davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1919-03-17

per box as to size. 4.ooa6.5o. Peas
Florida, per basket, 4.00a5.00. Pep
pers-Florida, per crate, 4.OOa1.5O.
Squash-Florida. per crate. 4.00a5.0O.
Spinach-Norfolk. per barrel. 1.75a2.25.
Straw NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., per quart. re-
per carrier. fancy ripe. 3.0oa5.5o.
Turnips, per bushel, 30a40. Parsnips,
per bushel, 75a9O. Beets-Florida, per
bunch. Sa10. Oysterplants. per bunch,
4a5. Caulifiower-Califor per
crate, 1.25a1. IS. Radishes-Norfolk, per-
basket. 4.00a5.00.
arrivals by boat)-Live poultry.
Chickens. young. large, smooth, pound
40a42; do, young, rough and staggy'
4Oa4l; do. old roosters, pound. 23a24; !;
do, old hens, over four pounds. pound.
36; do, small. pound. 36; do. white
leghorn hens. pound, So; ducks. mus
80: do, white pekins. young, pound.
41a42: do. puddle. three and one-hal1
pounds and over. pound. 40a41; do,
smaller. poor. pound. 35a36; turkeys
choice young hens. pound. 4S; do.'
sobbiers. pound, As; do, old toms.
pound. 37a3s: pigeons. old. pair. 35a4o;
young. each. i 90; do. old, each. so.
Eggs - Western Maryland. Pennsyl-
vania, nearby, dozen. 3s; eastern shore.
Maryland and Virginia, dozen, 80;
western (Ohio). dozen. 3s; West Vir-
ginia. dozen. 81: southern (North Caro-
lina). dozen. 3s. Duck eggs. dozen.
As Butter = Creamery. west separator
extras. 60aS2 firsts. 58a60: do. prints.
u pound, extras, 62a63; frsts, Sass;
do. prints. l pound. extras. 60a61;
firsts. 54a55: nearby creamery. extras.
4sa52: dairy prints. Maryland and
Pennsylvania. extras. Al; store packed,
firsts. 80; rolls, Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania. extras. 40: do. West Virginia,
extras, 80; do. Ohio, extras, 80.
Flour quotations. per barrel in 9S-.
pound sacks carload lots)-Winter
straight. 9.50a9.75; spring straight.
10.15al050; rye -four, medium to
choice. 7.00as.00: corn meal. per. 100
pounds. 3.50a375; city mills winter
patents. Hos; city mills winter
straight. 1880; city mills blended pat
ent. ll.30: city mills spring patent,
11.30.
The above quotations on city mills
-four on jobbiEg prices.
Receipts. 3,029 barrels. including l.,
306 barrels for export.
Wheat-Sales, small bag lots of
nearby sample. 2.35 per bushel.
Cob corn-Quoted at, white. SIS;
yellow. 7.25.
Track yellow corn. No. 2. for do
mestic delivery. 1.52 per bushel
Corn-Sales, bag lots. white. deliv-
Evening star., 1919-03-17
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

The wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
EGGS-Strictly fresh, 80; average re-
ceipts, 80; southern, 3S.
CHEESE-New York state factory.
whole milk, 32Aa33.
BUTTER-Standard creamery, GA
|s2k.
LIVE POULTRY-Rooster per h.,
%; turkeys. per lb., 40a45; chickens,
spring. per lb., 40a45; hens, per h., So;
keats. young. each. 60a70.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh killed
spring chickens. per lb.. 45a48: hens,
per lb., 3ea37; roosters. per lb.. Is: tur-
PORK-Small and neat, 21; medium,
81; heavy, 18a19.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples, per bbl.,
California lemons. 45oa5. so; grape
fruit. per crate. 4.25a5.Oo; pineappies.
per crate. 4.5oa5.5o; California or
anges. 5.50a6.50; Florida, 6.00a7.5O
, ": VSGETABLEs- = Potatoes, No. l..
1:5o; western. 2.a5a2.4o per cwt.,
peppers. per crate. 5.00a8. 90; okrk, Der
quart. 2oa25; radishes. per 100. 2.50a
5'0o: 90o:: cueumbers, PEI Per b basket, 6.ooa
'.oV' e6SplaHt, S.oOao.OO per crate:
cabbage, new, per 100 lbs, 2.25a2. so:
beets per bunch, 4a6; lettuce. l.O0a
500 per basket; Florida celery, 4.0Oa
$50 per crate; California celery, per
doz, 1.50a1.75; per crate, 1O.0Oa IA. 90:
romaIne lettuce, 2.50a3O0 squash, $50
a3.50 per crate; spring onions, 1.50a
ESQ per 100 bunches: onions. per 100
ID sack. 4.50a5.00: spinach, 3O0a3 so
per bbl.; kale, 1.50a2. 90; tomatoes.
Florida. 4.00a7.00 per box: peas, 7.0Oa
500 per basket.
LIVE SToCK-Sheep, per lb., SAT;
lambs. spring. per lb.. Is; calves. per
Evening star., 1919-03-17
CREDIT SECTION TO MEET.
Ladies' Night Arranged for Branch
of M, and N, Association,

Members of the credit section of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association will combine pleasure
with business at the first ladies' night
of the season at Cushmans Cafe. 607
14th street. at $50 o'clock this evening.
John ]. Boobar. president of the XII
wants Club Of Washington, will speak
on THE Value of Statistics in Or
ganization." A. w. Hoffman will talk
on The Proper Method of Handling
Closed and Undesirable Accounts" E.
Beatty will discuss the question of
what limits should be placed on
charge accounts.
David Sanger chairman Of the credit
section. is arranging for a big pro-
gram Of entertainment to accompany
the speaking. Women employed in
the credit departments of the stores
have been invited to the meeting to
become familiar with the ideals and
purposes of the credit section of the
association.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. March II q pm
quotations)- - Potatoes-White western
Maryland and Pennsylvania. per cwt..
i-75A1-90; do. New York. per cwt, No
l. I75a1 80; do, Eastern Shore Maryland
and Virginia Mccormick. 20al 30:
sweets. yellows. North Carolina. per
Dbl. 600a7 90: do, Eastern Shore Mary
land and Delaware. per bbi. 600a7 so;
do, York river, per bbl.. G00a7 90.
yams. fancy bright. per bbL. 5.90as. 90.
Vegetables and green fruits-Appies-
Eastern Shore Maryland. per bbl.. 100
ASSOC; do, West Virginia, 3.00a 10. 90: do,
New York state. per bbi.. No. I, 9.0Oa
i1.00: do, western Maryland and Penn
syfvania packed, bbl., S.00aS 90: do. No.
.. bbl-, 7-00as. 90. Beans, Florida, per
basket, green, 4.50a5. so; do, per bbl,
wsx, I.50a5.o0.
Cabbage-F1orida. new per basket,
c00az Is; do. New York state, per ton.
Danish. 20a30. Ceiery-Florida. per
crate. 4.00a4.50. Cucumbers-Hot
mouse. per Sox. s50aS75. Egg
plan:s-Florida. per crate, 35Oa7 90.
Grape fruit-F'lorida. per box. 2.50a
$50. Kale-Norfolk. per barrel, 2O0a
22o. Lettuce-Florida, per basket
headed, 3.50a6.0O. Onions New York
and r.estern. per 100 pounds. 250a
400: do. Maryland and Pennsylvania,
per 1o0 poundA 2.50a4.80: do. spring,
per 100. 1-2sa1.4o. Oranges - Florida.
Evening star., 1919-03-17

cred and at wharf, 1.4s per bushel.
Oats-Range of prices, standard
white, -: No. 3, white, 73.
HayLNo. l timothy. 31.o0: standard
timothy. 30.00a35.0O; No. 2timothy.
29. 9.00a2s.50; No. timothy, 20. 00a 2s M.
No. l. light clover. mixed, 2s.50a29 90:
No. light clover, mixed, 27.OOa27.
No. l clover. mixed. 2s.00a2s. so: No.
2 clover, mixed, 25.5Oa27 90; No. / clo-
yer. 27:00a27.50; No. 2 clever, 24.00a
$500; No. 8 clover, 2O.00a23.OO.
Straw-No. l straight rye. 17Ooa
1900; No. straight rye, 16.Ooa17. 90:
No. l tangled rye. 1900; No. tangled
rye, 13.00a14.00; No. l wheat, 1880;
No. wheat, 12.0Oa12.50; No. l oat.
IA .00a15 800; No. 2 oat, 12.50a13.O0.
Evening star., 1919-03-17

NEW YORK. March 17-F1our-
Firm; spring patents and Kansas
straights. 11.00a11.35: spring clears,
9.25a9.75: winter straights, lO.25a
1850. Pork-Firm; mess. $3.50; fam
lily. 53.00a55.00. Lard-Strong; mid
die went, 27.5Oa27.6O.
LOCAL MEAT MARKET.
Report OF meat trade conditions in
Washington today by the United States
bureau Of markets:
Beef - Fresh: Receipts light, some
cars delayed: market steady at Fridays
closing prices; very little early trading
Veal - Supply very light; market
steady at Fridays prices; demand light
Pork - Receipts very light; market
steady to strong; demand fair.
Lamb-Receipts light; market steady
at Fridays close: demand fair.
Mutton-Supply light; market steady:
demand fair.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
On the Stock Exchange,

Bonds were the predominating fea-
ture Of today's session of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange. with Wash
ington Gas SIS as leaders. Three sales
were made 70 the amount of $4,000 in
these bonds at 81. and another sale Of
$1,000 WAS made at an advance of "A
RIGGS Realty Nong 5s) sold $1,000 at
81.
Washington Gas sold to the extent
OF fifty shares at SO u, and ten shares
OF Columbia Graphophone sold at 1866
Evening star., 1919-03-17
DAIRY AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. March 17.-Butter-
Higher; creamery. 53a6O. Eggs
Lower; receipts. 1892 cases; firsts.
3sA ASST; ordinary firsts, 371s ass: at
mark. cases included, 37ka3SA.
Poultry-Alive. higher: springs. 81;
fowls a.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Tide Tables.

Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide, 2:49 am. and 2:13
m: high tide. 1898 am. and 9:03 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1929 am. and
1854 pm; high tide, GIG am. and
9:39 pm.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
State Banks in Federal Reserve.


Sixteen state banks admitted to the
federal reserve system in February
raised the total roll of state bank mem
bers to 973. with total capital of $352.-
S17, 900. surplus of $403, ,s12. 900. and total
resources Of $1,3s2, sol 900.
Robert n. Harper. president of the
District National Bank, is in New
York. Before returning to Washing
ton he will spend a few days at At
lantic City.
The corporation income tax blanks
are being distributed and the regu-
lations covering the making out OF
the returns have been received. The
struggle of interpreting the regula-
tions and constituting the instructions
is on.
Banks have been doing a normal
and regular banking business today.
Tho rush of clients for Information as to
low TO fill in the individual income
tax blanks. or to have members of the
bank staff fill them in. has subsided.
All questions asked by the con-
troller of the currency in his late call
have been answered and the ques-
tionnaires sent back to the Treasury.
Next will come the victory liberty
loan, and soon also the banks will be
burde red with the heavy business of
converting per cent liberties into
AZ per cent bonds. and in exchang-
ing the short bonds of the first issue
for bonds carrying coupons to ma
turity.
number of designations have been
turned in by women who have been
employed in the banks during the
war period. Generally the expert
ment of employing women in banks
has been satisfactory and large
number of those who were employed
because of the shortage Of men and
the piling UP of business incident to
the war, as well as because of the
steady growth of the banks, will be
retained.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
I.nNnnN MnErv

LONDON MONEY.
LONDON, March 17.-Money, 3h
per cent. Discount rates. short and
three-month bills. 3 1892 per cent.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
More Transitory.

The alternative plan would also
tend to make the whole operation
more transitory and temporary in it's
working than would the original plan
of bond issue. 1t would necessarily
imply that the early maturity of the
notes must be looked forward to and
that an extensive refundirg operation
must take place when such maturity
arrives.
"On the whole. the note plan would
therefore operate to increase the in
fationary tendency already notice.
ably in the present banking situation
and would add. relatively speaking,
to the burdens carried by the banks"
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Broader Dealings Later.

| All obstacles to the higher trend
were overcome during the more ac-
tive and broader dealings at midday.
Renewed buying of oils extended TO
equipments and other issues previ-
ously ignored, including utilities and
| fertilizers United States Steel recov-
cred it's loss and rails hardened
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Gas 5s. 81 600 at 97 81, 600 at
81. 81 COO at 81. 81. 600 at 97A.
Riggs Realty Long 5s. 81 900 at 81, $500
at 81.
Washington Gas. % at 53a, % at 53k.
Col. Graphophone COM, 10 at 1856.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Price Movements Mix ed.

Tendencies become more uncertain
later price movements becoming
mixed on further selling of high
grade industrials. especially United
States Steel, which was offered in lots
as large as 5000 shares, down to 9i$4.
Shippings, feathers and motors de-
veloped further erratic characteristics
and oils yielded / to . points of their
advance.
Partial rallies followed renewed
buying Of oils and low-priced motors
trading diminishing on the irregular
rebound.
Another break in French exchange
was accompanied by keaviness of
Paris 6s, but liberty bonds held steady.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Character of Investment.

"Short-term securities are not on
the whole as well adapted for IN
vestment by private individuals as
longer term issues said the reserve
boards bulletin, while financial Gus
tom usually dictated the absorption
of short-term issues by investment
institutions. Practically, therefore
the alternative plan (provided in the
bond act) would tend toward the plac-
ing of a greater volume of the new
issues definitely in the hands of
the banks and of investment instl-
tutions throughout the country and
less in the hands of private indl-
viduals.
This is equivalent to saying that it
may probably be more difficult to OBJ
tain a wide distribution of the fifth
loan if it be offered in the form of
short-term notes than if it be sold
as longer term bonds.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings OF
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
Observation-Disclosures 4 pm. Al:
pm. 4S; 12 midnight, 46: today,
am, 46; am. Az IL noon. 70: pm.
"A. Maximum. "A, at pm. today; min
imum, as, at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 62; minimum. 81.
Barometer-Yesterda pm, $3.50;
am, 30.34; s M. 1881; II noon,
301S; pm, 30.10.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Sugar Company's Report.

The annual report of the American
Sugar Refining Company for the year
ending December 81. 1918. made pub
lie yesterday, shows profits from op-
Grafton of S6.66l ,6S3.S6, after provid-
ing for income and other taxes. or
s3.393.607.55 less than 1917 operating
profits The total business of the
company amounted to more than
$500, 100000 which was about the
same as last year The report was
given out at the annual stockholders
meeting. at Jersey City, by Earl D..
Babst, who is just completing his
third full fiscal year as the COM
pany's president Cash on hand is
3,65S,1O2.32.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Loan Conversion Next.
Increase in Stockholders.

Nearly every corporations annual re-
port which touches on the number of
stockholders shows an increase, indi-
eating the broadening of the investing
public. The annual report of the
American Sugar Refining Company,
just made public, contains this para
graph: THE number of stockholders
increased from 1888 to 20.sI7. one
half of whom are women. The aver
age stockholding has decreased from
forty-seven and one-half shares in
1916 and forty-five and one-half In
1917 TO forty three in 1918.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
VICTORY LOAN APPEALS
LARGELY TO BANKERS
Reserve Board Emphasizes Diff
p Guilty in Obtaining Wide Dis
tribution for Issue.

Doubt chat the victory loan. con-
sisting of short-term notes. will meet
as wide distribution as past issues
of longer term bonds was expressed
by the Federal Reserve Board in it's
March bulletin. issued today. The dis
cussion was written before the vic
tory loan act was passed by Congress
and before Secretary Glass announced
definitely that the forthcoming loan
would consist of notes.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
STOCK MARKET STRONG;
NEW HIGH FOR STEEL

NEW YORK. March l1.-Price
changes at the opening of today's
stock market were extremely confus-
ing. indicating additional selling for
profits under cover of bullish opera
tions in the more speculative issues. =
Oils featured the movement at
tributed to favorable developments in
Mexico.
Mexican Petroleum. Texas Company
and Sinclair Oil rose 2 to 4l2 points on
the largest initial turnover in that
group in many weeks.
Equipments. tobaccoS and minor
specialties were moderately higher.
but rails, shippings. United States
Steel and coppers continued heavy or
irregular.
Liberty bond prices during fore
noon were: 31as. 9S.96 first As, 94.40;
second As. 1914; first ANS. 94.54; sec
ond, AVS, 93.7s; third An. $3.50;
fourth Az, 1892.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
THE WEATHER.

The District of Columbia and Mary
land-Rain tonight and probably to-
morrow; warmer tonight; fresh south
erly winds.
Virginia-Rain tonight and probably
tomorrow; warmer in northeast por-
ton tonight; cooler in west portion
tomorrow; fresh southerly winds.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
CONTINENTAL
TRUST COMPANY.

At Washington, in the District Of Columbia, at
the close of business March 4. 1919.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
AFTER-WAR CALLS
. KEEP BANKS BUSY
Officials Sought to Clarity In
come Tax-Bonds to Be
Converted.

The banks are busy places. They
are maintaining their proper banking
functions and clearing house statis-
ties show a substantial growth on
these lines in nearly every banking
institution in the District.
The making out of income tax re-
turns has taken up a considerable
part of the time of bankmen and the
rush of this work is increasing as
the time limit within which the re-
turns must reach the collector of in
ternal revenue, Saturday, March Is.
draws near Clients of the banks by
scores of thousands. not having read
the directions for making out the in
come returns, or not being able to
construe them after reading them,
have come to the banks to have the
blanks filled out.
Evening star., 1919-03-17
Controllers Added Burden.

In addition to this unusual work
came the necessity of collecting and
digesting the vast amount of infor-
nation called for by the controller of
the currency on March 10. as of
March 4. Information not asked for
under previous calls of the controller
was requested under this call. AS one
example of this. the banks were di-
lected to give the number of employees
who were attacked by influenza.
The banking forces are bracinS
themselves for the pending victory
loan campaign, which spells an i'm
menSe addition to their work.
Loan Conversion Next.
Upon all this the banks will soon
carry the burden of assisting many
thousands of people of the District
to exercise the right of conversion
of bonds of the first and second loans
into bonds bearing Az per cent in
terest. Holders of converted bonds
of the first liberty loan and of the
bonds of the second liberty loan bear
privilege of having those bonds con-
verted into Az per cent bonds. The
conversion privilege. which expired
last November 9, under the loan act
then in effect. is reopened under the
order as of March Z and the extension
is indefinite. Holders of the bonds
may present them for conversion at
any bank. Regulation forms of ap-
plication have been prepared and will
be available within a few days.
Evening star., 1919-03-17

AN ANNUITY IN MUTUAL LIFE INSUR-
snce Company will give certain income for life,
guaranteed by over six hundred and seventy.
three millions Of dollars: Applications received
Rooms 423-429 Southern building.
Evening star., 1919-03-17

Robert n. Harper. president of the
District National Bank, is in New
York. Before returning to Washing
ton he will spend few days at At
lantic City
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-27
BASEBALL LEAGUE

Results of Last Weeks Games
June 19th-Operating 0, Engineer
ing l.
June 20th-Mechanical 8, Chemical
l 6 innings.)
June 23d-Engineering 8, Mechani-
cal 5.
June 25th-Operating 4, Chemical
/.
Schedule For The Coming Week
June 30th-Mechanical VS. Operat-
ing.
July 2d-Chemical VS. Mechanical.
July 4th-Engineering VS. Operating
(postponed.)
The exciting moment of the first
half of the season is now here. En-
gineering took the lead in the league
for a short time by defeating the much
improved Operating team, l to U, Il
last Thursdays game. The Mechanics
however, proved that they are still
very much in the race by defeating
Chemical 8 to l in a five inning affair
which was stopped by a heavy down
pour and then edging into a tie for
first honors by stopping the Engln-
GERS in the seventh round of Mondays
game by a score of 5 to 8 in favor OF
5oHnnSNayior, Mecfsnicars second
sacker. took it upon himself to make
this game a more or less private affair
between himself and Ogden, who did
most of the pitching for the Engineers
until Johnny decided he had been out
there long enough and chased him
home with a screaming triple to left
centre after Rothrock had landed on
third as a result of another healthy
wallop to centre. Naylor scored the
second run of the inning a moment
later on Goosetree's tap to short. Be
sides this, Johnny walloped out two
| singles. one of which counted two
Continued on page 4
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-27
Negroes Revolt

81 am a friend of this institution.
and am free to say the State of New
Jersey can't afford to lose it. 1t is the
heart of education in New Jersey and
it is the duty of our Legislators to see
that funds are available for the con-
tinuation of this great work not only
in this generation but in the genera
tions to come.
81 am impressed that no greater
work than the work that is here being
undertaken and being carried out is
before the people of New Jersey.
Today the farmers must be given their
rightful place in our State.
"In the olden days, the classical
student was looked upon with real
reverence. The man who fed these
classical students was permitted to go
his own way unnoticed. There was
no agricultural extension work. The
farm boy was not encouraged to fol-
low the pillow. There were no efforts
to improve our farming conditions.
Today, this is all changed and we have
in this city the great State University
of New jersey and the work of this
institution is to educate our tillers of
the soil, imparting the latest science
in farming"
Poultry Day
Saturday was Poultry Day. The poul-
try raisers We're present in force from
Bergen and Passaic to Cumberland
counties. The largest delegation was
from Vineland, seventy-fve came in
fourteen automobiles. Demonstrations
in caponizing and vaccination for
chicken pox, housing and feeding were
given.
Prof. Lewis said that New Jersey
was the raiser of the best poultry in
the Nation and Vineland stood at the
head.
Exhibitions on household economics
was also a feature of Saturdays
program.
All farmer boys and girls should aim
to take at least a short course at the
State Ag ricultu raj College at New
Brunswick.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-06-27
Birthday Part,

Miss Cecilia Rathsmill was given a
birthday party by her parents, Nh. and
Mrs. Louis Rathsmill, on Sunday after
moor the 22d, in honor of Miss Rahts-
mills natal day. A very pleasant af-
ternoon was spent by her several
friends and the experiences of James
Richman, a chief yeoman in the navy,
who just returned from foreign waters,
added to the enjoyment of oil.
The guests were Bella Bratspis,
Rose Watts, Ray Seller and Isabel
Rathsmill, of Penns Grove; Anna
Mazer, Esther Hersh, Albert and 9cSc
Mazer, Doris Berman, Lillian Kramer,
Mae Liberman, Hannah Borofsky and
Mildred Jacobsen, of Philadelphia,
and Chief Woman James Richman
and wife.