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PRICES HOLD FIRM AT CENTERMARKET Pre-Holiday Trade Quiet Early in Day—Poultry Prices Lower. The anticipated early morning ac tivity on part of merchant's in quest of supplies for the Fourth of July holiday trade failed to materialize today. Business improved later, however, and dealers' hopes for a big day’s sale, especially live poultry, re t ived. There will be a lapse of two days before reopening of the market. .l*ate closing of retail markets to night accounted for slow business during the early morning hours, ac -0 cording to wholesalers. Everything in the pork market was reported high. When poultry is high consumers often shift to the pork market for supplies. This was not • the case this morning, although there was a fairly brisk demand for hams. Live hogs were quoted at 15 and dressed hogs at 22, highest price this season. Fresh hams were 30, and the smoked product 32. Shoulders brought 20 and 22 cents, while bacon prices went up to 36 and 38. Butter and egg prices remained un • hanged, and there was very little change, in fruit and vegetable prices. Today’s Wholesale Prices. Butter—Fancy, tub, 51; prints, 52; store packed, 28a30. Eggs—Fancy, selected, candled, 33; average receipts, 31. Poultry—Alive: Spring chickens, t large. 40; small, 35; Leghorns, 35; heavy fowls, 27; ducks. 25: keats, 40 to 75; turkeys, 25; geese, 12a15. Dressed: Spring chickens, large, 45; small, 40; turkeys, 30; ducks, 20; geese, 15. Live stock —Calves, SLalO; lambs, Spring, 16*4; hogs, 15. Meats—Beef, 17al8; veal. 15: Spring lambs, 30a32; hogs. 21%a22; loins, 31 a 32; shoulders, 20a22; smoked hams, 32: smoked shoulders, 20a22. - Fruit and Vegetable Review. Today's market report on fruits and vegetables, compiled by the Market News Service Bureau of Agricultural Economics: Cantaloupes—Supplies limited; &e --* mand moderate, market firm; Cali fornia, Imperial Valley, salmon tints, standards. 455, 4.75a5.25; mostly 5.00; jumbos, 455, 5.00a5.50; few higher; ponys, 545, 3.50a4.00; mostly 3.75a4.00; flats, 12s and 15s, 1.75a2.00; mostly * 2.00; soft overripe, all sizes, con siderably lower; honey dews, trading slow, standard crates, 2.50a3.00. Cucumbers —Supplies liberal; de mand slow, market weak; Virginia, Norfolk section, hotbed stock, bushel hampers, fancy. 1.75a2.00: No. 2. 1.25a 1.50; few low as 1.00; North Carolina, most stock ordinary quality and con dition, refused. Peaches —Supplies liberal: demand moderate, market fairly steady; Georgia, 6s, Hileys, small size, 2.25a 2.50; medium size, 2.50a2.75; large size, * 3.00a3.25; some small size, ripe, low 1.75; bushel baskets, Hileys, medium sizes. 2.50a2.75; small size, 2.00a2.25; North Carolina, 6s, Carmans, best, mostly 2.00; slappevs, 2.50a2.75; Hileys, medium to large size, mostly 2.75. Potatoes —Supplies moderate; de mand moderate, market dull; North Carolina and Virginia, Norfolk sec tion, cloth-top stave barrels, Irish cobblers, U. S„ No. 1, 4.50a4.75. Watermelons Cheaper. Tomatoes—Supplies moderate, de mand moderate, market steady; Mis-j sisslppi, fours, ripes, wrapped, 1.25a) 1.35; South Carolina, sixes, green and i turning, wrapped, fancy count, 3.50a | 3.75: choice count, 2.50a2.75. Watermelons—Supplies heavy, de-1 mand moderate, market weak; sales; direct to retailers. Florida, Georgia and , Alabama, Tom Watsons, 30-32-pound i average, 70a75; 28-30-pound average, I 65a60; 26-pound average, 40a50. String beans—Supplies moderate, de-1 mand moderate, market weak; Vir ginia, Norfolk section, bushel hampers, . green, fair quality, 2.00a2.50; some or dinary quality and condition low as 1.00. Peppers—Supplies limited, demand light, market dull; Florida, crates, mostly 2.50a3.00; North Carolina, bush el hampers, 2.00. Lima beans—Supplies light, demand moderate, market dull; Florida, bushel hampers, 3.00. Apples—Supplies moderate, demand good, market steady; Virginia and Del aware, bushel baskets, transparent, 2.50a3.00. Lettuce —New York supplies liberal; demand moderate; market steady; 2 dozen crates big Boston type. best, mostly 1.75: ordinary to fair quality and condition 1.00a1.50. GERMANY TO FIGHT POLAND IN TRADE Economic War Declared by Heavy Duties Placed on Many Products. B.' th« Associated Prc«%s. BERLIN, July 3.—Economic war between Germany and Poland has been declared with issuance of a de cree by the Reichsrat imposing pro hibitive duties on Poland's main agricultural and Industrial exports. The modus vivendi governing trade relations between Poland and Ger many expired on April 1, and no steps have been taken for its renewal. This temporary agreement had been in force since the lapsing of the period , provided for in the treaty of Ver sailles to care for post-war adjust , inents. • Negotiations for a regular commer < ial treaty were begun last Autumn, but they were abandoned after lengthy efforts to reconcile the views of the two countries. LUMBER BUSINESS NOW AHEAD OF LAST YEAR Reports to the National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association in this city for the week ending June 27, from 375 of the principal softwood mills of tlm country, as compared with 367 noils reporting for the previous week, indicate a decrease in new business * stud shipments. faking the week in comparison with last year, all three factors show a de cided gain. DAIRY PRODUCTS. BALTIMORE. July 3 (Special).— T ,ive poultry—Spring chickens, pound. 35a42; Leghorns, 26a36; old hens. 22a ! 28: Leghorns. 22a23; old roosters, 16: I ducks, 14a20; young ducks, 24a26; pigeons, pair. 25a30. Eggs—Receipts, 1,897 cases; native and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at 33. Butter—Good to fancy creamery, Pound, 40a45; prints, 45a47; ladles, I 32: store packed, 29Via30; dairy prints, j 30a32; rolls, 30a32; process butter, 35. j • • BUILDS $1,000,000 PLANT. 9 NEW YORK, July 3 (>P). —'The Amer lean Can Co. is building a new plant a! Vancouver. British Columbia, to cost |1.000.P00. FT N A NCI A E. NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office BY WILLIAM F. HEFFEKNAN. NEW YORK, July 3. —Wall Street today was chiefly concerned with the failure of Dean, Onativia & Co. Al though the announcement came as a complete surprise, it had no material effect upon the movement of prices on the Curb Exchange today. Special Is sues, however. In which the house is said to be interested, naturally were affected. The committee on listing and securities ruled that the Rosenbaum Grain preferred and American Rayon Products Corporation were to be sus pended until further notice, and that houses having contracts with the firms | NEW YORK, July 3.—Following Is an official list of bonds and stocks traded in on the New York Curb Market today: Sales in BONDS. thousands. Hisrh. L-ow. Close. 1 Allied Pack 8g.... 01% 01 % 01 % t Alum 7s new '33. 107% 107% 107** 10 Am Gas AEI 6s. . 98% 08% 08% 8 ?A» Ice 7s 110 114% 115% dAm Pow &Lt 6s. 07% 07% 07% 6AmPi LBa new 97 % 07 07 6Am Sumat T 7% s 94 03 03 1 Am 801 l Mill os.. 103 103 103 1 Anaconda (is 103% 103% 103% ‘ Asso Gas &El6s . 95 % 05 % 95 % 2 Asso Sim H 6 % s.. 80 80 89 37 At GAW ISS 55... 70% 70 70% 4 Beaverb'd 8s 94 % 94 % 94 % . Beth Steel 7s '35.103% 103% 103% 1 Botany Cons 6% s 95 95 95 3 Can Nat Ry 75.. . . 112% 112 V* 112% pit Serv 7s C. . 123 123 123 l or.‘E |en- 7s D. . . 101 % 101% 101% 2 Cit So,- 6s 90% 90% 90 % l-Lit Serv P & I t!s 93% 93% 93% 10 Cons G Bal 5s F. 100 100 100 10 Cons Tex 8s 85% 85 85 la Cuba Co N J os. 04% 04% 94% , L Cudahy 5s 93 % 03 % 03 % 13 Cudahy 5%s .. 03 02% 92% 4 Deere & Co ?%s. 103% 103% 103% 32 Detroit Cit Gas 0s 105% 105% 105% 3 Detroit Ed os. .. 124 124 124 2 Dunlop T & R 7s 105 105 105 3 Fed Sug 0s '33 . . 00 90 90 1 Gair Robt 7s .... 101% 101% 101% 10 General Pet 0s . . 102 102 102 5 Gulf O Cor 5s .. 99% 09% 09% 3 Hood Rub 7s . 104 104 104 5 Kaufman D St 6s 96 % 90% 00% 2 Lehigh Pow Hs . 101 % 101 % 101 % 1 Lib MoN & L 7s 103% 103% 103% 2 Lig Win re es 7s 107% 107% 107% 1 Manitoba Pow 7s 103% 103 s ]O3S 5 Morris it Co 7%5102% 102% 102% 5 Nat Distil Prod 7s 100 100 100 8 New Or Pub S6s 92% 92% 92% 30 Nor S P M 6Vi s C 115 114% 114% 28 Ohio Power 5s B 04 % 94 % 04 % 25 Okla G& E ss. 03% 93% 93% 1 Park A Tilford 0s 97 V* 97 V* 97% 12 Pa P A L 5s 52 98 97% 98 IPaPA Lss D '63 98 Vi -98 % 98% 7 Phila Rapid Tr 0s 90 08% 98% 7 Pure Oil Co 0%5102 101% 101% 5 Shawsheen 7s . . 101 % 101 % 101 % 50 Schul R E Ist p 0s 100 100 100 1 Sloss-Sheff Hs ... 102 102 • 102 19 Std G A E o%s. . 138 136% 136% 1 S O N Y 6%5. . . 107% 107% 107% 1 Sun Oil 5 % 5... . 98 % 98 % 98 % BSw ift A Co 55.. 90 % 00% 90% 1 Transco O 7s. ... 100V* 100% 100% 32 Thys LASt L7s 94 % 94 % 94 % 2 Tyrol Elec 7%5. . 90% 90% 90% OUn Oof Cal ss. 95% 95% 95% 1 Un Oil Prod Bs. . 34 34 34 4 Un R of Hav 7%s 110V4 110 110V* 17 U S Rub 0% s '27 101% 101% 101% 1 U S Rub o%s '2B 101% 101% 101% 4 U S Rub 0% s '29 101 100 % 100% 10 U S Rub o%s '3O 100% 100% 100% 0U S Rub 6%s '3l 101 99% 99% 31 U S Rub B%s '32 99% 99% 99% BIT S Rub it % s '3B 99 98% 98% 7U S Rub o%s '34 99% 98% 98% 7U S Rub o%s ’35 98% 98% 98% 12 TT S Rub o%s ‘3O 98% 98% 98% 11US Rub AU; '37 08% 98 98% (US Rub o%s '3B 08% 98% 98% 6U S Rub OV, s '39 08 % 98 % 98 % 15 U S Rub o%s '4O 98% 98 98% 8 Vacuum Oil 75... 105% 105% 105% FOREIGN BONDS. 3 Alpine Mont S 7s 91 Vi 91% 91% 2 Cit Brlin o%s wi 89% 80% 89% 5 City Graz Bs. .. . 98 98 98 69 Est RR France 7s 84 83 % 83 % 4 Tnd M B Fnld 7s. 96 05 % 90 33 Kruop Fried L 7s 91% 91 91 1 M B Denmark Hs 90 % 99% 99 V* 3MB Chile 0% s w i 97% 97% 97% 5 P Canta Fe 7s wi 90% 90% 90% 15 Russ G 6% s n c. 13 13 13 1 Siem A Hal Is '2B 90% 90% 90% 3 Siem A Hal 7s '35 95 94 % 95 3 Swiss Govt 5%5. 102% 102% 102', 12 Toho El Pow C7s 90% 90% 00% Sales in STANDARD OIL ISSUES, units. 300 Anglo Am Oil . . 22 22 22 600 Atl Lobos 3 % 3 % 3 % 20 Buckeye PL... 61 HI 61 120 Chesebr Mfg pfdlll% 111 111% 12855Contin Oil new.. 20% 25% 25% 20 Eureka PL ... 73 73 73 125 Gal Sig Oil .... 55 54% 5? 1 20 Gal S O pfd old 107% 107% 107% 5200 Humbld Oil A R 07% 65% 60% 180 111 P L 137% 137% 137 < 1800 Imp O Can new 32% 32% 32% 10 Ind P L 70 % 70 % 70 > 2500 Inter Pet C Ltd 25% 25% 25% 100 Magnolia Pet . . 140 140 140 1000 Ohio Oil 08% 68 08 100 Penn Mex Fuel . 26 26 26 3200 Prai O A G new 58% 58 58% 310 Prairie PL .... 126 Vi 125% 125% 10 Solar Resin 224 224 224 110 South Penn Oil . 171 171 171 14100 S O Ind 66% 05 05% 400 S O Kansas ... 35 *4 35 35 Washington Stock Exchange SALES. Washington Gas 6s—sl,ooo at 100%. SSOO at 100%. Washington Gas 6s '33—5300 at 102%. S2OO at 102%. SIOO at 102%. Capital Traction Co.—lo at 100%. 10 at 100%. Washington Gas Light—3 at 63. 9 at 63. 10 at 63. Washington Rwy. A Elec. com.—lo at 103 %. Washington Rwy. A Elec. pfd.—s at 83%. Riggs National Bank—2 at 353. 1 at 363. "Lanston Monotype—2o at 85. 10 at 86. Mergenthaler Linotype—4_at 178%. National Mtge. A Invest, pfd.—loo at 9%. 100 at 9%. AFTER CALL. Anacostia A Potomac R. R. 55—52,000 at 91%. Washington Rwy. A Elec. 45—53,000 at . 79 Vs . Washington Rwy. A Elec. g. A r. 6s — $2,000 at 102 % . Washington Gas 6a '33—5600 at 103%. SI.OOO at 103%. Mergenthaler Linotype—s at 178*4. UNLISTED DEPT. Chapin-Saeks 8% pfd.—l7 at 98. Money—Call loans. 5 and 6 per cent. Bid and Asked Prices. BONDS. PUBLIC UTILITY. Bid. Asked. Amer. Tel. A Telga. 4g 97% Amer. Tel. A Telga. 4%» 90 Am. Tel. ATel. ctl. tr. 05.... 101% Am. Tel. A Tel. conv. os.. . . 134% Anacostia A Potomac 55.... 91% Ana. A Potomac guar. 55.... 91% C. A P. Telephone 5s 100 C. AP. Telephone of Va. 65.. 98 Capital Traction R. R. 55.. . . 98% 98% City A Suburban 5s 84% Georgetown Gas lßt 6s 95 96 Potomac Elec. Ist 6s 100 Potomac Elec. cons. 5s 100 100% Potomac Elec. 6s 1953 100 Pot. El. Pow. g. m. A ref. 7s. 107% 107% Wash.. Alex. A Mt. Ver. 55.. 12 Wash.. Alex. A Mt. V. ctfs.. . 10 Wash.. Balt. A Annap. 55.. . . 60 Washington Gas 5s 100 101 Washington Gas 0s 16.'i% 103% Wash. Rwy. A Elec. 4s 79% 80 Wash. Rwy. A Elec. gen. 65.. 102% 102% MISCELLANEOUS. Pot. Joint Stock Ld. Bk. 55.. 101 % 103% Riggs Realty 5s (long) 99 100 Riggs Realty 5s (short) 98 Southern Bidg. 6%s 101 ..... Wash. Mkt. Cold Storage os.. 93 Wardman Park Hotel 0s 102 ' STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITY. Am. Tel. A Telga *140% Capital Traction 100 100', Washington Gas 02% 03 N A W Steamboat 245 258 Wash. Rwy. A Elec. com ... 103 104% Wash Rwy A Elec pfd 83% 84 Terminal Taxi Com 00 NATIONAL BANK National Capital 205 1 Columbia 300 Commercial 176 177 District 193 Farmers A Mechanics 240 Federal-American 253 Liberty 188 192 Lincoln 200 National Metropolitan 310 Riggs 351 354 Second i oft ..... National Bank of Washington 225 TRUST COMPANY. American Security A Trust.. *331 340 Continental Trust 87 88 Merchants’ Bank... 134 137 National Saving A Trust 450 Union Trust *lB4 Wash. Loan A Trust 403 420 SAVINGS BANK. Commerce Savings 250 East Washington 25 Security Sav. A Com 325 400 Seventh Street 190 United States.. . 360 Washington Mechanics 43 FIRE INSURANCE. American 225 Corcoran Firemen's National Union lo .... TITLE INSURANCE. Columbia Title 8 9 Real Estate 145 156 MISCELLANEOUS. D. C, Paper pfd 57 Merchants' Trans. A Storage 110 Mergenthaler Linotype 177% 178*. Nat). Mortg A Invest, pfd.. 9% 9% Old Dutch Market com 1 Vi 4 Old Dutch Market pfd 3Vj 0 % l.anston Monotype 85 80% Security Storage 300 ..... Washington Market 61 54 Yellow Cab 23 •Ex-dividend. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C„ FRIDAY. JULY 3. 1925. Involved should settle same without delay. The general market was naturally disturbed for a time and there were heavy dealings in particular stocks “under the r jle." Included among these were Freed-Eisemann, Nlzer Corporation and others that had been prominent in recent sessions. Motion picture stocks were prime favorites under leadership of Pathe Exchange class A, which shot forward spectacularly to a new high. The re port that merger negotiations were pending between Nizer Corporation, Kelvinator and another prominent manufacturer of household machines caused heavy trading in the first two stocks. 900 8 O Kentucky .. 124% 124 124% 1700 8O N Y 44% 43% 43% 20 S O Ohio 348 348 348 1300 Vacuum Oil 90 88% 89 Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS, in hdrds. 4Am Cont Oilfields 0% 6% 6% 00 Am Maracaibo C 10% 10% I** • 2 Argo Oil 0% 0% 0% 18 Carib Synd .... 4 % 4 4 252 Cit Serv new .. 38** 38% 38 % 1 Cit Serv pfd ... 82% 82% 82 1 Cit Serv- pf B. .. 19% 10% 10’ 18 Columbian Synd. 2% 2 2% 11 Creole Synd 11% 11% 11% 2 Crown Cent Pete. 10% 10% 10% 1 Derby O A R pfd 20 20 20 9 Euclid Oil Co.. . . 1% 1% 1% 31 Gibson Oil cor... 2% 2% 2% 0 Gulf Oil of Pa... 77% 77 77% 95 Lago Pet 6% 4% 5% 20 M array Oil .... 11 1 2 Mex Panueo 80 .80 .80 11 Mount Prod .... 22% 21% 22 1 Mount Gulf .... 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 New Bradford O 5 % 6 % 5 % 12 New Mex Land. 8% 8 8% 3 Peer Oil Corn... 1 % 11 % 4 Red Bank Oil. . . 30 % 34 % 34 % 35 Reiter-Foster Oil. 30% 28% 28% 20 Royal Can O A R .75 .70 .75 1 Ryan Con 5 5 5 2 Salt Ck Cons... 7Vi 7% 7Vi 18 Salt Ck Prod... 27% 27% 27% 12 Sun Oil 41% 41 41% 12 Tide W Oil n wi 35 34% 34% 2 Venezuelan Pet. 4% 4% 4% 2 Wilcox O A G n 29% 29% 29% 2 Adlrond Pow . . 85 84 84 2 W ooilley Pet... 6% 0% 5% INDUSTRIALS. 2 Allied Pack new 7% 7% 7% 1 Allied Pk pr pfd 51 51 61 14 Am Gas A E1... 79 70’, 70% lAm Gas A F,I of 90’* 90 % 90% lAm Hawaiian SS 10 10 10 4 Am L A Trao. . 171 169% 109% 34 Am Pow A L n 02% 60% 01% %Am Pow AL pf 92 % 92 92 % 2Am Supe#ow A 35 « 35% 35% 20 Am Superpow B 30% 30% 36% lAm Thread Cps 3 % 3 % 3 % 05 Armour C B vtc 14% 14% 14% 3 Armour A Co pfd 90 88 88 1 Armour Leather 4 % 4 % 4 % 20 Asso G A E... 34 % 34 % 34 % 1 Atlantic Fruit . . .85 .85 .85 14 Belding Bros wl 39 % 39 % 39 % 1 B Schwartz C A 17 17 17 1 Boissonnault GC .00 .HO .00 4 Bord A C new... 84 82 82 3 Bord A Co 85... 82 79 82 1 Botany Cons M.. 23 23 23 1 Botany Con MA. 44% 44% 44% 2% Bucyrus Co 144 14.1% 143% 2 Buff Gen El C.. . 07 67 07 20 Can G Ale nw wi 49% 49% 49% 0 Car Light 4 3 % 3 % % Carolina PAL.. 397% 396 397 1 Celluloid Co 22 22 Vi 4 Centrif Pip Cor.. 15% 16 15 6 % Chapin Sac A C.. 45 44 44 13 Chatterton A Son 33% 32% 33% 12 Chic Nip A 38% 37 38 2 Chic Nin B T t.. 10% 10 10% 1 Commonw Ed... 139 139 139 6% Commonw P C. . 104% 160% IHOV4 1 Commonw P C pf 84 84 84 16 Commonw PC n 41 40% 40% 100 Commonw PC wt 78 78 78 37 Cons Gas Balt n. 44 % 44 44 9 Cont Baking A . 141% 140% 141 461 Cont Baking 8.. 37% 30% 37 5 Cont Baking pf.. 101 100% 101 31 Cuba Co 48% 47% 47% 11 Curtiss Aero Mot 20 19% 19% 1 Curtisg Aero pf.. 77% 77% 77% 12 De Forest Ra vtc 27% 27 27, 2 Doehier Die Cast 10% 10% 10% 15% Dubilier CAR. . 18% 18% 18% 2 Dunbill Inti 1... 25% 25% 25% 10 Durant Motor... 12 V, 12 12 1 Duz Co A 22 % 22 % 22 % % Eiec Auto Lite. . 70 69 70 % Elec Bd A Sh pf 100 100 100 53 Elec BA 9 n cor 71 69% 69% 21 Elec Invest Inc.. 69% 69 69 6 Eureka, Vacuum. 62% 62 52 S Fam Play n wi.. 102 102 102 1 F A W 5-10-25 S 00 00 00 % Ford Motor Can. 500 497 497 10 Fox A 52 61% 62 60 Frank H H Ms C 34 31% 34 % Fra H H M C pf 90 88 90 10 V* Freed Elsem R C 12% 12 12% 7 Freshman Chas.. 17 16% 10% 22 % Gabriel Sn Ms A 27% 27% 27 >-• 1) Garod Cor * 6 6 % 5 s 1% Gen Gas A E! . . 180 179% 179% 1 % Ge G A E con pf 180 173 173 2 Gen G A E pf A 147 142 147 1 % Gen G A E pf B 135 133 135 4 Gen Outd Ad C A 46% 46 45’ 0 G Outd A C vtc 22 21% 22 81 Gillette 5R.... 80 78% 18 Goodyear Tire T 33 % 32 % 32 V 16 Grennan Bak .. 19% 18% 10’ 2 Grimes R AC R 20 V, 20 20 IHa El new rc wi 19% 19% 19’ 3 Hall Swit ASC 4% 4% 4% 1 Hall Sw A S C pf 24 24 24 14 Happiness CSt A 9 8% 9 5 Happiness CSt F 8% 8 % 8 % 3 Hazeltine Cor .. 21 20% 21 6 Heyden Chem . . 2 2 2 1 Horn A Hardart 49% 49% 49’ 6 Inti Conti Rub.. 12% 12 12% 31 Inti Conor Ind C 13% 12% 13% 20 Inti Match C pfd 48% 47% 48 2 Inti Util A.... 36 30 36 5 Inti Util B 9 % 8 % 8 % 9 Jones Radio ... 4 % 4 4 32 Kelvinator C. . . 43 40% 41% 19 Leh Pow see vtc 149% 146% 148% % Lehigh Val Goal. .84 84 84 21 Leh Val C N C. 41 39% 40% 6% Libbey Ok Glass 201 % 200200% o Lib A Ch Stores 7% 7% 7% 1 Marc Wire Tel C 7% 7% 7% 2 MeC R A M vtc 22% 22% 22% 1 MoCrory Sirs war 56 56 65 2 MeCrorr St new 93 92 93 4 % Mengel Box . . 00 % 64 % 65 % 36% Mid West Util.. 99 91% 92 % Mid W Util pfd. 97 97 97 % Mid W U pr lien 102% 102 102% 1% Miller Rub .... 105 100 105 3 Motion Pic Cap C 10 18% 18% 1 Motion Pic C pf 25 25 25 6 Music Master C. 17% 17% 17% 1 Nat Grocer .... 6 6 6 1% Nat Pow A Lt. . 330 334 334 1 Nat Tea Co. . . . 370 375 370 11 Nat Pub Ser A. . 20% 20 26 5 Nat Pub Ser B. . 18% 18% 18% 2 Nick PI nw wi. 80 86 86 2 Nick Pnwpf wi 84% 83% 84% 17 Nizer oCrp A. . . 52% 31 32 122 Nizer Corn B wi 48% 46% 47% 12 North O Pow C. 101% 97% 101 1 % Nor States P C. . 118 116% 116% % Nor States PC pf 99 98 99 2 Nor St P C wts. 22 21 % 21% 12 Omnibus Ctr cfs 14 12% 12% 64 Pathe Ex Inc A 84 % 81% 83 V. 2 Penn Water Pow 152 160 150 67 Power Corn N Y 78% 76% 77% 6 Pratt A Lambert 43% 42% 43% 7 Purity Bak A\* . 40 46% 46 1 Purity Bak B .. 40% 40% 40% % Reid Ice Cream.. 38 38 38 3 Rem Noisel TCA. 42% 42 42 16 Her, Mot 19% 19% 19% 13 Rosen mGr C Df. 46% 30 36 1 Eova Radio .... 4% 4% 4% 4 Sii G P new vtc. 18% 18% 18% 32 Serv El Corp A.. 19% 18% 19 6 Sleep Rad vtc.... 10 0% 0% ISo Gas Pow A.. 23% 23% 23% 32 Southeast PAL... 101 08 100 2% South Calif E... 119% 118% 110 % Sou Cal Ed B pf 03% 93% 03% % Southw Bell pfd 110% 110% 110% 25 St. Reg Pap ... 74% 73 74% 3 Stand Pub C A 20 20 20 3 Stutz Mot 8 % 8 % 8 % 17 Swift Inti 27% 27 27 % Swift A Co 110% 110% 110% 1 Tenn E P cf dp 00% 66%. 06% 1 Thermiod Rad C 12 12 12 14 Thom RC v tcf 10% 0% 10 3 Timken Axle . . 0 % 9 9 3 Tob Prod Export 3 % 3 % 3 % 1 Tower Mfg ... 0% 0% 0% 1 Tub Art Silk etc 165 105 105 20 Union Carbide.. 60% 05% 06% 21 Uni G A E new 48% 47% 47% 380 Uni LAP A rt wi 7% 5% 7% 17 Uni Prof Shar. . 8% 8% 8% 10 Util P A L C A 28% 27% 27% 2 Univer Pic C... 31% 31% 31% 1% Vic Talk Mach.. 70 08% 08% 2 Ware Radio .... 16% 16 16% 3 Warner Bros P A 16% 16% 10% 1 Wes Pc RR nw wi 20 20 20 3WPRRnwpf wi 70 75% 75% lOWest Pnw 01% 59 60 % % West Pow pfd. 94% 94% 04% 21 Wil A C new wi 15 14% 16 •: Wi AC A new A 29 % 28 % 28 % 4Wi A C new pwi 71 70% 71 6 Yel Taxi C K Y 13 11 13 MINING 30 Ariz Globe C . . .20 .25 .26 27 Canario Cop ... 6 % 6 % 5 % 3 Chino Ext Mines .06 .60 .60 1 Cons Cop M . . .. 2 % 2 % 2 % 1 Cresson Gold . 3% 3% 31 7 Eng G M Ltd I 55 % 64 % 55 20 Fortuna Mines. .00 .06 .06 20 Hasbrouck Div. .02 .02 .02 10 Hawthorne M I .16 .15 .15 1 Jerome V Devel 11 30 Kay Copper Cor. i!U 2% 2% 3 Kerr Lake 1% 12, 1% 10 Knox Divide ... .01 .01 .01 10 National Tin . . .08 08 .08 6 New Mont Mine 40% 40% 40% 1% N J Zinc 185% 185 185 12 Ohio Cop 80 .78 .78 40 Parmac P- M Ltd .37 .34 .37 10 Premier Gold M 2% 3% 2% 10 So Am Gold AP 2% 2% 2% B 0 Spearhead Gold. .07 .07 .07 5 Tono Ext 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 Tono Mining.... 3% 3% 3% 1 Unity Gold 86 .85 .85 1 Utah Apex 5-% 5% 5% 61 Wenden Copper.. 4% 3% 4% 1 Yak Alas tr cfs.. 15% 15% 15% 10 Yukon Gold 35 .36 .36 Your Banker Knows. "When in doubt about a security consult your banker. It is equally as much his interest as yours to protect your savings. You trust him with your deposits—why not trust him with your investment problems? NEW OLDS MOTOR HEAD. NEW YORK, July 3 (A*). —l. J. Reuter, general manager of Olds Mo tor Works, has succeeded A. B. C. Hardy as president of the company. Mr. Hardy recently resigned. BALTIMORE RECEIVES 2,940,202,000 BANANAS Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, July 3. —Since Janu ary approximately 2,940,202,000 ban anas have been brought to Baltimore, shipping men estimate. The number of bunches was 1,470,- 101, with an average of between 180 to 200 bananas to a bunch. BIG COALSTtE IS HELD UNLIKELY Fear of Electric Power and Greater Use of Oil Are Re straining Factors. BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK. July 3.—Despite the loudly raised voices and vigorous gestures of both operators and miners there Is very little probability of a Nation-wide coal strike. If there should be a suspension of work In the anthracite fields. It would be short. That is the way fuel men, both on the producing and consuming sides, size up the coal situation today. They base their opinions on the new trends In business which have re duced the chances of a strike to a minimum through economic pressure. Coal I/ess Important. In the last two years there have been tremendous gains In the use of oil fuels, in the development of hydro electric power, which has replaced coal-burning units, in the utilization of gas and the processing of coal. Diesel engines and other Internal combustion motors have gained a strong position, not only in marine engineering, but even for railroad locomotive use. Combination gasoline and electric drive is being tried out on r half dozen railroads where steam engines formerly were used. Neither operators nor miners can afford to take action which would tend to turn over to these competing factors a large portion of their markets. Business Poor Just Now. Dealers and large consumers here point out that if the United Mine Workers should call a strike in union ized mines they would simply be do ing a favor to the non-unionized pro ducers, whom they are especially anx ious to drive from the field. Few of the operators of union mines would object to a close-down, since they are not making appreciable profits. Many of the mine workers in consequence, curred the attacks of President Lewis of the Mine Workers in consequence, as is shown by the controversy be tween union leaders and the Consoli dated Coal Co., of which John D. Rockefeller is a shareholder. Anxious to Hold Markets. If there should be long suspension in the anthracite field, the markets for anthracite not only w„uld be in vaded by the oil distributors but by the bituminous producers, and what was lost probably would not. be re gained for years, if at all. The opera tors naturally do not want to see their markets get away from them and neither do the miners, since a smaller demand means smaller pro duction, fewer men at work and fewer union dues collected. A long strike undoubtedly would hurt the anthra cite industry in all its parts, and union leaders, it is believed, will think long before they deal any sort of blow to the only part of the coal in dustry which is prosperous. Both Sides* Must Yield. The union delegates from the an thracite fields have voted on what they will demand of the operators. The operators already have decided on what they will demand of the miners and will meet in the next day or so to make the decision officiai. These demands represent what each side hopes, or would like to get. They do not necessarily represent what they are willing to accept. Neither side has left out anything, the idea being to yield a point here to gain one elsewhere. They have loaded the guns for the opening of the battle over the wage agreement, but those guns have been aimed high on purpose. Even if there is a suspension September 1, there will be stocks of anthracite sufficient for demands well into the Fall. It is claimed by the operators that they have now reserve stocks of 12,000,000 tons. Consump tion during July and August should be light and production may rise to around 7,500,000 tons a month up to September 1. < Copyrirht. 1925.) VICTOR DIVIDEND WILL BE OMITTED Talking Machine Firm Needs Funds to Carry Out Special Improvements. By the Associated Press. CAMDEN, N. J., July 3.—Stock holders of the Victor Talking Machine Co., today received notice from the board of directors that the dividend customarily due July 15 would be omitted. The company had been pay ing $8 a share annually. The letter said: "Importent improvements in the product wh'ch your company manu factures will take place within the next few months and will require con siderable outlays of funds. Therefore, pursuant to the policy of the com pany, your directors deem it desirable to conserve the cash resources to finance the company’s needs and de velopments.” The letter added that arrangements had been completed whereby the com pany will have the co-operation in the field of acoustics and sound reproduc tion of the Western Electric Co., the General Electric Co., Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. and the Radio Corporation of America. BOSTON STOCK MARKET. BOSTON, July 3 —Following is a list of today's highest, lowest and clos ing prices for the most active stocks dealt in here: Hirh. Low. Close. Amoskeaer 71 71 71 Arizona com 11 11 11 Boston & Me - 18 18 18 Calumet 4 Hecla 14 13% 14 Conner J T 23 *4 23 <23 Copper Range 20'. 20 20 East Butte. 3% 3% 3% Edison Elec 21215 211 211 Gillette 80 % 78 % 78 % Hardv Coal 17 17 17 Hood Rubber 56 % 54 % 66 Island Creek 132 131 131% Isle Roylc 12 12 12 Libby McN 4 McN.. . . 7% 7% 7H Mass Gas 73% 73 73% Mohawk 30 30 30 Nat Leather 4% 4 A 4 A New Cornelia 10% 10 Va 18 V, New Eng T 4 T 110% 110% 110 V, Pacific Mills 58 V, 58% 68% Quincy 23% 23% 23% Swift 4 Co 110 100% 110 TorrinrUm 64 54 54 United Fruit 218 216 218 United Shoe M 41% 41% 41% Uni Shoe M old 28 28 28 Ventura Oil 22% 22% 22% Walworth 17% 17% 17% Warren Bros 40% 48 49 Some girls’ idea of a flatterer is a man who is always saying nice things •bout other girls. FARMERS TO GET . FAIR CROPRETURNS Will Come Out Better Than in Most Years Since 1919, Reports Indicate. Good financial prospects for farmers this year are seen by the United States Department of Agriculture, which says in Hs July report on the agricultural situation that “given strengthening live stock markets and fair feed crops, plus fair returns from wheat and cotton, farmers would come out of 1925 better than they have in most of the years since 1919.” "Taken as a whole, the main crops promise fairly well except in the case of Winter wheat. The present nice balance in both live stock and crop production is a tribute to the readjust ments made by American farmers since the Fall of 1921.” The central fact in the present out look is that while production will be ample to meet consumption needs, agriculture will not he In the market this Fall with any large surplus of the major products. Wheat Crop Short. “Wheat harvest is in full swing,” the report continues. “The grain ripened prematurely over much of the Western part of the belt, and harvest is early. Threshings so far have turned out unsatisfactory yields, but the grain is of fairly good quality. It appears evident that the Winter wheat crop Is decidedly short of last year’s crop; so much so that the chief con Jecture throughout the wheat-growing world is how the shrinkage in this country will balance up against better crops abroad. The .Spring wheat region from Minnesota to Montana has high hopes in spite of some local floods in the East and minor setbacks elsewhere. Corn and Hog Outlook Good. “The outlook in the corn belt is ap parently good. Hogs are relatively high priced and may go higher. The | pig survey shows a decline of 11 per i cent in the number of Spring pigs, j compared witli last year. Corn prices ; are not so high as to prohibit feeding, and everything points to a profitable feeding season ahead. It is from con ditions like this year, when price ratios furnish a stimulus to feeding, that the corn belt can usually hope for some degree of prosperity.” The department's price index of 30 farm products is placed at 147 for June, compared with 146 in May. the five-year period, 1909-1914, being used as a base of 100. Present tendencies in the general business situation point to little change in prices of non agricultural commodities, and conse quently no marked change in the pur chasing power of farm products need be expected at present. CUSTOMS RECEIPTS GAIN IN YEAR AT BALTIMORE Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE. July 3.—Customs re celpts at Baltimore for the fiscal year ended June 30, show an increase of $307,017 over the receipts for the previous year, according to C. H. Holtzman, collector of customs. In , the year just closed $14,139,961.69 I was collected. The greatest increase in receipts in 1 any one month was recorded in Sep- ; tember, which showed an excess of ; $481,940.09 over the receipts in Sep , tember, 1923. HEADS TIRE COMPANY. NEW YORK, July 3 </P).—S. Woll ner, jr.. has been elected president of 1 the Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., succeed ing Arnold L. Scheuer, who resigned. REAL ESTATE LOANS £ 1 fi? ANY AMOUNT S+V/i APARTMENT-HOUSES - V BUSINESS PROPERTY RESIDENCE LOANS AT LOW RATES FRED T. NESBIT INVESTMENT BLDG. Main 9393 WE FINANCE —all classes of income-producing property Large Loans a Specialty Current int rate and commission. Higbie & Richardson, Inc. 816 15th St. N.W. Applications Invited for mm 13 Real Estate Loans £ "Tj on Improved Property Unlimited Fund « Available \ For Refinancing and Ist & 2nd Trust Loans 3 N. L. SANSRURY CO., INC. □ ~ 1418 Eye St. N.W. j Main 5004 \ Bang! Just like a firecracker. A flash, a H crash, and it's all over! Busted! 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Main 234 S ARMOUR EMPLOYES PAID TO KEEP STOCK NEW YORK, July 3 (A 3 ).—Armour & Co. announced today that on July 1 20,000 employes finished making week ly payments on stock for which they had subscribed in November, 1923, on the partial payment pliyi. As an in-1 ducement for employes to hold their stock after they have acquired posses sion of it, an employes’ stockholders’ bonus of $2 a share will be paid an nuallv for five years beginning Janu ary 1, 1926. lAPAN’S SILK EXPORTS LARGEST YET RECORDED NEW YORK, July 3 L4>).—Raw silk shipments from Japan for the silk vear ended June 30 reached 408.700 bales, or 94.700 bales in excess of the largest shipments previously recorded In a single year. Os the total ship ments the L T nlted States took 390,000 bales. RAILROAD TRANSFERRED TO ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF PORT. MI BB., July 3 (A>).—C. j 11. Markham, president of the Illinois Central Railroad Company, has been elected president of the Gulf and Ship Island Itallroad. A. E. 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Main 6ftM i | YOUR INTERESTS-AND OURS | Our long and intimate con tact with Washington Real vL @ MSf®/ Estate developments fits this organization to render a serv -1 1 ice really helpful—the more so q because we regard our patrons’ Quarter , success. of a CeCHtitpy lir • • We specialize m Without _. __ - . , SAFE 6>/ 2 % a Loss FIRST MORTGAGES B. F. SAUL CO. Main 2100 925 15th St. N.W. . 15 REFRIGERATING MERGER INVOLVES $20,000,000 Kelvlnator and Nlzer Among Manufacturing Concerns About to Combine. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK. July 3.—Negotiations are under way between New Tori, and Detroit banking Interests toward a $20,000,000 merger of Independent manufacturers of commercial and household electrical refrigerating machines which would Include the Kelvinator Corporation, Nlzer Cor poration and another manufacturing company which sells chiefly through public utility companies. Net earn ings of the proposed consolidation are now about $5,000,000 annually. Since the first of the year the com panies involved In the amalgamation have shown a large increase in earn ing power. Kelvinator’s net earning? jumped from $30,000 in January to about $200,000 in June, and Nizei showed an increase from $35,000 to $220,000 in the same period.