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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Mr.. and Mrs. William Berry and son,
Robert Costgrain, OF Allentown, Pa. are
visiting Mrs. Berry's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. II. Baldwin, here.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Brunettes and Blondes-Buy Lib
erty Bonds!
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Miss Mae Trabbold. whose mar
riage to Raymond r. Ulsman. OF
Toronto. took place on September Is.
has been called home to the bedside
OF her mother. who is seriously III.
Mr.. Ulsman is a lieutenant in the
army and expects 10 be called TO
the front.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Mr. and Mrs Francis I. dupont will
make their home this winter in phila-
.delphia where they have leased the
house OF Mrs. John Kearsley Mitchell,
at No. 1880 Pine street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

NcNAMEE-on October "a. to Mr. and
Mrs. James McNamee. Of No. 209 Monroe
street. this city son.
DENNEY-on October 2i TO Mr.. and Mrs.
+. c. Denney. Of No. 21s Lincoln
street. this city. son, named Marvin F.
HowEJL-Ou October % 70 Mr. and MIS-
Elmer + Howell. OF No. III West highth
street. this city a daughter.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Buy your share in victory--Liberty
Bonds
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Every Liberty Bond spikes German
gun.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Mrs. T. Coleman dupont, Mrs. J. Err
nest Smith, Mrs. William X. dupont.
and Mrs. II. Fletcher Brown left here
today TO attend a Y. w. C. A. field con
ference TO be held in Pittsburgh to-
morrow. Plans for apportioning Mary
land, Pennsylvania and DelaNare's
shares In the campaign for four mill
lion dollars recently inaugurated by
the National \. w. c. A. FOR war work
among women and girls Of this and
ally nations, will no discussed.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cassidy. Dr.,
OF Bel Air, Md, were weekend guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Francis s. Written.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Miss Mildred Taylor returned today
from Maine, where she has been spend
ing two months.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Mrs. w. A. Edgar, Of the College Inn
Apartments, has as her guest, Mrs. G..
B. Woodruff, Of Reading, Pa. Yesterday
Mrs. Edgar entertained at a luncheon
for her guest.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-24

Mr.. and Mrs David Lindsay, jr. who
have been spending the summer and
fall at SiNcrside, will return 10 their
home In this city about the first OF
November.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Patterson
and Miss Elizabeth Patterson, will re-
turn TO their town house, at Van Blu
rem street and Delaware avenue. about
the first OF the month from their sum
mer home near Chadd's Ford.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
ENLARGED CORN RECEIPTS
LOWER PRICES OF week
Uncertainty From German Invasion
Of Italy Is Also a Depressing
Factor in Market.

CHICAGO. November 3.-Enlarging re-
ceipts OF new grain this week as wen as
uncertainty resulting from the German
invasion Of Italy have pulled down the
corn market. Prices this morning as
compared with a week ago showed de-
clines of 2es to 4S. Oats were of x
to q. Provisions showed a rise of II to
1.S0.
The enlarged movement Of new corn
came chiefly in the southwest and had
made a noticeable impression on values
before any news of tho Italian retreat
was at hand. Rains that rendered much
corn unfit for food acted temporarily as
something Of an Offset, but as the magni-
tude OF the Italian reverse counted with
increasing bearishness on the security
market the depression was reflected more
and more in corn prices. Crop estimates
indicating that the 1917 yield per aero
was three-fourths OF a bushel moro than
had been predicted on October ] had
considerable influence also as a handicap
on the bulls.
Lightness of country offerings held the
oats market relatively firm.
Scarcity Of hog arrivals did much to lift
provisions. Federal assurances of .sproper
remuneration to the producer and the
announcement OF big reduction in ware
house stocks throughout the west added
impetus to the upward movement Of
prices.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
FOOD PLEDGE RETURNS
PASS FIvE-MILLl0N MARK
California Gives Biggest Surprise Of
the Weeks Campaign, Putting
State in Lead.

With probably little more than half
the country heard from. returns from
the food pledge week campaign today
passed the hve-million mark. Tho off,
cial tabulation at campaign headquar-
ters here showed 5.ooo.4o2 families en-
rolled as members Of the United States
food administration.
A statement issued today said that Il
probably would be at least ten days
before anything like complete results
could be announced. since New York
state has definitely decided to carry
Its drive over another week, and in
dfcations are that about twenty other
states will follow suit.
This has been necessitated, because
rain and snow storms the flrst Of the
week prevented the pledge card can
vassers in many districts from doing
any work whatever.
California gave the biggest surprise
Of the campaign today by reporting
1859 new cards signed, making q
total Of 251.17s. and putting 1t in the
lead. This pushed Michigan, with zlS.-
851 cards. back into second place, and
New Jersey, with 1s7,07s, into third.
This. however, docs not Include New
York state. where New York city is be-
Ing taken as a separate unit. The cam
paign manager in that city has already
reported 286,762 cards signed, and the
balance Of the state, 1SS.262.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
UNTIL THE WAR ENDS.

NEW YORK. November 3.-Nearly
300 saloons in three New Jersey towns
-Hoboken, Jersey City and weehaw-
ken-closed their doors at midnight
last night. to stay closed for the dura-
tion Of the war, following an order is
sued by A. J. Steelman. assistant
United States district attorney. Under
the mandate, Hoboken lost 27o Of its
8SS saloons.
Soon after the United States entered
the war, when the War Department
took over many of the Hoboken piers
military officials endeavored to obtain
an order from Washington to have tho
saloons in the territory closed. Pro-
tests by Hoboken officials and the sa-
loonkeepers served to postpone the
closing order until yesterday.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
MAY VOTE ON QUESTION
OF RETURNING TO WORK
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Strikers Awaiting Federal Set
tlement Of Situation.

SAN FRANCISCO. November s.-strik-
ing employees in various Washington
and Oregon cities OF the Pacific Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company were ex-
pected today to vote on the question Of re-
turning t., work a. ordered by their dis
trict council to await settlement of the
situation by the government In Portland.
however. the strikers at a meeting last
night decided that they would not
return. unless the government took
over the company's plants.
Communicating Of the plants Wan
recommended yesterday by Werner q
Reed, federal mediator here, to Secre-
tary Wilson OF the Department Of Labor.
now at Bisbee. Ariz.
It Is understood that Secretary VIII
son and other members OF the federal
industrial commission will hasten to
San Francisco for the purpose of at
tempting to bring about a settlement
Of the strike.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Tho dealers report the wholesale mar
ket well supplied and prices this morning
ranged about as follows: ,....
average receipts. 46a47; southern West
Virginia, "A.
CHEESE-New York state factory.
new, 27a2s.
BUTTER-Elgin print. ~: Elgin tub.
<6 Is; process, a: store packed. 34ass.
POULTRY-Live hens. per lb.. 20:
ROSTERS. per lb.. IS; turkeys. per lb.,
2s: spring chickens; per lb'' 2oaal:
ken5si nFEs ysans PoGfrRYMHens s5fh. 1saeo choice
per h.. 2oa21: spring chickens. q
per lb.. 1sa2o: geese. per H.. 1sa15.
GREEN FRUITS Apples. new; per
MIA oranges. 4.0oa5Oo lemons. 5.50a6.5o:
peaches, 1.25a2.00 crate: grapes, Con-
cords. Alb. basket. 1Sa20; pears. bas-
ket. 25a25o; grapefruit. crate. 4.so;
VEGETABLES - Potatoes. aooa4. 90
per bbL: No. 2 potatoes. 15oa2.5o:
sweet potatoes. 2.50a3.75 per Dbl: No 2.
1.25a1.50 per bbL: sweet potatoes. LISA
1.35 per basket: string beans. per basket.
3.50a5.00; peppers. crate. 1.50a2.00; okra,
per crate, 2.25a3.5o: radishes, per 100.
1.50a2 90. cucumbers. basket. L 5oa350;
eggplant. 3.00a4.00 crate; new cabbage.
per bbl.. 2.o0ae so, beets. per bunch.
cry. 3oa1.oo per doz.: celery, crate. 2.50a
500: romaine lettuce. 1.00ai.5o: sq',ash.
1.50a2.0O per crate: tomatoes. 75a2.O0;
spring onions. 1.50a2.00 per 100 bunch
es: onions. per sack. 3.50a3.75; spinach.
2.25a2.50 per bbl: kale. 1.25a1.50 bbL:
turnips. per box. 75aS0: per bbl.. 2.50a3 90.
LIVE STOCK-Sheep. per lb.. 7aS:
lambs, spring, 16: calves. per lb., 16:
medium, per lb.. 15a151z; common. per
lb., 12a13.
PoRK-sman. % lb.; medium. 21ac2 lb,:
heavy, 20 lb.
SEEDS-Red clover. 14.50a15.00 per
bu.: alsike clover. 12.5oa14.50 per bu:
crimson clover. 1250a15.00 per bu.: tim
othy. 3.S5a4.00 per bu.; red top. 14.00a
Is. 90 per 100 lbs: bluegrass. 3.00a3.5o.
GRAIN-Wheat, milling. per bu.. 2.1oa
go: corn. per bu., 200a2. 05. oats. white.
69a70: mixed oats, 67a6S; hay. No. ], c6a
81: No. 2. 24a25.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
s1NN FEINERs CHECKED.
Prominent Catholic Declares Armed
Force Would Be Morally Unlawful

LONDON. November s-The sinu
Fein movement has suffered durins the
last few days q serious check in conse-
ouence Of the denunciation Of any sort
Of armed rebellion by some prominent
r,.mbers of the Roman Catholic clergy.
Of the Daily Mail. The correspondent
refers especially to . sermon by the
Rev. Thomas p. Gilmartin. bishop Of
Clonfort. on the eve Of recent visit
to Loughrea Of Prof. Do Valera. one of
Rishop Gilmartin declared that q
RECOURSE to armed force under the
present circumstances would be NOR
ally unlawful.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
WEATHER.

For the District OF Columbia and
Maryland, fair tonight; temperature
about freezinR. Tomorrow fair; slight
iy warmer; gentle shifting winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight; frost IN
southeast portion. Tomorrow fair.
crate to fresh northerly winds on the
coast.
Tide Tables.
compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey.
Today-Low tide. 5:11 am. and 5:27
Tom%orrow~Iow % tide. 500 am. and
$40 p.m.; high tide. 11:4S am.
The Sun and Moon.
roday-sun rose. e:37 am: sun sets.
Tomorrow-sun rises. e:ss a.m.: sun
sets, sos pm.
Moon rises. s:47 pm; Sc sets, s,,IG 1i;o7 am am.
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were tho readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning % at ? Pm Yesterday;
8 pm. Al; IL midnight. 3s: today. 4
am, al; am, 81: 12 noon. 40; pm. 5s.
Maximum, IS at 2 pm. today: minimum.
20, at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, go; minimum. 80.
Barometer-Yesterday pm. 30.36;
pm. a0.3s; IL midnight. 30.ss; to-
day. 1 am, 30.37: am. 3o.37; IL noon.
1929; pm. 30.25.
Condition Of the Water.
r.r,nerature and condition of wat~r
at 8 am: Great Falls-Temperature
4s: condition. 800. Dalecarlia reser-
north connection. 900: condition at
south connection. 700. Georgetown
a.; condition at influent gatehouse.
1870: condition at effiuent gatehouse.
IS.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERs FERRY. W. Va. Novem-
Der g. The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers were muddy this morning.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
Universities to Discuss Problems.

IOWA CITY. Iowa. November s.
Twenty-three of the foremost univer-
stiles Of the country are expected to
participate in tho nineteenth annual
conference of the Association of Amer
lean Universities here November 8, 8
and 10. at the State University of
that have arisen with the war will
form one of the principal topics for
discussion. The following universi-
ties are members of the Organization:
Chicago. Minnesota, Yale, Wisconsin.
Pennsylvania, Princeton. Nebraska.
Iowa. Missouri. Ohio State, Kansas.
California. Clark. Columbia, Cornell.
Harvard. Illinois. Indiana, Johns Hop
the Catholic University OF America.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
$3.50 BANK ROBBERY
BATTLES D. c. POLICE
Money Stolen From the Assistant
Cashiers Cage at the Franklin
National Other Thefts.

Federal and District authorities are
working today on the disappearance Of
$s.750 from the counter in the cage Of
John e. Benton. assistant cashier at the
Franklin National Bank, Pennsylvania
avenue and 10th street. yesterday. dur
ing banking hours. Inspector Grant
chief Of detectives, and Detectives Kelly
apd ODea are on the case.
The roll Of bills contained nine 81, ,o00
notes. two 800 bills. two $40 bills and
one SO bill. It disappeared from the
cage. It Is stated. during q brief inter-
val Mr.. Benton was transacting busi-
ness outside tho caga, and Inspector
Grant suggested the possibility Of N
expert bank sneak having made the
haul
Easy With Aid Of Cane.
Tho covering the Of small opening II
tho cage was pushed aside and Q receip,
slip that had been left on the roll OF
bills was found near the opening,
person In front Of tho cage, Inspocto,
Grant stated. might easily have OBJ.
tanned possession Of the money witt
the assistance Of a cane or short stick
One of the runners In the employ OF
the bank, 1t is stated, obtained the
money from tho Treasury Department
yesterday morning. the cash represent
ing sum the federal governmen,
owned the bank on account Of the cash.
ing of drafts. It was recalled that the
roll was placed on the counter and
the receipt slip left on it, but was moi
secured to the bills by the rubber band
which kept the bills together. The fact
that the slip was found on the for.
ward part OF the counter indicates. the
police say. that the money was pulled
through tho cage window.
inspector Grant was summoned te
the bank a. soon a. tho loss Of ths
money was discovered. and he tool
the two detectives with him. Thi,
morning tho inspector said no clue e
the robber had been found.
Other Robberies Reported.
Other robberies have been reported
by the following:
William B. Mccullough, 228 New
Jersey avenue, overcoat; Sarah Ire.
bino. 1925 Corcoran street, $50: Mary
e. Bell. 1112 Girard street, pocket.
book containing $15.35; Chris Ramm.
ling. 340O 18th street. groceries; Louis
Waxburg, 5628 Connecticut avenue
suit Of clothes; Robert Ketner. janito,
at 1444 w street, telephone SLOT
machine and contents: Grace Turner
1870 New Jersey avenue. $11; Phoebe
Campbell. 1881 10th street, $12: Lillian
Gross. 1927 Columbia street, wearing
apparel; Thomas Poole, Centerville
Md. two dozen chickens; William
Meyers, $40 Maryland avenue north.
east, and W. E. Yonkel, 245o 1sth
street, bicycles.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
Ordered to Resume Work.

Instructions to striking employees Of
the Pacific Telephone and TeleRraph
Company lines at Walla Walla, Seattle.
Tacoma and Portland to return to work
and remain at work pending mediation
conferences were repeated In teleerams
sent to the labor leaders on the coast
today by Frank ]. McNulty, president
of the International Association Of
Electrical Workers.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
Fire at Oil City. La.

NEW ORLEANS. November 3.-spe.
cial dispatches received here from
Shreveport shortly before noon stated
that fire at Oil City. La. about which
startling reports had been circulated
caused only slight damage and that II
was under control at II am. The fire
started In a tailor shop. the dispatches
stated, and burned several small build.
ings. No oil was burned, and the au-
thorities did not believe 1t was of in.
cendiary origin.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
Selective Draft in Hawaii,

HONOLULU, T. H. November 3.-The
drawing for the selective draft in the
Hawaiian Islands. begun yesterday,
was concluded late last night. Eight
thousand two hundred and eight cap
sules. representing a registration of
10000 eligible men. were placed in a
bowl and withdrawn by territorial Of
ficials.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
New York Mercantile Paper.

NEW YORK. November 3.-Mercan-
tile paper. 51S. Sterling 60-day bills.
AIN: commercial 60-day bills on
banks. All: commercial 6o-day bills.
4.70H; demand. 4.75N: cables. 4.76 7-1e.
Francs. demand. 5.75A: cables. 5.74h.
Guilders. demand. 44h: cables. IS.
demand. 13x: cables. 1855. Bar silver.
Ssx. Mexican dollars. 6s. Government
bonds, steady. Railroad bonds. weak.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
SLUMP IN RAIL STOCKS
BREAKS entire MARKET

NEW YORK, November 1-Advaneea
in the stock market do not seem At Al
probable until some favorable develop
ments give encouragement to tho pub
lie and the mon Of means.
In tho meantime the work OF holding
values without serious losses has been
greatly aided by the curbinS OF short
selling. and this IL about the best that
can be hoped for.
Steel men were apparently satisfied
over the adoption Of the thirty-three-
dollar basis for iron a. q result OF the
conference of the government repre-
sentatives and the American Iron and
Steel Institute. It was reported that
Steel common had been sold after the
regular session yesterday up TO D. Out
these reports were not verified.
That they were probably false was
evident when the stock opened at %
this morning. followed by . recovery
to 9iL
Evening star., 1917-11-03
TUG FIREMEN STRIKE.
Serious Congestion Of Wheat Ton.
mage in Harbor at Buffalo.

BUFFALO, N. z. November "a
strike Of tug firemen resulted today in
serious congestion in the harbor here,
where thousands of bushels of export
wheat are arriving daily from upper lake
ports.
The day crews notified the local man
ager of the Great Lakes Towing Com
pany last night that they would not re-
turn to work today because their wages
were not satisfactory. Tho night
crews did not report.
T. Y. OConnor, president Of sLe In
ternational Longshoremen's Associa-
tton. with which the Tug Firemen's AS
sociation is affiliated, wired the local
president Of the firemen today that the
strike was unauthorized, and threat
ened to withdraw the local charter IL
Evening star., 1917-11-03
Another Warrant for Lenine.

PETROGRAD, Friday. November D.
The ministry Of Justice has issued
new warrant for the arrest Of Nikolai
Lenine, the pacif1st agitator. Accord
ing to the Russkaia VOLTA, Lenine ad-
dressed the central council of the Boil
sheviki urging them not to hold the
demonstration set for today, which did
not take place. The Cossack guard in
Petrograd was doubled today.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
Mckinley Dollar Appears.

Tho Mckinley birthplace souvenir
act Of Congress authorised tho coinage
Of 100000 pieces, Of 81 face value. all
to be distributed through tho Mckinley
National Birthplace Association, Of
Niles. Ohio. This organisation is dis
tributing the Mckinley birthplace SOU
ventrs through q number Of agencies
throughout the country. usually banks.
The price asked is 50 each, or four for
SO.
None is known yet to have found its
way into Washington.
The coins, legal tender Of tho United
States. bear McKinley's likeness on the
diverse and q representation Of the
memorial at his birthplace on the re-
verse. They were made to aid In de-
fraying the expense Of the memorial
Evening star., 1917-11-03
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. November 3.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head; tomorrow. 81, 900; un-
settled at Yesterdays average to Is lower;
bulk, 16.60a17.25; light, 15.75a17.25; mixed,
16. 20a17.50; heavy. 16.15a1755: rough,
16. 15a16.40: pigs, 12.00a15.75.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head: weak; ma
tive steers, 6.75a17.50; western steers,
6. .25a13 10; stockers and feeders, 610a11 80:
cows and heifers. 5.00a1215: calves, 7.5oa
400.
sheep-Receipts. 5000: weak; wethers,
8. .75a13.00; lambs. 12.25a16.75.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK. November 3.-The ac-
tu.I condition of clearing house banks
and trust companies for the week
shows that they hold $l10.SS0.610 re-
This is an Increase Of $55.376.940 from
In at week.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
POWDER MARKET.
Quotations furnished BY W. B. Hibbs 4 %.

A group Of artists organized under
the name Of Friends Of Paris" has Pc
titioned the French undersecretary for
fne arts to devote the gardens Of the
Palais Royal to children's entertain
Evening star., 1917-11-03

/. George Davis. a hostler employed at
the Washington Hotel In Philadelphia.
where a fire resulted in the death Of a
Baltimore salesman and the injury of
several persons, Tuesday night, has
been arrested charged with arson.
Evening star., 1917-11-03

A portrait of Emperor William of
Germany which had been hanging for
many months In the Brazilian govern
ment palace has been removed by or
der Of the minister for foreign AFFAIRS.
Evening star., 1917-11-03

Tho sinn Fein prisoners in Mountjoy.
ireland. having abandoned the hunger
strike on accepting the concessions Of
the government, have now all recov-
cred their health.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
STOCK EXCHANGE PUT TO
SEVERE TEST THIS WEEK

NEW YORK, November 3-The stock
exchange was put to its most severe
test this week since the memorable pe-
riod preceding It's suspension and re-
sumption in the latter part of 1914. The
decision to restrict short sales, SO far
as such action may be feasible, was ar
rived at after quoted values had re-
ceded to lowest prices Of the year and
In many cases to levels materially un-
der those touched in the panic of 1917.
Trading became more orderly under
the new regulations, but the undertone
denoted fresh liquidation, evidently
arising from urgent conditions. To a
considerable extent the further selling
was believed to represent foreign Of
ferings.
Italy and Russia Factors.
1t Is generally recognized that this
weeks serious shrinkage of prices
would have been almost impossible but
for the reversal sustained by the Ital-
ian army and the revival of chaotic
conditions in Russia.
These developments found clear re-
flection in the new low record made by
exchange on Rome and the greater de-
probation in Russian external bonds.
No less factor in the decline was the
quarterly report Of the United States
Steel Corporation. disclosing a sub
stantial decrease in total earnings and
the enormous appropriation made to
meet the war tax demands Of the fed
eral government.
Earnings of the railroads were again
of such adverse character as to call
attention to the agitation for increased
freight rates The Interstate Commerce
Commission Is expected to mako early
announcement on that point.
Evening star., 1917-11-03
Whole List Fails to Hold.

Most of the industrials were stronl
to higher in the first hour. with thu
rails shaky, and as the session wore
on. despite the fact that there was ne
unfavorable news, the whole list stag
gered and failed to hold. all gains melt
ton. which continued right up to thu
tap of the bell.
1t was plain case Of the limo not
holding where holding was the besi
expected.
The weakness in the railroad sharet
was probably responsible for tho mar.
ket weakness. their decline being 1 Il
2 points. with st. Paul the weakling. OF
to 421a and 80. on persistent rumort
that the former gilt-edge corporation
would find it difficult to meet its dtvi'
dend on preferred shares and would b<
compelled to reduce or pass the dis
tribution on the common stock.
Slump Catches Steel.
Baltimore and Ohio. Canadian Pacific
Reading and Union Pacific were all soft
The slump caught Steel common for 9
Is to q net loss for tho session. with
all gains elsewhere wiped out. with
fractional recessions added in practi.
cally everything.
Mercantile Marine preferred present
ed a strong front during the flrst houl
with 3-point net gain, small frac.
tional improvement being maintained
to the close. Mexican Petroleum soft
The closing was weak.
Trade buying Of near months and
covering caused a rally during the
middle of the morning. with December
selling up to 27.5s and January te
1853. or about to 1s points net
higher on the general list. Offerings
then increased. however. with Decem-
ber breaking to 1920 and January te
26.4S under Wall street and southern
selling. Tho close was steady at q
net advance Of I point in January. but
generally 12 to 90 points lower. It I.
rumored that private returns indicate
ginning of 7,275,000 bales to November
l, against s.623.0oo last year.