipts, 225 per crate. RASPBERRIES—Practically no supplies on_the market. HUCKLEBERRIES—Supplies light; de- market dy. North Caro- )a4.00 per crate; 03 quarts. RANGES—Three _Caiifornia one cir diverted: three broken unbroken cars on No. 1. 3. o size arrived: d_four 05087 00 Ne. 3. 5.0088.50, ABFARAGUB=New Jerses, inal receivers | 32 bushel hampers snap beans: S 3% crates blueberries a pound baskets mush- inia. © barrels watercress 0. ; crates mixed vegetables. THIS Short- I7’s high time to sit down on in. Make a change to HANES » . « see if they can possibly of wrinkling like a prune . . HaNEs —we give you loads SHIRTS 3 $1 each. Others un- | July a thing by them up ... see for yourself all the sitting-room they have bend over to lace your shoes. And, after they've been in - the washtub, see if the colors are bleached or bleared. Mister, we know what youll say about HANES—that they’re the shorts without shortcomingsl 'Evary time you buy HANes Shorts, pick out HANES Sh_uu to go with them. Light, cool, and elastic-knit, they grip you snugly under the arms instead of drooping or sagging . . . lie neat and smooth across your chest instead your shorts instead of cteeping up to your waist into a hot, uncomfortable wadl Mister, the tail-end is first with today. P. H. Hanes Knitting Co., Winston-Salem, N. C. CEACH Some, S0c each SHORTS @ 3 ¢ EACH Some, 50c each SAMSONBAX (Sanforized) Unisa.Suis, T i SCHEER BROTHERS 651 Penna. Ave. S. | NEW YORK. June 25 (#.—Crude rub- | ber futures opened dull. 2 to & lower | September, 16.08b; De- cember., 16.21. b—Bid. “You won’t lose 7 I shorts that you can't sit down ! Jump into a pair and button cramp the crotch, when you . and stay down deep inside of lengthl See your—doulor FOR MEN AND BOYS FOR EVERY SEASON E Lincoln 6846 Highest quality. Accepted by the American Medical Ass'n. There IS a Difference! Though there is a similarity in names (a steak or a roast is called by the same name wherever pur- chased) GIANT claims it sells the finest quality meats obtain- F: M able in the city at the lowest cost. i STEA PORTERHOUSE . . ™ 37¢ LAMB CHOPS ™ 22¢ | SPRING LAMB * 25¢ Freshly Sliced Freshly Sliced Freshly Sliced BEEF LIVER » 22¢| Calves Liver » 45¢{i PORK LIVER » Il¢c MEATY PORK CHOPS ™ 24c || Prime Steer Rib Roast ™ 2lc R q,;uz‘ Sale of Milk-Fed Veal CUTLETS %o~ --=37c¢ LOIN CHOPS .2xn, » 32¢ BREAST fil’l::g PR 12¢ RIB CHOPS .3, .»29¢ Boned & Rolled ..., » 27¢ roasting POULTRY You can have any part you want of the fowl in any quantity. All GIANT poultry is drawn and ready for the pan. Se- lect what and as much as you want. Department Offers The largest and most comprehen sive assortment of BEERS AND ALES in the city. Every good brand is on our shelves—in bottles and in the new cans; singly or by the case. Included for your selection are: Old Milwaukee Bru-Joy Pilsner Old Reading Porter Old Reading Half and Half Old Reading Pilsner Old Reading Lager Old Reading Cream Ale Kopfheiser Neuweiller’s Pilsner Friar's Cream Ale Friar’s Breer Tru-Blue Ale Tru-Blu White Seal Tru-Blu Holf and Half Weisbrod Beer Weisbrod & Hess Pilsner Weisbrod & Hess Shakespere Ale Kruger's Cream Ale Krueger's Beer Senate Beer Gunther Old English Ale Gunther Lager Budweiser Lager Pabst Blue Ribbon Pabst Export Schlitz Buy It By the Case 0 GRAPEFRUI SUNKIST LEMONS = 19¢ LIMA BEAN MELONS -« 15¢ gt . GRISCO 3 CANTALOUPES® 93¢ MUSTARD _ ° 9¢ i i JUMBO Semi-Seedless SUNKIST Oranges 2 ¢z 35¢ FULLY _ PODDED NEARBY BEETS - - - bunch 4c weetest Yet Dairy « specials that will at once attract you. Thee ancuwer o Kesp oot Here is a delightful assortment of luncheon and picnic ;fi “‘ Delicatessen Not for price alone; the quality is there, too. Sugar- cured sliced SWIFT'S PREMIUM FRANKS _ _ 1> 22¢ ARMOUR'S STAR Dried Beef * ™ Tlc FRESHLY MADE Coltage Cheese ™ 9c FRESH SELECT EGGS . - _ - 27¢ Auth’s Cold Meats Luxury Loaf Veal Loaf Ham Bologna Meat Loaf Ben-Jo is our own brand and pure creamery S 2 for ‘|7c 2 Ibs. ‘|7c for 29: BACON +lb cello pack 13 ARMOURS STAR COOKED HAM ' ~ [4c ARMOURS STAR SLICED Luncheon Meat » 29¢ FULL OF HOLES Switzer Cheese ™ 3l¢ PURELARD - - ™ [2¢ REAL Sharp Cheese - ™ 28¢ Y% ‘l 5(; Ib. 35e GOOD LUCK MARGARINE____» IT¢ LARGE CHOWDER CLAMS ______«- 15¢ opened or in shell FRESHLY CAUGHT Boston Mackerel_» 10c FRESHLY SLICED Steak Fish____». 1215¢ FRESH JUMBO SHRIMP________» 26¢c JUST CAUGHT CROAKERS ______» B¢ FRESHLY PICKED Claw Grabmeat __» 37¢