L __** . | TFINANCJAL. . THE EVENIN§ STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, MONDAY, DECEMBER’ i 1923, FINANCIAL STOCKS GO HIGHER [ new york sTock Excranae | FRACTIONAL GAINS (=~ xoxe BONDS 7o eemien] Grof Prodduce B ONDS::”D“ S i(’;l-alx;:, Produce and‘BU'I' FEW [}H ANGES Open. High. Low. Close. - Open. High. Low. Olose. | IN BUND MARK S e i, — £ ‘ Alr Reduction. . 67% 67% KansasCSopf. 52% B Example: ' 98-3 means 98 3-32.) Atchisan adj 4s... 11 80% 79% 79%!had its effect upon the last day of the Ajax Rubber... 5% 6 Kayser (Jullus) 36 ;P‘ 2:’.: 2:2: Sales. High. Low, Olose. |[B&Oprinidys... 17.. 97 :g% 97 |Christmas holiday turkey market. 32 3 Alaska Juneau, e % Kelly Sor Tire.. . 82 . 324 Lib3ys...... 160 ,99-18 9916 99-16;B& Ogold. "2 The market was slightly firmer this Y ial Section: . 32 R f £ : e : Industrial s.ec‘tw"i Advances Allies Cen vt 1o Aine Hok 1.1'3:1’,2:{;".2;::::: noaon o Rail Issues Strong—leertys|ulbx.z.z¢ % 1 98-6 98-6 986 B&OGs 1006 01| 2 i, pricen being siisnity m aa- | ANnual Meetings to Be Held ; 4 . 98-9 B&OCviY P Allis Chalmers.. 44% 44% 4415 444 Koy 88 Liblst4ys.. 112 9811 98-8 | B&0 PLES WV .78k . 78% | vance of what they were at the close Most in cIOS%‘}“ Bt A AerCheme. 124 i3 13 1o Koy Wheel.. b S LT Drag—rFrench Bonds Libiosle s e s B (mes hat 6s. . 27 69% 69% | of market Saturday. on January 8—Tax Prob- Before Christias. *, | ™ Bee: Suear. an 2% 2% 2% 2wl Lib 4th 4%s.. 459 98-11 98-7 - 987 |Buf REPItt &3 87% 8§7%| Both supply and demand have been « 4! | Am Bosch...... Frird el S Are Irregular, USs%s1952. 138 99-12 998 9910/ curoainn Noren7s .1 112% 1125 | 8reat, and dealers expect they will lems Puzzle Congress. : 4 . Am Can. [I103 104 108 103% | Lima Locomo... G5% oor or co FOREIGN. Canad North 6%s.. 1 111% 111% 111% have practically no stock to carry e . AmChain'(A).. 23 23 23 23 |LoewsIne. L i i“‘i Salen. High. Low. Close. | Canad Pacdebds.. 19 79% 79 ~ 79% jover at the close of the market. BY STUART P. - :mgomp':cu 27% 28% 2% 2:% LoftInc...... % W % ;.‘ BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Argentine 7i < 14 101% 101% “'“‘S::g:::g::gzh f gg.;s g:tz ggr‘ There was much “rough stuff” on the | On Tuesday, January 8 all loeal Sn‘?\.:‘:»;-%%s'g:‘i:;u e Tollarn, A: &?5;-‘.{#&3. 22% zg 22‘6 i Louis & Nash... §7% 8B% 8T% 881 | Special Dispatch to The Star. - AustriaTs... 86% Central Pacific 4. 3 85% 85% 85y Tarket last week, dealers say, and |national banks, in addition to many .. 15 86% 86 7 9;'“ ;s‘ﬂ: ;1“ Ches & Ohlo cv 5 97% 9% 97% |Ches & O¢v 4%s. 8614 86 86% Ches& Ogn4i%a,. 17 891% 89% 89% | prices went as low ae 25 cents. trust companies and savings institue 5588 874 88 | Fresh-killed turkeys this morning |tions, will hold their annual share. 8 85% 85 85% ) were quoted at 40 and 45 cents. Buy- [ holders' election, resulting in the se. : J : & " e Belgium %8 maricet continued in the main the for- A & For p v | 4 | Mack Trucks. A LT er:‘,ﬁwﬂzﬁﬁl:"cp‘;;:’;‘:‘; e aim | BelBlum go. ward movement which had been inter- | AR [T 3 peathe Bh G (60" ok | Maoy Co.. 66% 67% 66w '67% |in.today's pre-holiday bond market. :‘;5:;;1 L “\e;‘):\‘:;‘o.m_ i o | Am Ico ot i 2% Regyce LRI 120218 112 1124 This was evident in the high-grade 8% I3 5% Chi&altoniks... 1.33 33 38, ling was brisk. Dealers say most of |lection of direciors for the ensuir ? ‘ nton Pacit Al T r v ” 7 4 | the stock of all kinds of poultry will | year. Tn a majority of the case i Manh 2 as well as in th culati 3 - of a poultry ¥ ofthe cases dustrial section. “Union Pacific dld bet- 10% | Manhatn Elguar 204 29% 29% 29% n the speculative obliga 95 94 95 |ChI&ETlgnss g 1& Zg‘: th?bﬂ dlsposed of before the close of the |directors will meet immediately / 175 | Manhat Shire, 43 4ax 42% 43y |tlons. Strictly investment buying was | 33 | Maracaibo Ofl. . 284 27 284 |selective, but resulted in fractional 26% 96 96% 49%5. 4§-. 48 |macket, 73% | Marlgnd Oll.... 37 381 87 28%|advances for favored issues, 99% 99% 99% ! C M& Puge 1 24, ter for a while. and o did one or two 3 101 100% 100% 'ChIM&StPredse 72 49 484 49 Fggs—Strictly fresn, selected, can- | While in & minority of the institu- of the other rails.* But as a rule this Am Locomotive. Canada 5%#8 1929 lass of ks ith v lected, or 1 tin-] £ 5 52 J e 1o i £ : ) y i E 2 - 8 . %1 42a43; storage, 28, un o following day, eseinl Pt S 11% | Maxwell (Ad... 47is 48 ¢7os 48 |CMic 45, Canadlan Pacific 45, Lehigh | Ganms ooa 215 102% 102% CBI M&S Pov416s 150 . 53%. 524 53% 1o €lorage. 2 s - i reavy Am Smelting. 574 |Maxwell (B) 7). 13n 13i5 131 13%| Valley consolidated 41gs, New York Chile 8s 1941, o 104 104% | CM&StPgn4en. 31 77 77 77 | 1Ave Boultry—Roosters, per 1b., 1 While there will be, of courss 'lrh.m» was nothing new uho'ul.lhe oil-trade situation to account for the sharp rise in. Marland .and _the AT Steel Fay... 30a32; epring chick- | Many changes in existing direct. 3 106% 1064 1061 | turkeys, ‘per 1n, b young, each, orates, it i3 understood but few 1 74% 74%. 74% |ens, per b, o4% 94% 94% | ChI&NW Gje. 95% | May Dp Storas.. 9 i cent 1 S - | 1% 93 91% 93 |Central 338 and Atchison General 4s)Chile7s 1943. B S0k o oL Am Smelt pf.... M 37% | Met Edison pt. . 9% 9 98 | were in demand. It is always possible | COPenhagen 53s. . @ mroallanEatovnne 3a24; keats, i ; Am Sugar. ... 55% | Mex Reaboara. . 1% 5% Cuba b 90% 91 |ChURI&Pgnis.. 5 8% 781 781 60a70; fowls, per Ib., 20a21. major changes will be made In offie S i maes 11 oAt B icen are an: | A Sugar pE-.-. 921, | Mex Seabd ctfa. 13% 1918 }3,.‘:::“ a proportion of the buving of | Gurehameiuis. 2o o4% 94 g.‘,ﬁ)gmg}r&m?!n- 12 79% 734 78%| Dressed poultry—Fresh Killed spring | ¢lal Dersonnels. Theso changes, so HEA A L IERE s L I s A 18% 18% | Miami Copper... 2113 211 2134 | th!s sort may be for foreign account, s H&SESs... 10 77 76% 76% | chickens, 28230; far as can be learned, will not bring Y ; 47 | Middle st ol but pperations of this charactor are | Denmark 6s 5 93% 98% 98% ChiUnsSta6is.... 5 114% 114% 114% 'per 1o, 2785, foie, aductior 8 o ‘i s 7 . ¢ a Clorer 1o A equation. 1t 19,hls, AIONE | Am Ty & Telok 1245 126 | Minn & 8t L 1% | generally well- cov DutehE16%b...- 10 90 90 90 |Chi& Windcn¥s. 6 721 72 124 : barke T, e o Ol DU WL 1 With relief Bacause there Has not had | Am Tob nf (ny . 1004 101% | Minn StP & SSA. e v Aeouaved D {Dutch Enst 6547 7 94% 94% 94% |CCCOStLrresA.. 2 101% 101% 101% |each: §6ads. rositere per b 30, the form of promotions to present 2 10 be the financing looked for & month | Am Weeren 72% 73% | Mo Kan & Tex e U. S. Loans Unchanged. Dutch East 16862, 1 94 94 94 [Cleve Termbs..... 95% 95% | Game—Rabbits, No, 1, per dozen, | officers. 38 96 95 95 |CubaRRps. 127 924 o1% 92 Japanese ist 4i4s. 10 93%% 93% 93%"3:;‘;}}‘7‘,“‘0‘;::; 81% 81% |2.0023.60; No. 2, 125a].50. Tax Exemptions Puzzling. Live stock—Galv ce, 83% 83% | 12; medium Wf}allb ,'”'n.c"ﬁ.‘i‘.;,‘ Bex WD-i Three different angles of approach :,»g United States government 1oans’l"n'encnsovu- 2o, which 15 Showing fn the mMATket | Am were o pf.. 9 | dragged alone without much change, | FTench Govt 71 for the oil stocke. g Am Zine&1A bt Specinl Stocks High { 1% 1% MoK & Tex pt, 24% 24% | Mo Paciflc. .. Anaconda.. 36 36% | Mo Paclfic of. 284 | No definite trend In this part of 67 . 67 |8alo. m to the P t o i r of the| Y 0215 [ 410. Lambs, spring, per lb.. 13, Live he menace of tax exemption of It wa to priate that ac- | Ann Arborpf... 31%, 31 | Monte'v Ward. 241 | ot o Thoof \helJapanese2d4%s.. 9 92%. 92 D&RG 5 . a5 ach; Tivi 5. v bei 5 was quite appropr P 2% imarket can be expected to develop | Tergen U M s 47.. 8 S T 1T LASATT 1% 41% | pigs, 3.0040.00 each; live hogs, per lb.,!banda are now being considered by 62 62 counts of record-breaking Christmas | Armour of Del pf 82 924 | Moon Motor: ;| 3 £ i 7 2 3 mbers of Congress. The fact tha e KAtnold Constad. 12t g | until the fate of the tax reduction | Lyon 0s.. T 6 7% T6W 8% [pric St COD LI G VR {mem he fact that 4 have been: accompanied (4 0y, ooan. . - 837y land bonus proposals at Washington | Mexico 5 L1344 44w A4l pno conon o 53% B4 150a2.00; per barrer 2.60as00. Gy | Lhre A iauct) pidne have, Leen udi 1ew high prices for stocks like | 3000 b QST - 6 ) ey | Mexico da. D1 6% 264 204 Epe convAs A B4% Sas |fornia ‘ofanges, per crate, 6.00a7.00; | Lor G (s Gaesion <3 hubile intur. Department, - Assoclated Dry | Associated ON. . 284 {stuAcne. L the speculative Tt selling for | Netheriands 65,220 1 96" 95 95 | Erie conv 4s ... 6+ Goen Florida, "20ac.60. Lemons, cible that Congress may favor ai and others representing the | Atchison....... 96 Nat! Enamel 0% 40 ¢ S1% | the purpose of recroding tax 1ose 6 11% 111 111% |G ey nge o qp 6s. e G, { thren plans, the adoption of wWhive dry goods and distributive trade. Atchison Df. ... 884 Nactn, ron ola 404 40M 40| which was so prominent last week 17 93 924 924 |Gr North gen 7s. .. Grapes, California Emper | would entail no serious conflict. Wilson & . Cp. was another spe-!atlan Bir & Atl. W 1% ”ﬂ"Stor HMu 423 41% 428 appearod to have subsided. Such sell. | NOTWay 6s1952.... 5 92% 92% 92% |G North gen 5345, 1 RS, :Ie:_\'_n,!z'z-lmf;ru The first and apparently mosp cialty which eame in for an unusual | Aqan ot mrde, - 1% 1% | YatlLead...... 1424 [ing, it was generally. assumed wns|Ofient Devdeb 6a. 4 88% 88% B89 | Croen B o db. SOt i N b it | favored plan 15 the adoption of Nat! Ry of M 2d. Vs 1% 170 1.’,,, | Sevada Copmer. | of attention. . The rise was o die ta’ better earningd Krowing out :-::: "“l‘“(."“‘:' { the improvement during the last] Atlantic the’ redson “for the break in the st | baris-Ly's-Med6s. 27 68% 68 68 \Havana ERL&P 5 1% Paul bonds to new low records for | PTague 1%s. 837 3% 1 }"ud&iﬂgiﬁg;ﬁ o : Twevt potatoes, {constitutional amendment whi 24 | Queenstand 6s..... 1 100% 100% 100% | Hid & Man aj 5s.. zl‘s 58Y% 681 B8 - 1 3 81 804, 81 |09-5046.00 per bbl. = Southern lettuce, | WOUld bring future iesues of stat ¢ 126 126 | NOrTex& Mex. 95% 9615 95% 9Aw|lhe yvear. Today these bonds just |per crate, 1.00a2.00: nearby, 50al1.00-{an% municipal bonds squarely intg e e o R Zsu e | YV AlrBrake.. 0% 40w 40w 40w [wbout heid the recovery r chelas 8% |11 Central rof 48 i | oebers, S30aa.00" Callbags, norinern | Marmony with tho eraduated {ncoms K tate i 2 = < of Jas = s 5040 e a | ta is 15 held by its sponsors “ith United States Cast Tron Pipe | Auto Knitter... o%) T Eaentrat . k i i §1 g1 Ul Contral 51 oy J LR NSDEE 100 by, Joon A, This i held by its enonburslag < niGy Tt Tenorty perslaced th 128 124% | X ¥ Dok -, ® il will clore the y ith fixed 924 923 |11l Cent ret 5s - 1 100% 100% 100% | Heans. southern - Siet; 2.0042.50. | in the end, most satisfactor short .»f'n(u:“"m wwas .-f!f—np:;:‘x‘; 3 112 112 | SynpaHarerd, -1«-45;;”,"{“‘* about covered, this belng the 98% 9&5.,3:“-51;;1'-5:5:- et 59 587 59 |Peas. per busket, ._'New York| The second plan is to le: of the floating supply. The | Balto & Ohlo. .. 53 |warf& Western st time such a showing has been 804 8OW | p Tr pd. 20. 58% | celery, per 46.00; in {clal inheritance tax on tax 102% | hossible In several years. The bonds. 2 |Int Rap Tran6s... 6 56% | rough, New York, alifornia, | in addition the 64k 64% ' | is that when the litigation be- ' Balto & Ohio pf. 58% {warth Amer. P 224 | ho P “ > Int R i a 2, e . lev : th = . 5 on b 298 | o owever, are still ing at extremely o 6: nt Rap Tran 7s... 7 6.00a6.50. Peppers, per ' tance tax levied by the fede acrifices At the axpense of the | Barnesdall (B). 1gk | OkiahamaProd. 1 1% 1% T R e etuadea s TAtUFIes | D Kingm 53520 17, 108% 108 108% | [Nt & & Nor 1st 6s. 24 o | Spinach. per bbi., Southern | jopsiitutionality of such & law was hed in debate in the 34 (Ontarfo Silver.. 7% 7% 7 7 Senate about two 56% | Orphenm Cirenft. 18% 187 18% 1R7 | mon. me important people g went heavil Batontl Min.. short of the common | Ud Kingm 535 '37. 13 1004 100 100% | cucumbers, per bushel, 4.50a5.00. Cur- Towa Cent 1st 58 83% | rots, 100-1b sack, 2.23a%.G0. Bruseels Erie Issues Agaim Firm. rs ago when an @ wwd Beechnut Pack. #tork and have not sinee been bl I | Ntis Flevator. .. 143% 14015 143 %| Erle issues were firm aga ;i MISCELLANEOUS. Kan City Ft § i i {amendment proposed by Senator o cover. ”";“g‘f?,"‘(")" i Pt g l‘g:: “g\f “g:.' “p‘u_ | considerabie activity I BNE bt hon | Adax Webhur fs 2 87% 87% 87% ! KansasCityS3s.. 2 [EUECEhELIRL0. | Walsh of Montana was supported by As carnings and dividend prospects Beth St l';d“ e Nwens Bott 43 43 43 43 | = around 62. which is still 215 poirts ! Am AgrChem 7%s 1 97% 97% 97% KansasCityS5s.. 4 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, Senator Cummins of Jowa, Senator FeaEcEs present selling prices ) Br Bim Stl 3 p¢- {below the high of the year. Inter-|Am CottonOil bs.. 13 81 80 81 |Kan City Term 4s. 17 BALTIMORE, December 2 {La Folletts, Senator Kenyon and for the shares, this market condition | Booth Fish..... PacGanA Flec. 93 9% 93 93L!natfonal Great Northern adjustments | Am SmIVAR 1st8s. 8 924 92 924 | Lake Shore 4831, 10 S5 | SALTIMORE, December 24, (SPe.|many others: At that time the meas T seem o be Wne moro. piausibic | Bklyn Edison. FacifieMan o 1710 4, Jehile the same road's Airst 63 | Am Smlt&R 6. 5103 1024 102% | Lehigh Valley g5 2 1021y 102 1024 | 1bA. 1.0045.50; mweete and yaris, bbl. Ure lacked only one vote of passir , xplanatior e rise iyn-Ma ) acifie 3 need s o . | Long Island r " Crsl B R om . Bbl" | the Senate. Such a law, authoritics National Lend Gosnip. Brkin-Man T pf. {PacT&Tepr.l a3 o8 tEadine revaslen-in | Al B e e 1 L L N i oS S o s li e b 50U | belteve, would be beneficial 1n ite | Packara Mator. 191 { S 201635 ] thing | Brunswk Term. < de 0 Tk o Na. | Burns Bros (B). 2% 244 2d% 244 ipiCiarawarpr. oy al denials to be | Butte Copper. .. 5 4% 5 |panAm Pare vational Lead | 2 . 2 [Pin.AmP (B) >addo Oil. 2 | Y ment in the past has alwi ot 804 | Panbhandla. .. been rather promnt in repudiating | Calf Pack 2 e renale ity bonds of in- n as LENE 58 and American WarerCrctd {Am T & Tdeb§ls. 61 954 98 = 98% | Manhat Rycnds.. t 5 < {MIEIRy & L 5s. 55" Utah Light and Traction 5e ales | Am Writ Paper 8s. 5 414 41 413 | M1 EIR; . % | this same general class, advanced | Anaconda cv d 7 oty 97% 97% | M&StLrfexss Brasoale aprouts ot | effects. but it would not produce Tt is about time, if there i an effect as a constitutional In the extra divid tional Lead, for offi forthcoming. The [Am T & Tcltrbs.. 97% 974 97% | Louls & N 55 2003. . rhern | AmT & Teltrds.. 15 924 924 924 o 1. 97% coli, bu., 30 A Wl v 5. Cabbage, per 100, 4.00a6.00. , bu, 35add. C . per 100 | 00, " Celery, 2.00a4.00. 16% 15% Cucumbers, crate, measure that r massing the Senat R PR Foir s - SiM &S 35,00 ce, have levied the same rate of < # . | Calit Petrol 24% 26 | Panhandle nt 82 | fructionally. Among the local trace | Anaconda 1st €s,.. 20 96% 96 96y M &StListrfd4s.. 16 180 g | plants, crate. $50s0.00, Lattuce, DU | axation upon the owner of all e Sy whcre hene haa niot beek | Callr Petrol ot . | Parrish & Ring. 18% | tions Third Avenue refunding ds and | Armour & Co 4%s. 1 8% Be% 84471 StPa sSAteads 14 8o BBT, . e P omians. 100 Tha, 2,004 | amongt T 1es tres honds o p violently again today., on top of (Callaban Zinc | Pennavivania. 41% [adjustments did better, but the In- | Armour of Del Gl3s 82 88t 884 s&w;tl K& TprinssA 17 79, 13500, " Oysterplants, per 100, 3.00a7.00. | OWner of millions in the tax-fres so- last week's 11-point advance, the | Calumet & Aris. Tenn Seahd Stl. 3 |terborough list was neglected. In!AssoOll 6srcts.... 14 954 954 5% |MK&TEC...... 1 95 Parsnips, bas, 40a50. Poars, hamper, | curities. It would have penalized th strect thought it significant that |Canadian Pac... 145% 145% | Penny (JC) pf. 1034 | sugar bonds Cuba Cane Sugar 35 ran | apjantic Refin 65 967 6% 967 | MK & Tadiss.... 52 Peppers, crate, 1502300, estate of the person who purchased nothing shoutd have been said to diss | Case Threshing. 2 20% 21% | Pere Marauette 40% [ UD only to react la¥er. So far these | panioh TS 97a 973, 97y | Mo Pacific 6s % 7 b ghes Turnips. bu, the fax-free bonds immediately ba- COUrAgE the report that & stock divi- | Case D pfo. BBl 681 68% 68% | Pro& Ref ctfs. 29+ | bonds have failed to respond to the | pATIRARR NS 981 98 = 98| Mo Pacific5s°65... 12 754 | et i 20026 50, fore his death the same as the as , of the individual who had enjoved the freedom from taxation for a score of .. v | improved financial condition of the Philadelohia Co 4 Wick: | Beth Steel rt 5 A5 {eompany. Among industrials, Wick. | Beth Steel rt 5y Philip Morits... 214 224 21% 21% [ AP CGHS e had a hetback, | Beth Steel pm 55 13 13% 13 13% 94w 94% 94% | Mo Pacificgnds... 12 51y dend, " involvin, erhaps capital | ¢y € p ps g capi Centrai Leatn 88t 88Y; - 88, | MOntrl Tm Ict 5s, aplit-up, was in prospect. Cent Leath pf... 3815 38% 37% 38% 0al.25; box am Chicago and Northwestern continued | Cerro de Pasco. 45% 46% 46% Phiilips Pet. 82w 38% 82% 8asi |- i o 73, | N O Tex & M In 58 100 Ibs.. 1.00a1 jes, bbl., | years or more. o So by ¥ - | . A * i but Plerce-Arrow 8s were higher. Beth Steel s f 8s, 9Th 97 9TX ; > 3 atoutt bk 504 The third plan is to enact a 1 to seek what would be considered a|Chamdler Mot... 641 6% 64l {Plerce-Arrow... 9% 9% 9% 8% ivonch bonds were quiet and fr- | Brier B St 1st5%s. 93% .92% 9% 1 }g::‘d‘;;“e;“ - 100aI0 000 e e Bines |this winfer ~which twill result in more sultable level for a 3 per cent | CUANTY ORIGTT §9% T0% 69% 94% -94% o4 N Y Centriba . 135 185 185 | ¥ Centends’ss. 1y 99% 99% 99k N YCenLScliys. 15 964 96w 98w New HavencdGs. 12 Y2 PlerceONl...... 24 24 24 2% regular. As the break of last week A Bklyn Edison7s D, 3% 3% 34 3% | Plerce ONDE.... 2T1a 270 27% 274 | of" franc exchangs had. lttle affect CAIN Pete 6168 w i, 10 | Pitts Coal...... 63 | upon quotations for the bonds, 5o to- | Central Leather 5s 26 | Postum Cereal 58% | day's rally in the exchanges passed | Cerro de Pasco 8s.. 49 | Pressed St Car. 2% | unnoticed. Chila Copper 8 4% | Produc & Ref.. 228, | {CInG & E 5%s iea CEaes 31000450, e Trnics e, it Coury Selling Prices on Grain, { ine the meaning of the words in the 0. 2 red, winter, teenth amendmen from whatever 3 red winter, spot, no quo- source de b, gh the great red winter, rlicky, | majori legal authorities contend of the S stock. But in its case, as.well as in | CNe that of Great Northern preferred and | Chi & Alton. ... Narthern Pacific, which have had a | Chi & Alton pf.. biz drop during the year, selling to Chl & East Il establish tax losses has probably Chi& EIN pf. plaved an importunt part In the re- Chi Grt West. 58 | tation: No. 2 70% | spot; .domestic, 1.07% : export, no qu ‘104, 103% 104 hi StP M & O b ” | S New Hi cent market. | Chi Great W pt. 10 ! Puliman Co 121 - | Commonwth Bos.. 4 87% 87 874 New Haven .6 X auo- | that | | of ‘the | Wheat Prices Lower. {ChiMil&StP.. 12% | Punta Alegre. BR% | | Con Coal Md 1st 5a. 87% 8Th 8Tiq;NoW Haven7sfr..120 gmiypftaton: iold e e R o e 7 i Inate = t 22% | Pure Ol. .. 21% | < S 8 71 1067 1074 New York-Ryajéa 10 1% | SPot. no- guotation; re ol n ; o % ¥ Continued sagging of wheat prices | Shi MU &SLE D 8% | | Guban-Am Sus 8a.. 13 1074 s 1074 INY Rysads 5 26 o | garlicky, spot ion. whatever source derived” does not was the one depressing incident of | Chi & Northwu. 48% | Ratlway 8t Sp. 1061 | | Cubs Canecvd8s. 36 95% 954 95w | XY RysadiSsct.. 25. ik [ ESSL KT apoc I s panie o hois eyt {he Say, L0C. Accompinyiig declinsiCaE NODDEC-- 93 | Rav con Cappe 1% { Cuba Cane cv 78'30 11 89% NYw e a4 5 59 | Corn—Cob. new, 3.80a3.55 for, yellow | tax exempt prior to the enactment of in corn ‘may or may not be a lasting | Chi R & Pac... 22 | Reading. Det Edison ref 108% Nertoin ey oAa. 8 {and 9 per barrel for white; tha sixteenth amendment, there arp readjustment in accordance with the |Ch R I & P 6% pf 85% | Reading 24Dt | Donner Steel 86Y Norfolk & W cn 4s, 2 No. 2 corn, spot, 8212; No. 3 corn, spot, | equally high legal authorities wh bix trop yield of 1928 “but. al all| ChiR I&P 7%pl. 78 | Rels Rohert £ | Du Pontde N 18 108~ 7 Norfolk & W ev 6s. 10 87 track corn, vellow, No. 2, new, 88, |disagrea. It is proposed to insert events, it comes too 1ate b affect the 29 29% o ol N Dugquesne Light ! Northern Pac 4 9 asked | provision into the-revenue law tn tay | Est Cuba Sug 74 EnEn HElod-aRRheanaanonnan—gme 29 . 2% Rels Robert p Northn P Sa) he incoma from state and cip, poaition. in th -growing states. : : | Northn Pacrd 2 Sale t state and munictpal The outstanding fact remains that Sl o] i {4, | Replogle Steel.. | Empire G&F 7 } 108 1o0™ Yo 1Ore Short Lref 45, 7 Dats—> 53a831z; No. 3, bonds.and thus to require from t the bulk of the corn harvest was |Ghino Copper... 111 111 | Replr & Steel.. np! : Ore-Wash Istrf4s 30 white, new, 52, aske | Supreme Court & decislon directly o marketed before the, price reaction |CCC&StL.. bals 71 | DroDsMREREC. (R0 BOK 20N 20N | | Frak Robdebie,, 1402 102 M0 lpennevigense.... 22 N &y Do einta uut it i i t in and o ; - ! Cluett Peabody. | Rey Tobae (B).. 737 73% 738% 73w ¢ i 4 7. < pointed out that the in 5oL, n and was sold on highly satls- | Cluett Pe e -3% Zg:‘in;;u“n::ch.) o ‘m“A[f vance of 5 to 28 POIMS; Sen Eln;deb §s nou‘: 13;::' lgglmﬁ::z:;} s‘f:-“.‘” ie Hay—Recelpts, 45 tons. The tone , tax remedy and the tpecial That the fall in whe vard the | Colo Fuel. & 22 22 ol Soodrich 6148, ... 14 97 3 dnity ‘printe, | this amount the Marlboro bank of together of new financing. { Elec Stor Bat. 0% we .. ing today. The market w | Ban At P 7 96% 96 Wabash 1st 6s. 1 967 | 1< s 5 % As late as the last week of No-|EmersonBrant. % % % %|TexasCompamy. 42% 43 42% 43 |day air from ihe oherime SemCll; | Pan-Am Pete fys. i 90% 9% western Pacin 3 s 36%| CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MABKET. | Directors of National o e o=l h > : pening. S o 3 s c5e. 2 B0k 80v | | of Southern Maryla Sl | ygmber the reported intention was | Emerson-B ot 8 8 8ha 8%TexGulfSulph. 60K 61 604 61 |the buting was encouraged B I G e L o ae o | WaNE BBOrs 14t ke, 75" 59%! CHICAGO, December 24 (Unitea|BanK of Southern Maryland have in- bonds, and later a $5,000,000 iasus ot | E2dicott-dohn.. 65 664 °§ 116y | Texas& Paclfic. 19 191 19 19% j vorabld Liverpool, and "some of it | pjerce-Arrow 8s... B 8% 76 76 | States Department of Agriculture).— |16 per cent and added $5,000 to the debentures. “The lnst figares on Mar | Endicott-J pf... 1157 1184 1150 104 [ rax e PCAON. 11k 115 11 1is|because December tenders in New |progucers& R8s, 3 106 106% 106% TOTAL SALES (Par Value): iyyope Recelpts, 38,000 head; mostly | Surplus. Capital stock {y now $50,- financial position showed that | EFi€..... . 21% 2Us 214 ZUA|eTex PacLdTr. 820 320 320 820 YOrk were not as large as expected. | progucers& R&sw 1 111% 111% 111%| 112 1911000 12noon 3262000 |55 higher: HEht 1ght and nigs 55 te | 000 and surplus, $50,000. after absorbing most of the big dl,_]gr:e ;;: n'(. 222 ﬁ: g‘; ggt ;mru«vm&.‘ us;u ug% Public Service 5 2 84 78% 78y| 1P 4824000 2p.m.. 6008000 |50 higher: desirable 240 to 300 pound “iine in oil pricos, current assets w, rie 24 pt. | Tide Water . ——— [ butchers, 7.16a7.25; top, 7.25: 190 to! iy 320000006 ac weatnat bils | amous Players 60 70w 6% 70w | Timken Bearing s 39 ssw so | OOINAGE INCREASED |Shaie-stfisn. 28 100" "ok Too~ . : i i 12 FOOD AND RENTS UP. Ltics of less than $10,000,000 o Playpf, 88 88l 88 884 TobaccoProd... 70 71% 891 Tl Sinclair Ol 18....- 4 947 41 947 e s 5 nound average e _ Overland Preferred. Bi 9% 9% 9% 9% | TobaccoProd A. 90% 81 §0% 91 1air Ofl 6% 3 BT BT 874 FOREIGN EXCHANGE. ble packing sow i strong: R E Fifth Ave Bus 4 169" 101" | TransContotl. oM. 4. % 4 AT DENVER M|NT Sincla > 738 | (Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbe & welght pigs, €.0056.50. Highest Since 1921, According tc rossing 4. Willys Overland pre- | Fisher Body.... 160% 161 | 3 Sin Crude Ol 5% 5. 97T 97w 97y B . Nominail Selling cho f«’ ¥| 7 Cattle—~Receipts, 6,000 head: active; ferreq eurpassed its best figure so|Ffak RubbeF.... 7% T% T THIyigegood. . 40 a1u 40 41| - SinCrude Ol 6s... 9 97 96W 97 gold value, today. © | killing classes unevenly higher; top, National Board. " € cempany's earnings are am- | Flejshman . A% 4 adm AN o APl 62% 2% 62% 623% 5 Steel & Tube7s.... 1103 103 103 | Loudon. e 48U ! matured steers, 1 welght 9 wEw T » W Pents onianty (i, Loginning of pay- | Freeport Texas. 124 12% 12% 12%|;oion paciic. .. 126% 127 126% 127% | Jump . Bl 15 Tenn Elec Pow 2 94 93% 937 | Montreal," d ‘pounds; numerous 4.25 NEW YORK, December 24.—With Taea atslameas. B ool Accumi. | ardnerMotor.. 5% 6% bB% 5% ‘mion Pacpf.... 71% 7T1% 714 71% ump. From $15,600,000 to Over|oiedo Edn 18t 7 9°106% 106° 106 | ferle f plainer kind, 7.50a8. an increase in working hours and a the $10.000.000 bond offering Tast au- | Gen Ain Tk Car. 41 444 41 43% | Un Clrar Strs. .. 204% 208 204% 208 $40,000,000 Made During | unis mrag oy s 3 1308 1301 a0 | Berln | O il | T S ard o 2007, ubatandiel age = mn provided that no cash dividends | Gen Asphalt. 414 420 41% 42% Utd Pap Board.. 18% 18% 18% 18%| * USRublstres.. 1 854 85% 85 | Zurich, franc ‘i e BB o \ings, food prices and rents for th , Wwere to be paid except out of earnings |Gen Asphaltpf. 73% 74 73% 74 | United Ry Inv. 9% 9% 9% 9w | Past Year. { U8 Rubber 7345, 1 103% 1085 109m | Athens, dracii. 1 1.0; vealers largely led November 15 were the avcruing subsequent o September, | Gen Clgar. 95 87h 95° 97 |UtdRyInvopf... 35% 85% 354 385% it 34 103 1050 100% | Madrid, posetn : julle to packers, outsiders | highest since 1921, according to 1t I8 thought unlikely that uny: | Gen Electric.... 193 195% 193 195% | Utd Retall Strs. 24 2w 215 95| == S i Th e crown i3 paving upward to 10.50; stockers and yesterdsy by ihing will be done about dividends |Gen Bloe api 107 10% 10% 10%i SCastlPlpe.. 66 68% 65% 67% j Tteh Fow e seis 0050 | feeders strong, ustrial Conterence Boar!, ! Vertientes Sug 7s. 3 93% 93 T Coinage at | Va-Car Chem7s... 51 82 81y g2 |Waraw mak .. 68% 68% | Christiania, -crow 101% 101% | Stockholm, crown. until next year. treet. by . gl g Special Dispatch to The Star. Gen Motors. 14% 14% 14% 14% [USCastIrPpf. 83 83 83 &3 < S, 811 814 8l% 8114 |USIndusAlco.. 65 66% 65 . 65% | DENVER, December 24 : Sheep—Receipts, 9,000 head; active; - Gy Motors pf. MAREET CLOSES STRONG. 222 NCIUER s, 813 813 81% 81| US Rubber.. 37 37% 836% 37| the Denver mint this vear will total | Va-Car Ch7%s t lambs 25 to 40 higher: sheep s _conditlons, T foner Tat woolea lambs, 13.00a13.35; are Improving siowly, top to city butchers, 13 shorn | following » midyear slump. For th |GenMot7% deb. 99 99 99 99 |USRublstpf.. 864 87 86% 87 | $40,091,000, as against $15,600,000 1ast | W arner-Sugar? v 6%8.. 2 109% 109 oa b 11.00; vth ended December 14 thirty- Scveral Sharp Advances in Last |Gimbel Bros pf. 99 99 |USSmelt&Ref. 10 19K 10 10%|year. Purchases of bullion here | westioonmmecs.. & loss loms Toge 1 Bs the Asociated Preve B D st cliangar s Aronaa ot L Glidden. . 2 D 94% 85 | amounted to $10,825,882.11, compared | wickwire Spen 7s. 3 °76% 75 75 NEW_ YORK, DecemBer 24.—For- | 0 °® : e dustry were noted by the board, only Hour's Trading. { Goldwin Corp... 8% 8% U S Steel p 119% 119% | wiin $20,221,673.99 last year. This de. | Wilson &Co 15t 69. 2 94% 94% 94% | i€n-exchanges steady. Quotations N one of was “a_decrease. 1 Dy the Associated Press. i Goodrich 21 21% | Utah Copper. 63 63 5 Gl 2 S Covils. 18 97 (in United States doilars): Great! CHICAGO, December 24—Wheat | pic o the statement continue NEW YORK. December 24— Bullish | Goodyear pE. 39% 40 crease is traceable to the ceseation of | Wieon&Cov IR 10 30 90 97| prliain, demand,4.34%. cables, 4.343; | went down In price today almo, { ¢oal miners in western Kentucisy S T 24.—Bullish | 20005y Congol. . 18% 13% 20% 29% | silver purchases under the Pittman | wWieon &CovCe. ~ & 84 B84 84 |aixty-day bills on banks 4.32. France, ; soon as the market opsned. |epted a cat in wages to lower p domonstrations in @ number of specinl- | Gray & DAV 6% 6% 28% 28% lact. Only $1,066162.95 of tho white | LOUre™R 2 94% “94% 94% | Gemand, .0508; cubies, 050815 .Italy, | mént appeared gencrally bearish, and. gy tion cost ties imparted an upward Impulse to the | Gt Northern pf. L5 e | Yan Ratit e B3% 83% metal was bought this year, compared r dimangy OIE AL I A e ey Teaded for s i 3 G 8 28 a-Car Chem " ) & 2 um, demand, .0453; cables, 045315 a e m: S general movement of prices in today's Y o P e BUTTER HIiGHER. fum, ‘dbmand, 04535 cabler, 04684 ® * | with $11,435,788 In 19: | e Ve sis with other coun- relativey quiet pre-haliday ~ market, | Greene-Canan 3% 1w 1% 13 Va-Ochem g3). (B R B4 B% | Chages were' hoasier fais, o PUTS competitive busls Witk o 'tne| GRAIN MERCHANT DEAD. { . - Leabl 260000000000 Holland, de-.' tries. 16 Scores of stocks advanced 1 to 3 points, | SRRURRCIEE g0l 50% 50% 50N | VIVAdOW..ese 1% $4.982.476.17 worth of the total' was| CHICAGO. December 24. f::;{nﬁm‘a?f 3784; cables, .3780. Norway,| bull side advised that for a while #ome of the heavy spots in the rallroad | Guir St Steel T B T 8L | o {demand, .1480. Sweden, demand, .2635. | it would be good policy to defer bu¥-| (y1cAGO, December - 24.—Edward group wiping out their losses and mov. 3 firsts, | Denmark, demand, .17 Switzerland, | ing. ~After opening ¢ off to ¢ ad- | p ", (on “Jzed sixty-six, one of th e “ {Hartman Corp.. 41 41% 41 41% Wabashpf (A). 84 84 83% 833 ? ing to higher ground. Sales approxi- Wheel 40% 40% | Waldorf System.. 14% | furnished by Colorado mines, —Higher; creamery-extras, $3

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