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Evening star., 1923-08-13
Market Flashes
at Today's Close

July copper shipments, foreign and
domestic. by American producers dur
ing July approximated ls7.50o,0oo
pounds. This compares with June
shipments Of 1856, 100000 and May OF
1876. 100000.
Standard Oil Is disturbed by action
of state Of South Dakota in forcing
retail price of gasoline down to 16
cents a gallon. The threatened In
clusion Of several other states in the
northwest into the oil business as a
result OF action of South Dakota Is
regarded as highly disconcerting
Quite a GOOD deal Of interest will
undoubtedly be taken in the foreign
and political situation and Will per-
haps be a guide to market operations.
The technical position OF q number
OF issues may be such that 1t Will
warrant a rally from present prices.
notably some Of the low-priced oils
and the equipment shares.
First break in gasoline prices In
Philadelphia came when reduction of
cent a gallon was ordered by prtn-
cipal refining and distributing COM
panies.
Milwaukee will start selling gaso-
line Tuesday for 1875 cents gallon
for low test and 1913 cents for high,
in effort to drive down prices. Five
thousand dollars worth of fuel will
be distributed to the public through
city filling stations. Price represents
cost and is about 10 cents a gallon
less than present filling station
prices
Further evidence that technical con-
sideratfon were a stronger factor in
the present market situation than for
eiEn complications was afforded around
noon. Despite the uncertainty aroused
by the British note ad fall of the Cuno
cabinet, no selling developed, and the
general list gave additional indications
Of an overso.d condition.
Liverpool cotton futures closed
steady. with two to five points of their
top. with October UP 88 English points
and from it's closing price of last
Thursday and the later months 66 to
62 points.
This against 4s to so advance they
were due to have held today to have
equaled our closing prices Saturday.
Babson in his speculative bulletin
says:
In regard to the rail, sell the fol.
lowing dividend payers: y. w, @. Q
and n. r.. and in place of them buy
Il. o. common. c. O. common. p. O.
3. s. preferred and S. r. preferred.'
In the lower priced rails he recon.
Eends that holders should sell theil
NJ. =. common and preferred and also
their =. T. common and preferred and
buy s. r. common. NJ. X. #. common
:. 5. common, 5. II. common and W. A
preferred.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. August 13.-Growing
alarm over the Texas crop situation
was the dominating factor in the
cotton market during today's early
trading. notwithstanding the un-
favorable European political news.
Liverpool was higher on the reports
of continued dry, hot weather in the
southwest, and the local market
opened firm at An advance of 16 to
"a points. There was considerable
realizing above the 24-cent level. but
setba.ks with October selling up
to 24.54 and January to 24.26 during
the early trading. or so to 50 points
net higher and at the highest prices
touched since the last government
report. Early weather advices not
only failed to show any relief from
droughty conditions over Sunday,
but indicated rising temperatures in
the southwest. A private midmonth
report placed the deterioration since
July 25 at six points In the con-
dition Of the crop, with a falling
off of 10 points for the half month
in Texas.
NEW DREAMS, August 13.-Con-
tinued drought in Texas and Okla
homa caused heavy buying OF cot
ton to-day and the first hour OF the
session brought advances of so to
81 points, October rising to 23.9b.
Much of the demand appeared to
come from outside interests and avs
stimulated by complaints OF wide
spread premature opening Of bolls in
the droughty districts of the west
LIVERPOOL. August 13.-Cotton,
spot. fair demand; prices steady.
Good middling. 1922: fully middling.
1912: middling. 1897: low middling.
14.72; good ordinary. 1922; ordinary,
1892 Sales. 5000 bales. including
$500 American. Receipts. 5000 bales.
including LOO American. Futures
closed very steady. August. 14.46;
october, 1852: December. 1894; jan
uary, 1928; March. 1914; May 13;
July. 1882.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
BUYING Of SUGAR
: LIMITED BY TRADE
Lack of Confidence in Exist
ing Prices Assigned
as Cause.
BY J. c. ROYLE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 13.-Canners
and the sugar trade in general are
buying an unusually small amount of
sugar at present. This Is due largely
to lack of confidence in existing
prices. The coming of the 1923 beet
sugar crop upon the market and the
refining of the Louisiana cane crop,
however, are expected to stabilize
conditions and put stop to the re-
markable series of fluctuations which
have taken place in this commodity in
the last six months.
Beet sugar sales in the intermoun-
tain territory are extremely small.
Big manufacturers in Colorado de-
clare the trade stocked up heavily on
the last price advance and now is on
hand-to- mouth basis. The trade APP
parently is waiting for possible
further drop in prices. but manufac-
turers maintain that the strong sta
tiStical position of the staple and the
small stocks in the hands of Gamers
and dealers will keep prices at pres
"nt levels. which quote Colorado su
gar at $40 per 100 pounds. with cane
sugar normally 20 cents a bag higher
Satisfactory Profit Seen.
At that figure many sugar men de-
clare profits to manufacturers and
beet growers will be satisfactory.
mains unsold. The California beet
sugar factories will begin to market
their product about August l 9 and the
lntermountain makers Will follow
suit month later, while Michigan
growers will be still further behind
Acreage as been increased in each
of these sections.
In the Pacific northwest can manu-
facturers and sugar wholesalers state
that the Gamers long ago laid in
their stocks of sugar and that the
heavy pack there will not affect the
present or future market for sweet
ening. Big packing concerns in the
Chicago district report that their
sugar purchases are much smaller
than last season and in Michigan this
tendency is even more apparent.
Some canneries carried over sugar
and others contracted for their 1928
supply before the furry in prices
early in the spring, and much Of this
Sugar Company. largest producer of
beet sugar in that section sold its
entire 1928 output last spring.
New Processes n Factor.
\ new element affecting the sugar
market this year is the fact that cam
ners are using less sugar in putting
up the same amount of fruit under
claimed that the fruit retains the
flavor longer with less sugar. al
though more sweetening must be
added when the fruit is consumed.
This. has shifted sales, the Gamers
taking less and the grocers more. The
Loveland. Colo. cherry pack was
completed this year without sweet
ening.
Fruit jar manufacturers in many
sections report small demand.
nF
Jars last year when fruit and sugar
were lower in some sections. and
home Gamers now are using last sea-
sons jars.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK. August 13.-There was
no change in the local raw sugar
market early today. Cubas were
quoted at AZ cost and freight. equal
to 615 for centrifugal. No sales were
reported.
The raw sugar futures market
showed gains of to points during
the early operations on covering. The
demand, however, was limited. and the
continued inactivity In the spot mar
ket seemed to discourage holders, and
there was renewed selling pressure
in the late forenoon. with prices at
midday showing net declines of 2 to
5 points.
unch ranged at 7.90 to 500 for fne
granulated. with little better in.
Quiry reported.
Refined futures. nominal
Evening star., 1923-08-13
WALL STREET BRIEFS.

NEW YORK, August 13.-While
representatives OF several New York
banking houses have visited Warsaw
recently, none Of them would admit
today any knowledge Of the contem-
plated visit to this country incognito
Of s. y. Kucharski. Polish minister
of trade and industry. News dis
patches stated Kucharski was un-
derstood to be en- route to America to
seek a $15,000,000 loan for Poland.
Public offering was made today of
three issues of City of Los Angeles
municipal bonds, totaling $4.105.000.
maturing serially in one to thirty
nine years and carrying coupons of
AN, Az and per cent. The bonds
were offered at prices to yield from
ASS to 4.70 per cent.
Peerless Truck and Motor Company
reports net income of ss55.es5 for the
six months of 1928. This Is equal to
s4.05 a share on 231.471 shares of
capital stock of $50 par.
Considerable interest was attached
to two shipments of gold which ar
rived In New York today from Rot
terdam. The gold was valued at
about $4.625.000 and was consigned to
Speyer & Co. and Boissevain & Co.
Neither bank would disclose the
nature of the shipments. which in
German origin. Two other ship
ments Of gold, each valued at nearly
81, 900, 900. arrived from Southampton.
They were consigned to Kuhn. Loeb
& Co. and the Irving Bank-Columbfa
Trust Company.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
STEEL WORKERS co
ON E|GHT-HOUR DAY
New Schedule Becomes Real
ity at Big Mills in
Gary, Ind.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GARY. Ind, August 13-The eight
hour day in the United States Steel
Corporation mills here becomes a
reality today. The change from the
two shift to the three-shift system
includes at first only the blast fur
mace workers.
Open hearth workers will be placed
on the eight-hour shift on August 16,
1t is reported. and by the end of the
year every worker in the Gary plant
will be on the eight hour basis.
AS result of the change, the men
Will receive a wage increase of %
per cent, figuring on the bases of
time employed, but they actually will
receive so cents n day reduction in
wages. Under the old system, how
| ever, they had to work four hours
longer to earn $3.50 than they will
to earn 81.
1t will require the hiring of 500
additional blast furnace men at Gary
to put the program into full effect. 1t
is estimated that in the United States
1t VIII require employment of $4,000
more workers and an increase in the
annual pay roll of si5.000.00O.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
GRAIN EXPORTS DROP,

Grain exports from the United States
last week amounted to 2.062, 900 bushels,
compared with 4.so7.ooo the week before.
Commerce Department figures make
the following comparisons OF the
weeks exports as compared with those
of the previous week: Barley lO3 =
600. against $4,000 bushels: corn. 10
900, against $4,000; oats, 81 900. against
$4,000: rye. 111,000. against 735, 900: !:
wheat. 1,744,000. against 295S.000:
flour. 269,300 barrels, against 179,70O
barrels.
Exports of Canadian grain from the
United States amounted to $4,000
bushels, as compared with 100. 1000
bushels the previous week
Evening star., 1923-08-13
BRITISH RECAPTURE
YACHT RACE CUP
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
COWES. Isle Of Wight. August 10
Great Britain today recaptured the
British America cup for six meter
yachts when Cola. 3d. owned by f. J.
Stephens. took the fourth heat, with
Red (British) second, and Lea
(American), third.
This brought the British point total
to 96, as against the Americans 49,
thus making 1t impossible for the in
vaders to win even IL they scored the
maximum number of points in the
final two heats.
The other two British yachts. the
Capelle and Suzette were fourth and
fifth with the Americans Ingomar
Hawk and Clytie bringing up the
rear.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, August 13-The cot.
ton cloth market began a new week
with a firm tone. 1t was believed
that there will be fairly good business
every day regardless of what NAV
happen to raw cotton in the imne.
diate future. Print cloths held tn
last Saturdays levels. the 81 by sos
being quoted at cents, and the 6S by
res at 101s cents. There was good
interest in sheetings.
In the oriental raw silk market
trading was inactive. Yokohama re
ported 100 bales sold today at a thir-
were XXAA, 1915 and 2o22; denjer,
IT'S; xxB, 1855: extra, TAO: best No,
] X, 1875; best No. l. 7.20; Kansai No.
l, lis; Canton, 14-16. 100, and Canton
20-22, $50.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
EMPLOYEES GET CHANCE.
Gas and Electric Stock Offered on
Installment Plan.

NEW YORK, August IA limited
amount of the no-par value stock
of the Columbia Gas and Electric
Company will be offered to employees
of the public utility companies oper-
ated or owned by the corporation in
Ohio. West Virginia and Kentucky,
according to announcement by Pres!-
dent p. G. Gossler. The stock will be
sold at s3250 a share on the partial
payment plan.
Dividends now being paid at the
rate of $3.50 per year will be credited
to the purchase price. Employees
Will be urged not to commit them
selves to installment payments in ex-
cess of Is per cent of their wages.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
WHEAT FEED FOR STOCK.

PARSONS, Kan, August 13 (Spe-
cial.-The business section was turn
ed into a wheat mill today. Business.
anxious to aid farmers, set up two
wheat grinders and operated them free
to grind wheat into stock feed. Whole
wheat 10 bringing IS cents a bushel,
but farmers hope that by feeding 1T
to hogs they will get returns Of at
least 81 q bushel So great was the
rush that more grinders will be set
up.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
Washington Stock Exchange.

Georgetown Gas 5s-s50o at ssh. $500 al
So 81. 900 at 80.
Washington Gas Light $500 at a8.
Washington Gas Light Gs lg33-Sl 900 nj
1904. 81 900 at 10Oh. $1,000 at i0Oi4 81 900
at 10Oi4. 5000 a. 1OOL, 81 900 at 100L..
washington Gas Light 5s-s1 900 at 9sh
Washington Rwy & Elec. ISL 900 at 72.
81 ZOO at II.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s-s1 900 at 97k.
Capital Traction CO. at 1OO1s.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.--2 at TIA.
Lanston Monotype-10 1T 74A.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Rwy. Il Elec. pfd.--10 at 72.
Money-Call loans. and per cent.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
MISSOURI CORN YIELD
IS PER CENT OF NORMAL

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. August 13
Especially Missouri corn is IS per
cent of normal. Indicating a total
crop of 195.71S.o0o bushels. as against
175.275.000 bushels last year The
oats crop is expected to reach 1880
600 bushels, or nearly double last
years crop. The prospects for bar
ley and rye are fair. according to the
state agricultural department. and
the cotton crop is forecast at 179,990
bales.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
LIVE STOCK NEEDS RAIN,
COTTON ALSO HARD HIT

FORT WORTH, August 13 (Spe-
cial) Many live stock ranges through
out Texas need rain, but the condi-
tion of live stock has not yet begun
to deteriorate much. In the west
central portion there have been some
showers and IL good rains come by
September Is winter pasturage will
be excellent. Fall shipments have
started in the northwest part.
Dry weather Is playing havoc with
cotton prospects in many sections.
Early estimates have been reduced
heavily since August /. Stalks have
ceased blooming and squares have
ceased forming. Picking Is starting
early and cotton money will revive
retail trade this month
Evening star., 1923-08-13
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

shown in the report for the six
months ended June 80. made public
today. Net earnings amounted to
$955.995 after charges and taxes.
which In equal to $3.50 a share. or
more than the full years dividend.
Durant Motor made up it's point loss
OF Saturday.
Low-priced mining stocks con-
tinued to lack support. A block OF
$4,000 shares of Belcher Extension
changed hands a point under the last
previous sale, while others Of this
class were for the most part lower.
Reading Coal Company rights re-
sponded to optimistic reports from
Washington with regard to the pres
ent situation in the coal industry. but
others of the group were neglected.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
BEST TRADE EXHIBIT.
st. Louis Showing by Wholesalers
Promotes Business, Is Verdict.
pecial D:sI atch to The Sta

SDeclnI D.sl ntch TO The Star.
ST. LOUIS, August 13-The mid
summer trade exhibitions Of furniture
and dry goods wholesalers here have
proven most successful, and all past
records for business were broken in
the last week. Manufacturers and
wholesalers of dry goods expect that
with corn and cotton bringing high
prices money will be plentiful in the
west and southwest and fall and win
ter trade will be good. Retailers In
the wheat-growing sections, however,
still are buying conservatively.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
BEET GROWERS PLAN POOL
Will Try to Force Better Contra c,
With Sugar Company.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DENVER. August 13.-The Noun
tain States Beet Growers Association
is preparing to make stubborn
fight this fall to pool production Of
sugar beets in Colorado to force a
more favorable contract with the
Great Western Sugar Company and
otner peet sugar manufacturers. The
growers will ask a fifty-fifty contract
to replace the sliding scale at prices
dependent on the market price Of
sugar Growers assert they lost $23
an acre last year, whereas the com
panies made high profits. Sugar
company officials declare that any
such ssctuIiaI plan would be ruinpus to manu-
Evening star., 1923-08-13
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
August 13. 1929.
Quotations furnished by ". b. Hihbs & co..
I.y the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, August 13.-Foreign
exchanges easy. Quotations in
cents): Great Britain. demand, 456A y !;
cables. 457; sixty-day bills on banks,
454H: France, demand. .o556; cables,
.O55sh: Italy. demand. .o425; cables.
.O425h; Belgian, demand, .045sh !:
cables. .0460; Germany. demand.
.Oo000027; cables, .0o000029; Holland
demand, 1890; cables. 1898; Norway,
demand, .1s45; Sweden. demand. .26s5;
Denmark, demand, 1888; Switzerland.
demand, 1907; Spain. demand. 1884:
Greece. demand. .0174; Poland. de-
mand, .0000004A; Czechosiovakia, de-
mand, .0293: Austria, demand.
.000014L; Rumania, demand. .048h !;
Argentina, demand, 1900; Brazil, de-
mand, .1012; Montreal. 81 11-1S.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
ny WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Soecial Disnatch to The Star.

S1ecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 1s.-The mar
ket In curb exchange this morning
paid little attention to the European
news. and tho tone was generally
steady. Save for the oil shares, trad .
ing was quiet. Standard of Indiana
crossed 53 In the first half hour, but
later receded slightly below last
weeks fnal Imperial Oil of Canada
was exceptionally strong. opening up
points. Another sharp advance oc-
CURED In Humphreys Oil. carrying
the stock to new high for the year.
Inc reason for strength in Peerless
Truck and Motor shares recently was
Evening star., 1923-08-13
WEEKS PRICE AVERAGES.
153 Per Cent of Pre- War Level
Dollars Buying Power.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW HAVEN. Conn. August 10
Last weeks prices averaged 153 per
cent OF pre-war level. The purchas-
ing power of the dollar was 65 40
pre-war cents.
Evening star., 1923-08-13
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON. August 13.-Followine 10 a
list OF today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active stocks
Evening star., 1923-08-13

At Brake Hill. Courtland county,
n. y. there is q public school with
one teacher-Miss Anna Edson--and
but one pupil.
Evening star., 1923-08-13

NEW YORK, September 1s.-Fol-
lowing is an official list of bonds and
SOCKS traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
EMPIRE.

Quincy Adams Sawyer" the Metro
81. production of Charles FELTON, Pid-
gins famous story of rural life in New
England, featuring Lon CLANCY, will be
shown at the Empire this week.
In this picture Mr.. CLANCY gives a
good Characterization of a man labor
ing under the delusion that he knows a
great deal about music as he waves q
baton under the noses of the members
of his quartet, Hank Mann, Elmo Lin
coin, Billy Franey and Victor Potel.
In the days before Mr.. CLANCY became
a DISTINGUISHED character actor on the
screen, and just after he graduated from
the legitimate stage, lie learned that he
could sing. He sang in practically all
of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas
during his musical comedy days. There
fore he has a perfect right to play any
part calling for expert technical knowl-
edge of vocal music.
Mr.. CLANCY says singing funny songs
was a great deal easier than hauling
heavy scenery but il wasn't any easier
than playing his part in Quincy Adams
Sawyer"
"Ouincy Adams Sawyer" was direct
ed BY Clarence Badger and was adapt
ed TO the screen by Bernard McCOnville.
II also includes a long cast of screen
celebrities such as Barbara la Mari,
Blanche Sweet, Elmo Lincoln, John
Bowers and others.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
In the New York 'Theaters

principals. This is magnificent in its
sheer proficiency. harvels Of makeup
united with the most sensitive under
standing of character produce gal
lery of remarkable portraits. And each
portrait is instinct with life, with suf-
fering, with humanity. From the blink
ing futility in the face of Moskvin's
"Tsar" or the tragic Incompetence OF
Katchaloffs, down to the last little rat
nosed courtier. skulking in the crowd,
life and art flame here
As welcome to the Moscow Art
Theater and q new angle to the con.
summate campaign of publicity with
which Morris Gest has insured the sue
cess of he company which this intrepid
manager has imported TO America, be
announced a fourth and last bill Of the
Chauve-SOuris. Bulbous Balieff-the
Stanislavsky Of the brilliant little thea
ter that houses this Russian variety
show-responded with another of those
amusing and variegated entertainments
for which he Is now famous.
There is no show shop like this blaz-
ing little playhouse high above Cen
trail Park, and no show that quite meets
the challenge of novelty, humOr, acting
and good taste which Balietf has flung
in the face of our managers night after
night-at a five dollar top price-since
January 4, 1922. Between these two
Russian enterprises the American
catches a pretty complete view OF the
whole Russian theater. And also les
son in the art of acting and producing
which it has got to heed.
"yTiII Shakespeare" Inadequate
Winthrop Ames, for one, has not
taken the lesson TO heart in his pro-
duction, will Shakespeare" This bio
graphical drama by Clemence Dane,
who wrote "A Bill Of Divorcement," is
presented by a long and rather ex-
pensive caste. Much money has been
spent on the hand-painted and bril-
liant costumes designed by Norman-Bcl
Geddes, and on his towering scenery.
But the acting seems pitifully made
quate after n glimpse at the Russians,
and the settings have been so poorly
lighted as to spoil half their illusion.
The play itself proceeds on the naive
theory that SHAKESPEARE wrote his plays,
or didn't write them, because some lady
or other-his wife, Mary Fitton, the
Dark Lady Of the Sonnets, or the sup
positiously good Queen Bess-was boss
ing him.
The author is a woman. One splen-
did piece OF acting does something TO
redeem the production. This is the
Elizabeth Of Haidee Wright, who played
the part in London.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-14
MAJESTIC

Maryon vadie, beautiful young Amer
lean dancer, and Ota Gygi, formerly
violinist TO the Spanish court, will head
line the Majestic this week with an act
which is said to be one of the most
artistic on the road. They are assist
ed by the Portia Mansfield dancers, four
girls and Mary liant, pianist.
John Miller and James Maokcall.
who call themselves the "Bing Boys,
offer an act of dancing and singing.
The artistry in their act is that every
thing is turned to comedy.
"Shireen." a unique number teatur-
ing the girl who sees without eyes
promises to be interesting. This is not
a mind reading stunt but a psycholog-
ical marvel. She is said to stand on
the stage, blindfolded and accurately
describe things known 10 members OF
the audience which neither she nor her
assistant have.
"Tbe Minstrel BOYS" Fred Elkins,
Joe Fay and Jack Elkins, entertainers
on piano, tambourine, castanets and
clog dancers, are back from Europe
where they were one Of the sensations
of the season. They offer an interest
ing number.
"At the Seashore," a novelty sketch,
will be rendered by Mccormick and
Wallace. who are direct from the Pa
cific Coast. This is distinctly a sur.
prise number and the talented man and
woman of the team both have lot 70
do with the pleasing way the offering
is flashed.
Bins and Grill, gymnasic artists,
complete the vaudeville program.
His Nibs," five-recl picture, fea-
turing Colleen Moore and Joseph J.
Bowling, will be shown.