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BAB PLEASED BY A. 6. A. COUNCIL Back Changes in Title 2 of 1935 Act—Other Titles Unopposed. BY EDWARD C. STONE. Washington's representatives to the executive council meeting of the American Bankers' Association at Augusta, Ga , were back in the finan cial district today, most enthusiastic over the four-day session. The bankers here were represented by Robert V. Fleming, first vice preisdent of the B. A. and presi dent of the Riggs National Bank; Edgar E. Mountjoy, who has repre sented the national association In the Capital for more than 15 years; Victor B Deyber, president of the Second National Bank, and George O. Vass. one of the vice presidents and cashier of Riggs National. The Spring meeting was rated as one of the most interesting on record. Conditions In the banking world made the many reports presented of more than ordinary importance. Naturally, the proposed banking act of 1935 probably was discussed more freely than any other topic. Bankers Oppose Title II. Bankers from all parts of the country are very strong for the changes suggested in title II by the association's Special Committee on Banking Studies, their recommenda tions now being before Congress. Title I and title III in the pro posed act are causing little or no op position among financiers. Title II. however, is held to open the way for for too much political domination of far too much political domination of private banking. The special com mittee's report was highly praised and assured of all possible support. The annual dinner Wednesday night was thoroughly enjoyed. Roger Bab son offered much material bearing on the economic outlook and covered the business situation from many angles. Frank M. Totten, of the Chase National Bank. New York, made an unusually brilliant speech from the standpoint of humor. He has been heard in Washington on several occasions, speaking before the American Institute of Banking. Savings Deposits Increase. One of the interesting reports made at Augusta was presented by T. J. Caldwell, vice president of the Union National Bank. Houston, Tex., and president of the savings division of the A. B. A. He reported to the executive that the decline in savings deposits in the banks incident to the depression had been arrested and that the latest compilation of savings fig ures by his division showed a gain of savings in banks for the country as a whole of three-fourths of a billion dollars during the year, with an Increase of almost 300.000 de positors. These figures, he said, were most important in that they were evidence of the vitality of savings in this country. Orval W. Adams, vice president of the Utah State National Bank, Salt Lake City, and chairman of the Bank Management Commission, announced that his commission has about com pleted a special study on a plan of cost accounting for banks, outlining simple means for determining per item costs and presenting a clear-cut method for analyzing banking costs. The plan is in two parts, one appli cable to small banks and the other to medium size and large banks. Application on this plan presents a basis on which service charges can be installed with the assurance that they will be both adequate and equitable to the customers and the banks alike, Mr. Adams said. This last report is not as impor tant to Washington as to many other cities, as local bankers worked out a complete system of their own before they adopted the standard metered service charge plan which has been in force for a long time. It will be interesting, however, to see how near this system of accounting comes to the one in use here. I CORPORATION REPORTS TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF LEADING ORGANIZATIONS. NEW YORK, April 19 —The follow ing Is today’s summary of corporation news prepared by Standard Statistics Co.. Inc.. New York: Ford Motor Co —Company’s current year's output is expected to pass 500, 000 units by end of April. Muskegon Motor Specialties Co. declared a dividend of 50 cents on ac t count of accumulations on class A stock; last previous payment was 50 cents a s'hare on June 1, 1932; giving effect to current distribution, arrears on this issue amounted to $5.50 a Young CL. A.) Spring & Wire Corp.— Company had a net profit of around $515,000 In first quarter compared with net profit of $311,883 in like 1934 period; it was said volume of business thus far in second quarter, together with orders on hand. Indicate a continuance of about same rate which prevailed throughout first three months. Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Corp.— Deficit, 12 months ended March 31, was $743,266. vs. deficit, $1,549,736. Catalln Corp. of America—March quarter common share earnings be fore Federal taxes were 18 cents, vs. 9 cents. National Distillers Products Corp.— Stockholders of company approved a plan for extra compensation for man agement and employes; by recommen dation of directors, the plan will not apply for 1934, but will start with 1935 and extend to subsequent years. United. States Leather Co.—Com pany marked up sole leather prices 2 to 3 cents a pound since the last of March and has been making sales at the higher figures. Miami Copper Co—Vice President Westlake aaid company probably will show a small profit for the first three months of 1935. Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.—A reor ganization committee has been formed by various large holders of securities of company. _ Pittston Co. 1934 deficit was $761, 331 vs. deficit $865,542. | Electric Storage Battery Co.—Net profit of company for quarter ended March 31, was equal to 42 cents a share on combined preferred and com mon stock, compared with 43 cents a share in first quarter of 1934; sales in first quarter was about $1,000,000 larger than in like 1934 period. Air-Way Electric Appliance Corp. deficit, 12 weeks ended March 23, was $51,522 vs. net income of $9,549 In 12 weeks ended March 34, 1934. American Equities Co. 1931 com* non share earnings were 22 emits vs. 26 cents. Dunhill International, Inc., 1934 deficit was $467,620 vs. deficit $121, ' 934. Washington Produce BUTTER—One-pound prints (92 score), 37; tub. :i«: 1-pound prints (9n score), 38: tub. 35; l-pound prints (89 score), 1,5 MEATS—Beef. 15»23: vesl lfislS; lamb. 17a 19; pork Mg*. 56*28. freah hams. 22*24; b*con. 27*29; l»rd, 16',li» 17: compound. 13*13V4. _ Prices by the United States Bureau of Agricultural Economies: . EGOS—Market continues about steady at unchanged prices. Current receipts. 21 a22: hennery whites. 22a23. Govern ment graded and dated white eggs (in cluding grading and marketing coats)— U. S. extras, large. 27‘,a; U. 8. extras, mediums. 23’a: U. S. standards, large. -5. LIVE POULTRY—Market steady at un changed prices. Fowl—Colored, all sizes, 20*22; Leghorns. 17*18: roosters. 11*13. Spring chickens—Leghorns. 20*22: Plym outh Rocks under 3*4 pounds. -4m-o, over 3*a pounds. 25*26. Turkeys—Hen», 20*22; toms. 20. Fruits and Vegetable,. Sales In large lots by original receivers up to 8 a m. today: APPLES—No carlot arrivals: two un broken cars on track. Bushel*: Supplle* moderate: demand moderate; market steady Virginia. Staymans, U. S. No. 1. 2'e-inch minimum 1.00*1.15; 2'a-lnch minimum. 1.25*1.35; 2’4-inch minimum. 1.50*1.66; Delicious. U. 8. No. 1. iK/j-lnch minimum. 1.00*1.25; 2 'a-Inch minimum. 1.35*1.50; 2’4-Inch minimum. 1.50*1.65; York* U. S. No. 1 2*/4-lnch minimum. 75; 2Vi-inch minimum. 1.00*1.15: J144 lnch minimum. 1.25*1.35: Yellow New towns. U. S. No. 1. 2 Vi-inch minimum. 1.00: 2'a-inch minimum. 1.25*1.50; 244 lnch minimum. 1.50. few higher: Black Twigs. U. S. No. 1. 2',4-inch minimum. 90; 2'a-lnch minimum. 1.16*1.25; 244 tnch minimum. 1.25*1.50: Wlnesaps. u. 8 No 1. 2'4-lnch minimum. 1.15*1.25; 2'4-inch minimum. 1.40*1.50; Lowrys. U. 8. No. 1. 2%-inch minimum. 1.00*1.25; 2'4-inch minimum. 1.35*1.40; 244-lnch minimum. 1.50*1.00. Boxes: Washington medium to large sizes, extra fancy. De licious. 2.50: Wlnesaps. extra fancy. 2.25. CABBAGE—One South Carolina arrived: one broken and one unbroken cars on track. Supplies light: demand light: mar ket weak. South Carolina. 1'4-bushel hampers, pointed type, truck receipts, packed locally. 2.00*2.26. CELERY—No carlot arrivals: one broken and two unbroken cars on track. Sup plies moderate: demand moderate; market steady Florida. 10-inch crates, washed. 3-10 dozen. 3.nna3.26. LETTUCE—No carlot arrivals; fix broken and five unbroken cars on track. Western stock: SuPDlies moderate: de mand moderate: market steady. Arizona, western crates. Iceberg type. 6 dozen, best 4.50: poorer. 3.50*4.00. Southern stock: Supplies light: demand light: mar ket steady. North Carolina. 5-peck ham pers Bie Boston type, mostly around 1.50. ONIONS—One Indiana arrived: three unbroken cars on track. Supplies mod erate: demand moderate: market weak. Indiana. Michigan and New York. 30 pound sacks Yellows. U S No 1. 2.50; Texas. 50-pound sacks Yellow Bermudas. U. S commercial, small size, 2.50. PEAS—No carlot arrivals: no cars on track. Supplies moderate: demand mod erate. market weak South Carolina, bushel hampers. 2.00*2.50. Potata Prices Steady. POTATOES—One Florida arrived: four broken and four unbroken cars on track Old stock: Supplies moderate: demand moderate; market steady Maine. 100 pound sacks Green Mountains. U. 8. No. 1. 1.25al.35: Pennsylvania, truck receipts, loo-pound sacks Round Whites, poorly graded. 75*R5: New York. 100-pound sacks Round Whites. U. S No. 1. ooa 1.00: Idaho, loo-pound sacks Russet Burbanks. U 8. No. 1. 2.50. New stock: Supplies light; demand light; market steady. Florida. Spaulding Rose. U S No. 1, double-head barrels. 8.50; U. S. No. 2, SPINACH—No carlot arrivals: no cars on track. Supplies light: demand mod erate: market steady. Nearby sections, bushel baskets. 1.25. STRAWBERRIES—No carlot arrivals: no cars on track. Supplies light; demand light: market steady. North Carolina. 32-quart crates, wide range In condition. 3-OOaO.OO; Florida. 30-pint crates. 3.00a 4.00. SWEET POTATOES—No carlot arrivals: no cars on track. Supplies light: demand light; market steady. North Carolina, bushel baskets Puerto Ricans and Nancy Halls, mostly around 1.00. TOMATOES—No carlot arrivals: three broken and four unbroken cars on track Supplies moderate: demand moderate: mar ket steady Florida, lug boxes, ripes and turning, wrapped. «xh and larger. l.Sog 1.75. few 2.00; poorer. 1.25; 6x7, 1.25a 1.50; 7x7. 1.00. CAULIFLOWER—Two California arrived: one broken and four unbroken cars on track. Supplies light: demand light: mar ket weak. California, crates. 2 00. ASPARAGUS—No carlot arrivals: one broken and two unbroken cars on track. Approximately 800 packages South Ciro lina by express arrived. Supplies moderate: demand moderate; market steady. South Carolina, pyramid crates, dozen bunches, green, extra Colossal. 2 50a3.no: Colassal. 2.oria2.75: poor condition. 1,50; fancy, 1.50a2.50; choice. l.OOal.75. MIXED VEGETABLES—No carlot ar rivals: no cars on track. LIMA BEANS—Supplies light: demand light; market steady. Florida, bushel ham pers. .3.50: fair to ordinary condition. 2.0oa2.50. GREEN BEANS—One Florida arrived: one broken and one unbroken cars on track. Approximately .300 packages by express arrived. Supplies moderate: de mand light: market weak. Florida bushel hampers, green, flat type, mostly 2.50: fair condition. 2.oo; round, stringless. 2.50 a2.«5. EGGPLANT—Supplies light: demand light: market steady. Florida. 14-bushel crates, fair condition. 2.50a3.00; poor condition low as 1.00. Peppers Also Steady. PEPPERS—Supplies light: demand mod erate; market steady. Florida. 14-bushel crates, green, fancy. 6.00a5.50; small size, poor condition. 2.50. , SQUASH—auppllez moderate: demand light; market steady. Florida, bushel hampers, white, wrapped. 1.25a1.50: yel low crooknccks I50al75 CUCUMBERS—No carlot arrivals: one broken car on track. Supplies moderate: demand light: market steady Florida, bushel baskets, fancy. 3.60: fair condi tion. 3.00; choice. 2.50; fair condition. 2.00. RADISHES—Supplies light: demand light; market steady. North Carolina, bushel baskets. 75a 1.00, CARROTS—No cxrlot arrivals: two broken and one unbroken cars on track. California Western lettuce crates. 3.O0a 3.25: fair condition. 2.50a2.75: Texas, half crates. 1.25. AVOCADOS—California, boxes. 1 .OOa 2.00. according to variety and condition. GRAPES—Argentine, lugs. 2.00s2.25. according to variety. CANTALOUPES—Mexico, jumbos. 5.00a ' HONEY DEWS—Chile, jumbos. 2.25: standard crates. 1.75a2.00. PEACHES—Chile, boxes. 1.00a2.00. ac cording to slie and condition. ORANGES—Two Florida three Cali fornia arrived: two broken and ten unbro ken cars on track. Florida, boxes. 3.75a 4.26. accordingto site. GRAPEFRUIT—No carlot arrivals: three unbroken cars on track. Florida, boxes. 2.25a2.75. according to grade and size. LEMONS—No carlot arrivals; no cars on track. California, boxes. No. I. 3.75a 4.00: No. 2. 3.25a3.50. according to grade and slxe. BROCCOLI—No carlot arrivals; one bro ken car on track. TURNIPS—No carlot arrivals; one bro ken car on track. L. C. L. Express Arrivals. South Carolina. 1X4 crates asparagus. 104 bushel baskets green peas. 6 32-quart crates strawberries: California. 00 crates avocados: North Carolina. 8 14-bushel baskets carrots. 35 bushel baskets lettuce. 41 38-pint crates strawberries. 75 32-quart crates strawberries. 42 bushel baskets tur nips: Florida. 38 bushel baskets cucumbers. 54 crates eggplant. 17 bushel baskets parsley. 35 bushel baskets green peas. 22 bushel baskets peppers. 54 crates peppers. 135 bushel baskets squash. 254 bushel hampers green beans. 85 30-pound crates tomatoes: Maryland. 124 3-pound baskets mushrooms: Pennsylvania. 138 3-pound baskets mushrooms: Michigan. 22 55-pound cartons rhubarb; Virginia. 5 barrels water cress: unknown origin. 42 crates mixed vegetables. Koppers Oas Si Coke Co. 1934 com mon share earnings were $3.66, vs. $1.56. —--> WE WILL BUY Riversides Corcoran Courts Cosmopolitan Theatre A Office Bldg. C. B. Pennebaker Company, Inc. Southern Bids. Washington, D. C. National 2311 National 2312 National 2313 ‘•Dealers in Unlisted Securities. Specializing in Real Estate Mortgage Bonds" ———i I FIRST MORTGAGE A MONEY | To Loan on D. C. I I and Nearby Mary-1 | land Real Estate 1 | Prompt attention | || g i v e n t o a 11 f| || applications hj (SHANNON&UkMS) | 1SK ■ St Nat tsu | \ o Freight Loadings Rise 42,058 Cars Above Week Ago Br the Associated Praia. The Association of American Rail roads anonunced today that loadings of revenue freight for the week ended April 15 were 587,685 cars, an increase of 42,058 cars above the preceding week, 7,704 above the corresponding week in 1934 and 89,503 above the cor responding week in 1933. Miscellaneous freight totaled 240,040, an increase of 47 above the preceding week, 1.345 above 1934 and 54,926 above 1933. Less than carlot merchandise amounted to 161,259, a decrease of 2,026 below the preceding week and 4,500 below 1934 but an Increase of 470 above 1933. Coal amounted to 107,837 cars, an Increase of 38,514 above the preceding week, 11,680 above 1934 and 27,378 above 1933. Grain and grain products totaled 27,933, an Increase of 2,318 above the preceding week but a decrease of 882 below 1934. In the Western districts loadings were 15,797, a decrease of 1,580 below 1934. Livestock amounted to 12,842 cart, an Increase of 454 above the preceding week, but decreases of 2,152 below 1934 and 2,298 below 1933. In the Western districts livestock loadings to taled 9,835, a decrease of 1,928 below 1934. Forest products totaled 24,389 cars, an increase ol 77 above the preceding week but a decrease of 35 below 1934 and an Increase of 7,429 above 1933. Ore totaled 7,453, an Increase of 2.180 above the preceding week. 1,642 above 1934 and 4,911 above 1933. Coke amounted to 5,932 cars, an in crease of 494 above the preceding i week, 606 above 1934 and 2,723 above 1933. STATEMENT *IS ISSUED BY NEW YORK RESERVE Br the Associated Press. NEW YORK. April 19.—The state ment of condition of the Federal Re serve Bank of New York at the close of business April 17 shows: Gold certificates on hand and due from United C. T"_..... CA 1 on 41 O AAA Total reserves.2.247.021.000 Bills discounted— Secured by United State* Government obligation*. . $1,467,000 Total bills discounted. .1.060.000 Bills bought in open market 2.027,000 Industrial advances. 6.117.000 Total United States Gov ernment securities. 738.318,000 Total bills and securities.. 7M.422.OflO Uncollected items. 1.19.074.000 Federal Reserve notes in actual circulation. 665.445.000 Federal Reserve bank note circulation—net. .......... Deposits— Member bank, reserve ac count .$1.92.1.301.000 Total deposits. 2.251.707.000 Ratio of total reserves to deposit and Federal Re serve note liabilities combined. 77.0% SHAWINIGAN PROFITS RISE. NEW YORK. April 19 (Special).— The Shawmigan Water St Power Oo. reports for the first quarter of this year gross revenue of $3,118,975. com pared with $2,916,779 for the first three months of 1934. After all ex penses and fixed charges, but before depreciation and income tax, surplus for the first quarter amounted to $722,686, compared with $641,016 for the corresponding period last year. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. CHICAGO April 19 (AS (United States Department of Agriculture).—Hogs. 6.000. including 3.500 direct; slow, steady to 10 lower than Thursday; 200-240 pounds. I 9.00 and 9.05: top. 9.05: small lot. 9.10: | 240-350 pounds. 8.70a9.00; 180-200 pounds. 9.75*9.00; 140-160 pounds. 8.35a 8.75; pigs scarce; packing sows, 8.10*25; light, light, good and choice. 140-160 pounds. 8.36*90: light weight. 160-200 pounds. 8.65*9.05: medium weight. 200 250 pounds. 8.90*9.05: heavy weight. 200 250 pounds. 8.00*9.05; heavy weight. 250 350 pounds. 8.70*9.00: packing sows, me dium and good. 275-550 pounds. 7.50*8.30; Digs, good and choice. 100-140 pounds. 7.50*8.60. Cattle. 2.500; calves. 500: fed steer3 and vearlings weak to unevenly lower, mostly 26 to 50 under high time Wed nesday- she stock very draggy, steady to weak: bulls and vealers about steady: no choice steers and yearlings here; (elected vealers. 9.00, few 9.25 and better. Slaughter cattle and vealers; Steers, good and choice. 550-ono pounds, lo.75al4.no; 900-1.100 pounds. Il.00al5.no: 1.100 1.300 pounds. 11.25*15.50: 1.300-1.500 pounds. 11.75*15.50; common and medium, 550-1.300 pounds. 6.75*11.75: heifers, good and choice. 500-750 pounds. 9.75a 12 25; common and medium. o.25alo.oo. cows. good. 8.00*10.25: common and me dium. 5.50*8.00; low cutter and cutter, 3.50a5.50; bulls (vearlings excluded), good (beef), 6.00*7.50: cutter, common and medium. 4.75*6 40: vealers. good and choice. 7.50*9.50: medium. 6 50*7.50: cull and common. 4.5oa0.5o. Stocker and feeder cattle: 8teers. good and choice, 500 1.050 pounds. 6.50*8.75; common and medium. 6.25*6.75. Sheep. 15.0OO: practically no early action: asking fully steady or 8.50*65 and better for better grade wooled lambs: initial bids 25 and more lower at 8.25 downward; nothing done on shorn offer ings: few sheep about steady. Slaughter sheep and lambs: Lambs. 90 pounds down, good and choice. 7.85*8.65; common and medium, 7.10*8.00: 90-98 pounds, good and choice. 7.60*8.65: 98-110 pounds, good and choice. 7.35*8.50: ewes. 90-150 pound*, good and choice. 3.75*5.26; all weight*, common and medium. 2.75*4.25. U. S. TREASURY POSITION. By th« Associated Press. The position of the Treasury on April 17 was: Receipts. $61,561,088: expendi tures. $137,680,927: balance. $2,180,410. 850; customs receipts for the month. $18,724,268. Receipts for the fiscal year (since July 1). $3,019,917,004: expenditures. $5,494. 933.664 (including $2,770,479,704 of emergency expenditures): excess of ex penditures. $2,475,016,649; gold assets. $8,671,750,730. Receipts for April 17. 1934 (comparable date last year). $17,377,747; expenditures. $101,516,217; net balance. $4,497,845. 125: customs receipts for the month. $11. 686,406; receipts for the fiscal year. $2. 423.727.283; expenditures. $5,568,360,301. Including *3.110.161.495 of emergency ex penditures; excess of expenditures. $3,144. 639 018; fold assets. $7,744.201.358. First Trust Loans For Purchasing a Home or RE-FINANCING EXPIRING TRUSTS NO COMMISSION CHARGE NO RENEWALS REQUIRED Term Arranged an Easy Monthly raynMnto wiwsn auiLoma a BUILDING ASSOCIATION I 9ra.sssr 1 Baltimore Markets Special Dlapatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md.. April 19.— White potatoes, per 100 pounds, 40a 65; cobblers, 100 pounds, 60al.25; new potatoes, bushel, 2.75a2.90; sweet potatoes, bushel, 75al.l5; yams, ham per. 65S1.00; asparagus, dozen, bunches, 1.25a3.50; beets, one-half crate, 75al.50; beans, bushel, 1.00a 1.50; brussel sprouts, one-half drum, 3.00a3.25; cabbage, hamper, 2.00a2.25; celery, crate, 2.50a3.25; carrots, per crate. 2.75a3.25; cauliflower, crate, 1.75al.90; cucumbers, bushel, 2.25a 3.00; kale, bushel, 50a60; mushrooms, basket, 50a75; onions, 50 pounds, 2.50 a3.00; radishes, crate, 75al.25; rhu barb, bunch, 4a6; spinach, bushel, 65al.00; squash, bushel, 7Sal.50; apples, bushel, 75al.50; grapefruit, I. 25aC.50; oranges, 2.50a4.25; straw berries, pint, 8al0. Dairy Market. Live poultry—Young chickens, 23a 25; Leghorns, 22a23; young, all kinds, 12al4; old hens, 20a23; ducks, lla22; pigeons, 20; guinea fowl, each. 25a50. Eggs—Nearby current receipts, per dozen. 22%a23; hennery whites, 23>4a 24; medium. 22%a23; duck eggs, 20a 22; receipts, 3,570 cases. Butter—Good to fancy, creamery, per pound, 35a38; store packed, 22a23; rolls, 25a28; receipts, no tubs. Live Stack Markets. Cattle — Receipts, 125; market steady; slaughter steers, good, 9.75a II. 75; medium, 8:50a9.75; common, 6.50a8.50. Heifers—Good, 7.75a9.00; medium, 6.75a7.75; common. 5.50a6.75; low cut ter and cutter, 4.75a5.50. Cows—Good, 6.75a7.75; common and medium. 4.25a6.50; low cutter and cutter, 3.50a4.50. Bulls—Good (beef). 6.50a7.50; com mon and medium, 5.25a6.50; cutter, 4.00a5.00. Calves—Receipts. 50; market steady: vealers, good and choice, 8.50a9.50; medium. 6.50a8.00; cull and common, 5.0046.00. Hogs—Receipts, 450; market steady; truck hogs, 25 cents under quotations; 140-160 pounds, good and choice. 9.30a 9.75; 160-180 pounds, good and choice. 9.30a9.75; 180-200 pounds, good and choice. 9.45a9.75; 200-220 pounds, good and choice, 9.00a9.35; 220-250 pounds, good and choice, «.75a9.30; 250-290 pounds, good and choice. 8.65&9.10: 290-350 pounds, good and choice, 8.15a 8.65; packing sows (275-425 pounds), good. 7.30a8.15: (275-550) medium, 6.05a7.10; pigs (100-130 pounds), good and choice, 7.75a9.50. Sheen and lainhs—Rprpintjs 25: market steady; Spring lambs, choice 10.00all.00: good, 9.00*10.00; medium 7.50*9.00; cull and common, 5.00*7.00; lambs (90 pounds down), good and choice, 8.50*9.50; common and me dium. 6.50a8.00: cull, 5.00a6.00: ewe: (90-120 pounds), good and choice 4.00a5.00; (120-150 pounds), good anti choice, 3.50a4.50; tall weights) com mon and medium. 2.00*3.00 Grain market closed. Sea Feed Market. Blue fish, per pound, 8alB; butters 4al2; carp, 7al0; catfish, 5a6; eels 3al0; flounders, 6al5; perch, white 4a 15; yellow, 5al5; pike. 30a35; rock 20a35: salmon trout, 20a23; box 10.00a23.00; bay mackerel, 15a20 croakers, box. 3.00*5.00; gray trout per pound, 12*15; box, 800al5.00 clams, per 100. 40a95; snappers, 6*8 herring, 3a4; oysters, raw bar, 6.00a 7.00: selects. 4.00a5.00; culls, 2.00a 3.00; shrimp, per pound. 15a23; spots per pound. 5al5; crab meat, pel pound, backfln, 1.00*1.10; special, 75a 85; regular, 60*70: claw. 45a50: shad roe. Chesapeake Bay. pound. 28a30 buck. 17al8; frogs, down, 1.00*2 50 sea bass, box, 6.00al2.00. Tobacco Market. Maryland frosted and Inferior, pei hundredweight, 3*00*5.00; low to good common, 5.00al9.50; medium. 19.001 34.00; good to fine. red. 34.00a40.50 seconds, low to good, common, 3.00i 6.50; medium, 7.00*15.50; good to fine 16 00a25.00; upper country burley ground leaves, 1932 crop, nominal firm leaf, fancy, 59.00*60.00. MEMBER BANK LOANS CONTINUE TO INCREASE By the Associated Press. Aggregate loans and Investments o member banks of the Federal Reservi System In leading cities continue t< show an uptrend as the result o: larger holdings of securities. Thi latest weekly statement of the re porting banks shows a gain of $57, 000,000 in Federal and Governmen guaranteed obligations. Investments of the reporting bank; have increased $568,000,000 since thi turn of the year. Total loans and Investments oi member banks in 91 leading cities compare as follows: Week ended AprU 10... *18.636.000.00< Preceding week. 18.509.000,00* Same week last year . . 17.611,000.00< HER CHECKS RETAIL ACTIVITY Temporary Setback Reveal ed by Dun & Bradstreet Report for Week. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 19 —A tempo rary setback in retail business this week because of adverse weather con ditions was reported by Dun & Brad street In its weekly trade review today. “Seasonal trade was retarded during the week, particularly In distributive branches, by adverse weather condi tions which stretched nearly across the country," the report stated. “Where rainfall and snow flurries did not prevail, the dust storms pro vided the retarding factor to the rising demand for merchandise. Previous estimates of the April volume of retail sales have been revised downward, but the feeling is general that much of the loss will be recovered. * * * “In oontrast to the recession in the distribution of merchandise, the lower ing of production schedules was mod erate and was confined chiefly to glass, textiles, shoes, tires and rubber goods as further increases were registered for automobiles, electric refrigerators, electric equipment, plumbing supplies, drugs, chemicals and foodstuffs.” “The slow movement of merchan dise in retail channels was apparent In the reduced buying of wholesale mar kets, as the total of orders at many centers was the smallest in many weeks,” Dun & Bradstreet reported. “The expected rush of reorders failed ' to develop.” CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO. April 19 (4*1.—Poultry, live, one csr. 40 trucks: steady. Hens. 5 pounds and under. 22: more than 5 pounds. 2<> /»; Leghorn hens. 19: Rock Iryers. 25a25* y. colored. 24: Rock broilers. 24: colored. 2.1: Leghorn. 22: bareback*. 21; roosters, laji: hen turkeys. 25. young toms. 2.'): old. IT. No 2, 15: old ducks. 4'* pounds up, 20V»: small. IT Vi: young white ducks. 4',j pounds up. 22Vj; geese. 15; capons, tt-< pounds. 26. . _ _ _ Potatoes. 116: on track. 371: XJ. 8. shipment*. 601. Old itock. dull and weak, supplies liberal, trading slow. Michigan Round Whites. U. S. rto. 1. .T’aaS,1*; Idaho Russets. U. 8. No. 1. 2.10, commer cial. 1 00*2.00; U. S No. 2. 1.40a6li: new stock, about steady, supplies light, trading limited Florida, bushel crates. Bliss Triumphs. U. S. No. I. washed. 3.15*25. NEW YORK BAR SILVER. NEW YORK. April 19 </?•— Bar silver steady, unchanged at 675*. OFFICE EQUIPMENT WE SELL, BUY or EXCHANGE Desks Adding Machines Tables Cheek PrsUctsrs Chairs Steel Piles Typewriters Steel Cabinet* BAUM’S FURNITURE HOUSE 1416 Eye St. N.W. Fh. NA. 2184 ENTERPRISE SERIAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION 7th St. and Ind. Awe. N.W. LOANS Made on Improved District of Columbia Real Estate Security 74th Series of stock now I open for subscription First Mortgage Money For ; CONSTRUCTION LOANS > and LOANS ON IMPROVED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY in the District of Columbia 5‘/»% Prompt action B. F. SAUL CO. 925 15th Sr. Natl. 2100 I1 Equitable Co-Operative Bldg. Ass’n 1 ASSETS $6,492,976.24 ' |j I ftruHil im 55«h YEAR COMPLETED. ] \ JOHN JOT EDCON. PrciMent WALTER 8. PRATT Jr.. Bomtarr. I | Subscriptions for the 108th Issue of Stock Being Received || | Do You Desire a Loan I —on Real Estate or to Take Up First Mortgage? f*] rpHOSE desiring money to purchase a home. m -R refinance prtcent indebtedness or improve jpj 3 property should consult us. Applications i | H will receive prompt and courteous attention. |j || Loans Repayable Monthly || Ml Take 12 Jean to Repa§ Jour Loan !! | 1 915 F St. N.W. Nat. 174ll REAL ESTATE LOANS As Mortgage Loan Correspondent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company we have ample funds available for loans in the District of Columbia and nearby Maryland and Virginia. - Repayable monthly at— $7.50 PER $1,000 4 5 m i interest f CONSTRUCTION LOANS WE»mBROO REALTORS J Washington Building District MS K \ . Reserve Balances Increase Sharply At Member Banks By the Associated Press, A transfer of Treasury deposits from Federal Reserve to member banks due to April 15 refinancing caused a sharp increase in member bank reserve bal ances and an almost corresponding drop in Treasury cash and deposits during the week ended April 17. The weekly statement of the Re serve banks disclosed that Reserve balances had jumped $214,000,000 dur ing the week, while Treasury cash and deposits with Federal Reserve banks was off $227,000,000. Monetary gold stock established its weekly new peak, rising $58,000,000 to a total of $8,672,000,000. The weekly statement said: “The daily average volume of Fed eral Reserve bank credit outstanding during the week ended April 17, as reported by the Federal Reserve banks, was $2,476,000,000, an increase of $15, 000,000 compared with the preceding week and a decrease of $28,000,000 compared with the corresponding week in 1934. "April 17 total Reserve bank credit amounted to $2,470,000,000, an In crease of $7,000,000 for the week. This increase corresponds with increases of $214,000,000 in member bank reserve balances, $51,000,000 in non-member deposits and other Federal Reserve accounts and $25,000,000 in money in circulation, offset in part by an in crease of $58,000,000 in monetary gold stock and a decrease of $227,000,000 in Treasury cash and deposits with Federal Reserve banks.” -•——— IMPORTERS EXPAND STAFFS. NEW YORK, April 19 (^.—Ex panding their plans for Fall, im porters of consumer goods are said to be sending the largest contingent of buyers in three years, to Europe this Fall.| LOANS ON SECURITIES MOUNT 114 MILLIONS By the Associated Press. Loans on securities to brokers and dealers held by weekly reporting mem ber banks In New York City amounted to $740,000,000 during the week ended April 17, representing an increase of $114,000,000 during the week. The loans for the week ended April IS, 1934, were $827,000,000. In making the announcement, the Federal Reserve Board today gave the following detailed distributions of the loans over the three weeks dealt with: In New York—April 17. W82.ooo.ono: AprU 10. $578,000,000; April U<. 10.14, $778,000,000. Outside New York—April 17. $54.non.. OOO: AprU 10, 964.000.000; April IX. 1814. $48,000,000. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. NEW YORK. April 18 UP).— Foreign exchange steady; Great Britain in dollar:,, others in cents. Oreat Britain demand. 4.8614; cables. 4.85V4; SO-day bills. 4 x4 Prance demand, fl.59; cables. 6.50. Italy demand. 8.28; cables. 8.28. Demsnds: Belgium. 1H.02: Germany. 40.25; Holland. 67.48: Norway. 24.38: Sweden. 26.01: Denmark. 21.67: Finland. 2.16: Swltseriand. 32.33; Spain. 13.6H: Portugal. 4.42: Oreece. .934*: Poland. 18.86; Csechoslovakia. 4.18: Yugoslavia. 2.28; Austria. 18 0On: Hungary. 2».75n; Rumania. 1.01; Argentina. 32.33n: Brazil. 8.son: Tokla. 28.62; Shanghai. 30.70: Hongkong. 62.B5: Mexico City (silver peso). 28.00: Montreal in New York 99.58'/s! New York in Montreal. 100.43*4. n—Nominal. Markets Observe Good Friday, but , Banks Are Open Bt th* Associated Press. NEW YORK. April 19 —Virtually all financial and commodity markets, domestic and foreign, suspended bust- * ness today in observance of Good Friday. The exceptions Included New York dairy, poultry, bar silver, foreign ex change rates, and Federal reports of the various live stock centers. The banks were open. While the New York Stock Exchange and other , securities markets will resume tomor row. most of the commodity exchanges . will extend the holiday until Monday. Leading European exchanges will be closed until Tuesday. SHEAFFER NET CLIMBS. FORT MADISON, Iowa. April 19 fSpecial).—The W. A. Sheafler Pen Co. earned a net profit of $432,714 after providing for taxes and other reserves for the year ended February 28. as compared with a profit of $235, ! 515 for the previous year. Night Final Delivery The last edition of The Star, known as the Night Final, and carrying a row of Red Stars down the front page, is printed at 6 p.m., and delivered throughout the city at 55c per month or, together with The Sunday Star, at 70c per month. This is a special service that many people desire for the very latest and complete news of the day. Call National 5000 and say that you want the “Night Final” delivered regularly to your home, and delivery will start immediately. 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