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Evening star., 1921-12-05
PUT AND TAKE" PENCILS,

NEW YORK. December 5.-The game
of put and take" which was origi-
nally introduced in a spinning top and
then made use of dice. las now been
seized upon by manufacturer of
advertising novelties who provides a
put and take pencil, SO that the lei
sure moments of the bookkeeper can
be turned to account. The pencil is
hexagonal with the puts and takes
on the various sides. All that is neces-
sary is to roll the pencil over a level
desk to learn the decision of Lady Luck.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
PETE PRODUCTION GROWS

NEW YORK, December 5.-Produc-
ion Of petroleum in the United States
during the week ended November 26
averaged 1.327,sS0 barrels daily. accord
ing to official figures. This compares
with 1.294.15O barrels in the previous
week and with 1,308,635 in the cor
responding week last year. The in
crease of 33,730 barrels last week in
cluded 23,SO0 barrels from the new
MeSia field in central Texas.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
MAIL ORDER BUSINESS

NEW YORK. December 5-The No
vember sales of Montgomery Ward
& Co. aggregated s7,5S1.069. com
pared with s10.ss9.596 in the same
month last yer. In the first eleven
months sales totaled $6S,531.523
against S102.295.244 in the correspond
ing period of last year.
McCrory Stores Corporation had to-
tai sales in October of $1.25O,7 1913,
compared with Sl.1SS.151 a year ago
Evening star., 1921-12-05
PARIS BOURSE ACTIVE.

PARIS, December 5.-Trading was
active on the bourse today.
Three per cent rentes. 50 francs
so centimes.
Exchange on London, 55 francs
II centimes.
Five per cent loan, so francs
90 centimes
The dollar was quoted at 13 francs
6012 centimes.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
COMMONWEALTH FINANCE
CORPORATION.
Delnwarei
100 Broadway, New York, N. Y.

Board Of Directors have declared out of
earnings for the six months period ending
December 81 1921. the seventeenth dividend
on the preferred stock Of this corporation at
rate Of IL per annnm or S3.5O per share, pay
able January ~. 1922 to stockholders of
record December 81, 1921.
A quarterly dividend Of sl.oO per share for
the quarter ending December 81. 1921. to-
gether with an extra dividend in the amount
of 75c per share, has been declared the
common stock. payable January 10. 1922. TO
stockholders Of record December 81. 1921.
Dated New Y"rk. De.'.mi"r |. 1921.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
FOOD COST IN BERLIN.
By the Associated Press,

BERLIN. December 4.-The index
figures for the cost Of living in No
vember show an increase Of 90 per
cent as compared with October. The
cost of food. rents, heating and light
ing was 68.4 per cent higher than a
year ago.
Compared with October. the Novem-
Der cost of food to the individual Ger
man rose IS per lent y. ac.or ! ~
Evening star., 1921-12-05
Washington Stock Exchange

Washington Gas Light at 41%
Continental Trust Company ut 39Ea.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas Light at 47a..
Washington Railway and Electric ISL OOt
at GL.
Potomac Electric &. nj. ISL 900 at 9S1.
81 900 at 9Si..
Mergenthaer Linotype-10 at 1927. a.
1921. at 1921.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK. December 5.-Foreigr
bar silver. 66A Mexican dollars. so Is
LONDON, December Bar silver
$3.50 per ounce: money. "a per cent
Discount rates-Short bills. ga per
cent; three months bills. 3 11-16 pei
canf
Evening star., 1921-12-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NSSOC1AtPu IFPsS.
NEW YORK. December 5.-Foreign
exchange strong. Great Britain, de-
mand. 4.069s: cables. 4.O7h. Sixty
day bills on banks. 4.03h. France,
demand. 1859; cables, 7.47. Italy, de-
mand. 4.321a; cables, 4.33. Belgium.
demand. 7.2l 1; cables, 7.25. Germany.
demand. 43a4; cables, 44A. Holland,
demand. 1915; cables, 1881. Norway.
Denmark. demand. 1855. Switzer-
land. demand, 1928. Spain, demand,
14.OS. Greece. demand. 4.07. Argentina
demand. $3.50. Brazil, demand. 1872
Montreal, 81 1916.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
EXCHANGE HOLIDAYS

LIVERPOOL. December 5.-The cot
ton exchange here has announced the
following Christmas and New Year
holidays December "a. 26, 27 and 81.
and January 2.
Evening star., 1921-12-05
CHICAGO LIVE sToCk MARKET.

CHICAGO. December u. S. bu-
reau of .-Cattle-Receipts.
$4,000 heads: beef steers slow. early
sales steady: quality plain. offerings
around 6.00aST5: she stock and bulls
steady. stockerS and feeders steady
veal calves dull; bidding unevenly
lower.
Hogs--Receipts $4,000 heads: fairly
active 10 to 20 lower than Saturday $
average; butchers off most: shippers
buying literally. but most of smaller
houses out of market on account OF
strike: top. 40 for light lights: prac-
tical top. 200; bulk. 650a6.75: pigs
10 to 10 lower
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 heads: fat
lambs and light fat sheep steady t0
strong; fat lambs top early. 975
some held higher: bulk early, 1925
a1e3o; culis. 7.5OaS.5O; good light fat
ewes, o.25: talking steady on feeders
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and Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

Eggs-Strlctiy 1resn, per oozeH' "
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb.. II
spring. per lb.. 45a4s; hens, per ID.
25a26; keats, young. each. 60a7o.
Dressed poultry = Fresh killed
spring chickens. per lb.. 2Sas0: hens
per lb., IS: roosters, per lb.. 20; tur.
each, 6Oa75.
Pork-Dressed. small. per lb., 10;
12a12h; lambs. choice, per lb., Shs
live hogs. per lb., 8.
Green fruits-Apples, per bbl;, 6.00s
1850: per bu. basket. 2.5OaS:2o
western. per box. 3.00a45O. Califor'
fornia oranges. per crate, 6.50a7.5O
Grapefruit. 3.75a4.50. Florida oranges
4.50a6.50.
Vegetables-Potatoe new. No. l
per bbl.. 3.O0a3.75; per sack, j. 50a3 .bc
sweet potatoes. per bbl., 3.50a4.25
southern. per crate. 1.O0a3.0O. Gel
cry. per doz.. 75a1.00. Romaine let
tuce. 1.25a2.OO. Cymblings. per crate
2.50a3.00. Spinach. per bbl.. 1.50a2. 5O
Onions, per 100-lb sack. 5.75a6.OO
Cabbage, 2.75a3.00 per Dbl. Cucum
bers. 3.OOa6.OO. Elephants, per crate
2.0Oa3.0O. Tomatoes. per box. 2:o0s
Sprouts. l5a18 per qt.; peppers, pei
crate, S.0Oa10.00.
DAIRY MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. December (Spe.
ciaD.--Live poultry-Turkeys. pound
45; poor and crooked breasts, 80
Young chickens. 25a26;; poor ant n
%: small and white leghorns, lSa2O
old roosters. 10. Ducks. 1sa26; geese
23a3U; pigeons, pair. 20a25; guines
fowls, each, 40aSo. Dressed poultry
Turkeys. pound, 46a4S; old toms anc
poorly dressed, 35a45: chickens, 35t
geese. 26aS2.
Eggs--Loss off native and nearby
iirsts. dozen, 60; southern. 5S.
Butter-Creamery, fancy, pound
47a4S: prints, 4Oa50: nearby cream
cry. 43a44; ladies', SQa32; rolls, 2sa30
store packed. 26; dairy prints. Zsa3o
process butter, 35a36.
NEW YORK, December 5.-Butter-
Barely steady: receipts. S.7S7 boxes
creamery higher than extras, 4la411e
creamery extras t91 score). 46a46s
creamery hrsts (SS to 81 score). 39a
As: packing stock, current make, No
q. 90.
Eggs-Steady: receipts. $500 cases
fresh gathered extra f1rsts, 62a6o
tfeSn gathered nTSts' oodoo, 1>e" 1e'
sey hennery whites. extra fancy
candled selections. rs: nearby ant
nearby western hennery whites. first
to average extras, 6Sa15: nearby ant
nearby western hennery browns
extras. 7Oa72; nearby gathered brown!
and mixed colors. firsts to extras
55a6S: refrigerator, special marks
fancy, AZ; do. firsts. 39a41.
Cheese--Steady: receipts. !29 pack
ages: state whole milk flats, fresh
specials, 21a22; do. average run. 20s
2O1a: state whole milk twins. specials
21a22: do. average run, 20a20l..
Evening star., 1921-12-05
Railroad Bonds For Investment

Railroad Bonds For investment
people also the
War. public the British Isles and Continental
Europe
a to-day liquid
bonds well diversified list of des
before especially
andin inst
ketabity and
secured by having aggregate value found by
o
public the the of
O the
Banks and Trustees be invested approved rail-
underwriting
railroad
railroad bonds
OF
december cncukro off numb o
Harris, Forbes & Company
Pine Street, Corner william. New York
Washington IBIS
Evening star., 1921-12-05

Elmira was the first college in New
York state to open all its deDart-
Evening star., 1921-12-05

HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
II am. .25S 900 IL m. ..... 429 700
1p.m.. ga 600 2p.m.. 669 800
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WANTED
Savings Teller
Salary About $1,000
Northwest Savings Bank
TO THE FEDERAL
OFFICEHOLDERS

DO YOU KNOW today $4,000 will buy
ten shares Of PENNSYLVANIA r. &. and
ten shares Of CosDEN oIL' The bala1oe
$50. 90 monthly or to suit your income.
A Washington house 0ffers their TWENTY
PAYMENT PLAN for the purchase Of such
standard listed dividend payers.
Van Strum, Scott & Company, Inc.
D.7 Fifteenth Street NV.
Weshingto d. c.
Phore Main 1898
Evening star., 1921-12-05

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Evening star., 1921-12-05

N. A. MERRITT.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
ANOTHER EFFORT TO
 SETTLE UP STRIKE
New York Health Commissioner Calls Meeting of Drivers and
 Milk Dealers,

New York. Nov. 1O.-A series of conferences between tho big milk dealers and their striking employees were called for today at the office of Health Commissioner Royal $, Cope land in an endoayor 10 ro-establah friendly relations between them and end the milk strike. Union heads and leaders Of the milk conference board will not attend these conferences at which the commissioner will act as mediator. Each employer will meet a delegation of his own men,
 The strikers who have hith- erto insisted that the bosses nc- gotiate only with union representa- tives have made material concession In agreeing to meet their employers, the commissioner said. They have announced, he said that they could not oust from their new jobs the sev- eral thousand men they have out to work since the strike began.
 Several thousand quarts of old or watered milk were conilscated yester- day by health department inspectors and two men were arrested in the act of adding water to milk cans. Com missioner Copeland said he was pre- pairing papers for court action against one of the big companies for selling milk more than AS hours old after pasteurization. Many complaints have been made about the quality of the milk sold, he declared.
 The first days tryout of the plan for huckstering milk at street corners was not very successful the strikers claim many of the wagons returning
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
BANTAaiS MEET TONIGHT.

New York, Nov. 10.-Johnny Buff, veteran Jersey City boxer, who holds the worlds bantamweight champion ship and the American nyweight ti-
 tlo, will defend his bantamweight laurels this evening at Madison Square Garden In a battle against Jack Sharkey, the rugged little west side Italian. The contest is schedul- ed for fifteen rounds, As both box CTS have contracted to weigh in at the prescribed bantamweight pound age, 118 pounds, at 2 o'clock this afternoon, the title will be at stake.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
RESTELII PICKED.

In the selection of a mythical All State Kaceys basketball team, Carl Restelli of this city was selected as center, with Dwyer and Cronin, of Hartford, as forwards, and Borden and Sheehey of Waterbury. The To- cal boy led the goal tossers in the league last season, and was one of the mainstays of the Daly council team.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
FOOTBALL CAME TOMORROW
Nutmcgs Will Play Mohawks of Mcr-
 idcn in Silver City

The Nutmegs will play the Mo- hawks of Meriden in the Silver City tomorrow afternoon nt 2:So o'clock. The winner will take all the gate re- ceipts,
 The last game between these two teams resulted in scoreless tie.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10

to their stations with a large port of their loads unsod, The distributors suld that rainy weather had inter tered with the sales and predicted better success for the plan as soon us the public got acquainted with it. There was no violence on the part of strike sympathlzcra.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
McGUL HOCKEY DATES.

Montreal, Nov. 10.-McGill uniVer- sitys hockey team is preparing for a busy season with college teams from across the border. Harvard is the latest college to ask for game with the local players. Others who are expected to cross hockey sticks with McGill players are Cornell, Dart mouth and Boston college,
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
CRNISONS WANT GAME,

The Crimsons of Plainville issue a challenge to meet any 115-pound management would like to arrange q game with the Rovers of this city, to be played next Sunday Commun- ications should be sent to Manager V. Vilardi, 210 West Main street, Plain- vile.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
BOWERS WILL PRACTICE

Manager McAleer of the Rovers football eleven has ordered all mem- bers of his team to report for practice tonight at ' o'clock on Olive street. On Sunday the Rovers will play the Crimsons of Plainville at St. Mary's field at 1:30 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10

FOR sALE-Ice business, 12 miles from Sunapee, New Hampshire. Includes stock and equipment. One man made s12,000 in one year. s10000 cash required. Inquire JD2 Nast Main St. 11-10-d3x
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
BIG BOWLING BATTLE,

The two most popular teams in the Utilities league are scheduled to meet in 8 bowling battle at Rogers Recreation hall tomorrow night, when the Herald and Optician quintets clash.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
EXPECT HARD GAME
Wesleyan heing Groomed For Saiur-
 days Contest Mth Union

days Contest Mlth Union
 Middlotowu, Conn., Nov. l0.-The Wesleyan team Is being prepared for Union by Fred Martin and l1r, fanHer Steele, assistant coach, has seen Union play and has drilled the scrub in the Union formations and the varsity IS scrimmaging against these plays,
 The line is showing up better than at any time this season, Conway at center Is a star at breaking up for ward passes, Pyue is doing well at right guard and Conway and Green at the other guard positions. Smith is practising puntng
New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
FOR sALE-Ideal chicken farm three

IUh NiTEf-IHcaT CHICKen farm, TnTee acres. with thirty fowl, chicken house, other out-buildings. five roomed cottage, beautiful shade trees, well and founda- tion for another house. Number of fruit trees q number large standing trees Five minutes from school. ten minutes ride from either Plainville or Southington. Must be sold as owner Is leaving state
 $500 cash. Mrs. Collins W. Queen. Plain vile. ll-1O-d3X
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Grain Again Sells
AT Seasons Lows
On Trade Outlook
British Situation Factor in
Depressing Values; Fresh
Liquidation Unchecked by
Buying; Corn Declines

CHICAGO, April 13.- Renewal OF
anxiety regarding labor conditions in
Great Britain had depressing effect
to-day on the grain markets here.
Wheat, corn, oats and rye all declined
to the lowest prices yet this season
AMI closed heavy, with wheat SC to
41ac down, May $i22z to $f.23 and
July s1.27 to s127h. Corn lost i9sc
to 2(d21sc, and oats Ia lac to ~ N
1kc. The finish in provisions ranged
from 15c decline to gain of 2Hc.
Although many traders professed belief
that the wheat market had already dis
counted bearish factors IN fun such talk
failed to translate itself into action on tn.
buying side. A fresh wave Of liauidstion
on the part Of holders gathered increasing
force soon after the market opened and Ii
speedily became apparent that the over
night developments in the British coal
strike had deprived the market OF any
immediate aggressive support. Bearish
domestic crop sdvices tended further to
dispatches saying Canadian wheat was be-
ing rushed into the United States to fore
stall the proposed emergency tariff. some
thing of a rally which ensued near tho end
Of the sesson was ascribed TO profit taking
BY shorts and not well maintained.
Europe took 10000 bushels.
Corn and oats lacked support and re-
ceded with wheat
Provisions comparatively steady
owing to upturn In the value OF hogs and
to timely bids from leading packer
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Cotton Receivers
From Early Drop
On Foreign Tone
Depressing British Reports
Have Little Effect as
Trade Prospects Improve;
Small Selling Pressure

Early declines in tho cotton market
yesterday were the result Of increased
nervousness over the British labor
situation, but, except for scattering
liquidation, selling was restricted by
continued reports Of improving trade
prospects in Lancashire and the abb
scncc Of Southern hedging or other
evidences Of spot pressure.
Prices cased Off some 80 to so points
from Tuesdays closing figures, with July
selling at i2<2c. compared with l2.SSc,
tho high point OF tho previous day, but
there wero latc rumors that tho threat
cned general strike In England had been
postponed and tho prices rallied to 1850.
That delivery closed at l2.e3c. With tho
general market closing steady At q net
decline OF only 10 to u points
The feature the comparatively
small volume OF sclling inspired by the
the less favorable early strike news. The
best pricea OF the day ware reached In tho
late trading although tho rumorcd post =
ponement OF tho general British strike
had not been confirmed up tc tho close.
The reports OF improving trade pros
poets In Lancashire We're colored by the
larger spot business officially shown In
tho Liverpool market
Southern spot markets, as officially
reported, wcro unchanged to % points
lower, with fair volume OF business
The local market for spot cotton was
quiet and 10 points lower at io30c for
mddlng. No sales were reported.
The range OF prices:
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Bonds
Detroit

$4,000 Oh c & c Ry IS a9s sa,a soia ss,s
10000 s'h kys LIST rs 63is % e3is 81
5000 Com Ed lst 5s SIS s45. sA7s sA7s
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Drug Prices Weaker
Decline Continues, With Break
Here and There

Price weakness predominates through
out the drug and chemical trades, ac-
cording to this weeks issue of Drug
and Chemical Markets.
"Crude drug prices" says the report,
Continue to decline steadily, with a
sharp break here and there as some
weak holder attempts to force his
goods on the market by cutting the
price. 1t is usually a sign for prices
to give way when new shipments from
abroad arrive representing lower re-
placement costs.
Fine chemical manufacturers have
reduced the price of codeine, potas-
SUM and sodium citrates and aspirin.
Dye consumers refuse to buy large
stocks, believing that prices will be
lower. Prices have been steady in
spite of the small trading.
"Many heavy chemical prices ar
ranged at private sales are said to
be below market quotations. Price cut
ting is especially evident i'll acetic
acid.
Soap makers are in the market for
larger stocks of cottonseed oil and
consumers of cocoanut oil are again
buying in quantities"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
FINANCIAL MEETINGS
THE CHESAri.AI<E AND OHIO RAILWA,
COMPANY
NOTICE OF Annual MEETING


r@r -t,ichWond. Virginia February II, 1921
.rfi fi,eatiee is hclcby given that tho Annual
r,.r'ei .- Of tnS stock holders of The Chesa-
rptate and ohio Railway Company will be
-l-s-,a. $50 provided in the Bylaws. at the
- Richmond. Virginia, Tuesday, the
- da> of April. 1921. at eleven o'clock
Z. IL.
81 'll Cor 'hc election of directors;
90 30 approve and consent to, by vote or
ofNrrNisc as may he provided by law and
stnJnct 10 any necessary approval or con
er4f hv public auth GRITTY, the lease TO the
t1e Company IL and to the extent author
.ined BY law, of the railroad and property.
sh.lN thn aprurtcHances thereof OF The
. y soHeHhe ana ohio Railway COMPANY, Of
Indiana. III which the Company owns snh.
sam 'aliy all the capital stock;
fH 60 authorize AVID consent to ths form,
rud terms az any instrument or lease or
----t.er%ise IN the premises that may be suh-
..siitst to the meeting;
- to approve. ratify and confirm .roh
@ou iherrtoforc taken or authorized Nv
.-IIae evAfd of Directors or by the Executive
-t-nn'' '1iiiee of the COMPANY whether mr.
Ainhi 20 any previous authorization Nv tho
sHrkhold'rs or otherwise as ,uav ha .nh nh
yea to the meeting; and
II. - 10 ilansact such other bustncs. a :.
- ~, l'Mfnlly come before the meeting.
,4 ~, stock transfer books Will be Closed
1e office OF the Company NO Al
iNoad"ay. New York City. on Saturdav tSa
III day OF March. 1921, at twelve o'clocIS
-'-r'vr and Will be reopened on Wedne.dav
le -Vth day OF April. 1921. at ten o'clocs
u ,e4;l. order o. the Board OF Directors
TREVVETT. Secretary
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
United States Treasury Certificates OF
Indebtedness


Acceptable In payment of taxes due on
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Detroit United Earns 1922

The Detroit United Railway Com
year ended December 81, after interest
depreciation and Federal taxes, of
S1,233,575, equivalent to 1922 a share
earned on the $15,o0o,oOO capital stock
compared to $1,61S,666. or $1O79 a share
earned in 1919. President f. "
Brooks said that fare advances last yeal
failed to offset the increase in opcrat-
ing expenses. "Wages alone" he said
"lncreased S2,442,529 in 1920 over 1919
Revenue producing passengers carried
increased from 525,410,S8O in 1919 to
SCI ,S1o,336, and receipts from pas
sengers from .0585 to 0639. Net
earnings per car mile decreased from
.0S0S to O6OG cents"
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Pittsburgh

1900 PM Elec LIST 5s S3ls SAL. 6.
-ooV Ini ky Inv 5s.. s7la 67l, &,
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Grain Prices
Wheat

Ic5lsl
New York. close close. a
No. > Western. si.49 sl55 81
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Wheat Prices Decline
TO LoaUest in 5 Years

MINNEAPOLIS, April 13.-Wheat
options sank to the lowest level in five
years at the Chamber of Commerce
hero to-day.
Following successive losses for the
last three days, July wheat touched
$l09% a bushel, new low, compared
to July close of $1.l5 yesterday. May
futures sank to a new low of S115l2
otter closing yesterday at $1.2l
Not since June, 1916. when July
touched $1.05l2, has that month regis
tered such a low price, grain men said.
Action by the bear" element, which
they assert was admittedly driving in
the direction of ST wheat, was respon-
sible fcs the break, local grain dealers
declared.
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Drilling Restrictions OFF

TUSLA, Okla, April Drilling re-
strictions in the oil fields of Oklahoma
and Kansas, which have been in effect
since February II, have been removed
by action of the Continent Oil and
Gas Producers Association, it was an
nOLnccd tO-daY
New-York tribune., 1921-04-14
Plan for New Chinese Port

Hans wkicll are being formulated in
.ssl'tRlng for the construction of wharves
long the Whangpoo south of the " co
-SNttsg Greek are announced in The
Hong Kong Weekly Press. This is re
ferred to as a Sl0.000.000 project with
) ihc. ultimate aim OF establishing a city
sssef Industrial purposes in competition
Win Shanghai. Most of the land will
ave reclaimed property belonging to the
ministry Of Finance, and the money re
,alised for. the preliminary improve
meats VIII be raised among merchants.