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Financial News-New York and Local Stocks-Bond, Curb and Produce Markets BANKERS SEE WORLD TRADE . ? Trade Balance in Our Favor of Billion Dollars a Year Expected, Says Holland. American bankers are not waiting for government action or In any way depending upon It while preparing for the private financing which is to be of unparalleled magnitude as soon as peace comes. For our bankers are Preparing to Join in such co-operative undertaking, not by means of syndi cates perhaps but by general co-opera tion as to furnish the financial assis tance which our allies will need and, PO#a1b^r by and by. Germany may need In order to elimirikte the marks of the war. to rebuild industries, to establish and increase public utilities and probably to aid* the farmers. The first hint of such purpose came from Vice President Arnold of a leading bank of Chicago. He visited Europe soon as It was possible for hir.i to call after the armistice was signed In the hope that he might gain from actual inspection and study of condi tions some idea of what was needed !r. the way <of assistance to Europe *o that her Industries, her public utili ties and her railroads may be well re-established. When Mr. Arnold returned he spoke of the opportunity which the American bankers will have of giv ing first aid in the re-establishment of public utilities and also in the marketing of securities issued by municipalities. He believed that when peace is established by rati fied treaty the American bankers w'ill be approached from the other side of the ocean for financial aid and he believed furthermore that arrangements could be made which would make it safe to give such ?id. not only safe but also of great advantage to the United States. Fred I. Kent, vice president of the Bankers* Trust, went even further than Mr. Arnold. It has already been reported in this column that Mr. Kent estimates an international balance in favor of the United States every year for perhaps ten years, of a billion dollars. What that means for American export trade it ia not necessary to set forth. He also is of the opinion that Ameri can bankers will be called upon to provide credit or funds aggregating each year for a number of years at least three hundred million dollsrs. possibly more. What the Banker* Parponr l)o!ns. Apparently' Mr. Arnold and Mr. Kent spoke the thought that has been in the minds of American (?ankers since the armistice was ?igrn??d. Only a few days ago lead ers in the banking life of the larger ctti?s of the I'nited States met in New York, almost informally, for the purpose of talking over the situation so that some agreement may be reached respecting the best way to handle it. It must have been ?-asy to reach an agreement, olthousrh perhaps a tentative ami informal one. For it is now an nounced that American bankers are .speedily to establish an organiza tion in which co-operation will have full play and which will be so utilized as to provi<|?* credit for i ho?? who purpose buying com modities in the I'nited States.' Not a Govrrnmrntnl Act. This is to be in no sense a gov ernmental act- There was a time when the government at Washing ton did not look with favor upoii transactions of this kind. One very important one in which China was interested was brought to an end through the action of a Secretary of State son>e years ago. Now the gov ernment will make no objections and probably will be glad if great co-operation among the American bankers for this purpose is secured. The transactions are to be exclu sively between private interests, at first in France. Italy and the Scandi navian countries and the American hankers. Not many hours will pass after a treaty of peace is siged be fore negotiations for credits in the United States will be continued and probably perfected. There are some technical details a hi? h are not of special interest to laymen which must be worked out before negotiations can be com pleted. It may be said, however, that it is probable that the organi zation will work chiefly upon the financial principle which is repre sented by the $50,000,000 credit which was recently given to a group of Belgian banks so that Belgium could buy raw material and other needed commodities in the United States. ? This organization has gone far enough in Its prelim.nary plans to justify a brief sojourn in Europe by Fred I. Kent, who is the head of the foreign exchange div.sion of the Fed eral Flem rve Board. This will not bi: Mr. Kent's first cjperience In investi gating credit needs, or in fact his second. The first time he visited Europe was the purpose of establishing branches of the Bank ers* Trust Company. The second time he was In the service of the government. He is a master hand at investigation of this kind. He ranks in capacity for thorough in vestigation and in ability to formu late into plans the results of his in vestigation with the work which years ago was performed by Edwin B. Adams when he was leading in the production of great American electrical and water power indus tries. When New Year's Day dawns in 1920 the probabilities are that there will have been arranged with the American bankers credits aggregat ing perhaps $400,000,000. of which avail will be made by private in terests in other lands and by mu nicipalities which stand in great need of assistance of this kind. And if several hundred million dollars in the form of credits are arranged for within the next eight months then it is probabla that in the year 1920 as much mow in the way of American credits will be furnished to private interests in other lands which will seek aid In the United States. If only ships in sufficient amount can be provided with which to carry the commodities that Europe wants to buy in the United States to the European countries we are likely to see such a move ment of international trade as a few years ago would have been deemed increditfle. "jfiOLl*AN D." FINANCIAL NOTES. Uaeapl?y?4 Decrease. There has been a material improve ment in the number of unemployed llurtng the week, the I'nited States Employment Service announced last inight. The number out of work is placed at 97.900. as compared with [ 23.605 for the preceding week, or an improvement of 2S.706 for the week. la New York State, with Buffalo # NEW YORK STOCK MARKET QUOTATIONS Yesterday's highest, lowest an<Lclosing prices on actual sales, the number of shares sold and the net changes from Tuesday's closing prices or from last recorded sales were as follows: 36 334 mk TTH 3% *4 38* 93 ? Ml?h 8atea: I'M .?ua*n? Einw H? Adv. Rumlejr ..... M Aoe. Rom ley pr. jflO Ajix Bobber una Alaska/Md M ~28? Alaaka Juneau .... 1STOO A ID* Chelae** TW Allle-Chalmem I* VA Amfrtraa Agriculture 'O. 103 American A^rksiltnre O. pr 100 Aftricaa Beet Sugar 184 23$ Awricut Bert Sugar pr 824 tfru American Canning 524 ?JB AMriour. Canning pr. .? 102 K? America! Car 4 Fbundry 864 2M Awnoui Car A Foundry pr ?... 1.64 Hi# American Cotton Oil 534 100 American Cotton Oil pr 18 WCO American Drug Syndicate... 134 17V58 Amtrican Hid? * Leather %\ 10801 American Hide A Leather pr 105 42TO Amencnn Ion S> 2S00 American loo pr 08*4 56700 American Int. Cor 864 38f? American Linseed 544 1008 American Linseed pr 904 96>yi American LococnotiTe 694 ICO American Maiting 14 20) American Malting lnt pr. clfa 53 560 American Malting 1st pr. ctfat S37* 3M8 Amrrirar. Smelting 72 3CO American Steel Foundry 824 1700 Amnic^ Sugar 130% 3t? Amtheau Sngar pr 11T4 48?X> Ameticati Sumatra 1004 2C0 AmtricMn Sumatra vf 86 10W Anericj u TV1. A 1U(| 1044 y>* ftinrrican Tobacco 200 7IC) Amenrna Woolen "4 7T0 Amenean Woolen P. pr 424 3ft) American Zinc 1*4 38M Anacondii 824 !??:> AH*.<!atod Dnr Goo>4 44 ISO Atchieon 9f 176 Atibifm pr 884 jOO Atlanta Birroinfham * AU 84 l*ttO Atlanta. Gulf A West Indie* 130 7C0 Atlanta. Gulf A West Indira j* TO 17306 Baldwin Lr?o?otiet 944 210 Baltimore A Ohio 484 *,J00 BdttBOrr A Ohio pr 83 808 Pttirett Co 131 8UH Batoiiila* Mining JM 1*00 Bethlehem Steel Claw B 774 ZiO Betl.lrbeflC Steel 8 pet. \* 1084 70> Proi *!>??? Rapid Tranait . H4 ICO Bnw-kiyn Rai id Transit ctf? 214 300 Booth Raheriea ?4 ES B^ookiyn Ediaw * 8.X) Bht* Bothers MM1* &>0 Knt+e CtoffMr * Zinc 74 '300 ltutte A Superior 24 TO" California Parking 824 1800 Calif oval* PetroJeoia |>r... 274 ;?? California Petroleum pr 704 l<0 Caluaul A Ai4*?a ?'* 521 ranVian Pacific 180'j KO Ca?e J I pr. lW*j Central leather " 784 1000 Cerro I?? Paaco 424 1100 ClardVr Motor 1484 ?j/i Cite* ape* kt A Ohio IB lOftO Cuicrro Great Western 74 SO I>K-ag" Goat Western pr 234 AC") Chirac -. Milwaukee. A St. Paul 374 .V) Chicago. Milwaukee A St. Paifl |* 874 k? Chicago Jb Northweatern ?4 7<?) Chk-a> ?. lUn-k Ialand A Paciflc 2*4 d-Uaif* Ri*-k Islau". A Pacific pr. 8 f5 r^O Cli'cago. Rock Mud A PacMIc !?. 7 78 i?0 ?'hi< :y>?. St. Panl. M. AO 854 TUn lljile Coiner 2*4 lwO ?'hino C<^?. C X4 l"* duct i raMr ?r' )C? 4*?.l. F. A I ??-* COl Col. ?;a? laeetrw 4?'a ?*J C? ntii<?>tal Can 78 ?M> <'outsnet tal Inaurance tV> 7*) V 4J Prwl R14 J) Corn Pad. i* 1?4 IXD ?*r-eiM?? Steel ?'* 8V8 <*aNl Cane Sugar 3T Z'W Cut>a Cane Sugar pr 78-4 itO lvntet A Rio Urande 4 HO I.Mr Mine* j 144 70$ ?ie 184 fCO Eru 1? r?r 1?4 l-tl Ktaker Bc?ly 8i 10. Pi alter B<*1> pr 104 28? Ga8wi Winn 304 40 General Chemical pr 101 TOO General Ogar. M4 WJ (ieueral Electric C4 lCW General Motrr 181 W8 ,Getajai^M^ A*v.? ?CO General Motor C*, db. 93 o Otxdrcfc P. F - 68 1C? Goodiich 4..lOOvi 2 3 Great N*?rthern pr 91 77G> (treat Nortliero Ore. Snb? 427i K09 Greene C. CV p 424 ICy Gulf M. A N 8 GuW stare Steel K4 rru Ha?ke:i Barker 554 HO lUiiu-is Centxa! fJ-4 '.l' ? liit?Tiiatiaiial Agrictb'tural U)4 5?#> Iutepiati) n.il Agricultiual pr 714 41C) In?. Cop,*.r 4!?4 'O' lnterh. C< n %' J hiterh. I'on. ir -48 Ifjfl Internatiottal Bar. Co...., 12? ?Ct 0 Intern at iotval Merchant Marine X\ lAft International Merchant Marine pr 118"*? 4200 lnt?r.ational Paper 4C'.? lOii International Paper i*. at|d 7? 5&iC0 International Nickel ?>4 2:08 Jewel Tea 404 100 Jewel Tea it 844 17W Kavaer. J. pr 110 35 M ?74 714 34 24 374 924 108 100 764 ?4 51 182 044 11*4 S\ 13 Zi 1014 484 ?4 83 534 874 674 14 524 53 714 82 1274 1174 . 10Q4 9R 1044 2074 854 42 14 814 414 *14 884 ?4 133* ?4 814 48 ?4 1304 14 76 1084 214 214 20 87 183 :?* 214 814 *4 704 504 1*04 w 764 414 V64 58 74 23*4 364 ?S *44 s 234 85 76 854 54 -2*k 434 774 CO 804 105 674 294 774 4 It 16 as 63 804 ?4 104 ?74 1*3 1774 67 1ft) ? 90* 42 414 <8oa> Net 33+4 88 + 4 784? 4 3* 24 384+ 4 88 +1 1084+ 4 4 884+4 514+ 4 HB + 4 914- 4 118+ 4 53-4 93 13 284+1* 104 +?k 484+14 884+34 844+ 4 534- 4 974- 4 874?14 14- 4 53 +14 534+ 4 714+ 4 884+ 4 19 -2 1174 108+4 96 +2 1044 2D74+ 4 864 + 24 42-4 14 614- 4 414-14 914 864? 4 64+ 4 1384-24 | 70 914-14 I 46-4 524-1 131+4 14+ 4 76-4 1884- 4 214 214 20 -4 97 -1 1*3 - 4 74+4 114? 4 <14? 4 *4-- 4 704+ 4 594?14 1604 - 4 r> 774+ 4 <14 - *4 1?S4-*- 4 58 74+ 4 234- 4 364 664 4 914- 4 34- 4 A5 ? 4 76 :* 654-44 304 t. 714 *? 14 12*4 394 1154 4V, K4 :v, 81 110 65 424+ 4 78 70 -u 4 604? 4 105 674-1 394+ 4 77V- 4 4 144 16-4 364 f 4 61 934- 4 294 + 4 104 58 + 4 163 ? 4 1784- 14 93 + 4 924 67 .- 4 1004-r 4 90*- 4 4L4+ 4 42 + 4 8 - 4 r \ 4- 14 544 4-24 88%+ 4 ??3)4- 4 74*+ 4 49 - 4 , 34 13 is: - 4 34 + 4 1154- 14 454-*- 4 73-4 2J4+ 24 :54- 14 81 - 1 118+4 Low Cia* Nil ?at. in?, dk'f*. **+ * 2?4+ H * - * TWr- % U%+ S 17 - % 8f% 79% MS V #r% ISO 39% ?7% 3W ?% 188% 9% 11 3% , *% i7% ITS 58 ? ns ioos *S 18% 111 73% ?4 19% 104 91% 50 4J% iOS TS 63S 43 37% 8S% 148 43% 48 13*4 .18 80% 21% 49% 88% ?% 71 13) 81 105*? 21 83's 82% W?S ?IS K) 9 12% 23% 18U% 12% MS S3 105 110 s\ ?7% 48% 88 57 ?% 14 32% 250 219 215% ?% 9*% 46 1T2 1?% n 48*4 131S 15 172 1*4 38 22% 59% 70S 152% 10T 37 86% 119% 49% 98% 118S 74%. 15% 80S 112 7% 32 84% 18 ITS 53% 8?% 48% 81S 7% ?% ?s 70%' M 74% *%+ a - iW Kanw City Southsrn B% 32* Kelly 8. Tiro lH 9009 Ksnnecott 3f% 6900 Key*lone Tire 99 900 Uckiwtout 8t?el 70S 1000 Lehigh YaKey US 800 I*c Rubber TIlO 9% *9 Uxme Wllso * 8TS 1? Lorillard P 158 I0J Ma*. M Oo. 39% 100 Mm. M. 1 pr 88 400 Max. Ml 2 pr SIS 41C& May Dept ...: 81% 23Zb Mexican Petroleum 189% 808 Miami Oupsr 23* XXX) Midvftfe Steel...'.* 48S 501 M. A St. Iritis new 10 2C9 M.. K. 4 T. pr 11 ? 1000 Missouri Pad Ac 25S 300 Missouri Pacific pr 50)4 12J0 National Acme ? 38 1000 National Oand. 4 C 17% 140) National Enm * B 58% 180 National ?am. 4 8. pr 98 1108 National Lead.-., Tl 180 National bsad pr 108S 40U N. R. R . of M . 2 pr 8 7C0 Not. Con. Cop 16S 2C0 New York Air Brake Ill KflO New York CentrM T4 TOO N. Y.. N. H 4 Hartford 73 180 N. Y.. O. 4 W 19% 600 Nrrfolk 4 Western 104 130 Northern Pacific 91% 2J8 Nora feootia Steel 68' i 17300 Ohio CI tie* Oaa 43% SMri Oklshoms Prod. 4 Beflnlng 11% ZVO Ontario 8fi?er 8 Owc-ns Bottle M 10 P?ci5c Coast 43 WTO Pacific MaU 40 353CO Pan American Petroleum 84% 3C0 Pan American Petroleum if 118S 338 Pennsylvania Railroad 44 100 People* (la* 4 C 48 VA Pore Marquette 13% 3C0 Philadelphia Co 33% ?J0? -PUtce-Arrow 51% 12*9 Pierre Oil 21% 7300 Pittsburgh Goal 51S .100 Pittsburgh Coal pr. 87 CM Pittsburgh 4 Wnt Virginia 37 .Tu) Pleated Steel Car 72% 110) I Tillman Parlor Car 120% 40J lUilra-A Steel SiTing*. 81S 20? lUilwir Stert Rjrinaa i* 106% ,W Ray Consolidated Copper 21 'AW :Reading 84% STO tU0. Imn 4 ?tee! M K ? Rrp. Ine 4 Steel pr 102%^ ?*>i Kojal 1 Mitch W? WW Royal Dutch N. Y , 81% C<X) ^a.\on Motor 8% Tft St. I.ouia 4 San Francisco 12% id St. Louis it San Francisco pr 234 200 Seara-Roebuck 180*4 ?9 SMttuck A. C 1P4 X?> Sinclair Oil 5o% COO Slow-Sheffield Steel 4 Iron >4 518! ) Hu.fhern Paciflo 108% 1!V? So. Torto Rim Sugar pr 110 !??? F?a:ihern Railway ..j 28% 12 0 S<uthem Railway pr C% c00 Plrt<inberf Caili 41% 2T!f-0 Studcbaker 7C% 13X> Htutz Motor M .X0 Superior Steel 39% CUtO IVnucasec Copper 14% 2800 Tear* k Pacific 33 Brt IVin 4 Paciflo I* T 230 9 30C i Trxa* Oat 2L?% WO Te\aa Co. 50 p'- 213% 48iX> Tobacvo Pradurta 90% 2C) Tiihttco !*n>diict* i* 100 300 Tranmie A Wll. Stert 45?i COO I'rderwooJ! Typewritei 173% 38) I'nio.i Pariflo - 129% Tnlon Pacific in 73 10100 I'nited 'Allot Steel 47% 7010 C?lt?d Cigar Store* 133% 2? I'nited Drug 2rl jw 122 ?XO I'nited Fruit 17*% 12C0 I'nited Realty Invertment 12% :401 I'nited Realty Investment pr 27% 4vO r. S C. I. P. * F 23% 108 V. S C. I. P. 4 F. pr 59% 2740> tT. H. Fool Product 72 11-85 II. S. Ind. Alonbol 137% 4W f . 8 Ind. Alcoliol |* 107 1Cn> I'. 8 Realty 4 Imjwovement 37 WC) I*. 8. Rubber 88 00) 17. S. Rubber lat pr Ill Uu I*. S. Smelting 4 Refining *9% 10K?J0r..J> 8t*e* 180% GM P. S. 8tee] pr 118% 7>1 I tgh Copjx r 7i% 2;) I tab S. CoTxiration 14 SCO Yi'rlnia-Camuna Chemical 80%, lO Y!ir:nia-CsroMna Chemical pr 112 30rt Wabash 8 500 Wabash pr. A 32 2C1 We'Is Fargn 51% &0 Western Maryland 10% 1-') West Pacific 17% 1C1 West Pacific pr.. 53% 100 Western Union Telegraph ?% at'OO Westinghmme 41% BTO Wila >n 4 82 2)0 Wheeling 4 Lake Erie 7% . ?00 White Motor 58 7Sl8 Willy*-OTerlaml .~> 12X) Wmhingtrn Pump 72*4 ICO Worthington Pump A T 9t 8C0 Worthington Pump B .? 75 + Increase. -Decrease. ? Ex-dividend. j Totsl saw. 1.ZT4.CC0 shares, against 1,198.8009 yesterday. 1.218.800 a week ago, 3?2,776 a year ago. ami ?5S.?53 two years sgo. From January 1 to date. W.818.505. against 36 449.506 a year ago and 57.798.480 two years ago. not reporting. Syracuse sliows the largQi* unemployed, reporting o.OOO. Glens Falls reports 1,400: Roches ter. 3,500. and t'tica. 3,$00. Object to Women Workers. Complaintsi that between 800 and 900 women are Deing employed at work l formerly done by men by Liggett ! Meyer's tobacco plant at Lexington. 1 Ky., have been made to the Depart | ment of l^abor by the tobacco workers j at St. Louis. This is held to be in | violation of an agreemnt entered into | in March, 191S after the settlement cf i a strike involving 3.500 workers. Com i mlssioner F. J. Rohdy has been as 1 signed to investigate. Forecasts Lumber Famine. Chicago. April 16. ? Forecasting a lumber famine if Americas forests are not more carefully husbanded. W. Smith Culberson, of the U. S. TarifT Commission, before the American Lumber Congress here today declar ed a sound export pplicy is necessary. Culberson denounced "haphazard trading" abroad and counselled care ful study of all foreign trade prob lems. "We are now cutting approximately twice as much timber as we grow. If this condition continues the very basis of our export trade will van ish," he said. Trade Merger Formed. Chicago. April 16?Twenty-two Amer ican packing companies have orga nized to better their export trade, it was announced here today. The-con cern to be known as the United States Provision Export Corporation, will es tablish offices in Chicago and New York. Smaller packers formed the combi nation, under the Webb-Pomerene act with the Intention of pooling storage and shipment resources to compete on more equal terms with the large com panies which have their own export equipment. May Reduce Ship Rates. Cleveland, Ohio. April 16.?Lake carriers are ready to reduce ship I ping rates as one means to stimulate j business. > This announcement was made to day following a closed session of the . Lake Carriers' Association here, at tended by representatives of car rier companies representing ap proximately 400 vessels with a total of 2,000.040 tons. William Living stone. of Detroit, president of the association, said the organisation will send its "mobilization commit tee" to Washington to make the yol untary offer of reduced rates to the United States Shipping Board which will then announce official rates. $200,000,000 to Farmers. The government has loaned nearly $200,090,000 to its farmer citizens for agricultural develop ment. according to to figures mado public by the Farm I^oan Board yesterday. Loans during, March ajfiti etfated S15.946.277. which sent i the total up to $198,609,626. aa the amount loaned sine* the ere- | ation of the system. March loans were distributed | among: 4.630 persons. Since the I board was organized 79.949 separate ! loans havp been made by the twelve banks. philadelphiaTroduce. Philadelphia. April 16.- Prior* on the local produce market range a* follow*: BUTTEIt?Solid-packed cream err. extra. 63He; higher-scoring good*. 64Via?6Ho (the latter for! jobbing Mies): extra first*. 63c; firsts. 61a62c; ?seconds. 59a60r: sweet creamery, choice and fancy. 6>'iat>7 V-: fair to good. 61a65c: ladle-j racked, as to quality. 47a?c: pacing ?tock. j 42a43c; fancy brands of nearby prints jobbing | at 70aT2e: fair to good. ?*66c. BOOS?Nearby fliwts, 13.? per crate: nearby I current receipts. 12.90; Western, extra firsts, j 13.? rfT crate; do. firsts, 12.96 par crate; South em. 12.60al2.TS per crate; fancy selected, care- ? fully candled eggs were jobbing at 48a50c per doz; duck eggs. 66*63 per dozen, as to quality. LIVE POULTRY-Fowls, via express. 30a30c; broiling chicken*, soft-mealed, lHa2 lbs apiece. 50a56c; spring Sickens, softjneated. large sizes, 36a40c; staggy young roosters, 30a31c; old roosters, ?a27c; docks, Pakin, 42a45c; do, Indian Runner, 40a41c; gesae. 30s; pigeons, old, par pair. SSafiOe; do. young, par pair, 45a50c. i POTATOES?White, Jersey, per %-boshel baa, No. 1. OaSc; No. 1 SOaflOc; do, Maine, par MO lbs. 2 25a2.60; do, Pennsylvania, Na 1. per 100 lbs, 2.00a2.50; do. New York, per 100 lbs. 2.2a2.40; do, Delaware and Maryland, Hooaier, per 100 lha, 2-00a2.25; sweet potatoea, Jersey, per basket. No. 1. 1.7Sa2K; No. 2, 1.80al.60; do. Eastern Shore, per bbl, Na 1, 5.00a&00; do, Delsware and Maryland, bushel hampers, Na 1. 2.75a3.15; Na 2, l.?a2.00. BALTIMORE PRODUCL Baltimore. Md., April 1C?Priose ea the Bal timore prod ucj market range as xollowa: HOTTER ? Creamery, Western separator, ex- | tras, 67s68c per lb; firsta, 64a65c; Western prints, H-lb extras, <7a68c; flrsta, 66a66c; Western prints, 1-lb extras, 67a68c; firsts. 66a66c; nearby cream ery extras. C3a&4c, firsts, 62a63c; dairy prints, Maryland. Pennsylvania and Virginia extras, 43a44c; firsts. 42a43c; store-packed tints, 42e; rolls. Maryland and Pennsylvania extras, 42a43c; do. West Virginia, extras, 42a43c; do, Ohio ext ras, 42s43c. ' EGOS?Western Maryland. Pennsylranla and nearby firsts, doe, 43c; Eastern Shore of Mary land and Virginia, firsts, 43c: Western (Ohio), j firsts, 43c; West Virginis, firsts, 43c; Southern! (North Csrolina), flnts, 42c; duck eggs, nearby,: 56e per dozen. I FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-Apples. New York, No. 1, k.OOalO.30 per bbl.; Pennsylvania, fancy Yorks. No. 1. OOOelO.OO; Maryland and Vuginia, varioua varieties. Na L 7.80all.00; Ben Davis. tJOaf.lO per bbl. ; asparagua, South Carolina, 4.50a6.00 per dozen; beeta, new. 6a0e per bunch; beans. Florida, 4J0a3^0 per baa ; broccoli. homegrown. 40a26c par box; celery, Florida. 19 inch cratea, 5 0Dab.50 pfr crate; cabbage, new Florida, 2."?a325 per basket: 5 20*6.50 pepr crate; cucumbers. Florida. ISW.00 per box ; eggplants. ) Florida, 2.7U3 25 per basket; 5.30a6.30 per crate; 4 SM.I0 per box; kale, bomegrvwac 20a30o per I box; lettuce. North Carolina. 1-MaXOO per bas ket; t'alifomia, 3.50a5.00 per crate; onion*. New York. No. 1. 3.00s4 W per 160 lbs; West ern. 4.50a5.00 per 100 lbs; oranges. Florida. i.OtaOJ* per boa: California. 4.00a4.00 per box; peas. South Carolina. 3.90*4.SO par >askat; peppers, Florida. 7-QOaf.OO per crate: radiahea, Norfolk. 2-OIbUO per basket; rhubarb, home | grown, 3a5c per bunch; apinacb. homegrown, 16a !6o per boa; atrawberrisa, Florida, 46a30e par quart: tomato**, Florida, fancy, 4 00a 5 50 per crate; choice. 3.?0a4.25 per crate; turnip*. 30a90c I<t bushel. V POTATOES-White. New To*, per 1? It* 35Ca3.75; do. Western, per 130 lb*. 3.25a3 40: do. Pennsylvania. per 100 lbs, 3.25a3.90; do.. Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia McCormicks, per 100 lba, l.75a2.00; do. West wn Shore of MarrUnd, McConnicka, per 100 lbs. 1.9C?2.00; sweet potatoes. Eastern Shore of Mary laud, fancy, bbl, 8.00a9.00; do. ordinary, 6.C0a7.0!>; do. Eastern Shore of Virginia, bbl.. 5.60*9 00: do. Eastern Shore of Maryland. V bushel baaket. No. I. 2.75a2,23: York River yam?. rnOaT.'.O per bbl.; North Carolina yams. No. J. 7.00a7.50 per bbl.; new potatoes, Florida. No. 1, 12.00 per bbl.; No. 2, 11.00 per bbl. LIVE POL'I/TRT?Chickens, young. 3 lba. smooth, per lb.. iSs!5c; do. winter. 2 lbs and tin ier, 90a65c; do, young, rough and ctaggy, 30a36c; do, old roostets. 22a24e: do. old bena, o*>r ? lb*. 36c. do, old hens, small. Sic; do. old White Leghorn hens, 37s3Sc; durks. Muscovy and mongrel, young. 36a36c: do. White Pekins. young. 38s40c; do, Puddle, Z% lbs and over, 36a37c; do. puddle, small, poor. 3la3oc; pigeons, old, per [pair, 2Sa30r; do. young, 25s30c; guinea fowl, joung, each, 1.00; do, old. 60*66c; spring chick ens. 14 lba, r*r lb, OOaftc.1 WASHINGTON PRODUCE. BGOS?Nearby current receipts, 40aG, South ern, 39. LIVE POUI/TRY ? Rooster*. per lb. 21a2S; turkeys, per lb. MaJ0; ham. par lb. 34a36; 1 spring chickens, 68a75; guineas, 75c each. DRESSED POCUTRY?Turkey* per lb.. ?a 41; rooatan, per ibt ?; bena. per lb, 34a36; CMQRKKS VHCIT - Apple* per bbl. lea; box. 3:73a4; California lemon* 3a4H; California oranges. 5a6V4; Florida oranges, 7a7H; cranber ries, I6a29 per bbl: grapefruit, Sa(H. VEGTCTABLES-Potatoes. No, 1, 3.90at99 per saok; beans, par baa. 3a3H; ppppers. crate, 5a8; eggplant. 3Ha0 crate; cabbage, old. 199 lba. 2**aJ; cabbage, new, 3.G0a4.00 has; beets, crate, 2Ha4; lettu.e, ls6 baa; peas. 2a7 baa; sweet potstoss, Bat per bbl; Florida. 3Hs4; oelery, 1.50*2.00 per bunch* squash, per bbl. 1.80*2.00; spinach, 2.50a 3.50 per bbl.; kale, 60*75 per bbL; turnips, 2a21* per bbl; Florida tomatoes. !M ; DRESSED PORK?23a*. | LIVE STOCK-Sheep, par lb. OalO: cslres. If; medium, IS; common. 10; lamba. 15al4; spring i hiffNi 23. | BAY AND GRAIN?No. 1 timothy. 39a40 a ten. No. timothy. 3Ta38 a ten; mixed bay, 137a3S a. ton; mixed oat*. 1?a79; white oats, 90*81; oorn, 1.79*1.74; wheat. 190al31 > SEEDS?Clover, Alaike, 0.90; Sailing and Red. *60; red. ?; Alfalfa, 14.90; timothy, 126 per bu; red top graaa. I?al7c per pound; blue graaa. 3.50 I *3.75 per bushel; orchard araaa. 3.75a4.09 per . busbeL LIVERPOOL COTTON. Liverpool. April 16.?Spota opened quiet today with prioea Arm. Sales amounted to 4.000 bale*. Receipta totalled 14.990 bales including 9.200 Am wean. Good middlings, 19.99; middlings. 17.69. Futures opened steady. 12:39 Open. High. Low. p.m. ' April 1T.90 17.19 17.75 17J3 May 1144 1144 H25 1133 June *10 11)0 1196 1196 J'lfe 15.99 1190 1166 1172 September 15.19 1119 U07 1114 At 12* pi a*. American middlings fair. 2102; good. 19.90; middlings, 17 90; low. 1133; good otdinary, 14.68; ordinary. 14.11 LIBERTY BONDS. New Tork. April 11?Liberty bonds were quot-, ed on the market bate today as follow*: 3Hs. *11; lints 4s. 99J9: second 4*, 9156; * rats 4** 96.50; second, i\?. 9150; third. P4a, *.46; fourth 4)4* 9150. * RECORDS MADE IN STOCK SALES \ ??????? U. S. Food, Ice Common, Woolen and Lead Lead Advance Movement. ?r BROADBM WILL Naw York. April If .?The tail end of a nor'easter went swirling through Wall street today. Professionals got their feet wet and sold stocks. The result was a reaction in the market, but very .few actual shares were liquidated. The market hard closed when traders began wondering wheth er they would be able to get their stocks back. The professional mind went home brooding on poaslble dis asters and hoping for the worst. As a matter of fact, however, the out look for bualneas and for the market | seems cheerful everywhere. The extreme optimism of the real leaders is the only thing against tb* market. They are becoming too op timistic, if anything. High Record Made. In the morning new high records were made in many issues includ l ing U. 8. Food. Ice common and preferred. Woolen, L?ead and Gen eral Cigars. In the afternoon Hide and Leather preferred and com mon suddenly moved to new high! levels. American International and ? | Mercantile Marine shares were; the strongest feature of the early j trading, but their large profes-. slona! following sold out in the I afternoon. | U. S. Steel was the feature ofi the opening when the stock sold across par. Trading in It was ( heavy. In the afternoon it also yielded. All stocks were steady even in the decline and the buy ing at all times was of a better: character than the selling. Action of IT. S. Steel was in! line with what Wall street ex pected. Rumors have been cur rent of a distribution of liberty i bonds but It is not likely that' i*uch a thing will be done until I the company is free of litigation.! The big factor In favor of Steel sha.es of all kinds is that there h j shortage of fully l.coo.noo houses in the | United States. A great need for rails and all issues of steel prevails. The American demand has gone unsatisfied j for nearly four years. It is becoming ] insistent and as soon as there is an agreement on prices a boom in Steel is I j expected. Ice securities attracted much ntten- I tion when, both common and preferred moved up sharply. General Cigars responded to rumors I that an important company with a chain of retail stores was negotiating , for control. OHa were features of the market j j again with heavy buying. CURB STOCKS. 84 ) ?0 New York. April 16. -Changes in the curb , market today irere mall. Industrials were again the renter of interest although dealings were in leas active volume and trading was scattered. Heaviness rhararterired the dealings in the In dependent ova. Metals were fairly active. Active issues were quoted today as follows. MO Aetna Explosives. 84a9; 2.200 Anglo American. as**: 400 Coede* Oil. 94a94: 15.000 Federal Oil, 34aJ4; 2.700 International Petro leum, 284a28\; 4,000 Metropolitan Petroleum. 34a34; 700 Victoria Oil (new stock). 24a34; 5.40) Big Led*?. MS; 2.200 Boston and Men tana, 61a?2; 3.500 Consolidated Arizona Smelt ing. 14aI4; 900 Goidflekd Oonwrtidated. ifta2D. 1.000 Julhbo Kxtenrion. 13al5; 1.100 Mothertode. 41a43; 1.000 Tonopah Extension. 24a24. Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbt * Co. Bid. Ask*d. | Aetna Explosives S** t | Atlantic Petroleum 24 24 ? Burnett Oil 3 16 4? Big Ledge *16 4 I Boston and Montana 60 62 [ Boston and Wyoming 36 t BnUenr<?th Judaon 16 214 Caledonia Mining 36 3) j Calumet and Jerome 4 7 16; Canada Copper IS 14 i Carbon Steel 65 95 | Car Light and Power.. 14 2 j Charcoal Iron 6 8 I Chevrolet 20) j Cities Service 354 360 . Cities Service pfd 79 ft) | Consolidated Arizona 14 1*4 ; Consolidated Copper 44 5'e' Cosden Co 94 94 Coaden l*d 44 441 Cramps 94 96 | Cresson Gold v 5 t Curtis* Aero 11 13 ; Davis-Daly 54 6 Elk Basin 8 Emerson Plione ^ 34 Federal Oil 2* 3 First National Copper I1* 1% General Asphalt 63 6* General Asphalt pfd 95 100 Glen Rock Oil (i*? 64 Goldfiekl Consolidated 18 ? Guantanamo Sugar :<0 Holly Sugar v. .T? _ Ho.lv Sugar i*d S2 98 Houston Oil !9 81 Howe Sound 4 4'i Hull <\JpT)er 35 45 Hudson Oil 4 4*4) Intercontinental Rubber 22 22** j International Petroleum 274 284 i Island Oil 84 6* Jenmo Yeide S 1116 Jim Butler .10 .Ti Jumbo Extenaion 12 14 Lake Torpedo 14 14 Magma Copper 28 30 Mason Valley 24 24 Maxim Munitions ? 4 '41 McNamara 73 73 Merritt Oil 314 X? Metropolitan Petroleum 34 34 Midwest Oil com. 19 16 1% Midwest Oil pfd lis 2 Midwest Reflniifc 160 171 Motherlode (new) 4 44 Nipiaaing Mines Co 9 t4 North Ameriaan Paper and Pulp 44 44 Northwestern Oil 56 56 Ohio Copper 7 16 4 Oklahoma Oil Co 4 14 Okmulgee Oil 24 24 Ophir Mines 15 20 Peerless Motors 23=4 244 Ray Hercules 24 24 St. Joseph Lead 12 13 Sapulpa com 74 "4 Sequoyah Oil 4 11-16 Sinclair Qnlf SI 4 514 StsifOard Motors 8 ? Submarine Corporation 144 154 Success Mining 4 6 Swift InttrnaUonal ?4 62 Tonopah Extension 24 24 Triangle Film *. 3-16 S-1S Tri Bullion 4 4 Unite! F-tstern 44 44 IT. S. Ught and Heat com 14 14 U. S. Light and Heat pfd 24 ? 3 United Motors 47 49 United Profit Sharing 1 f-M 1 11-K U. S. Steamship 24 24 United Verde *4 36% United Western Oil 14- 14 United Zinc 4 14 Victoria Oil 24 24 Wsrland Oil 34 34 We^t End Cons 14 14 Wright-Martin Aero 34 34 CHICAGO. Cucahy Packing 112 Libby 304 364 Swift & C?. 14C4 147 Union Carbide *% 614 NEW YORK PRODUCE. New York. April 16.-BUTTER?Firm; re- j eeipts, 12.126 packages; creamery, higher than ] extras. MVfca?: creamery extras (V score), 634a | 64; firsts, 624w6C4; packing stock, current make, No. 2. ?4a4l EGGS?Irregular; receipts. 47,363 eases ; fresh j gathered extraa, 454a46; fresh gathered firsts, northern section, 4l4a434; do., southern section. 4la43; State, Pennsylvania and nearby western hent*ry. white, fine to fancy. 51a52; State. Penn sylvania, and nearbgr hennery, white, ordinary to prime. 46afi0; State. Pennsylvania and nearby ( hennery browns. 4?a47; do. gathered browns and mixed eolora. ?a<3. I OBEBMt-Weak; receipts, 1*1 boxes, State, j MWK. ??OCtTBT-Ui*. mrntj-. -f *'? ?** ***** nSTtmkm*. J ?M^y; Htm IB LIVESTOCK MARKETS. EM Buffalo, N. Y.. April 16.?CATTLE Reoelirta. 900; alom; ealvaa, rwipU, 800; ataady; 6.4OaJT?0; a for lS tt H(RiS?Reoripta. 1.8M; 9c to Be hl?har; heavy. 21 I5a21.25; mixed. B lOaTI IS ; Yorttaaa. ?IW1.1?; light Yorker*. ?.00*20.?; pipt, #.00; raid*. lS.0tolSM; aUp, I2.MalS.fll. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Reoripta. 1JM; ? ?v ttve; Nm4v to ahade km; lamb*. M.MaMJ* yearling*. ? 00a 14.50; wether-. 12.00all.?; tie*. (.00*12.0; mixed aherp. 12.MaI2.7l; all ebppnd. Waikwfton Stock Eickuft. BALKS. Cfcpital Tr*rtion h. M00 at 98V W^ncton Railway pfd.. M at 69*?. Ri0a National Bank. 1 at Mi. American Security and Truat. 3 at CT. Lanaton, 5 at S at M. Merpenthalar. I at 127. PUBLIC UTILITY BONDS Bid. i American Tel and Telga M M% M American Tel. and Taiga 4%a.... ?% M% Am. Trt. and Trl CU Tr la . M t! Am. Tel. aad Tel. Ccmrl. M W2% 1M Cbenapeske and Potomac Trt. 5a... * , <*ai4tal Traction R. R. Ge M ff% | City and Suburban Sa Metropolitan R. R. 5a M Potomac Electric Light la 96% Potonuc Electric Coo*. 5a 13 Potomac Wee-trio Power Ca Potomac Electric Power Q. M. 6a. 58 Washington Una 51 I<6% Washington Rwy. and Eire. 4a.... 70 ? Waab. Rwy. and Elcr. O. M. 6a M% | MISC|;lUNE/>!'S BON It* American Oraphjpbone lat 6a S6% ? D. C. Paper Mfg. ?a MS Lanaton Scrip Ca ft* Mt Rigga Realty Sa Hong) M Riaca Realty Sa (abort) 98 See Storage and Safe Dep. 6a Washington Market 5a. 19?7 M Waahington Market 5*. 1947 95 W. M. Cold Storage Sa St PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS. American Trt. and Telga 1*4 Capital Traction M% . Washington (?aa 51% S2\ J Norfolk ai d Wash Steamboat 189 Waahington Rwy. and Elec. c? ? . Waab. Rwy. and E!ec. pfd ? 6.%' NATIONAL BANK. STOCKS. American 157% 16T% I Capital * _. ? Columbia IBS Commercial 180 183 I Mat net ,.... 1(4 Farmers and Mechanfca' 240 280 Federal 17$ W) '.ir.roln 18? National Metropolitan 3C0 R'gga ? Second 1<0 National Rank of Waahington 20b 231 , TRUST fXmPANY STOCK.? American Seoiritv and Truat 2SS 250 Continental Tnurt 111*4 118 National va*t:i^ and Truat . .. Uni?n Truat... Waabingtoo Loan and Truat 248 3AVINGS RANK STOCKS. Commerce and Savings 12 Rant Waahington If Liberty 1M Mercbanta' 1M ...., Security Havings and Commercial.. Sf< Seventh Street IN P1RE INSURANCE STOCKS Arlington T g torcotan 100 Piremen'a J# German-,Amrrican 220 National Union 5% TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS. Cn'umbia 4 8 Real batata Title 7* T7 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS Orapbophone com? 2t* M (Jraphophone jrfd M M'k j Chapin-Sacka 14* D. C. Paper Mfg Co M ...? Merchants" Tranafer and 8torage... 10? lit Merg^ithaler Linotyi* 1* Lanaton Monotype 68 ? Security Storage IS* Old Dutch Market com 4% 8 Old Dutch Market pfd 10% 12 Security Storage and Sale Dep.... -IW ..... Waahlngto.i Market *% ..... BALTIMORE GRAIN. MTV Baltlmw.. April 1A-WHEAT-8.U. ml] bag lota of nearby mmpka. 2.40 per bo OOB CORN?White. 7.86; yellow. 8.00 per bar rel for carload. Track yellow corn. No 3. for domestic do lr?ry. 1.69*1.70. CORN -Sale*, wnall lota, white, delivered. 1 7b pee bu.; mixed yellow, delivered. 165 i?er Ixi OATS- -Range of price*, standard white. 754; No 3 white. 74%. RYE?Range of price*, bag lota c4 nearby rye. V to quality. 1.50*1 ? per bu. No. 2 WtaUru c*pcrt. ac*>t. 175 per bu HAY?No. 1 timothy. 40.00: ttandaxd timothy. 39.50 ; No. 2 timothy. 38.8Da39.0P. No. 3 Um?tb*. i M 00*38.0>>; No 1 light dorer. inixMl. 38 50aM OC No. 2 liglit rioter, mixed. 36<?a3$00; No. !? rlorer. mixed. 38.00*39.50; No 2 clover, mixed. XJDaST; No. 1 rioter. 35 ffla36.Cv: No. 2 ooni -.00.5-00: No J cW*er. ?0<kjl ?, .HTRAW?Receipte. none Quote, per ton . No. 1 atraight rye. I7.00nl8.80. No 2. do.. 1*Q&a 17-00; No. 1 trangled rye. 14.00al4.50; No. 2. d<? . j 13 a*13 50; No. 1 wheat. 12 50aV M No. 2. do . 115tal2C?; No. 1 oat. 13 Mal4 80; No 2. do. 12 50a 13. M. COTTON MARKETS. New York. April 18.-Hea\y ltx-aL New Orleans' and trade buying turned cotton atroug today, after it had been weaker, and new high Intel*' f?r the icarn were established At the top there waa prx^lt taking which caused receaaiom f Among the bullish influence? w?-re Premier Dacid L!oyd Oeotge'a speech indicating that there ia a mmpHa underatanding on the fui?<U \ m?ntal onrntiona of the peace settlement, nn-j favorable weather conditions over much of the < belt. repi4ta of a stronger baaia in the South and the failure of expected prebotiday liqjida ti?>n to develop Final prices on new contract a werw Naadr at a net decline of 12 pointa to an advance of 3 point* Old contract* were 17 p>>inta K-wer to 9 pr*inta higher. Recap s at the porta toda\ *?err 11.108 bale* ( Kspteta for the day were 11.101 hales. Spot at New Orleans >*aA steady with mid | dlinu .* pointa higlier at 27.13; the aalea were; 2.470 bale* Spot hero waa quiet at a decline of .Tf? pointa , at 28.30 for middling. There were no salaa. TUceipta of cotton at the leading i?ants today were; New Orleans. 5.589; Sarannah. L302: Augusta. 1.238; Mempbia. 2.215; St. Louis ffr Cbarleatnn 2?; Wilmington 543; Norfolk. 755 Houaton. M9 MONEY MARKET. New York, April 18.?The time money market ia firmer. Ratea on all induatrial collateral are now 8 per cent, on mixed 5%. Mercantile paper unchanged, demand being greater than sup|>ly. Rate 5% for all period* j Money on call on the stock exchanges opened ' at 5% per cent; high. 8% i*t cent; cloahig. I 5% per oent. Most* of the day's loans were made at 5% per cmt. Loans made on all industrial col lateral were ?88% per cent. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. New York. April 18.-Toda>'s rioting rate for cign exebangea: I Sterling demand. 4.65; cablea. 4.66. France check*. 5.M; cable*. 5.96. Belgium check*. 6.28; cables. 6.25. Holland checka. 40%; cablea. 40% Italy checka, 7.42: cables. 7 40 Swiaa check*. ) 4.90; cables. 4.tL Stockholm krooer checks. 26 80. (%Mea. 28 82. N. Y. DAIRY MARKET. New York. April 16. - BUTTER?Eaaier. | Crpamer>- extraa. C2a63%; flr?ta. 61a62%; higher. I 8f%aG4%; State Dsin t*iha. 47a82; renovated ex-! tras. S0a51; imitation creamery flrata. 48a49. Cheese nuuket ateady. State whole milk enecial*. 3S%a38; fancy. 31%a! 37; lower grades. P0a35; whole milk fancy yoyng j Americas. 32%aS3%; Sute akims aneciala. 23a ? 22%; dtice. 21a22%; fa;r to good. UaSO; lower grade*. 6al4. j Egg market unsettled, nearby white fanfv. 51a' S2; bi?nD. 46a47. * I BANK CLEARINGS. New York. April tt-^Bank clearings here to- , day wen I7M.SH.819. CHICAGO GRAIN. . Br ? Joseph r. pnrrrHAitn. April IA -Btiyinc rmtn- i. run di? $lmAi 1m. *rmfth todty than .1 .nj tin. rlnr In* the ?*. Ixjng. in Mir and J?IT vau ? the aHlinf m4f ami prim .m * Is % low. StfUnbCT wai a atwdr hiffatr. Bwi A full reflection of the fact that there will to CitUa oorn for May dell?er> Bmo osiitMdtd demand fur eon will decnut. They pointed out that whet ftoor will bo ful and dound far com r*odurte will ho brknr normal: distiller* no longer io tb? and prinperu fcr liberal aint.l, from ?ako prawt prion appear raUaer kick. Oat* displayed etubbum etrength, although noting apot* were at declines of % to %. Volume erf Huireee ?aa omall. Ca* mie* *m MS buelieia at dadinoi of % to 1 oaot. Nova oo oaU faeoead the bull (Mr H<? products wore told to sarnie profit* and price* chieed at koo of 46 to 10 ceoU far port; 2D -to 2T% cent* far lard and t) orate (or riha. Packer* bought moderate??. Hie boo at the yard* were higher Grain and proeimo* futurce ringed ae follow* Or*n. High. Low May 1.9*4 1-9% 1JTS UK% l.Wfc July 1JC l IM% I B LM% Hept 147% lit L 40% L47% LC% OATK 44% ore t?<t JM JK July .67'* .gr% .V M .?% ?*p< ji% .?y* .?% .?% May ?.* *75 *.C *S July ?.? 29 S> 21* *.* RIBS May ffl.07 S.75 *4R *45 J?y a:# a.? *40 *?o POEK May tug 63 90 MJO 9B.00 July o jo 4i?o *z> m.T> NEW YORK BOND MARKET. ? From 2 30 p m. to Cloeing.) Anglo-Frer. fi*. 14 OP Canada fie. 1021. 10 07%, Am. T. A T. fa. S .. 01 I Am. T. * T cr. H M 101% Beth. 8C 5?. 13*. 1 * Brooklyn R. T. Se. 4. 02 I t>n. Leather 5a. 2... 90S 1 ha. A O. re 4%a. i 70% | CbL B A Q. jt. 4a 11 *% Chi. R. I. A P. if. 4a. 15 72 I Cliilo Cout 7 a, 3 117 Con Gu ct. 0a, 1 l(0>. Erie c*. 4a. rr. I>. 10 40** ! Q*n. Dec cib 5a. 4 10D% Gr Bay A Ud B. 1 4%. lot Mer Mer. 4*. 110 0?* L 8. A M 8. 4?. 1031. 3 ? Ott, Midr. St. A O. 5a. 2 * * ' Ma. Pa:^ gm. 4?. 2 m N. Y. Cen. deb 4e. 7 0T% K. Y Ob?. R. 44a. 5 h ; X. Y. G R U H A P. la. 1 03 ?V Y. W A 8. 4%a. 8 ? \ Sort. A W. cr. 4a. full paid. 25 106 '%. 4%e. 1 OR*, Pa. 5a. 10*. 6 3I\ Ph. O cr. 5a. 1022 3 02% Piertwi Oil cv ?& 19* 10 110% Pub. aerr X J 5a. 2 74 ?*- L I- M. R. A G 4?. 2 75 I Sinclair Oil 7e. ?arrant*. 0 110 I Sou. Par tf 4*. i Iq South Rail. 4a. 4 06^' Ten. C. A I m Sa. 2 01*, f'nian Par 4a 1 10J% t*% r. < st. u 4*. i w% rn. R. K of S. F 4a. Ua. tr. cL. ? *S 1*. 8. Rub. rf. 5a 1 tT^* 17. S. Rubber 7a 1 ](Okm C. 8 steel af 5a. 2 ]**, Weaem Pac R Sa. I * 02S Wilam, i?i (*. 4 Or* The total sale* of bond* today were S13.R51 000 BUILDING PROGRAM PLANNED FOR D. C. AT LARGE MEETING CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE stated A. E. Seymour. In a ohort, talk. "During the put years of war ' we have fallen off tremendously in I Immigration. Millions of w'orkers have . been taken from the fields of Indus- | try. Sixty thousand American work ers who went to war will never re- I thrn. Between one and two millions are yet on the other side. The num- \ ber of laborers in this country has 1 dropped to a highly perceptible degree "So labor prices will not go down. "A suggestion which might be ? made is to build houses to rent j rather than houses to sell. Ninety! per cent of the people who have' come here will rent houses rather than buy them. "And the Chamber of Commerce stands ready to back any project wbteh has for its object the better-' ment In any field of the city of Washington. We can guarantee this." Pledgee Labor Support Bernard L Grove, representing material supply men in the building organisations, stated that his or- ; ganization would be willing to sup ply material at the existing rates, and that if a decline In price would be made In the finished product, a j corresponding decrease would be made In the price of the supply. J. Walter Brown, president of the Washington Board of Trade, read a report of a special committee of the board which advised the closest co operation of all parties concerned, and declared that 1.000.000 homes were needed throughout the United States. Washington having a largr share of this as its quota. Then William J. Spencer, repre senting the building trades depart ment of the Federation of Labor.) took the floor. "I^abor is willing to co-operate.** said he. "But at th* existing prices of, food, labor can*t drop in price. Th*? * laborer is now making only just" enough to keep body and soul to-J gether. "I suggest that a committee from i all branches concerned b#? appointed by the Board of Commissioners to reach a determination as to acales [ and prices and profits.** Balldlng Permit a. ? Col. Kuts. engineer commiaaloner. gave a summary of building oper ation permits during the past three months. "You can't atop Washington from growing.** he said. "In January building permits for $200,000 worth of improvements were issued. In February this figure grew to $500,000. and ?n ! March it was $800,000. "If we place a certain regulation . on the price of a laboring man. we | must make some distinct obligation j for the others concerned. It is for J this that we are now meeting." "Fix up and repair.** was the I motto suggested for the District ! during the time that the committee j is going over the status of the dif- j ferent building elements, by Selden M. Ely. I Waahingtoniana can aecura labor now, he said. Later, wfcen the boom gets going, labor and materials will not be so easily attainable, accord ing to Mr. Ely. GIRL WAS KILLED IN HARD STRUGGLE TO SAVE HONOR CONTISTED FROM PAGE ONE. the alleged confession of the prisoner. . It was evident that the government | would seek to prove that Miss Hood waa shot to death when she attempted to defend her honor against the at tack of her assailant. The defendant, it waa claimed, had gone to the office of Dr. Dumas and had a bullet extracted from Ms own1 body, the day after the tragedy, and | this bullet. found in his pocket1 when he was arrested, correspond ed to the bullets which shot both Miss Hood and Misa Martha Geagan, 1312 Connecticut avenue, less than District Deputy Corm?r Dr. HI J*k Whit* Titus wu ty (rat wit una called H? performed sb as top sy on the body of M lu Ulllat Rood January tl at an undertaking establishment oa New Tork arma#1 He found that a shot had kMt ?red through the upper right f Id' of the abdonn rwili be stated was due to peritonitis reeultlai from the gunshot wounds. Dr. Herbert H. Scherlnfeldt. a1 the ataff of Emergency Hospital administered anaestheata during the., operation on Mlaa Hood and ?aa>i wltfc her on the night of ber death' Her death, he testified vu due te - hee rt failure brourht on by pert tonltla. the reault of gunahel' wounds ... j Mr*. I settle Cleave. lltt L. atrae< northweat. testified that aha had known Mtaa Hood for about a rear* That when Mlae Hood waa ehot be tween 4 and ( o'clock on the mora ine of January 21. ahe had been at tracted to her window by the raeia port of the platol and aaw two ma pick up the victim and carry her Into the houae. She want to the room ?a soon aj abe could and helped examine tfw\ body. tthe waa with If lea (Rood at th? . hospital when ahe dlea. On craaa> examination ehe aald that ahe Are) railed by telephone for help whoa she had seen out the window that, M s. Hood was being attacked. aa?r that she rushed back and called u Miss Hood that ahe had telephoned, tor help, and Mies Hood heard her and aald: TheU them to hurry T can't bold out much longer." Miss Hood, she aald. weighed', about 1*0 pounds. When ehe wne pickcd up from the ground by the men who went to her she collapsed. Mrs. Cleaves stated. Army Captain Wttneaa. The official photographer. Fred Sanborn, was called to tbe stand te explain pictures of the scene of the tragedy, which he had made for the police department. Miss Julia Caperton. who rooase* on the floor above Mies Hood. tol4T of the tragedy as she aaw It froB her window. She looked down from the window end could see as plainly as If It wai daylight, she testified. She did no* see what tbe man was doing wltt his hands, as she was watching the struggling grl. except when the shots were fired and then she couU see the man's hand from the flasl of the pistol. She had met Mlsi Hood only a abort lime prior ta th< tragedy. Capt. William W. Lerman. of th? medical corps of the United Stale' army, the fourth witness, was fire to reach the scene He had knowi Miss Hood well for more than s year. He was aroused by his room mate looked out the window and seeini nothing bad started back to bet when two shots rang out. He wem to the windew again and saw Mi*-' Hood prostrated in the yard. 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