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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08

EOII AOItOn
New Orleans-Mi ddling 40.50c; receipts
Ho4; sales 1850: stock P5, O1O. 4
MISUNDERSTANDING 42.50c; receipts s765;
exports 1870: sales 5457 stock So2 16e.
Mobile Middling SIC; receipts 10.10l !;
sales 10; stock 29,911.
misunderstanding IS SSc; receipts s511 (;
exports IA, $40; sales 42S; stock SO, Obs.
Misunderstanding SS.SSc; receipts 1910;
stock 1874
charleston-Middnng sSTsc; receipts 1910;
stock 92794
Misunderstanding CSC; receipts 1902;
stock 60, 702.
Texas City-StocS &c, 03s.
Norfolk-Middling sS.5oc; receipts 1857;
sales 7S2; stock 1855.
Baltimore-Receipts $3.50; stock g, 500.
Boston-Middling SO. 75c; stock s699
Notwithstanding 40c; receipts 125;
stock 6S72.
New York-Middling 80, 75c; stock 101, 2s5.
Minor Ports-Receipts 15.H7; exports
1914; stock 9s 4S5.
Total aoday-Receipts 51,132; export
i2,5l4; stock 1,599,07S.
Total for Week-Receipts 800, $50; export
i05,379
Total for Season-Export 1,s4s, 1879; ex-
pert 111.S10.
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that there should be no more coaling of
foreign vessels at American ports be-
cause of the coal strike. Fear was that
this meant a pronounced shrinkage in
the export movement.
Under the offerings the market fell to
level Is to 80 points under the close
of yesterday. Later on there were
favorable rumors regarding the settle
ment of the strike and also concern
ing the ratification of the peace treaty,
and prices were carried back to about
highest of the day, but in the late
afternoon offerings increased again.
evidently because of expectations of
large returns in the ginning report to-
morrow from the census bureau, and
further recessions resulted.
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WALL STREET HAS
DAY IN WHICH THE
LEADERS TAKE DROP
A Score of Rail Stocks Take
a Rise and Hold the
Lead All Through
the Day


New York November Trading in
stocks today was marked by an abb
sence of the feverish conditions which
accompanied the dealings of the two
preceding sessions. The undertone con-
tinued feverish, however. many leaders
closing at declines of to points
So far as the market showed any
stability at all, the Improvement was
mainly due to easier money. Call
loans opened at 70 per cent, receded
in the last hour to 10, and closed at
the opening quotation.
Another factor which contributed to
the more orderly trend was the strength
of rails. Almost score of those is
sues held the better part of their
gains of / to IA points under lead of
Southern Pacific
The usual favorites in the steel,
equipment, motor Apd oil groups were
inclined to throw OF their recent heav-
i2ess at times, but fell away toward
the end when fresh pressure developed
Shipping, tobacco, leather, rubber and
unclassified specialties which figured in
the advance of the previous month also
were reactionary, probably as result
of the lack of pool support.
Several of the motor accessories, no
tably Bosch Magnetic and Stromberg
Carburetor, were conspicuously strong
with chemical and fertilizer issues. The
latter included American Linsed Ma
tional Aniline and Virginia Carolina
Chemical 13-point rise in Associated
Oil was the more noteworthy because of
the heaviness of most other petrol
Gums Transcontinental Oil also dis
kplayed unusual activity and strength
Liberty issues without exception,
were lower on larger offerings. The
general bond list also evinced irregu-
lar tendencies, Dominion of Canada
SIS of 1881 declining points. Total
sales (par value) aggregated S15.575,-
oo0.~Old United States bonds were I'M
changed on call.
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Liverpool Cotton.

py AAtpSiAtsn TFoSN
Liverpool, November 7.-Cotton spot IN
good demand. prices steady. Good mid
ding. I'd; fully middlng, $500; mid
ding. 25.5cd; low middling. 2S.2Sd; good
ordinary. 21-lOd; ordinary, 9o.1Od. Sales.
10000 bales, including 74co American. Re
ceipts, 10oo bales. no American. Futures
closed steady November, 25.00d; Deem
Der. 2470d; January. SSe5d; March, S2.9ld;
May, s2.2sd; July, A.Spd; October. 1850.
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Money Market

New York, November Mercantile
paper s4@S1a per cent. Sterling O-day
bills 4131s; commercial CO. day bills on
banks 4.12A; commercial 6o-day bills
4.11A; demand Asa; cables 4.16. Francs
demand S.97; cables 895. Guilders, de-
mand 37B: cables 377s. Lires demand
lila; cables 10 Marks demand 2S5;
cables Est. Government bonds heavy;
railroad bonds irregular. Time loans
strong; 60 days, 90 days and six months,
6 per cent bid. Call money firm; ruling
rate IL, bank aceptances ~.
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New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, November 7.--F1uctuas-
tons in cotton today were not as wide
as usual. Something of yesterdays re-
dictionary tendency persisted. but there
were periods of strength, so that the
price changes carried the market from
moderate net advances to moderate net
declines The net results of the day
were declines of to % points
The opening was higher on a much
better Liverpool than expected, but
when prices were Is to AZ points up
heavy selling came upon the market as
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Cotton Seed Oil

BY Associated Press
New York, November AFTER ruling
easy early in the day under liquidation
by scattered longs, cottonseed oil stead
led up on the firm crude situation and
outside support. Final prices were
points lower to 10 net higher. Sales, 1900
barrels Tenders. 300 barrels. Prime
crude. 2O.25c; prime summer yellow spot.
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Interior Movement

Houston-Middling A5oc; receipts 1909;
shipments 1l170 sales 1909; stock 1906
Notwithstanding 42e; receipts 1857,
shipments 1884, sales 1900 stock 1888 362
Augusta-Middling SOC: receipts 1909;
shipments 2557: sales 1861; stock 1901
st. Louis-42c; receipts S61; shipments
$50; stock 5197
Little Rock-i0.50 soc; receipts 1904: ship
ments 1885, sales 1888; stock 81, $40
Total Today-Receipt 1851; shipments
1904; stock 64i, 1888
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Weekly Liverpool

BY Associated Press
Liverpool November Weekly cotton
statistics: Total forwarded to mills, So
900 bales, American $1,000; stock, $50 900,
American $4,000; imports, 1900, Ameri-
can $1,000; exports, 6153
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Dry Goods.

BY Associated Press
New York, November Cotton goods
and yarns were firm today at higher
levels. The wool trade awaited the OPEN
ing of government auctions next week.
Silk was steady.
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Bank of England

py SssvV'dtou FIoss
Paris, Thursday, November G-The
weekly statement OF the Bank Of France
shows the following changes:
Gold In hand increased 562,S2s francs
Silver in hand decreased 1.o30, S72. Notes
in circulation increased 445, 3S2, SIS. Treas
ury deposits increased 2s, 1S6, 110. General
deposits decreased 3,491. 092- Bills dis
counted increased 24,e7c, 46s Advances in
creased 562, 1929. New advances to the
state, 200 0Oo, 900 francs.
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A certain county of Connecticut boasts
of its record OF having had but two MUIR
ders in nearly 100 years.
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Seats Come High

New York. November IA new
record price for . seat ON the stock
exchange was made today when =
place sold for $4,000. This IL e1O,-
O0(' above the previous record prize.
psid less than = week ago.
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Sugar Market

New York. November There was no
change in raw sugar prices, which are
quoted at 7.2Sc for centrifugal to the re-
finer New crops were quieter, with no
fresh business reported, although the I'M
dertone was firm ard prices were well
maintained While thcre has been con-
siderable business in new crop Cubas,
the local food administrator is said to
have looked with disfavor on these trans
actions and the trade ic more confused
than ever in regard to the marketing of
the new crop. There were no purchases
reported by the board
The distribution Of refined sugar
through the committee continues to i'm
prove and further allocations were re-
ported Prices were unchanged to SC for
fine granulated.
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Naval Stores
Nv Associated PreSs

Savannah, November 7.-Turpent1ne
firm s156; sales 253: receipts 1T; ship
ments Al; stock 1856. Rosin firm, sales
725. receipts SIS; shipments 57B; stock
1870. Quote: B. D, e, F. G, $1675: H.
SIPS; I. SIS. 90; K, s2o.05; NJ, 5000; N.
s2I. 90; WIG, s21.75; WV. s2275.
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New Orleans Futures

New Orleans, November Cotton
closed steady at a decline of to 2S
points
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221od2S sc; Decembcr. 22.e5c; March.
%. 10c; May, BLOC, all bid.
Prime winter yellow and summer white
nominal
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How Libertys Closed

By NssooIated Ffess
New York, November Final
prices on Liberty bonds today were:
31k's, 100.70; First AVS, $500; Seconw
As, 1884: First ANS, $50: Second
4A's, 1904: Third AIS, e5.0S; Fourth
4A's. ss.os; Victory sx's. 1914; Vic
tory AS, 1914
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Treasury Bills Raised

London. November z. Three
month and six-mOnth treasury bills
were raised to 5h per cent today.
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OF SOME
REGULATIONS SEND
DOWN GRAIN PRICES
Both Oats and Corn Dip
Downward, While Provi-
siOns List Was sc Off
to 15c Up

Chicago, November 7.-Announcement
that the individual permit system re-
gulating the movement of grain from
country stations to terminal markets
would be discontinued on November
10 had a decided bearish effect today
in the corn market Prices closed
heavy at sc to 2Hc net lower with
December 1851 to 1.35% and May
1.2S to 1.2Sb. Oats q to lie increase
in provisions the outcome varied from
&C decline to 15c advance.
Corn prices broke sharply after word
went around that the permit system
would be ended on Monday except in
regard to the shipments from one ter
minal market to another. 1t was gem
orally assumed that the consequent
exemption of rural shippers would in
crease arrivals here to material ex-
tent. Earlier in the day bears derived
considerable advantage from reports
that the government might offer large
amounts of wheat for resale to domes-
tic consumers. The coal strike situa-
ton tended likewise to handicap the
bulls. and so too did some enlargement
of receipts.
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Coffee Market


New York, November 7.-Earfy reac-
tons were recovered in the market for
coffee futures today and prices made
new high ground for the movement In
the late trading. After opening 1 to
points lower, active months sold about
9 to 10 points under last nights closing
figures during the early session as a
result of realizing and lower cables from
Santos. The Rio market was higher,
however and prices mere firmed up dur
ing the afternoon on covering and trade
buying March advanced from 171oc to
II CSC, or IL points net higher. and the
market closed at n net advance OF TO
Is points Closing bids: December, jan
uary, March and May, 1850; July. 17.3oc;
September, 17.Ac.
Spot coffee firm; Rio U.s. 1z%@18c; Ban
tos As, 26%c. Cost and freight offers m
clude Santos 4s at % SOC to 2s.15c, and
Rio rs at 1890 to ts. 4oc, London credits.
The official cables showed an advance
of 10 reis in the Rio market The early
cable quoted Santos futures rs to 800 refs
lower, and a further decline of 50 to loo
refs was reported later. Brazilian port
receipts, 1900; Jundiahy receipts, 1900.
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Spot Cotton.

New Orleans. November 7.-Spot cotton
steady and unchanged. Sales on the
spot, 1858; to arrive, 2os7. Low middling.
42.25c. Receipts. 400; stock. 4s5,o1O
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square. New
York Members New York Cotton Exchange.
New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York
Produce Exchange Associated Members Liv-
erpool Cotton Associations. Orders solicited
for the purchase and sale of Cotton and
Cotton Seed Oil Cor future delivery Special
attention and liberal terms given for con-
signment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor
respondence invited.
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Port Cotton

New York; November 7.-Spot cotton
steady; middling. S9,75c.
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Cash Grain
nv ASSnrtatrd preas

BY Associated Press
Chicago, November Corn: No.
mixed s1.60ikD1. 81, new $1.56; No. 2 yellow
81 61Gn. 62h
Oats: No. white 72@73zc; No 5
white 691kQ73c.
Rye: No. 2, $1.3s11a91. 57A.
Barley, $1.2Sm IS; timothy $s.0o@11. rs;
clover nominal
Pork nominal; lard sN.6; ribs $1s.3.
St Louis, November Corn: No. 1
white 81. sea-. GA; No. white S1.64; Deem
Der s1.377s. u
Oats: No. 2. 7oa721kc; No. white 721s
arse; December 72ssc.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, November Trough
rice strong. Sales. Sc; Honduras, 1900
lo7c; 133 Jajan, 5.2S@11. Coo: go Blue
rose, 6.25G10. 25c; so Caroliph 1910
1050c. Receipts, TIA; millers, ia sacks
Clean rice strong. Sales 1884 pockets;
Honduras. 5.oo@12%c; 5115 bluerose. SIS
G111ac S59 pockets early prolific, GIG
Inc.
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Produce Market
Nv AsSociatBh Preaa


Live Stock
BY Associated Press
st. Louis, November Hogs: Receipts,
$500; higher; bulk, s,S.20Ql5.6o; medium,
$15 10015.eO; pigs, $1450Q15.50.
Cattle: Receipts, 300o; weak; beef steers,
medium and good, s1075G16.75; veal calves,
$1450a17; stocker steers. s6.50@10
Sheep: Receipts, so; steady; lambs
$12 35@12.50; ewes, $5.5oG75O.
Chicago, November Hogs: Receipts.
1900; estimated tomorrow. 5000; CSC high
err; bulk, $1475@15.25; top, $3.50: heavy,
s14SO@15.25 medium. $i480G15.30; light.
$1475@15.25; light light. 314.5O615; heavy
packing sows. smooth. $145011475; pack
ing sows, rough, N4GI4.50; pigs. $1425g
1475
Cattle: Receipts, 1000, estimated tomor-
row, 1000: firm; beef steers, medium and
heavyweight choice and prime. $17.5GGJ
Is. 30; medium and good $40. 75@17. so: COM
mon, S. 5GG1075; light weight. good and
choice, $14Q1975; common and medium,
$7.50614
Butcher cattle. heifers. Sc. 60@145o; cows,
Sc 5O613; Gamers and cutters. $5.50d6oo 30;
veal calves, s17.504ts.5n: feeder steers.
Sc. 7561275; stocker steers, 5000; western
range steers, N5OQ15.25' cows and heif-
ers, s65o@12.5o.
Sheep: Receipts. 1000: estimated to-
morrow, 5000; steady; lambs, 81. 254'5;
culls and common. s'50T12; ewes, me-
dunn good and choice. IS. 75GS25; culis
and common. $780, breeding, s6.7oG12.
The Washington times., 1919-05-03
STONE &FARFAX
SET new RECORD

Clearly indicative of the
rapidity with which
Washington real estate is
moving is the new sales
record hung up during
April by Stone & Fairfax.
During the twenty-six
working days of this
month, this firm sold
= SIXTY individual pieces
of property.
The properties sold con-
sisted of business proper
ties, medium-priced resi-
dences, and investments.
In many cases the pur-
chaser paid the equity in
cash.
Stone & Fairfax say
this tremendous demand
is continuing through the
present month. They en-
Enthusiastically predict great
activity in the local realty
market, during the com
ing summer.
The Washington times., 1919-05-03
DETROIT LAUNCHES BIG
"0WN-A-H0ME" CAMPAIGN

Detroit is actively engaged in an
"Own-Y Home" campaign that
has enlisted the cooperation of all
classes of the city's residents. A re-
cent reconstruction banquet laid the
plans for the big civic effort. Char
acteristic OF the spirit of the cam
paign was an address delivered at this
banquet by Monsignor F. J. Van
Antwerp, a resident Of the city for
thirty years, who said:
I'VE call this a reconstruction
period. 1t means to rebuild what has
been destroyed. Bending all our en-
ergies we must make for the haven
of the home if we would be saved
from human shipwreck. Home build
ing is of vital Importance to us at
this time of reconstruction. Detroit
is often referred to as a city OF homes
and rightly so because the vast ma
jority of our citizens own their own
homes. May this not account for the
general peace and prosperity of our
city?"
The Washington times., 1919-05-03
SHANNON & LUCHS
SELL APARTMENTS

The Derbyshire apartments, located
at 1851 Columbia road, were sold last
week to Samuel E. Luria. The build
ing is new and completely modern. It
is arranged in six-Foom housekeeping
apartments. The purchaser contem-
plates Immediately improving the
property, after which he will hold it
as an investment. The sale was made
through the real estate Office OF Shan
non & Luchs.
other sales made through this office
during the last week include one Of
the new bungalows recently con-
structed by Shannon & Luchs at Thfr-
teenth and Gallatin streets. The pun
chaser was Morris Hahn, who paid
$4,000. The house is located on the
corner. There is a garage. The home
is completely modern in every particu-
lar.
Five houses on IngIeside terrace.
facing Rock Creek Park, were sold for
an out-of-town client to H. G. lay
cock. The houses were purchased as
an investment.
Mrs. Mary BealI purchased a home
on Hillyer place, Just on of Connecti-
cut avenue, from Douglas Hillyer for
$4,000.
Robert Wolfe sold an attractive
two-story home in the vicinity of New
Hampshire avenue for $4,000. The
purchaser was D. X. Basinger, who
will occupy the property as a home.
Mrs. L. H. Head purchased a home
at 1923 Colorado avenue from r. J.
Burnett for $4,750. This property is
located just north Of Saul's Addition.
1t will be occupied by the purchaser
as a home.
The Washington times., 1919-05-03
KAPPAALPHAB BUYS
FRATERNITY HOUSE

The Kappa Alpha Fraternity Of the
District OF Columbia has purchased
the James Lansburgh residence at
2511 Fourteenth street and will Oc-
cupy the property as its local home.
The property was bought from the
National Capital Hotel Company
through the real estate firm Of
F. H. Smith & Co.
The consideration was S22, 700,
which includes the furniture con-
tanned in the house.
The house is a large detached red
brick dwelling, trimmed with stone,
five stories in height and containing
twelve bedrooms, a large parlor, re-
ception halls, dining room, conserva-
tory. three baths, a sleeping porch,
kitchen. and laundry. There are back
and side yards to the property. The
house Is lighted with both electricity
and gas, and is heated with steam.
The house will be used as the home
of the alumni In Washington and of
the Alpha Nu Chapter at George
Washington University. The direc-
tors of the Kappa Alpha Association
are: Clark Cross, president; Robert
M. Heth, vice president; Leroy s.
Boyd, secretary; ]. Edgar Hoover,
treasurer, and Hilleary L. Offutt, jr.,
all directors of the corporation.
A housewarming is being held at
the newly acquired home today.
The Washington times., 1919-05-03
Real Estate Editor. washington Times:

Real Estate Editor, Washington Times:
/ lease an apartment and the lease pro-
Vides in writing that so days notice shall
be given me in order to cancel the lease.
The lease expires on May 10. on April rs
| received notice TO move on Nav is. Is
this notice TO move valid under the terms
OF the lease. The lease prOvids that
shall continue as tenant until given such
notice 10 move. i. r. M
If lease requires that full thirty
days notice to move shall be given a
notice that is one day or more short
will not be valid. Under your lease
you can continue in possession until
given such full and proper notice.
The Washington times., 1919-05-03
JOHNMAURY SELLS
ATTRACTIVE HOME

Louis Simon purchased during the
past week, from Tom Pickford, the
exceptionally attractive home at 262O
Connecticut avenue. The home rs one
of the most beautiful in this fashions
able neighborhood. It contains four
teen rooms and five baths.
The house was built about eight
years ago, and is of tan brick con-
struction, trimmed in white cut stone,
with a tile roof. An attractive cen
ter hall entrance is a feature of the
house.
The sale was made through the real
estate office of John F. Maury, in CO.
operation with the F. H. Smith Co.
The amount OF the consideration was
withheld.
The house will be occupied by Mr..
Simon as his home. 1t was formerly
the Washington residence Of both
Vice President Thomas r. Marshall
and Senator Joseph w. Bailey of
Texas.
The Washington times., 1919-05-03

Real Estate Editor, Washington Times:
Practically year ago l signed a lease
Tor an apartment for, one year The lease
VIII expire on June / OF this year. Today
Chay - received a notice to move at the
expiration OF the lease. Am /, liable for
rent after receiving this notice or can
move at once. and thus save the payment
OF the last months rent? II. r. NJ.
4 notice to move does not absolve
the tenant under lease from pay
ment OF the last months rent. You
are liable for this months rent
whether you move Immediately or
remain in the apartment until the
termination OF the lease.
The Washington times., 1919-05-03
FINE HOMES SOLD
BYBOSS & PHELPS

DR.. W. Ashton Evans. OF Round Hill.
Va, sold his former home in this
city. situated at 1886 Shepherd street,
to Myrtle L. Voshall during the past
week. This is one of the row OF
houses erected several years ago by
Jacob S. Gruver It contains six
rooms and two baths, is of colonial
design and contains. all modern i'm
provements. The purchaser will oc-
cupy the property as a home.
Thomas J. Fanning. bought an at
tractiYe home at 1870 Newton street
from Ada H. Marston. The house is
two stories in height and contains
seven rooms and bath.
Mary 3. DAILY sold here Blooming
dale home at go T street to George
Oberndoerfer. David Eaton purchased
from William II. Morrison an eight
room house at 1913 Webster street.
Claudio +. Smith bought the six
room house at 25 Rhode Island ave-
nue. from an out of town owner. This
house is located in one OF the best
sections of BloominEdale. IT is mod
ern in every particular.
An attractive Chevy Chase hove at
ais Keokuk street, one OF the block
recently completed by Boss & Phelps.
was sold to Peter ". Minick This
house is OF colonial type and of
brick construction. 1t contains eight
rooms and two baths, open fireplaces,
vapor heat, electric lights, front and
rear porches, and a large yard. The
purchaser will occupy the premises as
a home.
A home in the Sixteenth Street
Highland section. located at 571S
Thirteenth street. was sold by Stuart
n. Coleman to Claude J.. Koss. This
is a two-story colonial home and 1T
has large front and back porches,
hot water heat, electric lights, and
hardwood floors. The purchaser will
make his home in the newly acquired
property.
The Washington times., 1919-05-03

The advances are mainly in the
foodstuff group of commodities, and
the declines are in the drugs and
chemicals groups. Building material
prices, which. according to the De-
partment of Labor's statistics, have
not advanced as much as other com
modities. during the war, remained
unchanged practically throughout the
month.
The price increases during April
will probably bring the index figure
for May 1 above the index figure for
April /, which was, in turn. higher
than the index figure for March.
According to these statistics, in
stead of there having been a general
recession of the price level in March
and April. there has been an advance
with prices of building material re-
naming fairly constant.