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Rails, oteels Follow Chemicals In Late Advance In Stork Market FOURTH straight advance staged Uplift Overcomes Four Hours Of Lethargy Imposed By Testing Of Levels FREDERICK GARDNER v£\V YORK. Oct. 2.—Iff)—Rails j steels followed the lead of Jhemi'cals today in a late advance 'hjCl, carried the whole stock mar tot higher. Gains in general only ran around major points but the uplift over c0‘tTU. four hours of lethargy im osed by cautious testing of re actance levels. The Associated Press average of 50 selected stock rose .3 of a point „ 45.4 It was the fourth consecu ive rising session, ’"'ransactions to lled 769.900 shares compared with 807.100 yesterday. Nearly half the (olal action occurred in the final hour. . ... AnaJMSlS VlcWCU UlC UIUVCU1WH as almost entirely technical and some operators said they were bas in" their position on developments so'Ielv within the market itself. <yf indices of domestic business ,n‘,j industrial activity continued I0 show improvement; freight car oadings were estimated at a new oeak for the year; electric power iutput increased. The price of steel scrap rose 50 cents a ton. One 3il company in Texas lifted the wholesale tank price of gasoline one cent a gallon. Leaders in the stock upturn were U S. Steel. Bethlehem. Crucible Steel. Chrysler. Case, Owens-Illi nois. Allied Chemical, Dow Chemi cal. Union Carbide. Johns-Man villc. Phelps Dodge, Santa Fe, N. Y. Central. Pennsylvania Bailroad. Cerro de Pasco and Electric Boat. Among the gainers of a point or more in the curb—where thu turn over was 107.000 shares compared with 111.000 yesterday—were American Cyanamid B, Aviation & Transportation, Midwest Pipe & Supply, Pioneer Gold and Sherwin Williams. Bonds generally advanced. Most commodities slipped, although su gar rose. At Chicago wheat closed 3.8 to 3-4 cent a bushel off and courn was unchanged to 3-8 cent lower. Cotton ended 10 cents a bale up to 5 cents down. STOCK AVERAGES 30 15 15 60 Indus Rails Util Stks Wt cli.-mge _ a.5 a.4 a.3 a.3 Wednesdav __ 61.7 17.5 35.6 45.4 1’rev. day ... 64.2 17.1 35.4 45.1 Month ago __ 63.0 17.3 36.1 44.7 Year ago_ 74.1 22.5 3S.S 52.2 13411 high ... 74.2 20.5 40.6 52.2 1310 low _ 52.3 13.0 30.0 37.0 135!i high ... 77.0 23.8 40.6 53.9 !’.‘39 low _ 58.8 15.7 33.7 41.6 60-Stock Range Since 1837: 1937-38 1932-36 1927-29 High-*..x- -75JS .72.8 157.7 Low _ 33.7 16.9 61.8 WHAT STOCKS DID Wert. Tue. Id ranees .. 418 540 Decline: __ 148 91 Cnchanged .. 203 163 Total Issues . 769 794 FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Ufi—T h e Canadian dollar dropped 1 1-8 cents to 84 5-8 U. S. cents in the free foreign money market today. Sterling, however, improved 1-4 cent to S4.03 3-4 and the Swiss franc displayed further strength ’•‘•ith a mark-up of .01 of a cent to 23.02 U. S. cents. The Argentine peso added 1-20 cent at 23.30 cents. Closing rates follow (Great Brit ain in dollars; others in cents): Canada: Official Canadian con trol board rates for V. S. dollars: buying 10 per cent premium, sell ing 11 per cent premium, equiva lent to discounts on Canadian dol Ims in New York of buying 9.91 Pw cent, selling 9.09 per cent. Canadian dollar in New Y o r': °pen market 15 3-8 per cent dis count. or 84.62 1-2 U. S. cents. Europe: Great 3ritain, official, Bankers foreign exchange com mittee rates), buying $4.0? selling SUM: open market, cables 4.03 3-4; Germany 40.00: ibe .volent) -3 50: Finland 2.05n: Greece .68; Hungary 19.50n: Italy 5.06: Portu gal 4.01: Rumania .48n; Sweden -385: Switzerland 23.02: Yugosla "a 2.35n. Latin America: Argentine offi ctal 29.77: free 23.30; Brazil offi C]al 6 05: free 5.05; Mexico 20.65n. Ear East: Japan 23.48; Hong kong 23.65; Shanghai 5.70. Rates in spot cables unless «ierwise indicated.) 4 ’•nominal. / RICHMOND LIVESTOCK RICHMOND, Va„ Oct. UR — *ogs— market steady. Good and “wee 180 to 225 lbs 5.35 to 6.55 top. 00 to 120 lbs 4.55 to 5.05; 120 to 140 bs 5.05 to 5.55; 140 to 160 lbs 5.55 6'°R: 160 to 180 lbs 6.00 to 6.35; ‘‘5 to 250 lbs 5.85 to 6.35; 230 to - . 'ba 5.55 to 6.05; over 300 lbs 3-4;t> to 5.95. So'v: under 350 lbs 4.80 to 5.30; “ver 350 lbs 4.30 to 4.80. Cat;,,.-—receipts fairly light. Cows and bulls steady. Fat dairy type 5 00 to 5.50; good beef higher; utters 4.00 to 4.50; canners 3.00 to “j™ Sausage bulls mainly 5.00 to Vtalers fairly active, fully steady. Practical top 10.00. NAVAL STORES savannah, Oct. 2.—opi—Tur Mnt'.ne firm, 24 2.4 to 25; offer 8s 103; sales 5,150 gaUons; re iiQfiPts 147: shipments 16; stock 15, ,"7, Rosin firm; offerings 183; all 7Q: receipts 943; shipments 300; ,°ck 154.930. Quote: B, 1.50; D, E. F. 1.66; G, H, I, K, 1.95 1.63; M, 1.64; N, 1.76; WG 2.18; UW. X. 2- 4 Closing Stock Quotations BX THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Adams Exp _ 6 3-4 Adams Millis_21 1-2 Air Reduct__ 42 7-8 Alaska Jun _ 4 8-4 A1 Chem and Dye _—169 Allis Chal Mfg _86 1-2 Am Can _100 7-8 Am Car Pdy _28 1-4 American Pow and Lt ..._ 3 1-4 American Rad and St &’_7 5-8 American Roll Mill _12 1-2 American 8melt and Ref- 42 5-’ American Sug Ref.— 13 3-4 A T and T -.-.163 1-2 American Tobacco E_77 1-4 Anaconda _23 Arm 111 .. 4 7-8 AT and SF __— 17 5-8 ACL. .14 1-4 Atlantic Refinery .21 :.-2 Aviation Corp .—. 4 5-8 Baldwin _16 5-8 B and O ___ 4 5-8 Barnsdall .. 8 1.4 Bendix Aviation _.-82 1-4 Bethlehem Steel ......._81 1-2 Boeing Airplane ............ 16 3-8 Borden ___19 7-8 Borg Warner_...._It Briggs Mfg _...... 22 3-8 Budd Mfg____ 4 6-8 Budd Wheel ....._.... 6 1-8 Burl Mills _18 1-2 Burr Add Mach_..._ 8 Calumet & Hec _ 7 1-8 Can Dry -....... 14 1.8 Can Pac _.........._3 7-8 Case J I -....-...__ 57 7-8 Caterpil Trac 49 1-2 Champ P & D .............. 22 3-4 Ches * O-............... 40 3-4 Chrysler ____ 80 3-4 Cca Cla _____108 3-4 Colu G & E ...._.m.„._ 5 1-4 Coml Credit ____........ 31 3-4 Coml Solv _......... 10 1-2 Comwlth & Sou _ 1 1-8 Consol Edis __......._... 26 1-2 Con Oil __....__ 6 Cont Can _..... 40 Corn Prod _......._... 52 7-8 Curtiss Wright_.......... 7 7-8 Curtiss Wright A ....___27 1-4 Davison Chem __ 6 3-4 Del Lack & W_..._ 4 1-8 Doug Aire _.......... 78 Dow Chem _139 1-4 Du Pont_ ITS Eastman Kodak _ 135 Elec Auto Lt _-_._37 1-2 Elec Pow & Lt_-___ 5 1-4 Freeport Sul ___84 Sen Elec _._ 35 7-8 Sen Foods _41 1-8 Sen Mot_ 5ft Sillette -. 3 Slidden .1? 1-8 Sodrich _,_._12 1-2 Soodvear -___._16 1-4 Sraham Paige _ 5-8 St Nor Ry Pf.-.2ft Hud Mot :. 3 3-4 Hupp --- 9-16 HI Cent .— 9 Int Harvest_- 4 8 1-2 Johns Man _-— 70 1-4 Int Tel and Tel_ 2 Int Nick Can _ 27 6-8 Kennecott _- SI 1-4 Kinney _. 2 Kroger Groc _32 Libby O F G1 _ 44 8-4 Lipg and Myers B _-101 Loews_— 25 1-2 STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—UP)—Sale*, closing price and net change of the fifteen moat active stock* today: NY Central, 26,800—16%; a%. Int Mer Mar, 24,400—7%: al. Gen Motors, 23,700—50; a%. US Steel, 21,200—60%; a%. NY Shipbldg, 12,900—22; al%. Elec Boat, 10,400—16% ; a%. Para Piet, 10,200—7%; a%. Martin Parry, 9,800—10%; a%. Repub Stl. 9,200—18%; a%. Chrysler. 8,700—80%; a%. Penn RR, 7,600—23% ; a%. Crucible Steel, 7,600—34%; a2%. Press Stl Car, 7,100—12%; a%. Graham Paige, 7,100—% ; no. Beth Stl 6,500—81%; a%. NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—UPI—Cot on futures idled in a '.-point price •ange today. Final quotatio - were ! points higher to 1 lower. Buyers showed little nthusiasm iespite lower private crop esti nates but no serious pressure de veloped. Trade, following the pattern of ■ecent sessions, consisted main y of trade and mill demand, which rffset hedge pressure. Worth street textile brokers re sorted a broad inquiry for print :loth and coarse yarn goods. Prices vere firm throughout. No exports Tuesday; season so :ar 148,496 bales. Port receipts 11,* 155; port stocks 9,826,919. Range follows: 3 Open High Low Close act ... 9.56 9.56 9.52 9.56 up S Dec 9.55 Ot. 9.6* 9,55 unch Midi, 4.-. ».f0 .9.50 9.48 9.49 off 1 May 9.34 9.36 9.S2 9.34Bubc1t July „ 9.12 9.14 9.10 9.13 unch Spot nominal; middling 9.91. EGGS NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—<*>—Eggs 26,853; steady. Mixed colors: fancy ;o extra fancy 25 1-2 to 29; extras 25; graded firsts 21 1-2; seconds 19 to 19 1-2; mediums 18 1-2; dir ues No. 1, 18 1-2; average checks 16 to 16 1-2. Refrigerator, fancy :o extra fancy 22 to 24 1-2; extras 21 1-2; standards 20 to 20 1-3; lirsts 20; seconds 18 to 18 1-2; nediums 18; dirties 17 1-2 to 18. 4 CHICAGO BUTTER CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—U!)—Butter— vas firm today: 93 score 29 1 o 3-4; 92, 29 ; 91, 28 3-4; 90 28 1-2; 19, 28; 88, 27 1-2; centralized car ds 90 score 28 3-4; 89, 28 1-4;, 88, !7 1-2. 2 LIVE POULTRY NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—W—Live poultry, by freight, weak. Broilers, :olored 14 to 15; leghorns 15. Fowls :olored 14 1-2 to 1*. Old roosters 13 4 Lott . 20 3-4 Louis and Nash_ 57 3.4 Mack Truck_26 1.4 Mont WaiU__ 47 6. Murray Corp _ 6 3.4 Nash Kelv___ 5 7.4 Nat Biscuit __19 1,4 Nat Cash Ref___13 i.j Nat Dairy Prod_13 3.8 Nat Dist _22 Nat Lead __ig National Power and Lt_ 7 7-! New York Central _15 3-S No Am Aviation _17 3.4 North American _19 Northern Pacific _ 7 5.8 >-** - ti 1-s Otis Elev _15 5.4 Pac G and E _29 1-2 Pac Mills _.._ 11 5.s Packard_ 3 1.? Param Pix _ 7 3.5 Param Pf_85 Penney j c_ fli Penn Railroad _ 23 3-S Phillips Pet 1_37 Pitt Scr and B _ I, 1.2 Public Service N J_34 1-8 Pullman _ 24 3-8 Pure Oil _ 7 Radio . 4 3.4 Rad K O.. 2 3-8 Remington Rand_ 8 7-8 Rep Stl - 18 1-2 Reynolds B_.__ 34 3.4 Seab A L_ 1-4 Seab Oil_.___13 1-4 Sears ......_83 Shell Cn . a Socofiy Vac __ 8 1-4 Sou Pac 9 3-4 Sou Ry___ 13 1-2 Sperry . 42 1-2 Std Brands_ 6 1-4 Std Oil Cal.17 5-8 Std Oil Ind___... 24 5-S Std Oil N J- 33 7-8 Stewart Warner___ 7 Studebaker_ 7 7-8 Swift ___..._19 1-2 Tex Corp.. 3G 1-8 Tex Gulf Prod_ 2 7-8 Tex Gulf Sul .. 34 Timken Det Ax_i—__29 Trans Amer_.... 4 3-4 Trans & West Air ......_18 Un Carb _75 1-2 Un Par —. 85 1-8 Unit Aire_ _40 Unit Corp _ 1 3-4 Unit Drug_ 4 3-4 Unit Fruit _70 Unit Gas Imp _11 3-4 US Ind Alco . 23 5-8 US Pipe .. 28 7-8 US Rub ..21 3-S US Smelt and Ref _ 64 2-4 US Steel..60 1-2 Vanadium_ S3 1-4 Va Caro Chem_ 2 3-8 Warner Pic - 2 1-2 West Mary _ 3 5-8 Westerri Union_20 West Elec and Mfg_109 1-4 Wilson .. 4 1-2 Woolworth . 33 3-4 Yell T and C .15 5-8 Youngs S and T_35 Total sales 769,900. CURB Cities Service - 5 3-8 El Bond & Sh —. 5 1-4 -Gulf Oil .— 29 1-2 NEW YORK SUGAR NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—(A*)— Domestic sugar futures plowed on through active profit taking and hedging today to gain 1 to 3 points on turnover of 9,100 tons. Demand was spurred by improv ment in the raw and refined trade, plus news the senate finance com mittee would act on legislation to extend the quota through 1941. Activity in world futures broad ened to 5,550 tons and prices rose 2 to 3 1-2 points as concern over the Far Eastern situation mounted December closed .80 l-2b, Mch. 86 l-2b. In the raw market 5,000 bags of Puerto Ricans clearing Oct. 10, sold at 2.77 cents a pound: 4,200 tons of November Mpment Phil ippines brought 2.80 cents, and 1, 000 tons of Philippines due Oct. 4 sold at 2.75. In the refined market the only change was a temporary reduction of 10 points to 4.20 cents a pound made for Chicago r.nd West. No. 3 range follows: 2 High Low Close Jan _ 1.88 1-87 1.87B Mch . 1.93 1.92 1.92B May . 1.97 1.96 1.96B July "I.. 2.01 2.00 1.99B Sepi .. 2.04 2.04 2.03B B-Bid. CASH GRAIN CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—OP—Cash wheat No. 1 'hard 85 1-4; No. 2 red 88 3-4. Corn No. 1 yellow C'. l-< to 65 1-2; No. 2, 64 1-2; sample grade white new 60 1-2. Oats No. 2 mixed 32 1-2; sample grade, 28 1-2; No. 1 white heavy 34; No. 2, 33 1-2; sample grade white 28 3-4. Barley malting 48 to 63 nominal; 35 to 47 nominal; No. 1, 51; No. 1 malting 56. Field seed per hundredweight nominal: Timothy seed 3.65; ai sike cloverseed 9.00 to 11.00; fancy red top 7.50 to 8.00; red clover 8.00 to 10.00. NEW YORK METALS NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Ufl—Cop per steady; electrolytic spot Conn. Valley 12.00; export, fas NY 9.90. Tin steady; spot and nearby 51.50; forward 51.00. Lead steady; spot, New York 5.00 to 5.05; East St. Louis 4.85. Zinc steady; East St. Louis spot and forward 7.25. Pig iron, aluminum, antimony quick silver, platinum, Chinese wolfra mite and domestic scheelite un changed. 2 CHARLOTTE COTTON ' ’ CHARLOTTE, Oct. 2.—(.T)—Spt>t cotton 9.55. RAILS CONTINUE TO PACE MARKET Carriers Go To New .1940 High In The Associated Press Averages NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—(iP)—Rail road issues clung firmly to their position as pace-maker for a ris ing bond market today and were ably assisted by the foreign dollar group. The carriers went to a new 1940 high in the Associate ’ Press aver ages for the second day in a row as buyers combed the list and fer reted out individual loans that have not thus far shared in the improve ment of the past few d-ys. Japaniese bonds rallied strongly and fresh gains in British empire and South American loans gave the dollar section numerous gains of from 1 to around 4 points. Included were Japanese 5 l-2s and 6 l-2s. Tokyo 5 l-2s, United Steel Works 3 l-4s, Canada 3s and Buenos Aires 4 3-8s. Domestic issues ahead m ajor fractions to a point or more in cluded International Hydro Elec tric 6s at 53. Erie 5s at 16 1-8, Baltimore & Ohio 4 l-2s, at 14 1-2, Portland General Electric 4 l-2s at 74 1-2, Studebaker 6s at 103 and Nickel Plate 6s at 89 1-2, Colorado & Southern 4 l-2s ran up 3 1-2 to 23 on news the company would pay interest on the issues when it next becomes due. U. S. Governments were quiet and ended up 4-32 of a point to that much lower. Transfers of $8,923,400. par va lue, compared with $9,176,700 on Tuesday. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—(if)—Hogs opened strong to 10 cents higher today but closed with the full ad vance lost. Fed steer.: yearlings and heifers advanced 15 to 25 cents while other classes were unchang ed. Fat lambs held steady to strong. Hog receipts were moderate, to taling 16,000 with 4.000 direct to packers. Although losing the full advance, the top remained at the early of $6.70. The general cattle ’•’arket was a forced affair with killers opera ting for numbers in f of a slug gish dressed market condition. Four loads of prime steers made $13.90. (U. b. Dept. Agr.i—balable hogs 12,000; total 16,000; opened fairly active and strong to 10 higher than Tuesday’s average; closed with most of early advance lost; bulk good and choice 210 to 300 lbs. 6.55 to 65; early top 6.70; most 175 to 200 lbs. 6.10 to 45; few loads 310 to 400 lbs. 6.35 to 50: few light weight sows 6.35 and above; 300 to 350 lbs. 6.10 to 30; 350 to 450 lbs. 5.70 to 6.25: 450 to 500 lbs. 5.50 to. 85; shippers took 1,000; holdovers 2,000. Salable cattle 8.000: calves, 1,000. fed steers and yearling 15 to 25, mostly 25 higher; all grades and representative weigh' shared advance; general market a forced affair; killers operating for num bers in face of sluggish dressed conditions; some medium to good heifers 50 higher; r s and bulls steady; vealers 50 lower; sizable supply fed steers 13.00 upwards; extreme top 13.90 paid for four loads; best long yearlings 13.50; light yearling steers 13.00; best heifers 11.85; but nothing strictly choice here in heifer line; medium to good steers substituted because of generally scant supply today and earlieriin week; stackers and feeders continued fairly active at 8.75 to 10.50; with calves at 10*50 to 11.25; on early rounds most vealers sold at 11.00 down but a high of 12.00 early on kosher ac counts; Jewish holiday later in week a bullish influence on veal ers and heavy fat cows, but star vation run heifers all weights sup ported this trend. Salable sheep 4,000; total 8',500; moderately active; all classes stea dy to strong; top 9.35 on five decks tives 9.25 and a lew m.sd; merely good to choice 91-lb. Washington lambs; bulk good to choice natives 9.25 and a few 9.35; merely good lots 9.00 to 10; throwouts 6.00 to 7.50; good to choice fed Texas yearlings C.00 to 15; some late arrivals held higher: slaught er ewes mainly 3.10 to 4.00. 4 CHICAGO POTATOES CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—(iP)—OJ. S. Dept. Agr.)—potatoes, arrivals 71; on track 334; total U. S. shipments 622; supplies liberal; demand lather slow; for Northern Ohio market slightly stronger, for north ern triumphs market firm on best quality, for other varieies all sec tion market steady; Idaho russet Burbanks U. S. No. 1, 1.50 to .60; Colorado red McClures U. S. No. 1, 1.25 to 30; Utah triumphs U. S. No. 1, 1.30; Minnesota and North Dakota cobblers 85 to 90; U. S. No. 1, .77 1-2 to .85; early Ohio 85 to 90 per cent U. S. No. 1, 90 to 97 1-2; bliss triumphs 85 to 90 per cent U. S. No. 1, .75 to 1.00. 3 LIVERPOOL COTTON LIVERPOOL, 6ct. 2—05*)—Mod erate business in spot cotton, prices 12 points lower. Quotations in pence: American, strict good middling 8.83 good middling 8.43 strict middling 8.28 middling 8.18 diing 7.78; strict good ordinary 733'; good ordinary 6.98. Futures closed 17 lower to 6 higher. ‘ • 3 V ^- v LARD r-i:;11 CHICAGO. Oct. 2.—(JPt^Lard; tierces 4.47; loose 4.67bellies 9.25. •• • Closing Bond Quotations BY THE ASSOCIATED TRESS uUVKKNMENT Treasury 3V*s 45-13 - 108.K 46-44 - 109.1( 2%s 47-45 _ 109.8 3s 48-46 ___________ 111.8 3Vss 49-46 —_111.2$ 414s 52-47 ______ 120.9 2%s 51-48 - 109.1 2'/as 53-49 - 106.H Home Owners Loan 2Us 44-42 -^-103.11 3s 52-44 -————.. 107.1' New York City Bond 3s 80_-___ g7 DOMESTIC AT and SF 4s 95_____105 ct B and O Cvt 4%s 60_II” 14 M Can Pac 4s Perp _ 531/ Chi E IJ1 5s 51 _ 1435 Chi Gt West 4s 59_ 37.^ Cri and P Rfg 4s 34_ 7 Clev Un Term 5Hs 72_ 86!4 Ciev Un Term 4»,is 77C_ 70^ Erie Rf 5s 67 —__ _ 16 CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—UP)—Profi taking, attracted by price gain; ranging up to 5 to 7 cents durinj the past month proved to be to< much of a burden for the whea market to absorb today withou giving up a bit of the ground cov ered recently. Quotations were fractionally low er most of the session, backinf down as much as 3-4 to 7-8 cent at one stage and closing 3-8 to 3-< lower than yesterday, Decembei 81 7-8 to 82. May 81 1-2 to 3-8. The market got some support f r on mills but selling was r ompted no only by the urge to accept profit; but also by sluggish r nr busines; and a price decline at Bueno: Aires. Corn closed unchanged to 3-8 off December 58, May 59 1-8; oat; 1-8 higher; soybeans 1 3-4 to 1 7-1 lower; rye 1-8 to 3-8 down ant lard 5 to 10 lower. Crop experts’ October estimate; of spring wheat production aver aged 225,000,000 bushels, which wa: 9,000,000 more than a month ag( but 3,000,000 less that the Septem ber government forecast. Harves last year totaled 192,000,000 bush els. traders continued to move cau tiously due to uncertainty regard ing producer reaction to presen wheat prices, which are abovi lean rates in many localities. No 2 red sold at 88 3-4 here, 7 3-‘ over the loan rate, while No. hard brought 85 1-4. Kansas Cit; report said there was a slight in crease in country purchases then but there was no sign of any ma terial loosening up of supplies ant substantial sales of stored whea to outlying mills were reported. • Open High Low Closi WHEAT: Dec _82 Vi 82 Vi 81V 82 May .. 82 82 Vi 81V* 81 Vi July __ 78Vi 78Vi 78 78V CORN: Dei ___57Vs 58Vs 57 7a 58 May .59 Vi 59V 59 V s 59V July —_59 Vi 59 Vi 59 Vi 59 *; OATS: Dec ..31V _ 4.___ 31V May _32 Vs 32 Vi 32 Vi 32 Vi SOY BEANS: Oct _74 Vi 74Vs 73Vi 73 V Tlec _ 76 76 74 Vi 74 Vi May _ 79 79 77 V4 771: RYE: Dec _45 Vi 45 V 4 5 Vi 45 41 May .- 4SVs 49 48Vi 48V Jjlv ..4 9 Vi 4 9 Vi 49 Vi 49V LARD: Oct.. 4.50 4.50 4.40 4.4! Dec .- 4.72 4.72 4.62 4.6 Jan __ 4.85 4.85 4.75 4.7' Mar __1- - 5.9: BELLIES: Oct .. 8.21 DRY GOODS NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—(iW—/i board inquiry affecting widely scattered constructions of cotton print and broad cloths was report ed in textile markets today. Actual sales were in moderate volume at unchanged prices. Woolen goods merchants said gabardines and worsteds for spring deliver sold well at advanced prices and the market generally was strong. Rayon and silk goods moved in light volume. 3 BALTIMORE HOGS BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.—<*)— (U. S. Dept. Agri.) — Hogs. 500; steady with Tuesday; good and choice 180 to 220 lbs. 6.65 to 90; practical top 6.90; 220 to 240 lbs 6.55 to 80; 160 to 180 lbs. 6.45 to 75; 250 to 300 lbs and 150 to 160 lbs 6.35 to 60; no to 150 lbs. 6.00 to 25; 130 to 140 lbs. 5.80 to 6.00: 120 to 130 lbs 5.55 to 80; packing sows 4.85 to 5.35. 3 NEW ORLEANS COTTON NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2. — CTO — Hedge selling and favorable weather in the belt depressed cotton futures here today and the market closed steady, unchanged to 3 points net lower. Open High Low Close Oct — 9.59 9.60 9.57 9.59N Dec 9.60 9.60 9.56 9.5S off 2 Jan .. 9.48B_ _ 9.47B Mch 9.52 9.52 9.52 9.52 off 3 May „ 9.39 9.39 9.35 9.38 unch July1 9117 9.17 9.14 9.16 unch BUTTER NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—UP)—Butter 995,967; firmer. Creamery; higher than extra 30 to 30 3-4; extra (92 score) 29 3-4; firsts (88 to 91) 27 3-4 to 29 1-2; seconds (84 to 87) 26 to 27 1-4. Cheese 473,610; steady to firm. Prices unchanged. 3 UA VA VUA AVil NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2— UP) — Spot cotton closed steady and un changed. Sales 2,503. Low middling 3.52. Middling 9.52. Good middling 3.97, receipts 2,670, stock 560,601. f- PEANUTS ^Suffolk, ya. Oct. 2.—<*>— e^nut quotations: jumbos 3 3-4 to :4; bunch 3. 1-4 to*3 1-2; runners 3 to 3 1-2. Market quiet. 4 Fla East Cst us 74 _ 8 Hud Coal os 62A _ 31V Hud and Man Rfg 5s 57_ 45 Vi Int Mer Mar 6s 41 _ 7u Lou and N 4 Vis 2003 _ 96 M K and T Adj 5s 67_ 5Vi Mo Ran Gen 4s 75_ . ] % NYC Rf 5s 2013_ 65% Norf and W 4s 96_12514 Nor Ran 6s 2041 _...__ 58% Penn RR Gen 4Vis 65 __10414 Phil I^ead C and 1 Cv 6s 49 .. 4 Vi Seab A L Cn 5s 45_ 4% So Pae Rfg 4s 55___ 60 So Rv Cn 4s 56_ 59 Th:'-’.l Ave 4s 60_ 56% West Md Is 02 __ 89 FOREIGN Australia os 55_ 54 % Australia 4Vis 56_ 48% Brazil 6Vis 26-57 _ 11% Ger Govt 7s 49_ .17 Italy 7s 51 _ 491; Japan 6Vis 54___ 71 Orient Dev 5%s 08_46 Rio Gr Do Sul 6s 68 7 V Shipping N,ews ; CLEARED AND SAILED Tankers : Caliche, light for Smith Bluff ■ after discharging cargo of gasoline for the Cape Fear Terminal coin ■ pany. A. S. Hanson, 3.202 tons, towing barge Puvan, 1,310 tuns, for Nor : folk after discharging part cargo of gasoline for the Cape Fear Terminal company. INWARD BOUND Steamer : Delpliia, I'OC.u tons, in ballast, from Savannah, c. D. Maffit and Co., agents. Tankers 1 Olney, 4332 tons, from Houston, ^ with gasoline for the Shell Oil com pany; vessel from the Cape Fear ! Shipping Co. Arizona, 3106, Port Arthur, gaso line and petroleum for the Texas | Oil Co. Tug ’ Ontario, to whig barge, Waukesha, 2299 tons, Port Tampa, with cargo . phosphate rock, I-Ieide and - Co.. . agents. i IN’ PORT Steamer i Villaperosa (Ital.1, 3621 tons, held . in port because of war. BUTTER ' CHICAGO. Oct. 2.— 1M—Butter, i receipts 748,084 firm creamery, 93 score 29 1-2 to 30, 92 29, 91 28 [ 3-4, 90 28 1-2. 89 28, 8 27 1-2, 90 , receipts 3,983 firm refri. exfras 19 1-2, refri standard 19 1-4 other prices unchanged. 3 DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. A brawl 4. Elevator cage 7. Mother 8. Across 10. Unroll 11. Cut into cubes 12. Peel 13. Ancient country 14. Grow old xo. cuecinuea particle 17. Explode 20. Volley 22. Exist 23. Cubic foot per second 25. Type measure 26. A catkin 27. Jewish month 29 Cleanse of soap 30. Exclamation 32. Called, as by a bellboy 34. Evolve 36. Epoch 37. Play on words 38 Wheel tracks 41. Hurt 43. Beige 44. Plant of lily family 45. Slender 46. Gaunt 47. Goddess of dawn 48. Ever (contr.) DOWN 1. Sword 2. Foretoken 3. Magician’s rod 4. System of signals 5. Greedy 6. Draw back 7. Place for dead bodies ; 9. Transfer . 14. Warp-yarn 16. Not (prefix) 18. Frighten 19. Teeming 20. Intelligence 21. Performed 24. Japanese coin !7. Mimic !8. Kind of cap 10. Sharpness SI. Female fowl S3. Awkward S5. Tumult 59. Set of three 10. Exposes to sunlight 11. Robust 12. Toward the lee I__ : Yesterday’s Aaswar Recorder’s Receipts Total $2,124 In Month Offenders convicted in New Han over recorder’s court during tire month of September paid a total of $2,124.21 in fines and court costs, it was learned yesterday morning in the office of the clerk of court. Fines totalled $1,073.40; costs $677.90; jail fees $50.45; police pen sion fund fees $131.05; state fees $131.20; emergency pension fund fees $40 and turnkey fees $20.25. SUPPORTS AIRPORT? HENDERSONVILLE, Oct. 2.—OT) —U. S. Senator Josiah W. Bailey (D-NC) hag assured Asheville and Hendersonville chambers ol’ com merce representatives of his support of plans for improvement of the Asheville-Hendersonville airport suf ficiently to permit landing of Penn Central airline planes, flying between Norfolk, Ya., and Knoxville, Tenn. N. O. COTTONSEED OIL NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 2.—UP)— Cottonseed oil closed steady, ^teachable prime summer yellow >.30 nom; prime crude 4.50. Oct. l.90b, Dec. 5.10b, Jan 5.03b, Mch. >.15, May 5.22b. 4 Bid-bid. ADVERTISEMENT WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE Without Calomel—And You’ll Jump Out ol Bed in the Morning Ruin’ to Go The liver should pour 2 pints of bile Jules Into your bowels every day. If this bile is not flowing freely, your food may not di gest. 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