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COHON SELLS OFF IN TRADING TODAY Rains and Cooler Weather Help Crop Prospects. Drive at Opening. By the Associated Pres*. NEW YORK. July 28.—Early re ports of rains in western Texas, with a lowering; of temperatures, led to a selling movement in the cotton mar ket at the opening today. Prices broke 17 to 25 points on the opening call and still lower in the next half hour. There was active realizing by local traders and selling pressure from the South and from Wall street, partly based on belief that rain and cooler weather might extend into the drought Brea of Texas. Altogether, at the end of the first hour the market was about 50 to 55 points under yester day’s highest levels and down 33 to 36 points from Monday’s close. The heaviest buyers on the decline Were brokers who frequently act for Japanese interests. Their purchases of January contracts were estimated Be high as 20,000 bales. New York cotton futures closed steady at bet declines of 30 to 36 points. _ . Higrli.- Low. Range. October 25 ”1 24.89 25.02-04 December 25.33 24 05 25.17-18 January 24.77 24 46 24.60-61 March 25 06 24.76 24.87-88 May 25.31 25.06 26.13 Opening: October. 25.05: December. 25.25; January. 24.76; March. 25.05: May. 25.27. New Orleans Quotations. NEW ORLEANS, July 28 </P).—The fcotton market had an active but easier opening, owing to lower Liver pool cables and reports of good rains in north Texas and parts of Okla homa. Reports from the Western belt and from other sections claim rapid crop deterioration. New Orleans cotton futures closed steady St net decline* of 32 to 37 points. _ High. Low. Range. October 24.62 24.37 24 44-50 December 24.76 24.53 24.60-65 January 24 76 24 54 24.66 March 24 88 24.74 24.80 May 24.01 24.82 24.87-89 v. Opening: October. 24.50: December 24.66: January. 24.65: March. 24.85; May 24.93 bid. $100,000,000 POWER PROJECT IS PLANNED Pittsburgh Concern to Join Forces With Canadian Company in Near Future. •B y the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH. July 28.—Stockhold ers of the Aluminum Co. of America, meeting here yesterday, approved the management's proposal for reduction of the capital stock from SIOO to $5 a share, par value. This was said to be the first step, in the plan to merge the company' with the Canadian Power and Man ufacturing Co., and the establishment of a large power development and manufacturing plant on the Saguenay River, Canada. Expenditure of approximately SIOO,- 000,000 is said to be involved in the combined industrial and power project, Washington Stock Exchange SALES. Potomac Elec. Light 7s '4l—sl,ooo at 10714 • Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.—s at 84. 1 fct 84. 10 at 8414. AFTER CALL. Capital Traction Co.—s at 100, 11 at 100. Rwy. & Elec. pfd.—lo at Natl. Mtge. & Invest, pfd.—2oo at 9%. Washington Rwy. 4 Elec. com.—2 at 113. Mergenthaler Linotype—6 at 105%. 5 fct 196. _ Washington Rwy. 4 Elec. com.—2o at 1U4%. Money—CaU loan*. 6 and 6 per cent. i Bid and Asked Prices. BONDS. PUBLIC UTILITY. American Tel. & Telga. 4*.. .. 97 44 ..... Amer. Tel. & Telga. 4%5.... 98 44 Am. Tel. & Tel. ctl. tr. os 101 V* Am. Tel. 4 Tel. conv. 6s 133 % Anacostia 4 Potomac 55.... 92 ..... Ana. 4 Potomac guar. 5s 92 C. 4 P. Telephone 5s 99 74 ..... C. &P. Telephone of Va. 55.. 98 Capital Traction R. R. 55.. . . 98 44 99 City 4 Suburban 5s 84 85 Georgetown Gas Ist 5s 95 90 Potomac Elec. Ist 5s 100 , Potomac Elec. cons. 5s 100 Potomac Elec. 6s 1953 100 100 41 Pot. El. Pow. g. m. 4 ref. 7s. 107 44 108 Wash.. Alex. 4 Mt. Ver. 55... 9 Wash.. Alex. 4 Mt. V. 0tf.... 8 Wash.. Balt. 4 Annap. 65.... 68 Washington Gas 5s 100 100 44 Washington Gas 0s 103 44 103 44 Wash. Rwy. 4 Elec. 4s 79 44 79% Wash.. Rwy. 4 Elec. gen. 6s. 102 V* 102% MISCELLANEOUS. J). C. Paper Co. 0s , 85 Pot. Joint Stock Ld Bk. 55... 10144 103 44 Riggs Realty 5s (long) 99 Riggs Realty 5s (short) 98 ..... Southern Bldg. 0 44s 101 ..... Wash. Mkt. Cold Storage 5*.. 93 SYardman Park Hotel 0* 101 STOCKS. • PUBLIC UTILITY. Amer. Tel. 4 Telga 140% Capital Traction 99 % 100 44 Washington Gas *61% 61% Norfolk 4 Wash. Steamboat. 250 Wash. Rwy. 4 Elec, com 11l 115 Wash. Rwy. & Elec, pfd 8444 84% tTerminal Taxi com 90 NATIONAL BANK. National Capital 205 ....<. Columbia 300 Commercial 190 200 District 195 Farmers 4 Mechanics' 240 Federal-American 257 Liberty 190 103 Lincoln 288 National Metropolitan 310 ..... Riggs 356 358 second .. 200 iat. Bank of Washington 225 TRUST COMPANY. Amer. Security 4 Trust 344 345 Continental Trust 87 88 Merchants' Bank 134 140 National Savings 4 Trust.... *450 Union Trust 190 Wash. Loan 4 Trust ..*4lO 415 SAVINGS BANK. Commerce Savings 250 East Washington.. 25 Security Sav. 4 Com 325 400 Seventh Street 190 United States 300 Washington Mechanics 43 FIRE INSURANCE. American 225 Corcoran lOO Siremen’s ~~ atiunal Union 14 TITLE INSURANCE. Columbia Title. 8 9 , Real Estate Title 150 155 MISCELLANEOUS. D. C. Paper pfd....... 58 Merchants' Trans. & Stor 110 Mergenthaler Linotype 195 197% Natl. Mtge. & Invest, pfd 944 9% Old Dutch Market com 144 4 Old Dutch Market pfd 3 44 6 % Lanston Monotype 84% 86 44 Security Storage 375 600 Washington Market 63 66 Yellow Cab 23 4 •Ex dividend. STOCKS EX-DIVIDEND. Dollars Date. Corporation. per share. July 28—Continental Bank of N Y. . $4.00 July 31—American Bank Note Co. .. . 1.25 July 31—American Can Co 1.25 July 31—American La-France Fire Engine Co. Inc 25 July 31 —American Radiator Co. pf.. 1.76 July 31—American Water Works 4 El. Co.. Inc 30 July 31— Do 7 vt> Ist pf 1.75 Julv 31— Do 6% part pf 1.60 Julv 31—Burns Bros. A 2.50 July 31 — Do B 60 July 31 —Columbia Gas 4 El. Co 0o July 31— Do pf. A 1.75 July 31 —Cornm l Invest. Trust Corp. .62 July 31—Miami Copper Co 25 July 31 —Norfolk 4 Western Ry. Co. adj. pf 1.00 July Colling 4 Co.. Inc .76 July 31 —Pennsylvania R. R. Co 75 July 31—Pullman Co.. The 2.00 July 31—Sinclair Con. Oils Corp pf.. 2.00 July 31—Stewart-Warner Speed C.. . . 1.25 July 31—Tob. Prod. Corp. A 1.76 July 31—West Penn. Co. 7% pf..... X. 75 FINANCIAL. NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 28.—The pro nounced activity and strength on the stock exchange was communicated to the curb market, but the buying was not as pronounced. Higher prices pre dominated, although there were sev eral weak spots. The traditional ''selling on the good news,” came into the market for Kel vlnator following publication of the NEW YORK. July 28.—Following 8 *I n list of bonds and stocks traded in on the New York Curb Market today; . Sales in BONDS tho “"* n .ds „ „ High. Low. Close. 9 Alum 7s new 33.10«% 107 4* 107 44 36 Am Gas 4E! (is. . 98% 98% 98% toaS 't ■, 181 118% 12044 ‘•’Am Pow 4 Lt (is 97 44 90% 97 5 Am Roll Mill 6s. 102% 102% 102% Am I bread C 6s. 103% 103% 103% .8 Asso Gas 4 El (is 95% 95% 05% SAG4W ISS 5s 71 70% 70% n!r-r rh !; r<, ,B‘'" 8 ‘'" 91 % 91% 91% T Can 5s A. 99 99 99 2 Beth Stl 7a 35. . . 103% 103% 103% 1 Boston & Maine tts 9*2 02 92 Can Nat Ry 7s. . . 112% 112 112 1; Cent Pac R os wi -98 98 98 Lit |t Serv 7„ C... 123% 12344 123% 3 « Fw o erv ,' 8 D... 102 44 102 102% Ak ‘ §erv 6s ... 1)1 01 m r S U ,ra b ?F v . P „ *J rts 94 4. 93 44 94% 5£ £ S? 1 ? ft " Fwi 100 100 100 8C G Balt 544 a E 105 % 106% 105% “F°n» D Balt 6s A 107 107 107 ,3k® Balt, 6%s DUO 110 110 15 ( -oban Tel 7%5.,109% 109% 109% *S° , 7 '* 8 - 104 I<'3% 1«3% c ;t ® *i*. . . 106% 105% 105% 1 o vTi E c l Os-.. 131% 13144 13144 lyikt Ed 7s 28.. 132 131 132 ? E0 5s B. . . 100 100 100 1 pet Ed 7s ’3O. 132 132 132 lpur.lcp T4R 7* 105 105 105 • o F alr r 5°& l . 7 * I° 4 104 104 I C o%s wi.. 109 4, 109% 109% lft c^^nun 1111 6%a. 168% 108% lUS% 1 2F U 15 ® u Corp os . 100 09% 09% J 9- £. orp 31 * 8 - loin 101% 101% U Kans L Term 4a... 86 86 86 1 Manitoba Pow 7* . 103% 103% 103% 5 Morris 4C07 44 s 103 103 103 Vi nLU ?‘'2 T % too % 100 44 100% I *v.*" °. r Pub Ber ss. 92 91 % 92 i o -« ,r k' t il t C s v " 4»s 103% 103% 103% c - 11!l 118% 118% n ° 5, e B. . 93 % 93 % 93 % 3Okla G Sc K fte U*2 Vk 14 (»•> 1? 3Pen k p A l T , °* rd 97$ 97 2 o “en P&L 5g 52. 97 ft util, 07 T 6 ?£ p & . D ’53. 97 H *»7§ 97 4 igenook O Cor os. 10()% 100% 100% d 5s 0° • • 09 % 99% 99% 5 Phil Ran Tr 0s . 98 97% 97% ■ I°l 101 101 Hlv h }, st j?d os. 100 100 100 hi §i°9?' S . h Os JO 102 10144 lul 44 ® * 5 149% 147% 149 , * t 1 ?? 2L C< L r , 05 95 95 hi I 9,. N . Y o 6 H 8 • 107 S 107 107% J 2 *Co 05... 96% 96% 00% 7 Thv I 4 St. L 7s. 94 % 94 94 % 0 Tidal Osage 75.. 103% 103% 103% 11" O of Cal 55.. 95% 95% 95% 2 U S Rub 6%s 27. 101 % 101% 1014* 12 U S Rub o%s '2B. 101 100 44 100% 11) 8 Rub 6%s '29. 100% 100 4* 100% 3 L S Rub 6% s '3O. 100% 10044 100% 6U 8 Rub 6%s >3l. 100 100 100 10 U S Rub 0% s '32. 99% 99 99 BUS Rub 6% s 33 9944 99% 99% 3U S Rub O%S '35 98% 98% 98% 1U S Rub o%s '3B 98% 98% 98% 1U S Rub 044 s '4O 99 99 99 2 Vacuum Oil 75... 105% 105% 105% FOREIGN BONDS. 2 Alpine Mt S 7s wi 91 91 91 0 Cit Berlin 6%s wi 89 89 89 13 City Graz 8s 98% 98% 98% 8 Est R RFr 7s. . . 83% 83% 83 44 3 French Nat 75... 80% 80 44 80% 5Gt Cons PLt o%s 80 % 80 80 10 In Mtg Bk Fin 7s 96 90 90 14 King Neth 6s '54. 168 10744 108 2 Krupp Fried L 7s 89 4, 89 % 89 % 14 Mtg Bk Den 65... 99% 98% 99% 0 Mtg Bk Chile o%s 9744 97% 97% I Pr Santa Fe 7%s 96 96 96 3 R of Peru 8s '32 101 101 101 3 Siem A Hal 7s '2B 95 95 95 5 Swiss Govt 5%«. 103% 10244 102% II Toho El Pow C7s 90 44 90 90% Sales in STANDARD OIL ISSUES. Units 200 Anglo Am Oil.. 2344 23 23% 700 Atl Lobos 2V* 2% 2% 80C All Lobos pfd.. 44a 4% 444 60 Borne Serymser. 240 239 240 70 Buckeye PL... 00 % 00 00 100 Chesebrough Ms 64 4, 64% 64% 5500 Conti Oil new . . 25 % 25 % 26 % 200 Crescent PL... 15% 15% 15% 10 Cumberland P L 163 153 153 2700 Humble Oil & R 08% 00 00% 1000 Imp Oil Can n. 32 44 31% 31% 50 Ind P L 07 4* 07% 07% 2700 Inti Pet C Ltd.. 25% 26 25 60 Magnolia Pet .. 14744 147% 147% 10 Northern PL. . . 81% 81% 814* 200 Ohio Oil 06% 05% 05% 100 Penn Mex Fuel. 27 27 27 1300 Prairie O & G n 58 % 57'% 57% 680 Prairie P L 12544 125 12544 20 South Penn Oil. 170 170 170 6800 S O Ind 65 % 05 % 05 % 300 S O Kansas... 35 34 44 34% 600 S 0 Ky 125 44 125% 125 % 60S O Neb 250 245 245 1600 S O New York.. 43% 43 44 43% 40 S O Ohio .354 352 352 4000 Vacuum Oil 9144 89% 89 44 Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS. . in hdrds. 2Am Contr Oilflda 7% 74* 7% 130 Am Maracaibo... 11 10 10% 1 Brit-Am Oil 39% 39% 39% 14 Cardinal Pete... 344 3 344 37 Carib 5ynd...... « 5•% 5 % 25 Cities Serv new.. 38% 38% 38% 3 Cities Serv pf. . . 83% 83% 83% 1 Cities Serv B cfs 19 44 19% 19% 27 Columbian Synd. 1% 1% 1% ICons Royalties... 11l 31 Creole Synd 12 11% 1144 1 Derby O & Ref. 4 4 4 1 Derby 0& H pfd 20% 20% 20% 4 Euclid Oil Co. . . 1 % 1 % 1 % 0 Gibson Oil Corp 2% 244 2% 1 Gillil'd O vtr. . . 2% 2% 2% II Gulf Oil of Pa.. 77% 77 77% 1 Kirby Pet 2% 2% 2% 49 Lago Pet 5 4% 5 9 Lion Oil 22% 22% 22% 7 Livingston Pet . . 1 % 1 % 1 44 61 Mex Panuco. . . 24s 1% 1% 9 Mount Prod ... 21% 21'4 21% 1 New Bradford 0 5% 5 % 5 % 2 New Mex Land. 7% 7% 7% 3N Y Oil 10 10 10 3 Peer Oil Corp... 1% 1% 1% 1 Pennoek Oil Cor 25% 25% 25% 1 Red Bank Oil. . . 33 33 33 13 Reiter-Foster Oil 19 18 19 7 Roy Canada OAR .60 .55 .55 2 Salt Ck Cons .. 7% 744 7% 1 Salt Ck Prod... 26% 20% 20% 1 Shrevent Eld P L 16% 16 44 10% 8 Sun Oil 40% 30% 39 44 1 Tid Osage 0 N V 8 9 9 10 Venezuelan Pet.. 3% 344 3% 5 Wilcox OAG new 27% 27% 27% 2 Woodley Pet 5 5 5 • 60 “Y" Oil 07 .00 -.00 INDUSTRIALS. 3 Adirond Pow 94 44 94 94 1 Allied Pk pr pfd. 56 50 56 1 Alum Mfg 34 34 34 1 Amal Leather.... 10% 10% 10% 3Am Gas A Elec.. 80 80 80 6Am Gas A El pf. 90 89% 89% 39 Am Lt A Trac. . 181% 174% 179% 33 Am Pow ALt n. 01 00% 00 44 %Am Pow ALt pf 93 % 92 % 92 % 11 Am Rayon Prod. 36% 35 30 5Am Stores 70 75 70 5Am Superpow A . 37 % 37 % 37 44 47 Am Superpow B 38% 38 38% 2 Arix Power ALt 30 % 30 % 30 % 1 Armour B vte. . . 14 14 14 3 Arundel Corp... 35 % 35 % 35 % 14 Asso Gas A Elec 39% 38% 38 44 1 Atlantic Fruit... .85 .85 .85 1 Atlas P C new . . 52 % 52 T 452 % 2 Balaban Katz vtc 78 74 74 10 Belding Bros. .. 39 39 39 10 Brooklyn Cit RR 8% 8 8% 2% Bucyru* Co 182 180 18i % 22 Can I) Gin A new 40 44 % 45 % 6 Car Light 3 3 3 % Carolina PAL.. 430 430 430 5 Ccntrif Pipe Corp 15 14% 14% 211 Chapin Sacks Co 48 40% 47% 40 Chatterton A Son 44% 43 44 % 1 Chi Nip A 38 38 38 1 Chi Nip B T't.... 104 16-f 164 14 Clcve Auto 24 23% 23% 3% Comm* P 0 pfd. 82% 82% 82% 87 Commw P C new. 41% 39% 41% 93 Comw Rts wi.. . . 1 % If* 1 % 35 Con G Balt new.. 44 % 44 % 44 % 151 Cont Bak B 37% 30% 37 7 Cont Bak pfd... 102% 102 102% 19 Coty Inc 46 44% 44 % 68 Cuba Co 51 50 50% 1 Cub T C vtc.... 30 30 36 2 Curtiss Aero M.. 10% 10% 10% 2De For R C vtc.. 25 25 25 % D L A W Coal. . 125 125 125 % Dixon Co 149% 149% 149% 3 Doehler Die C C 10 15% 16 lODubilier CAR 17% 17% 17% 1 Dunhill Inti Inc 25% 25% 25% lfVDuraiit Mot ... 12.% 12% 12% 1% Elec Auto Lite 09% 08 08 1 El Bd A Sh pfd 104% 104 104% 25 El Bd ASh n cor «n% 08% 68% 48 El Invest Inc... i,o % 64% 64% 12 Eureka Vacuum 52% 51% 62% 4 Fed Motor Truck 34% 34% 34% 12 F A W G S 70 73 75 3 Film Tnspec M. 6% 0 0 % Ford Mot Co Can 500 600 500 10 Fox A 58% 57% 58% 10 Fr H H Mfg C. 41% 38% 38% 1 Freed Else R C. 11% 11% 11% 1 Frenhma Chas . . 15 15 15 34 Gab Snub Mfg A. 3.1% 31 31 8 Gen I C w i... 37% 37% 37% 1 Garod Com .... 0 6 0 % Gen Q A E pf A. 169 109 160 19 G GAE pf nAwi. 01 59% 59% 21 Gen Out Ad CA. 40% 45% 40 14 GOA Cv t cfs. 20% 20% 20% 12 Gillette SR... 80% 80% 80% 11 Ga L Pow‘A R. 73% 73 73 ■4O Goodyear Tire T. 30% 35% 35% 7 Gould Counlcr A. 22 21% 22 2 Grennan Bak . . 18% 18% 18% 4 Grimes RAC R. 23% 22% 22% IHa E n v cfs wi. 17 17 17 3 Hall Sw ASC. . 4% 4% 4% 69 HapD C St A... 9% 9% 9% 5 Happ CStF. . . 8% 8% 8% 1 Hazeltine Corp. . 19 19 19 1 Heyden Chem... 1% 1% 1% 1 Hood Rubber.. . . 03 03 03 2 Horn A Hardart. 65 54% 54% 3 Intel Conti Rub.. 13% 13 13% 8 Inti Cone Ind C.. 12% 12 12% 1 I M Ch n pf wi. 68 58 58 12 Inti Match C pf.. 60% 50% 60% 31 Int Match rts wi. 6% 6 6% 2 Inter Ocean R C. 2 2 2 24 Int Util B 10 9% 0% 13 Johns Manville... 177 173 174 1 Kelvinator C 45 43 43 4 % Kraft Cheese 94% 93 94 1 Landov Hold CA. 19% 19% 19% 29 Leh Pow sec vtc. 165 160 150 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1925. highly favorable report on operations in the first six months of 1925. Goodyear Tire common held firm just under 36, pending issuance of the earnings statement due later in the day. Further upturns occurred in film stocks, but operations for the rise were not pressed. One of the In cidents of the day was a run-up of about it point in American Maracaibo. With the exception of Kay Copper, which continued active at top prices, the market for mining stocks ap peared to be resting. % Lehigh Val Coal. 81% 81% 81% 2 Lull Val C N C.. 38% 38% 38% 2% Libbv Owens Gl. 211 203 210 25 Lib ft Ch Strs.... 8% 8 8% 2 M"C Rad A M vtc 22 22 22 10% Mm gel Box ... 08% 05 08 8 % Mid West Util. . . 90 94% 94 % % Mul W Util pfd. 96% 90% 00% % Mid W U pr lien I<>3 102% 102% 2% Miller Rub ....180 181 182 2 Midvale Co 21 21 21 47 Mot Met A wi. .. 39% 39% 39% 04Mohawk Val new 45% 43% 45% 2 Municipal Soc . 13 12% 13 16 MuMc Ma*ter C. 10% 10 10 1 Nat Leather ... 4% 4% 4% 11 Nat Pi>w A Lt. . 349 347 347% 0 Nat Pub Ser A . 25 % 25 25 1 Nat Puli Ser B. . 17% 17% 17% 2 Nevada Cal Elec 30 30 30 2 Nick PI new wi. 80 86 80 1 Nick Pnwpf wi 84% 84% 84% 16 Nizer Corp A... 57% 50 57% 75 Nizer Corp D... 55% 53% 54% 70 North O Pow C 12 12% 12% 1% Nor Ohio Lt A P 48 48 48 3% Nor States Pow. 124% 122% 122% % Nor States P pf. 100 100 100 2 Nor Slates P wts 24 % 24 % 24 % 181 Norwalk T A R.. 17% 17 17% 1 Omnibus A pf. . . 92 92 92 2 Omnibus vtc.... 13% 13% 13% 3 Ohio Trac 12% 12 12 1 Ohio Trac pf... 08% 08% 08% 18 Pathe Ex Inc A. 83% 81 81 9 Penn Wat Pow. 164 158% 159, 53 Pow Corp NY.. 81 Vs 77 % << % 113 Pow Cor N Y rts 4% 3% .2*4 1 Power Sec Corp . 18 18 18 % Pub Serv N 111 % 119 119 119, 1 Pitney Bowes P. 8% 8% ,8 % 1 Pratt & Lambert 45% 45% 4 5% 1 Prophylae Brush 40 40 40 2 Purity Bak A. . 44 % 44 % 44 % 1 Purity Bak 8.. 39 39 39 2 Rem Noisl T 0 A 48 Vi 47 47 1 Rem Noisl TC pf 109 108% 109 16 Reo Mot 23 22 % 22 % % Singer Mfg .... 270 270 270 9 Sou Cities Util. . 07% 63 03 7 Sou Cities Ut vtc 52 61 61 60 Secur C Ist pfd. 23 21 Vz 22% 1 Sleep Rail vte. . 7 % 7 % 7 % 80 Southeast P A L 158 % 148 153% 39% Sou Cal E 134% 131 131 % Souweat Bell pf lit) % 110% 110% 37 St Reg Pap.. TUT*; 78 78% 2 Std Textile Prod 10% 10 10% island Pub C A. 20% 20% 20% 1 Stutz Mot .... S 8 8 5 Swift Inti 20% 20 20 4 Thump R C vtc. 8% 8% 8% 1 Todd Ship .... 33 33 33 2V* Tubize A S vtc. 170 104 104 3 Union Carbide... 07% 07% 07% 7I n G A E new. 49% 48% 48% 6 Uni G A Imp C. 93 92 92 24 Uni Light A P A 114% 113 113 00 Uni LA P Arts 8% 7% 7% 4 Uni Pft Shar nw 16% 10% 10 % 7 Uni ver Pic C. . . 36% 30 30% 2 U S Lt A Ht new 4 4 4 31’ S Rub Reclaim 5% 5% 5% 2% Vic Talk Mach— 82% 82 82% 11 Warner Bros P A 10% 10% 10% 18 West Pow 62 % 01% 02% % West Pow pfd .. 95% 95% 95% 4Wh R M Stir nw 48 47% 47% 3 Wil A C new wi. 14% 14% 14%. 6 Yel Taxi C N Y. 12 % 12 12 MINING. 10 Ariz Globe C. . . .24 .24 .24 10 Butte & West.. .11 .11 .11 11 Canario Copper. . 7% 7% 7% 10 Cons Nev Utah. .05 .05 .05 2 Cresson Gold ... 3% 3% 3% 16 Dolores Esper .. .05 .05 .65 30 Eureka Croesus.. .10 .09 .09 8 Eng G m Ltd I. 92 % 91% 92% 10 First Nat Cop.. .20 .20 .26 10 Forty Nine M. . .33 .33 .33 It) Haw thorne M I. .19 .19 .19 24 Gold ten M... 0% 0% 0% 10 Hccla Mine .... 15% 15% 15% 58 Kay Cop Cor... 2% U 1% 0 Mason Val 2 1% 1 •» 4 New Ment 44% 44% 44% % N J Zinc 191 % 191 % 191 % 1 Nipisslng 4% 4% 4% 16 Ohio Copper 80 .80 .80 50 Plymouth Ld M.. .20 .15 .15 21 Premier Gold M. 2% 2 2 A 10 Spearhead Gold. .07 .07 .07 10 Teck Hughe* . . 1% 1% 1 % 22 Tono Ext 1U 1 % 1 % 1 Tono Min .... 3% 3% 3% 10 Tri Bullion 09 .09 .09 1 tin Verde Ext.. 33% 33% 33% 10 U S Conti 07 .07 .07 2 Utah Apex .... 6% o % o% 25 Wen den Copper. 4'* 4 4 % U. s. STEEL VOTES EXTRA DIVIDEND By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 28. —Directors of the United States Steel Corporation declared the usual extra dividend of 50 cents a share on the common stock in addition to the regular quarterly payment of $1.25. Total earnings for the corporation for the second quarter of the vear amounted to $40,624,221, compared with $39,882,992' in the first three months of 1925 and $41,381,039 in the corresponding period last year. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS SLUMP DURING WEEK Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, July 28.—Both ex ports and imports through the port of Baltimore last week again showed decreases as compared with the previ ous week, according to the weekly re port of the collector of customs Im ports totaled $1,527,267, compared with $2,822,701, while exports amounted to $1,773,739, against $1,845,232 the pre vious week. Exports consisted of tobacoo, grain, copper, flour, dextrine, brass and coal. SILK FIRM PROSPERS. NEW YORK, July 28 ( A 3).—lmprove ment in the silk industry carried net profit of Belding Bros & Co. to $890,- 675 for the half year after deprecia tion but before provision for taxes. The company reports encouraging business prospects. FEDERAL-AMERICAN I NATIONAL BANK RESOURCES, $14,000,000 1315 F Street JOHN POOLE, President Smith Bonds 7% SMITH Bonds combine a 7% income and strong first mortgage security with the safeguards that have resulted in our record of no loss to any investor in 52 years. You may buy these 7% bonds in SIOO, SSOO and SI,OOO denomina tions, outright or by payments extended over 10 months. Every payment earns 7%. Maturities range from 2 years to 15 years. Send your name and address for our booklet cf current offerings. No Lots to Any Investor, in 52 Yeors The F. H. Smith Co. Founded 1873 815 Fifteenth Street—Main 6464 York Washington, D. C. Pittsburgh PhiUdclphii Minneapolis Name * Address WE BUY I First and Second Trust Real Estate Notes secured on In come-producing real estate ' In Washington, D. C. Construction Loans Made Real Estate Mortgage & Guaranty Corporation 26 Jackson Place N.W. Resource* Over $2,000,000 L. K. HKKI'NINGEK President 14th & K Offers a Limited Number of 7% First Mortgage Notes —secured on brick dwellings occupied by owners. These investments are unusually at tractive, especially to the real conservative investor. + Real Estate Financing + ♦ Money to Loan ♦ Z On ♦ 4 Ist and 2nd Trusts + ♦ At ♦ ♦ Lowest Interest Rates Call Loan Dept. ▼ j ♦ N. L. SANSBURY t t CO., INC. tj X 1418 Eye St. N.W. X Main 5904 \ A | Beacon Light Bof Confidence— THIS is what we de- I sire our announce ments to imply. No where in the great world of barter and sell j is the important ele ment of CONFI DENCE so sorely | needed as in'the realm ; of financial invest ments. We solicit an opportu- J nity to prove that we j never have lost a dollar for an investor. What we have done for j others we can do for you. Give us a chance. FIRST MORTGAGE NOTES AT 6y 2 % Mortgage Invtitment Dept. ! (ShannonluchSl ! 713 and 715 14th St. N.W. Main 2345 1 The New York Life Insurance Company | Offers to Make First Mortgage Loans on Improved Real Estate I I In ths District of Columbia and Suburbs for 3, 5 or 10 Year Periods j j Houses Apartments j Business Properties Office Buildings 5V2% j ON APPROVED SECURITY J I KAisBJAXia H. Hagner Company § Mortgage Loan Correspondent S cphvruie, 9700. s INSURANCE OFFICES For Rent SAUL BUILDING 925 15th St. N<W. • ! We have a suite of rooms L iiff that are especially adaptable p for an insurance office. They | are on the front. B. F. SAUL CO. Main 2100 925 15th St. N.W. i f j. QUICK LOANS TO HOME OWNERS $l5O to $5,000 on - Ist, End and 3rd Trusts) In Three Days DISTRICT LOAN PROCURKMENT CO, I*l7 F Bt. N.W. Open Evening* 7 to B. Tel. Main 4438. WABASH ADUqg'ATK EQUITY Ronfrtl debt only 50% of ron,'matlve property value. Hltai EARNINGS Averi»*e for limit 0 year* over 1.8 time* total intereet eharse*. FRISK NT SHOWlNG—Opera tin*. for flr»t 0 month* Indi cate rarnlnr* daring 1925 of over 2.0 tlmrs Interact r»- qatormetit*. We recommend Wabath Rmf. <ft Gen’l. Mtge. s!i>, Due 1975 a* a*i attractive lone term Invrument. Brice to yield 5.70% Th&National City Company Washington—74l 15th St. N.W. Xeleuhon* —Main 3170 Electric Light and Power Includes the Electric Light ! & Power Companies Serving Cleveland St, Louis & M ilwaukee and adjacent territories j . The North American .Company . I is oiue of the oldest, largest and most successful Utility Holding Companies in the country. Statement ju*t issued shows Record Earnings Descriptive booklet on request. We recommend parchaae of the common etoek. CRANE, PARRIS & CO. 823 15th St. N.W. Washington, D. C. Money to Loan Secured by first deed of trust on real estate. Prevailing interest and commission. I- Welhr 'i % VT REAL ESTATE LOANS 5i% ts&ikfflSMm RESIDENCE LOANS AT LOW RATES FRED T. NESBIT INVESTMENT BLDG. Main 0392 NEW ISSUE PALM BEACH, FLA. $4,200,000 Hotel Alba j First Mortgage 6 1 /i% Sinking Fund Bonds The bonds are a direct closed first mortgage on the new Hotel Alba and land in fee, now being erected on the site of the old Palm Beach Hotel, to be completed and ready for occupancy next January 1. The building, 9 stories in height, will contain 533 guest rooms and will be in the first rank of the resort hotels in the United States in design, equipment, finish and service. Independent'appraisers value the completed property at more than $6,500,000. Net earnings are estimated at nearly three times the greatest annual interest charge. The bonds are the direct obligation of the Southern Florida Realty Corporation, of which Mr. G. M. Heck scher of New York City is president and principal stockholder and of which Mr. August Heckscher is a director. Through the operation of a j j sinking fund, all of the bonds but $1,306,000 will be retired prior to J] maturity, June 15,1940. j j Price, par and accrued interest to net 6Vz% Write for CIRCULAR 293-G NEW ISSUE Legal for Trust Funds in Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA $300,000 The Great Atlantic and Pacific I; Tea Company Building P First Mortgage 51/2% Serial Coupon Bonds The bonds are a direct closed first mortgage on the building, 4 stories in height, and land in fee, approximately 154x276 feet, on the northeast comer of Front and Venango Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. The mortgaged property has been appraised at $425,000. The building and land have been leased to the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea'Company at a net rental of more than twice the greatest annual interest charge on these bonds* Dated, July 14, 1925. Due serially, 1927 to 1935. (AH the bonds of this issue having been sold, this adver tisement of this issue appears as a matter of record only.) NEW ISSUE Legal for Trust Funds in New York NEW YORK $325,000 Crescent Plaza Building First Mortgage 6% Serial Bond Certificates The bond and certificates constitute a direct closed first mortgage on a 5 story newly completed store and office building and land in fee,approxi mately 118 x 100 feet, located on the southwest comer of Crescent Street and Bridge Plaza, Long Island City, a portion of Greater New York. Inde pendent appraisers value the property' at $500,000. The building is being rapidly rented and the net annual rental earnings are estimated at more than twice the greatest annual interest charge. Chatham Phenix National Bank and Trust Company, Trustee; Herbert S. Martin, Vice-president S. W. STRAUS &. CO., Co-trustee. Dated July 15, 1925. Due serially, 1927 to 1935. Price to yield from 5.80 to 6%, according to maturity Write for CIRCULAR 292-G Legal for Trust Funds in New York on completion of the building (next October 1). , NEW YORK CITY $2,600,000 610 Park Avenue Building First Mortgage 6% Sinking Fund Bond Certificates The bond and certificates constitute a direct'dosed first mortgage on the 15 story apartment hotel building to be known as Mayfair House, and land in fee, fronting 75 feet on Park Avenue and 160 feet on East 65th Street. The building will contain 144 suites. It is approximately complete and is expected to be ready for occupancy October 1. Independent appraisers value the completed property at $3,952,000, or at higher figures, this being more than 150% of the amount of the bonds. Net annual rental earnings are estimated at approximately two and one-half times the greatest annual interest charge. Through a sinking fund $782,500 in bonds will be retired before maturity, July I,l94o.Chatham Phenix National Bank and Trust Company, Trustee; Herbert S. Martin, Vice-president S. W. STRAUS &. Co., Co-trustee. Price, par and accrued interest to net 6% Write for CIRCULAR 290-G I The Straus Hallmark on a bond stamps it at once as the premier real estate seettrity S. W STRAUS & CO. ESTABLISHED 1 88} v INVESTMENT BONDS " INCORPORATED NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANK BUILDING WASHINGTON, D. C. Telephone Main 5847 43 YEARS WITHOUT LOSS TO ANY INVESTOR p teg—a. w. a. * co.. lac. . FIRST MORTGAGES FOR SALE 1 Denomination! of $250, SSOO $750, SI,OOO and Upward* evz% All Loans Made on Property Located in the District of Columbia JAMES F. SHEA 643 Louisiana Ave. N.W. FINANCIAL. % WANTED! ;; 4> SECOND TRUST NOTES X Funds available lor the pur- . » x chtt# °* kinds of second trust i r notes, secured on D. C. or nearby real estate. Prompt action m " i V every case. 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