Evening star., 1921-05-22
High Record

India rubber ..... al April .4s4
Cattle hides $50. .152 Jan. .'..... .366
Goae. Goat skins $500. .dsa Gsa 5aly July .:... 3,
Cocoa. crude .... .O74 March ITS
Tea Tea. :.:::...... .d62 aaS July $500. .Sai al
Newsprint paper O62 Nov. ..... .057
Bwouotations ons,, are per pound pound, except m
Evidently the cost of living is reaching
lower k levels in other countries faster than
An Important Comparison.
A. map recently issued by Swift &
Co. indicating the number Of invest
ors in each state in the Union own
ing shares in the great packing cor
poration is decidedly Interesting from
a local standpoint, as Indicating the
relatively large number of such
stockholders here. as compared with
the number in many states.
The District of Columbia, a great
investment center. is given credit as
having 124 shareholders in Swift &
Co.
ception of Texas. Louisiana and
Georgia has more than 100 Swift &
Co.. stockholders.
The District Of Columbia leads
Washington, Wyoming. Idaho, Utah.
Colorado, Arizona. New Mexico. Ne
Ndud, OhldnoNd, the DdhotdS anu
Illinois leads all other states. with
an army of 1854 investors holding
Swift & Co.'S stock.
Getting Along Abroad.
an address during the past week, re-
ferred to the fact that Europe was
now assured of foodstuffs for her
people for another year and that
there would needs be no further call
on our charity. This is good news.
we were solving our domestic prob
lems''
More Hopeful Attitude.
finds number of things that have
contributed to "a more hopeful atti-
tude." Chief among these is the de-
cfsion Of the administration to old
aloof from European affairs Of a
strictly European trend: also the
refusing to consider, apart from the
allies. proposals emanating from Ger
many.
This New England institution finds
encouragement in the increasing
sales Of raw materials. and especial
healthful reduction in the former
tremendous stocks of finished leather
It also predicts the end of the period
of deflation in the wool industry. al
though working for continued irreg-
ularity.
I'm New England there has been
a very noticeable betterment in feel
ing and a rather striking increase
in manufacturing. Cotton mills are
running more hours per week and
this movement has now extended to
tire yarn and fabric mills. Woolen
M a fs6 a
the gain being conspicuous. The
whole hide, leather and shoe indus
try is more active and is in one
respect in a more fortunate and
healthy position. in that the surplus
of hides has finally been marked
down to reasonable figures"
Bankers' Convention.
charxA the convention Of the District
BankerE Association at White Sui
phur Springs Is holding OF an
nouncements that interest may not
reach the high point and subside -
fore the date, June II.
a useful convention and ample enter
tainment for the bankers and their
Leaving here June II. just before
noon. the special train will reach
White Sulphur that evening in time
AOI ulunSI 4AS SuCCS WILL AAiAoC
themselves as they may elect until
Sunday evening. when concert will
be given.
Monday morning a bridge party
will be arranged for the ladies and
Monday night there will be a fam
lily dinner" Of the entire party, fol-
lowed by a dance. Auto rides. bath
ing, base ball and other forms of
amusement will be arranged.
The convention will be held Mon
day and Tuesday mornings. so as to
give the bankers ample time for golf
and other amusement. 1t is hoped
that the discussions will be attractive
and interesting enough to force
". W. spaid of W. B. Hibbs & Co.
is In charge of the entertainment.
with able assistants.
George o. Watson is the general
chairman of the committee.
While there is very little doing in
the local security market, prices are
holding up in good display of
strength.
During the weeks of conversation
with a view Of bringing about a mer-
ger of the street railways of the Dis
trict the shareholders Of the two COM
panies have been more interested in
their earning power than in a merger.
because it is recognized that condi-
tions exclude a merger unless one
side of the other will back down. and
neither showed any disposition in
that direction.
The week has witnessed a small
gain on Railway preferred and q
better show of srrensth in
otherwise there are no
changes of Importance
Local bonds have been quiet but
firm.