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ponls Weaker L Sterling Drop j ;4?d New Pressure agtbpm Selling Combines fith E??er Taue fer ?K>cJi* to Depress Values?, ^et Declines Are Small ^-?T ,ts*aia?si was followed by de * "?n ?he cotton market yesterday ?^" # the reaction in steriin? ex ** jjtes, ?ports o? ?? ?a&iar toa? **!w stock market, and ? renewal of LtUn ?1,ln?' ?biefly ,rom the fjiwest May contracts cased off .i_-Oc to 1382c and closed at the ?tap i**v ~ . ' - . , twith the general market closing ,!* k ?t_a<b a? a net d?cline of twenty **t?_irty points. There were .urttors "] ?-favorable reports from Boston, t> wtthiRC definite developed in that *.L-tion and the chief factors were _f?t_l?ne in exchange and the in *?i Southern offerings. . "ST ?_*M_* ot the ?wr?enoy tariff JfL ^ Senate with amendments -which ^i^ti its course in conf?rence ?.ore or ?>o_?>tf.I attracted attention, but was -** insidered an important tactor in the "L?d?**" market. ?wins; ?erhan? to ?Si__tcn advices forecasting- It? veto *"?X?i reach the Pr?sident. There wm *?* ?.??slderable comment on claims that ""'?art* cottons In the South wore _?B t?. f?r below middling and would ap *J5_ sufficiently ?n value to pay carry tlarf* tor fully a year, but without ^rtitr ?nr apparent influence on the ?^m*rket. One of the private cables zLrei hpre from Liverpool reported a 2r?__aall market there. tn?t Southwestern _pot hoxiae FellloR ' ?jj suppoeed to be against increased 52 ?(T?rinirs, and Southern spot markets jn_lcisll. reported were unchanged to 60 ??ats lower, with Southwestern markets ??Jin* declines of 25 to S? points. M_<1 ?_?'Qu<>tlltl0118 range from 12.40 to 14.00. ?K? leca! market for spot cotton* was ni? and 25 points lowjr at 13.65 for mld ?)_f ? 710 ?ale? were reported. ?ange of prlcec: ' Wednesday's Open. High. Low. Close. close. a-. - - - 13.1*? -.- 13.40 Sj" 13.61 _3."3 ?3.S2 13.3_@13.34 13,$2 f!,". 13.59 13.5. 13.59 13.. 9?. ?-.- 13.85 ff- . 14.IS 14.20 13.82 13.8 2f.13.85 14.1? w.. - - - 14.00?- 14..25 j&.. 14.60 14.60 14.21 14.S_?14.2_ 14.45 St.. --14.40?-- 14.60 ?*.. 14.70 14.70 14.70 14.45? - 14.72 ?jet... 14-90 14.93 14.58 14.6S@14.60 1..8. ?,?.... - - - 14.70? - 14.96 >,.. 15.17 16.17 14.83 14.S3rj.i4.S5 16.10 ;?... 16.20 15.22 15.30 14.87?- 15.15 ??.them Spot Markets?Gs.lv?..ton Quiet, nciaBg-d at 13.25c; sales, 1,376 bales. >.* Orleans trteady, .5 points lower at jk: sale-a. J.643 bales. Mobile Steady. 25 ptoti lower at 12.76c; sales nil. Savan ___??_i.t and steady, unchanged at 14,00c: al?. UO bales. "Wilmington doll, 25 ?-.?..I? lower at 13c; sales nil. Norfolk ,_.t, unchanged at 13c; sales, 409 bales. jsruta quiet, 26 points lower at 13c; aies, 33? bales. ?Memphis steady, .ti? ll... - at 13.60c; sales, 1,400 bales. Houston ?tea?.;.-, 25 points lower at 12.75c; ?les. 4,883 bales. Little Rook quiet, IS points lower at 13.50c; sales, 387 bales. Dallas steady, 35 points lower at 13.55c; __>_, 6.??? bales. Montgomery dull, un? changed at l_.7_c; sales nil. Fort Worth Oady, 25 points lower at 12.40c; sales. ???"5 bales. Cotton Statistics "Tester- Last Last day. ?week. year, p.'.t receipts. .. 14.079 24.913 24,790 Kiports . 14,421 23,079 10,154 Eiporls season. 3,257,717 3,125,3(15 4.136,396 ??i. T. stocks. . . 311,129 308,847 62,948 Fort stocks.1,403.029 1,445,-5 . 1,463,183 Ist. receipts.. .. IS,194 24,912 1S.1T4 !.. shipments. 39.801 32,423 19,816 X. T. arrivals..-1,356 614 Liverpool Cables?Spot cotton fair bu_i lus doing at 10 points decline: middling-, M__. Sales 5,000. American 4,000. Im? ports 1,000, none American. Futures .pined c.ulet, 10 to 15 points lower. Closed K.-dy at a net decline of i to 17 point?. M_._h, S,80d; May, 9d ; July, 9.16d: Oeto ?r. 9.24d; December, 9.29d; January, lid. Manchester: Yarns dull; cloths ..let Cottonseed DU The market was quiet with total sales for the day amounting to 6,800 barrels ud at the clos? jaf the day showed net l___ea of 1? to 13 point?. Ttt. range of prices; Wednesday'.? Open. High. Low. Close. close. Spot.... - - - 7.00?.-7.50 l'b. ?- - ?-? 7..Q0__. 8.00 7.50 K?.- - - - 7._Q??> 7.66 7... i!t. 8.05 8.05 8.05 7.96? 8.05 8.05 Ay- 8.20 8.28 8.20 8.20? 8.22 8.30 ?at- - 8.20? 8.38 8.30 J_.- 8.55 8.58 6.49 8.52? 8.64 8.62 il?-- 8.62? 8.67 8.70 bpt- -. - - 8.70? 8.75 8.80 Rate Sugar Less Active, With Price Tone Easier sugar was less active in the lo al market yesterday as the result of neent heavy purchases, and the tone wm slightly easier, although prices -en unchanged. The demand for re? ined was said to be steady at IVz cents ?pound. Trading in futures was cru.et, with a net decline of l?lto 17 points. The range of prices: Wednesday's Open. High. Low. Close, close. ft?. ? ? ?- 5.10 Mi..... ? ? ? 6.00? 6.02- 5.15 April... ? ? ? 5.12? 6.14 5.28 Mar.... ?.25 B.25 6.25 6.24f_ 5.25 6.41 Jim?.... ? ? ? 6.34? 6.35 5.51 Joiy-_,_. 6.50 6.45 5,44? 5.45 6.61 A-.usL. ? _ ? 5.63? 6.66 5.70 S-pt.... ? ? ? 6.62? B.65 6.79 Ciiflte Future??Trading was more actlv?. .-sterd-y asd price fluctuations were wider. A ...sic of 1_ to 17 points was followed by t psnui recovery. Final quotations wer? 6 to 9 points net lower, with sentiment un _ settled. Tlie rang? of prices: iWodnes_ay*_i Open. Hlgrh. Low. Close, close. Feb..... ? _ ? 8.52? 6.65 6.60 Maroh.. 6,60 6.60 ?.50 6.57? 6.69 6.66 April... _ ? __ 6.79? 6.81 ?.87 May... ?.?.a ?j.0g 8.98 7.05? 7.06 7.10 Jus?.... 7.18 7.IS 7.18 7.23? 7.28 7.32 J?l7.... 7.40 7.47 7.38 7.46?fi 7.47 7.6.. Aurust.. ? _ ? 7.65? 7.66 7.73 MPt... 7.77 7.S? 7.75 7.86? 7.86 7.S2 ^c;. ? ? ?- 7.97? 7.98 8.04 Jw-.._ ? ? ? 8.09? 8.10 8.16 D?. *.1S 1.12 8.12 8.20? 8.22 8.27 LiTegt<>_k, Meats. Provisions .. Yesterday. Tear-a_o. un _e?f, fair to Prim?, 100 lbs. 17.75? 9.7? |13.?-O?18.0? D'sssed beef, ..i1"5"*. |b.12? .18 .17? .22 "?? veals, com? ino" to prime, f.'00 ?ba. 10.00?16.5O 19.00?26.00 ?'?Mei veg., ,f'>'? lb.16? .-28 .80? .87 L!?e ?weg, loo t lbs. .. ?>re??._ mutton. 3.00? 5.00 S.06?12.60 u".3'', lb-.OS? .11 .200 .27 u.? Ismbg. fair ?J Prime, lo? I tt??t<_'i'_""b * ,?50?:lo?0? 21.00?IS.00 jfu'lif?,1^.' .1?? .?3 .24? .40 ?ri..W J^?-- 10-25?11.25 1S.50?1_.8? JV*4Q hos;s, ttnT\Jh.1?%?16% .22%?U3H tSSiS. 8L?0?32.00 43.00044.00 Urtu't _***?? I? 00? 18.00 16.00?18;?8 Wut . d rt ' * *?? JM lbs. 12.lSOia.26 2?.9??21.i0 **' ? ,i, - . (?. Monthly Earnings ?'?i/r*1**** {rom correspondlni. month In *<_*__ ?** YOrk C*ntnl i"'?.?? i**"- 831.375 Inc. 4,844,947 12 aZ ? de*cit. 826,951 Inc. 4,136(758 B.L It, fro?a-.. 168,355,317 Inc. 67,639,641 S?t _?_?'.***?-. ?.111,826 I>ec.44,01_.74? ?ttil? Ccom* 8,667,580 ?ec4?,147,060 j^^*. Chacta.??, Chlca.ro <fc 8t. Xonl? BaLT??'???a ? ?18.004,686 Inc. 84,498.04? HnJ??? ,Ux-- l??82,2fl Inc. 3,888,0*0 i" faaTL ">oemm 1.161,365 Inc. 3.68?.260 l'Ot:.?:.1/0?? ? .111.502.187 Inc. 17,895,884 -N'?t o_,,r '**??? 7,930,760 Inc. ?,768,871 c?*r?_T *flclt- 10.334,803 Jnc. 7.638,427 ?ZJi CiBc5??*?. Chloa_r? A St. LouU 3i!. J?J, ?Tom.. 17,386,678 Inc. ?132.801 tax... 684,363 Ibo. 68,777 ?ncorn? 409,974 lao. 38.853 .????.. 88.8*9.835 Inc. 18.013,079 ,*??*... 11.336,344 _>?o. 3,839,420 Igcetne 9.249,991 Dec. 3,696,180 ?S.of ?nS*?nd Statement ??OU? ??' ??b- ".?The -weokly Btate ?^ z the B*nk of En-jlatid follow?: ?S*ri:".?2i.8#5.995 Ino. ?22,911 Ma i-lUir?? 18.9??,OW Inc. 1,202.000 i!r^kli?t *d" 17.1??,000 Inc. 1.182,009 Nl, a" ??.;? 127,801.000 Pec. 1,180.000 O?s*. _V^?'U?' 16.5?3.0?O 5ec 4.614,000 , ??*i ???S,*.1,"- 1H.042.O0O Ino. 7,710.000 C*__?*' ^-1^"**- 43?S13,0O9 Dea ?,?90,0?. tieT?L lei? **??9?,000 lno. 8.613.000 <? ?iaMa?p<'rtion of th? bank's reserve' w ?aMlu T *? ?'"3 ?ana a rri l^ Ber cent, ??te of discount, 7 per WAS Investment Information Question? of general interwt to in veetors k\U be answered in this col? umn, in which case only initial? will be uted. Other? wilt be anewtred by ? ?*jm?v*<1. 'Address all inquiries, ineloe (ng a ?tatAped, addressed e?9et$pe,to ] Finattciml Sditor, TAe Tribikne, 154 A'assatt Street, New Tori* City. The Market Evidence of a return to normalcy of Liberty bonda was ?een yesterday 1? the first sale at par of any government war obligation in more than a year. This improvement in United States bonds has resulted from the gradual withdrawal of distressed offerings from the market. The sale of a block of firt?t-second 4*4 per cents on. the Steck Exchange caused not a little interest. The same issue changed hands at I 1O0.80 on January 20, last year. The previous sale Of thwe bonds was on j Monday, at 97, which was 2.?50 "below | the closing quotation on February 10. The first-aecond 4%s seldom are traded lin, ais the outstanding amount is rela I lively small, and, therefore, subject j to considerable fluctuation. These ?bonds are the first 3-Mis converted into fourth loan, due 1932-1947. They Fold at a high of 102.06 on October 4, 1919, and the lowest reached was 86, on May 20 last year. There is said to be a "short interest" in this security, as a result of heavy selling of Libertys and the small amount of the issue out? standing. No doubt this accounts in a measure for the sharp advance yes? terday. Mason City Bondholder Perplexed Question?I hay* two ?1.000 Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad Company's first mortgage 4 per cent fifty-year'go*d-bonds, due June 1, 1955. This railroad is now part of the Chicago Great "Western sys? tem.. They refused, to Bay the last dividend and the Interstate Commerce Commission .advanced the necessary funds to mako payment. Since then there has been a bondholders' committee formed. In your opinion, what are the future prospects of these bonds? Js there any market for them now and at what price? "Would it be advisable to deposit-the bonds with the bqndholders or sit tight and .wait for de? velopments? I have noted you advise that Chicago Great -Western ,4 per cent were a good buy. Are not the above men? tioned bonds a prior lien to Chicago Great -Western 4s of a considerable portion of their system??C. K. N. Answer?The Mason City & Fort Dodge (386 miles) is leased to and operated by the Chicago Great West? ern. The Chicago Great Western first mortgages cover this leasehold agree? ment, but the two morgages are made by separate and distinct companies and the only tie between the Chicago Great Western and the Mason City & Fort Dodge is the lease agreement. The Chicago Great Western is a weak sytsem, as a whole, and the first mort? gage bonds of the Chicago Great West? ern itself might be consi(tered a good investment for certain particular re? quirements, as, for instance, where a man insists on high yield rather than safety. This hardly applies equally to the Mason City & Fort Dodge. There is a market for the Mason City & Fort Dodge bonds and they are quoted at 42 bid, 44 asked. Wait until the pro ftective committee's plans are more fully developed. Cons. Textile and Montgomery Ward ?Question?Kindly give me a, little In? formation on Consolidated Textile. Has it more than one stock? What is its par value? Has it any bonde-1 Indebtedness? How long has lt been organize?!? Where are its plants located? What class of goods does it -manufacture ? M'hat dlvl dend does it pay? What is Its financial condition at present? Also the same data on Ivlontgomery Ward & Co.?F. E. P. Answer?The Consolidated Textile Corporation was incorporated in Dela i ware in 1919. It is a merger of sev | eral Georgia and North Carolina mills manufacturing a wide variety of cot? ton fabrics. There is only one class of stock, of no par value, of which 267,637 of the 1,000,000 shares are outstanding They were offered in 1919 at $30. There are also $3,000,000 7 per cent three yqar convertible sinking fund deben? ture notes due April 1, 1923, which ure exchangeable at the rate of $1,000 for twenty-two shares of stock. On August 28, 1920, the net assets ap? plicable to the common stock were calculated at $44 a share, but this in? cluded inventories of $4,448,000. It is reasonable to suppose that this figure was considerably impaired in the col? lapse of the cotton goods market after that date, the high peak for such goods having been reached in late July. The dividend rate is $3 a year a share. The shares are too speculative for invest? ment, in our opinion, especially in view of conditions in the trade at present. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., incor? porated in Illinois in 1919 as a suc? cessor to the first large mail order house, of the same name, established in 1872. The outstanding capitaliza? tion is $8,000,000 7 per cent cumula? tive preferred, par $100; 205,000 shares Class 4- 7 per cant cumulative stock of no par value, 95,000 shares of Class B stock of no par value and 850,000 shares of common stock of no par value. Dividends are paid on the first issue only. Th? Class A dividend was passed in January. The company lost about $1,000,000 on its gross sales of $112,333,000 in 1920, so none of its stocks are entitled at present to ah investment rating. Inquires About Dubiske Stock? Question?Please give me any Informa? tion possible regarding the reliability of H. W. Du-Msk? & Co., Ill West Monroe Street, Chicago, stocks and bonds. Also, whether yoa would consider Continental Clay Company and Stevens-Duryea, Inc., aa safe investments.?E. W. Answer-?We do not consider Conti? nental Clay and Stevens-Duryea stocks to be safe investments. We do not pass on the reliability of brokers. Our criticism of H. W. Dubiske & Co. is that they sell speculative stocks to small investors on the representation that they are safe, that there is no ready market for the shares, and the process of persuading people to buy these stocks is expensive?not to Du? biske, but to the buyer?especially when comparison is made with secu? rities which are safe. Failed ta Watch HI? Southern Pacific Question?"Will you kindly tell roe what Is the trouble with Southern Pacific? Would you advise taking up the rights? On experienced udrlee I pim-haaed South? ern Pacific at 100 and cannot understand the drop of twenty points.?V, J. G. Answer?Southern Pacific atock has fallen because the right? came off the shares on the New York Stock Ex? change February 8. The company, on January 28 mailed to stockholders of record warrant? for the rights to sub? scribe to Pacific Oil atock. If the stock was registered in your name you should have received the warrants, which are still good. If it was in another name, you should make claim foi the warrant? on the registered holder. Pacific Oil stock is specula? tive and we cannot advise you whether to go into it. You ?Te Tunning the frisk of loss as long as you neglect to watch your ?tccks in this fashion, "iou Bhould have ?old or exercised your rights be? fore this. Four full columns of in? vestment questions and an? swer* are published in The Tribune- every Sunday. England Flans an Import Duty on Cheap Goods Asm I? to Keep Merchandise From Congesting Markets and Disturbing Exchange LONDON, Feb. 17.?The Star to-day prints an outline of the gojk*ernment'B '''ant?-dumping" bill," drafted w|th"tho purpose" of improving trade and stabil? izing exchange. The newspaper says the measure will be introduced in Com? mons next' week. The measure would empower the Board of Trade, after committee recom? mendations, either to bar entirely or to admit-on license a number of. ar? ticles, among them fine chemicals, cer? tain glasswares, special porcelains, optical lenses, tungsten powder, xinc oxide, arc lamp carbons and gas mantles. The clauses dealin?z with exchange, says the-Star, would enable the'-gov? ernment "to impose an import duty, , particularly on cheap goods, which, ris? ing or fallihg with exchange rates over the period of a month, will tfstablish parity between the price of imported and home-produced .goods." m i , ., Wheat Again Lower As Support Fails; Tariff the Factor Traders, Believing Emergen? cy Measure ^ill Be Vetoed, Ignore Possible Change Under Harding's Control CHICAGO, Feb. 17.?Wheat traders, conftonte.d to-day by the apparent like-, lihood that the emergency tariff bill would be vetoed by President Wil?;on, overlooked or ignored a possibility that action by the President-elect might suddenly change the outlook. Val? ues sagged from lack of support and closed heavy at 2%@3c net lower, with March $l-.68-%@$1.68%, and May $1.59 @$1.59U. Corn lost l*4@l%c, and oats %@1--8C. In provisions the outcome varied from 35p decline to 7c advance. except during the that few minutes of the session, tho fute of the emergency tariff attracted but little attention In the wheat pit. Fair buying, which took place at th<> start, was ascribed to the fart, that' the bill had finally passed both houses; but thon the subject soc-med to pass out of notice, and lt Is certain that compara? tively few dealers were aware of Chair? man Fordney's departure from Washington to confer -wtth^Mr. Harding as to tlie. pro? posed enactment of a new emergency, bill immediately after March 4, minus any veto. Bearish sentiment which dorr.inaied the market throughout the remainder of the- day was due largely to cool weather. a condition assumed to be more or less of a preventive of crop damage by green bugs. Consl?lerablo selling was based Also on a bank failure at Sioux City, Iowa. Increased rural offerings of corn tended to weaken prices for corn and ?nata. Provisions averaged lower, in line with grain and hogs. Grain Prices Wheat Yesterday's Previous Tear New fork: close. close. **o. No. 2 hard.$1.9-1 ?1.97% - Wednesday's Open. High. Low. Close, close. March.. 1.72 1.72 1.68*4, 1.68% 1.71 May- 1.62% 1.63% 1.59 1.69% 1.61% Corn Yesterday's Previous Tear New Tori": close. close. ago. 'No. 2 yellow...?0.88'/? ?0.90 ?1.67% Chicago: May .69% .71% 1.40% July .71% .73% 1.3*1% Oats Yesterday's Previous Year New York: close. close. ago. No. 51 white . .?0.56 ?0.56?.57 ?1.02% Chicago: May .45% .46% .81% July .4534 .46% .73% Rye Yesterday's Previous Year New York: close. close. ago. No. 2 Western. .?1.74 ?1.77% ?1.80% Floor and Meal Yesterday's Previous Year New York : close. close. ?go. Spring pat.?9.00? 9.50*?''.0'Jty 9.50 ?12.40 Cornmeal. 2.00^2.20 2.00(0.5.20 3.76?.3.80, Itye. 8.5009.10 8.5u?9.10 S.25?S.5S Oran. 23.00 22.00 60.00? 51.0? Butter, Cheese, Eggs Butter?Receipts wero 8,011 packages. i Creamery, htgiier than extras, lb, 47% @ 48c; extras, 92 score, 47c; firsts, 88 to 89 | score, 42?4-tc; seconds, 8.1 to 137 score. I 3 5 'if 4 1 c ; lower grades, 30@34c; unsulted?; higher than extras, 50?60%c; extras,' , 49?49%c; firsts, 43@48c; Beconds, 36?* i 41c; hold or storage, high scoring, 42%4f<* 43c: extras, 4I@42c; firsts, 37@40c; sec I onda, 31@36c; lower grades, 27?30c; Pan I ish casks, fresh. 45?46%c; state dairy ?tubs, finest, 44@46c; good to prime, 38? 43c; common to fair, 2S?5'7e; ladles, cur-* Iront make, firsts, 25@27c; seconds, 22? 23c; lower -grades, 20% ?At %c ; packing stock,' current make, No. 1, 22c; No. 2, 20%? 21c; lower grades, 17@20c. Cheese?Receipts were 1,046 boxes. State, ?nholtj milk, held, early made flats, spe? cials, lb, 27 @ 29c: fall ?ma?e, 20?g>27c; average run, 24'? 254c; fresh specials, 23%? 25c; average run. 22%?23c; lower ! grades, 15@21%c; twins, held, specials ?26%@28%c; average run, 24?25%c; Wis? consin, held flats, 25?28c; held twins, 25? 26%c; ?Ingle Daisies, held, 24%@26%o; I double* Daisies, hel?l, 24%@26%c; Ye,ung Americas, held. 27?29c; fresh, 27%? "2S%c; skims, held specials, 17%@19%c; ?prime to choice. 13?16c; fair to good, ll'5fl2c; lower grades, 8?10t:. Eggs?Receipts were 22,117 oases. Fresh I gathered, extras, duzen. 40? 41c; extra firsts. 39c; seconds, 35@36c; dirtiea. No. 1, 33?34c; checks, fair to choice, dry, 31? 32c; state, Pennsylvania and nearby West? ern hennery whites, extras, 53c; extra firsts, 52c; firsts, 50?51c; gathered whites, firsts to extra firsts, 50? 52c; under grades, 4fi@49c; Pacific Coast whites, extra firsts, R2c; firsts, 50@51c: pullets, 40@41c; other Western and Southiern gathered Whites. 40? 50c; state, Pennsylvania and nearby Western hennery browns, extra, 42c-: gath? ered brown and mixed colors, -graded ex? tras, 40@41c; firsts to extra firsts, 38?39c. N. Y. Income Tax 37 Million ALBANY, Feb. 17.?Receipts for the 1919 income tax in New York, the first ever collected by the state, amount to $37,354,8fi5. This amount, Baid Mark Graves, director of the State Income Tax Bureau, in making the announce? ment to-dav, will be further increased by $750,000 through the payment of additional assessments on returns al? ready audited, which will send the total well over the $38,000,000 mark. "About 800,000 persons filed returns and more than 612,000 paid a tax in amounts from one cent to nearly ?1, 000,000," Director Graves said. "The interesting fact was disclosed that more than 140,000 single and mar? ried women, filing separate returns, contributed a total of more than $?,500, 000. Approximately 344,000 women filed joint returns with their husbands." Roads Plot End Of Labor Board, Unions Declare Arguments TSTade Against Alleged! Plan of Carriers to Save $300,000,000 a Year by Cutting Wages Further Delay opposed Executives* Representative Objects to Conferences and Asks a Decision ??????? CHICAGO, Feb. 17.?Representatives of organized labor appeared before the Railway Labor Board to-day in ?? supreme effort to check the drive start? ed by the railroad companies to cut $300,000,000 a year from their ex? penses by the abrogation of the war? time wage agreements, as a preliminary to a general reduction of wages. Frank P. Walsh, counsel for the brotherhoods, issued "a solemn warn? ing to this country and to this board" that if the railway executives were not restrained the executives would render j the transportation act emasculated and ?abortive, "this board will be destroyed insofar as its efficient functioning is concerned and we shall have endless turmoil and instability in the railroad industry." B. M. Jewell, president of the railway employees' department of the American Federation of Labor, in an attaek on the executives' stand, presented a dual proposal to the board. He first request? ed a recess until March 14 to allow em? ployees to prepare a reply to the ex? ecutives' objections to the wage agree? ments. As an alternative he proposed that the whole case be thrown out of court and the controversy remanded to a conference between the roads and the employees. Delay Is Opposed Protest immediately waa entered by E. T. Whiter, of the carriers' commit? tee, against delay and to any proposals for further conferences. He declared that the question the board now faced was merely whether these agreements Should be continued. Mr. Walsh told the board that if the carriers did not comply with the law the employees would inform the public as to "the real situation,*' in an at? tempt to prevent Congress from enact? ing lav^jpfor financial-relief of the rail? roads. "At this moment the carriers are at? tempting to dip their hands into the United States Treasury and extract the enormous sum of $750,000,000, which is only their initial effort," Mr. Walsh as? serted. The speaker reiterated the right of the employees to organize and act as a unit, and declared such action was con? templated in the transportation act. The railroads could not accept the benefits of the law without also agree? ing to labor rights, he argued. He sail he saw in the railroads' efforts to thwart the employees an attempt to render unsettled, chaotic conditions which would "finally lead to the ob? struction of their own house," and re? peated his request that railroad man? agers and directors be subpoenaed for cross-examination. Employees' Contentions Mr, Jewell's statement follows in part: "Our fundamental interest in this case is the principle of collective bar? gaining on the basis of union recogni? tion. "T?hc representatives of the railroads j are not complying with the transpor? tation act either in spirit or in fact. The attempt is being made to destroy unionism as the basis of collective bar? gaining as it was written in the law both as an essential to the proper application of the law and to the very existence of this board. "Although the transportation act is based on union recognition, these rep? resentatives of the carriers aim to weaken or destroy unions. For this reason they refuse all general con ?ferences or national boards of adjust? ment, and confine their collective bar? gaining to individual railroads. By centraii-zing their own bargaining power and decentralizing that of the unions, they hope to weaken the unions by attacking and crushing the outlying local organizations. Insincerity Charged "We would emphasize thet this al? leged movement to reduce the wages of unskilled workers is not sincere. If it wa_ desired fundamentally to obtain wage reductions the representatives of the railroads as a whole would request .a conference with the national repre? sentatives of the labor organizations affected, and if they could not reach an agreement to reduce rates of pay the matter would be referred to this board for adjustment as a general complaint. What the railroad representatives actually are aiming at is r.o impair th principle of union recognition, destroy the labor organizations by striking at their local units, and in the end bring discredit to this board by so over? whelming it with individual complaints as to make it impossible to function effectively. "We, therefore, wish to Orge that the board take judicial notice of this case by adopting the following course of procedure: "1. That the board refer the national agreements which are now before it to a joint conference of the representa? tives of the railroads and of the labor organizations, with the recoin m en da? tion that their agreements be adjusted by negotiation as soon as possible, the board agreeing to pass promptly upon any points of difference which may arise from the negetiatioi-?t. "2. That the board request the repre? sentatives of the railroads and the 'repr?sentatives of the labor organiza What Things Cost Quotations ?tre ea?h price? in primary market?. Centnadlty ana unit. Yesterday. FOODS? Wheat Cito. Z hard) ba-.... $1.94 Corn (No. 2 yellow) tm. .88?4 Oats (No. 2 white) bn... ...... .57 Floor (Minn. p?t.) bbl......... 8.B0? S.10 Bee/ (family) 100 lb?. 27.00?29.00 Pork (mesa) 100 lbs. 31,OO@32.Q0 Preriew day. $1.97'/, ,90 .5?'/,? .58 8.50? 0.10 27.00 ?29.00 31.00@32.00 .07?/2@.07% .06 11-18 44? .46 35? .36 .1390 .08 5.70 .90 Sugar (?ranaUted) lb.07'/2 Coffee (No. 1 Rio) lb. .08 13-16 Butter (ereeioery, 91 score) Hi.. .44>/2@ .48 Eggs (fresh 1st) des.37@ .38 TEXTILES? Cotton (middling upland) Ib.... .1365 Print Cloth? (38?4?64x?0). .07*4 Silk, raw (No. 1 Sin.) lb. 5.70 Wool (fine alo;-.tan* scoured) lb. .90 METALS? Iron (Sx Philadelphia) ton.,- 32.76 32.75 Steel billet? (FitUburgh) Um- 47.00 47.00 Lead (Pi*) lb. .0465 .0460 Capper, ib. .13'A .19'/4?.13'/i Tin (?lass A) lb.:.31 >/*<?'.33'/j. .31? -33 RUBBER AND HIDES? Robber (>ribbed-??ob<ed sheet?) Ib. .18H -1?3-* Bid?? (calfskins, city) 9 te 12Vu. 2.20 2.20 1920 High. $2.60 2.31*4 1.50 16.25 28.00 47.00 .23 .1*3% .77 .89 ?43% ?6 17.45 2.00 63.51 ?5.00 ?09'/2 .1??/? MVa .34;/, 10.80 range. Lew. $1.79 ?94V, .60 9.00 20.00 29.50 .08 ?06?/-, .61'/, .42?/, ?I**'/' .07'/; 5.00 .80 33.00 43.00 04?/a .32 .15'/i 2.10 tionsto immediately meet the board In corrference to consider the establish? ment of boards of adjustment, as con? templated by the transportation act. "3. That in reply to Mr. Atterbury's notice to the board and His srubsBifoent litter to the chairman advising; him that he contemplates filing a Hood of individual complaints to reduce the wages of unskilled employees, the board recommend to General Atter bury that hfe. meet i?. jfe__l___L SQR-. fercnce with representatives of the employees affected, ' so that existing general agreements will not be im? paired and that the matter may be Brought expedlt.ously to the considera? tion of the board in the form of a single complaint. '^?ll our recommendations are made because this method of procedure can be carried out quickly and inex? pensively &b present, because the rep? resentatives of all the railroad labor organizations are now in the city'and available for conference, and Mr At terbury has announced that a meeting of all the members of the Association of Railway Executives will meet in this city to-morrow. No better oppor? tunity could be afforded to have the conferences suggested and to reach final action upon the fundamental issues involved." ' Twenty States to File Test Suit on Rail Hates WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.?Nineteen r.tates will.join with Wisconsin in chal? lenging before the Supreme Court Feb? ruary 28 the right of the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate State railroad rates under the trans? portation act, it was announced to-day, after a two days' conference here of Attorney Generals of twelve states. The states are New York, North Car* olina, South Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Kan? sas, Missouri, Louisiana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Testas, Montana, Utah, Ne? vada and Arizona. ? *"?? e ? Buyers Arrived (Continued fran?;gp*c__ln. pass) Bullock'a; Mips Frank, women's and children's hosiery; 22S 5th av. Lofrisvn.Li. Shamrock Overall Co.; L. A. Rosenthal, men's clothing, wonvem'a ready to wear; Breslln. MART.rNOTO.V, W. VIA. A. S. Overholt ?& Bon; A. S. Overholt, clothing-, dry -foods, ulines; Arlington. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Ed. Schuster & Co,; C. Qreenblatt, ready to wear; 16 TV.. _Sth St. Milwaukkee Apparel Co.: I_. Elsas, basement ami women'., ladtes' and chil dr<m's ready to wear; 276 6th av. Paris Fashion: Mr. Geo. Shoen, spring suits and skirts; H?n I.evl?, 37 \V. 26th ?st. Paris Fashion Co.; G. B. Sahoen, mdse. mgr.; .7 w. '_.;th st. Minneapolis, minn. I_. S. Donaldson To. ; Miss N. A. WHser, women's coats, suits; 240 Madlron av. Dayton Co.; Miss Walsh, coats and suits; 225 Gth av. MOBILE. ALA G. .Tacobson Clothing Co.; M. ?G. Jacob son, men'?? and young men's* clothing; Pennsylvania. MOMKKAL, CAN. "W. J. Robert?, srmieral mdse-.;. Broztell. >iiix.:ns, W. VA. W. M. Lewis, sreneral mdse.; Grand. NASHVILLE Olshlne Bros.; A. Olshlne, women's ready to w??ar; Pennsylvania. NKW HAVEN, CO NX. Shartenberg _: Robinson; T. A. Flnnl gan, toilet goods; 404 4th av. Ed. Matley Co.; G. E. Salisbury; 170 Sth av. J. II. Starln, woolen and cotton piece goods; Park Avenue. OSKAl.OOKA. IOWA Franke! Dry Good. Co.; E. C. Bryan, men's shirts and neckwear and women's and children's ready to wear; 1261 B'way. PHI... U.l-.I.PHI.Y National KI<1 Klothea Co.; Allen L. Greenberg, boys' clothl-nj,; Pennsylvania. Snellenburg tt. ?It-Co. ; C. C. Bauer, men's hosiery ami underwear; 1261 B'way. Cimbel Uros.; A. Lovrenthal, basement Job of laiHes' and misses' cheap Cresses; 32d st. and B'way. B. Bernstein, women's wear; Pennsyl? vania. M. Liberman. furniture; Pennsylvania. M. I.. Kahn ?_ Co.; M. I,. Kahn, Jewelry and fanoy good?; Pennsylvania. Auerbach Uros.;- C. Atierbach, woolens, cottons; Pennsylvania. Meyer h o ft efe Co.; Sam Jacobs, dresses; 43 W. 27th st. PITTSBURGH Berkman Bros.; ,T. Berkmin, women's cloaks and suits; Pennsylvania. Kaufman & Baer Co.; C. H. Churchill, carpets anil rugs; 404 4th av. ?.. G. Bayard; J. Cohen. Jobs, coats, suits and dresses; _0.'t Oth av., room S.9. Rosenbaum Co.; M lis P. Lipsich, dresses; G. Thomas, ?basement, skirts; S. M. Ja? cobs, merchandise manager, basement; Ails.. M. Grastentield, Joba, silks watsts, women*, hounu dr??sscs, girls' gingham dresses; Alfred Fantl. 116 W. 32d st. Kaufman Dept, Store; Miss Weihen, children's dresses; .261 B'way. Rosenbaum Co.; Miss F. Llpslek, dresses; care A. Fantl, 116 W. 3-d st. F. Half & Bro.; K. Half, floor coverings; Pennsylvania. Kaufman & Baer Co.; C. H. Churchill, floor coverings; 404 4th av. Frank & Seder; J. H. Frank, waists, sweaters, underwear; 1372 B'way. Rosenbaum Co.; Miss Thomas, skirts; care A. Fantl, llfi W. 32d st. PORTLAND, ME. Porteous, Mitchell & Braun; Miss M. Ramstedt, representing; 432 4th av. Eastman Bros. St Bancroft; Miss A. Lar rabee, laces, embroideries, trimmings; 404 4th av. ITIOVIDF.NCE Callender, MeAuslan & Troup Co.; G. A. Melin, upholstery goods, pictures; 240 Madison a v. The Felher Co.; P. A. Feiner, infants' wear; Herald iiqua.-e. N. W. Remmer, iurniehlags; Herald Square. RICHMOND, VA. B. Wolf, tail,?ring goods; Pennsylvania. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Sibley, Lindsay _; Curr; S. Alole, men's furnishings, wholesale; 432 4th av. McCurdy __ Co., Inc.; Miss A. O. Schley? er, gloves; 6 W. 3 2d st. R. TLAND, VT. Kramer, Frank & Co.; H. H. W?lk, gen? eral mdse.; Hreslin. SAN FRANCISCO I Magnin & Co.; Miss Janelyn Paulson, hosiery, knit underwear; 461 4th av. Schttyer M. __ Bro.; L. Dreifuss, towels; Pennsylvania. A. J. Markus Co.; M. Epstein, sport coats and wraps; 253 5th av. California Fur Co.; D. Hamburger, squirrel capes, wraps; 303 5th av, room 1707. SEATTLE, WASH. J. S. Graham, Inc.; R. S. Graham, cheap hand made waists, silks and cloth dr-.-sses; A. Livingston. 225 5th av. SOUTH HILL, VA. L. Davis, dry goods, n.jtlon-, etc.; Grand. SPENCER, IOWA J. O. Blrdsall; J. O. Blrdsali, ready to wear; Arthur Mincer, 116 W. 32d at. J. O. Birdsaii, general mdse. ; Grand. SPRINGFIELD. OHIO S. J. Jaffa; S. J. Jaffa, ladles ready to wear; Pennrsylvania.. F. J. Jaflfe, women's ready to wear; Pennsylvania. ST. LOCIS Stiot. Bauer & Fuller; M. Steinfeld, coat?, suits and sport wear; 1107 B'way. Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney, Misa Belfry, coats; Miss Lowenetein, dresses; 22 5 ?th av. Hagen Embroidery Co.; Geo. Knapp, lacvs and embroideries; Herald Square. Scruggs, Vandervoort -J. Barney: Miss Low.nstern, dre_mes; Mtss N. T. Belfry, coats, suits; 2-25 ?th av. H. Singer, tailoring goods; Pennsylvania. TOLEDO, OHIO Lasalle & Koch: B. F. Tully, Jobs, Waists and silk underwear; 225 5th av. WASHINGTON C. King <S_ Sons; M. Kind?., women's ready to wear, corsets, children's wear; Cumberland. VV. B. Mose? __ Sons; W. H. Ric?, floor coverin_r?; Imperial. WHEELING. W. VA. George R. "Taylor Co.; Misa A. Hefel flag.r, millinery: McAl&in. .Y-UKES-BARRE, PA. S. Hirsch. * Sons; H, Hirsch, shoes; Pennsylvania. WILMINGTON, N. C. A. D. Brown Co.; T. Harrison, mdse. mgr., silks, woolens, notions, etc.; Breslin. WINSTON-SA L?.?., X. C. Gl!mer'8; R. L. B?rgin, underwuar. notloaa, hosrtery; 1270 B'way. WOOLIUCH, PA. John Rich & Bro?.; Robert R?ch, -wool-, ens, genera! mdse. ; Herald Squas?, yOCNtiSTOWN, OHIO McKelvey Co.; Robert Thompson, domes? tics, wash good?, bedding: and liner.; list B'way., Stanley Macrea. B. McManus <b Co.; B. McManu-, wom? en's ready to wear; 220 Sth ?v. R. Jacobs, men's furnishings; Imperial. * "?.I Cotton Broker Rents Rye House ? Ladd & Nicholas have rent.d the j residence of Mrs, George Hammond, on the Boston Post oad, Rye, adjoining ing the estate of Marcelle C. Parsons, for a term of years to Tom B. Owens, head of the Tom B. Owens Company, member of the New York Cotton Ex . Range. ; ?. . ' Il am?????? I ?? m M?Mj?????MIS?IU?>a ? Real Estate News Good Profits From Resales of Trade Premises Marc Klaw Sells to Syndi? cate Thirteen Buildings in West 46th Street Bought From Astors Last Year A syndicate, composed of L. and A. Pincus, M, L. Goldstone and S. N. St-one, purchased from Marc Klaw the thirteen buildings 226-252 West Forty j-jxth Street, 225x100.5, adjacent to the Fulton Theater -and opposite the Globe Theater -and.the V. M. P. A. buildings. The property carries with it plans and ?aontracts for three theaters ,and roof garden, involving an outlay of $2,200, 000. Tho property *wa? sold f?r all cash and Mr. Klaw is said to have re? ceived a fine profit for this property which he purchased last year from the William Waldorf Astor estate and the John Jacob Astor estate. The pur? chasers were represented by Hays, Hirshfield & Wolf and Charles Meyers; and the seller by Dittenhoefer ? Fische!. Norman S. Riesenfeld sold 92 Fror.'t Street, a five-story building, 24x93, and in the heart of the coffee district. The property was bought by Mr. Riesenfeld two weeks ago, who announces he has resold it at a substantial advance. The buyer is Roy L. Brower, located in the adjoining building, who will occupy it when the present lease expires. Cam mann,, Voorhees & Floyd were the brokers. The Standard Supply Company bought the four-story building 158 West Broadway, 25x51.2, which it has been occupying, from Mrs. Fannie Carter, whose family owned it for nearly a century. William C. Walker's Sons were the brokers. The buyers plan improvements. Butler & Baldwin, Inc., in conjunc? tion with Pepe & Bro., sold for J. & R. Lamb, 59 Carmine Street, a four-3tory building, 25x100, to Anthony Jerdano. Nehring Bros, sold for Ennis & Sin nott.the vacant plot, 75x100, on the northeast corner of Wadsworth Avenue *nd 178th Street. The purchasers plan to improve the site. The Bartholomew Realty Company sold to Israel Krasner the four-story building 254 South Street, 24x83. George C. Ponter sold for the estate of Jacob Wertheim 183 and 185 East Seventy-ninth Street, and 1390 to 1398 Third Avenue, northwest corner, 90x i 110, to a client of William J. Spielber ger. There are six four-story buildings | arranged for seven stores, leases of which expire this spring. Many Business Concerns Find New Locations Joseph P. Day leased to the Amer? ican Surety Company offices in the former Hotel Manhattan, being made into an office building. M. Rosenthal Company leased to Louis Geiger the fifth floor at 157-161 West Twenty-ninth Street, and to Jandof Company the tenth and elev? enth floors at 43?-440 West Fifty-fifth Street, at an aggregate rental of about $270,000; to J. Weiss the fourth floor at 1 East Twenty-eighth Street. Ames & Co. rented the third floor at 130-132 West Thirty-fourth Street to M. L. Kesner and David Robertson, representing the Daven-0 Furniture Companv; the second loft at 13G West Thirty-fourth Street to J. P. Classer & Co., and offices at '37 East Twenty j ninth Street to Babcock-Usina Corpo ! ration. William A. White <fe Sons leased to Crane & McMahon part of the tenth floor of "the building covering the block front on Moore Street, between Water i and Pearl Streets; the store 542 Pearl I Street to the International Ultrama ? rine Works, and the store, 295-297 Fourth Avenue to Dominick Palumbo. M. Si L. Hess,. Inc., leased offices at ; 624 Madison Avenue to the Prudential ' Insurance Company, and stores A, B, j C and D, with forty-foot frontage on Madison Avenue, in the same building, to Reubens Pure Food Shop, Inc. Douglas L. Ellimau & Co., Inc., with Brown, Wheelock & Co., leased office at 2 Rector Street to Arthur L. Liver more. The Elliman company also ! leased 5,500 square office space at 42 I Broadway to II. L. Manderville & Co, ! and to Ostrander & Eschleman Co. ! offices at 2 West Forty-seventh Street. Henry Shapiro & Co., with Herbert Hecht, H. C. Kopp Company leased at an aggregate rental of over $300,000 the two-story building with green? house at the southwest corner Broad? way and Eighty-ninth Street. The lessee is the 250 West Eighty-eighth Street Realty Corporation (Samuel J. Kaplan, president). Henry Shapiro ? Co. sublet for the new '.esset to Fleischman, the florist, the greenhouse in this building in conjunction with the .corner store. The lease is for an aggregate rental in excess of $175,000. Adams & Co. leased the store and basement 26 East 125th Street to the National Dollar Stores, Inc., a newly formed corporation. The Lewis H. May Co. leased a loft at 120 West Thirty-first Street to Sol C. Tractenberg, and at 18 West Twen? ty-seventh Street, the ninth floor, to Samuel Kurlan Company. Large Building Improvement Planned for Long Island City Joseph P. Day and Allen Swenson sold for the Crimmins estate thirteen lots on the south side of Steinway Ave? nue, near Wilson Avenue, Long Island City, on which it is said a large build? ing operation will be started in the near future. Hat Shop in Hotel Astor Store The International Millinery Com? pany will occupy Store G in the row to be installed in the street level of the Hotel Astor, on Broadway from Forty fourth to Forty-fifth Streets. The store will front twenty-nine feet on Broad? way, just north of the north entrance to the hotel. Possession is promised in September. -UM-.-1 ?Lease Bren .wood Health Resort Burgoyne Hamilton and Adrian Ise l lin 2d leased th? Arborlea Annex o? ! the Ross Health Resort at Brentwood, I L. I., owned by Dr. William l?. Ross, to Dr. Charles W. Hack, of the Life Extension Institute of this city. Under the lease Drs. Hack and Rosa will op ?rate the Arborlea Inn jointly. Estate Sells on 65th Street The three and five story buildings at 44 and 46 West Sixty-fifth Street, with a frontage of 20 and 30 feet, respective- ; ?y, have been sold by the Jessie ;B. Wright estate, which has owned the ; property since 18G9. The buyeT plan? alterations. Samuel H. Martin wa3 the ] broker. _ NEW XOKK STATE REAL ESTATE Lake Farms "53,500 to ?50,000 What are your requirements7 Howard Goldsmith, Nyack, N. Y. ! ??r ?S3 P-rlt Row. N. Y. City. EA<CTOBY rROJPKRTY FOR SAT.E OR RENT PvC 0*v ?37 Manhattan AveiX* ? **' T?*oj*hon* Givenooixxt so?? Charleston Court on Upper Broadway Sold Cofporation Disposes of Flat at 163d Street Corner; Sales of Tenements The S. H. Raphael Company sold for the Manport Realty Corporation, I. Portman president, the six-story ele- i vator apartfhent known as Charleston j Court, at 3905 Broadway, nOtthwest cor- ' ner 183d Street, 100x125. Mr. Raphael j will manage the property for th? new i owners. James Mon3ky resold to Sidoma Cohn ; the five-story apartment northeast cor- ; tier of Seventh- Avenue and 138th Street, ' 25x100. James L. Lawson sold to Inez R. | Graves the four-atory tenement 305 j West Thirty-ninth Street, 25x98.9. ?lenry J. Humphreys sold to Reuben Rosenfeld the two five-story flats, 232- j 234 West 121st Street, ?,3*5x100. Robert F. Volente sold to the Flash ; Realty Corporation the two fife-story ; flats 256-258 West Twenty-second j Street, 75x98.9. Herman A. Prum ?old to George j Kraus the five-story at 65 West 102d ! Street, 25x100. G. Tuoti & Co. sold for Mrs. S. Wei?*- ; becker to R. Stobile the four-story flat 205 East 113th Street. Meister Builders, Inc., resold to Ton- | beck & Fisher the five-story apart- : ? ments, 224, 226 and 228 West 134th I Street, 75x100. Frank Read sold 147 Bleecker Street, a six-story tenement with stores, 2$.6x( 100. J. Clarence Davies and Albert D. Phelps negotiated the sale. Broker in American News Deal The Cruikshank Company negotiated the sale of the American News Com? pany property at 37 to 41 Chambers Street, opposite City Hail Park, to the Martin B. Brown Printing and Binding Company, reported yesterday. REAL ESTATE?SALK OR RENT Manhattan HOL'SE for sale In choice residential section ot Harlem at very reasonable prlceu HEDDEN SMITH, Tel. Tremont 713. 460 East Tremont At. Bronx $1,500 CASH buy? one or two-family house In the Bronx; desirable location. K-EDDEN SMITH, Tel. Tremont "13. 460 East Tremont Av. A VERY CHOICE location for an apartment house In the Bronx for rale : northeast cor i ner of Grand Boulevard and Concourse and f Echo Place; make offer. I HEDDEN SMITH. j Tel. Tremont 713. 460 East Tremont Av. Long Island ? I COMMUTER'S horn?'. ? rooms and bath? room; all modern convenfences; excellent I condition; garage, large plot; 3 bloclts i stores, depot; most healthy s^-ction; price J "55.2CO ; easy terms. 5HORP, care Gilbert. | i 246 West 106th. Phone Academy 2123. Westeh?ster UR?HMD.N'T MANOR. Eight rooms, bath, all Improvements; convenient stores, school, station; bathing privilege. Bargain price. $11,500. To-mor? row may be too late. See this to-day. Olcott & Egger, 51 E. 42d. Mur. Hill 2326. I ARTISTIC 12-room house, 3 baths; studio apartment over garage; 35 minutes; near station. Owner, 46%3S Murray Hill. New flfwejr AT MOUNTAIN STATION*. South Orange? New Colonial eight-room house, all Improve? ments ; $21.590, on espwially ?sasy terms. 0. S. Thompson. 257 4th av., New York. Tele? phone 31S3 Grumercy. Alabama ALABAMA ALFALFA LAND. F?rtil.', rolling, healthy, beautiful and cheap; the real "ARGENTINE OF AMER? ICA." Full information write McCture's Good Land Agency, Demnpolls, Ala.l>_iiia. TO LKT 5_0? BUSINESS rUBFOSKS Manhattan ?SM.iJ.r. UNITS OF 300 tt> 1.000 ?SQ. FT. OF OJFFIDB SPACE AVAILABLE IN THE MA*IBRIDGE BUILDING, 132S BROADWAY. . Incluir? Oflice of Mannger, Room 1143. SHOWROOM PRIVILEGES, with private workroom, on 56th st., west o? 6th av.; suitable for high cluss millinery or lingerie. D 254, Tribune. 61 ST.. 21 E.?Parlor ami fourth tloor; select business. Phone Plaza 3419. _REAL ESTATE WANTED WANTED TO RENT, with optirm to buy, one family heeu.se. six to eight roms ; about $19, 000. Address F. S-, 846 57th st.. Brook)>n. APARTMENTS TO LKT? FURNISHED Manhattan 104TH, 208 W.?Unusually attractive thre? rienm apartment; real kitchen; artistic fur? nishings; private sublet; worth investigation. Apartment 4A. RIVERSIDE DRIVE, 163?Large st'iilto. baby gram!, h-droom, dressing room, kitchenette, hall?, $2H*n: 2 months or longer. Supt. TO SUBLET?Large ??-room apartment. West 57th St., handsomely furnish*-.]. open woo.l tire; cool?- and maid remain if desired; March to October. Telephone K.-rtor S120. APARTMENTS TO LET?CNTTRS?sHBD Manhattan .FIVE ROOMS AND BAT?. ?75 TO $109. In the co-operative plan elevator ??parimonC houses. Nos. 17 and 19 East ?ISth st., near St h av.. in the social center; cash Investment, I $52.300 to $3.00?), which includes cost of stock ownership, renovation unel decorating; living room 11x26 feet, closets 5!x? and 3x 5 fe?t; uninue. equitable, mon.-v saving co-operative plan. WILLIAM CltClKSHANK'S SONS, agents, .85 Liberty St. THREE ROOMS AND BATH. $50. On first floor, fn the co-operative plan eleva. te?r apartment house. No. 17 EAST ?3TH ST? near 5th av.. In the seiclal cent.r; cash In? vestment, $1.260; the rental value of this three-room k-iu riment being $10Q, the invest? ment la saved in tv.o year?. WILLIAM CRUIKSHANK'S SONS. 85 Liberty ft. Operator Seils Dwellings Baugilt From Astor Estate Finds Buyers for Five of a Row of Thirteen Bought in 129th Street Leonard Weil!, operator, resold five of the row of thirteen four-story and bawwiwit ?.well.ivg. at 1 to 25 West 129th Street, which he recently pur? chased from the estate of William Waldorf Astdr. The houses are on lots twenty feet wide. Mr. Wei?l sold 1 to John j. Snitttrlin, 3to Mary Swftet w.ne, 11 to Gertrude Mayers and IT to 19 to James N. Clark. Henrietta Stahl sold to the Frederick Schultz Company the four-st?ry dwell? ing . 150 East Forty-sixth Street, 17x100.5. Edwin R. Freeman ?old to Jumes E. Cruikshank the three-story dwelling 134 West 127th S.reet, 15.10x100. D. H. Scully & Co. sold for Mar? garet Furlong the three-story and base? ment dwelling 16 East 126th Str.ec, 18.9x100. Emma D. Kemeys sold to Isidor Yig doll the three-story dwelling 1535 Madison Avenue, 18.Hx7<_. James V. Gilloon sold to Jennie Her? man the three-story dwelling, 519 West 173d Street, 19x100. William Cruikshank's gons 6old for the estate of Mary Carroll, through th? N'ew York Life Insurance and TLrust Company, the three-story dwelling 134 East 122d Street to Simon Hellmuth. TO LET TOR BUSINESS PURPOSE* ALSO STORES FUU. COMMISSION TO BROKERS APPLY MARCUS L0EW MALTY CORPORATION 1493 BROADWAY 6t?FL. FOR LEASE North-west Oarn-r of -?tii .-st. and sth Ave., 74_?>0 feet; old buildings; long je_.t. J. ROMAINE BROWN CO. _$_ MADISON AVK.M K. PENN TERM_NA_7BLDG. 7th An*., :?'?th u? ?!??> fat. Orhc.s, ?S-tOt.nH.Ms, ???tores. Relient Realty Co.. ?3 W. 4_,,d St. NEW JERHKY REAL ESTATE j.asV IVUIMITATI?N TO NEW YORK; pcrm!?n??tit home, everything modern, ?lee trie light, steam heat, piim-ted -walls, _?_? ???uet, floors, .olrct neighborhood: water ?ports. golf, country club, schools. &c. ; sand fur photo; tin? living room, with huge open fireplace; you can buy this Hiarming place tiith a Utile cash down ami ,l?.n money you pay now as r?nt; investigate !.. K. BLISS, 7 Evergreen piac_. East Ojrange, N. J. WEST.'H..ST1.B ?OIKMTY HEAL ESTAT?' whit?Tjpla.ns 301?FtM NTALN TERRACE?-Wunderiul, new. 3 room?, .1 bath.-, steam heat, elec? tricity, .as; near school, churches, et?.. Mi,ooo. :it)0?HEILT R1C.HT?10 rooms. 3 baths. English brick anil stucco home; plot 80x _10: Immediate occupancy; location th. beat. $4??.?10?. ?to.?.rtH -rrif rni,oNi..i? s room?. _ baths, steam heat; id...I home for busin??? man; pint 7G_rl70. $21.OOP. ?nu?EXri.i sivr. roentry seat, ?? roi>ins. 4 baths. 4-ear garata: old trees and Bfcrubb_ry; ?.???- arre. $4;; nna .10,.?A HOME OE DISTINTTIOV. ? bed? rooms. S batha (2 tiled), largo !tv___g room, up?, fireplace; might ???ch.ng?', :i0fl?A POSITIVE ..AR.;?.._io r.oltj^ ? bath?, Bteajn heat, electricity, gas ga? rage; ->t acre, $21.?HO. reasonable termt, HOWE & THOMPSON, Tel. 23*2. White Plains. TV. T. N. Y. City. 50.1 r,th Ava. 'l'??!? is_i Vga. LARCHMONT NEW tapestry brick house, nine larga room?, three baths; sun porch: vapor heating system; two .replaces; garage: on plot <?f 200-foot frontage; high ground with one of the most picturesque water views In West? haster. Cuul?l not bo du? plicated ra the price. A RARtJAlX. OLCOTT & ?GGER t.i mu.', m? ' ?t?? Sunday Appointment Call Larchmont 22. SALE OR RENT Do it Now ~ DontDday Buy Yourself a Home NEW ROCHELLE NEW ROCHELLE HOME. ?15,000. A bargain. 10 ro5om?. ? baths, gas, elec? tricity, lireplaces, sleeping porch: plot *>?x ISO. O'CONNOR REAL ESTATE AGENCY. 249 liDgoeiiot st. Phone 594 New Rochelle. NEW WHITE COLONIAL DWELLING. 7 rooms and 2 baths, living room open Are place, hot vrater beat, electricity, enclosed veranda, sleeping porch; plot 50x100; price $16.500. Henry B. Downey, 239 Huguenot st.. telephone 1?07. OPEN FOR OFFER?Modern home, nine rooms, bath, gas, electricity, hot water heat, garage; large plot. Good neighl>or hood. $12.000. terms arranged. REYNARD & KRAFT. 230 Huguenot. Tel. 2341 N. R. 7 ROOMS, BATH. gas. electric light, newly decorated. V*ry fine location. Bargain for quick action. $,10,500, term? arranged, mtl'MMOND, 17 W. 42d St., N. T. C. Tel. Murray Hill 73?L 22* Huguenot St., N. R. PELHAM 8-ROOM HOUSE, 3 ba'.hs, 2 sun parlor? with til? floors, enclosed .sleeping- perch, tile kitchen, 2 fireplaces, parqu?t floora throughout, steam h??at. all tmpte. ; half acre. Built for owner's use. $35,000. Phone L525: I'elham. RYE NEW, ATTRACTIVE, ? and t -room?, bath, hot water heat, gas, electric light ; near beach. $1,??00 tor year and upward. DRUMMOND. Ill Boston Post Road. Tel. 652. Others for sale. LARCH.MONT GREAT VALVE?$12.000 In Manor, eight room house, ail impts., storm windows, screens. Sound rlew. Near schools, station, bathin? beaeh. ARTHUR 8. HAWLEY. 4?$ Post Road, ?-archmotit. Telephons 425. $10,000 HITS ATTRACTIVE 6-room house, all modern Improvements; 50-foot plot; garage: near s?.-hnols and station. Terms arranged. Also furnished house to tent. L. P. HARRIS, 9 North Ave. Tel. 11*6. PI.eEASANTVrLIJS YONKERS WHO'S FIRST? Nearly acre, main ma?ta damiied street; 7 roams, old style cottage, bath, electric lights, fireplace, heat; I'J.OOO. E. G. HO?TON. Telephons 399. Pleasesntvitls. OSSININO ylLLAGK FARM. 1 acre, 7-?room houaa, bath, sleeping porch, gas. electricity. sewer?. Overlooking Hudson. A get-** Must be seen to ba ' appreciated. Asking price $17,500. R. E. LENT. Oiglning. N. T. WHITE PLAINS SO. YONKWBS? Pretty cottage. 8 rcont* bath, garage; plot 30x100. Near school* depot. Good re?l dent tal section. $4"."0. term?. H. T. WHELAN, 46t So. B way. Telephone 2643. PARK HILL?$15,000 CASH b?yTTl-room residence. 5t tiled baths; beautifully 5*nd rcape-d ; ?oklng $?10.000. Other prone? 1*? from IS,000 upward. Gatfl * Kampfer. 34?5 S. Broadway. Telephone 5025. SPi:CIAL??T~IN Westcheste!' h^mes and ??fates, bu.?lr.eii? prop?Ttv, 590 S. Broad? way, Tonkers. N. T. Tel. SiSO Ysirst, ?*?? 6th ave., N. Y. City. Vanc?erhllt OSL StLUtVA.N BRONXVII.LF. 8 ROOMS, ? BATIIft, sarseje, all u p-t ??>-=? u lmpts. ; plot 75?1&0. Best offer lu this ??ection. Le.cittien Ideal. $S3,000. terms. QIIKK 4- Qf IRK. Telephon* ?40 Tuekaboe. Wavi^rley ??ejoare. $19,00? For ?julck sale, modern home, 3 rooms, j Send for Illurtrated Balletln tin. i 19t*t_ bath, hot water heat corner j>!t*t; ?*r?r?s; s? oiTerintt? of Bronxvtlle Realty terms. R. FRANKLIN Ht7LL, 5 Court st. 1 SWALLOW & PRATT, ifcC . White Plains. N. Y. Telephon? $?60. 12 Palmer Ave.. Br.??xvl!l?, N. T,