Evening Star Newspaper, January 27, 1937, Page 16

FINANCIAL. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1937. COLUMBIABANK ITRANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 15 30 YEARS OLD - Deposits Rise From $390,- 533 Mark to $5,366,527 in 49 Years. BY EDWARD C. STONE. Fifty years old today, the Columbia National Bank is rounding out half & century of gratifying progress and growth at 911 F street northwest, the milestone being observed in a quiet manner by the officers and directors of the institution, of which Frank J. Stryker is president. The bank has a record of which eny financial institution might well be proud. Deposits on December 31, 1887, totaled $390,533.72, growing in the 49-year interval to $5,366,527.68 on December 31, 1936. Capital assets in the form of capital, surplus and undivided profits stood at $267,744.12 on December 31, 1887, and December 31, 1936, had grown to $256,655.95. ‘The bank’s records show that a pre- liminary meeting was held on Novem- ber 2, 1886, at the office of H. B. Warn- er & Co., 916 F street, “the purpose of which was to organize a national bank on F street.” The articles of association, dated November 15 that year, were signed by the following ‘Washington men, who also became the first board of directors: Brainard H. Warner, John Joy Ed- son, Samuel M. Bryan, George Trues- dell, George C. Maynard, Alexander T. Britton, Samuel Ross, A. F. Fox, My- yon M. Parker, H. K. Willard, W. E. Barker, David L. Morrison, Stilson | Hutchins, John E. Herrell and Charles | C. Duncanson. Charter Granted in 1887. The charter was granted Mreasury Department on Janual 1887. In the five decades Columbia Bank has had onl: idents, Brainard H. Warne! November 15, 1886; E. S. Park ed April 7, 1891; Albert S. Fox, placed in office June 8, 1897; James A. Mas- ser, named to the presidency October 5, 1922,and Frank J. St placed in charge of the bank on May | 1, 1924 The bank has had six vice presidents, the names including three of the men who were later advanced to the presi- dent’s chair—A. T. Britton, elected November 15, 1386: Albert F. Fox, January 20, 1891; Charles B. Bail June 8, 1897; Benjamin W. Guy.| April 27, 1909: F. J. Stryker. Octo 6, 1922; L. Whiting Estes, May 1, 1924, and James A. Messer, January 11, | 1934 E. S. Parker was the bank’s first cashier, being elected November 22, 1886. Next came P. M. Hough, chosen on May 5, 1861; Clarence Corson, June 28, 1892; Frank J. S\:}nsn. October | 5, 1922; John ., October 16, 1924; Arthur N. M hell, January 15, 1925, and Robert H. Lacey, April 10, 1930. The Columbia has practically al- ways been in the same location, al-| though it occupied temporary quarters in the old Le Droit Building pending remodeling of its permanent quarters | at the time of organization. In Febru- | ary, 1928, the old building at 911 F | street was razed and the present very | attractive structure erected, the new | quarters being occupied on December | 17 of that year. | In addition to President Stryker, | fficial staff is rom')osed‘ Messer, vice president; | acey, cashier: Alberi E. Yeatman a'zd Sheridan. S. Kleindienst, ter B. Guy, attorney. The Board rectors in- cludes Harry Blake, G. Fenton Fade-] ley, Ernest C. Guy, David J. Kaufman, | James A. Messer, Joseph H. Milans, Edgar Morris, Theodore W. Noye: Walter S. Pratt, jr, Andrew Saul Frank J. Stryker, John N. Swartzell and Harry S. Wolf. D. C. Store Stocks Higher. The Federal Reserve Bank of mond reported today that stock goods on hand in Washington depart- | ment stores on December 31, 1935, | were 12.7 per cent higher n on the | same date in 1935. Stocks, howev er, | were 21 per cent lower than at the | end of November, reflecting the re- | markably heavy Christmas trade. Dur- | 4ng 1936 stocks in the stores here were turned 4.903 times, against 4.467 as the average for the fifth distri | As already noted, department store trade in Washington was 8.2 per cent | ahead of December, 1935, and for the | full year was 9.6 per cent above the | 1935 record. The figure was also | fractionally ahead of the 1936 average ! for the whole fifth district, 9.6 per | cent. | Collections in Washington in De- | cember were 27.8 per cent of bills due, | in Baltimore 32 per cent and in the | ‘whole district 30.3 per cent of receiv- | ables due at the beginning of the| month. | B. & O. Operating Net Climbs. | The Baltimore & Ohio R. R. today | reported net railway operating income “ in 1936 as $30,185,305, compared with | $24,184,983 in 1935, or a gain of $6,- | 000,332. Freight revenues were up | more than $25,000,000 during the year | and passenger revenues showed a gain of $1,293,467. Operating e: penses increased by over $18,000,000. Net railway operating income in De- cember totaled $2,613,352, an increase of $630,178 over December, 1935. Freight revenues mounted $2,679,775 and passenger returns were $77,506 | higher than a year ago. Expenses | also increased. i Fine Red Cross Responses, ‘Washington banks reported today that very generous subscriptions are being received to the National Red Cross relief fund. Posters were put up today telling patrons at what windows the gifts are being received. Many‘ calls for more receipt blanks showed how fast money was coming in. Victor B. Deyber, secretary of the Washington Clearing House Associa- tion, received word today from Pitts- burgh that the Eastern Regional Bank- ing Conference will open tomorrow without any delay. Train service is normal and all plans ready. Mary- land, Virginia and West Virginia are among the 18 States and the District of Columbia which are to be rep- resented. The auditors’ section of the Dis- trict Bankers' Association and the five pres= elected i | safe deposit section will hold a joint dinner meeting tomorrow evening at the La Fayette Hotel, with A. H. Troeger, president of the Maryland State Safe Deposition Association as guest speaker. William S. Yeatman, auditors’ chairman, will preside. Pay Increased 10 Per Cent. Howard Eagles, manager of the ‘Washington office of the Standard Ac- cident Insurance Co., Detroit, has been notified that the pay of all employes has been raised 10 per cent, begin- ning January 1, due to business growth in 1936. The advance affects 1,200 employes. A 1!7.58 37 By Private Wire Direct to The Star. s Bales— Add 00. High. Low. Close. Chge. 8teck and Low. Dividend Rate. 59 Acme Steel (4) ... 9% adams Exp (abbe) .. 2214 Address’grapht 1) 1% Advance Rumley... 58 Alr Reduction (11). 2 Air-Way Elec Appll 5 13 Alaska Jun (1600).. 40! 245 34 137!, 6415 100 80 16% 35% 33% 21% Alleghany Corp._. 12% Alleg pf w $30 w. 27 Allegprof(d) . 267 Alleg Steel (al.65)~ 157 Allled Chem (6) 23 Allied Mills (b50c)_ 6% Allied Stores(b20c). 69 Allted Stores pf (5) 85% Allis-Chalm (113). 19% Alph Port Cmt (1)-. Amal Leatner— .. Amerada Corp (2).. Am Ag Ch (Del) a4. Am Bank Note (t1). Am Bnk Note pf (3) Am Brake Sh (12)-. 110 AmCan (14) e 30 Am Car & Foundry. 57% Am Car & Farv of 31 Am Chain&Cab(a4). 7% Am Colortype = 20% Am Comecl Al (a50c) 16% Am Crys Sug(b50c) 89 AmCrysS 1st p(6) 3% Am Encaustic...... 9% Am European Sec.. 6)3 Am & Forelgn Pwr. 26 Am & For Pw 36 pf. 29% Am & For Pw $7 pf. 12 Am & For Pw 2d pf. 18 Am Hawafian (1)__ 4% Am Hide & Leather. 2 314 Am Hide & L pf (3) lna‘l T4 145 36 53'\u 190‘1 1024 104 18% 2913 14% 324 116 407 391 % 101 1313 113 37 Am Home P (12.40). 24 Am lce. . 16 Am Ice of (2)_ 9% Am Intrnat'l (ad0c) 28% Am Locomotive _. 66 Am Locom pf (a3)_. 21 Am Mach&Fdy(t1) 10 Am Mach & Met 60c. 27 Am Metal 734 Am Power & Light_ 86% Am Pwr&Lt pf (5). 43 Am Pwr&Lt pf (6). 18% Am Radiator(160c). 23% Am Roll M (11.20) - 31 Am Saf Razor (12). 18 Am Seating(aZl)._. 56% Am Smelt&Ref (3)- 104 Am Smé&Ref pf (6). 2013 Am Steel Fdry (al) 1078, Am Steel Fy pf (7). 24% Am Stores (2) .. 48'¢ Am Sugar (2) - 20% Am Sumatra Tob '1 1493 Am Tel & Teleg (9). 87 Am Tobacco (5).--. 8813 Am Tobacco B (5). 8’ Am Type Founde 19's Am Wat Wksa % Am Woolen 528 Am Woolen pf (a{). 2, Am Writ Paper (d)_ 4's Am Writ Pap pf (d) 3!y Am Zinc & Lead __. 24 AmZinc & Lprpf.. 28 Anaconda Cop (t1). 35 Anaconda Wire t2.. 15! Anchor Cap (60¢)-. 9 Andes Copper.. 3 APW Paper__ 37 Archer-Dan-M 4% Armour(111) (b15c) - €61 Arm'r(111)pr pf (6) 474 Armstrong C'k t1% Tia Arnold Const(b50c) S1a Artloom Corp 12% Asso Dry Good: 59 Atch To& S Fea.! 90 Atch To&S Fe pf(5) 21% Ati CoastLine(al) 11 Atl Gulf & West Ind ”fi‘u Atlantic Refin (11). Atlas Powder (12)-. >6-. Auburn Auto 5% Austin Nichol 2913 Austin Nichols an 4% Aviation Corp (Del) 213 Baldwin Loco (d) - 2%, Baldwin Lo asd(d)_ 383 Baldw L pf asd(d)-. 157, 1more & Ohio__ 21 Ealtimore & Ob pf_. 39 Bang & Aroos (2%) 105 Bang 21 Barber Co (a75¢)--. 13% Barker Brothers 41 Bark Bros pf (2%)- 14% Barnsdall O11 (1) .. 16% Bayuk Cigars t75c. 18 Beatrice Cream(f1) 100 Beatrice pf ww (5). 13 Belding-Hem (1) 215 Bendix Aviat(al%) 20 Beneficial L (bi5c 48 Best&Co (i21%) - 45% Bethlehem Stlal%. 16'a Beth Sti 6% pf(1)_. 1071 Bethlehe St pf(7) 23 Bigelow-San (11)__ 18% Black & Decker 25¢ 145 Blaw-Knox (a8(c)-. 167»x BoeingrAirplane .. 403 Bohn Alum&Br (3). £0% Bon Ami (A) (4) 25% Boraen Co (1.60) 64 Borg-Warner (4)... 1's Botany Min A (d)__ 12'» Bridgp't Brass t400 43% Briggs Mfg (12) 41 Bristol-Myers t2.40 40% Bklyn-Man Tr (4). 413 BKIvn & Queens 33% Bklyn&Queens pf a3 44'3 Bkiyn Un Gas (3) - 45 Brown Shoe (3) 8l Brunswick-Balke__ 874 Bucyrus-Erle 107's Bucyrus-Erle pf(7) 94 Fudd (K G) Mg 85 Budd (EG) Mfg of. 83 Budd Wheel (a20c). 20% Bullard Co (al%)-. 11% Sulova Watch 25 Burr Adding M 80c_ 214 Bush Terminai (d). 814 Bush Term deb (d) b2 1414 Bush T Bldgs pf(d) 1300l '&6' % Butler Bros (a60c) 29% Butler Bros pf 1% 25 Butte Cop & Z(a5e). 164 Byers (A M) s Byers (A M) of____ Byron Jackson $1__ 30% California Pack (2). & Callahan Zinc-Lead 6 Calumet & Hecalbo 30 Campbell Wy (11). 10% Canada Dry G A-.. 107 Canadian Pacific _. 37 Cannon Mills (a4)-. 12% Cap Admin(A) (al) 45% Cap Aom pf A (3) 91 Car Clin&O stpd(5) 6% Carriers & Gen alie 92153 Case (J 1) Co (4) .. 116 Case (J 1) Com (7) 543 Caterpillar Trac 12. 218, Celanese Corp all . 106 Celof Am prpf AT7. 19 Celotex Corp 26% Cent Agulre (t13%) 6% Central Foundry Co 106 Cent T Lt pf (412). 35 Central K12 of NJ 224 Central Violeta Sug. 633 Century Rib M bl0c. 97% Century R M pf (7). 47% Cerro de Pasco (4) 8% Certain-teed Prod_ . 571 Certain-teed pf (8) 19 Champ Pap & F (1) Champ Paper pf(§). 22Y% Checker Cab Mfg__. 59 Chesapeake Corp(3) 51 Ches & Ohto (12.80). 1% Chi & East 111 (d) . 274 Chi & East 111 pf(d) 1% Chi Grt West (d) . 4 ChiGrt Wofd) . 6 Chi Ind&Lou pf (d). 1% Chi M1l St P&P (d) Cht M St P&P of (d) 1214 Cht Pneumatic Tool 40% Chi Pne T pf (a3%). 134 Chi R 1&Pac (d) 3% Chi RI&P 6% pf td) 3% Cht R 1&P 1% pf(d) 17% Chickash Cot Ol __ 7 ChnasCo 851 Chrysler Corp(al2) 15% City ice & Fuel (2) 2% City ice&F of (6%) 4% Clty Stores . ___ 107% Clev EI [llu pf 4% __ 48 Cluett Peabody (3). 84 Coca-Cola (12) . __.. 13 Colgate P-P (150c). 39% Collins & Atk v3___. 28% Colo Fuel & Iron.... 21 Colo & Southern._.. 14 Columb G & Eadlc. 90% Col G & EpfA (6)_ 31 Colum Pict vic (11) 24 Colum Picevpf2% 94 Colum Carb ste(t4) 44 Comcl Credit (14) . 55 Com’l Invest T (14) 14% Como'l Solv (160c) - 2% Comw )Banmm_ T 15 p.m. Net 64 1% 8315 — % 4% — % % + % 4% 14% — % 64 -% 1% 8 64% 13% + % 16 — % 12% + % 53% + o 64% + % 35 +14% 424 +1% 4915 3% 256 +1 15 49% + T 11815 — % 23% + % 12 = % 59 — 3 14% + % 6 B24% 28 + % 33% + % 324 —1% 25 + 4 1% + % 106 67% — % 2 114 25% — 53 24% — 5 4 183's + 98y +1 99 + % | 17% + % 26% 13% + % 208 11415 2 26 2 53 3 24% 5 183% 1 984y 991, 17%s 2613 133 5% 1 o s';-. +1% | 4% + % | 16 + 13 19 — % 3+ % 101 — % Il'; +* % 27 34 8115 & Aroos pf(5) 2 11 14% 3 30% 16 7 17 31 10s 88 11 ‘28% 100s 51% 100s 1045 3 T 2 1554 51% + 10413 — T = % 1541 + % 127 — % 93% —2% 314 +1 108% + % 38l + % 3519 +1 11% + 208 9% 2 5y 14 5% 6 4 4 13% 12 30% 1 68% 9 24 3 6% 6% 8 T 6% 2 20% 20% 13 4% 13% 85 120% 118 5 19% 19% 30s 86% 86 3 9% 90s 111 3 87! 7 1 130% 130% 130% — % 17 20 19% 20 + % 15 60% 59% 59% 2 45% 45% 45% + % 90s 21% 21 21 -1 53 18% 17% 18 + % 4104% 104 104 — % 2 3T% 35% 3T4 +1% 1 44 44 44 -y 5 121% 120% 121% +2 12 66% 65% 65% — % 2 78% 78 T84 36 20% 19% 20 + % 67 3% 3% 3u-—ie 68% 2% 14% +1 119% + % 19% — % 86% +1 1936-37 g, 82 16% 44 19% 497% 109 Th 20% 12% 170y. sqw. 140 35% 93 24% 59% 125 29 14% 24% 109 123 323 33 ba% 23% 9%, 153 40' 43 34% 9515 25 61% 824 39% 13 3% 1843, 116 21% 185 166 40 157 4 115 17% 73 26% 870 94 2:15 p.m. Stock and Low. Dividend Rate. 59% Comw & Sou of (3). 7 Conde Nast Pub.___. 307% Congoleum N t1.60. 8 Consol Cigar. _ 27% Consol Ed NY t2__ 102 Consol 'd NY pr(6) 4'4 Consol Film 15% Consol Film pf (a2). 8% Consol Laundries... 11% Consol Oil (8%¢) . . 1, Consol Textile (d)_ 2 Cons Coal (Dsl)vte. 21% Cons C (Del) of vto 15% Container Corp 1.20 10% Conll Baking (A) 1% Contl Raking (R} 674 Contl Baking pf (8) 63% Cont’l Can (13) ___. 17% Contl Dia Fibre(2). 35Y% Contl Insur (11.60)- 214 Contl Motors 28% Contl Oil of Del(t1) 25 Contl Steel Corp(1) 55% Corn Ex BK&TT (3) 63% Corn Prod Ref (13). 158 Corn Prod R pf (7). 4 Coty Inc. 24 Crane Co 118% Crane Co pf (7 15% Crosley Radlo‘l% 43% Crown C'k&Seal (2) 5% Crown Zelleb'k vic_ 28 Crucible Steel 95% Crucible Stl pf a 9 Cuba RRpf._ 61 Cuban-Am Sugar 167 Curtis Publishin, Wright____ 10% Curtiss-W (A) a50e 43% Cutler-Hammer t1_ 107 Dayton P&L pf 4% 52 Deere & Co 27 Deere & Co pf(1.40) 19% Delsel-Wem-G (11) 36% Delaware & Hudson 147 Del Lack & West___ 4% Den&Rio GW pf (4) 128 Detroit Edison (14) 42 Devoe & Rey (A) 13. 30% Diamond Mtch T1%. 37 Dia Match pf 11% .. 18%4 Dist Corp Seag Ltd. 9314 Distillers C'p pf(5)- 19 Dixle Vortex (i%). 41%; Dome Mines (12) ... 50% Dourlass Afreraft . 13 Dresser Mfg(B3) al. %% Duluth 8§ Atl . 17 Duluth § S & Atl pt. 133 Du Pont de N a€.10_ 111% Duquesne Lt 1st (5) 514 Eastern Roll Mills_. 156 Eastman Kod (t5)_ 152 Eastman Kod pf(6). 28'3 Eaton Mfg (12) - 5% Eitington-Schild % El Paso Nat G(1.60) 0 % Elec Auto Lite 12.40 1!0'. Elec Auto L pt (1). 1® Elec Boat (a60c)._ 5 El& MusIndalsc_. 6% Elec Pw & Lt 29'3 Elec Pw & Lt $8 pf_ 32% Elec Pw & Lt $7 pf_ 4 39% Elec Stor Bata2¥ _. 36‘7 29 15% St e 12 20%, 1014 i3 Elk Horn Coal (d) . 1'% Elk Horn C pf (d) 45'; Enz P S §5 pf (a10). 5% Equit Off Bldg bl0c. 11 EreR R = 16 Erte R R 1st pf 11% Erfe R R 2d pf_ 12 Eureka Vae C (30¢) 2314 Evans Product(t1). 4% Exchange Buffet__ 2% Fairbanks Co. 813 Fairbanks Co pf- 348, Falrb’ks-Morse(t1) Fairbanks-M pf(6). b ugar (2)_ 188, Federal Lt & Trac 84 Fed Lt & Tr pf (6). 37 Fed Min & Smelter T4 Federal Mot Tr 4le 3 Fed Screw Works._. 4 Fed Water Sve (A). “ed’d Dept S (2).__ Fedtd DS cu pf 4% Fidel Phoe F 1 71.60 247« Firestone T & R (2) 100 Firestone pt A (6) 40 First Nat Strs t2%. 30% Flintkote Co (1) iy Florence Stove a4 4 Florshelm(A) (11). 374 Foilansbee Bros (d) 32 Food Machine (1)_. 24'% Foster-Wheeler ... 95% Foster-Wheeler pf 14 Francisco Suzar._.. 2315 Freeport SulCo (1) 47%, Fuller Co pr pf 313 Fuller Co 24 of 3% Gabriel Co (A) 11'; Gamewell Co 15 Gar Wood Ind 813 Gen Am Inv 42'¢ Gen Am Trans'tal. 108, Gen Baking (160c) 141 Gen Baking pf (8)-. 7 Gen Bronze. 5% Gen Cable. 17 Gen Cable A_ 49 Gen Cigar (t4 34'3 Gen Electric (t 33% Gen Foods (2)-—__ 7a Gen Gas & Elec (A) 14 Gen G&E 6%cv DfA 1913 Gen GEKE 8% pf A 58 Gen Mills (3) .. " 116 Gen Mills pf (6) 123% 15% 72 | 110 6 63 5% 487 71 98 3319 18% 90 27% 554 Ty 10% 35% 86‘7 109 124 14% 96%3 4% 15 6% 25% 48 52% 463 223 125% 55 9 i 133 21% 41 182 537 Gen Motors (ll‘/flL 118 Gen Motors pf (5)-. 5% Gen Outdoors Adv_ 38 Gen Print Ink (a5)_ 105 Gen Print Lk pf(6) 314 Gen Pub Service___ 321 Gen Ry Signal (1) 2 Gen Realty & Util_. 261% Gen Realty & 1" p! 331 Gen Refrac (a3%)- 324 Gen Su Casung pf 17 Gen Theatre E (a2). 13% GillettasSat R (t1) - 70 Gillette S R ot (5)— 6% Gimbel Bros. 3913 Glidden Co (2 37a Gobel (Adolf) - 6% Goebel Brew (t20¢) 13% Goodrich (BF) (a)) 74 Goodrich(BF)pf(5) 215 Goodyear T & R 100 Goody T&R cu pf 5- 87 Goodyear $7 pf (4) - 814 Gotham Silk Hose_. 77 Goth Stlk Hpt (7). 2 Graham-Paige 1% Granby Cons (new) 3% Grand Unlon ctfs 16 Grand Un pf (b25c). 2415 Granite City St (1) 2815 Grant(W T)(11.40). 32% Grt Northern pf . 16 Grt North'n Ore (1) 31 Grt Wt'n Sug 12.40_ 22 Green (H L)(11.60) 14% Greyhound (180c)-. 1% Guantanamo Sugar 24 Guantanamo Sug pt 288 Gulf States Steel - 30 Hackensack W(1%) 6 Hall(WK)Printing. 104 Hamilton W pf (6)_ 30% Harb-Walker (t2)_ 4% Hayes Bodv 995 Hazel Atlas Gl (16). 12% Hecker Prod (60c).. 251 Hercules Mot {t1) .. 84 Hercules Pow a3 . 119 102 Hershey Cpf (14) . 49% 124 33% 41! 147 122 3215 Th 18% 6% 19% 8 58 194 111% 15% 8% 18% 66% 136 23% 14% 8l 108% 61% 19% Int Rwy Cent A pf_ 280s 50 30 53% 304 Holland Fur (a1%). 108 Holland Fura pf(5) 9 Hollander & Son(1). 19% Holly Sugar (12) _ 22% Houd-Her (B) t1%. 54% Household Fin (4) . 65% House Fin pf(4.68)_ 6% Houston ULl vie 48% Howe Sound (13) . 3% Hudson & Manhat_. 131% Hudson Motor Car. 1 Hupp Motors 18% Lllinots Central. ... 30 Mlinots Cent pf (A) 58 I11Cent Ise lines (4) 43% Indian Refin (a1) _. % 25% Indu Rayon (11.68). 106 ingersoll-Rand(12) 28% Inland Steel (4) - 6% Inspiration Copper. 5 InsSh Mdcfsa20c. 10% Inter Rap T vte (d) 214 Intercontl Rubber.. 9% Interiake iron 2% Int Agricultural. 22% Int Agricul pr pf-.. 160 Int Bus Mach (16)— 565 Int Harvester 2% . 2% int Hydro Elec (A). 4% [nt Mercantile Mar. 10 sntl Mining (a90c). 43% Intl Nickel (21.30)_. 125% Int Nick(Can)pf(7) 3% Int Paper & Pw (A) 24 Int Paper & Pw (B) 15 (nt Paper & Pw (C) 20% int Paper .: Pw pf [ S a - [ ’s S ARAN TS N R X B - =36 0000 [ S = - e Bales— Add 00. High. Low. Close. Chge. 694 167% 4% 4% 106% 106% 62% 24% 41% 3% T% 21% B4 106% 106% 119% 30% 26% 50% 181 30 2613 DA OIS -0 D IS 56% 2182 182 11 106 CEFESFER FEF F FF & 21% 85 106% 1184 [N S TE OFFFT AL+ 4+ [ - |+ 4ttt 15 [ 56% +l 182 EX 4 FEEFEES EFEPF % 3 19% 17% 19% +1% 7 12% 12% 18 6% 6% 14 103 101 50 1 27T% 2T% 48% 125 6% 4 102 +1 50 274 = 48% % 1936-37 High. 381 95 19% 37% 107 26% 31% 133 154 23 15 2:16 p.m. Sales— Add 00. High. 2 Stock and Low. Dividend Rate. 15 Int Stlver o 50 IntlSilver pf (a4). 11% Int Tel & Tel - 10% Intersta DS (b2%). 82 Int Dept Strs pf(7). 15 Intertype Corp (1) 24% Island Creek (2).__ 88 Johns-Manville(13) 75% Jones L 7% pfad¥% 39% Kalamazoo S (11)__ 13 KansCity Southern 19% Kelsey-H (A) a135_ 16% Kelsey-H (B) all . 28% Kennecott ra1.70) _ 17% Keystone S&W blic 3% Kinney (G R) Co 30 Kinney(GR)of(al). 20% Kresge (S S) (1) __ 19% Kroger G&B(11.60) 15% Lambert Co (3).-. 7% Lane Bryant__ 12 Lee Rub&Tire(50c. 15% Leh Port Cmt (13%) 9413 Lenigh Por C pf (4) 2 Lehigh Valley Coal. 9% Lehigh Val Coal pf. 815 Lehigh Valley R R_ 12 Lehn & Tinkal% .. 37% Lerner Stores (12) 4T% Libby-Ow-F Gla3'y 7 Libby. McN & Lal_ 25 Life Saver (11.60) _. 97 Ligg & Myers (14)_. 97% Ligg&Myers B (14). 19 Lily Tulip Cup t1% 257% Lima LOGomotive 36 Link Belt (12) - ! “a Liquid Carb (2. GO)_. Loew's Ine (t2) _. Loft Inc L Lone Star Cmt(12)_ Long Bell Lum (A). Loose-Wiles (2) .. .. Lortllard (P) +1.20 Lorillard (P) pf(7) La Ol Ref pt (d) - Louisv GEEDTA 1% 4 Louisv & Nash b21; Ludlum Steel (t1) .. MacAndrew&F (12). Mc Call Corp (12) McCrory Stores . McCrory Strs pf(6). McGraw Hill 12 L;c, 4 Melntyre Porcu (2) McKeesp't TP (14) - Mciesson & Rob _. McKess&Rob pf(3). McLellan St (b7ic). Mack Trucks (+1) acy (R H) (12 adison Sq G 16 Magma Copper (a3 s Manat! Sugar (d) .- Manat Sug pf (d).. Man El md gtd (d). Manhat Shirt (1) .. Maracatho Ofl Exo_ Marine Midl'd t40c. ket St Ry arket St Ry pr ot - Marlin-Rock (12) __ Marsnall Fleld & Co 41 11t 6% 41 § 2715 Mathteson Alk(1%) 31 May Dept Str (13) .. Maytag Co (a50c) Mead Corp Mead Corp pf (6) . Mengel Co Mengel Co pf 5 Mesta Mach (b75¢)- Miami Copper Mid-Cont Pet al1.15 Stl Prod (12) Df (8) Ros (2)_. Mission Corp(aise) Mo Kans & Texas Mo Kan & Tex pf A. A uri Pactfic(d) actfic pf (d) Mohawk Carp 1.20 Montgom Ward( Alnt Wrd rts J; Mother Lodeal2tic Motor Prod (12) Motor Wheel (1.60) Mullins Mf(B)as0c Mullins Mfg of (7). Murphy G C (12) __ Murphy G C pf (5). Murray Corp «(a50¢) Myers(FE) & Br(3) Nash Kelvinator(1) Natl Acme (a75¢) -~ Nat Aviation (al)-- Nat Biseuatt (1.60) Nat B'd & Invalll. NB&I pfAww a1.15 4 Nat Cash Heg (al) Nat Dairy Proallz Nat Datry P pt B(7) Nat Dept Stores Net Dist Prod (12). 'Nat Lead (t50¢) __ Nat Lead pf B (6) Natl Mal'ble&Stl a2 Nat Pwr & Lt (60¢) t Rv Mex 2d nf__ t Tea (60c) Natomas (t80¢) _ Newp't Indus aé0c_. N Y Atrbrake a2% .. N ¥ Central R R N Y Chicago & StL NYCh &StLpf . N Y Dock : N Y Dock ot N Y & Harlem (5) N ¥ Investors (d)_ NY NH & H (¢) NY NH & H pf (d) N Y Ontario & West i N Y Rys pf (d) N Y Shipbuilding N Y Shipbuilding pf N Y Steam pf (6) N ¥ Steam 1st (7). Norfolk Southn (d) Norfolk & Wn (10) - North Am Aviation North Am Co (11) 52‘. North Am Co pf (3) 237 Northern Pacific __ 50 Northwest Tel (3). 2 Norwalk Tire&Rub 2% Ohio Oi) (a60c) ... 241 Oliver Farm Equip. 17 Omnibus Corp vte 8 Oppenheim Collins_ 2414 Otfs Elevator a75c... 121 Otis Stee 78 Otis Stl 1t pf(5%). 128 Owen-I11 Gl (a6) -~ 13 Pac Am Fish (11)- 315 Pacific Coast. 8% Pacific Coast 18t 41 Pacific Coast 24 _. 30 Pacific Finan 11.80_ 30% Pac Gas & Elec (2)_ 443, Pac Lighting (3) - 14% Pacific Mills (al) _ 118 Pac Tel & Teleg a7- 11% Pac West O (a6ic) - 674 Packard Mot(ad5c) 12% Pan Am Petr (a60c) 1% Panhandle Pro & R 18% Panhancle P&R pf_ 67 Parafiine Co (+2)__. Tt Paramount Piet .. 59 ©ara Pic 1st pf (6)_ 8% Param'’t 2d pf a60c_. 1715 Park & Tilford (2)_. 23, Park Utah 40% Parke Davis (81%) 23 Parker Rust P 1134 4% Parmelee Transp't_ 6% Pathe Film Corp 10 Patino Mines(160¢). 114 Peeriess Motor 60 Penick & Ford (13). 69 Penney(J C) (a7%) 3% Penn Coal & Coke - 415 Penn Dixie Cement. 28% Penn Dixie Cpt A 17 Penn Gl S'd cfs as0c "8% Penna Railroad(a2) Peoplies Drug (1) Peoples Dr pf (63%) Peoples Gas Chi Peoria & Eastern Pet Milk (11) . 12% Pet C'p of Am a90c- 10% Pfeifter Brew (1.20. 25% Phelps Dodge (1) -. 45% PhilaCo 6% pf (3). 3% Phila Rap Tr (d) - 8% Phila Rap Tr pf () 1% Phila & Read C& 1. 66 Phjllip Morr1s (3).. 7% Phillips Jones 3814 Phillips Pet (a2%)_ 8 Pierce Uil ot 1% Plerce Petroleum . 284 Pilisbury F (1.60)- Ti4 Pitts Coal 35% Pitts Coal pI.. 74 Pitts Screw ab: Ho- A 308 79 Low. Close. Chge |High — Low. 3414 93% 12% 30 N 105% 2474 26 145'% -128 44 20% 21 18 58 18% 6% 50% 27% 22 30 34% 33 19 10014 41 Net 3% =1 94 +1 12% + 30% + 105% — 26% + 26 + 146 + dE Attt 100% 41« 61% - 98 5% — 118 + 1% — % 25% — 41% + 50% + % e 116% +2 531 — 7 - 24 19% + 12% P41 E+4++1 0+ + FHLVI+ HE+ 40 % % % % % 1% sersr s REVESE % W % % 1 2% % % ¥ FESFEEFE FEPP ! 1 B pm. Stock and Dividend Rate. 23% Pittsbursh Steel Co 49 Pitts Steel pf 2108 104 1% Pitts Term Coal.. 3% 2% Pitts United Corp... 4% 5834 Pitts United C pf__ 12214 Pitts& W Ve ... 1036-37 2% 12 Poor & Co (B) .. 4% Porto R Am Tob A 1% Porto R Am Tob B_. 6% Postal Tel&C pZ (d) 17% Pressed Steel Car__ 173 Press Stl 1st pf 25c- 40% Proctor & Gam (12) 4 115% Proc & Gam of (5) 39 Pub Service NJj 2.60 10314 Pub Sve N J pf (6). 36% Pullman Ino (1%)-. 16 PureOfl . ... 91% Pure O11 6% pfo... % 103 PureO1138% pf.___. 1208 9% Purity Bak (t40c)_. 14 16% Quaker Sta Ref 30c. 9% Radio Corp. 6814 Radlo Corp bt A 8% 5 Radio-Kelith-Or (d) 287% Raybestos-M t1% . 35% Reading (2) .. - 1% Reis (Robt) 12'4 Reliable Strs 500 17% Rem Rand (160c) 80' Rm Rnd pf ww 4%- 414 Keo Motor Car 167 Republic St 77 Repub Steel pfal2_ 78% Rep St pr pf A (6)- 10 Revere Copper .. 90 Revere C&B pfadly 92 RevereC& B ptf5% 221 Reynolds Met (11) . 50 Reynolds Tob B (3) 19% Ritter Dental (t1) .. 6% Rutland R Rpf____ 27 Safeway Stores(12) 96 Safeway Strs pf(6). 108 Safeway Strs pf (6) 22 StJoseph L4 (al)-. 15 St L-San Fran (d) .. 2% St L-San Fr pf (4) 7% St L Southw’n (4) .. 11 Savage Armsal)__. 37% Schenley Dist (13)_ 93 Scueniey D pf (53%) 1% Schulte R Strs (d) .. T8 Schulte R S of (d)- 38 Scott Paper (1) 7 Seaboard Alr L (d). 2 Seaboard A L pf(d) 30 Seaboard O1l (1) 315 Seagrave Corp - 59% Sears Roebuck (12) 15% Servel Inc (11) 20% Sharon Steel (11.20) 89 Sharon St Hpf (5). 4% Sharpe & Dohme___ 1134 Shattuck F G(150c) 14% Shell Un O1l (a25c). 712102 Shell Un Ol pf 6% . %4 8% Silver King (60c) 19% Simmons Co (a3 3'; Simms Petrol - 19% Skelly O11 P 97% Skelly Oil pf (6) . 54 Sloss-Sheffield Stl 40% Smith (A O) 21 Snider Packing 12’3 Socony Vac Ofl aT0¢ 37 So Am G & P(adlc) 26 South Port S (12) .- 25 SoCal Edis (11%)_. 23'; Southern Pacific . 12% Southern Rallway. 19 Southern Ry pf._. Epalding (AG)._ C pf (a16) - 5\. Spark Withington Spear & Co (ablc) "l » Spear & Co pf (532) 157 Sperry C'p vte (al) 13% Spicer Mfg (a3) __. Spicer Mfg pr (3) ll‘-. Stand Brands 180 207 Stand Brands pf(7) 9'3 Stand Com Tobacco 5ia Stand Gas & EI (4) 915 Stand G&E $4 pf (d) *, Stand G&E $6 pfud) Stand G&E $7 pf (d Stand O of Cal (11) 32% Stand Ofl of rad 11. 51% Stand Ofl of NJ (11 65 Sterling Prod 13.80 16!4 Stew-Warner t50c 1513 Stokely Bros (b20c) 14% Stone & Web (aZdc) 9ia Studebaker Corp 70 Sun O11 (t1) 118 Sun Ofl pf (6) 27 Superheater (i50c) 3 Superior VIl 9% Superior Steel 23 Sutherlnd Pap t1.60 20% Swift & Co (11.20) 28l Swift Intl Ltd «2) 15 Symgton-Gould ww 12% Symingtn Gould xw 137 Talcott (J) (bl5c) - elautograph (60c) 5% Tennessee Copalbc 287x Texas Corp'n (11) 4% Texas Gulf Pr (a5c) 33 Tex Gulf Sul (12) 713 Tex Pac C & O a2be. 28 Texas& PacRR 9% Texas P L T (al0c) 8% The Fair __ ...... $i3 Thermotd Co .- 3% Third Avenue 81 Thomp'n (JR) t50c 24% Thomp Prod (al¥%) 47s Thompson Starrett 26 Thompson Star pf . 21% 143 Tide W Asso O 60c.. 108 1003 Tide Wat A O pf(6) 12! Timken Detroit(t1) 56 Timken Roll B (12) 11 Transamerica t40c 147 Trans&Wn Air a25c 10% Transue&W (160c). 71 Tricontinental as0c 47 Truax-Tra C(a25e) 2215 20th Cent FF(11%2) 31% 20th Cent Fpf1% 8% Twin ity RT- - 2% Ulen&Co 74% Und-Ell-Fish(a2%) 3814 Union Bag&Pap (2) 71% Union Carb & C 3.20 2 20% Union Ofl Calif (1)- 108% Union Pacific (6) _ 90t Unton Pacific pf (4) 22% Union Tank C 1.20_ 20% Unit Aircraft a50c.. 13 Utd Afr L (a20¢) - 24% United Bisc (1.60) 223 Unit-Carr Fast(t2). 5% United Corp (a20c). 40% United Corp pf (3). 10% United Drug (a75¢) 15 Unit Dyewood(1).. 4 United Elec Coal 3214 Unit Eng & Fy (12). 661 United Fruit (3)__ 14'% United Gas Imp 1) 6'4 United Paperboard 2 U S Distributing 10 US Distributing pf 13 US& For'n Secur.. 24% U 8 Freight (t1)___ 80% U S Gypsum (12) 87 U S Hoffman 49 US Hoffman pf 2%. 31% U 8 Indus Alcohol- 4'3 US Leatner vtc . . 10% U S Leather A vte 213 U S Pipe & Fdry (3) 7% U S Realty & lmp.. 16% U S Rubber..__. 47 U S Rubber 18t pf_. 103% 172% U S Smelting (b2) - 88% 46% U S Steel 154% 115% U S Steel pf (’l)_fl. 169 160 U S Tobacco ptf (7)- 9% 7% Utd St Yd (al12%e). 8% 5 United Stores (A) 92 57% Univ Leaf Tob (3) 165 153 Univ Leaf T pf (8). 7 34Ut Pw&LtA (d)- 2% 1 Vaasco Sales Corp. 32% 16% Vanadium Corp ... 49% 28% Van Raalte (8s% 48% 40 Vick Chem (12)- 9% 4 Va-CarChemical 61!; 28% Va-Car Chem 6% D! 1145 109 Va El-& Pwr 0f (6) 13% 4 Va Iron Coal&Coke 1313 114% Virginia Ry of (6)_ 86 70 Vulcan Detin (a8).. 4% 2% Wabasb (d) - 12% & WabashpfA (4)_.. 19 9% Waldorf Sys 11.20.. 15% 5% Walworth Co. ..eee % 2l Ward Baking B.... 9% Warner Bros Plot.. 3, Warner-Quin (d) 4% Warren Bros 15% Warren Bros cv pf_ 21 Warren Fady&P(11) 19% Waukesha Mot (1) 6% Webster Eisenlohr 1 Wells Fargo .. 108 33% Wesson O&S(160c) 6 78 Wesson O&S pf (4) 2 llsu 111% West Fa Pwr pf (6) 208 us 2% 103 3 4% 120% 33% 2% 24% 27% 10% 35 83! 116 (Continue4 on Seventeenth Page.) Net ada00. High. Low. Close. Chge iy *| ard Gas, Anaconda 1| Rayon, +U4 1+t ++4 1 | sates, P FINANCIAL. STOCKS IRREGULAR ATEND OF SESSION Gains of Fractions to About $2 Appear, but Many Fail to Rally. Stock Averages 30 60 Indust. Ralls. Ut stes. Net change. Unc. Unc. Unc. Unc. Today, noon 967 387 523 710 Prev. day_.. 96.7 38.7 1.0 Month ago_- 95.6 385 0.1 Year ago... 343 59.1 '36-37 high- 435 540 728 1936-7 low... 302 55.1 1935 high___ 763 312 56.1 1935 low - 495 185 2 3438 1932 low..__ 17.5 87 239 169 1929 high__-146.9 153.9 184.3 151.7 1927 low.... 51.6 953 61.8 618 7.2 99.3 734 (Complled by the Assoctated Press.) BY VICTOR Assoctated Press Fi _ NEW YORK, January 27-—Rallies of fractions to around 2 p meated the stock mark although many leaders Ia,lld to make the grade and there was an assort- ment of losers at the close Strike and flood news did much to temper buying fervor and most trad- ing forces were disposed to hug the side lines. Dealings were unusually quiet, transfers amounting to around 1,900,000 shares, Steels stepped out in front, along with amusements and some special- ties. | A favorable in nee was provided by a brisk recovery of United States Government bonds. Corporation loans | also improved. Commodities were un- even. Stocks tilting f part of the day in Steel, Bethls { Kelvinator, the greater States Nash- . Cel- it, Stand- ecott, Dome, In Goodye 5 | Pacific Gas & Hydro-Electric Jersey, Indian Petroleum, W General “ | Southern Pacifl | Delaware & Hu | American Encau: » | Dixie Cement | Omnibus, Phillips Industrial nta Fe, orthern, Armour Tiling, Penn- Loew’s, Paramount, e, Pullman ted area were Sears-Roe- lephone, North dated Edison, Penn- and were Con- Ls. Westinghouse, | solidated Oil Aircratt, ville Gas and Lov NEW YORK COTTON Fy the Assorciated Press NEV\ YORK, nuary 27.—Flood Valley to s of acres in more tton today. to the 12-cent d to net gains of October as prices ral | 18 points. March sold up to 12.72 and May to 12.55. In midafternoon the market was within 1 to 5 points of the highs, Futures closed very stea 2416 mark 12t Cottonseed Oil. Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed steady. March, 11.40a41; May, o | 11.41: July. 11.47: September, 11.44. 128 contracts % | 1 1 3, 5 (o produce as abundar i CHICAGO GRAIN prices today to 2'4 cents under here 24 hours pre- | carried the mar! quotations current prevailed in the to other grains. 's radio address yes- he urged farmers as possible S(flrretan W i, | terday, in wi ' | this vear, formed the dominating in- % % 3 —1% + 5 + 5 ++1l++ 1 ++0 0 1++0 4 +H+d A+t fluence. | At the close wheat cents under yesterd: 1.263;-7¢. July 1.1075-1.11, corn 3;-2 a|cents down. May 1.08! July 4 [1.0315-15, oats 7g-17: off and provi 4 | sions unchanged to a setback of 22 was 13-314 finish, May Chicago Cash Market. Cash wheat, no sales reported; corn. No. 4, mixed, 1.12, mainly white; No. 3 yellow, 1.12al4':; NO 4 yellow, 1.09%;a13; No. 5 yellow, 1.07a09; No. 4 white, 1.13a14;: No. 5 umte 1.07; oats, No. 1 white, 53! 0. 2 white, 523;; No. 3 white, 5 No. 4 white, 51; sample grade, 49‘,;1521:: | no rye; soy beans, No. 2 yellow, 1.60'2 outside weight; No. 3 yellow, 1.49%4; { sample grade, 157; barley feed, 80a 1.00, nominal; malting, 1.00a43, nom- timothy seed, 6.00a25 per hun- { dredweight: new, 5.7526.00 per hun- dredweight; clover seed, 27.00a34.00 per hundredweight. inal; Winnipeg Prices. WINNIPEG, January 27 range today WHEAT— May Juiy October oA’ May (. —Grain Prev. Low. Close Close. 1i0% 1 HE R 12 10572 HUDSON smrm-:ms— SOAR. NEW YORK, January 27 (®)— Domestic factory sales of Hudson Mo~ tor Car Co. in 1936 totaled 108,230 cars, the greatest for any year since 1929, and a gain of 26 per cent over 1935, W. R. Tracy, vice president, said. Canadian and export shipments dur- ing the year totaled 15,036 cars.