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I
Many Leaders Go Down
Fractions to $4 a Share
in Fresh Selling.
By ihe Aisociated Press.
NEW YORK, February 24.—Selling
activities were again a major factor
in today's Curb market, involving
losses ranging from fractions to j
around 4 points in many of the.
leaders.
Starting the final hour Newmont
was down about 4. Aluminum Co.
of America gave up more than 2'i
’ and Pittsburgh Plate Glass 1.
Utilities showed a few minor gains
and low priced metal issues were
mixed.
NET OF INTERNATIONAL
VITAMIN INCREASES
6ceclal Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, February 24.—Inter
national Vitamin Corp. reports for the
six months ended December 31, 1936,
the first half of its year ending June
30, net income, after amortization, de
preciation and provision for normal
Federal and State inco.d-' ia:;es of
$34,425.78, squivalent to 42 cents per
share on 203,000 shares of capital
stock outstanding.
This compared with net income of
$75,638.79 for the similar period last
year, equal to 37 cents a share on
200.000 shares of common outstand
ing at that time.
CURB BONDS
1 DOMESTIC BONDS.
High. Low. Noon.
Ala Power os '46 A 105% 105% 10o5a
Am P t Us 2010 101% 101% 101%
Appalach E P 5s 50 _ 104% 104% 104%
Ark P A L 5s 50 . 105% 103 K'3%
As G A E 4%s '40 5S% .58 58
As G k E ,')o .V . 0U‘/? mM.
As G Sc E 5s *tW _ 5S*a 58‘a 58Va
Bald Lo (is '56 xw 118% 178 178
Bald L Os '38 xw sip . 180 178 178
Bell Te C 3s '55 A 113 113 113
Bell Te C 5s '57 B _ 110 110 110
Birm El 4%s '68 . 05% 05% 95%
Caro PwALt 5s '56 105 104% !u4%
Cent I1PS 5s 56 E 103% 105% 103%
Ceil I1PS 4%S '67 F 103 103 103
fen O LAP 5s '50 A 103% 103% 103%
Central Pw 5s 57 D 92 92 92
Cent Pw & Lt 5s 56 Oil's 96% 96%
Cent St. El 5s 48 _ 67% 67% 67%
Cent St El 5%s '54 69 69 69
Cities Svc 6s '50 75% 75% 75%
L Cit S P & L o'is '52 7.5% 77>% 75%
‘ C:l S P A L 5%s '49 76% 76% 76%
Cornw Ed 4s '81 F 105% 105% 105%
Comuty P & L os ’57 86 85% 86
Cons Os Ut tis '43 A 96% 96% 96%
Cont G A E 5s '58 A 95% 95% 05%
Crucible Stl 5s '40 . 103% 103 103
Detroit C G 6s '47 A 105% 105% 105%
Det Cit Gs os '50 B - 105% 105% 105%
Det Int Bg 6%s '52 10% KF, 10%
Det A In B 6%s '52 cd 10% 111% 10%
Det Int Bg 7s '52 3% 3% 3%
Det Int Bg 7s *52 cd 3% 3% 3%
East G A F 4s '56 A 82% 9j)% 92%
El Pw A Lt ‘ 5s 2030 92% 92% 92%
El Pas El os '50 A 104 104 104
Emp OAR 5%s '42 91% 91 91
Eric Light 5s '67 106% 106% 106%
Feh Wat 5%S '54 '.(1% 91 91
Firest Cot M 5s '48 104% 104% 104%
1 Florida PAL 5s '54 98 97% 98
Gary EAG 5s 44 stD Xw 99% 99% 90%
Gatineau Pw 5s '56 102% 102% 102%
Gen W WAE 5s '43 A 96% 9(1 96
Georgia Pw- 5s '67 loo 99% 99%
Glen Alden Cl 4s '65 86 85% 85%
Hall <WF> 6s '47 stp 101 loo3, 10(1%
Hyerade Fd 6s '49 A . 84% 84% 84%
111 Cent R R (Is '37 lol lol 101
111 Pw A L 6s '53 A 105% 105% 105%
ill Pw A L 5s '56 C 102% 102% 102%
Indian E C 5s '51 C 96% 96% 96%
Indnap P A L 5s '57 A 106% 106% 106%
Interst Pw 5s 57 70% 7 0 70%
Interst Pw tis '52 64 64 64
Interst P S 5s '56 D 90% 90% 80%
Jer C PAL 4%s '61 C 104% 104% 104%
Kan GAE tis 2022 A 120% 120', 1"0%
Kentucky t't 5s '61 iM!% 96% 96%
Ken U 6%s '48 D 107 107 107
Lehigh P 3 Os 2026 A llo 11(1 110
Manitoba P 5%s '51 99% 99% 99%
Mem PAL 5s '48 A ind1, 102% 102%
Midlan VRR 5s '43 till', 96% 96%
Miss Pow 5s '55 __ 92 92 92
Mont-Da P 5'is 44 100 100 100
Muns SS 6%s '37 ww 30 10 10
Nat PAL 5s 2030 B 93% 93% 93%
Nat Pb S 5s '78 cod 48% 4X% 486,
Nrbr Pw 4 %s S] A 108% 1II<1% 1(18%
Nevad Cal E! 5s '50 97 97 97
New E GAE 5s '4S 80% 80% 80%
New E Pw 5s 48 99% 99 99
New Or PS 6s '49 A 90% 90% 90%
N Y P A Lt 4tis '67 106% 106% 106%
K Y 8 FAG 4%s '80 in-3. 1(1"% to- ’,
No Ind PS 4%? '70 E 103% 103% 103',
Nnrw E! 6s '4 5 stpd 103% 103' • 1031',
Ogden G Co 5s '45 108%. 108% 108%
, Ohio Pwr 4%s '56 D 104% 104% 104%
I Okla PAW 5« 48 A 96 96 96
Osweeo Falls 6s '41 102 102 102
Pac PAL 5s 55 _ 90 Stl3, 89%
Penn El 4s '71 F 99% 99% 99%
Penn O E 5%s '59 B 105 105 105
prim kVa A P 5s '40 108’, 108% ins’',
1. Peon GLt-C 4* '81 B . 97% 97% 97%
Prop IAP 5s 79 26% 26% 2(1' .
Phtla Pan T 6s '62 98% 98% 98%
Portland GAC os '40 83 83 83
Potomac E 4%? *61 F l((73t 107’ 1073',
Pommac E 5s '56 E 105’, 105’, 105’,
Pub S N I 4'is '81 F 102% 102% 102%
fug S P A L 5% '49 A 93% 93% 93%
ugSPAL5s’50C 92% 92% 92%
Safe H Wa 4%s '79 107% 107% 107%
San An P A S 5s'58 B 106 106 106
Sou Cal Ed 3%s '60 104 104 104
Sou Cal Ed 3%s '60 B 103% 103% 103%
Sou Ind Ry 4s '51 __ 84% 84% 84%
?td G A E 6s '66 B _ 85% 85% 85%
enn El Pw 5s '56 93 93 93
Texas Elec 5s '60 _ 105% 105% 105%
Tex Pw A- L 5s '56 105% 1051, 105%
Twin CRT 5%S ’5" A 90 90 90
tllen A Co 6s '44 IHst 55% 55 55
Unit Lt A Pw 6? '75.. 86% 86% 86%
Unit LAR D o'is '52—114 114 114
Va Pub Ser 6s '46_ 96 96 96
Va Pub 8 5%s '46 A_10i % 101 % 101 %
Va Pub Ser 5s '50 B _ 101 101 101
Wash Gas Lt 5s '58 inii% m6% 106%
Wash WAP 5s '60.. 1055, loss, 105%
West News U 6s '44— 73% 73% 73%
West Pa 5s 2030_ 10.5'i 105% 105%
West Pa Tr 5s '60_ino% inn% ]nn%
West T T’t 5s ’.57 A . 97% 07’, 97’,
We UGAE 5'is '5.5 A . 105' ■ 195% 195%
York Rwy Cn 5s '37 _ 98% 98 98
FOREIGN BONDS
Cuban Tob 5s '44 _ 78’4 78*4 7 8’4
Cicr Con Mun 8s ’47. _ Cl1- 7P'2 Cl*/*
Parana Braz 7s ’58_ CO* . C0*'2 °n*i
Pied El 8*is *80 A — 75’4 75*4 7^*4
Terni Soc 8*is ’53 A-- TO TO 70
ww—With warrants xw—Without var
iants. n—New. st <stp>—Stamped.
^Negotiability impaired by maturity.
tCompanies reported in receivership.
...• ■■■ ■ -
• U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
(Reported by Chas. D. Barney & Co.)
Rate Maturity. Bid. Offer.
3 April 15. ’37 _ 101 3-32 101 4-32
314 Srpt. 15. ‘37 - 102 1-32 102 3-32
25'* Feb. 1. ’.38 102 5-32 102 7-32
3 March 15 ’38 102 23-32 102 25-32
2’« June 15. ’38 103 2-32 103 4-32
2'.. Sept. 15 '38 102 20-32 102 28-32
I', March 15. '30 _ 101 5-32 101 7-32
2'« June 15. '30 102 17-32 102 10-32
, l", Dec. 15. '30 .100 28-32 100 30-32
) 1' March 15 '40 . 101 10-32 101 12-32
!'• June 15. '40 . 100 30-32 101
1' . Dec 15 '40 100 20-32 100 28-32
)'• March 15. '41 100 20-3? 100 28-3?
I1. June 15. '41 10(1 8-32 100 10-32
l'i Dec. 15. '41 100 100 2-32
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.
PHILADELPHIA. February 24 '/Pi.—
Live poultry—Fowl; Plymouth Rocks, fancy,
21a22: mixed colors, 19a20: White Leg
horn!. farcy, 17al8- pullets, fancy Ply
mouth Rocks, 23a24: Reds. 21a22: broilers,
fancy Plymouth Rocks 22: Soring chick
ens. fancy. 21a22: turkeys, fancy young
hens. 23: fancy young toms. 17al9: ducks.
Muscovy white 16.
Dressed poultry—Fowls, fresh killed, in
boxes. 16Via211/4.
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK. February 24 IP.—Eggs.
45 764; irregular. Mixed colors: Stand
ards. 23y«a5fc; firsts. 22a22I/«; other mixed
colors unchanged.
Butter. 22.051: steady: creamery, extra
<0*: score) 34V»; centralized (90 score),
83'i. Other prices unchanged.
Cheese. H3S.480; steady and unchanged.
Live poultry, by freight, steady: prices
Unchanged.
-•
MONEY MARKET.
NEW YORK. February 24 (P.—Call
money steady: 1 per cent all day; prime
commercial paper. per cent: time loans
steady: HO days-H months 1per cent
offered: bankers' acceptances unchanged:
rediscount rate. New York Reserve Bank,
l'.j per cent.
RUBBER FUTURES.
NEW YORK. February 24 </Pi.—Crude
rubber futures opened steady. H to 15
higher. March 21.37a41: May. 21.53a55:
July. 21.H5a68.
MONTREAL SILVER.
MONTREAL. February 24 IP.—Silver
iutures opened steady. 4 to 17 lower:
larch. 44.48b: May. 44.25b. July. 44.15b.
-a
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.
NEW YORK. February 24 (if).—Bar
silver steady and unchanged at 44%.
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
By private wire direct to the Star.
2:30
Stock and Sale*—
Dividend Bate. Add 00. Hi*h. Low. Close.
Acme W vto <*> - 75a 62* 62* 62*
Aero Supply (B)-. 8 6 5 6
Agfa Ansco_ 2 17* 16 17*
Ainsworth (all... 2 19* 19* 19*
air Investors Ino 2 4V$ 4H 4H
Ala Pwr pf (6 ) 40* 72* 72* 72*
A la ham Pw of <1) 40s 84 84 84
Alliance Invest 6 5 4* 4*
Alum’n Co of Am 95(>i 168 165 165*
Alum n Ltd 100s 111 110 110
Am Airlines Inc 11 27* 27* 27*
Am Beverage 13 3 8
! Am Box B’d *80c 4 19 18* 19
Am Capital * B) 3 1* 1* 1*
Am CltPAI. H a20c 1 6* 6* 6*
| Am Cynam B t60c S3 32* 32 32*
I Am K For Pw ww 2 4* 3* 4*
Am G&E 11.401 77 41* 41 41
1 Am Men Cp 'a50c 5 11* It* 11*
Am Gen pf (2*) 50s 41 41 41
AmGenCpfi2l 150s 35* 35 35
Am Hard Ruhlal )260s 24* 24 24
Am Laun’y M 80c 3 87* 37 37*
Am L & T 4 71.20 ) 2 22* 22 * 22*
AmL&Tpftl*). 2 28 28 28
Am MfgCo <a3).. 75s 41 39* 41
Am Maracaibo 59 1* 1* 1*
Am Meter la2*)_ 3 48* 47* 47*
Am Superpower 64 2* 2* 2*
Am Superpw I at 6 1 94* 94* 94*
Anchor Post F 4 5 5 6
Angostura (t20c) 4 7* 7* 7*
Apex Electrician 2 40* 39* 40*
Arcturus Radio T 13 2* 2* 2*
Ark Nat Gas . 19 10* 9* 10*
Ark Nat G cu pf 2 9* 9* 9*
Ark N'at Gas t A i 95 11* 10* 11*
Art Met W (80C). 2 14* 14* 14*
Ashland O&K tAOc 15 7* 7* 7*
Assn Gas A* Elec 1 2* 2* 2M
AssoOAEiA) 13 3* 3* 3*
Assn M A E *5 nf 1 30 30 30
Asso Laundries . 2 * * *
All Coast Fisher 9 12s* 12 12*
Atl Coast La"* 10s 50 50 50
Atlas Corp war 12 3* 3* 3*
Atlas Ply w’d < 1 *; 5 25 24* 24*
Austin Sliver 2 2* 2* 2*
AUto Products 11 8* 8* 8*
Auto Vot Mch 50c 3 8* 8* 8*
Babcox A Wll (4) 150s 1495$ 147 147
Baldw L bd rts(d) 140 34 35* 35$
Barium Stain Stl 13 7 7 7
BarlowASi A 11.20 50. 184 185$ 185*
Bell Aircraft. 2 134 134 134
I Bellanca Aircraft 2 6'$ 65* 6'*
BerkeyAGay F Co 61 34 34 34
BerkAGF pur war 27 2 14 14
Bickfords Inc 1.20 1 15 15 15
Bliss Co lEWI . 3 23 224 23
i Blue Rldce C alOc 7 84 34 34
! Blue Ridge cv pf 8 8 48 48 48
| Biumenthai S 2 37 4 36 36
Boh irk HP lsi Pf 20s 51 51 51
I Borne Scrym b*5c 300s 184 164 l®'*
Bouri.us ca75ci 2 5 4 55$ 54
Bower Roll B (2 ) 4 32 314 3155
Bowman-Blltmore 2 25s 24 25$
Brazil TJ.AP 40c 25 294 284 294
Bridgep't Mch al 2 184 184 184
Brill CorD (A i — 3 144 14 144
! Brill Porp(B) .. 2 65$ 5>« 64
Brillo Mfe (60c) 1 104 105, 104
Brit Celan Ltd res 3 25, 24 24
Brown Co pf 60s 58 674 58
Brown Forman 1 9J$ 9J, 95$
1 Buckeye PL. (4) 200s 51 50 51
j Buff N&E pf 1 60 1 255$ 255$ 251$
; Buff NtaK&Elst 5 ISOs 105 10* 105
I Bunker HA S(bl)225s 1174 1165$ 117
Burma (a25 4-5c) 2 44 *4 <5$
Cable El Prod vtc. 1 1*4 1*4 1*4
Cable & W1re(A)_. 1 1*4 1*4 1*4
'able & Wlre(B|_. 1 ,’y ,7»
Can Cement Ltd_ 1 1874 18*, 18*4
i Can Marconi _ 7 2*4 27, 274
1 Carlb Syndicate . 5 27, 274 2*4
! Carnation Co (1) 2 33*, 33 33
Carnegie Metals . 39 374 3*4 3*4
Caro L&P nf < 6 > 20a 92 92 92
Carrier Carr 6 43 42 4274
Carter (JW) 80c . 4 12'4 11*4 1274
Casco Prod b2\ .. 3 32!, 32 3274
Casco Prod rights 5 7, ss *4
Catltn Corn <at«c> 12 9?, 9 9'4
Celluloid Corp 1 13 13 13
On Mud G*E 80e 1 177, 17‘, 1774
Cent Ohio Sb25c-. 6 19 19 19
; Cent A- S W t'tll 4 5 5 5
1 Cent Stales Elec 7 1*, 17* 174
Cent St El cv pf n 100a 2174 2174 2174
Cent St El 8% pt 100« 22 22 22
i Cent St El 7% pf 5t's 45 45 45
Centrlf Pipe MOc 11 5*4 5*4 5*4
l Chesebroueh <t4) 250a 113 112 113
Chi Elex Shaft t2 150« 65 64s, 64*4
Chi Rivet & M (2) 6 37 37 37
Chief Consol .. 20 2'4 2 2
Childs Co pf_125a 88 88 88
Cities Service ... 61 4*» 474 474
Cities Service pf 9 52 5174 52
City Auto S1T60C) 4 1474 13*, 13*4
| Claude Neon Lts 24 3 2*4 2*4
Clev E 11 lum(t2) 1 45 45 45
Cltnchfield Coal... 1 474 4*4 474
1 Club Aluminum 3 17, 174 174
Colon Dev Ltd 47 774 77, 77,
Colon Dev 6% pf 1 4*4 474 474
ColnEuel&lr war 13 207-4 19*, 2074
Colts P F A (tl\4 ) 2 62 6174 «2
l Colum G&E pf(51 75a 85 85 85
Columb O& O a20c 14 8', 87. 8',
; Com with & S war 3 *» *«
Community W S . 1 174 1*4 1*4
Compos M stc tl. 2 16*4 16 16
| Cons Aircraft 13 23*4 23 2374
i Consol Biscuit 60c 1 8*4 874 8*4
Consol Copper 45 974 9*4 9*4
Cons Mln&Sm t2 25a 83 83 83
Consol Retail Strs 1 874 8*4 8*4
Cons Roval (20c) 1 2*4 2*4 2*4
Consol Steel Corp 128 14s, 1374 14*4
Conti Oil (Mex) 2 1*4 17, 174
Cont’l Roll * S Fy 6 24 23*4 24
Cook P & Var t60c l 20 20 20
Cooper Bessemer. 3 32 31 32
Copper Range_ 3 16*4 15*4 16*4
Cord Corp ..... 5 5 4*4 4*4
Cosden Oil Me (d) 11 374 3 3
Cosdenf Meipf (d) 1 33»x 3374 8374
Cramp( W&Sons). 1 174 1*4 1*4
Creole Pe- (a5uc) 28 33*4 31*4 33*4
Crocker-Wh alOc 4 1774 1 674 17*4
Croft Brewing 39 % *4 %
Crown Cent P a6c 34 27, 2*4 2*4
Crown C I(A)b50c 1 15 15 15
Crown Drug blOc 6 4*4 4*4 4*4
Crown Drug pf 1*4 60a 23'* 237, 28‘,
Cuai Mex Mlnlne 128 *4 7, 7*
Darby Petr <600 1 17*4 17*4 17*4
Dayton Rubber... 4 24 23*4 24
Dennison 7% pf . 10a 70 70 70
Derby Oil ft Kef 4 674 6)4 674
Det (Mich) Stove. 1 974 974 974
Det Pap prod r25o 2 874 874 8*4
Distill Ltd b27c_ 1 26*4 26*4 26*4
DomlnS&C <Bi 1 2074 20*4 20*4
Draper C (t2.40) 100a 83*4 82 82
Du belter Condens 2 4*4 4*4 4*4
Duval Tex S a50c 2 9 9 9
Eagle Pitcher blOc 14 264 264 264
East'n G&F Asso 9 84 84 84
East’ll G&F pf(6) 250a 60 594 60
East G&F p pf 4 4 25s 74 74 74
East Mall Iral.30 25a 25 25 25
EiFler Elec (a&c) 5 34 34 34
Elec Bond & Share 104 26 254 254
Elec B & S pf (5 1 2 78 774 774
Elec B & S of (61 2 844 844 844
El Pwr Assoc a25c 3 94 94 94
El Pwr Asi A)a26o 3 74 74 74
Elec P&L opt war 1 11 11 11
Elec P&L 2d pt A 60a 73 694 694
Elec Sh pf ww (6) 350a 944 944 944
El Shov C 1st pf 50s 204 20 204
EmoO&F6%Df 25s 704 704 704
EmpG&F64% pf 25g 724 724 724
Emp G&F 7 % pf 100a 76 • 754 76
Equity Corp(a25c) 32 24 24 24
Evana Wall Lead 104 34 34 34
Evans Wall I, pf 300s 40 39 40
Excello Air(b20c). 21 254 25 264
Falrcbild Av ml6c. 8 74 74 74
Fa 1 staff Brewing- 6 94 94 94
Fanny F C (t60c). 1 284 234 284
Fanateel Metal 9 17 164 164
FED Corporation 1444
Fedders Mf g a2 4 1 304 804 804
Ferro EnatmaS) 6 46 484 434
Fiat cts (a934c)_. 1 184 184 I84
Fldello Brewery.. 11 14 1 i
Flak Rubber_ 12 134 134 134
Fla P&L pf- 60s 60 694 594
Ford Ltd a 181-10c 2 74 74 74
Ford (Can 1 A (1 > 11 274 274 274
Froedt G&M(20c). 2 124 124 124
Gen Alloys * 44 44 44
Gen Ptrepr’f t40c 6 214 214 214
Gen Invest Corn 8 14 14 14
GenPubSpfal6 20a 88 87 88
Gen TeleCp.l *5 18 214 214 214
Gen Tire A Rub 14 274 26 274
Gen TAR pf A (6) 60a 106 1054 106
Gilbert (AC>pf 8 4 20a 44 44 44
Glen Alden C (tl> 14 134 184 134
Godchaux 8 A(bl)800. 49 484 <9
Godchaux S pf (7) 20a 104 104 104
Goldfield Consol 3 4 4 4
Gorham Mf vtc tl 2 254 26 264
Grand Natl PIlms 86 34 84 84
Gr Rap VarftCOo) l 164 164 164
Grt AAPTdtH 160. 1184 1114 1184
Greenfield TAD 6 18 124 124
Groc Store Prod 8 64* 64 64
Gulf OU (Pa) b260 *2 674 66 674
Gulf StUtpf («)- !«• M 94 M
Hall lamp UOo)— u- 4 64 . 64 64
2:30
Stock end Sales—
Dividend Bate. Add 00. High. Low. Close.
Hartman Tobacco 4 144 144 144
Harvard Brewery. 1 *54 354 *54
HatCorp <b20c) — 6 1844 1244 1244
Haeeltine (b76c)— 8 1744 1744 1744
Hearn Dep S bl.65 6 17 1644 17
Hern DS pf *6 pf 3 1 50** 604* 604*
Hecla Min (b20c)_ 75 194* 184* 194*
Helena Rubenstn 12 144 1H Hi
Heyden Ch <t2) 1 41 41 41
Hires (C E1AI2) 150. 3744 3644 3644
Holltnper (t65c) 4 15 1444 15
Holophane (baOc) 2 27 27 27
Hwison >:MftS ii 32 3944 8744 3944
Humble 011 (1',4)- 14 83** 82** 83
Huvler si l>el nd) 1 M
Hvtfrade Food 17 5*4 5 544
Hvgrade Sylvi t2) 100s 5044 5044 5044
111 Pwr A Lt |6 pf 450. 70** 70 704*
Imp Oil Ltd *50c 17 224* 224* 22*4
lnd'n Ter 111 OlA) 2 34* 344 3»*
Ind n Ter 111 OtB) 1 3H 344 3*4
Indiana PL i *40c) 4 12*4 HH 12'*
Ins Co of No A t2 150. 704* 7044 7044
Inti HoldAInv Ltd 6 84* 34* 34*
Inti Metals Inc A. 100. 1544 1544 1554
Inti Petr (ti44).. 10 864* 8644 8644
Inti Produeta__ 6 644 6 6
Inti Utli <B) ... 10 24* 254
Inti Util war new. 2 54 54 54
Inti Vltamln(SOc) 4 644 «54 «54
Invest Royalty 6c. 8 44 44 14
Jacobs! FDCoil 1 20 1644 1544 1644
Jeanette Glss a60o 1 1154 1154 H54
JerCen P&Lpf 6 V4 25* 85 86 85
Jer Cent P&Lpf 7 lOi 9744 9744 9744
Jonas & Naum bl5 2 7 7 7
JonesALauab Stl. 2 114 11344 114
Kans City P 8 vtc 4 44 4 44
Ken RT&L A a75c 11 28*4 2744 284*
Kingston Prod 40c 9 7 64* 644
Kirby Petrolm 30c 23 644 6 ®14
Kirkland LG«6c) 1 1 1 1
Konpers Df 16) 100s 111 111 111
Kreuaer Brew tl 1 1844 I8V4 1844
Kress'SH) pt 60c 1 115* 11/4 1154
! LaKe Sh M <t4» 5 58% 57'* 58 4
l.akey Fv & Mach 2 7!* 7% 7%
j Lefcourt pf(a75c) 1 16% 16% 16%
Leh Coal &N 30c.. 10 12% 11% 12%
Leonard Oil _ 67 1% 1% 1%
Lion Oil Ref (D— 9 18% 17% 17%
Lit Brothers _ 2 5% 5 5
Locke Stl Ch t80c. 2 17 17 17
Lockheed Aircraft 74 15% 14% 15%
Lone Star Gas 80c 8 12% 12% 12%
Long island Lt* 7 5% 5% 6%
Long Isl Lt pf B 6 25» 76% 76% 76%
Loudon Ptn t60c. 19 6% 5% 5%
La I.and <40c)_ 17 12% 12% 12%
Lucky T (tl2c)... 1 1% 1% 1%
McCord Rad (B)- » U 10% 10%
McWilliams D (t2 7 39% 38% 38%
Majestic Ra&Tel- 8 4% 4% 4%
Mangel Stores __ 3 9% 8% 8%
MapesCons (2)— l 23 23 23
I Marlon Steam Sh 8 17% 17 17%
Mass Util Associa 1 3% 3% 3%
I Massey Harris 6 9% 9% 9%
j Mead John (t3> 60s 114% 114% 114%
! Vetn Nat GtaSoc) 1 6% 6% 6%
Merc Stores (b3)_ 1 44 44 44
, Met l it! ‘nai or* 11 9% 8% 9%
Merritt C& S pf A 25s 72% 72% 72%
Mesahl Iron 610 2% 1% 2%
M ex-Ohio Oil — 2 3% 3% 3%
Mich Bumper C_ 8 3 3 3
Mich Gas & 011 6 10% 10% 10%
Mich Stl T P b25c. 1 16% 16% 16%
Mich Sugar 1 1% 1% 1%
Mid Sta Pet (A)— 1 6% 6% 6%
MldStaPet(B) - 2 1% 1% 1%
Mid-VV AbrasalOc 5 4% 4 4%
Mid Oil cr pf *1% 100. 9 9 9
Mining Co (Can l 12 4% 4% 4%
Minn Min&Mf(tl> 50. 38% 38 38%
Mock Judson 60c. 2 15 15 15
Molybdenum Corp 10 9% 9% 9%
Moody's pt pf (3) 25s 38% 38% 38%
Mount Prod (60c) 13 7% 7% 7%
Mueller Brass tl 2 49% 49% 49%
Murray Mfg al.40 1 27% 27% 27%
Nat A lit Fib b50c_ 2 40% 40 40%
Nat Baking Co ... 1 11 11 11
Nat Bella Hess 27 2% 2% 2%
I Nat Contain a50c_ 3 13 13 13
Nat Fuel Gas 111. 5 17% 17% 17%
; Nat Gyps A a2% .. 3 73% 73 73%
Nat Investors _ 1 3% 3% 3%
Nat invest war_ 2 % % %
Nat Leather .62 1% 2
Nat Mfg & Stores 2 10% 10% 10%
Nat P & Lt pf ( 6 ) 100s 86% 85% 86%
Nat Rub Mch a20c 7 14% 14% 14%
Nat Service ... 14 % % %
Nat Service pf_ 2 4% 4% 4%
Nat Sugar N J (2) 4 26 25% 25%
Nat Tea pf (55c) 400. 9% 9% 9%
Nat Transit (75c). 1 11% 11% 11%
Nat Union Radio.. 8 3% 3% 8%
Nestle-Le Mur_ 2 2% 2% 2%
New Hav Cl (1 % ) 2 28 27% 27%
N J Zinc (T2) 160. 84% 83% 84%
New M&A Ld ale 7 3% 3% 3%
Newmont Min b75i 6 130 125% 130
New Process (t3). 2 27% 27% 27%
N Y Auction a25c. 1 4% 4% 4%
N Y Steam ... 2 18% 18% 18%
N Y Tel pf (6%) 25. 118% 118% 118%
N Y Water Svc pf 20. 56 56 56
Niag Hud Pwr new 33 15% 15% 15%
| Niag H Pi A t wei 22 % % %
Niag Hud 1st (5) 75. 96 96 96
Niag Sh Md B a60c 3 15 15 15
Niles Bm Tud boOc 1 46 46 46
j Nipissing (Duo 31 3 2% 3
Noma Elec (b40c). 4 8 7% 8
Norm Am L 4k P 6 5% 6% 5%
North AmL&P pf 260. 65 65 65
N A Rayon A tl% 1 46 46 46
No Am Ray B tl% 2 45% 45% 45%
North n Europ Oil 64 % % %
North States PA 6 37% 86% 36%
Northw Eng(al%. 1 83% 83% 33%
Novadel Agene (3 ) 2 82 32 32
Ohio P S pf A (7). 50. 111% 111% 111%
Okla Nat Gas Co . 6 11 10% 11
Okla Nat G pf (6). 50. 106 105 105
Oldet.vnie Distil . 7 4% 4% 4%
Overseas Sec 60c. 1 10% 10% 10%
Pac G&E 1st (1)4) 4 81)4 31)4 81)4
Pacific Ltg pf <6) 25a 106)4 106*, 106*4
Pac Tin spec (t2) 200. 45)4 45)4 45)4
Pan-Am Air (tl) 3 69 68)4 69
F'anlepec 011 118 7)4 6)4 7
Pender Gr(B)a5Cc 2 11)4 11 11)4
Pennroad (az5c> 28 4)4 4)4 4)4
Penn G&E (All D 1 15)4 15)4 15)4
I’ennaSalt (bl)4 ) 25, 173 173 173
Pepperell Alfg t6 125, 132 130)4 130)4
Perfect Circle t2 50. 34*4 34*4 34)4
Phi la Co (1) - 2 17’4 17)4 17)4
Phillips Pkg a50c 6 15 14H 15
Phoenix Secur 16 9)4 9)4 9)4
Pierce Gov (a50c) 6 31)4 31 31
Pioneer Gold blOc. 18 6)4 6 6
Pitney Bowl t40c) 6 8)4 8)4 8)4
Plttsbgb Forging 9 25 24)4 25
Pitts Plate Gl(a6)100, 188 138 138
Plough Inc (1.20). 2 16)4 16)4 16)4
Potrero Sugar . 4 8)4 8)4 8)4
Powdreli&Al t60e 1 11)4 11)4 11)4
Pwr Cp(Can )a25e 50, 81 31 81
Producers Corp 16 J4 J4 %
Prosperity Ball* 2 16)4 16)4 16)4
Prudent'l Inv a50c 6 12)4 12)4 12)4
PubSvclndot 110, 33)4 32 33)4
Pub Svc N 111 pf6 60, 117)4 117)4 117)4
PubSvOkla pl(6 ) 20. 102*4 102*4 102*4
Pub Ut Sec pr pf 100, 3 3 3
^ug Sd P&L pf(6> 25, 83*4 83*4 83*4
Pug Sd P&L 16 Pf 325, 50*, 49)4 50
Pyrene Mfga90c. 22 13 11)4 12)4
Quaker Oats (5)_ 20, 120 120 120
wuaker oats of < 6 ) 20. 14% 145 145
Quebec Power «1) 100, 23 23 23
Ry & Lt Sec al.55 100, 23 21 22
Rainbow Lum (A 1 6 1)4 1)4 1)4
Rainbow Lum <B> 18 )4 )4 )4
Raym’d Cone (tl) 200, 33)4 31 33)4
Raym'd Con pf(3 ) 75, 46 46 46
Red Bank 1 14 14 14
Reed R B new t80< 6 42 42 42
Reiter-Foster 15 1)4 1H 1)4
Reybarn Co a25c_. 8 6)4 6)4 6)4
Reynolds Invest-. 9 2)4 2H 2H
Rlchm’d Radiator- 7 7 6)4 6)4
Rustless tr&Stl 4 16 16)4 15)4
Ryerson & Haynes 9 6)4 6)4 6)4
St Lawrence C pf- 26. 2#H 2»« 29%
St Regis Paper 85 9% 8J4 9
St Regis Paper pf 25* 115 116 116
Scblff (The) Co <t3) 1 8844 8844 8844
Scvill Mf«(S)_ 50. 6444 6444 6444
Segal Lock iH .. 8 844 854 844
Selberllng Rubber 1 844 «44 844
Selby Shoe <2) -- 10Js 28 28 28
Selected Indue 8 844 844 344
Sel Ind all cfs EH 60s 100 100 100
Sel Ind pr pf <6 44)2008 100 100 100
Sent Saf Control 2 % J4 %
Seton Leath a60c 1 1044 1044 1044
Seversky Aircraft 4 644 6 6
Shattuck Pen Min 29 2754 264* 2744
Shawln W & P 80c 1 3344 3344 3844
Sherwtn-Will mi 800s 14744 147 14744
Sher-Wlll (Can) 60s 25 26 25
Simmons Hd&P- 2 .6J4 6J4 6J4
SonotnneC taiOC) 2 2 2 2
Soas Mfg (a25c)— 1 744 744 744
So Penn Oil m 44) 2 4644 4544 4644
SoCal Ed ptpf 144 80s 39 89 89
SoCal Ed pfB 144 2 2844 2844 2844
SoCal Ed pfC 144 1 27H 2744 2644
Southn Union Gae 1 444 444 444
Southl'd Roy a35 — 8 944 944 944
Spanish&Gen rcte 14 44 44 44
Square Dpf A 230100« a a 48
Stand Brewing-a XXX
CELANESE EARNS
NIBS PROFIT
1936 Net Compares With
$4,057,227 Recorded in
Previous Year.
By tl e Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 24 —Celane*
Corp. of America, with plant at Cum
berland, Md„ reported 1936 net income
of $4,406,993. equal after preferred
dividend requirements to $2.25 a share
on the common stock, against $4,057,
227, or $1.99 a share in previous year.
Briggs A Stratton.
Briggs & Stratton Corp. today re
ported 1936 net profit of $972,843, equal
to $3.24 a capital share, compared with
$1,063,324 in 1935. Company produces
automobile accessories. Plants are
located in Milwaukee.
American Steel Foundries.
American Steel Foundries Co., with
plants throughout the country, re
ported for year ended December 31
net profit of $2,953,426, against $116,
691 In previous year. After the regular
7 per cent dividend on the preferred
stock there was a balance for the
common stock equal to $2.58 a share,
against $2.11 a share of preferred stock
In 1935.
United Aircraft.
United Aircraft Corp., producers of
! airplanes, motors and parts, with
j operating divisions at East Hartford,
Conn., reported 1936 consolidated net
profit of $1,926,442, equal to 80 cents
a share on the capital stock. This
included $309,727 profit on sale of
stock of Pan-American Airways Corp.
For the previous year net Income was
$435,000, or 21 cents a share. In 1935
approximately $1,000,000 was derived
from sale of manufacturing rights and
certain Investments.
Consolidated Edison.
Consolidated Edison Co. of New
York, Inc., reported consolidated net
income for 1936 of $37,398,869, com
pared with $33,633,251 in 1935. This
equaled $2.33 a common share, com
! pared with $2 a share in 1935. Net
: income was after provision for Fed
eral surtax on undistributed profits.
The company’s subsidiaries distribute
electric power, gas and steam in the
Metropolitan New York City area. Es
timated construction expenditures for
1937 amount to nearly $60,000,000,
largest for the system since 1931.
Federal Water Service.
Federal Water Service Corp. and
subsidiaries (excluding operations of
Southern Natural Gas Co.) reported
preliminary 1936 net income of
$1,034,040, after provision for surtax
on undistributed profits. This, after
preferred dividends, equaled 6 cents a
class “A” share and compared with
$491,495, or $3.09 on combined pre
ferred shares, in 1935. Dividends and
interest received from Southern Natu
ral Gas Co. in 1936 totaled $444,645.
Electric Auto-Lite.
Electric Auto-Lite Co. and sub
sidiaries, in a preliminary report for
1936, showed surplus available for
common stock of $4,196,768 aften
undistributed profits tax. This equaled
$3.51 on 1.194,977 common shares and
compared with $2,595,387, or $2.20 on
1,177,652 common shares, in 1935.
*
BOND ISSUE APPROVED.
NEW YORK, February 24 UP-—
Stockholders of Scott Paper Co. at a
special meeting yesterday approved is
suance of *4.000.000 in 3'/a Per cent
convertible debenture bonds.
":30
8tock and 8*lei—
Dividend Rate. Add 00. High Low Close.
Stand Dredging 15 5 5
Stand Dr cv pf 100s 18 18 18
Stand Oil Ky (tl) 24 191* 191* 191*
Stand O Neb a25c. 1 13H 131* 134*
Stand Oil Ohio tl 14 42'* 40«t 42'*
Stand Oil Oh pf 5 25s 105 105 105
Stand Pwr ft Lt 60 6'*. fit* 6>*
Stand P & L <B) . 1 6 6 6
Stand P&L of 50» 60 60 60
Stand Prod (b25c) 2 23 221* 23
! Sterl Alum Pa 75c 11 121* 121* 121*
Stand SlI&Ld <40 68 46 4b ’*
Stand Stl Sp a2 H- 2 33‘* 331* 334*
Starrett Corn vtc 7 81* 84* 84*
Sterl’g Brew a75c 5 7 7 7
Sterling, Inc(20c) 24 54* 54* 54*
Stetson(JB)b50c. 125a 26 26 26
Stlnnes(Hugo) d 2 4 4 4
Stroock & Co a2 V4 850s 304* 29i* 291*
S tut* Motor ... 2 21* 2>* 21*
Sullivan Machine. 2 26 26 26
Sunray Oil (alOc) 20 41* 44* 41*
Sunshine Min (2) 12 211* 204* 204*
Superior Port C B 100s 201* 201* 201*
Swan Finch 1 154* 154* 154*
Swlss-Am Elec pf 60s 110 110 110
Taggart Corp ... 6 144* 144* 144*
Tampa El (2.24).. 1 88H 381* 381*
Tastveast(Del)A. 21 11* 1** 11*
Tavlor Dlst (30c). 6 41* 4** 44*
Technicolor a50e. 4 19?* 194* 194*
Tech Hughes tsOe 6 51* 54* 57*
TennEP 1st Df(7 I 25s 721* 721* 724* ,
Texon Oil ft L 60c 4 64* 64* 6»* '
Thew Shovel a50c 350s 594* 551* 594* ]
Tllo Roof (t60c) .. 8 16 151* 151*;
Tlshman R * C . 1 10 lo io
Tob Prod Exo 15c. 1 14* 84* 3?*
Tonopah Belmont 6 4* 1* 1*
Tonopah M (a6c). 4 14* 14* 14*
Tr-Lux DPS t20C- 14 41* 44* 41*
Trl-Contl C war _ 6 21* 24* 21*
Tubize Cbatilllon. 7 281* 274* 281*
TublzeCh A (bl). 8 73 71)* '71)*
Tung-Sol Lump n. 9 84* 8)* 8)*
Tung-Sol L pf 8 Oo 8 111* 114* uj*
Twin-Coach al.40 20 241* 281* 24
Ulen A Co 7 * * pf 2 7 6* 6*4
Unexcelled Mfg. 2 3* 3* 8*
Unit Air war _ 1 25 25 26
Unit Chemical — 6 12* 11)4 12
United Corp war.. 2 1* 1* 114
UnitGaaCorp 58 12J4, 12* 12*
Utd Gas war 6 3* 8* 8*
United GC pf bl% 2 118 118 118
Unit Lt A Pw 1 A) 17 9* 8* 8*
Unit Lt A Pw <B) 1 8* 8*4 8*
Unit Lt A Pw pf . 1 64* 64* 64*
Unit Shlpyds B 6 3* 3* 3*
Unit Shoe M *2* 75a 92* 92* 92*
Unit S Mch pf 1.50 20a 41 41 41
US Poll (B) til 7 17* 17* 17*
US&ISlutpfbl* 1 91* 91* . 91*1
U S Lines pf ‘ 12* 2* 2*
U 8 Radiator 2 8* 8* 8*
U 8 Rub Reclaim. 5 9* 8* 9*
U 8 Stores 1st pf.. 10a 12 12 12
Unit Stores vtc... 6 1* 1 1*
Unit Verde Ex (1) 86 4* 4* 4*
Unit Wall Paper.. 17 6* 6* 5*
Utah Apex 20 6* 6* 6*
Utilities PAL (d) 8 1* 1* 1*
Util P ALB (d).. 10 • 8 S
Util P A L pf (d)..200i 28* 18* 18*
Utility Baultles 5 6 6 5
Utility Eq pf b4* 100a 86 84 86
Valspar vtc- 4 9 8* 8*
Valspar pf vtc.... 60a 70* TO* 70*
Venezuela Mex O. 2 7* 7* 7*
Venezuela Petrol. 2 2* 2* 1*
Va Pub Svc Df(7). 10a 96* 96* 96*
Vogt Mfg (b20c)_. 1 16 16 16
Waco Aircraft ... 1 8*4 8*4 8*4
Walker Minin* 88 4*4 4*4 4*4
Wayne Pump (BOo 29 42*4 41*4 42*4
Wentw’h Mf tl.20 2 .27 27 27
Well't'n Oil of Del 8 10*4 10*4 10*4
W Va C<*l & Coke 9 4*4 4*4 ' 4*4
Wll-low Cafeteria 1 1*4 1*4 1*4
Wilson Jon a2*4 2 58>4 68 68
Willson Prod ttl) 2 16 16 16
Wolverine Port C. 6 6*4 6*4 6*4
Wolv Tube<t40c). 9 J7*4 16*4 16*4
Woodley Pat t«0c. 1 9*4 9*4 9*4
Wrlabt Bara t«0c 17 7*4 7*4 7*4
Ygstn 8tl Door(2) t 70 69*4 69*4
Yukon Goldlalle) *6 8*4 8*4 8*4
Dividend rates in dollar* Based on last
quarterly or semi-annual payment, tAn
nual rat*—not Including extra*. (Ac
cumulated dividends, a Paid last year,
b Paid this year d Companies reported aa
being in bankruptcy or In receivership, or
being reorganised under tbs bankruptcy
ect^or accuntlap assumed by Mob aout- 1
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
(Continued Prom Eighteenth Page.)
8:15 D m.
Prev. 1937 Stock and Sales— Net
High. Low. Dividend Rate. Add 00. High. Low. Close, chge.
27* 234 Wegtvaco Chlor (1).. * 264 26 264-4
58 38 Wheeling Steel _ 6 50 484 50 - 4
110 108 Wheel-Stl pf <a«)_ 6 110 110 110
384 284 Whit* Motor _ 81 814 *»4 81 +4
184 154 White Rk M S (1.40). 8 174 174 174 - 4
64 64 White Sewing Mach.. 8 64 64 64
64 <4 Wllcos Oil ft Oas__ 4 64 64 64 + 4
12 84 Wilson & Co (60c)_ 94 114 114 114 + 4
664 564 Woolworth (2.40)_ 18 654 654 554 + 4
47 344 Worthington Pump.. 3 414 404 414 +14
994 81 Worth Pump pf (A). 100s 95 94 94 +1
1264 116 Wright Aero (al).__ 80s 119 1184 1184 -24
2:1ft p.m.
Prev. 1037 Stock and Sales— Net
High. Low. Dividend Rate. Add 00. High. Low Close, chge.
374 204 Yellow Tr A Coach— 466 364 334 354+24
142 123 YellTrACpf bl14—. 110a 140 1334 1384 -1
464 424 Young 8pr& W (t3)_ 4 44 44 44 -4
864 764 Youngstown 8 A T_ 87 84 4 824 844 + 4
404 S3 Zenith Radio (bSOe). 7 874 864 374 +1
34 74 Zonite Products- 18 74 74 74
Approximate Salas of Stocks on the N. T. Stock Exchange.
11:00 A.M_ 510,000 12:00 Noon 1,000,000
1:00 P.M_1.280.000 2:00 P.M. _1.520.000
Dividend rates as given in the above table are the annual cash
naymente based on the latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations
s Unit of trading less than 100 shares * Annual rate—not
including extras t Accumulated dividends a Paid this year
b Paid last vear d Companies eeDorted Ui receivership or being
reorganised » Er dividend
9,900-Barrel Gain Brings
Another Peak for Third
Successive Week.
BT the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 24.—Output
of crude oil has moved up to a new
record peak for the third successive
week, the American Petroleum Insti
tute reported today.
Daily average gross crude oil pro
duction in the United States increased
9,900 barrels in the week ended Feb
ruary 20, totaling 3.295.950 barrels.
Daily average production east of Cali
fornia increased 17,600 barrels to
2,709.250 barrels.
Reports received from refining com
panies owning 88.8 per cent of the
estimated daily potential refining ca
pacity, and which was operated at 78.4
per cent of potential, indicate that the
industry as a whole ran to stills 3,
065.000 barrels of crude oil daily. The
daily average for the previous week,
based upon refineries representing 88 8
per cent of the total capacity, and
which operated at 77.2 per cent of
their capacity, was 3,020,000 barrels.
Finished and unfinished gasoline
stocks at refineries, terminals, in
transit and in pipe lines totaled 74.
798.000 barrels as of the end of the
week, compared with 73.585,000 barrels
as of the end of the previous week.
Cracked gasoline production by
companies owning 94.7 per cent of
the potential charging capacity of all
cracking units indicates that the in
dustry as a whole produced an average
of 695,000 barrels daily for the week,
compered with 695.000 barrels daily
for the previous week.
RESERVE BOARD ISSUES
CONDITION STATEMENT
Br the dated Preis.
The Federal Reserve Board s condi
tion statement of weekly reporting
member banks in 101 leading cities
gave the following summary of prin
cipal assets and liabilities on February
17, together with changes for the
week and with the same week last
year in millions of dollars:
Feb 17. Feb 10. Feb 19,
1937. 1931. 1930.
Loans and Invest
ments—total 22.589 4- 34 + 1.489
Loans to brokers
and dealers
In N. Y. City 974 + 05
Outside N Y. 227 —10 — 49
Loans on securities
to others (except
banks) _ . - 2.012 4- 10 4- 45
Acceptances and
commercial pa
per bought_ 400 4- 1 4- 49
Loans on real es
tate ... ... 1.149 — 8
Loans to backs_ 70 4- 4 -r <
Other loans 4.130 r 13 -r 849
U. S. Govt, direct
obligations 9.107 —14 4- 381
Obligations fully
guaranteed by C.
S. Govt. __ 1.210 — 0 + 13
Other securities_ 3.304 -r 5o -r lls
Reserve with P. R.
banks 5.333 —18 + 601
Cash in vault 379 —18 4 20
Balances with do
mestic banks 2.321 -r 90 — 13
Demand deposits—
adjusted 15.H04 -t- 52 + 1.492
Time deposits a.ll93 — 3 9- 204
U. S. Govt, deposits 383 — 51 — 141
Interbank deposits.
Domestic banks 0.038 + 85 -r 379
Foreign banks 414 4- 7 +• 17
Borrowings _ 3 9- 3 4- 1
CRUDE OIL ADVANCED
TEN CENTS A BARREL
By the Associated Press.
OIL CITY, February 24.—Prices of
Pennsylvania grade crude oil ad
vanced 10 cents a barrel today.
The South Penn Oil Co. announced
these new prices:
In National transit lines, Bradford
field, $2.67; Southwest Pennsylvania
lines, $2.42; Eureka pipe lines, $2.37,
and Buckeye pipe lines, $2.22.
The change affects fields in West
ern Pennsylvania, Northern West Vir
ginia, Eastern Ohio and Southwestern
New York.
-•
WAGES TO BE RAISED.
ALGONAC, Mich., February 24 </P).
—The Chris-Craft Corp. announced
two general wage increases, ap
plying to more than 700 hourly rate
employes. One 5 per cent increase
will be effective March 1 and another
5 per cent will be added on April 1.
CHICAGO GRAIN
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 24—An ad
vance of more than a cent a bushel
in wheat prices today, the first sub
stantial upturn the market has had
since Friday, was regarded by traders
as a technical reaction after the re
cent decline.
Constructive developments encour
aging buyers included reports of bet
ter Southwestern flour demand and
failure of fresh moisture to appear
in the Winter wheat belt. Dust
storms were reported In Spring wheat
territory.
Wheat closed *4-144 above yester
day's finish. May, 1.31%al.31%; July,
1.14%al.l5; and com was %-l cent
up, May, 1.06'ial.06%; July, 1.01a
1.02. Oats gained %-l%, rye %-Vs
and lard 7 to 12 cents.
WHEAT— Opm. High. Low. Close.
May lull's 1.32 1.30% 1.31%-%
July 1.13% 1.15% 1.13% 1 14%-.15
Sep. 1.11% 1.12% 1.11 1.12
CORN—
May. new 1 05% 1,004. 1.05% 1.00%-%
May. old l.fKiVa
July, new l.ul 1.02 1.01 1.07%-0l
July, old .99%
Sep „ .95 .95% .94% .95%-%
OAT3—
May _ 45% 47% .45% .47%-%
July -- .42 .43 .42 .43
Sep. 39% 40% .39% .40%
SOY BEANS—
May ..1.54 1.55 1.53% 1.55
July ...1.51 1.52% 1.61 1.52%
RYE—
May 107% 107% 1.07 1 07%
July .99 .99% .99 .HH3.
8ep .88% .89% .88% .89%
BARLEY—
May _ _ _ .82
LARD—
Mar. 12.10 12 27 12 10 12 27
May _ 1240 12.50 12.37 12.50
July 1260 12.75 12.00 12.75
Sep 12.85 13.00 12.85 12 97
DFT T TVfi
May 10 30 16 30 16 27 16 °7
July .. 10.52 1(17? 10.50 10.50
Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat—No. 2 mixed, 1.35; com. No.
4 mixed, 1.06'2-07%; No. 3 yellow.
1.08%-09%; No. 4 yellow, 1.06-08%;
No. 3 white. 1.11; No. 4 white, 1.08
09%; oats. No. 1 white, 50%; No. 2
white, 49«a; No. 3 white, 48-49; No, 4
white, 47%; soy beans, No. 3 yellow,
1.54%; barley feed, 80-95. nominal;
malting, 1.00-44, nominal; timothy
seed, per hundredweight. 6.00125: new,
5.75-6.00; clover seed, per hundred
weight, 28.00-35.00.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE February 24 OP.—Wheat.
No 2 red Winter, garlicky, spot, domestic,
1.43’a: February. 1 43’..
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG February 23 (Pi—Grain
range today Prev
High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT—
May 1 24'i 1.23 1.24 1.23*i-4.
July 1.20i.jjs I20i. 1.10’.-’.
October l.lo l 08‘. l.oo’2 i.(•;>1»-'«
OATS—
May ..VI3. .54'4 .54’, ,54’a
COMMERCIAL FAILURES
RISE TO 203 LEVEL
B» the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 24 —Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc., reported business
failures in the United States in the
five-day week ended February 18 at
203, the greatest since the period end
ed May 14. 1936, in which the total
was 206 for a six-day week.
The latest aggregate compares with
172 in the preceding week and 210 in
the like period a year previous. The
Lincoln's birthday holiday inter
vened in the most recent period.
N. &W. INCOME SHOWS
DECLINE IN JANUARY
By the A latec Press.
ROANOKE, Va., February 24.—The
( net income of the Norfolk & Western
| Railway Co. for January was $2,135.
j 838.88, a drop of $978,462.56 from the
$3,144,301.44 income reported for De
cember. 1936. It was disclosed in a
statement of revenues, expense and
net income, released at the general
office here today.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. Febiuary 24 (Pi (United States
Department ol Agriculturei.—Hogs. 21,000,
including 7.ooo direct: mostly lnalS lower;
spots 25 lower than Tuesday's average,
bulk good and choice 180-300 pound. 0.05
alO.(15: practical top. 10.05: one outstand
ing load. 10.15: bulk good sows. 9.25ai).50:
lew, 0.00 and 0.05.
Cattle ll.oOO: calves. 1.500: fed steers
and yearlings slow: steady with Tuesday s
decline. Monday strong advance erased
ruesday and cattle now back to or slightly
under late last week. Moderate carry
over Tuesday, most early sales today. 7.75a
10.25. with good choice and prime offerings
promising to bring ll.ooal4.25: stockers
slow, demand centering on fairly well
bred light yearmgs turning all the way
from ti.50a7.75. according to Quality and
flesh condition. Heifers steady: prime
kinds. 12.25 on kosher accounts: bulk short
fed o.oo down to 0.50: bulls steady at
O. 50 down: vealers 25 to 50 lower at 0.50
down to 7.50.
Sheep 0.000. Including 2.000: prac
tically no earlv trading on fat lambs: bet
ter kinds held steady; bidding unevenly
lower: sheep steady.
This advertisement is nnder no circumstance* to be construed as an offering of this Common
Stock for sale, or as an offer to bay, or as a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of such Common
• Stock. The offering is made only by the Prospectus. The Prospectus does not constitute an
offering of any shares by aay uderwriter in any state in which such underwriter is not qualified
to act as a dealer or broker.
NEW ISSUE
s
United Specialties Company
(A Delaware Corporation)
120,000 Shares
Common Stock
(Par Valae SI per share)
Price $16.00 per share
Copies of the Prospectus may be obtained only from such of the
undersigned as are registered dealers in securities in this State.
RUSSELL MAGUIRE & CO.
INCORPORATED
One Wall Street New York, N. Y.
JOHNSTON, LEMON & CO. D. H. McKNEW & CO., Inc.
Southern Bldg. Washington, D. C. 719 15th St. N.W. Washington, D. C.
February 94, 1997.
NEW YORK COTTON
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 24—Active
Liverpool and trade buying caused
cotton to rally further today, but in
creased hedge selling liquidation and
realizing appeared on the advances.
May, which had sold up to 12.49
from 12.57, reacted to 12.54 by mid
aftemoon, when the market generally
was 1 to 8 points net higher.
Futures closed steady. 2 to 12 higher.
High Low. Close.
March _ 12.78 12.70 12.78
May _12.88 12.4ft 12.58
July _12.43 12,36 12.42-43
October _11.95 11,88 11.92-93
December_ll.no 11 sb n.80-90
January .. 11.89 11 87 11.89h
Spot steady: middling. 13.18.
n—Nominal.
Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed firm. March. 10.74: May. 10.86; j
July. 10 92: S?ptember, 10 87; October, ,
| 10 80. Sales, 260 contracts, including I
> 04 switches.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. February 24 OPi.—Cot- I
ton added 2 to 3 more poults at the
opening today in Its advance toward higher
levels.
Most of the impetus for the upturn waa
derived from good foreign markets. Liver
pool particularly moved ahead briskly,
March opened at New Orleans at 12 02.
May at 12 47. July at 12.33 and December
at 1104. Most of the buying came from
domestic trade sources.
Opinion in trade circles appeared to be
unanimous that there would be a good de
mand for the staple over the next few
months, or until the new crop begins to
move.
Early weather reports w»re for the most
part favorable
Cottonseed oil futures opened steady.
March 10 22b Mav. 10 20b July. 10,37b:
September. 10.32b: October, 10.15b.
| b—-Bid
DOLLAR GOES DOWN
IN LONDON DEALINGS
By th« Associated Tress.
LONDON, February 24 —The United
States dollar declined 3-16 cent in
the foreign exchange market today.
The closing rate was $4 89 3-16 to
the pound, unchanged from the over
night New York rate.
French francs remained unchanged
at 105.12 francs to the pound.
PARIS, February 24 (A*).—Three
per cent rentes, 73 francs 50 cen
times; 41* per cent rentes. 75 10.
Exchange on London. 105.13. The
dollar was quoted at 21.49.
Washington Exchange
SALES.
Capital Traction 5s—$1,000 at 97.
Potomac Electric Power 3]4S—$1,000
at 104.
Capital Transit Co.—10 at 15!2.
Riggs Bank pfd—9 at 1011*.
Woodward & Lothrop pfd.—10 at 125.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction 5s—$500 at 9634.
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
Bid Asked.
Xmer. Tel A Tel. 4'2s ... 108!*
Anacostia & Pot. 5s _ 77 79
Ant & Pot. Guar. 5* 110!*
C. & P. Tel. of Va. 5s_ 104
CaD. Traction R. R. 5s_ 90 97
City & Suburban 5s _ 86 88
Georcetown Gas 1st 5s_126
Pot. Elec Pow. :i’/.s_lost. 104V4
Wash. Oas 5s 1958 _KMPs 107
Wash. Gas 5s 1060 . 121‘a 125
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. 4s 106'« -
MISCELLANEOUS
Ool. Country Club 5'*s 105 -1
W. M. Cold Storaae 5s 100 -
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY
Amer. Tel. & Tel (91 175, ....
I Capital Transit Co. bl.i'a 15%
N. At W Steamboat (g6) 110
Pot. El. Pow. <i'e old. Mi' *112, 114%
Pot. El. P. 6'4% Pi. (5 50) •113)4
Wash Gas Lt. Co. (3.60 8fi% 88%
Wash. By. As El com (36) *725
| Wash. Ry. At El. old. (5) *110 110%
BANK AND TRUST COMPANY.
Amer. Sec. At Tr CO. (e8)._ 285 -
Bank ol Bethesda (h.75)- 34 -
Capital (4) 135 -
Oom. At Saving* (a8)- 205 -
Liberty (4) . -140 -
Lincoln (16.25) __- 200 -
Natl. Sav Ac Tr. ---- - 145 —
Pr Oeorges Bk. At Tr. (.60) 18 21
Riggs (e8) 345 360
Riggs pfd (5) -101 - —
Washington (0> - 133 —
! Wash. Loan At Tr. (e8) 2.o 310
FIRE INSURANCE.
American (6) - 100 -
Corcoran (5) 10O -
Firemen's (1.60) *b-8 -
National Union (.60)... 18 -
TITLE INSURANCE
i Columbia (.30) 12 17%
Real Estate (8) 160 - --
MISCELLANEOUS.
Carpel Coro (2.00) 22 27
Lanston Monotype (t4i 95
Mergenthaler Linotype (5) *04 « m
Peoples Drug S. com. (tl.on) d, (>0
; Peoples Drug S Did. (8.50) 114
Real Est. M.AtG, of. I**.70> j>% «%
Security Storage (5) l-O l-5
Ter Rel. At Wh. Corp. (3) 60
Wdwd. At Loth com. (t 1.50) .0 ,8
Wdwd. & Loth. Ofd. (<> 1-^
•Ex dividend.
550c*paldXMay 15. 1936: 50c paW Aug.
15 1936; 60e oald Nov. 10. 1936.
a—4(» extra,
e—20> extra.
VngwiM Dee. 16- 1930.
• • 25c>Cpa^d^ajune 30. 1936; 45c Belli
December 22 1936. .
3Lb—50% stock dividtnd.
WESTERN RAIL CHIEFS
HAIL FREIGHT GAINS
BT the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Febj^iary 24 —Sharp
freight loading gains'on the Santa Pe
and Union Pacific Railway systems
provided an Important footnote to ob
servers of business today.
Samuel T. Bledsoe, chairman and j
! president of the Atchison, Topeka Si
Santa Fe Railway, said carloadings
on the company’s lines for the first 19
days of the month indicated an aver
age Increase of about 20 per cent.
Testimony of Union Pacific’s gain
was offered by Carl Gray, president of
the road. He said thus far in Febru
ary, operating revenues have been
showing a sharper Increase over a year
ago than in recent months. This he
attributed to freight traffic.
CHANGE IN FREIGHT
MINIMUM IS ASKED
Br the Associated Press.
The Mlssouri-Hlinois Railroad Co.
asked the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today to modify an order
fixing a minimum rate of 45 cents per
100 pounds on pick-up and delivery
traffic between St. Louis and line
points in Illinois.
The application said Imposition of
the minimum rate makes the carrier
unable to meet motor highway com
petition.
American Crystal Orders
$1.50 a Share—50 Cents
Paid Previously.
By the / Press.
NEW YORK, February 24—A divi
dend of $1.50 a share was announced
on common stock of the American
Crystal Sugar Co., with headquarters
at Denver.
It is payable March 15 to holders
of record March 5. The company
previously paid 50 cents a share, re
suming dividends at that rate last
October.
Wesson Oil A Snowdrift.
Wesson Oil <Ss Snowdrift Co., with
general offices at New Orleans, de
clared an extra dividend of 50 cents
a share and the regular quarterly div
idend of 12V£ cents on the common,
payable April 1 to holders of record
March 15. A similar extra was paid
January 2. The company produces
vegetable oils.
syminfion-uouia.
Symington-Gould Corp. announced
an initial dividend of 10 cents on the
capital stock, payable March 31 lo
stock of record March 19. Company,
formed in 1936 through merger of
Gould Coupler and Symington Co.
produced railway supplies, with plants
at Rochester and Depew, N. Y.
Bridgeport Brass.
Bridgeport (Conn.) Brass Co., de
clared-a quarterly dividend of 15 cents
on common stock, payable March 31
to stock of record March 5. Previously
the company paid 10 cents quarterly.
Hygrade Svlvania.
Hygrade Sylvania Corp., producer of
lamps, with headquarters at Boston
and plants at Salem, Mass.; Clifton,
N. J„ and Emporium and St. Marys,
Pa., declared a quarterly dividend of
75 cents on the common stock, pay
able April 1 to stock of record March
10. A quarterly of 50 cents was paid
January 2 last.
Hercules Powder Co.
Directors of Hercules Powder Co. de
clared a dividend of $1.50 a share on the
common stock, payable March 25 to
holders of record March 12. The com
pany paid varying dividends last year,
including a year end disbursement of
$2 and $1.25 quarterly In June and
September.
OPTION EXERCISED
NEW YORK. February 24.—Mc
Graw Hill Publishing Co. notified tne
New York Stock Exchange that the
option granted F. Eberstadt & Co. for
purchase of 23.000 shares of common
stock, previously held In the treasury,
had been exercised in full, and that
the company no longer holds any
common shares in the treasury.
SANTA FE OPENS BIDS.
NEW YORK. February 24 OP).—
Bids were opened today by Atchisor.
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad on $13 -
800,000 of 2*4 per cent equipment
trust ‘certificates, the first issue put
out by the road since before the turn
of the present century.
Jewel Tea Co.—Sales. 4 weeks end
ed January 30, were up 13.7 per cent.
p
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