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Evening star., 1923-12-23
2O-POINT ADVANCE
FEATURE ON CURB
Week Sees Sharp Gains, But
Many Are Not Maintained.
Oils Active.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22-This
weeks market on. the New York curb
was one of wide fluctuations and ac-
tive trading in many groups. Indus
trial issues attracted increased in
terest because of various movements
in both directions. A strong feature
was Gillette Safety Razor, which first
advanced nearly 90 points to 2S4, but
lost a good part of this gain toward
the end of the week Durant Motors
points.
Radio common held a prominent
position for time, selling at As, a
new high of the movement. Reading
Coal new stock yielded more than 8
points in the first half of the week.
but rallied in the following days.
Reading rights moved in the same
way, decline early in the week
being followed by recovery. Gem
trifugal Pipe, after falling from 81
to 2Si2, had a sharp advance.
There were wide movements also in
many of the petroleum issues. Penn
Mexico Fuel, which closed week
ago at %, rose to 45, and Solar Re-
fining moved up from 1853 to 174. At
lantic LoboS rose from 2I2 to ~
The advances were said to be due al
most wholly to the Improvement in
the oil situation reflected in the
higher prices esta blished for crude
oil in many fields. The gains, how
ever, were not maintained.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
FRESH DECLINES
IN GRAIN PRICES
Bigger U. S. Crop Figures and
Heavy Receipts From Canada
Depress Values.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. December 22-Liquidat-
ing sales on the part OF holders of
wheat led to fresh declines today in
prices here, but rallies ensued as a
result of pre-holiday evening up of
the same as yesterdays finish to 4
a cent lower. May 1.o61a to 1.065s
and July LOS to 1855. Corn fin-
ished at a range varying from q
cent decline to laaSs gain, oats at
4 cent off to shade advance, and
provisions 10 cents lower to a rise
of 2 cents.
With Canada sending much wheat
visible supply figures eloquent of q
larger crop than estimates had in
dicated. the buying side of the mar
ket appeared at least temporarily to
be losing power to retain adherentS.
Dimming of prospects for a German
food loan, together with word that
francs were at new low record,
counted also as a beariSh influence,
and so likewise did the fact that de-
tracts were again of liberal volume.
The resulting weakness of December
increased to such an extent that the
price at one time fell to within 2
cents of the lowest quotation for the
1929 crop.
Corn and oats were relatively
strong owing to damp weather un-
favorable for Fastening the movement
of the corn crop. AS in the case of
Der contracts here had some bearish
effect
Firmness of quotations on hogs
sustained the provision market, des-
pite efforts of foreigners to induce
a decline.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
ASK TWO MONTHLY
REPORTS ON COTTON
Delegates Also Favor Three
Regional Statisticians for
Agriculture Department.

After a two-day conference on the
scope and methods of collecting and
distributing reports relating TO the
cotton crop. a committee represent
ing planters, exchanges and other in
terests recommended to the Depart
ment of Agriculture today that two
reports be issued each month from
July to November instead Of one, as
al present.
The committee also recommended
that there be appointed three regional
or supervisory Statisticians. one each
for the southeastern states. south
central states and southwestern
states, who should be made members
of the crop-reporting board.
The committee recommended con-
tinuance of the issuance of reports
before the close of the cotton ex-
changes, as at present, but that the
reports be issued later in the day to
give adequate time for consideration
by the crop-reporting board.
The departments plans for reports
on intentions to plant were favorably
recommended, with the suggestion
that the report be made not later
than about March Is.
Establishment of a more frequent
and complete price-reporting service
on cotton seed was recommended.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

BALTIMORE, Nd, December 22
(Special).-The live cattle market
rules easy, as is to be expected at
this time of the year, and it takes
first-class quality to bring top quo
tations. with receipts ample at the
stock yards for all trade wants, but
light on the wharves and mostly of
common to ordinary stock. Quota
tiOns today at Light street wharves:
Beef cattle, first quality, per h.,
7aS; medium, 5a6; bulls, as to quail
ity, 4a5; cows, choice to fancy, 4ha
5ia; common to fair, 2a4; oxen, as to
quality, 41sa5h; milk cows. choice
to fancy. per head. 5o.00a75.0O; com
mon to fair. so:ooa5o.oo; calves. veal,
choice, per lb., 11a12; ordinary to me-
5as: sheep. choice, 5a6; old bucks
4a4ls; common, 2a3; lambs. spring
choice. 12a13; fair to good, 10a11:
common, thin, 7aS: hogs. straight. Ia
8; sows, 6a6; stays and boars, 3a4:
live pigs. as to size and quality, Sa9;
shoats, 7a8.
NEW YORK. December 22.-Cattle.
receipts. 1875 head; steady. Steers,
5.25a10.4o; state bulls, 3.25a5.25; cows,
1.40a4.50.
Calves Receipts, none; steady.
veals, 13.50a14.00: culls and little
caves, 6.00a7.00; grassers, 4.50a5. so.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, none;
firm. Sheep, 450a6.25; culls, 225a
500; lambs, s.5oa13.50; culls, 7.00as. 90.
Hogs Receipts, none; steady.
Light to medium weights and pigs,
7.50a7.75; pigs, 3a5a7.50: heavy hogs,
I7.30a7, ,55i roughs. 6.76a6.50.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
STOCK DISEASE CURE
ANNOUNCED BY GERMAN
Britain Halls Report of Discovery
as Herds Dwindle and
Malady Grows.
By the Associated pr,.

by tne Associated Prese.
LONDON, December 22.-Hope tba
a cure for the foot and mouth disease
which is now ravishing cattle herds
in England is at last at hand is held
out by the Daily Express Utrecht
correspondent who reports that i'm
portant experiments are being made
there by Prof. PfeiIer, a German. and
a Dutch veterinary.
Prof. Pfeiler who has been working
on the subject for years announced
the discovery of the bacillus of the
disease.
The professor and the veterinary
are now working out their theories 8
In the neighborhood of a public
slaughter house in Utrecht. The cor
respondent says the method employed
Is a a'subcutaneous Injection of a spe-
oially prepared serum. Dr. Pfeiler
believes 1t will eventually save
Europe the tremendous wastage she
now suffers because of the plague of
the disease.
The question Of treatment of affect
cd animals is being hotly discussed
in England, where there is a growing
feeling against continued slaughter
Of herds, although many leading
authorities still maintain that the
killing of the animals is the only way
to check the plague. However, there
have been two recent instances of
what are alleged to be complete cure,
and to these the newspapers are CIV
veterinary officer of the minister of
agriculture reported that he was
satisfied with the results Of the treat
ment.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
COTTON SELLS OFF
IN SATURDAY DEALING
Goods Market Also Encounters
Holiday Dullness-Close Is
Barely Steady.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22.-The
cotton market was very quiet today
and the little business reported
seemed to be chiefly OF pre-holiday
character. Fluctuations were corre-
spondingly narrow. with January
selling off from 34.97 to 3472 and
closing at S4.77. The general market
closed barely steady at net declines
OF 3 to 9 points.
The market opened steady at an
advance of to IL points and sold
about 10 to Is points net higher dur
ing the early trading on very bullish
spot advices and firm Liverpool cables.
December touched 1926 at the OPEN
ing, and March sold up to 1886 on the
early advance, but these figures evil
IDENTIFY attracted realizing or scatter
ing liquidation, and prices sagged of
to 1896 for December and $500 for
March later in the morning.
Reports from the cotton goods trade
showed little or no change in the
situation and a continued small vol
ume of business as usual during the
holiday season. 1t is reported that
the ordinary stacking down of trade
IN cotton goods at this season OF the
year has been intensified to some ex-
tent by unseasonably warm weather
The amount Of cotton on shipboard
awaiting clearance at the end Of the
week was $4,000 bales, compared
with 10000 at this time last year
Cable. advices received in the trade
hers scday stated that the Indian
crop was estimated at 4.913,000 bales
Of 400 pounds gross.
New Orleans Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS, December 22-Cot-
ton futures closed steady at net de-
cIines of TO IA points.
Close-December, 34.9Sa3499; Janu-
airy, 34.90a34.95; March. 1906 all
May. 34.S1a34.96; July, 34.22a3427.
Spot quiet, unchanged; middling,
$500
Evening star., 1923-12-23
DEMAND IMPROVES
IN STEEL MARKET
Auto, Rail and Building Inter-
est Put in 0rders-Some
Buyers Waiting.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 22-The
steel market is unsettled, and in some
hopes of a lower range of values.
Nevertheless. on the whole, business
has given further signs Of broaden
ing, with some substantial sales re-
ported, especially by automobile in
terests, the railroads and consumers
of structural material, who appear to
have made up their minds that pro-
ducers are not going to lower the
values for the first quarter of next
year at least. Pig iron demand was
slow but prices held steady.
Copper Snles Slow.
Copper ruled quiet with increased
offerings from secondhand toward
the end of the week. Domestic con-
sumers are supposed to be well COW
it is believed that some copper will
have. to be purchased against March
requirements. and that there will be
a good demand for the second quar-
ter.
Tin eased off a little. Operators
were fair buyers, but consumers de-
mand was still light.
Review Of Other Metals.
Lead showed a good advance. and
booked ahead. There Is little avail
able for prompt shipment
Zinc was firm, with a good demand
from consumers and operators and
on the firmness in London.
Antimony was strong, with light
offerings for shipments from China
and a good demand for spot and
afioat.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
RUMANIA TURNS EAGERLY
TO POSSIBILITIES IN OIL
American Participation Preferred
to That Of Great Britain and
France, Report Says.
By the Associated Press.

BUCHAREST, December 22.-Oil is
one of the big factors in Rumanla s
dominant position in the Balkans, and
the governments decision to develop
the oil fields with the aid of foreign
capital will open up, it is hoped, big
economic possibilities for the nation.
Economic necessity is now proving
of greater concern to Rumania than
political alliances and the practicing
Of unsound theories, such as maxi
mum prices, export taxes and other
restrictions at the expense. of foreign
capital employed in the development
of the country'S resources.
Rumania today has title to vast
areas Of rich ofl-bearinE lands, which
have been leased so far only in small
lots to purely Rumanian companies.
The government now apparently real
ICES that the best interests Of the
country demand that these state
owned lands be intensively developed,
and plans have been drawn up Tor
drilling 1000 wells on them during
the next ten years, provided, OF
course, that foreign capitalists can
be induced to come in and carry the
load"
Great Britain, and more particularly
France, If only for political con-
sideration, would like to extend tne!r
hold on the Rumanian fields, but 1t Is
felt here that American participation,
which would presumably be entirely
non political in character, would De
preferable.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
Decided Slump in 1923 Trading
On Washington Stock Exchange
Many Fauorite Issues Haze Also Dropped
in VaIue--Bank Giues Bonus to En-
pIoyes-Unlisted Securities Prices.

The year 1928. rapidly drawing
slump i'm volume of trade on
the Washing ton Stock Exchange. a
perusal of The Year to Date" shows.
vt the moment stock sales are ap-
proXtmately 5000 shares in arrears,
while bonds sold thus far in 1923
show a falling off of approximately
$S50,000. face value.
During the year 1922 total shares
sold on the local exchange aggre-
gated 39,1i3 shares. while this year
10 date they approximate only 33,1SS
shares Loss of popularity on the
part of Washington Gas and Rail-
way common and preferred stock, the
tlst Ramed to the extent of almost
1000 shares. is responsible.
With the single exception of Rail-
way common, all of the favorite
stock issues listed locally have suf-
fered in price during the year This
popular issue. shows high or "a
and a low of 81 for the year. COM
pared with 6SIs and 3514. respective
ly. last year. Railway preferred
boasts a high of only I6ls and a
low of I0L. as against so and % =
last year: Capital Traction, l0i. 9IA
-
ngton Gas. 591s. AIS and 81. 4S1s
I.anston. So14. 20 and 81. 1ol2, and
MergenthaIer. 11STs. 147 and $50. 12s,
respectively. However. it is seen that
the highs" of 1922 are offset by an
almost equal number of lows for
the same year, the exceptions being
Railway common. Washington Gas
and I.anStor.
The decrease in bond trading is
rather decided. inasmuCh as it is
III
utility issues. Capital Traction first
- sales declined appreciably. as did
Metropolitan Railroad 5s. All issues
Of the Potomac Electric Power COM
pany show a huge failing off in. in
terest. aG do those of the Nashing-
Gas issues. Chesapeake and Potoma
Telephone issues. both local and or
Virginia. on the other hand. gained
In popularity.
Bank Employees Get Bonus.
Directors of the Columbia National
Bank have declared their regular
quarterly dividend of per cent. pay
able on January 70 stockholGers Oh
record December 81 The books for
transfer of stock will not close.
In addition. a cash award OF SO
plus 6 per cent Of their annual salary
was voted every employe of the IN,
s;itution This item. in itself. Will
result in the expenditure OF thou-
sands OF dollars.
The Columbia National Bank has
been one of the outstanding local in
~titutions of the year. Revitaliza /
ton of the bank originated simul-
taneousIy with the installation OF
James a. Messer and Frank ). srs
<er as head and vice head. respec-
lively. with active administrator OF
the banks affairs vested in Mr.. Stry-
ker. Deposits have increased earn
Evening star., 1923-12-23
THIS IS THE SEASON
OF ALL SEASONS

when the noblest sentiments
should prevail, and our quotation
above is prompted by a modest
desire to initiate so great a man.
MAY Christmas joy reign in
everv home and heart in our
great National Capital!
We pledge ourselves to an honest
effort during the coming days to
pluck the thistle" of doubtful
speculations being foisted upon
an unsuspecting public, and to
afford an opportunity for the
"hower' of legitimate invest
ment to flourish by invariably
offering CONSERVATIVE
FIRST MORTGAGE notes
always amply safeguarded, and
yielding the most liberal returns.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
FEWER LYNCHINGS NOTED.
Decrease Attributed Partly to Ne.
rroes, Migration From South.

NEW YORK, December 22.-Lynch-
inrs In the United States during 1923
numbered twenty-six against sixty
one in 1922, the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored
Peonle announces. The decrease was
laid to agitation for federal anti
iynching law and the northward mi
grafton of negroes.
Mississippi and Florida were re-
zach Georgia was listed with four,
OjsIahoma three and Arkansas. Ala
hama and Texas. two each. Louisi-
ana, Missouri and Virginia each had
one.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
Denver MINT COINAGE
SHOWS LARGE INCREASE
Output $4O,e31, 900 Present Year
Compared With SIS, 100000
In the Year 1922,

DENVER, Col, December 22-The
coinage of the United States mint in
Denver totaled $40.931,000 this year,
compared with s15,6oo,0Oo in 1922, ac-
cording to a report issued by Frank
E. Shepherd, superintendent.
The purchases of bullion in 1923
amounted to s1O,e2s,8S2.11, compared
with s20.221.673.99 for 1922. The drop
in the purchase of bullion was trace
able to silver. In 1922 silver valued
at $11,4S5,7 1896 was purchased, while
khis year the purchase amount
ed to only $1,066. 1896.
The purchase of gold in 1929 show
ed an increase over 1922. The pur-
chase for 1922 was $S,7S5,88592 and
this year was $9,862,719.16.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
COPPER AT 1915 CENTS.

NEW YORK, December 22.-The
copper market has shown the usual
pre-holiday dullness.. and second
hands have shown a little more dis
position to sell, but no change has
PRODUCERS. Quotations for electrolytic
range from about 1871 to 13K, but
the outside price Is more or less NOM
jnal so far as spot and nearby metal
is concerned Iron firm.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
s24,5O4, 900 IN GOLD
IN CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
Federal Reserve System Figures
Reverse Record-Breaking
Withdrawal.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
NEW YORK, December 22-On
Christmas day s24 .504, 900 in gold will
he found in the thousands of Christ
mas stockings hung up all over the
country. The federal reserve system
and the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York in figures published yesterday
show that this amount was with
drawn during the week ending De-
cember Is. At the New York bank
the Withdrawals of gold amounted to
SIo.33s,57s. the largest ever. recorded
for the week preceding Christmas.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
PACKARD'S NEW CAR.

CLEVELAND, December 22.-The
Packard Motor Car Company will an
nounce a new improved single six
next Thursday. Price will be ad-
vanced about 500. The new car will
be identical in appearance with the
present car. However, 1t will have
four wheel brakes. heavier transmits
sion and more standard equipment.
Evening star., 1923-12-23

II want it said OF me by those who
know me best that have always
pIucked a thistle and planted
flower in its place wherever flower
would grow"
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
FLOUR PRICES STEADY.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, December
22.-Flour - Unchanged; shipments,
38.917 barrels; bran, 25.50a27.0O.
Wheat-No. i northern, 1.06Aa1. .09A;
December, LOS; May, 1.0SA; July,
1.091s. Corn-No. yellow, 63Ka
63k. Oats-No. white, 3sssa3SN.
Flax-No. 1. 2.41A a2.44A.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
Passing the Buck.

From the Boston Transcript
His wife-You always act like .
fool. =
> Mr.. Meek-well, my dear, Z aaws1a
follow your advice.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
CHICAGO STOCKS.

CHICAGO, December 22-Armour
preferred. so; Libby McNeill, ~
Swift & Co.. 1.01; Swift international,
1919; Union Carbide, 56k; Wrigley,
80: Yellow Manufacturing BA 97h
Yellow Taxi, So.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
DRY GOODS SALES DROP.

CHICAGO, December 22-The Mar
shall Field Company reports whole
sale distribution of dry goods slightly
less than last year. Collections equal
to same period Of 1921.
Evening star., 1923-12-23

ings scared and service amplified.
While statistics are not available for
public consumption at this time. some
idea of the banks growth can be had
from a comparison of the stocks SELL
ing price. At the close of last year
1t could have been procured at 22o.
while the current local exchange
sheet shows the asked price TO be
26O.
1t is capitalized at s25O,OOO, with
divided profits Of $4,000. and has
maintained a l2 per cent annual basis
for number of years.
Gain in Federal Ratio.
The combined federal reserve ra-
ito stands at 75.7 per cent, COM
pared with 75.3 per cent week ago.
and with 1913 per cent year ago.
This weeks gain of half a point
which reflects a decrease in deposits,
contrasts with a loss of 2.S points in
the corresponding week of last year.
The cash reserves declined from
So. 1913. $4,000 week ago to S3,loo'-
43S.000. There was a similar loss a
year ago. Demand for gold coins
for Christmas and the increase in
gold notes in circulation probably ac-
count for both losses.
Loans total s750.1e6.000, compared
with 1851, ,92S, 600 week ago, and S6lo.-
55S, 900 a year ago. Normally loans de-
cline appreciably after the holidays. and
the reserve ratio correspondingly rises.
The decrease of $15.000,00 invest
ments owned was the result of redemp-
ton of Treasury certificates of indebt
edness. Holdings are now less than
one-fifth as large as year ago The
increase of total bills on hand has only
partly offset the liquidation of invest
ments.
Deposits dropped sharply 10 s1.SS2.
S52,0 900. a decline of sSs.s21.00o. Notes
Lott Hi1r, t,n1 n
1926. 436, 900.
Prices OF Unlisted Securities.
The following latest bid" and
asked prices for unlisted securities
are printed for the guidance of holders
of these issues:
Evening star., 1923-12-23

Kansas City Southern reports oper-
ating income for November, 3166,535
decrease of e186.501.
Evening star., 1923-12-23

Canadian crude oil has been ad-
vanced 10 cents a barrel to $1.93.
Evening star., 1923-12-23

The Federal Sugar Refining Com
pany states Cuban sugar crop is ex-
pected to prove satisfactory, aided
by dry, cold weather, which came ex-
ceptionally early this year.
Evening star., 1923-12-23
WOMAN HEADS BANK.
Miss Helen v. Boswell Elected
Vice President of Trust Company.

NEW YORK, December 22.-Miss
Helen varick Boswell, for years
prominent in business, politics and
among womens clubs, has been named
vice president of the Locomotive En-
gineers Cooperative Trust Company,
which will start business December
20, 1t is announced.
It was stated she would be the flrst
woman to serve a. = bank omcer -
an eastern citak
Evening star., 1923-12-23
FINANCIAL NOTES.

NEW YORK, DecemDer zI.-DeHiaI
is made that a part of increased cap
ital stock Of Sinclair Crude Oil Pur-
chasing Company Is to be offered to
the public
The United States government will
withdraw s5,o00,O0o from member
banks in the New York district De-
cember 26.
The Chilkoot post., 1923-09-28

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The Chilkoot post., 1923-09-28

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The Chilkoot post., 1923-09-28
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The Chilkoot post., 1923-09-28

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The Colorado statesman., 1923-02-10
PUBLIC TRUSTEES SALE.
No. 2279

whereas Louis Grlves, by deed Of
trust dated the 22nd day of June, 1922,
which is recorded in book 35O5, page
1872 Of the records in the office of the
clerk and Recorder of the City and
County of Denver, Colorado. duly con-
veyed to the Public Trustee in and for
the city and County of Denver, Colora-
do the following described real estate
i'm the city and County of Denver. Colo
rndo. to-wit: All of Lots numbered
Of thirty-two (Sis 32) in Block num-
bercd fifteen G5), Arlington Park fur
ther known as 445 Washington st, which
deed Of trust was made to secure the
payment of one promissory note OF
even date with said deed of trust, for
the sum of Two Thousand (S2. .00O.O0)
dollars. payable to the order of Amanda
T. AincI cod $4,000 per month or more
after the date thereof. with interest
thereon at six per cent per annum un-
more particularly set forth in said deed
of trust. reference to which is hereby
made for greater certainty; and,
Whereas, The said Louis Grives and
all peTsons claiming by, through or un-
der him. having defaulted in the pay
ment of all installments on principal
due at this time. together with all in
terest thereon, and the legal holder OF
said note having elected on account of
said default to declare said note un-
paid. due and payable,
quest of The Pioneer State Bank. the le-
gal holder of said note, pursuant to
law, /. the undersigned, Publtc trustee
i'm and for the City and County of Den
yer. Colorado, do hereby give notice
that l will. at the hour of 10 o'clock in
the forenoon of
at the fremont street front door of the
Court House, i'm the city and County Of
Denver Colorado, sell at public auction.
to the highest and best bidder for cash,
the said described premises. and all the
right title and interest of the said
Louis Grives. his heirs and assigns
therein. for the purpose of paying the
Indebtedness secured by said deed of
trust and the cost and expenses of eN-
ecuting this trust. and will deliver to
the purchaser a certificate of sale as
provided by law,
DATED at Denver. Colorado. February
LIST, 1923. -.
Public Trustee in and for the City and
County of Denver. Colorado.
First publication. February Bird. 1928
Last publication, March Bird. 1898