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RANK and file shares hold averages in mart RECENT LEADERS’ SUFFERSETBACKS Aircrafts. Steels Give Ground To Extent Of Point Or So During Day ,0 iKKDERICK GARDNER nv YORK. April 24.—UP)—Re . "leaders" of the stock market i 'today, hut a sturdy group ! 11'-ink' and file shares came ! !\rh'r' the pinch and held av ;hrow‘ rages firm. Aircrafts and steels gave ground ■' ,b'e‘ ,.x: ent of a point or so. However, rails, after a sudden 1 L)W 0f strength, stayed well up ^advanced territory for most of the session. t tl,e fmal bell, the Associated ,!,s 'average of 60 selected stocks !'17'unohanged at 50.3. Transac ts totaled 854,330 shares com Itr'ti with SSI,170 yesterday. Trailers "ere confused througu -he day by the drift of their i reliable barometer, the war. \ "thins' in the reports from Nor T“‘. sfip-.ved any conclusive vie e.y either side and Wall '-•reet's attention shifted to the do nicstic picture. again, there was little .--on which to base trading pro ‘T'nis. corporation reports of first miarter earnings continued good, le surveys continued to 5 vr: a heck of pickup in consum er purchasing. jhe previous day’s runup in ...e;5, based on prospects of in ..eased buying of fabricated prod brought out profit-taking, vvertheless, Bethlehem, for exam ’ ■ rose fractionally at one time 1 i -each a new high for the year, ,v. to end the day 7-8 point KYs benefited from Washington ■ :;.Lr;s that congress, in the pres* session, was likely to pass .cine legislation helpful to them At the final bell, Great Northern •referred was up 1 3-8 points, but most others not only lost their ad vances but suffered fractional de Higlier at the last were Case, In ternational Harvester, Woolworth, Armour, Dresser Manufacturing, standard Oil of N. J., and Consoli dated Edison. Included on the downside were U. S- Steel, Youngs town. General Motors, Chrysler, Douglas, Eastern Air Lines, Amer ban Airlines, Glenn Martin, du I'ont, Kennecott, American Woolen aid American Telephone. In the curb, where 232,000 shares were exchanged compared with 212,000 yesterday, declines were registered for Bell Aircraft, Bab tuck & Wilcox, Todd Shipyards, tiuminum, Ltd., and Electric Bond s Share. STOCK AVERAGES 30 15 15 60 Indus Rails Util Stks Xet change - unch a.2 d.l _'ch Wednesday_72.0 19.2 38.7 50.3 Prev. dav_ 72.0 19.0 38.8 50.3 Month ago __ 71.6 18.9 38.7 50.0 Year ago ... 62.6 17.0 35.2 44.2 1940 high_ 74.2 20.5 40.6 52.2 1940 low_ 59.9 18.0 38.3 49.2 1939 high ... 77.0 23.8 40.6 53.9 1939 low_ 58.8 15.7 33.7 41.6 60-Stock Range Since 1927: 1937-38 1932-36 1927-29 High _ 75.3 72.8 157.7 Low _ 33.7 16.9 61.8 What Stocks Did Wed. Tues. Advances_ 259 421 Declines_ 342 174 Unchanged _ 200 210 Total Issues_ 801 805 CHICAGO POTATOES CHICAGO, April 24— <® —(U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Potatoes 126, on track 483, total US shipments 621; old stock supplies heavy, for Idaho Rus sets demand light, market fair with slightly stronger undertone, for northern stock demand slow, mar ket about steady. Sacked per cwt. Idaho P.usset Burbanks US No. 1, few sales 1.85-2.00; Colorado Red McClurc-s US No. 1, 1.85-90, 1 car good color 2.15; Nebraska Bliss Tri umphs US No. 1 washed 2.50, Min nesota and North Dakota Red river 'alley section Cobblers 80-85 .per cent US No. 1 quality few sales 1.35; Miss Triumphs 80-85 per cent US '•'0 1 quality few sales 1.30-35, Early Chios 75-85 percent US No. 1 qual ty 1.10-20, unclassified .85-1.00; Wis consin Round Whites unclassified 103. Now stock—supplies moderate, demand moderate, market firm with slightly strong tendency, per 50 lb. sacks Texas Bliss Triumphs US No. !■ washed 1.50-65, unwashed no sales reported, US No. 1, size B washed '•30; California 100 lb. sacks Long M kites US No. 1, and US No. 1 s:ze A. washed, under intial ice 2.50 00,50 lb. sacks Long Whites US No. k washed under initial ice 1.25-30 Per sack. DRY GOODS YORK, April 24—<&)—'Turn j'1'er hi the woolen piece goods mar wag moderately active today. "a‘r amounts of men's wear suit m?s and top coatings were taken by garment cutters for the fall trade. Early dealings in cotton goods "ere slow. The Jewish holidays re stricted business in many convert ln? establishments. trading in rayon fabrics also was •mited, mainly the result of quiet 'r'L' r- the converting end. Edk dealings remained small. *,a of hosiery in the New York department stores during March ere 14.6 per cent above the cor 1 "Ponding month last year, accord 'd? to Federal Reserve bank figures. Mo\V YORK BUTTER YORK, April 24—(7P>—But ‘ ''0 717, firmer. Creamery, high (;',U;an extra 27 3-4—28 1-2; extra score) 27 1-2; firsts (88—91) 26 {> 1-2 ’ seconds (84-87) 25 3-4— Closing Stock Quotations _ (By The Associated Press) Adams Millis _ *4 Air Reduct -ZZZ « 7-8 Alaska Jun _ g 4_. A1 Chem & Dye _ ~i7n Alleghany _ n 1 i Allis Chal Mfg_ ,7 ' Am Car Fdy _97 12 Am Coml Alco_~~ “7 Am Pow & Lt .”Z 3 5.8 Am Rad & st s..I;; s 1-4 Am Roll Mill_ j.g Am Smelt & Ref_ ~~~ so j.g Am Sug Ref - “ 91 3.4 AT&T - 4.4 Am Tob B _ 4.4 Anaconda -1 30 5.8 Arm 111 _ 700 A T & s Fe _23 " A c L -17 1-8 All Ref -23 1-4 Aviat Corp _ 7 -^_2 Baldwin _J 16 B & O - 5 4.4 Barnsdall _44 3.9 Bendix Aviat _ 34 3.3 Beth Steel - 83 5-8 Boeing Airpl _ 24 5-8 Borden _93 Borg Warner_23 Briggs Mfg_23 Budd Mfg - 5 4.4 Budd Wheel __ 5 7.3 Burl Mills _20 Bur Add Mach _10 3-4 Calumet & Hec _ 7 3-8 Can Dry _20 1-4 Can Pac ---- 5 5.8 Case J I _74 4.2 Caterpil Trac _51 3-4 Champ P & F _ 28 3-4 Ches & O __ 40 C M St P & P Pf_... 1-4 Chrysler - 87 3-8 Coca Cola _126 Colum G & E_ 6 3-8 Coml Credit _ 45 5-8 Coml Solv _15 1-4 Comwlth & Sou_ 1 1-8 Consol Edison _31 7-8 Con Oil _ 7 3-S Cont Can _._47 1-8 Corn Prod _60 1-8 Curtiss Wright _10 1-2 Curtiss Wright A _ 28 7-8 Del Lack and W _ 5 1-8 Douglas Aircraft _59 duPont _187 1-2 Fastman Kodak _156 Elec Auto Lt _40 1-2 Elec Pow and Lt _ 6 Firestone _19 Freeport Sul _37 General Electric _37 1-2 Gen Foods _48 1-2 Gen Mot _53 1-2 Gillette _ 6 Glidden _18 Goodrich _17 1-2 1 Goodyear _21 3-4 ’ Graham Paige_...._ 15-16 7 Gt Nor Ry Pf_ 28 3-4 ’ Hud Mot - 5 7-8 1 Hupp Mot - 13-16 ’ 111 Cent _11 3-S i Int Harvest _ 59 3-8 i Int Nick Can _30 1-4 ’ Int Tel and Tel .. 3 1-4 1 Johns Manville _ 68 3-4 Kennecott__ 35 3-4 Kinney _ 2 1-2 Kroger Groc _ 34 3-S ( Libby O F G1 _50 1-2 : Liggett and Myers B_108 1-2 1 Loews -35 j.g Loft-- 3_g Lorillard _24 1-4 Louis and Nash _56 1_2 Mack Truck _26 1-4 Mo I< T -* i3-i6 Mont Ward _51 i_2 Murray Corp_ 7 j.g Nash Kelv _ 6 1-4 Nat Biscuit_23 1-4 Nat Cash Reg -13 3.3 Nat Dairy Prod _18 1-8 Nat Dist -25 1-2 Nat Lead _21 7-8 Nat Pow & Lt _ 8 N Y Central _16 No Am Aviat-,-23 3-4 North Am _22 1-8 Nor Pac _ 8 7-8 Ohio Oil _ 7 3.8 Otis Elev _ 16 Pac G & E -31 1-2 Pac Mills -15 5-s Packard _ 3 3-s Param Pix _ 7 1-4 Penny J C -... 94 3enn Dix - 3 1-4 Penn R R ___22 1-8 Phillips Pet _38 1-2 Pitt Scr & B___ 7 3-s Pub Svc N J _42 Pullman - 25 5-S Pure Oil -.._10 7-8 ladio - 6 3-4 Pad K O _ 1 Pern Rand ___ 9 l-S Republic Steel _21 1-2 Reynolds B _ 42 7-8 Seab A L _ 5-16 Pears _S5 7-8 hell Un _12 1-2 b'ocony Vac _11 Southern Pacific_12 3-4 Southern Railway _16 1-2 Sperry _ 43 3-8 Standard Brands _ 7 3-8 Standard Oil Cal _22 1-2 3td Oil Ind _...._ 27 3-4 3td Oil NJ _ 42 1-4 Stewart Warner __—_ 7 7-S Studebaker _....—_10 7-8 Swift __24 5-8 rex Corp _—..._46 1-4 rax Gulf Prod _ 3 3-4 rex Gulf Sul __34 1-2 rimken Det Ax _ 27 rransamer _ 5 7-8 rrans & West Air _19 1-2 Jn Carb _ 83 1-2 Jnit Aire __ 49 1-2 Jnit Corp _ 2 1-4 Jnit Drug _ 6 1-2 Jnit Fruit _ 81 3-4 Jnit Gas Imp --- 12 1-4 JS Ind Alco _...._ 25 3-4 JS Pine ..- 35 JS Rub _—_33 1-8 JS Steel . 60 7-8 'anadium _38 la Caro Chem _ 3 3-8 Varner Pic _ 3 3-8 Vest Mary _ 4 5-S Vestern Union_ 22 3-4 Vest Elet & Mfg _112 3-4 Vilson _ 7 Voolworth _40 1-2 fell T & C _18 1-8 Joungs S & T _ 43 3-4 Total sales 854,330. CURB Pities Service _ 4 7-8 51 Bond and Share _ 6 5 8 lulf Oil _38 1-2 NEW YORK SUGAR NEW YORK, April 24— UP) — Domestic sugar futures steadied fol lowing early declines today in the fastest trade since September last year. Final prices were unchanged to 3 points lower on turnover of 52,250 tons. Despite active liquidation in the May delivery after issuance of 141 transferable delivery notices, and further price weakness in the raw market, the list steadied on Cuban support and replacement demand in distant deliveries. Offerings came out slowly in the world contract, which ended un changed to 2 1-2 points higher. Sales amounted to only 6,850 tons; May 1.47 1-2 nominal, July 1.46 1-2 bid. Spot raw sugar declined 3 points to 2.84 cents when 15,000 bags of Puerto Ricans clearing early May sold at that level and a cargo of Cubas clearing tomorrow at the same basis. Offerings ranged from 2.88 cents up. Eastern Refiners continued to quote 4.50 cents for fine granulated. No. 3 range follows: High Low Close May . 1.91 1.89 1.90b July __ 1.97 1.95 1.95b Sep__ 2.01 2.00 2.01b Jan. _ 2.06 2.05 2.05b March - 2.09 2.07 2.08b b—Bid. STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT NEW YORK, April 24. — GP> — Sales, closing price and net change of the fifteen most active stocks to day: Gt North Ry Pf, 20,900 — 28%; al %. , Beth Steel, 19,700—83%; d'/s. Armour 111, 15,500—7%; a%. US Steel, 13,800—60%; dl%. Stand Brands, 11,100—7% ; no. Worth P and M, 10,900—22%: d%. Pac Am Fish. 10,800—9%; a%. Int Pap and P, 10,000—19%; d/4. Baldwin Loe Ct, 9,700—16%; a%. Int Mer Marine, 9,400—13%; d%. Sparks With, 9,300—2%; no. Canadian Pac, 9,100—5%; a%. Republic Stl, 9.000—21%; d/4. Loft, 9,000—33%; d%. Dresser Mfg, 8,500 29; a A. NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS, April 24.—UP)— Long liquidation of the May posi tions was the dominating factor in cotton futures today. Closing prices were steady, 6 to 10 points net lower. Open Hi; h Low Close Mav 10.93 10'9:i 10-82 10-ss °ff 10 Tulv 10.65 10.65 10.58 10.58 off 6 hrt 10.29 10.30 10.21 10.23 off 6 Dec ' ’ 10.15 10.15 10.08 10.10B Tan 10.10B- -10.04B Mar ’ 1°-00 10-°° 9'97 9-94B May >41 9.89B- - 9.84B B-Bid.____ CHICAGO BUTTER CHICAGO, April 24— OP) —Butter 851,956, steady; prices unchanged. Eggs, 45,845, firm; all prices un changed. CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO, April 24.—OP)—Wheat prices continued to sag today de spite intermittent rallies, with hedging sales against larger than normal marketings at this time of year dominating the trade. Selling based on reports of some crop improvement in certain dis tricts also appeared but this, as well as the hedging, was absorbed by purchases based on southwest ern dust storms and the war situ ation without material price losses. Wheat was off as much as 3-8— 3-4 cent at one time but there were frequent rallies and net gains of 1-8—1-2 cent were marked up dur ing one recovery move. However, the close was 1-8—5-8 lower than yesterday, May $1.10 7-8—3-4; July $1.08 7-8—3-4. Corn was off to 1-4 up, May 64 3-4—7-8; July 65 3-8; oats un changed to 1-4 down; rye 3-8—1-2 down; rye 3-S—1-2 lower and lard 7-8 lower. Open High Low Close WHEAT: May _111% 111% 110% 110% July _109% 109% 108% 108% Sept _109% 109% 108% 108% CORN: May _64% 65 64% 64% July _65% 65% 65% 65% Sept _66% 66% 66 66% OATS: May _42% 42% 42% 42% July _ 38% 38% 37'.is 37% Sept _35% 35% 35% 35% SOY BEANS: May . _109% 109% 109% 109% July _—107% 107% 107% 107% Oct _95% 95% 94% 94% RYE: May _71% 71% 71% 71% July _73% 73% 73 73% Sept _74% 74% 74% 74% LARD: May 6.52 6.52 6.42 6.42 July - - 6.75 6.75 6.62 6.62 Sept _ 6.92 6.95 6.82 6.82 Oct _ 7.05 7.05 6.95 6.95 BELLIES: May _ 6.05 6.05 6.02 6.02 ju]y _ 7.05 7.05 6.85 6.85i INAVAL SAVANNAH, April 24— <-V> —Tur pentine firm, 27 3-4; offerings 92; sales 219, (includes 127 bbls sold outside regular market); receipts 248; shipments none; stock 7,785. Rosin firm; offerings 63, all sold; receipts 533; shipments 490; stock 163,653. Quote: B, 3.75-90; D, 3.90 4.00; E, 4.35; F, 4.45-50; G, 4.55-60; H, 4.65-70; I, 4.75; K, 4.90; M, 5.20; N, 5.45; WG, 5.50-70; WW, X, 6.10. NEW YORK EGGS NEW YORK, April 24—<A>>—Eggs 10,806; steady. Mixed colors: fancy :o extra fancy 19 3-4-21 1-2; extras L8 3-4—19 1-2; storage packed firsts 18 1-2; graded firsts 17 1-2; current -eceipts 16 1-2; mediums 15 3-4 16; iirties No, 1, 15 3-4—16; average thecks 15—15 4-J RAIL, INDUSTRIAL ISSUES ADVANCE Foreign Bonds Exhibit Some Stamina In Lightest Dealings In Week NEW YORK, April 24—(-Y)—Rail and industrial issues pushed out in front of a generally higher domestic bond market today. Foreign dollar obligations, with the exception of those of Belgium, exhibited some stamina in the light est dealings in a week. Hope that legislation favorable to railroads would shortly emerge from congressional committees was the principal buying influence behind the rallying carrier loans. A sizable number of low-priced issues edged up fractions to around 2 points and held their ground in the face of a flurry of profit taking in the final hour. U. S. governments were little changed all day. The small general advance in the industrials carried that group in the Associated Press averages to a new 1940 high at 103.2, up .1 of a point on the day. The rails added .2 of a point. Prominent on the advance were Bangor & Aroostook Convertible 4s at 60 3-4, Boston & Maine 5s of '67 at 49 1-8, Great Northern 4s at 104, Delaware & Hudson Refunding 4s at 56 1-8, Chicago & North Western 4 3-4s at 2 7-S, New York Central 5s at 59 1-4, Southern Railway 4s at 57 3-4, Walworth 4s at 68. Armour 4s at 103 3-4, International Paper 5s at 103 1-2 and Montana Power 3 3-4s at 101 3-4. Belgian 6s, 6 l-2s and 7s were down 1 3-S to 2 1-4 points and Rome 6 l-2s yielded more than 2. But gains of fractions to more than a point were secored by Canadian 4s, Antwerp 5s and Japanese 5 l-2s. Total sales of $5,837,000, par value, compared with $4,982,000 on Tues day. BOND AVERAGES 20 10 10 10 Rails Indus Util For Net change _ a.2 a.l uneh d.l Wednesday __ 58.1hl03.2 97.2 47.4 Pr-'V. day ... 57.9 103.1 97.0 47.5 Month ago __ 57.3 102.4 96.7 52.1 1940 high ... 59.9 103.1 97.5 53.5 1940 low_ 56.6 103.2 96.1 46.3 1939 high ... 64.9 102.0 97.5 64.0 1939 low _ 53.4 95.8 90.4 41.7 10 Low Yield Bonds Wednesday _112.6 Prev. day_112.5 Month ago_112.2 year ago _110.9 1940 high _113.1 1940 low _111.5 1939 high _112.6 1939 low _103.6 h-New high. NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, April 24.—UP)—A 15-point break in the May delivery under heavy liquidation unsettled the balance of the cotton list today. Final prices were 5 to 15 points down. The May position was subjected to the same forces that have de pressed the spot month in recent sessions as delivery day approach ed. “Longs” have waited until the last few days allowed, then liqui dated or transferred their holdings forward and the spot price has abru-ptly declined. With first notice day due tomor row, certificated stocks of the staple increased and according to many cotton dealers a good portion of the 28,620 bales available at the latest report will be tendered. Exports Tuesday 9,718 bales; season so far 5,819,246. Port re ceipts 7,605; port stocks 2,701,477. Range follows: New: Open High Low Close May __ 10.95 10.95 10.81 10.81 off 14 Oct 10.26 10.26 10.17 10.19 off 5 Dec — 10.12 10.12 10.05 10.06 off 6 Jan — 10.06 10.06 10.06 10.01Noff5 Mch — 9.98 9.98 9.90 9.91N off 5 Old: Mav .. 10.82 10.83 10.68 10.68 off 15 July — 10.55 10.57 10.46 10.47 off 9 N-Nominal. Spot nominal; middling (74-inch) 10.84. RICHMOND LIVESTOCK RICHMOND, Va., April 24.—(A>) (USDA)—Livestock; Hogs, higher. Good and choice ISO-225 lbs. 6.20 6.40 top. 100-120 lbs. 4.40-4.0; 120-9 140 lbs. 4.90-5.60; 140-160 lbs. 5.60 5.90; 160-180 lbs. 5.90-6.20; 225-250 lbs. 5.70-6.20; 250-300 lbs. 5.50-6.00; over 300 lbs. 5.20-5.70. Sows under 350 lbs. 4.65-5.15; over 350 lbs. 4.15 1.65. Cattle—active, prices strong to 25 higher. Steers 8.50-8.75; mediums 6.75 7.75; common 5.25-6.25. Cows 5.25-5.75; mediums 4.25 4.75; common and canners 3.00 4.00. Heifers 5.50-6.50; good beef breed 7.50-8.00. Bulls 6.00-6.50; lights 5.00-6.00. Vealers 10.50-11.00 top. CHICAGO LARD CHICAGO, April 24— <® —Lard tierces 6.42; loose 5.52; bellies 6.50. ! Closing Bond Quotations (By The Associated Press) GOVERNMENT BONDS Treasury 314s 45-43 _109.18 3’is 46-44 _110.10 2%s 47-45 _109.10 3%s 49-46 111.19 4 74s 52-47 _120.10 2s 47 _105 2%s 53-49 _105.29 3s 55-51 _110.21 274s 53-51 __— 103.27 274s 60-55 _107.30 2%s 59-56 _106.31 2?is 63-58 . 106.20 2%s 65-60 _ 106.22 Federal Farm Mtg. 3s 49-44 _107.30 Home Owners Loan 2 74s 44-42 _104*9 l%s 47-45 _101.27 DOMESTIC AT and SF 4s 95 _105 Can Pac 4s Perp___ 63% C and O 4%s 92 _123% C B and Q 4%s 77_ 81% Chi E 111 5s 51 _ 1574 Chi Gt West 4s 59 _ 29% Cri and P Rfg 4s 34_ 774 -lev Un Term 5%s 72 _ 86% -lev Un Term 4%s 77C_ 68 Erie Rf 5s 67_ 15% Fla East Cst 5s 74_ 6% Hud Coal 5s 62A__ 32% Hud and Man Rf 5s 57 _ZIIZ 48 ‘ tnt Mer Mar 6s 41 _ 74% M K and T Adj 5s 67_ 5% Mo Pac Gen 4s 75_ _ 2% NYC Rf 5S 2013 _ 59% Norf and IV 4s 96__125 Nor Pac 6s 2047 _ 57% Penn RR Gen 4%s 65_102% Phil Read C and I Cc 6s 49 . 3% Purity Bak 5s 48 _104% 3eab A L Cn 6s 45_ 6% 3o Pac Rfg 4S 55_ 59 3o Ry Cn 5s 94 _ 88% 3o Ry Gen 4s 56_ 57% Third Ave 4s 60_ 59% West Md 4s 52__ S3 FOREIGN Australia 5s 55_ 69% Australia 4%s 56_II 65 " Belgium 7s 55 _100% Brazil 6%s 26-57 _ 14% 3er Govt 7s 49_ 13 ’ Italy 7s 51_ 54% Tapan 6%s 54_ 84% CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, April 24— (HP)—Hogs continued to advance in early trade today, topping at $6.65, best since last November, but prices lost most of the gains in late trade.Open market receipts were 2,000 less than expected and con tributed to early strength. Steer and yearling trade was steady to 25 cents lower while heifers sold on a weak basis. Around 1,500 pound steers topped at $13.10, best mediumweights sell ing at $12.85. Pat lambs cashed mostly at 25 cent lower prices, best selling at $10.40. A few spring lambs sold up to $16. (U. S. Dept. Agr.)—Salable hogs 9,000; total 12,000; market opened 10-15 higher than Tuesday’s aver age; slowness encountered through out session; late deals erasing most of early strength; top 6.65; 180-300 lbs. 6.30-60; heavier butchers down ward to 6-00 and below; good 400 500 lbs. packing sows mostly 5.40 75; lights to 6.00; shippers took 2,000; estimated holdover 1,500. Salable cattle 11,000; salable calves 1,000; steer trade slow, un even; steady to 25 lower; mostly steady to 15 off; prime alround 1, 500 lbs. Nebraska fed steers 13.10; choice to prime medium weights 12.85; choice 1,343 lbs. 12.25; sev eral loads choice 11.25-12.00; bulk S.50-11.00; heifers slow, steady to weak on good and choice grades, others weak to 15 off; choice weighty heifers 10.75; bulk 8.00 10.00; cows scarce, slow, steady to weak; bulls and vealers steady; practical top weighty sausage bulls 7.15; choice vealers 11.00. Salable sheep 5,000 ; total 6,00; fat lambs slow, around 25 lower; bulk good and choice fed wooled westerns 10.25-40; few lacking fin ish around 10.00; most 85 to 94 lbs. clippers 9.00; small lots native springers for Greek Easter 13.50 16.00; fat sheep steady; few wooled native ewes 4.50-5.50. CASH GRAIN CHICAGO, April 24.— (TP) —Cash wheat No. 2 hard 1.14; No. 2, 1.12 3-4. Corn No. 3 mixed 74 1-2; No. 1 yellow 67 1-2—6S 1-4; No. 2, 67 1-4 —68 1-2; No. 1 white 75; sample grade white 74. Oats No. 2 mixed 89 1-4—40 1-2; No. 3, 41; sample grade mixed 38 1-2—39; No. 1 white 45; No. 2, 44—44 1-2; No. 3, 43 1-4—1-2; sam ple grade white 39 1-2—42 3-8. Barley, malting, 53-66 nom.; feed 40-50 nom.; feed 40-50 nom.; No. 2 malting 65. Soy beans No. 2 yellow 1.09 1-2. LIVERPOOL COTTON LIVERPOOL, April 24.— (iP) — Limited demand for spot cotton, prices 7 points lower. Quotations in pence: American, strict good middling 8.64; good middling 8.24; strict middling 8.14; middling 8.04; strict low middling 7.94; low mid dling 7.69; strict good ordinary 7.24; good ordinary 6.89. Futures closed 3 to 5 lower. May 7.96; July 8.01; Oct 7.87; Jan 7.76; Mch 7.72. NEW YORK POTATOES NEW YORK, April 24.—(3?)—Po :atoes quiet. Upstate, too few offer ings and sales to establish mar set quotations. No. 1, 100-lb. sack, Maine, Green Mountains, “A” size 1.00-2.05; Chippewa and Katahdin, l-inch minimum 2.15-20. Florida, by jasket, tub, box or crate, Red Bliss 1.35-65; Katahdin 1.40-60; Spaulding : Rose 1.25-65; Earl Laine 1.35-40; • ■ound white 1.35-50. MIDDLING COTTON NEW ORLEANS, April 24—<#>— The average price of middling 15-16 nch cotton today in ten southern spot markets was 10 points lower at L0.63 cents a pound; average for he last 30 market days 10.57 cents. - i CHARLOTTE COTTON c CHARLOTTE, April 24.— (TP) — t Spot cotton 10.80. C French Scouting Planes Make Flight Over Prague PARIS, April 24—UP)—A flight of French scouting planes over Prague was reported in tonight's French communique. The text follows; “Two patrol encounters east of the Moselle turned to our advan tage. "During the night of April 22 our aviation on several reconnaissances penetrated several hundred kilo meters into enemy territory. They flew over Prague. "During the evening of April 23 an enemy scouting plane was shot down on our territory.’’ FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, April 24—CD—Late improvement in the British pound sterling cut into early losses of near ly 3 cents today, but at the close the unit was still down 1 7-8 cents in relation to the dollar. The belga moved up .04 of a cent but other leading neutral monies were unchanged. Closing rates follow (Great Britain in dollars, others in cents): Great Britain, demand 3.49 5-8, cables 3.50 3-8, 60 day 3.47 7-8, 90 day 3.46 3-S; Belgium 16.87, Den mark unquoted, Finland 2.00n, France 1.98 3-4, Germany 40.20n (benevolent 16.50); Greece .66 1-2, Hungary 17.65n, Italy 5.05, Nether lands 53.09, Norway unquoted, Por tugal 3.45n, Rumania .55n, Sweden 23.65n, Switzerland 22.43, Yugoslavia 2.35n, Argentina official 29.77, free 23.10, Brazil official 6.05, free 5.10, Mexico 16.85n, Japan 23.48, Hong kong 21.84, Shanghai 6.10. (Rates in spot cables unless other wise indicated, n—Nominal). N. Y. COTTONSEED OIL NEW YORK, April 24—(-T)—Cot tonseed oil futures reversed a morn ing advance today and closed 4 to 7 points down. Firmness of hogs and lard brought in early buying but liquidation in the May delivery steadily increased and prices were forced to retreat. Sales totaled 127 lots; May 6.90; July 6.96b, Sep. 7.04b, Oct. 7.06, Dec. 7.10b. (b—Bid). Crude oil was priced nominally at 6 cents a pound in the southeast and valley and 5 3-4—7-8 in Texas. BALTIMORE HOGS BALTIMORE, April 24— (.¥> — (U. S. Dept. Agr.) liogs—275. 10 high er; practical top 6.90. Good and choice 170-210 lbs. 6.55-90; 220-240 lbs. 6.40-65; 250-300 lbs. 5.85-6.45; 150-160 lbs. 6.50-75; 140-150 lbs. 6.35 55; 130-140 lbs. 6.10-35; 120-130 lbs. 5.85-6.20. Packing sows 4.80-5.30. N. O. COTTONSEED OIL NEW ORLEANS, April 24—CP)— Cottonseed oil closed steady; bleach able prime summer yellow 6.40b, prime crude 6.00. May 6.40b, July 6.46b, Sep. 6.54b, Oct. 6.55b. b—Bid. SPOT COTTON NEW ORLEANS, April 24—f.Tl— Spot cotton closed steady 6 points ower. Saks 3.857. Low middling 9.78; middling 10.78; tood middling 11.23; receipts 1,126; stock 691,564. PEANUTS SUFFOLK, Va., April 24— <JP> — 3eanut quotations: jumbos 3 7-8 to bunch 3 1-2 to 3.60; runners 3 -4 to 3 3-8. Market active. BALTIMORE POTATOES BALTIMORE, April 24— UP) — Potatoes unchanged. STEAMER SINKS LONDON, April 24—UP>—The Brit =h steamer, Girasol, 648 tons, sank ff the southeast coast of England oday after a collision with the 6. 00-ton British steamer Contractor. Meet Opened By Associate Reformed Presbyterians CHARLOTTE, April 24—CD—The general synod of the associate re formed Presbyterian church opened its 136th session tonight at nearby Sardis church with devotional serv ices. TJiese included a sermon by Dr. J. R. Edwards, a minister of Monti cello, Ark., who as alternate repre sented the retiring moderator, Dr. E. L. Reid of the faculty of Erskine college at Due West, S. C., who is a layman. Dr. E. B. Hunter of Sharon. S. C., the moderator for this session, will be inducted tomorrow morning. A business session will follow an ad dress of welcome by Dr. Julian S. Miller, editor of the Charlotte Obser ver and an elder in the Sardis church. t. D. R. Turns Attention Back To Domestic Affairs WARM SPRINGS, Ga„ April 24— <-T)—President Roosevelt turned his attention back to domestic affairs today upon the conclusion of a two day visit from W. L. MacKenzie King, Canadian prime minister. The head of the Dominion govern ment left for Atlanta by motor in midafternoon. Neither he nor the President dispelled any of the secrecy which enveloped his stay at the little white house. After MacKenzie King’s depar ture, the chief executive conferred with Lauchlin Currie, one of his ad ministrative assistants who is an expert on economics and finance. Mr. Roosevelt had indicated before hand that they were taking up eco nomic problems. Sports activities, equipment and admissions to exhibitions cost Ame ricans a billion dollars annually. Union Files Charges Against Erwin Mills BALTIMORE, April 21—Iff*—1The regional office of the National Labor Relations Board here said today the Textile Workers Union (CIO) of America had filed charges of unfair labor practices with the board against the Erwin Mills of Dur ham, N. C. Officials said the charges, grow ing out of a strike at the mills, al leged the company had dismissed some 'i00 employes for emiort activ ity, in violation of the National Labor Act. A preliminary investigation has been undertaken by the NLRB, of ficials added, to determine if the union’s charge appears justified. No formal complain has been issued by the board ag; - ;f the mills. Y---. DAILY CROSSWORD M (SMI ACROSS 3. Kind of garment §5!™ irlllH 1. Teamster's cake 24. Pressing =f jF Ten ffl|| ■ command 4. Bowling machine OT eJg In dMc u g 4. Wine vessel lane 26. Rubbed pall bpic A N El 7. Grampus 5. 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