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Evening star., 1923-12-13
Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS
WASHINGTON Stock Exchange.

SALES
Capital Traction $500 Al ei8s.
MetrnnoIitnn r. r. 5s-S1 600 Mt 99ia
potomac Electric z. & ref. as '41-s1 900 at
1867. $1,000 at 1G644. 81 900 at 1863. $1,000
at Io6a., 81 600 at 1909.
Riggs Realty Qongs) 5s-sl 900 at 93.
Washington Rwy. 6 Elec. pfd.-20 at 7l1a.
National Metropolitan Bank-1O at 28O.
AFTER CALL.
Lanston Monotype-1o at 40. at 10. . at
10. 5 at 20.
Washington Rwy. & Elee. com.-1l at 691s.
Money-Call loans. 5 and 6 per cent.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
ny WILLIAM F., HEFFERNAN.
Received by Privat

NEW YORK, December 13.-It was
another day of rising prices on the
curb market, with practically all
classes of stocks sharing in the i'm
provement.
The latest figures on crude oil out
put were discouraging in that the
daily decrease of 1880 barrels In
the week ended December was more
than offset by the increase in imports.
The street. however, paid more atten-
tion to the advance in crude oil quo
tations in northern Texas. 1t was
believed in some quarters that this
was a forerunner to higher prices in
midcontinenu quotations.
Prairie Oil and Gas gained over 4
points and Standard of Indiana
reached 60. The rise in New York
Transit carried the, stock up more
than III points, while Standard of
Kentucky made up the dividend or
81 which came off the stock. South
ern States reached a new high for the
wear across 26A.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
PLEADS NO DEFENSE.
Broker Arraigned in Gearless
Motor Conspiracy Case.

PITTSBURGH, December 13.-Paul
Moscau, a stock broker. of New York,
entered plea OF no defense in federal
court yesterday to an indictment charg-
ing conspiracy to use the mails in a
scheme to defraud, in connection with
the sale of stock of the Gearless Motor
Corporation, a bankrupt concern. The
plea was made while Moscau was testi-
flying at his trial and that of Duncan
Mcdonald OF Salem, Ohio; Frank f.
McClintock and II. r. Starnes, both of
Pittsburgh, officers of the company.
The government charged that the four
defendants conspired to obtain more
than $1,200,000 through sale Of stock.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
COAL OUTPUT DROPS.
Warm Weather Conditions Have
- Hurt Markets.

NEW YORK. December 13-Weatf,er
conditions and the usual holiday
spirit dominate the soft-coal mark ct
production is in keeping with the
general downward tendency toward
the end of each year: in both hard
and soft coal fields there is a let
ting down in demand. The geological
survey summarized conditions last
week by noting that twenty-one dis
tricts out of thirty-two record a gain
in time lost because of lack of de-
mand. and twenty-four districts are
operating with losses of 40 per cent
or more of full time capacity due
10 poor market
Evening star., 1923-12-13
PARIS MARKET STRONG.

PARIS, December 13.-Trading was
active and prices were strong on the
bourse today. Three per cent rentes,
"a francs 80 centimes. Exchange on
London, SO francs 25 certimes. Five
per cent loan 90 francs 20 confines
The dollar was quoted at Is francs IS
centimes.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
Some Judge Of Paint.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

At a dinner party held in a hall
adorned with many beautiful paint
ings a speaker, wishing to pay a
compliment to the ladies present,
pointed to the paintings on the wall
and said.
What need is there for all these
painted beauties when we have so
many of them at the table?"
Evening star., 1923-12-13
WEATHER RETARDS
TRADE IN SOUTH
Auto Sales Drop 40 Per
Cent-Big Apple Shipments.
Wheat Acreage Cut.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW ORLEANS, December 13.-
Warm weather in this section con-
tinues to restrict sales Of heavier
winter goods. but holiday buying
continues to run we'll ahead of that
of 1922 In the retail stores. Sales
have slowed down in most lines in
the wholesale trade. owing to un-
Willingness of retail merchants to
accumulate further supplies until the
annual stock taking period is over.
Most purchases, therefore, are of a
fillingin character
The freight movement into and out
of New Orleans for the first ten
months of the year was $4,000 car
loads heavier than for the corre-
spending period of last year Even
in the face OF slx-week strike
of port workers, 223,s00 cars were
received and 10000 forwarded. as
against 2ls,2oo received and $4,000
shipped last year.
Sales of automobiles here for No
vember were about 40 per cent less
than in October and they have shown
little improvement so far this month.
Dealers are all carrying full stocks
of new cars and still have numbers
of used cars on hand. Collections on
cars sold on part payments have
been unusually slow.
Automobile sales Lively.
ST. PAUL. December 13.-The
volume of automobile sales In this
Is expected to exceed all previous
records for those two months. Access
sorry sales have been holding up ex-
cellently. Actual work on the con-
struction of the new Ford factory
this week marked the opening of the
I,,il
Record Apple Shipments.
SEATTLE. December 1s.-ship-
ments of boxed commercial winter
date are within 1000 cars of the
total for the whole year OF 1922
These shipments have aggregated
more than $4,000 cars. compared with
$4,000 at this time last year and a
total for the whole of 1922, or 1926.
The highest price paid for extra
fancy grades was 80 n box. early in
the season. Since then prices have
Softened.
wheat Acreage Reduced.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Decem-
her 1.-THE state board of aSricuI-
ture estimated today that the acreage
seeded 70 winter wheat in Oklahoma
is 90 per cent of that sown last fall.
/ or 3.360.000 acres. This represents A
reduction of about 373.00O acres
Unsatisfactory prices and inability
! to sow seed because of wet weather
were the causes for the reduction.
Bus Lines Expanding.
| ST. LOUIS, December l3.-Bus lines
which began operation in this city
about six months ago now are
carrying over a million passengers n
month. The traffic has been in
creased by holiday shopping, which
Jobbers and retailers say is substan-
TALLY heavier than that of last year.
Evening star., 1923-12-13
Making Up Time.
From London Answers.

From London Answers.
Mother--I gave you a penny yes
terday to be good, and today you are
just as bad as you can be.
Willie-Yes, mother, I'm trying to
show. you that you got your moneys
worth yesterday,
Evening star., 1923-12-13

NEW YORK, December 13.-Follow-
ing is an official list OF bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-12
ms CAME Fu,sT

= doctor on architect and a bolshs.
rlk were discussing 40 70 tho priority
" their occupations.
The doctor said.
when Afhm's alcs was opened
ana a m removed 10 make woman.
there was surgical operation
medicine was the oldest trade"
The architect haid;
Yes. bat when tie earth WIS
made. out Of chaos there was The
building process. tho use Of mate
fIals according 20 plan. Tho arch.
iiccth u still older"
The bolsh-yik smiled and mid.
but Who supplied The chnosY"-
Farm Life
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-12
FREDA's FOLLIEs

Copyright. 1913. by ~. ~
Rhe was one Of those flirfniious
Old creatures.
Everything hung. well fitting
upon her,
with the exception or her skln.
she had lost her perspective.
n not her spirit, Of youth.
And the way she cnckled IN the
center n The BUSIEST Of thoromtcs:
Traffic regulations meant uo'hing
lr her young life
lie fhid looked just like a
ehickcn."
Pho raid. Joining me
On The other aide Of tbs street.
well" I rejoln.d aeidly.
You don't act Ike tho ons
IN tho old adngi who crossed tho
o. ret
10 ret 10 tho other she"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-12
Cream of the TESTS
NOT e0 DANGEILnIs

These circus men sometimes ard
hard pushed 10 keep their animal
cots going good" said tho oidums
advance man. a. De pulled a. his
PIPE. Animals dis a. in0pportuna
moments. men get hurt OF quit and
other ihinEs interviews 10 pat d Eooa
net out of buainesn. ] recall tho case
Of tho circus man WHO had an aet
wherein his lion entered a tigers
cage and the latter animal quailed Ia
fright before the king Of beasts. But.
ms luck would have II. the lion dled
Just before one performance. The
circus man thought quick and hs
said 70 IN Irish applicant for a sob,
Yes, III hire you. Ny only Ion
died this morning and We have
jutt skinned him. II your wrap the
skin around you and ne down Ia the
corner % the cage there. I'll give
you 1850 a day Pat thought Il wa
easy and accepted Show time came
and The gaping throng. The circus
man ballyhooe1i This h splendid
lion from suhia. He 10 the king Of
beasts and II Is astonishing how hls
more presence Bubdues the mOst
feroclOus Of his fe. low beasts. /
shall lift the intervening door and
you will Ges this noble beat enter
the tigers den.
Pat whispered 10 the circus man
'begob can't DO Il. / didn't hire
out fer that
Go on. you fooir said the circus
man. There's no danger.
Pat started but quailed before
The tiger and stopped. He was
trembling psrceptlbly, Then the
tiger whispered
Come on in, 20 6layering ldiut;
I'm from Cork, too.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-12
son SCOOPS Dan

AFTER sending your ron 20 college
u must be disappointing 70 have him
run or with a chorus girl"
should say u waH dlsnppolnt.
inE. " replied The old millionaire. II
expected 20 marry that little dame
mYself'-- New York Sun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-12

DAIGHIERS FELLOW %. X.
us II safe 20 let Charlie manage
the car with one ARM"
II guess 30. He's mighty handy
with the other"
Evening star., 1923-06-26
ROADS TO RAISE
RATES ON GRAIN
Western Lines Must Charge Same
on Corn and Cereals as
for Wheat.

Railroads operating in the Rocky
were in effect authorized today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
increase by 10 per cent their freight
rates on corn and cereal products
usually classified as coarse grain. ;"
The increase, which does not affect
wheat, was authorized in shipments
from Mississippi valley points to the
Rocky mountain Pacific coast area.
The decision resulted from an ap-
peal of western railroads against the
ruling made by the commission in
previous grain rate cases, which fixed
the rates on coarse grain at a level
10 per cent below that charged on
wheat for similar shipment.
In passing upon the railroad s
complaint the commission held that
throughout the Mississippi valley
states and western territory extend
ing nearly to the Rocky mountains
the differential favoring corn and
other course grains should be retain
ed. At points farther west it was
held that single standard for. the
rate schedules on grain should be
maintained and also that the same
single standard should apply on all
shipments from the Mississippi VAL
ley to the Rocky mountain Pacific
coast area.
Railroads were authorized to make
the changes prescribed by increasing
the rates on the course grain to the
level of the rates now charged on
wheat.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
TODAY's COTTON PRICES.

NEW YORK, June 26.-cotton fu-
lures opened firm; July. 21.50; octo-
Der, 25.2O; December, 24.6s; January.
24.S1; March. 24.22. The market
opened at an advance of 3 to 81 points
on the publication of further bulllsh
private crop reports and reports that
very few. If any. notices had oeen Is
sued against July contracts. either AZ
New York or New Orleans. July sold
up to 27.53 and October to 25.25 at
the opening, but met southern selling
and realizing which caused reactions
of a few points after the call.
NEW ORLEANS, June 26.-Cotton
futures opened steady; July. $500: Oc-
tober, 24.55; December, E4.26; Jahu-
ary, 24.O3; March. 23.S5. The absence
of any tenders against July contracts
in the cotton market here today made
for a very strong opening, and in the
early trading prices were sent Is TO 81
points higher than the close of yes
month srd rising to 2S05. October
rose to 2&.70. A private condition re
port Of 6s per cent of normal. indicat-
ing a crop of but 10, 100000 bales, gave
the market additional strength. but
heavy realizing by longs met the ad-
vance.
NEW YORK. June 26.-Cotton flu
lures closed steady. July. 27.01 to
27.O3: October, PASS to 24.S9: Decem-
Der, 24SS; January, 24.02: March
23.93 to 1895. Spot cotton quiet;
middling, 2S25. .
NEW ORLEANS, June 26.-Cotton
futures closed steady at net declines
of to 23 points. Close (range)-
July, 27.40-45; October. 2425-27; De
cember, 1855; January, 23.71-13;
March. 2352-54.
NEW ORLEANS, June 26.-Spot
cotton dull. 25 points lower Sales
on the spot, none: to arrive. none.
Low middling, $500: middling. 2S. ::
good middlin, 1925 Receipts. 2.G7o
bales; stock, 1864 bales.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
Market Flashes
at Today's Close

The Baldwin Locomotive Works
now has s56.5Oo in untitled orders on
it's books. according to President
Samuel Vaucklain, and is running at
95 per cent of capacity.
New York bank clearings. $780,
$s5.o00.o00; New York Federal Re-
serve Banks credits, $57,O0O.OO0;
Boston bank !clearings, .$56,O00,000.
Babson's latest circular of today's
date, after long reference to busi-
ness conditions, also the disappoint-
ing action OF the stock market the
past month and recent events, new
issues of securities and markets sus-
ceptibility to bear pressure con-
I'VE. therefore. now advise clients
unwilling to carry their stocks
through a possible year of lower
prices to sell Immediately on every
rally. This Is what we had in mind
ings' in bold type conclusions of last
weeks letter"
Illinois Central declared regular
quarterly $1.75 common dividend,
record August 2. Regular semi.an-
nual per cent preferred dividend
was also declared payable September
1, stockholders of record August 2.
Atchfson declared regular quarterly
$1.50 common dividend. payable Sep
tember l stockholders of record
July %.
American Can declared regular
quarterly dividend of $1.25, payable
August Is stockholders Aof record
July 81.
Atlas Powder Company declared
regular quarterly IL per cent divi-
dend on preferred payable August 1
stockholders of record July 2.
Allied Chemicai and Dye declared
regular quarterly dividend of 81 on
common, payable August ! stock
holders Of record July 1a.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
THREE OFFICERS QUIT.
Cotton Oil Firm Plans
MANY Changes.
(Sales are In 81, ,000.)

NEW YORK, June 26.-The Amer
lean Cotton Oil Company today an
the resignation of w. G. Cas-
sidy, vice president; Edward Cam
field, jr., assistant to the president,
and w. S. Reed, treasurer. Ran
doIph Catlin was named secretary
and treasurer.
The company also announced that
it's plan of capital adjustment prob
ably would not be ready before fall
New interests in the company are
working out economy plans, and al
ready economies have been put into
force which will save the company
S., ,O0O, 900 annually, it was said. Du-
plications of selling forces have been
eliminated and selling personnel has
been cut from 135 to 90.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
SUGAR PRICES LOWER.
Continued Weakness in Futures
Causes Further Selling.

NEW YORK, June 26.-The early
raw sugar market was easier today
and prices, We're lower, with Cubas
now quoted at SIS. cost and freight,
equal to 1856 for centrifugal The
continued weakness in the futures
market led to more liberal offerings
from operators. with sales reported at
10 900 bags of Cubas afloat and 1000
bags of Philippines, due to arrive in
July.
The raw sugar futures market was
easier under renewed liquidation, and
selling. said to be for Japanese ac-
count, prompted by the weakness in
the London market. Prices at mid
day were about 80 to SS points net
lower.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, June 26 Especially -
The market for cotton cloths perked
up slightly today although volume of
trading wasby no means heavy The
interest centered principally in the
standard print cloths. Prices for 64
by Cos advanced to 9H cents, while
IS by 72s sold at 11&.
The local raw silk market fell off
about cents a pound for the Japan
ese products today, rejecting a drop
of about 80 yen a bale in Yokohama.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
BOND QUOTATIONS
DISPLAY DECLINES
Speculative Issues All Go
LoWer-Liberties Off.
Foreign Exchange.
BY GEORGE It. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, June 26.-Speculative
bonds were practically all lower to-
day. fractions were especially weak.
Interborough Rapid Transit 6s. Rapid
Transit Securities 6s and Hudson and
Manhattan Incomes all sold down.
Probably most of this decline was in
sympathy with general market con-
ditions, but some of it may have been
due to the realization of the fact that
increasing labor costs bear most
heavily upon the fractions.
With the notable exception of the
Chicago and Alton avs, Junior rail-
road bonds were all in supply at con-
cessions. Erie general As and the
New Haven 6s and IS suffered alike,
although tho Eries earning reports
are far better than the New Havens.
Missouri Pacific general As was an
other speculative rail to lose ground
Special issues were heavy. Seaboard
Air Line adjustments were of IL
point. AS with the fractions, the rail-
roads face higher labor costs.
Virginia Chemical Feature.
Among the industrials the feature
was again today as yesterday, acute
weakness in Virginia Carolina Chemi-
cal issues. The convertible 712 IS with
warrants made another new low and
this without any news to account for
the selling. The Is due 1947 and Sc
cured by first mortgage are now SELL
ing on about a 81 per cent basis. The
7I2s are unsecured. Due 1897 today's
price was equivalent to maturity
yield of 144 per cent.
The feature of the market, which
has attracted so much attention of
late is the comparatively low prices
Il oh, r.If fg.ac
with low coupon rates selling at a
discount. y case in point is South
ern Pacific Convertible IS due 1929.
The conversion privilege on these
bonds has expired. The bond is un-
secured but as an obligation of one
of the strongest of American rail-
roads 1t is entitled to high investment
rating.
At the same time at today's price
the maturity yield is 5.S5 per cent.
whereas Standard Oil of California
5s. also a debenture. just issued, Of
sold on a $50 basis. There are many
instances among bonds of slightly
lower grade of the same discrepancy.
Yield OF Other bonds.
Baltimore and Ohio convertible
4 las of 1888 yield IA at the market,
Chesapeake and Ohio convertible AZ s
of 1880, 90 per cent, and st. Louis
SOUTHWESTERN CoHSollualed rs OF 1852,
80 per cent. Among the utilities
United Railways Investment IS of
1926 sell on better than -. per
cent basis. There were some evil
dences of accumulation of the last
named bonds today, but generally
speaking these short-term obligations
are almost entirely neglected.
There was no particular change
in the foreign list While there was
no indication of liquidation the en-
thusiasm which accompanied the plac-
ing OF the Austrian loan was no
longer in evidence. Investment buy
ing OF foreign securities has been
halted by increasing doubt about an
early solution of the reparations
tangle.
United States government. bonds
were Slightly lower.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, June 26.-Cottor =
Spot quiet, prices firm; good mid
ding, 1850 fully middling, 1910,
middling. 1925; low middling. 1910;
good ordinary, 1850; ordinary, 15.2n,
Sales, 5000 bales, including 3.20o
American Receipts. $4,000 bales. n
cluding 400 American. Futures
closed very steady; June, 1851 July,
1512 SepfeIrl i,sr II - F"N
13.72 December, 1897; January.
1920; March, 13.g1i May. L.S4.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
SALES 1,15O,Ooo SHARES.
Fifty Stocks Touch New Low
Records for Year,
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 26.-Stock prices
again lost ground in today's active
session. Professional bear traders
were largely responsible for the de-
cline, which was aided by belated
liquidation of stocks pledged as COL
lateral against loans of recent bank
rupt firms and selling inspired by
the bearish forecast of a large sta
tistical agency. Fifty stocks touched
new low records for the year Sales
approximated 100000 shares.
The closing was heavy. Some short
coverings took place in the late deal
ings, but the general list continued
reactionary.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
WILL REDUCE CAPITAL.

DETROIT. Mich, June 26.-Stock-
holders Of the Columbia Motors Com
pany have voted to reduce the COM
panys capitalization from $6,000,00
10 S3,000,000 and issue shares of no
par value, it was announced today.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
CALL MONEY STRONGER.

strong; high, 6; low, 51a !; ruling rate,
~; closing bid, g.; offered at II; last
loan, g.: call loans against accept
ances, "; time loans firmer. Mixed
collateral, sixty TO ninety days, 5;
ms1o's, 1os5 a1 six nsDss. senshs' Z Prime COM
Evening star., 1923-06-26
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

LONDON, June 26.-Bar silver, 31A
per cent. Discount rates-Short bills,
3-16 per cent.
silver. 64lk; Mexican dollars ASH.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO, June 26.-Favorable
weather had a bearish effect on the
wheat market today during the early
dealings. Rains the cooler tempera-
lures northwest were auspicious for
the growth of the spring crop,
whereas in the southwest clear skies
and continued heat were ideal for the
harvesting of winter wheat. Lower
quotations at Liverpool tended also
to bring about a decline in values
here. The opening, which varied
from unchanged figures to q lower,
with September 1.0S34 to- 1.04S and
December 1064 to 1.06Is, were fol-
lowed by moderate downturn all
around.
Corn and oats were easier with
wheat. After opening unchanged to
q off, September. 1915 to 79A, the
corn market underwent general
sag.
oats started unchanged to II high
er. September. 375s. Later, all the
months showed a slight setback.
FirmnesS Of hog values steadied
= h.,
Evening star., 1923-06-26

CHICAGO, June 26 Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) Hogs
to 5 cents higher; bulk, good and
choice, 100 to 275 pound averages,
730a7.40: top. 7.45; medium, 225 to 275
pound butchers, 7.15a7.25; desirable
packing sows, mostly, 6.00a6.40: strong
weight pigs, 6,75a7.0O; good light,
735; medium, 6.90a7.40: light, 6.85a
745: light light, 6.65a7.30; packing
sows. smooth, 5.75a6.45; packing sows,
rough, 5.50a6.10; killing pigs, 6.00a7.0o.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; gener-
ally steady on most killing classes;
trade rather slow and uneven; early
top heavies. 1885; yearlings, S.o0a
1000. according to quality and condi
ply; quality palmer than Monday;
lower grades she stock, slow; others
fairly active; bulls. strong to Is cents
higher; vealers and stockers and feed
ers, about steady; stockers and feed
ers. more numerous in fresh receipts;
bulk, desirable veal calves to packers,
s OOa9. 90; bulk, bologna bulls, 4.50a4.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; active,
strong; bulk, best fat native lambs,
Is. OOa1525: top, $50; culls mostly, 900;
one double California clipped lambs, aver
aging ga pounds, 400; seconds to feed
ers, 1850; sheep, steady: handyweight
ewes, generally, 5.50a6.50; heavies.
3.50a4.00; breeding ewes, around 6.50a
i.Zo, oiie iooo Soou Ill -Pcuiu aver ages.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 26 (Spe-
ciaD Live poultry-Spring chickens,
pound. 45a52; small and leghorns, 80
a4O; old hens, 21a25; leghorns, 1sa20:
old roosters, 13a14 Ducks, 15a20;
spring ducks, 2sa29. Pigeons. pair. 80
| Eggs. loss off-Native and nearby
frsts, dozen, %; southern, 20a21.
Butter-Creamery, good to fancy, 81
AL: prints. 42a43: nearby creamery.
! 35a3s; ladies', 34a35; rolls, 30a32;
store packed. 29a30; dairy prints,
30a32.