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Finance a WASHINGTON, NE VERY LIGHT TRADING ; IN LOCAL SECURITIES . Today's market on the Washington Stock Exchange was dull and unimportant either in volume of sales or in price changes. J Capital Traction as sold at 106%, a Blight recovery, with Railway and filectric 4s steady at 81%. An odd lot of Capital Traction brought S3, and another of Railway preferred ftold at SI. Eight Locations Selected. t The farm loan board has announced eight selections of cities for locations Of farm loan banks?Hutchinson, Kan.; 39ew Orleans. La.; Houston, Tex.; <"harlbtte, N. C.: Baltimore, Md.; Springfield, Jtfass.; Billings. Mont., and Sacremento, CaL It would seem from this list as if j\ the board had selected positions of ! ^ minor importance first, for the great t farming states of the middle and een- J t**al western agricultural as well as j northwestern wheat states have been j ignored in the early selections. Bank Dividend Declared. 'The usual 2per cent quarterly dividend of the Commercial National Bank j has been declared payable January 1, books closing December 2S. Condition of the Treasury. "The condition of the United States Preasury at the close of business yesterday was: ""Net balance in general fund, $11S,<46.049. -Total ordinary receipts, $2,390,430. ..Total ordinary payments. $2,312,444. The deficit this fiscal year is $115.225,436. against a deficit of $51,099,115 last year, exclusive of Panama canal and public debt transactions. MR. LANSING WELCOMES STOCK SPECULATION PROBE Secretary Lansing said today the j investigation to show whether any gov- j eminent officials profited through stock j Speculation resulting from its two i etatements regarding President Wil- j son's peace note, such as was proposed in the House yesterday in a resolution by Representative Wood of Indiana. I ClKfl STOCKS. Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs St C members New York Stock Exchange. , Close Bid. Asked. Alloy Steel 484b Baltimore Tube 125 135 Big Ledge 3% 4 Bette Copper and Zinc 10% 11 Carbon Steel bo 110 CWrrolet 128 133 Consolidated Arizona I 15-16 Cooden Co IT 17**4 CQsden Oil and Gas com 14U 14 % Cooden Oil and Gas pfd... 4*4 5 Caamps 8." T?avison Chemical 4.". 50 Emerson Phone 8 10 Emma Copper 1 11 1 Gwantanamo Sugar TO 75 Holly Sugar 38 SO Howe Sound 6 6% International Motors com... 3 4 International Petroleum 10% 10*4 J^Tome Verde 1-% 1% Kitbo-r n Bronze 2% 4 I Kerr Lake 4\, 4**, late Torpedo 7% * 34agma Copper 40 % 43 Jttaxim Munitions 3 5 Midrale Steel 56% 56% Midwest Oil corn 50 51 Midwest Oil pfd 77 82 Midwest Refining 7b 81 Mother!'>de 44 4" N4plaai ng Mine* Co . 8% j\h Oklahoma ?>il Co 11 Hi Oklahoma Prod, and Refg. Co.... 10% 11% Key Hercules 4% 4% J Bt. Joseph Lead 17 17% c*fnupa ruin f **2 J" Sinclair Oil 00% 01% Submarine Corporation 27% 29% XT. S. Light and Heat com 1% 2 ITWted Motors 4*5% 47 T'nited Vend* 37 37% DUveml Motors 6 Victor ia Oil 1% 1 \ "Wayland Oil 4 4% World Film ^ 1% Wyoming Petroleum 1% 2 Yellow Pine 1 1% FALLS NINE STORIES; LIVES. JErs. Gertrude Stoddard Has Remarkable Experience in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. December 23.?A woman who registered as Mrs. Gertrude Stoddard of Mobile jumped or fell from a window on the ninth floor of a local hotel late last night. ^Che police said their investigations Efaowed Mrs. Stoddard was a widow, aged forty-seven, and had a child in Mobile 1 with pneumonia. j .Later a man, who said he was Charles IJ. Jones of Mobile, told the police he and Mrs. Stoddard left Mobile together and were to have been married here j last night. Inability to obtain wit- i nesses and other delays, he said, prevented the marriage taking place as plan ed. Jones, according to the police, said the woman had been despondent over j the illness of her daughter in Mobile. She regained consciousness early today, but was still in a critical condition, according to the hospital attendants. First reports were that the vroman was dead when picked up, but Bhe was revived at the hospital. New York Bank Statement. NEW YORK, T >e? ember 23.?The statement of the actual condition of clearing bouse banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $90,064,260 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is a dec rease of $4.3S3.060 from last WevK. Norwegian Steamer Is Sunk. T-jONDOX. December 23.?Lloyd's Shipping Agency announces that the XorWegian steamer Avona has been sunk and that the steamer Mureta is believed to have been sunk. The Avona, of 2,896 tons gross, was last reported as arriving at Rotterdam. November 22. from Portland, Me., and J^ouisburp. <\ B. The steamer Mureta is not listed irx available shipping records. Forest Fire Losses Reduced. CHAKLKSTON, W. Va., December 23. e?The protection of West Virginia forests from tire by a systematic co-operation of state and federal authorities %?ith private owners has resulted in an tnriual saving of more than $4,000,000, According to a report by State Forest j Commissioner J. A. Viquesney. Kefore . any organized effort was made to discover and control forest tires the losses amounted to $4,300,000 annually. This ! lias jeen reduced, according to the report, to less than $200,000 a year More Aid for Mme. Mountford. The Star today received the following Contributions to the Mme. Mountford fund: Chinese Sunday school of the Calvary Siaptlst Church. 15; R. McK.. 12; "A rriend." $1; I>orothy Trimble. II: E. C. Bowie, |I. These contributions, together witji those previously announced, make a total of . 141.50 received to date at The Star office for the relief of the crippled lecturer on the Bible A Palestine. ind T rade W YORK, LONDON WALL STREET MARKET SLUGGISH, IRREGULAR NEW YORK. December 23.?Immediate opening: prices generally showed fractional gains, but it was not long before the market displayed expected weakness and fractional to point to two point declines. Traders rather looked for recessions, concluding, with more or less market judgment, that many longs would not care to go over the two holidays carrying stocks, with the present uncertainty and uneasiness in the business world, and especially in diplomatic circles. Wall street will be much slower than ' f ? /-*??? t'nA siwful iolt ll.'UUi ICtuvci lilt, ? ? ? - - it has received this week. An army of traders were badly damaged flnancialI ly. many ruined and forced to retire I defeated, and their accounts closed out. Margin Watching Is Racking. The manner in which room managers | watch the margin accounts these days j is also racking to the nerves of traders ! and leads to further elimination of the j margin trader, while the cash-in-hand j investor is not numerous enough to buy all the stocks offered. The reaction has been inconsiderable when compared with the smashing declines. Some bears covered their shorts early in the session and will not be back until after Christmas, hut the great rank and file of this fraternity was not especially disturbed about conditions and did not. although the short interest outstanding is inconsequential as compared with the record Thursday i morning?profits have been too tempt- j ing. | Stronger in Last Hour. There was a decided improvement in the last hour of fhe session and espe cially in the last half hour. The volume of early trading was light arid the fluctuations more or less frequent. Some of the closest observers of market conditions found cause for satisfaction in the fact that there seemed to be no pressure on the list; that the earlier declines were not followed by increased realizing, and accredited this to a feeling of security on the part of the financial interests, reading between the lines that this meant that the liquidation has cleared the atmosphere for the time being and that, for the present at least, the price for extended speculation has been paid and the account, as far as the public weal is concerned, settled. Spotty in Final Trading. While there were many recoveries in th& final trading, the market was spotty, and there were many stocks that still showed losses of a point to fractionally more than this; also there were securities in the same line that ! made full recoveries and some frac- ( tional advances. American Locomotive actually gained *8, and Baldwin Locomotive lost 2% points; Crucible Steel and Industrial Alcohol nearly regained all loss; Mercantile Marine preferred was off 1*6; the motors, weak early, fully recov ered fpr a slight rise; Bethlehem Steel lost 12 points net; Lackawana gained 1 %; United States Steel common opened at 107%, sold to 107%, off to 105%, back to 106% to 105%, and back to 106%, a net loss of % of a point. Sensational Advance of the Day. Beet sugar was 1% points off; Central Leather lost 1%; Ohio Cities lost; 1% and closed 1% higher. Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies furnished the sensational advance of the day when it rose from 108%to 117. Corn Products. Distillers, Car Foundry, Foundry Products, General Electric and Texas Oil were all strong out slow spots. The. rails moved sluggishly for very slight changes net. No one seemed to care to make investments over the holidays in the group and there was no speculative trading. Washington Stock Exchange. SALES. Capital Traction 5k, at 106%. Capital Traction. 4 at 83. Washington Railway pfd., 20 at 81. 10 at 81. After call: Washington Railway 4s, $1,000 at 81%. Bid and Asked Prices. GOVERNMENT BONDS. Rid. Asked. C. 8. registered 2s 00% U. 8. coupon 2k 00% ..... U. 8. registered 3a 100% C. 8. coupon 3a 100% IT. 8. registered 4a 100% U. 8. coupon 4a 110% u. t. o.oot GAS BONDS. Georgetown Gas Cert. lnd. 5s 104% Georgetown Gas 5s 104% 106 Washington Gas 5s . . IW/i 106% Columbia Gas and Electric 5s.... 89 Columbia Gas and Elec. Deb. 5s.. 80 RAILROAD BONDS. Capital Traction 5s 106 106% Ana'-ostia and Potomac guar. 5s... 99% Anacostia and Potomac 5s 98% City and Suburban 5s 1'I2% 103 Metropolitan 5s 104% 195% Washington Rwy. and Elec. 4s.... 81 % 81% M ISC K LEA N EOCS BON DH. Potomac Electric Cons. 5s 100% 101% Potomac Electric Light 5s 104% 106% Cin-sapcake and Potomac Tel 5s.. 104% 105% American Tel. and Telga. 4s.... 96 ..... American Tel. and Telga. 4%s.. 105% American Graphophone l?t 6s 101 102% D. C. Paper Mfg. 5s 100 " Washington Market 5a. 1927 96 101 Washington Market 5h, 1947 96 101 W. M. Cold Storage 5s 9*% 101 Norfolk and Wash. Steamboat 5s. 105 Riggs Realty 5s (long) 101% 102 Kigga Realty 5s (short) 101 U. S. Realty 5a 104 PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS. Capital Traction *82% 83% Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd. . HO% 81% Norfolk and Wash. Steamboat.... *1.52 165 Washington (ias 69 71 Georgetown (ias 60 1 ? oi'iiiiiua *.H>? ami r.i?wirie 36 ..... American Tel. ami Ti-lga *125Cj ..... American Tel. ami T?-]ga. rights.. 1% 2% TYPE MACHINE STOCKS. M'Tgenthalcr *1?S3 106 Lanston 74 V4 75V4 NATIONAL BANK STOCKS. American "150 J55 <apital *222 Columbia 240 250 Commercial l'J4^ 210 District *145 Farmers and Mechanics' 240 I Federal DJ0 167 Lincoln *160 Metropolitan 200 ltiggs 500 590 Second *141 National Batik of Washington.... 220 230 TRUST COMPANY STOCKS. {American Security and Trust?. 260 270 ' National Savings and Trust 275 ] Union Trust 124 Washington Loan and Trust 230 235 Continental Trust *125 130 SAVINGS BANK STOCKS. Home 420 Hank <?f Commerce and Savings... *12 ..... East Washington 12 13 Security Savings and Commercial..*152 FIRE INSURANCE STOCKS. Arlington 8 &V4 Firemen's *18 German-American 275 National Union O'/i 10 Potomac 28 TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS. Real Estate *75 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. Chapin-Sacks 170 200 I>. C. Paper Mfg. Co 140 200 Graphophone com *169 Graphophone pfd 168 Merchants' Transfer and Storage. .*100 105 Security Storage 185 Washington Market 18 U. 8. Realty I0*fc Ex dividend. Electric burglar alarms surround the Treasury aftWashington, and are tested eyery flttee* minutes, day and night. HBHSHBHHHHBHuBHnBHBn f NEW YORK ST( Received By Private Wire '? ?? Open. High. Low. Close. Ajax Rubber 7-% 73% 72% 723i Adv Rumley... ... 19*4 194 194 184 Adv Rumley pr 36Vg 36* 8 36H 36) g Alaska Gold Min.. 11 % 12 11 12 Allis-Chalmers. 26*2 25% 26% 26% AMis-Chalmers pr. 85 85 85 85 Am Ag Chcm 88% 90 88^2 90 Am Beet Sugar.... 91 91 88*4 90 American Can 47)6 47% 46% 47 Am Car & Fdry... 65 65% G4 64*4 Am Hide & Lea... 13% 13% 12% 12't Am Hide & Le pr.. 62 62 60 60% American Ice 30% 30V* 30 30Ji American Linseed. 18% 18% 18% 18H Am Locomotive... 76% 76% 74% 75% Am Loco pr 104*2 105 104*-2 105 Am Smelt & Ref.. 105% 105% 101*6 105*4 I Am Sm & Ref pr.. 115 115 115 115 Am Steel Fdry 60 62 61 61 American Sugar... 10 ?/4 10*14 1 OS 34 10954 Am Tel & Teleg... 12554 I25J4 126 125 Am Writg Pa pr... 4534 4 ) 45% 46 American Zinc.... 37% 37% 36% 36% Amer Zinc pr 6 *% 70 693t 70 Anaconda Copper. 8334 83 ]4 813s $2% Atchison 10454 104% 104 104'-4 Atchison pr 100^ 10054 10034 10054 AG& W Indies... 10914 117 108 110 AG&WIpr 65)4 65% 653 2 653% Baldwin Loco 61 61 57% 58% Baldwin Loco pr... 100% 10034 10034 100% Balto & Ohio 84 84% 83% 84% i Balto & Ohio pr... 75% 75% 75% 75% Bethlehem Steel...501 503 501 503 Brooklyn Hap Tr.. 82% 82% 82% 82% Burns Bros 88*4 88% 88% 88% Brunswick Term.. 9% 9% 9% 9% Butte Superior 49% 493s 47% 48% Butterick Co. .. . 15% 15% 15% 15% California Oil 25 25 25 25 California Oil pr 5234 52% 52% 52% J Canadian Pacific.. 165 1 663 2 1 65 16634 I Central Leather... 86 8654 8354 S5J4 I Chandler Motor... 101 101 % 101 101 % I Ches & Ohio 65% 65% 65 65% Chi Grt Western.. 14*? 14% 14% 14% Chi Grt West pr... 4154 41 >8 4134 4134 I Chi Mil & St Paul. 9154 92 911 i 92 Chi Mil &StPpr... 12454 12454 !24"4 124% Chi & North wn. .. 125!2 125% 124% 124% Chi Ri & Pacific... 35 3534 34 % 35 Chile Copper 2534 2554 2454 25% Chi no Copper 5554 5534 53 5454 Col Fuel & Iron 46 46 44% 45% Columbia Gas 40 4054 3934 40 Com Tab Record.. 47 47 47 47 Con Gas of N Y... 13254 13254 132" ? 13254 Corn Products 24% 24% 2354 2434 Corn Products pr.. 111% 11134 11034 111 Crucible Steel 59 59 5634 59 m\* n ai\ AMA v_uo;in Lane oug . .. ^ '4 t > i j/-> Cuban Cane Sugpr. 9334 9334 93 93 Del & Hudson 149 149 149 149 Den & Rio Grande. 1734 1734 I'M* 17! s Den & Rio Gr pr... 40 40 39! g 393 s Distillers Sec 30 3034 2934 3034 Dome Mining 19 2034 19 2034 Erie Railroad 34!g 353-8 343 s 3454 Erie 1st pr 4934 4934 4934 49^4 Gaston& Williams. 39 4034 39 4034 General Electric... 16854 16834 167% 167% Gen Motors new... 130 130 130 130 Gen Mtrs pr (new) 9132 93 90% 9134 Goodrich (BF) 60>4 6034 69 60 Goodrich pr 112 112 112 112 Granby Con Min... 8S54 8$% 8734 88 Grt Northern pr... 11754 11734 11754 11754 Grt Northern Ore. 3554 3554 35 3554 Greene-Cananea.. 4534 4534 4454 4454 Gulf States St!.... 126 126 125 125 Illinois Central 107 107 107 107 Inspiration Copper 57 57 5554 5654 Interbor Consol 1734 1734 1734 1734 Interbor Con pr 72 73 72 73 Int Agri Cor pr 4234 43 4234 43 Int Harv of N J... 1195a 121 11934 121 Int Mer Marine 2634 2634 2534 2554 SPECULATIVE POSITION IS EXCEEDINGLY VULNERABLE Peace Uncertainty and Weakened Technical Conditions Cause Week's Stock Shrinkage. NEW YORK, December 23.?The uncertain course of peace negotiations and weakened technical conditions in the stock market itself offer sufficient explanation for this week's extraordinary shrinkage of values, which was partially rectified by yesterday's moderate rallies. There will always remain a difference of opinion as to the extent to which the German overtures figured aH a market factor, but a canvass of the situation indicates that the speculative position was exceedingly vulnerable and only required some putstanding developments to bring about a general reaction. Wall street and industrial interests are continuing to readjust their positions on a peace basis, arid the belief prevails in conservative quarters that the readjustment will he of no less benefit than causes which gave rise to so much prosperity in the past two years. The stock market will doubtless be governed largely during the next few weeks by the foreign /situation. Speculation Bound to Diminish. Speculation is bound to be in diminished volume, if for no other reason than that the recent hull party will require some time to repair its shattered fortunes. In the wider field of finance a further Innow or gold, enormous oanK ciear' irigs, partly incidental to holiday trade, and the general monetary situation offer abundant proof of the country's commanding position. It is almost a foregone conclusion that the hanking interests of the country will be asked before long to take part in additional foreign loans, regardless of the outcome of prevailing peace discussions. In fact, it is believed that cessation of the Kuropean conflict will he the signal for a decided expansion of these undertakings into countries which thus far have found this market unavailable. NEW YORK COTTON. Quotation* furnished by W. B. Iiibba & Co., mem Urn New York Stock Exchange. New York Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade. Open. High. Low. 12:00. March 10.35 17 .no Pi..", i?.P7 May 10.88 17. IT.) 10.78 17. 21 July 17.04 17 .32 10.02 17. xh October 15.40 15.65 15.32 15.5s British Ship Bisk Bates Baised. LONDON. December 23.?The Daily News says that owing to the increased submarine menace the government war risk insurance office has raised the insurance per voyage for British vessels to 40 shillings per cent. New Australian War Loan. LONDON, December 23, 11:20 a.m.?A Reuter dispatch from Melbourne today says: "It Is stated that the commonwealth is about to float another war loan of ?18,000,000 In terms similar to those of previous loans." i )CK EXCHANGE ! : Direct to The Star Office. ____________________________?. t Open. High. Low. Close. Int Mer Mar pr.... 92!$ 92*4 90 90 Internatl Nickel... 43H 43'$ 41?$ 42*$ Internatl Paper.... 45 46 43! 2 44 lnt Paper pr 101"$ 102 100}$ 102 Jewell Tea Co 77 77 77 77 Kan City Southn.. 26 26 25>2 25?$ Kelly Tire Co 60 60 60 60 Kenneeott Copper. 45V$ 45?$ 44!$ 45 Lackawanna Steel. 82Jg 83}-$ 81}$ 83.Vo Lehigh Valley 79 80*$ 79 80} 8 Mackay Cos pr.... 65 65 65 65 Maxwell Motor 52 53?.$ 51 53}$ Maxwell 1st pr 72 72 71 72 Maxwell 2d pr 37 37 37 37 Mexican Petrolm.. 96 96 94}$ 96 Mex Petrolm pr... 95 95 95 95 j Miami Copper 37?$ 38!-$ 37!-$ 38*4 Minn StP & SSM.. 116H H6}$ 116!$ 116!$ Mo Kan & Tex.... 12 12 ll!$ l\H Missouri Pacific... 17 17 15*$ 15!'$ I Mo Pacific w 1 344 344 344 344 I National Biscuit.. 1244 1214 1244 1244 I Nat Enam & Stm.. 27% 274 274 274 | National Lead 634 604 CO 60 I Nevada Copper.... 234 234 *34 234 j N Y Air Brake 140 146 145 140 j J N Y Central 1044 1044 1034 1034 ! j N Y Ont & West... 304 304 30 30 | Norfolk & West... 13 *? 130 1354 1354 j North Amepica.... 60% 70 604 694 j Northern Pacific.. 1104 ll'-4 1U.4 104 j Ohio Gas ?fc Elec... 1094 1Q94 106 1 94 ' i Ontario Mining 6 6 6 6 j i Owens Bottle Ma.. 974 974 974 9741 j Pacific Mail 20% 204 204 20% J j Penna Railroad 564 5G4 564 564; j People's Gas of Chi. 107 1094 107 1094 Philadelphia Co... 42 42 42 42 j Pitts Coal rets 404 404 384 394 Pitts Coal pr rets.. 1114 1115^ 111 111 i Press Steel Car 75 76 4 74 764 j Pub Ser Cor N J... 130 130 130 130 I Ry Steel Springs.. 494 494 494 494 ! Ray Copper 27 27 264 264 ! Reading Co 104 1044 103 1034 j Reading 1st pr 444 444 444 444 Rep Iron & Steel... 774 774 764 764 j Rep Iron & Stl pr.. 103 104 103 104 j Seaboard Air Line 184 184 174 174 | Sears-Roebuck....228 223 228 228 | Shattuck-Arizona. 264 264 264 264 | Southern Paaciflc. 9*1} > 97 4 97 974 i Southern Rwy 334 334 324 33 I Southern Rwy pr.. 694 704 694 70 StL & San Fr w i.. 27 27 27 27 I St L & SW pr 53 53 32 52 | Studebaker Corp.. 112 1124 110 1114 j Tenn Cop Corp wi. 164 164 164 164 J Texas Companies. 2114 2114 203 2114 Third Avenue 534 504 504 504 | Tobacco Products. 58 584 574 58 j j Twin City Rap Tr. 95 93 95 95 I Un Bag & P (new). 934 94 934 94 j Union Pacific 1474 1474 1464 1474 ; Union Pacific pr... 844 844 844 844 j L td Cigar Stores.. 984 994 984 994 United Drug 1st.. 534 534 534 534 j United Fruit 150 150 1494 150 | U S Cast Iron Pipe 20'4 20Vx 20'{ 201-i ; U S Indus Alcohol. 1114 1114 1084 1114 jus Rubber 614 614 604 61 U S Sm & Ref 624 63% 62% 63% U S Steel Corp'n... 107? 8 1074 1054 1064 U S Steel pr 1184 120 1184 120 Utah Copper 1004 1024 984 1004 Utah Sec Corp'n.. 234 234 234 234 Va-Car Chemical. .42 42 414 414 Wabash 154 154 154 154 Wabash pr A 564 574 564 574 Wabash pr B 304 304 304 304 Wells Fargo 141 141 141 141 Westinghouse Co.. 56 56 554 5^4 Whl & LE pr w i.. 234 234 22% 22% Wheel & LE w i... 504 504 504 504 w met; iMC/tor <^o. . . toys tvsH f>: 8 ^y/8 I Willys-Overland... 37^8 373^ 37^8 ZIV2 Wisconsin-Central 533"2 54 53H 54 FLUCTUATIONS OF WEEK RARELY, IF EVER, EQUALED Skyrocketing of Wheat Prices at Chicago Is Suddenly Followed by Whirlwind Selling. CHICAGO. December 23.?Warlike utterances from spokesmen of the entente j allies have lifted the price of wheat ' ] with vigor in the last week, and so, too, | have big export sales. Net advances ranged from 5% to ltl% cents a bushel. Corn gained 4% to 4% cents and oats 2 34 to 3 cents. Provisions as a rule suffered declines varying from 7 to 30 cents. It was a week that for continued vio| lent fluctuations in the wheat market j has rarely if ever been eqfraled. The I an excited bulge of 10% cents accom| panying the Russian duma's rejection i of peace. Skyrocketing of j>rices to a j further extent both preceded and followed Lloyd George's initial address as premier, but was suddenly succeeded by a downward movement of 7 \2 cents, owing to assertions that the door 16 a peace conference had not been wholly ! ' closed. Rebounds Follow Big Drop. Prospects of new efforts to end hostilities resulted on Wednesday in further declines which next day assumed almost panicky proportions 'luring whirlwind selling that knocked down the market 7 cents as a result of President Wilson's note calling on the belligerent powers to specify their terms. Rebounds to higher levels in the wheat market Thursday and yesterday were ascribed in the main to immense Purchases for Kuropean governments, chiefly Great Britain. No accurate figures regarding t-be aggregate of export sales could be obtained, but cur rent estimates placed the total well up in millions of bushels. Corn and oats rose principally by reason of sympathy with wheat. Car scarcity shutting' off receipts was also a bullish factor. Doubts that a peace conference was yet in sight weakened provisions. OIL STOCKS. Quotation* furnished by W. B. Bibb* & Co. Bid. Asked. Anjflo-Ameriran Oil Co. (new)... Hi 17 Atlanta? Ketininjr Co WMJ 1000 Buckeye Pipe bine Co HO 115 Continental Oil Co 530 530 <*aiena-Sijfiiul oil Co. com 185 100 Oaleiia-Sitfiial Oil Co. pfd 140 144 Ilinois Pijs* bine Co 225 230 Indiana Pijie bine Co 113 11K National Trunait Co IS 20 Ohio Oil Co 303 398 Pennsylvania-Mexican Fuel 55 t;o Pierre oil C<>r|Htration 14 14'/? Prairie Oil ami Oas Co 575 5S5 Prairie Pipe bine Co 330 335 Southern Pipe bine Co 215 220 South Penn Oil Co 575 585 Southwestern Penn. Pipe bine Co. 175 120 Standard Oil Co. California 350 800 Standard OH Co. Indiana 810 830 Standard Oil Co. Kansas 550 570 Stamlard Oil Co. Kentucky 700 788 Standard Oil Co. Nebraska 540 500 Standard Oil Co. New Jersey (180 895 Standard Oil Co. New York 285 270 Standard Oil Co. Ohio 440 450 Swan & Finch Co 120 130 Union Tauk Line Co 93 98 Vacuum Oil Co 878 883 WaahiiiKton Oil Co 40 50 Platinum is becoming so scarce that Russia. where most of the mines are. Is Jeeking new deposits. ? . ^ J Grain, Produce, I Cotton Markets. | CHICAGO LIVK STOCK. CHICAGO. December 23.?Hogs?Receipts. 22,000 head: slow at yesterday's average to a shade lower; bulk, 0.90a 10.30; light. 9.50al0.15; mixed. 9.80a 10.40; heavy. 9.90al0.40; rough, 9.90a 10.00; pigs. 7.50a.9.25. Cattle?Receipts. 10.000 head; steady; native beef cattle. 7.00alt.75; western steers. 7.00al0.00; stockers and feeders, S.OOaS.lO; cows and heifers. 4.00a 10.00; calves. 8.00a 11.75. s Sheep?Receipts. 4.000 head: steady; wethers, 9.00al0.00; lambs, 11.25al3.45. i OTTO \ M A K K KTS. NKW YORK. December 23.?There were no cables to influence sentiment I either way in the cotton market this morning, while the trade found no fresh incentive in the political situation, and | there was evidently little dispositi n ' to enter upon new commitments before ! Christmas. The opening was firm at an i advance of 17 to 33 points on covering. The advance to 16.75 for March and jn.utj lor Juiy am?nicu realizing by recent buyers for a reaction. however, and prices eased off 14 to 20 points shortly after the call. Futures opened firm; January, 16.23; March, 16.61; May, 16.88; July, 17.04; October. If..46. Futures closed firm; January, 16.62; March, 16.96; May, 17.23; July, 17.30; October, 15.58. Spot quiet; middling upland, 16.75; no sales. Market closed very steady. January. 16.61; March. 16.96; May, 17.23; July, 17.29; October 15.57. N'KW ORLEANS, December 23.?The bullish features in the weekly statistical statement, large mill takings, large exports, small into sight and the shrinkage in the visible supply, stimulated buying of'cotton around the opening today. On a quiet but, steady tone the market moved upward 26 to 32 points in the first half hour of business. Futures opened steady; January, 15.74; March. 16.07; May, 16.40; July, 16.69 asked; October, 14.85. The advance was steadily widened on buying for both accounts. Recent short sellers were buyers of covers on a large scale. The supply of contracts at no time, during the session was liberal. Late in the morning the market stood 53 to 60 points over yesterday's close on the active months. Spot cotton, quiet and unchanged. Sales oji the spot, 300 bales; to arrive, 330 bales. Good ordinary, 15.75; strict good ordinary, 16.25: low middling, 16.75: strict low middling, 17.00; middling. 17.25; strict middling. 17.44; good middling, 17.62; strict good middling. 17.S7. Futures closed steady at an advance of 54 to 59 points. January, 16.2s; March, 16.53; May, 16.75; July, 16.95; October, 15.23. weather". For the District of Columbia, fair tonight and tomorrow, without decided temperature changes; lowest temperature tonight about 18 degrees; gentle to moderate shifting winds. For Maryland, fair tonight ; somewhat colder in east portion. Tomorrow fair; gentle to moderate shifting winds. For Virginia, fair tonight. Tomorrow, fair; slightly warmer; gentle to moderate shifting winds. For West Virginia, partly cloudy tonight. Tomorrow unsettled and warm er, proDaoiy snow. Tide Tables. (Compiled by I'nited States coast, and geodetic survey.) Today?Low tide. 12:48 a.m. and 12:39 p.m.; high tide, 6:12 a.m. and 6:40 p.m. Tomorrow?Low tide, 1:41 a.m. and 1:35 p.m.; high tide, 7:08 a.m. and 7:36 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today?Sun rose, 7:25 .m.; sun sets, 4:50 p.m. Tomorrow?Sun rises, 7:25 am.; sun sets, 4:51 p.m. Moon rises, 6:10 a.m.; sets. 3:33 p.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted onehalf hour after sunset. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls?Temperature, 32: condition, 25. Daleearlia reservoir ?Temperature, 34; condition at north connection. 22; condition at south connection, 7. Georgetown distributing reservoir?Temperature, 23; condition at influent gatehouse, 7; condition at effluent gatehouse, 8. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. The following were the readings of the thermometer and barometer at the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 2 p.m. yesterday: Thermometer?Yesterday, 4 p.m., 38; 8 p.m.. 33; 12 midnight, 31; today, 4 a.m., 30; 8 a.m., 27. Maximum, 43, at .11:30 p.m. yesterday; minimum, 27, at 8 a.m. Temperature same date last year? Maximum, 50; minimum, 26. Barometer?Yesterday, 4 p.m., 29.83; 8 p.m., 29.99; 12 midnight, 30.04; today, 4 a.m., 30.10; 8 a.m., 30.17. Weather in Various Cities. ~ .Temperature. ^53 % ?* 5 ? 5 g ? r ^ Stations. I %% si or Sta'f. -* 2.* ?r* qo weather. ?' 1 ? Abilene, Tex.. 29.84 98 42 Cloudy Albany 29.92 38 24 1.10 Pt.eloudy Atlantic City.. Ho.lt; 94 2<5 0.08 Clear Baltimore 30.18 42 20 0.08 Cloudy Bismarck 30.08 2 -14 Clear Boston 20.72 ".0 20 0.82 Clear Buffalo 30.04 20 14 0.48 Cloudy Charleston ....30.24 00 20 .... Clear Chicago 30.06 12 12 Clear Cincinnati ....30.10 20 10 .... Pt.eloudy Cleveland .... 30.10 20 10 0.02 Cloudy Denver 20.70 42 10 Clear Detroit 80.08 20 8 .... Pt.eloudy El Paso. Tex.. 20.70 OO 44 .... Clear Galveston 30.04 42 42 .... Cloudy Helena 29.66 18 6 .... Clear Jacksonville ..30.10 00 40 .... Clear Kansas City .. 30.00 30 10 .... Cloudy Los Angeles... 30.04 08 42 .... Clear lioulsville 30.20 24 12 Cloudy Miami, I'la.... 30.10 70 00 .... Clear I New Orleans.. 30.10 4 0 38 Clear | New York 30.04 14 24 0.00 Clear Oklahoma 29.94 30 20 .... Cloudy Philadelphia ..30.10 42 24 0.80 Cloudy ! Phoenix. Ariz.. 29.94 00 42 Clear Pittsburgh ...30.14 24 10 0.02 Clear Portland. Me.. 29.92 34 22 1.40 Clear Portland. Ore.. 29.38 42 30 0.10 Bain Halt Lake City 29.98 38 20 0.02 Snow San Antonio... 29.98 92 30 .... Cloudy San Diego ....30.0-4 90 48 .... Clear San Francisco. 29.78 90 42 0.40 Rain St. Louis 30.00 22 13 Pt.eloudy St. Paul 30.00 10 -6 Clear WASH.. I). C. 30.10 43 27 Clear NEW YORK MERCANTILE PAPER. NEW YORK, December 23.?Mercantile paper. 4a4% per cent. Sterling? Sixty-day bills, 4.71 Vi; commercial sixtyday bills on banks, 4.71: commercial sixty-day bills, 4.70% ; cables, 4.75%; demand, 4.76%. Francs?Demand, 5.84 %; cables, 5.83 %. Marks?Demand, 72%; cables, 72%. Kronen?Demand, 12; cables, 12%. Guilders?Demand, 40%; cables, 40%. Lires?Demand, 6.90; cables, 6.89. Rubles?Demand, 30%; cables, 30%. Bar silver, 75%. Mexican dollars, 58%. Government bonds, steady. Railroad bonds, firm. Policemen's Widows Given $50. Mrs. W. C. Boteler of 37 Girard street and Mrs. D. C. Smith of Gresham place, widows of crossing: policemen, each were given a Christmas present of $50 by the Crossing Policemen's Association today. J. L. Patchell, president of the association, was instrumental in arranging for the presentations. Features of K of C. Christmas Party. An address on the Christmas spirit, by Rev. Father Williams, pastor of St. Anthony's Church; Christmas carols sung by the St. Paul's choir, under direction of Harry Hall, choirmaster, and solos by Harry Emmons and Lawrence Mills were the fe&Sires of the Christmas party held last night by Washington Council, No. 224, Knights of Columbus, at the hall of the orgaidxation, E street northwest. vJ FINANCIAL. CHRIS! ' If you recen Savings Accoun spent it on som them that you f If you use i Pay You Home . . I L 7th Sti 8th and H Streets N.I'.. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS RECENTLY ADDED. The following list, arranged by subjects, includes some of the latest additions to the Public Library. The list, which appears in The Star each week, are reprinted at the end of the month, in the library's monthly bulletin. Copies of this may he obtained free at the library or will be sent by mail for 15 cents a year: French Drama. I'.aioille. Henry. La Femme Nue; Policbe. 1011. Bernard, Tristan. Jeanne Pore. 1914. Y39DIU.V.je. <;.rP. a pseud. I .a Bassinolre. 1909. Y39D- ^ < j99."?b. j Gyp. pseud. La Cbasse de Blanche. 1909. j Y39D-G995C. ! I> r:naut, Abel. I^e Premier Pas. 1910. Y39D- p H4U3pr. d 1 Ki8temaeck'*rs, Henry. L'Embuscade; L'Exilee. i 1913. Y39D-K?47e. French Fiction. Adam. Paul. I^e Serpent Noir. 3905. Y39FAdl67se. . Bernard, Tristan. Deux Amateurs de Femmes. 1 1903. Y39F-B45Gd. Bourget, Paul. Les Deux Soeurs. 1905. Y39FBtttklf. Delarue-Mardrus, Lucie. Fu Cancre. 1914. Y39F-I>373c. Formont. Maximo. La Fausse Coupable. 1910. Y39F-F707fa. Frapie, Leon. Les Contes de la Guerre. Y39FF806co. Hermant. Abel. L'Autre Aventure du Joyeux Gareon. Y39F-H428au. Hermant. Abel. Heures de Guerre de la Famillo Valadler. Y39F-lI428he. Hirseh, C. H. Mariee en 1914. Y39F-H617m. Kistemaeckers. Henry. Les Mysterienses. 1907. Y39F-K?47my. Iblond, Marius-Ary. En France. 1910. Y39FL494e. Mary, Jules. Sur les Routes Sanglantes. Y39F-M368su. Mosellv, Kmile, pseud. Fils de Gueux. 1912. Y39F-Mb53fl. Nolly, Emile, pseud. Le Conquerant. Y39FN729co. Psiehari. Ernest. Le Voyage du Centurion. Y39F-P9T.7v. Uegnier. 11. F. J. de. Couleur du Temps. 1909. Y39F-R266CO. Regui?*r. II. F. J. de. La Double Maitresse. 1914. Y39F-K266do. Robert, Ixmls de. Le Roman du Malade. 1911. Y39F-R548ro. Rosnoblet. Mme. Helene. Autour du I'oele. Y39F-R732au. Tharaud. Jerome and .Jean. Dingley, l'lllustrc Ecrirain. 1911. Y39F-T327d. Willy. Colette, pseud. l.a Paix Chez les Betes. \ Y39F-W689p. 1 Yver. Colette, pseud. Le Mystere des P.eati- t tudes. Y39F-Y9my. j Norwegian Poetry and Drama. BJerke, EJlert. HJoraestene. Y51 D-B555h. Bojer, Johan. Troens Magt. Yr?lD-B03ot. Hamsun, Kmit. Livit I void. Y51D-H187 1. Hurbltz, Alf. Kamp for Kjaerlighet. Y51D11217k. Hiorfli - Schoyen. Rolf. Bryllupsmarschen. Y51 I>-HtflSh. Munthe. M. A. Aase Fiskerpike. Y51D-M927. Omvik, Olav. Amerikanereu. Y51D-Om8. Frdahl. Per. Den Gale Dnkel. Y51D I r2g. Vogt, N. C. Spaendte Siud. Y51D-V80Ss. Vogt. N. C. Therese. Y51D-V8?8t. Wiers-Jeussen, Hums. Hr. Sakforer. Y51DW?83h. Wildenvey, Herman. Lys Over Laud. Y51DWtt461. Norske Studentersamfund. Christ iania. Viser og Sange Gjennem Huudrede Aar, 1813-1913. Y51P-9N81. _ Da hi, J. A. DIgte. Y51P 1)134. Liestol. Knnt, and Moe, Moltke. Norske Folkeviser Fra Middelalderen. Y51P-L027n. Overland, Arnulf. Den Emsomnie l-'esf Y51P0v27e. Wergeland, A. M. Efterladte Digte. Y51PW497. N Wildenvey, Herman. Arets Aeventvr Y51PW646. Norwegian Fiction. I Aikio. Matti. Hebraeerens Son. Y51F-A14fih. ! Anker. N. It. Per llaukelN-rg. Y51F-An04p. Ansteinsson, O. A. Hedemarksfolk. Y51FAnHhb. Bennoelie, Olaf. De Bonder av Raabygdelag j Y51F-B4381). ! Kiort. Uvsfrvaten. V."1 P.ntw i | Kojer. Johan. Li v. Y51F-B635 1. thristeusen, Hjalmar. Deu tiamle Bvgd Og (l Den Nye. Yr?lF-C4?4g. 2 v. * u* Dahl, J. A. Soreii I'ittersens Liv i Aogtostaiid<-n. Yi>lF-D134s. ^ Kbbell. B. J. Funibakken Nordro. Y51F-Kbl4f. El\ est ad, Sven. Jeruvugnen. Y51F-Els?j. El Crude Oil Up 10 Cents Per Barrel. INDEPENDENCE, Kan., December 23.?Another advance of 10 cents a barrel in crude oil was posted here T today by the Prairie Oil and Gas Company. The new price is $1.30. Senate Pages Receive Gifts. Christmas presents for the sixteen Senate pages, the gifts of Senator Saulsbury of Delaware and Senator Oliver la of Pennsylvania, were distributed today by Joseph E. O Toole, assistant on ?h the floor of the Senate. The presents Pi were in money. The pages will be ba given a Christmas dinner at the Senate to restaurant on Wednesday, when they so will be the guests of the Vice Presi- en dent. Before leaving here the Vice ch President gave special instructions for ur the dinner. an as British Steamer B?ported Sunk. w, Sinking of the British steamer Lariston was reported to the State Department today from London, but neither bi place,, time nor manner was given. po FINANCIAL. = A = Last Moment Suggestion rMAS MONEY, ,'C gifts df money at Christmr r. It will nlease the donors mo e pretty but fleeting tritic. for Lilly appreciate the value of it. t to open ail account in this Compound intc *yQ Savings Account * Inactive Chccki counts. Business Acot died advantageously, ? Savings fndcr U. S. Treasury Supervision eet and Mass. Ave. N. Branches: CAPITAL KAHXKII SI RP1.I S. . COLUMBIA NATIONAL BANK 911 F Street N.W. ALBERT F. FOX.... President CHARLES R. BAILEY, Vice Pres. BENJAMIN W. GUY. Vice Pres. CLARENCE CORSON ..Cashier ARTHUR N. MITCHELL, Acting- Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS Charles B. Bailoy. I?avl?l J. Kaufman. William E. Barker, Benjamin F. Lei ?h ton Joshua W. Carr, John MitNioll. jr.. John Joy EdSOU. Thf>ndnPP W Vnrea L. Whir In? Kates. Charles W. Ha v.' Albert F. Fox. H. Francis .Saul. Benjamin W. Guy, Geo. W. i\.SwurtzelI. ! 67c INVESTMENTS. ! First trust notes, well secured on new imroved properties in the District of Columbia, in I enominatious of $250 up. HIGIIT & CO., INC.. Colorado bldg. Money to Loan Secured by Flrat Deed of Trnat oa Real Esta*e. Prevailing lntereat and commission foceph T. Weller. 624 F N W, Crane, Parris & Co. BANKERS. | Established 1883. i w Investment Securities New Location j[ 728 15th St. j Telephone Main 593 : =1 I 3% on Savings Accounts. = SECURITY COUmehha L BANK, f NINTH AND O STRSET3 N.W THE WHITE CORNER" WHERE SAVINGS ARE SECURE 4 Jo on Certificates of Deposit* ^ RoqI Fcta^p T?*ancfpr? ? 1 WU1 LiUlUlv * tv?iiw?v>?u> 0. 321 il STREET NORTHEAST -Kll-n M. MeXhanp ft vir, .lolin T., to Craoo 1.. Wellnior?*. lot 25, square 777: $10. Gi-h<-?? L. WVllmon' to Kll??n M. ami John T. MrShau*.*, saint? propnrt.v: $lo. 0. 327 IfiTH STREET SOITHKAST? Robert It. Williams <-t ux. to Harry A. Kite, lot 7!?. square 11(74: $1<>. 3NTKAL 11KIC UTS -Archie Engel ot al. to Mamie Engel, part block 2: $10. STWORTH Ilarrv A. Pierre ot al. to Thomas A. Kobbins, lot block 71 : $10o. >. 716 13th STKKKT NORTHEAST- Kthel M. Itutty to Philip H. Christman, lot 272, square 1004 : $10. \K VIEW Margaret Gilliard Parsons ot vir. George W.. to Protestant Kpiseopnl Cathedral Foundation, lots 1 and 2, block 3: $lo. 0. 414 MASS At IIPSETTS AVENPE NOR 111 WEST?Walter G. Trouland et ux. to John Robert Moulder, one-ninth interest in part lot h. square 517: $10. SEVENTH AND <1 STREETS NORTHEAST ~ Alfred Harding et al., trustees, to Edward S. McKut-w, Irtts 46 and 47. square 983; $5. 7 Edward S. SleKnew, trustee, to Alfred T Hurtling. George t'. F. J'.ratenalil. Prank T liu I. A. Bennett, same property; $10. AND WATER STREETS SOETHKAST? f Rita WelU-r to the Philadelphia, ltalt!more X and Washington Railroad Company, all of * square southeast of square 10711; $2,775. X War Stocks Fall at Berlin. | BERLIN, November 22, 6:30 p.m., via j T >ndon, December 23, 5:35 a.m.?ThejT irliri bourse today fallowed tiie ex-IT nple of the New York Stock Ex- I T ange on the receipt of the news of X esident Wilson's note, and "war + tbies" were offered with unaccus- A metl freedom. Values fell, while the X -called peace stocks were strength- X ted all along the line. American ex- X ange, which last week reached the lprecedented high-water mark of 574 7 id which had fallen gradually to 562 7 German exchange on New York rose, I 11 a solid ten points. Shipping stocks I are particularly lively and strong, fol- X wed closely by potash, cement and X ink stocks. Japanese, Canadian, X nerican and Swiss paper was offered, X it fouml no buyers, while Russian j nsols had a go^Jfmarket. +4 "J - ' ' 1 iMiiiii riMMiia FINANCIAL. T1 . / > <4 . . .rjB is put it in a re than if you A it will show 1 bank \vc will rest oti s, Z'/c on ng Acmts hanBank ;i W. 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