Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1937, Page 70

FINANCIAL. WHITE MOTOR VOTES TO CUT PAR ON COMMON By the Associated Press. 3 CLEVELAND, May 15.—Stockholders of the White Motor Co. voted today to reduce the par value of 625000 common shares from $50 to $1. The object, President Robert F. Black said, was to simplify the con- cern’s financial structure through a write-off of a capital deficit of $5,700,- 000 consisting largely o7 good will and patents. Black said the capital surplus re- mained at more than $20,000,000 after the write-off. —_— INSURANCE STOCKS (#).—New York Arocietion, Bid. Asked. 32 97 L G2 BIG LEAD ORDERS PLACED IN WEEK Call for Shipments Indicates Con- sumers Underestimated Cur- rent Needs. B7 the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 15.—Lead was the exception last week in a quiet market for non-ferrous metals. The holidays at London served to curtail Interest. Lead consumers of all classifications booked a good volume of business for May and June delivery. The call for prompt shipments indicated consum- ers had underestimated current needs. Producers easily disposed of current ntake and at times drew upon re- serve stocks to fill demand. Domestic copper was unchanged at 14 cents a pound, delivered. Va- riations in the export market were |&: THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 16, 1937—PART FIVE. -FINANCIAL. WEEKLY SUMMARY OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1937. 1037 Stock ana By the Associated Press. High. Low. _ Dividend Rate. e SEipes 111 108" Champion P pf (6) m:n Low. . DVt dma‘,‘;‘" 48 26 Checker Cab Mfg 48" Abbott Lab (11.60)_ 905 BU1 1 Chesnpsake Crp( 58 Abr& Strause (o) 68% 55t Ches & Ohio 12.80 _ 63K Acis Btast (a) s 100 91 Ches&OhpfA (4)- I e 4% 2% Chi & East I11 (4)__. 13% 6% Chi & Est {1l pt (4). 24% Adams Millis (b1)_. o SiChI Gt Weat (@) 2% Addressog’ph bs0c.. 12 Chi Grt West of (4) 2% Advance Rumaly___ 8 ChiInd &L pf (d) 6814 Afr Reduction (+13_ 2414 Chi Mai1 Ord 11% - 2% Alr-Way Electric. . 2 Chi Mil 8t P&P (d)- 97 Ala & Vicksburg (6) 4% Chi M St P&P p£(d). 118 Alaska Jun (160c).. 314 Chi & N W (d) ‘ 3% Alleghany Corp... 11% Chi & N W pf (d) . oAl N 21 Chi Pneumatic Tool 4 Al 7014 56% Chi Pn T pf b87 e 60 AN G 3% 24 ChiR 1&Pac(d) _. 33% ey s°“911’;9 8% 513 Chi RI&P 6% pf(d). i Alllf.l It:e (b80c] 10% 6% Chi RI&P 7% pf(d) 6 zsau 550 AT S o e 27% 18% Chi Yellow Cab (2). 9 Rt 135% 10614 Chrysler Corp b3 % x 582 224 15% Chickasha Cottn Ol 10 15% 123 Childs Co 29 80 46% Chille Copper(b7sc) 80 187 City Ice & Fuel (2). 39 83% City Ice & F of 63 _ 2308 60 City Investing (b2). 7 City Stores __ 324 Clark Equip(+1.60). 113 105 Clev El Illu pf 4% __ 44% 35 Clev Graph Br (2)_. 98% 78 Cluett Peabody (3). 170% 122% Coca-Cola (2) _ 58% 57 Coca-Cola A (3)_ 25% 19% Colgate-P-P(150¢).. 104% 1024 Colgate-P-P pf (6)- 62% 51% Collins & Alkn (12). 112% 1084 Collins & Atk pf(5)_ 51% 34 Col Fuel & Iron(b1) 27% 20% Colo & South 30 21% Colo & South 18t pf.. 29 21% Colo & South 2d pt .. 20% 12 Columb G & EI(40¢) 101 89% Col G&Ept (5). .. 108 93% ColG&Epf A (6).. 39% 31 Columb Plo vte (1) 461 40% Columb Pic pf(2%). 125% 112% Col Carb vto (t4) -..x 69% 56% Comel Credit (t4) 114 100 80% 120 Sales— Add 00. High. Low. Close. 1,00l 1081 108 108 % 24 23 23 -3 81 80K — % 56% ~1% 95 3k = % 9% —1% 24 — % 12% -1% 10% +2% 25% —2 2% 4h — % 4% — % 13 2% 24% —2% 55% —8 2% — % 8 =1 6% ~1% 18% —1% 109 —4% 16 — 1 128% — % b51%—-12 194 — % 841 —1% 66 +3 Th — % 6 3 1937 £tock and Bales— High. Low. Dividend Rate Add 00. High. Low. 110 107 Gen Prnt Ink pf(6)- 20s 108% 107 108% — % 5% 3% GenPubBService _. 31 8% 3% 3% =% 65% 41% Gen Ry Signal (1) 84 46% 414 42 117% 110% Gen Ry Signal pf(6) 50s 110% 110% 110% — % 5% Gen Realty& Utll.. 98 3% 38 3% ~ % 48% 34% Gen Realty&Upf_. 7 35 ~1% 58% Gen Refract (lSl‘). 16 60t —4% 6114 Gen Steel Cast pf__. 1508 61% -3% 22% Gen Thea Eq(b25c). 1 23% —2% 37 Gen Time Instru t1. 87% —2% 156% Gillette 8 Raz (t1)_ 15% -1 3 Gillette S R pf (5).. 83 20% Gimbel Bros & 21t ~2 83 Gimbel Bros pf(6) 831 —1% 41 GliddenCo (2) .__ 44 +1% 51% Glidden cv pf(2%)._. 1% ~1 4% Gobel (Adolf) __. GH-% 5% Goebel Brew (+20c). 6 =1 110% Gold Stock Tel (6)_. 110% —3% 31 Goodrich(BF) b50c. 198 43% 4014 314 79% Goodrich pf (5) . 8 821z 804 80% —1i4 27% Goodyear T& Rbl_x 395 40% 35% 374 ~3 100 Goodyearcupf(5).x 5118 108 108 —13% 111 Goodyear2d pf(7)__ 1111 111 111 -27% 8l% Gothsm Silk Hose__ 15 9% 84 9 — % 91% Gotham S H pf (7). 110s 93% 92 92 3 Graham-Paig 31 % — % 614 Granby Cons__ 8% 8% — % 3% Grand Union ctfs _ 3l 3% — % 19% Grand Union pt b1% 21% 20 ~1% 33 Granite City Stl(1) 364 39 Grant (WT) (11.40) 40 40% Grt Northern pf.___ 54% 19 Grt Northn Ore (1) 22 35 Grt West Sug +2.40_ 35% 145% 135 Grt Wst Sug pf(7).. 395 30% Green H L (11.60)_ 16% 12% Greyhound (t80c).. 11t 10% Greyhound pf(55¢) 4% 2% Guantanamo Sug._ 59 40 Guantanamo pf._ 17% 11% Gulf Mobile & N. 594 47 Gulf Mobile & N of_ 34% 31% Hackensack W b75cx 20% 13% Hall W F Print 19 31 25% Hamilton W (b65c). 7 105 95 Hanna (MA) pf(5).x 808 5814 43 Harb-Walker (12) 10 17% 12% Hat Corp of Am 800. 9 8 4 Hayes Body 52 109% 101 Hazel Atlas Gl (15). 15% 12 Hecker Prod (60c)- 126 105% Helme (GH) (16) .- 39% 27% Hercules Motor (t1) 185 150 Hercules Pwdr (6) 13513126 Hercules Pdr pf(6). 67% 58 Hershey Choc (13)_ 111 102% Hershey Ch pf(t4)_ 52% 35 Holland Fur(al%)_ 120% 105% Hoiland Fur pf(5).. 30% 21 Hollander & Son(1). 4315 31% Holly Sugar (12)__. 431 41 277% 73 94 17% 90ty 57% 1937 Stock and High. Low. Dividend Rate. 124 108 Minn-Hn R pt B(4) lG’ri 11 Minn Moline Pow 101 88% Minn Moline Pw pt. 1% M St P&S 8 Marfe_. 4% MStPASSMIsin_ 3 MStP&SSMopf _. 25% Mission Corp (a45¢c) 6% Mo Kans & Texas 2‘% Mo Kans & Tex DfA Mo Pacific (d) . _ Mo Pacific pf (fl) Mohawk Carp(1. 20) Monsanto Ch b75¢__ Montg Ward (+2)__ 40% Morrell J (2.40) __. 59 Morris& Esx (3%). % Mother Lode a1215¢ 31% Motor Prod (2) _ 20% Motor Wheel(1.60)_ 40 Mueller Brass (t1)_ 24! Mullins B (a50¢)__. 9115 Mullins pf (7) _ 27% Munsingwear (3) _ 70 Murphy (G E) 3.20 108% 102 Murphy G C pf (5) 13 Murray CDrD(lSOc) 'll 585, Myers (F E) (b1)_. 24% 17% Nash Kelv (1) - 36 NashvChat&StL._ 18 I Acme (a75¢) .. 12 Natl Aviation (a1). 25% Natl Biscuit (1.60) 167 148 Natl Biscuit pf(7) 33% 257% Natl Bond & In 1.44 103! 96 Natl Bnd&I pf A (5) 387 29% Natl Cash Reg (1) . 26% 22 Natl Dairy Prd 1.20 112} 108 Natl Dairy pf A (7) 109% 107 Natl Dairy pf B (7) 24% 1614 Natl Dept Stores __ 10% 6% Natl Dept Strs pf _ 35 27% Natl Distillers(t2)_ 18% 147% Nat'l Gypsum Co. 44 31’3 Natl Lead (t50¢c) 171 154% Natl Lead pf A (7)_ 617% 48 Natl Mall & S C b50c 14% 9 Natl Pw & Lt (60¢c) 4 % Natl Ry Mex 24 pf_. 70 Natl Steel (12%4) _. 62 Natl Supply Co 121'% Natl Supply pf b1% 8% Natl Tea (60c) 10ta Natomas (180¢c) 45% Neisner Bros (12) __ Sales— Add 00. High. Low. 508 109 108 81 12 10 924 1 et Close. chze, 109 -1 12% = 1% 95 +1l4 Olose. chn Sales— Add 00. 4 High. !fl'. Close. 43 gw. 60% 5% T5% 35% 18% 16l o7 Gt T~ iy 281 —27, 3 49 108 110V Bedurlty Donters "Ah s Acina Cas (28) _ Aetna Ins (1.60) Actna Life (K0n)_ Am Equit (1.60) ed Stores (b20c) 791 Allied Stra pf (5)__. 581 Allis-Chalm (b50c) .. 28% Alpha Port Cmt (1). 474 Amal Leather __ b+ % —2% 33% 9414 109% 130 12‘ 3 narrow. While new business was light, | Sity of N'Y (1.20) 344 Amal Leath pf (3) shipments against contracts V;gere SonTen L (o) i 1ot ot AT good. April statistics showed domestic | Eid & Dep (47 3 ih Zh Am g:n?gog‘ivalf, stocks decreased 21,870 tons to Y9,- ‘C:rn Re) 75% 59 Am Bk Note pt (3)_. 676 tons. a new low and equal. at|&iShe R hep (20} 803, 57: Am Brake Sh (12)_ present rate of consumption, to a little | Globe & Rut 160 "125 = Am Brake Shpf 6% more than a month's reserve. Do- | H;l;vnolw?mglrx é“ 1’211 ANt mestic consumption of 95,900 tons, “""’°§;‘1,H‘s“,\ b 1 1 123;: fifl 8:3 :’F( ”ms plus 121,000 tons abroad, showed & | Homs Ins’ (Ta) - 33 87 AmCar& F‘; nf(b:; manthly total of 217000 tons, which, | Homesised, () o) i 72 Am Chain &Cabl._. 4 maintained, promises an annual | Lincoln F! 98 Am Chicle (t4) world consumption of 2,600.000 tons, | Mary 83,08, - SIAD Colortype the closest approach has been 2,076,. | Ne'l Fire: 5y - Ao ComelIaton - 000 tons consumed in 1929, N famsete a0 4% Am Crys S 18t e so. Interest in zinc was at a standstill. | ¥ ¥ Fire (.808) 84 Am Encaustic Producers’ unfilled orders are substan- o nix 11% Am European Sec__. tial, | Rossla tns C60) 7% Am & Foreign Pwr_. Tin was in the doldrums. Prices | Springfeld {4a8) oo ey o D; eased after an early advance. | Pravelors (181° 22 R A 8¢ g Travelers (16)° 19 Am & For Pw 2d pf_ Comcl Cred pf (4%) 1 Weltehester (1208 s Comel Inv T (t4) a-—Als ra or extras. B R Declared o bad w6 far this year, i Somer é?x’v“«ysfo‘c?' 23 Comw & Southern__ 50 Comw & Sou pf(3) 13% Conde Nast Pub_ 61 Congoleum-Nra(2)_ 15 Congress Cigar(a2). 13% Conn R& L pf 11% Consol Cigar 8314 Con C pr pf ww 6% . 8815 Con C pf xw (63) _ 308 80 Consol Cigar pf (7)_x 80s 34% Cons Edis N Y(t2)_ 250 103 ConsEdN Y pf(6)_. 13 3% Cons Film = 1214 Cons Film pf (a2).. 9% Cons Laundrie 143 Cons Oil (80¢) . ____. 6 Cons R R Cuba pf_. % Cons Textile (d) . 81a Cons Coal(Del)vtc. 33 Cons Coal Del vtc nnooo. 20% Container Corp 1.20 22 Contl Baking (A) 27 Contl Baking (B) 50% Contl Can (3) _ NEW YORK BANK STOCKS NEW YORK May 15 (7. Becurity Derlers’ Association: Bk of Man (112) 16" Am Hawaiian (1). 615 Am Hide & Leather. 37! Am Hide & L pf (3) 42 Am Home Pr 12.40_ x 2% Am Ice 1744 Am Ice pf (2) 13% Am Interntl (a40c)_ 587y 43 Am Locomotive .. 125 107 Am Loco pf (a3)___. 29% 21 Am Mach& F (t1)__ 13% 9 Am Mach & Met 600. 683 464 Am Metals (b25c)_ 12913115 Am Metals pt (6)_ 75 62 Am News (N ¥Y) (3) 16 8% Am Power & Light._ 72! 50 Am Pw & Lt pf (5).. 87in 5913 Am Pw & Lt pf (6)._ 29% 20% Am Radiator t60c__ 45% 31% Am Roll M1l] +1.20 . 36 28 Am Safty Ras (12)_ 29 224 Am Seating (a2%)_ 58 41 Am Shipbldg (2)._ 105% 179% Am Smelt & Ref(3) 1074 105 Am Sm & Ref pf(6) 105 27 32 105 27 32 154 138 Am Sm & Ref Df(T). 7 14313 142 67'3 5713 Am Snuff (13) 8 59y 5714 148 133 AmSnuftpf(6) _ | 50s 133 133 133 19% Contl Diamond (2)- 31 48% Am Steel Fdry (b1). 290 bA% 48% 514 3% 35% Contl Insur (11.60). 3% 2. AmStFrts Mav16 1014 27 14w 2. 2 Contl Motors 115 109'; Am Steel F pf (1) 410s 39% Contl Oil Del (+1)_.. Uld 11t 1252 1114 + 4 26% Contl Steel (b50c) . A —1y 102 — . U.S. TREASURY NOTES. EW YORK. 15 (».—Prices E auoted in ‘doass and thiris- atcante 28 Newport (nd(b30c). Asked. 7814 N Y Afr Brake (al)_ N Y Central Drox, . Month. yield, 23 Sept., F 120e Afl 1077 2753 35% 336 Homestake (112) _ 1290- 356 37 Houd-Hersh A(2%) 12 38% 201 Houd-Her B (11%). 64 57% Household Fin (4) 88% Househ'ld Fin pf(5) 12'4 Houston Oil vte 62% Howe Sound (13 313 Hudson & Manha 154 Hudson Motor 3 Hupp Motor 132 Hupp M rts May24 2215 [11inois Central 46 Illinois Cent pf A 62 1l Centlsin (4) 12% Indian Refin (a1)__. 364 Indus Rayon (2) 125 Ingersoll-R'd (b134) 13315 Ingersoll R pf (6)-- 1044 Inland Steel (t4) % Inland St rts June 4 665 19 Inspiration Cop 132 47 Insur Sh Md (b10c) 5 6% Inter Rap Tr vte(d) 15 41 Interchem Corp(t2) 6 107% Interchemical pf(6) 100 4% Interconti Rubber 165 Interlake Iron 5 Intl Agricultural 63'2 42 Intl Agricul pr pf _ 189 153 Intl Bus Mach(16) | 111's 991 (ntl Harvester(23) 162 1447 Intl Harv pf (1) ___ &% Intl Hydro El A 6'3 Intl Mercantile M 10% Intl Mining (b30c) 554 Intl Nickel (b1) 1284 Intl Nickel pf (7)_ 1615 Intl 10% Intl 5% Intl 90% Intl Paper pf 57 [ntl Ry Cent Am 6'4 Intl Ry Cent Am vte 46 [nt!RyCAmof A 2514 Intl Salt (11%) 4215 [ntl Shoe (12) . 31 Inu Silver 90 Int Silver pt (b 9% (ntl Tel & Tel zu. [nterstat Dp St b2% 4 Inter Dept St pf(7) 3 Intrtype Corp b30c Island Creek (2).__ 71 Jewel Tea (14) _ 125 Johns-Manv (13) _ 12014 Jon&L 1% pf(b1%) 3408 33 KalamazooS (11) ‘ 115% K C P&L 18t pf B(6) 108 20 Kans City South 18 28% Kaufmann (11.60) ‘ 20% Kayser J & Co (2) 19 110 984 Keith-A-O pf (b1%) 108 94 Penney JC) (4) __ 31 23% 162 Kelsey-H A (al%) 38 37a Penn Coal & Coke . 8 1913 1213 Kelsey.H B (al13) 3 2 213 7 Penn Dixie Cement. 38 10912 102 Kendall pf A (16) . 30s 55 PennDixiepf (A) . 6 69% 51 Kennecott (b50c) 297 39% Penn Railroad (a2) 144 20'3 15% Keystone S&W b30c 24 22 PaGlassSctfsaile 7 L 46% 38'3 Kimberly Clark(1) 4 49% Peoples Drug (1) .. ;g: gg:n.le;“lzl: ?:;;n) 9% 5l Kinney (G R) Co. 3 443 Peoples Gas Chy b e 71 474 Kinney pf (a1) 1708 34 Pere Marquett, it Do e ionea. s 8i3 Kresge Dept Stores 1 80 Pere Marq pf 2600 D““! = (‘C’")' 8 | 147 105 Kresge DS pf(b20)_ 508 20% Pet Milk (t1) 3 D'T:'[;'ss&iu 2 29% 234 Kresge (SS) b60c _ 54 16% Petrol Corp(A) bé0cx 35 Tl o oumssetee 472 34 KressSH (1.60) 2 9l Pfeiffer Brew b6lc x 56 Ay Dinli(nternan” 211 Kroger Groe (11.60) 37 43% Phelps Dodge b80c . 67 i Dupln S !)“ - 2 27% 17 Laclede Gas (StL) 70 44 Phila Co 6% pf (3) 6 LE R DTSl ) 54 181 Dasiberscoin) o 8874 Phila Co pf(6)new 1 0% 148'4 DUIEGR c 17% 13 Lane Bryant (b30c). 4 47 Phila Rap Tr (4) 1008 135 13113 Du Pont deb (6) 27 17 Les Rubber (50c) 24 815 Phila Rap Tr pf(d) 2508 | 115% 112 Duquesne 1st (§) 5113 351 Leh Port Cmt 1% _ 7 1% Phila & Read C&I 36 17 10% Eastern Roll Mills 1% Lehigh Valley Coal. 26 70 Philip Morris(b3%) 16 33 175% 151 Eastman Kodak (8) 184 9% Lehigh Val Coal pt. 12 12% Phillips Jones 163 150 Eastman Kod pf(6) 2 e % 4913 Phillips Petrol'm 12 % 17 Lehigh Valle: R_ 0 3714 31% Eaton Mfg (2) st i Lo paley s B 64 Phoenix Hosiery - 16 11% Eitington-Schild __ | 16 Lehn& Fink b62%e 13 5 Pierce Oil pt 21%, £l Paso Nat G 1.60_. U1l o 2814 Pilisbury Flour 1.60x 34% Elec Auto Lt 12.40_. 1% Libter-Du b blee.. A8 1014 Pittsburgh Coal 9% Elec Boar (a60c) __ 9% Libby MON& L(a1) 55 PittsburghCoalpt 2 4% Elec&Mus 1 (al8c)- 255 Life Saver (11.60) .. 134 Pitts Screw&B blsc 50 1615 Elec Pow & Light - s A G 243, Pitts Steel 1 60 Elec Pw & Lt 36 pt_ HE s e 9314 Pitta Steel pf 1420 674 Elec Pw & Lt $7 pf_° 176 153 Lige & Myers pe(1) 2% Pitts Term Coal . 3 38% Elec Storage Bat (2° 19 Pitts Term Coal pf_ 23% 21% Lily Tulip (T134)__ 134 Elic Horn Coal (@) . 234 59 Lima Locomotre 3% Pitts United rst Nat (Bos) ( rst Natl (100} Guaranty Tr (12) Irving Tr (.60) anufacturers Tr (2) fanufacturers’ Tr pf @> 3N} 4 308 & Harlem (5. Investors (). Y NH&H (). VY NH & H pf (d) ¥ Ontario & W ._. ¥ Shipbuflding - 95 N Y Steam pf (8) . 120107 N Steam et ey, 4 2 Norfolk South (d) | 272 236% Norfolk & W'n (10). | 114 102 Norf & W pt (4) 17% 10% North Am Aviation 34%s 2213 North Am Co(b30c) 57l 51% North Am Co pf (3) 104’y 977 North Am Ed pf (6) 105 93 Northern Cent (4)_. | 368 27y Northern Pacific . B33 5113 Northwest Tel (3)_. 6 3% Norwalk Tire & R - 27 Norwalk Tirepf _. 1734 Ohio Oil (b50c) 5313 Oliver Farm Equip 1613 Omnibus Corp vtc - 12% Oppenhelm Collins 33% Otis Elev (60c) 1271 Otis Elev pf (6)-___ 1008 16~ Otis Steel 111 75 OtiaStlcvpf (515). 1 22 Outboard Mot bTsc. 4 6414 Outlet Co (3) 108 821 Owens-I11 Glass (3) 28 174 Pacific Am Fish 1.20 25 9% Pacific Coast 3108 2575 Pacific Coast 1st pf 2708 1614 Pacific Coant 2d 808 23 Pac Finance(11.80) 7 28 Pac Gas & Elec (2). 12 431 Pac Lighting (3) 15 31 Pac Mills (b30c) . 5 138 PacTel& Tel (8) 1708 20% Pac West Oll(a5c) 24 8% Packard Mot (blsc) 339 9% 11 PanAm Pet (a60e) 7 124 25 Panhandle P & R 3 4 60~ Panhandle P&R pf 2160s 121 69 ParaffineCo (bl) . 7 7 17% Paramount Pic 1000 126 Paramnt 1stpf (6). 18 164 Paramnt 24 of 60c . 147 27% Park & Tilford (2) 5 4 Park Ctan 130 38 Parke Davis (b1) 14 24'; Parker Rust (1134) 10 4% Parmelee Trans 13 613 Pathe Film Corp 48 141 Patino Mines(160¢) 108 3% Peerless Corp 62 381 Penick & Ford (b1)_ 25 18 131 & 20% 177 e 104 101% Jun tleG& T Dec..’ 1941° 500. 140 37 District Business Barometers - s 2! 238 106 10% 2 7 248'3 238 508 106 105 182 12 1014 282 247 22'4 13 54'; 5313 3 100% 100% 508 99 987, 35l 53 105 27 32 14z o 5 - ‘Three of five leading business barometers in the Capital in April showed notable gains over April, 1936, a survey completed by The Star yesterday revealed. In April business carried on by checks showed a marked increase, Yank clearings totaling $115,715,484, against $100,389,014 in April a year ago, | according to the Washington Clearing House Association. | 261 2 Am Stores (2) ...... 16 22 19 153 3 At the close of business on April 30 Washington was served by 219.389 | 15 Am Sugar (2) o 13 4B a9 4% oon 171 kil f;;°§_‘f,{"(,';” telephones, compared with 205,731 a year ago, while there was a net gain of | Am Sugar pf (7). 1130 130 1'%0 + 4 5473 Corn Prod Ref(13)_ 1,534 telephones during April of this year. Telephone calls increased over wo' fim ;u;n&'l‘_l?b‘(n)“ 10 223 1 6 CotyIne..... April, 1936, there having been 962,658 average calls per day in April, 1937, M’&: A: T;b.cc:(g) 1‘3;’ 12:“ rane Co . against 861,089 average originating calls in April of last year. 7574 Am Tobaceo B (5 62 1o oraneico ‘:.f, ) Kilowatt hour sales by the Potomac Electric Power Co. in April totaled | 1505 128'¢ Am Tobacco Bt (6). 131,7. C::lr:yomd?;:llrnz" =3 81393092, as compared With 49,186,340 in April, 1936, a gain of 2206752, or | 20 13's Am Type Founders. i e e 4.49 per cent. s 174 Am Water W (80c) 474 Crn C&S pf ww 2% _ 1 i 107 971, Am Wat W 1 The sales index of department store trade stood at 126.6 at the end of 14% 8" ay Stp (6) 40 CrnC&Spfxw2y 2 April of this year, in comparison with 135.7 a year ago. It was the first time | ;g™ (% 2: ;"vgg}:: T 17 Crown Zeller(new) 214 4n years that this index has shown a slight decline, due to record Easter sales 6% Am Zine & L‘:.d = 99 Crown Zell cu pf(5) x 11 4n March, which last year took place in April. Postal receipts in April were 51 Crucible Steel also slightly lower than in April, 1936. 4413 Am Zinc&L pr pt (5) 116 Crucibe St %o 47% Anaconda Cop (t1) 1% Cuba c.os BavEs Following is a comparison of the April barometers with similar figures in other recent years: 79 Anaconda Wire bl14 9 CuthRDf CHECK TRANSACTIONS 18 Anchor Cap (60¢)__ 8% Cuban-Am Sugar 2814 Andes Copper 110 Cuban Am Spf b2 WASHINGTON CLEARING HO! 3 1934 1935. 1936. 5 A P W Pape 2 3 3 40 Archer-Dan-M(12). it Rt % 1163 Archer-D-M pL(T) .. 88 Curtis Pub pf (7) lo;fl :rmouru?elly pr(7) 5% Curtiss-Wright rmour of [11(b35c - $55,737207 $69,566.923 $86,990,549 81% Armour(I1)pr b 6. e T 49091924 60956281 78,024,521 96 Armour(Il)pt(1) - 48 Cushman Sons of _ 180s 62,204,874 74,112,669 86,355,879 57's Armstrong Cork(2) 75 Cutler-Ham (b50¢c). 3 61,207,334 77447,954 100,389,014 12ia Arnold Cnst bs2340. 143 Davesa Stores(t1)_. 3 61,662,074 77057501 94.295112 66,660,995 85895150 104,841,034 63082328 83,003,060 100,333,520 50433291 75543871 82,745,029 58351054 73280430 89611954 10 Artloom Corp . ! 19 Davegacumpf1%. 12 Lol amcoiDry/Good 100 Dayton P&L pf 43%. 40s 63 67484711 87,251550 103.532,240 63320938 83,062,126 91,263,703 93 Ass0 D G 1st pf(6) . 100 oonte 70,339,943 86,978,863 109,547,662 6 508 39 131 # 331 6 x 1041 L ] 19 204y 4% 5 6 8 57l 138 10415 11 5 - 3008 76 61 57 3 3 133 AT | 111% | 11% 28 9'a 1% 14%, 127 43 20% 109! 8 23% 86 47 7308 30% 441, 3415 140 244, 1937. $100,562,083 92,192,370 | 114,782,918 | 115,715,484 907 - 211 19 49% A 7 s Associates Inv (12) 27% Deere & Copf 1.40 x =% 96 Assoc Inv pf ww(5) 6916 Atch T & S Fe(a2) . 97!z Atch T & S F pf(5) . 4412 Atl Coast Line(a1) . 21'3 Atl Gulf & Wst Ind_ 31 AtIG& W Ipf(a3)._ Atl Refining (t1) llfi‘, 10974 Atl Refin pf (4) 185 15% Atlas Corp (80c) _. 5012 Atlas Corp pf (3) 70 Atlas Powder bllg 13% Atlas Tack (1) 22% Auburn Auto _ 61 Austin Nichols _. 6 Aviation Corp Del.__ 6% Baldwin Loco (d) _ 863, Baldwin Loco pf(d) 5% Baldwin asd (d) __ 4 123 20% Baltimore & Ohfo _. 33% Baltimore & Oh pf_. 3814 Bangor & Ar (214).. 1103 100% Bangor & A pt. (5)_. 43% 297 Barber Co (b25¢) _.x 32 241; Barker Bros = 42 38 Barker Brospf2¥ 854 244 Barnsdall (1) 20% 1414 Bayuk Cigar V75e_- 114 111% Bayuk 1st pt (7) 28% 2214 Beatrice Cream t1_ 105% 1013 Beatrice pf ww(5)_. 112 105 Beech-Nut Pkg(t4). 15% 12 Belding Hemin (1) 87 84 Belgian NR pf(3.24) 30% 1914 Bendix Aviat'n b50c 28% 20% Benef Ind Ln (b95c) A 62% 50'; Best & Co (23%) - LG 105% 73 Bethlehem Steel(bl 3 20 18% Beth 5% pf (1) __ 8 1291 116'; Bethlehem pf (7) 6 69% b51l% Bigelow-Sanf'dbl¥%x 8 28 Black & Deck b50c 9 22 Blaw Knox (b20c) T4 11 13 38 132 9 20 9208 20 De -Wem-G(11) 42 Delaware & Hudson 171 Del Lack & West _ 6% Den & R G W pf(d) 146'3 1143 Detroit Edison (t4) 9 9% Det & Mackinac 30 20 Det & Mackinac pf . 80s 60 Devoe & Rey A(13) 3 28% Diamond Match (t1x 21 35 Diamond Mpf(t1%)x 4 18 Diamond T Mot b25c 20% Distil Corp Seag . 85% Dist C S pf ww (5)_. 193, Dixie Vortex(1l) . 39 Dixie Vortex A 21; 8T% 155 136 46 121 29 35 271 - $738,690,669 $935,056,842 $1,127,930,217 TELEPHONE SERVICE IN DISTRICT CHESAPEAKE & POTOMAC TELEPHONE CO. Number of Telephones in Service, 1934. 1935. 179,882 190,259 180.610 191,439 181,324 192,549 182,519 193,858 182,968 195,229 182,723 195,206 182,592 195,533 183,318 196,099 184,956 197,226 186,432 199,215 187,770 200,819 189,017 201,884 Average Originating Calls Per Day. 1934. 1935, 708.810 747,418 747,238 780,217 748,339 766,625 752,283 794,547 761,923 827,603 758,615 826,298 646,272 138,826 615,227 703,454 663,194 796,639 1936. 203,210 204,055 204,978 205,731 206,445 206,144 206,371 207,059 208,856 211,300 212,610 214,308 1937. 215,737 216,915 217,961 219,389 391, 3y 118% 11 164 150 3214 11% 2 158 P 3 3 2 1936. 861,785 856,034 828,774 861,089 895,306 859,367 795,964 736,314 848,260 1937. 893,424 910,026 891,653 962,658 | YL 728,395 736,596 750,051 November .. December .. 786,866 792,911 827,607 866,973 884,362 908,345 SALES INDEX OF DEPARTMENT STORES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Average Monthly Sales 1923=1 1923, 729 . 738 - 102.7 - 89.0 - 105.7 - 106.2 68.9 69.5+ 815+ - 122.7 - 116.7 190.4 1933, 65.7 68.5 6.5 932 972 92.6 57.8 4.7 923 1111 103.6 1077 1934, 723 3.2 107.3 1014 1188 1123 70.7 85.6 107.0 152.9 129.5 130.2 1935 81.6 87.2 109.2 125.1 128.6 1220 89.7 100.5 135.0 171.0 154.7 1463 POSTAL RECEIPTS Reported by Fiscal Years. 1933-34. $372,818 397,364 410,900 466,410 477,005 658,991 488,062 426,931 512,782 462,221 499,587 458,163 Totals $5,631,243 KILOWATT HOUR OUTPUT FOR DISTRICT 1934-35. $424,733 445316 433,460 524,827 528,238 732,452 536,949 499,866 584,264 541,295 553,631 503,643 $6,308,074 1935-36. $483,047 492,647 495,083 610,923 580,619 856,694 612,598 578,005 601,077 634,837 572,633 583,522 47,101,580 POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER CO. 1934. 41,106,210 40,019,647 40,338,582 38,882,081 38,768,922 41,100,689 41,798,055 41,023,721 39,929,390 41,663,471 43,247,530 44,863,362 1935. 47,724,426 44,678,002 45,345,837 44,362,678 43,521,751 44,854,917 46,506,098 49,089,243 44,718,459 45,507,734 47,523,684 49,733,114 1938. 52,964,846 49,674,319 49,961,534 49,186,340 48,855,771 50,372,105 52,431,600 53,718,863 52,309,342 51,347,076 « 50,628,842 53,096,440 ’ 1936-37. $525,260 523,890 547,340 612,949 636,586 928,349 571,503 581,899 685,946 615,897 1937. 55,008,550 52,776,655 52,704,429 61,393,092 85% Blumenthal pf(a21) 3214 Boeing Airplane 40% Bohn Alum & B(3) . 854 Bon Ami A (4) ____ 41% Bon Ami (B) (2%)_ 2413 Borden Co (1.60). 387 Borg-Warner. (d). 15 Bridgept Bras(60c.. 41Y% Briggs Mfg (12) 43% Briggs & Strat (3) 41 Bristol-Myrs 12.40_ x 27% Bklyn-Man Tr (4) _. 76 Bklyn-Man T pf(6). 4 Bklyn & Queens ___ 22% Bkn & Q T pf (3) __ 31 Bklyn Un Gas(1.60) 45% Brown Shoe (3) 17% Brunswick-Balke. 15% Bucyrus-Erie 1174 107 Bucyrus-E pf (7) 8% Budd (EG) Mfg__.. 71 Budd (EG) pf __. 8 Budd Wheel(a20c) 31 Bullard (b25c) __. 50% Bulova Watch (14). 25% Burr Add M (80c) . 7 Bush Terminal 27 Bush Terminal deb_ 24% Bush T Bldg pf(d) . 13 508 70 13 808 190s 89 5 9 162 21 29 84 14 2 80s 1314 Butler Bros (60c)_.x 43 28% Butler pf (1%) 414 Butte Cop & Z(abc) - 20% Byers (A M) r— 70 Byers (A M)pf ___ 27 Bvron Jackson (1) 37 Calif Packing (1%) 50 Calif Pkg pf (234) .. 2% Callahan Zinc-Lead 12 Calumet&Hecla (1) 26% Campbell Wy (t1)_. 25% Canada Dry G Ale__ 12% Canadian Pacific ._ 48% Cannun Mills(b50e? 18% 14% Cap Adm (A)(al).. 106 100 CarClin & O stp (6) 9% T -x 21 58 3. 4 2508 17 9 3 188 122 13 104 278 4 7 608 45 17 100 85% Caterpillar Tr (fl) x 26 40% 26% Celanese (b75e) 113% 1063 Celanese pr pf A(7). 48% 3634 Celotex Corp 82% 74% Celotex Corp pf(5). 39% 31% Cent Aguire (t113%). 12% 7% Central Foundry __ 107% 100% Cent [11 Lt pf(43%)._ 26 Central RROfNJ._. 12% Cent Violeta Sug . 14% 10% Century Rib M b20e. 86% 60 Cerro de Pasco (4).. 23% 15 Certain-teed Prd__. 82 674 Certain-teed f (6)._ 60% 35% Champioa Pap (11). 24% 428 1 11 708 —-1% -214 - % - % -2 -84 - 29% — % 5 — % 21% —2 70 —4 27% —2% 37 -3 26% ~1% 12% -1 48% 1% 15 -3 101 8% — Y% 166 —13% 128 +3 90% + % 37% 234 112% + % 39y ~2 6 1% 31% —2% %~ % 101 - % 27% 1% 12% -3% 10% - % 62 —4 16% —1% 674 33 53% —4 b 4% Elk Horn Cl pf (d) - 55'2 Endicott-John (3) . 108% Endicott-Jhn pf(5) 8% Eng Public Serv 66 Eng PS $53% pfbily 72 EngPS$6pfbaly . 6 Equitable Office B__ 13% Erle RR . " 24 Erie RR1stpf 19% Erie R R 2d pf 10 Eureka Vac (80 24'% BEvans Prod (t1) 3% Exchange Buffet. 3% Fairbanks Co _ 20% Fairbanks Co pf . 960 20908 50 Fairb’ks-Morse (t1)x 14 53% Fajardo Sugar (b2) x 19% Federal Lt & Trac . 90 Fed Lt& T pf (6) _ 66'2 Fed Min & Smelter_ 94Y% Fed Min&Sm pf(7) . 7 Federal Motor(40c) 5% Fed Screw Work: 3l Fed Water Sve A __ 324 Fed'd Dept Str(2) _ 97 Fed'ted Dep S pf 4% 36 Fidel Phoenix 11.60 32% Firestone T&R (2). 11% 11% - 6 43% 1087 45% 41% 4 16 50s 107% 102 Firestone pf A (6) x 524 46% 581 9% 44 First Natl Strs 1234 30% Flintkote Co (1) 46 Florence Stve b50c. 6% Follans| Bros(d). 58 47% Food Machine (1) 54% 42% Foster-Wheeler 135 112% Foster-Wheeler pf_ 18% 11 Francisco Sugar 35 500 5 32y, 24% Freeport Sulph (1).x 46 11‘1 109 Freeport Sul pf(6).- 474 Fuller Co pr pf. 26 Fuller Co 2d pf. 4% Gabriel Co (A) 22 Gamewell Co = 95 Gannett cv pf (6) ... 12% Gar Wood Ind as6c. 10% Gen Am Inv(a76c) .. 105% 101 Gen Am Inv pf (6) 86% 65% Gen Am Trans 19% 12% Gen Baking (160c)._. 14 8% Gen Bron: 32% 22 Gen Cabl 65 47% Gen Cabl ) P 126% 112% Gen Cable pf (a7)... 52% 389 Gen Cigar (14) 64%% 50 Gen Electric 1b10°) 44% 36 Gen Foods (2) - 3% 1% Gen Gas & Elec(A) 64% 52 GenG&E 6% cv pfA 65% 60 Gen Mills (3) L 124 117 Gen Mills pf (6) . 70% 54% Gen Motors (b13)_ x 1013 59% 54% 55 122% 11414 Gen Motors pf(5) .. 16% 9% Gen Outdoor Adv _. 60% 44 Gen Outdoor Adv A_ 19 15% Gen Print Ink new_. lfll 109 50 30 321 98% 374 — % 33% —1% 102% — % 444 - % 32 -1% 51 7 —-% 50% —21 42% —37% 112 1121 -7% 11 11 24% 25 109 47% 27 5% b% 26 208 95 22Y 95 18% 121 12% 10% 101 101 70% 65% 65% 13% 9 25% 22 52 116 5 41% 506 53 49 40% 19 2 108 521% 15 65 110s 118% 12 118% 45 11% 2 44 12% 12% — &% 8% 8% — ¥ 28% ~2% 50 50 -2% 113% 113% -3 40 40% ~2 50 50% —2% 36 39 ~1u 1% 1% - W% 52% b52% 621 62% —1% 118 118 —8‘/: 117% 1184 + % % 10% — % 44 44 26 17% 16% 16% 4 51'3 Link Belt (12) =X 53% 43% Liquid Carb (2.60). 8415 641 Loew’'sIno (+2) 110 105'% Loew's Inc pf(6%)- 3% 24 Loft Inc 5% 50% Lone Star Cmt b75c. 10% 6!y Long-Bell Lumb(A) 434 3214 Loose-Wiles (2) _ 110 106 Loose-Wiles pf(5)_ 28% 21% Lorillard P (+1.20) 1473 138Y% Lorillard P pf (7) __ 19% Lou Gas & Elec (A). 864 Louis & Nash b2%_ 29% Ludlum Steel (t1)_. 29 McCall Corp (13)__. 151 McCrory stores 88 McCrory Strs pf(6). 40% McGraw Elec (132) 20 McGraw H P b27%e¢ 32% Mclntyre Porcu(2) 31% McKeesp't Tin Plate 12% McKesson & Rob 4715 4415 McKess & Rb pf(3) 19 121 McLellan Strs b75c 11215101 McLellan St pf (6) 624 42% Mack Trucks (1) 584 44% Macy (R H) (12) 11% Mad Sq Garden bdte 45 Magma Copper (2) 414 Manati Sugar (d) - 17 Manati pt ctfs (d) 4% Manati Sug ctfs (d) 16 Manati Sug of (4) 13% Mandel Bros (b1) 8% Man El md gtd (d) 18% Manhat El gtd (d) - 196 3 95 40 22 8 1108 49 609 B 9 29 47 1 8 6 45 40 100 3 19 100s 33 47 4 5 6 608 2 2608 T 29 1708 19% Manhat Shirt (1) _.x 10 3% Maracaibo Ofl Exp 10% Marine Mid (t40¢) 2 Market St Ry o 10% Market St Ry pf 3% Market St Ry 2d pf 24% Market St Ry pr of_ 41 Marlin Rock (12)... 18% Marshall Field ____ 24% Martin (Glen: 7 Martin-Parry . coea. 541% Masonite (t1)..___. 34% Mathieson Alk (13) 55 May Dept St (13) . x % 10 Maytag Co (a50c 111 106% Maytag 1st pf (6 38% Maytag pf ww (3) 25% Mead Corp 93% Mead Corp pf (6) . 70% Melville Shoe (15) 11% Mensel Co 39% Mengel 1st pf (!%) 34% Merch&Min (11.60) 58 Mesta Mach (b1%) 14% Miami Copper 27% Mid-Cont Pet (b50c) 4 365 Midld Stl Prod(13). 120 96 Minn-Hon Ros (3). f {f 64 9708 500 308 3108 4200 408 13 T4 70 10 122 115% Midid 8tl 1st pf(3). 26% lll -1 -3% - % -6% 19% 21 | 4 - % 10% — % 2 10% —2% lll% llflfi -8 96 9% —-TH 97% Pitts United pf_. 31% Pitts & W Va. 1% Pittston Co 24% Plymouth Oil (1) 1713 Pond Creek Poc (2) 22% Poor & Co (B) - 512 Porto R Am Tob A _ 1% Porto R Am Tob B 8 Postal Tel&C pf(d) 20 Pressed Steel Car 22 Press Stl 1st pf 25¢ 55% Proctor & Gam(12) 114!4 Proc & Gamb pf(5) 260s 40% Pub Sve N J (2.60) 70 100% Pub Sve N J pf (5)._ 7 115 Pub Sve N J pf (6)_ 5 12714 Pub Sve N J pf (7). 1 147% Pub Sve N J pf (8) 1 111 Pub Sve E&G pf(5) 2 55% Pullman [nc (13%) 57 17% Pure Of) 380 99 Pure Oi1 6% pt 9 108 Pure Ol pf (8) ____ 1708 15% Purity Bak (60¢) x 42 16 Quaker State O bd5c 20 8% Radlo Corp 666 66 Radlopf A (3%) .. 31 7% Radio-Keith-Or (d) 246 14% R R Sec 111 Cent 3308 29% Raybestos M (t1%) 11 37 Reading RR (2) 45 Reading 1st pf (2)_. 38 Reading 2d pf (2) . 8% Real Silk Hoslery .. 2Y% Reis (Robt) — 18 22 Reis (Robt) 1st pf_ 2 174% Reliable Stores (1). 7 21 Rem-Rand (+60c) 183 80% Rem-R pf ww(434) 4 97 Rensselaer & S(8) 208 5 Reo Motor Car 166 47% 273 Republic Steel 1343 124 109 Republic pf (b1%) 4 110% 99 Republicprpf A(6) 3 49% 33% Revere Copper 98 71 Revere Copper(A) 139 128% Revere Cop pf bl1% % IR T S 101 109% 16% 17 2! 11 30s 3 7 49% Reynolds Tob B (3) 121 86% 60 Roan Antel (21.12). 1 140 109'% Ruberoid Co (1.80). 1 9% 6% Rutland RRpf _ 2 46 36 Safeway Stores(12) ) 14 113 106% Safeway Str pf(6) 2108 113 110 Safeway Strs pf(7) 530s 656 43% St Joseph LdA(b50c) 77 4% 3 St L-San Fran (d) 46 114 6% St L-San Fr pf (d) 29 8 T% 20% 11 StL Southwn (d) 108 14% 14% 27% 14'% Savage Arms (b25c)x 12 23% 20% 61% 41% Schenley Dist(b76c) 42 4d4% 414 (Continued on Pags 3) 109‘&109'/: l\)’/l 63 36 107 110% 52 50 3 3 30 =1'3 109'4 +2's 1103 — W 52 + % 3 - % T% =1