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specialties climb, leaders irregular in market . , •> rtn /i i V%TO PIPP if — - __ i* _* „ ___ ■ LAKbt uaiib tui IN LATE TRADING Press Average Of 60 Stocks Is Able To Retain .1 Of Point Advance By FREDERICK GARDNER jvEW YORK, April 22— <A>> — Specialties a°ain turned upward In today'» ‘took market while most leaders encountered just enough sell mg to hold them within a narrowly irregular range. The list got off to a fairly good surt. moped for a while, then post ed the best prices of the day run ning to around a point or so after n00n, Dealings thereafter slacken ed and extreme gains were cut or .ancelled at the close. The Associated Press average of go stocks was able to retain a net advance of .1 of a point at 50. Trans fers totaled 868,990 shares against 1.154,990 last Friday. Saturday's brisk rally did much io prop sp< ulative sentiment, al though conflicting dispatches from ihe European war left Wall Street somewhat timid regarding the ex pansion of commitments either way It was noted, at the same time, that issues standing to profit from war influences received considerable at tention. Business news at home was fairly good, notwithstanding some disap pointment was shown over a more than expected drop in this week's estimated steel mill production. Sales of foreign-held American securities remained light, but board rooms still inclined to view with some apprehension the posibility that any sizable rally in this mar ket might bring- out a burst of of ferings from abroad. For some time ■ his factor has been viewed as an important market handicap. New 1940 peaks were reached by international Paper preferred, Swift. Armour. American Bosch, Ceianese and Bush Terminal. Emerging with modest advances nere American Car and Foundry, Electric Boat, Radio Corp., Allied Mills. United Aircraft, 'Bethlehem Steel, Union Carbide. Du Pont, Al lied Chemical. Marshall Field. Mont gomery IVard. General Motors, Chrysler, Great ysormcrn ana u. s. Rubber. On tiie offside were American Air lines. Eastern Air Lines, Lockheed. Glenn Martin, Douglas Aircraft, Sears Roebuck, U. S. Steel, N. Y. Central. Anaconda, American Smelt ing and Westinghouse. Curb gainers of as much as 2 or so included Todd Shipyards. Pitts burgh Forgings, Hammermill Paper, Gulf Oil and Aluminum of America. The turnover here approximated 229.000 shares compared with 243, 500 in the previous full session. STOCK AVERAGES 30 15 15 60 Indus Rails L'til Stks Net change - a.2 a.l unch a.l Monday _ 71.6 18.9 38.8 50.0 Prev. day ... 71.4 l?.f 38.8 49.9 Month ago_ 70.9 18.3 38.5 49.4 Year ago _ 61.8 16.7 35.3 43.8 3540 high_ 74.2 20.5 40.6 52.2 1540 low_ 69.9 18.0 38.3 49.2 1939 high ... 77.0 23.8 40.6 53.9 1535 low_ 58.8 15.7 33.7 41.6 60-Stock Range Since 1937: 1937-38 1932-36 1927-29 High . 75.3 72.8 157.7 Low . 33.7 16.9 61.8 What Stocks Did Mon. Sat. Sdvances _ 346 375 Declines _ 228 113 Unchanged _ 217 188 total Issues ______ 790 676 NEW YORK SUGAR NEW YORK, April 22— <-P) -Do mestic sugar futures were thrown off a:i early forward course today as Cuban buying diminished and of ferings increased. Final prices were 1 to 2- points lower. An easier slant to the raw market curbed buying and sales totaled only 9.450 tons. The world list followed the same pattern and ended unchanged to 1 point down. Speculative liquida ion and profit taking clipped morn ing gains. Sales totaled 3,000 tons; July 1.48 bid, Dec. 1.49 bid. Nearby shipment sugars in the raw market showed the greatest sensitivity to pressure. Prompt Cubas were offered at 2.95 cents a Pound dutp-paid. Philippines and Puerto Ricans ranged from 2.90 to 6-95 cents depending on position. Eastern refiners maintained their trice Of 4.50 cents a pound. No. 3 range follows: High Low Close Way . 1.99 1.97 1.96b July ..._ 2.02 1.99 1.99b Sep . 2.05 2.03 2.03b Nov . 2.07 2.07 2.07n 'an . 2.08 2.08 2.07b ‘larch .2.12 2.11 2.10b —Bid; n—Nominal. RICHMOND LIVESTOCK RICHMOND, Va„ April 22— CD _ -hestock:—Hogs—ISO-225 lbs., 5.80 ’•to. 100-120 lbS., 4.00-4.50; 120*140 b*> . 4.O0-5.20; 140-160 lbs., 5.20-5.50; 1(6-180 lbs., 5.50-5.80; 225-250 lbs., ; SO-5.80; 250-300 lbs., 5.10-5.60; over •to lbs., 4.80-5.30; sows under 350 'bE- 4.25-4.75 ; over 350 lbs., 3.75-4.25. Cattle—steady. Steers—8.50-8.75. Mediums 6.75 ‘■75; common 5.25-6.25. Cow-s — 5.25-5.75; mediums 4.25 ,l8; common and canners 3.00-4.00. Heifers—5.50-6.50; good beef breed 7.O0-8.00. Hulls—6.00-6.50; lights 5.00-6.00. lealers 10.00-10.50. EGGS iaf™ Y0RK, April 22— CD —Eggs f® SS: “regular. Mixed colors: "cy to extra fancy 19 1-2—21; rf8.18 3‘4~18 1-21 storage pack j ,. ls 8 18 18 1-4; graded firsts 17 current receipts 16 1-2—3-4; aver as™* M; dirties Ko- 1. 16; check. 15-15 M. Closing Stock Quotations (By Th» Associated Press) A **" ———————. -. p - 7 1.* Adams Millis _ *5 Air Reduct _* T? Alaska Jun _ g . . Alleghany .. 178 -1’2 Allis Chai Mfg _' "■ ,, ' a™ can .—li Am Car Fdy _ 7 „ Am For Pow .® 7-8 Am Pow & Lt _ , -‘8 Am Rad & St s_8 1-2 Am Roll Mill _ 75 ^ o Am Smelt & Ref_™"" 50 Am Sug Ref_ <« , „ at&t..{7\7-8 Am Tob B .90 j.. Anaconda _3 4 Arm 111 _ j 1 n A T & S Fe...,, ACL -.47 At 1 Ref___ 03 3.3 Aviat Corp _ 7 3.4 Baldwin __ B and O_ 5 Barnsdall _ 11 1.3 Bendix Aviat_34 1.3 Beth Steel_81 1.3 Boeing Airpl _25 1-2 Borden - 23 5-8 Borg- Warner _22 1-2 Briggs Mfg _ 22 5-8 Budd Mfg - 5 1.4 Budd Wheel __ 5 3.4 Burl Mills _19 3.4 Bur Add Machine _10 1-2 Calumet and Hec_ 7 5.8 Can Dry _21 Can Pac - 5 l_g Cannon Mills _39 i_2 Caterpil Tractor _51 3.8 Champ P and F_29 Ches and Ohio _39 i_2 C M St P and P Pf_ 1_5 Chrysler _87 Coca Cola _12 c Colum G and E _ 6 3-8 ComI Credit _45 1.2 Coml Solv _15 1.4 Comwlth and Sou —. 1 1-8 Consol Edis _ 31 3.4 Con Oil .4j. 7 3-8 Cont Can _46 1-2 Corn Prod - 60 3-8 Curtiss Wright _10 7-8 Curtiss Weight A_29 1-4 Del Lack and W_ 4 2-4 Doug Aire _.... S9 3-4 DuPont _187 1-4 Eastman Kod _156 1-4 Elec Autf Lt _40 Elec Pow and Lt _ 5 3-4 Firestone _19 Freeport Sul_36 Gen Elec _37 1-4 Gen Foods _ 48 5-8 Gen Mot -.-. 53 5-8 Gillette . 6 1-8 Glidden _17 3-4 Goodrich _13 Goodyear _.._21 3-4 Graham Paige __ 15-16 Gt Nor Ry Pf _ 26 7-8 Hud Mot _ 5 5-8 Hupp Mot _ 3-4 111 Cent _ 11 Int Harvest _57 1-2 Int Nick Can_30 1-2 Int Tei & Tel . 3 1-2 Johns Man _ 68 Kennecott _ 36 5-8 Kroger Groc _ 34 3-8 Libby O F Gl.. 49 3-4 Ligg & Myers B___.108 3-4 Loews _ 34 7-8 Loft __ 34 1-4 Lorillard _24 Mack Truck_26 1-8 McCrory Stores _16 l-S Mo K T.. 5.8 Mont Ward _51 1-4 Murray Corp _* 7 1-8 Nash Kelv_ 6 1-4 Nat Bisc _24 1-4 Nat Cash Reg_13 1-4 Nat Daily Prod _IS 1-8 Nat Dist _25 1-2 National Lead _ 20 3-4 New York Central_16 1-4 No Am Aviation _ 23 3-4 North American _„_21 7-8 Nor Pac - 8 1-2 Otis Eliv .15 5-8 Ohio Oil _ 7 1-2 Pac G and E _33 1-4 Pac Mills _15 Packard _ 3 3-8 Param Pix _ 7 1-8 Param Pf _90 Penney J C _94 1-2 Penn Dix _ 3 1-2 Penn Railroad _22 1-8 Phillips Pet _39 Pitt Scr and B _ 7 Public Service N J_41 3-S Pullman _25 1-2 Rad K O _ 1 1-8 Reminton Rand _ 9 1-8 Rep stl .. 21 1-8 Reynolds B _43 Seab A L --- 1-4 Sead Oil _.. 17 1-2 Sears _85 1-4 Shell Un _13 Socony Vac___11 Sou Pac _12 1-4 Sou Ry -16 Sperry _... 44 l.j Std Brands _ 3 Std Oil Cal _ 22 3-4 Std Oil Ind _ 27 3-4 Std Oil N J. 40 7-8 Stewart Warner _ 7 5-8 Studebaker _11 1.4 Swift _ 24 3-4 Tex Corp -46 1-8 Tex Gulf Prod_ 3 7-8 Tex Gulf Sul. 34 1-2 Timken Det Ax_ 26 3-8 Transamer _ 5 3-4 Trans and West Air_ 20 1-8 Un Carb _82 Un Pac _96 1-2 Unit Aire _____51 Unit Corp _ 2 1-4 Unit Drug _ 6 1-2 Unit Fruit _80 1-2 Unit Gas Imp _» 12 1-8 U S Ind Alco _24 U S Pipe- 35 U S Rub - 32 7-8 U S Smelt & Ref .61 U S Steel - 60 7-8 Vanadium _ 37 7-8 Va Caro Chem _ 3 3-8 Warner Pic _ 3 1-4 West Mary _ 4 1.4 Western Union _23 West Elec & Mfg _112 Wilson _ 7 1-4 Woolworth _*_40 Yellow T & C _18 1-8 Youngs S & T _ 42 7-8 Total sales 868,990. CURB Asso G & El A .. 1-4 Cities Service _ 4 3-4 Colon Dvmt_ 1 3-4 El Bond & Share_ 6 1-2 Gulf Oil. 37 5-8 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, April 22— <.T) —Hogs advanced 15 to 25 cents, and in spots more today in an active mar ket that carried top to $6.25, best this year. Receipts were slightly under expectations. Fed heifers advanced 15 to 25 cents while other classes of cattle gener ally were steady to strong. Best steers sold at $12.60 and bulk from $8.75 to $11. Choice Colorado fed heifers sold at $10.75. Most fed lambs made $10 to $10.50 in a steady to weak trade. (U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Salable hogs 12,000; total 15,500; general market unevenly 10-25, instances late 30 or more higher than Frldap’s avarege; top 6.25; good to choice 180-300 lbs. 6.00-20; 300-S60 lbs. 5.75-6.05; good 400-600 lbs. packing sews 5.00-40; shippers took 2.000; holdover 1,500. Salable cattle 12,000; salable calves 1,000; slaughter steers and yearlings less active but fully steady to strong; bulk 8.75-11.00; several loads 11.75 to 12.35; choice 1,444 lbs. 12.35 and choice 1,195 lbs. 12.60: hefiers mostly 15-25 higher and ac tive; largely 8.75-10.00; few loads 10.25; and choice 889 lbs. Colorados 10.75; cows and bulls strong, weighty sausage bulls to 7.15; veal ers opened steady, closed weak; few select heavies 12.00; early; stockers and feeders strong to 25 higher. Salable sheep 9.000; total 16,000; better grades fed lambs around steady; others weak to slightly low er; best fed westerns 10.50; bulk good and choice 10.25-50; medium to good kinds 10.00-10; eight week fehorn lambs 9.60; freshly shorn 9.00 10- deck hendyweight southwest springers 10.76; fat sheep scarce. dry goods NEW YORK, April 22. UP)— The approaching passover holidays caused a general slowing down of business today in the principal tex tile markets. Limited demand was reported for gray goods, and the poor weather during the past week has affected retail business. Rayon fabrics moved in rair vol ume with spun rayons most ac tive.’ Acetate crepes and pigment taffetas were in demand. A better inquiry came from silk converters for fall dress fabrics, and scattered sales were placed at steady prices. Orders were heavier for woolen piece goods, With men’s clothing manufacturers booking fall suit ings, top coatings and overcoatings. Demand for women’s wear remain ed light-_ charlotte cotton CHARLOTTE, April 22.—UP)— Spot cotton 10.75 FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK. April 22— UP* —The Canadian dollar dropped 1-4 cent to day in terms of the United States dollar, despite staple prices for cur rencies of the Allied nations. Foreign Exchange dealers suggest ed the decline to 84 3-4 U. S. cents in the Dominion unit was due more to the sensitivity of a thin market rather than active pressure. The currency recently showed consider able independent strength when sterling was swinging violently. The British money advanced 1-2 cent, the French franc .00 1-2 of a cent and the belga .01 of a cent. The guilder dipped .01 of a cent while the Swiss franc was unchanged. Closing rates follow (Great Bri tain in dollars: other in cents): Canadian dollar in New York open market 15 1-4 per cent discount or 84.75 U. S. cents; Great Britain, demand 3.52 1-2, cables 3.53 1-2, 60 day bills 3.51 1-4, 90-day bills 3.50; Belgium 16.78, Denmark unquoted, Finland 1.96n, France 2.00 1-2, Ger many 40.20n (benevolent 16.50), Greece .66 1-2, Hungary l7.65n, Italy 5.05, Netherlands 53.08. Norway un quoted, Portugal 3.45n, Rumania ,55n, Sweden 23.80, Switzerland 22.43, Yugoslavia 2.3fn, Argentina official 29.77, free 23.10, Brazil of ficial 6.05, free 5.10; Mexico 16.75n. Japan 23.48, Hongkong 22.02, Shang hai 6.12. (Rates in spot cables unless other wise indicated, n—Nominal.) U.ALITIUUIUJ i ui/11 ui.o BALTIMORE, April 22—(A1)— Pota toes-told) dull. Truck: 100 lb. sacks U. S. Md., and Pa. Round whites 1.60-75; Chippewas and Katahdins 1.80-2.00. N. Y. Round Whites 1.65-85. Rail: 100 lb. sacks U. S. Is Maine mountains 1.90-2.00; Chippewas and Katahdins 2.10-20. Idaho Russet Burbanks 2.50-60; Neb. Bliss Triumphs 3.10-15; 50 lb. sacks 1.75-80. (new)—Dull. Rail: Fla. bu. crates Bliss Triumphs U. S. Is 2.00-10; U. S. Is size B 1-75. Calif. 50 lb. sacks Long Whites U. S. Is 1.75-80. Sweet potatoes—steady. Eastern Shore Md., bu. baskets Goldens U. S. Is 1.35-50; ungraded 1.00-25; Jerseys U. S. Is 1.50-40: ungraded 90-1.00; Nancy Halls and Puerto Ricans U. S Is 85-1.00; ungraded 60-75; White Yams U. S. Is 75-90; ungraded 50 60 N C. bu. baskets Puerto Ricans U.’ S. Is 85-1.00; few^ fine quality higher; ungraded 50-75. peanuts SUFFOLK, va., April 22. UP) Peanut quotations: Jumbos 3 7-8 Lo 4; bunch 3 1-2 to 3.60; runners 5 1-4 to 3 3-8. Market firm. FOREIGNS FAVORED BY BOND TRADERS Practically All Press Aver ages For Various Divis ions Are Unchanged NEW YORK, April 22— <-¥» —A few foreign government dollar loans including some Latin Americans, found favor today in traders’ eyes, but the corporate section of the bond market was largely static. The foreign liens were among the few which moved at all. It was the smallest trading period since March 21, with a total of $4,907,750. face value of bonds changing hands, compared with $5,768,900 Friday. Again with the exception of the foreign governments, all Associated Press averages for the various classifications of bonds v-ere un changed from Saturday. Despite this lethargy, however, some of the individual industrials and rails made fair gains n the limited dealing's. Rises of a point or more were re corded for such issues as Studebakei 6s at 108; Great Northern “G" 4s of ’46 at 102 7-8; International Tele phone 5s at 39; Alleghany Stamped 5s of 50 at 44 1-4; Penn Dixie Cement 6s at 9S; Pere Marquette 4 l-2s at 59 7-8. Among advances in the foreign list were obligations of Japan, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Copen. hagen, Denmark, and Uruguay. U. S. governments were uneven, closing 7-32 point higher to 11-32 lower. BOND AVERAGES 20 10 10 10 Rails Indus Util Fo; Net change _ unch unch unch a. Monday _ 57.S 103.1 97.1 -10.’ Prev. day —57.8 103.1 97.1 46.: Month ago 57.1 102.4 96.5 52.: Year ago_ 55.2 98.0 93.0 59.: 1940 high 59.9 103.1 97.5 53.; 1940 low _ 56.6 101.9 96.1 46.: 1939 high ... 64.9 102.0 97.5 64.( 1939 low _ 53.4 95.8 90.4 41.' 10 Low Yield Bonds Monday _112.! Prev. day_112.; Month ago_112.: Y'ear ago _110.9 1940 high __ 113.: 19') low . 111.; 1939 high.. 112J 1939 low _ 103.1 CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO. April 22— <-T> —Wheal and corn prices today reached highs that have not been quoted here ir almost three years—$1.13 for Maj wheat and 67 1-2 for September con —but then fell a cent or more. After advancing to gains of mori than a cent, wheat closed 3-4 lowei to 3-8 higher compared with yester day's finish. May $1.11 5-8—1-2, Julj $1.09 3-8—1-4. Corn finished un changed to 3-8 higher. May 65. Julj 65 7-8—66 and September 66 3-4. July and September wheat con tracts, representing the 1940 crop led the late slump, dropping aboui 2 cents from highs established earl ier in the session due to reports o] favorable weather conditions ovei much of the belt and prospects oi scattered showers. Throughout th< session alternating waves of buying based on war as well as prospect; of lower world production this s"a son and selling that reflected prof! 4-^1-;,,™ /I nrvoinc-t UfiOVl receipts at most terminals kept tin market unsettled. Oats closed 1-4—3-8 lower, so.' beans 1 lower to 1 3-8 higher, ryi 1-2—7-8 up and lard 2—3 higher. During the session there wen private reports of good rains it some Kansas localities which tend ed to weaken the deferred whea deliveries. Some interests also wen understood to be switching hedge; from May contracts into July am September. Private reports sai< some northwest wheat has beei worked to Chicago the last fev days. Reflecting the flow of loan grain the 12 principal interior terminal! received 1.775,000 bushels, 475,001 more than a week ago and 843,00( more than a year ago. Minneapolii and Duluth had 896 cars comparec with 492 a week ago and 184 a yeai ago. Onlp 8 days remain foi liquidation of wheat still undei government loan and not eligibh for resealing although traders sait because prices are well above loar rates farmers are in position to holt grain off the market longer if thej Open High Low Closi WHEAT: Mav ..-110% 113 11094 111% Jill V _10994 11114 19914 109% Sent _109 94 111 10914 109% CORN: Mav _ 64 94 6594 65 % 65 July ... 65% 66% 659s 66 Sept _66% 67% 66% 6694 07.TS: May _ 4294 43% 42% 42% Julv _ 3894 3894 3814 38% Sept _35% 35% 3514 359's SOY BEANS: May _119 11194 110 110% July -..108% 11014 108% m Oct _ 96 96% 95 95% RYE: May _71% 73% 71% 72% July _73% 75% 73% 73% Sept -74% 7694 74% 75% LARD: Mav _ 6.50 6.E5 6.45 6.44 July _ 6.75 6.80 6.67 6.61 Sept —. 6.95 6.97 6.S7 6.81 Oct _ 7.02 7.07 6.97 6.91 BELLIES: May _ 6-12 July _ 6.97 7.07 6.95 6.9E LIVERPOOL COTTON LIVERPOOL, April 22.—— Limited demand for spot cotton, prices 3 points higher. Quotations in pence: American, strict good middling 8.72; good middling 8.32; strict middling 8.22; middling 8.12; strict low middling 8.02; low mid dling 7.77; strict good ordinary 7.32; good ordinary 6.97. Futures closed unchanged to 6 higher. May 7.99; July 8.04; Oct. 7.90; Jan. 7.80 7 March. 7.76. —— ■ ■ —1 ■■ ■" ■ —■ ~~1 I Closing Bond Quotations (By The Associated Press) GOVERNMENT BONDS Treasury 3Vss 47-43 _109.V 3Vis 45-43 _ 109.22 3Vis 46-44 _110.9 2Vis 47-45 . 109.10 3Vis 49-46 _ 111.17 4Vis 52-47 ..-.- 120.9 2s 47 __. 104.31 2%s 52-50 _105.20 2Vi. 54-51_ 107.23 3s 55-51 _ 110.19 2Vis 53-51 _ 103.18 2Us 60-55 .. 108 2Us 60-55 Reg.. 107.25 2Vis 65-60 _106.20 Federal Farm Mtg. 3s 49-44 _ 107.30 Home Owners Loan 2Vis 44-42 _104.5 DOMESTIC AT and SF 4s 95 _105 Vi Can Pac 4s Perp _ 63 Vi C B and Q 4Vis 77 ... 81% Chi E 111 5s 51 ... 16 Chi Gt West 4s 69_ 29 Vi Cri and P Rfg 4s 34_ 6Vi Clev Un Term 5Vis 72_ 85% Clev Un Term 4Vis 77C_ 68 Erie Rf 5s 67_ 16Vi Fla East Cst 5s 74 _ 6% Hud Coal 5s 62A _ 33 Hud and Man Rfg 5s 57_ 48 Int Gt N Adj 6s 52_ 1% Int Mer Mar 6s 41 _ 75 L and N 4%s 2003 _ 92% M K and T Adj 5s 67_ 5% Mo Pac Gen 4s 75 _ 2% NYC Rf 5s 2013_ 58% Norf and \y 4s 96 . 124% Nor Pac 6s 2047 _ 55% Penn RR Gen 4%s 65 _102 Phil Read C and I Cv 6s 49 . 3% Purity Bak 5s 48_104% S A L Cn 6s 45 _ 5% So Pac Rfgf 4 s 55_ 59 So Ry Cn 5s 94_ 89 So Ry Gen 4s 56 _ 57% Third Ave 4s 60 _ 59% West Md 4s 52__ S3 FOREIGN Australia 5s 55_ 69% Australia 4%s 56 _ 65 Belgium 7s 55 _ 9S Brazil 6%s 26-57 _ 14% Ger Govt 7s 49 _ 13 Italy 7s 51 - 53% Japan 6%s 54 _ 81% Orient Dev 5%s 58 _ 53 Poland 8s 50_ 7% Rio Gr Do Sul 6s 6S_ 9% Shipping News ARRIVED Motor Vessel City of Salisbury, 279 tons, from New York, discharging cargo of pe troleum products at Southeastern Shipping Service docks. IN PORT Dredge Henry Bacon, U. S. army engi neers dredge, dredging in the intra coastal waterway. Barge Monocacy, 740 tons, loading cargo of lumber at the J. Herbert Bate Humber company. Yacht Semloh, 150 tons, undergoing over hauling on Stone's Railway before proceeding north. Steamers Volobba, 2,80S tons, and Hulgi, 2,554 tons, loading cargoes of scrap iron, Cape Fear Shipping company, agents. INWARD BOUND Cutter Modoc, U. S. coast guard cutter, from routine cruise along the coast. Steamer ' West Gambolt, 4,118 tons, from 1 Tocopilla, Chile, with cargo of ni 1 trate of soda, Pryde Forwarding company, agents. NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, April 22.—(^P)— Holders of May cotton contracts seemed to know what they wanted today—about 10 3-4 cents a pound or more—and got it. Their attitude, plus firm overseas prices, helped stabilize the entire list and final quotations were up 3 to S points. First notice day for May comes next Thursday and short operators, trying- to cover their commitments before then were forced to bid prices up. Longs in May were un willing to sell below 10 3-4 cents or wanted an attractive price differ ence to transfer to forward posi tions. Cloth mills continued to present i firm price front to textile deal ers, according to reports from Worth street. Turnover was at a moderate rate.. Exports Saturday 2,103 bales; . season so far 5,757,880. Port re ceipts 8,361; port stocks 2,705,725. Range follows: New: Open High Low Close May __ 10.89 10.92 10.89 10.93N up 3 July — 10.62 10.65 10.62 10.67N up 3 Oct — 10.14 10.21 10.14 10.21 up 7 ■ Dec 10.03 10.11 10.03 10.11 up 8 Mch __ 9.S9 9.96 9.89 9.95 up 6 Old: May — 10.74 10.80 10.73 10.80 up 5 July __ 10.46 10.53 10.45 10.52 up 4 N-Nominal. Spot nominal; middling (7s-inch) 10.96. CASH GRAIN CHICAGO, April 22.—UP)—C ash ' wheat No. 3 red mixed 1.14; No. 2 red 1.16; No. 2 yellow hal'd 1.15; No. 2 hard 1.14 3-4; sample grade hard 1.09 1-2. Corn No. 1 yellow 67 1-2 to 69 1-2; No. 2, 67 1-2 to 6S 3-4; No. 3, 6S to 68 1-4; sample grade 6S 3-4. Oats No. 1, mixed 42 3-4; No. 3, 42 1-4; No. 1 white 46; No. 2, 45 1-2 to 46; No. 3, 44 to 45. Barley, malting 53 to 65 nom; feed 49 to 50; No. 2, malting 65. Soy beans No. 4 yellow 1.08 1-4. STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT NEW YORK, April 22. — <#>) — Sales, closing price and net change of the fifteen most active stocks to day: Curtiss-Wright, 45,800—1074; a74. Int Pap and Pow, 18,400 — 2074; n’t. Radio, 17,700—6%; a%. Armour 111, 17,000—774; aT4. Willys Over, 16,000—3% ; no. Int Mer Mar; 15,6 0 0—1374 ; d%. Wilson and Co, 13,800—16; al%. Gobel, Adolf, 12.300—4; a74. Bush Term, 11.8 0 0— 574; a%. Zonite Prod, 9,900—3%; d74. Celanese, 9,7 0 0—3 4 74; al74. Pure Oil, 9,300—11; d74. Worth Pump and M, 9,0 0 0—2 1 74; a2 74 Comwlth Edis, 8,900—32%; no. BALTIMORE HOGS BALTIMORE, April 22— UP)— (U. S. Dept. Agr.) — Hogs—1,800. 30 higher than Saturday; 45 higher than Friday; practical top 6.70. Good and choice 170-210 lbs. 6.45-70; 220-240 lbs. 6.20-45; 250-300 lbs. 5.65 6.25; 150-160 lbs. 6.30-55; 140-150 lbs. 6.15-35; 130-140 lbs. 5.95-6.15; 120-130 lbs. 5.65-6.00. Packing sows 4.60 5.10. * BUTTER NEW YORK, April 22—(-T)—But ter 561,677, steady. Creamery, high er than extra 27 1-2—23 1-4; extra (92 score) 27 1-4; firsts (88—91. score) 26 3-4—27 1-4; seconds (84— 87 25 1-2—26 1-2. I NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS, April 22.—(5>)— Cotton futures advanced today due to trade buying and unfavorable weather in the belt. Closing prices were steady 4 to 7 points net higher. Open High Low Close May __ 10.85 10.91 10.85 10.91 up 4 July 10.60 10.62 10.58 10.61 up 4 Oct .... 10.18 10.24 10.17 10.24 up 7 llec __ 10.08 10.16 10.07 10.14B Jan __ 10.03B_ 10.09B Moll __ 10.01 10.01 9.92 9.99B May ’41 9.78B.... 9.86B B-Bid. BUTTER AND EGGS CHICAGO, April 22— <JP> —Butter 904,577, steady; creamery', 93 score 27; 92, 26 1-2; 91, 26 1-4; 90, 26 1-4; 89, 26; 88, 25 1-2; 90, centralized car lots 26 1-2—26 3-4. Eggs. 51.651, steady; fresh graded, extra firsts, local 16 1-2, cars 17; firsts, local 16 1-4, cars 16 1-2; cur rent receipts 15 1-2; storage packed extras 18 1-4, firsts 18; dirties 14 1-2, checks 14 1-4. CHICAGO POTATOES CHICAGO, April 22— UP) —U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Potatoes 216, on track 570, total US shipments Saturday 131, Sunday 53; old stock supplies Heavy for Idaho Russet Burbanks, demand moderate, for northern stock demand slow, market weak; sacked per cwt. Idaho Russet Bur banks US No. 1. 1.85-2.00. mostly l.So; Colorado Red McClures US No. 1, a few sales 1.95-2.00; Wyoming Bliss Triumphs US No. 1, washed 2.50; Minnesota and North Dakota Red River valley section Cobblers no early sales reported; Bliss Tri umphs 75-90 percent US No. 1 qual ity, few sales 1.20-40; Early Ohios 70-85 percent US No. 1 quality few sales 1.00-30; Wisconsin Round Whites US No. 1, car fine quality 1.60; US commercials 1.42 1-2. New stock — supplies liberal for Texas Bliss Triumphs, demand good, mar ket steady. For California Long Whites, demand fair, market slight, iy weaker, carlot track sales and less than carlot per 50 11). sacks. Texas Bliss Triumphs US No. 1, washed 1.50-55, unwashed 1.35; US No. 1, size B washed 1.25, un washed 1.05-10; California Long Whites under initial ice washed per 50 lb. sacks US No. 1, size A 2.40-50, one car 1.27 1-2 per sack; 1 car mixed US No. 1 and US commercials showing decay and spotted sacks 75 cents per sack. 100 lb. sacks US No. 1, size A 2.F0. US No. 1 2.35-40, showing some spotted sacks 2.20-30, US No. 1, size B a few at 2.00. N. 0. COTTONSEED OIL NEW ORLEANS, April 22—(^Pi Cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleach able prime summer yellow 6.39b, prime crude 5.87 1-2 to 6.00, May 6.48b, July 6.55b, Sept. 6.61b, Oct. 6.62b. b—Bid. MIDDLING COTTON NEW ORLEANS, April 22—<iT?>— The average price if middling 15 16ths-inch cotton today at seven designated southern spot markets was 10 points higher at 10,76 cents a pound; average for the last 30 market days 10.55 cents. Another German Plane Shot Down By French PARIS, April 22—(AO—France an nounced tonight one of her air patrols shot down another nazi plane today, bringing to 12 and pos sibly 15 the number of German plane losses in three days on the western front. The latest victims crashed in Bel gium, the French communique said. A Brussels dispatch said the pilot died of machine gun bullets and the other two members of the crew were wounded. The evening French communique also reported that a German in fantry raid east of the Moselle river was repulsed. NAVAL STORES SAVANNAH, April 22.—CPI—Tur pentine quiet, 29: offerings 179:1 sales none; receipts 69; shipments 68; stock 7,123. Rosin firm; offer ings 208; sales 89; receipts SOP, shipments 295; stock 166.030. Quote B 3.90; D 4.00; E 4.50; F 4.50 to 35; G 4.65; H 4.75; I 4.85; K 5.00: M 5.25; N 5.45; WG 5.70; WW, X 6.10. NEW YORK POTATOES NEW YORK, April 22.—<„P>—Po tatoes quiet. Sacks (100 lbs.) up state, ordinary to fair 1.50 to S5, mostly 1.65 to 75. Maine, No. 1. Green mountain "A” size 2.00 to 2.10, 2 1-4-inch 2.10 to 25; Chippe wa and ltatahdin, 2-inch minimum 2.05 to 25. Florida, bushel basket, tub, box or crate. No. 1, red bliss 1.65 to 75; katahdin 1.75 to 90. CHICAGO LARD CHICAGO, April 22.—CP)—L a r d tierces 6.45; loose 5.57; bellies 6.25. SSSN'FIRST CHOICE OF MILLIONS. 2$^ f THEIR FIRST THOUGHT — FOR SIMPLE HEADACHE. ^,1 ^ST. JOSEPH ASPIRIN ^ TME THE SPRING WOF y SPRING COLDS-USE2 SHOPS OF PENETRO DRQSPS “Egypt Me!” wailed the Gypped Egyptian Because Abraham Lincoln was born 3000 years too late, and too far away anyhow, there were slaves in ancient Egypt. As has. been characteristic of slaves since the first one, slaves in ancient Egypt didn’t like slavery either. They contended the practice interfered with their freedom, and considered it un American. So, whenever possible, they ran away. The slave owners, however, didn’t like their slaves to run away. They contended the practice interfered with their slave-owning, and said it was caused by Communist agitation, and was un American. One day Tel-ihm-nutz, slave of Ak-um-on, went but did not return. Ak-um-on complained to a friend: “So I sends him to the corner grocery for a pound of lamb Cheops, and what d’ya Sphinx he does? He takes a run-out powder!” “You don’t Ptolemy!” exclaimed his friend. IONAL want Ad HWEEKS SPONSORED BY IHE ASSC'lATION Of NEWSPAPER CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MANAGERS Miss Ad Taker of The Star-News very seldom takes ads for run away slaves of any nationality, but she does take many ads for ten ants for rooms, houses and apart ments; and for buyers of automo biles and furniture, and poultry, and hundreds of other articles; and for competent persons to fill jobs; and for practically everything else man's mind can conjure. And whether it’s buying, selling, rent ing, swapping or otherwise trans acting business, you, too, can do it through a S'tar-News Want Ad. Use a Want Ad during Na tional Want Ad Week. But what could Ak-um-on do to re trieve his lost vassal? In the British Museum in London there is an adver tisement exhumed from the ruins of ancient Thebes asking’ for the return of a runaway slave. It is printed on papyrus and estimated to be 3000 years old. Ak-um-on could have used a crude handbill, but he couldn’t have been sure of results. Had he lived in 1940 A. D. however, he could have phoned Miss Ad Taker of The Star-News. With that twist of the dial, and a few words of conversation, his message would have been delivered several hours later to the 50,000 readers of the Star and News. READ STAR-NEWS WANT ADS FOR PROFIT. USE THEM FOR RESULTS! Phone 2800 ) 7 InserHons ,or > 4 Insertion Price Ask for Ad-Taker ) April 21si Thru 27lh STAR-NEWS (LASSIHED DEPT.