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Evening star., 1924-04-12
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, April IL Omitted States
Department of Agrioulture).-Hogs
Receipts, 5000 head; fairly active:
strong to higher; bulk good and
choice $50 to 325 pound averages,
7.45a7.6o; top. 7.65; bulk packing
ed; bulk desirable strongweight.
6.25a6.60; estimated holdover. $500 !:
heavyweight, 7.35a7.65: medium, 7.40a
1865; light 7.o5a7.65; light light. 6.00a
7.45; packing sows, smooth, 6.S5a7.00;
packing Sows, rough. 6.65a6.S5:
slaughter pigs. 5.00a6, 70.
cattle-Receipts 500 head; COM
pared week ago: Better grades
weighty beef steers, 25 to 75 higher:
mostly so up; common and medium
lightweight steers and yearlingss
steady to % higher; extreme top ma
tured steers. 1910, highest for cur
rent year; best yearlings. 1t1S: fat
she stock, Is to 40 higher: weighty
kosher cows and better grades beef
ners and cutters firm: bulls strong
to Is higher; veal calves uneven /;
largely SO to LOO lower; stocke and
feeders steady. Weeks bulk prices
follow: Beef steers and yeartin gss
$780, 100; fat she stock, 5.soas,to:
ers and feeders, 6.25a7.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: re-
ceipts mostly direct; market nominal :
ly steady; for week around $4,000
direct; 1872 cars fed lots: compared
week ago: Fat lambs 25 to so higher;
yeariings 25. to so higher: sheep most
ly SO higher; top fat wooled lambs
1850: top fat wooled ewes, 1850.
Bulk prices follow: Fat wooied lambs,
I6.00al6.95: clipped. 14.1Ja15.40; weth-
srS. 10.65a1L50i ewes 19.50a12-25.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
FOREIGN BONDS HELD
FEATURE OF MARKET
French Issues Actively Bought.
Improvement Is Shared by T.,
Belgian Securities.
HIGH GRADE RAILS FIRM
Industrials Not Especially Active
in Dealings.
BY GEORGE T.. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The star
NEW YORK, April 12.-Strength in
the foreign list was the feature of the
two hours trading in bonds today.
The Improvement which began late
Friday when it became known that
the reparations commission had ac-
cepted the Dawes commission report
was continued.
French bonds were actively bought,
especially the municipal and provin-
cial issues. Department of the Seine
rs, and French cities 6s, the Bordeaux
Lyon and Marseille bonds made new
highs for the year. French IS and
French 71as sold at the high of the
year or fractionally above.
Belgium Bonds Improve.
The Improvement was shared to a
less degree by Belgian bonds, the IS
and 7hs. There was not so much
activity in the mid European issues,
was true Of the bonds of the north
ern Europe neutrals
Libertys and United States govern
ment loans Were steady with the
Treasury AZ 8 At the high of the year
The proposal to substitute cash
payment for the insurance provision
in the bonus bill was without appre-
ciable effect upon government bonds
High grade rails and industrials
were not especially active, but were
generally firm. a few were especially
strong.
IrreguIarity Note.
More or less irregularity prevailed
among the speculative rails. New
Haven bonds, which had reacted dur
ing the latter part of the week after
their sharp advance, did better today
st. Paul bonds about held their own
Baltimore and Ohio Junior liens were
a little lower.
Speculative utilities were quiet. On
the week these have been the steadi-
est group on the entire list. A little
investment buying has advanced frac-
tiona1ly quotations for second-grade
bonds of this class
New offerings for the week totaIed
over S104.00o.000, the largest single
issue being the $4,000 900 state of
New York bonus bonds. A Pacific
Gas and Electric Offering is scheduled
for next week.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
Sales approXimated 100000 shares.
Fraction Gains in IndustrinIs.
WALL STREET BRIEFS.

Ry the Associated Press.
An offering of bankers shares rep
resentlng the stocks of the leading
Edison companies operating in New
York, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland,
Boston. St Louis, Milwaukee and Los
Angeles soon will be made simulta-
neously in New York and London.
The holding company for the shares
acquired and deposited in trust
against which the bankers shares are
issued will be known as the United
American Electric Companies, Inc.
The initial Offering Is expected to be
a price to yield about per cent.
The shares will be listed on the New
York Stock Exchange and offered for
public subscription by syndicate.
Panhandle Producing and l,Refin-
ing Company reports a deficit of S52S-
$50 for 1928 after providing for pre-
ferred dividends and resource for
depreciation and depletion. compared
with d deficit of s1Sl.246 the year
before. Net operating income for the
year was s299,S1S against s7SS.26S
in 1922.
Income of the Salt Creek Produc-
ers' Association and subsidiaries from
oil and gas production in 1928 was
s6,SSS. 40 after deducting government
and other royalties. Dividends of
s2.245.276 in cash and 59S.741 shares
of new Bradford oil stock, par value
S2,993,I05, were paid.
The financial district hears that di-
rectors of the General Motors Cor
poration plan to readjuSt the capital
structure by issuing new common
stock on n Sc annual dividend basis
and exchanging one share of new for
each four shares of the old. The
present issue of 10000. 600 shares was
m n -ialT Y
The proposed change would reduce
the common shares outstanding to
abouts5. 100000 or about the quantity
of the United States Steel Corpora
s1.20 annually.
The decision of foreign exchange
dealers TO set O'clock as the official
hour for executing orders at the
close already has taken the edge
Off trading after normal hours. AL
though no restrictions had been
placed on the number of hours in
which business may be transacted. a
distinct slachening of activity is re-
ported in the twilight trading.
Having discounted the decline in
untitled steel tonnage for March, the
stock market now awaits publication
of the first quarters earnings by the
United States Steel Corporation, due
late this month. The figures alone
representing past business, are not
expected to be an important market
factor. but. combined with the usual
statement by Chairman L. H. Carr or
conditions in the industry, are ex-
pected to give an index to the pres
ent business situation.
Earnings of the Bethlehem and
Republic Steel companies also will
be received with interest by Wall
street
quarter Of 1924 were 71126 tons
against 1888 in the same period of
1928, the rubber association reports.
Orders received by the General
Electric Company for the three
months ending March 81 total s73,-
4S7,903. Gerard Swope, president, an
nounced today. This is a decrease
of per cent over the first quarter
Of 1928, when orders totaled $50
o10.045.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
SUPPLIES AUTO FIRMS.
Baltimore Rolling Mills Are Fill
ing Large Orders.

BALTIMORE. April IL (SpeciaD-
Reports of slowing down of activities
in the automobile industry are not
borne out by the output of the East
ern Rolling Mills of this city. By far
the larger part of the products of
this company are sold to automobile
manufacturers.
The Eastern Rolling Mills Company
has sold and delivered every pound of
ma<erial il turned out during the
FIT quarter of the year. Orders al
ready on the company's books call
for its entire output for the second
quarter.
Some of the orders are subject to
modification or even cancellat tion, but
up to this time the companies which
placed the orders have not changed
them in any way, and Eastern Roll
ing Mills officials do not expect any
material change.
All departments of the big plant are
operating day and night with three
shifts. The year 1928 was the most
profitable in the history of the COM
pany. and the management expects
the current year to be prosperous.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
OLD CROP STRENGTH
FEATURE IN COTTON
Weeks Reports From Spot Mar.
kets and Urgent Covering
Mark Dealings.
By the Associated Press.

Dy Lne AssCcitteQ frcbs.
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE out
standing feature of the cotton mar
ket during the past week has been
the strength of the old crop situa-
tion as reflected both by reports from
the spot markets and by the urgent
covering of May and July shorts in
the futures market here. There were
very sharp reactions at the beginning
U the week and again on Wednes-
day. but they were checked by con-
tinued demand from trade and specu-
lative shorts, and the advance ex-
tended to 31.95 for May contracts
Thursday morning. making a recov-
cry of 51a cents per pound from the
low level touched toward tie end of
March,
lions was much less urgent, but they
were pulled up by the strength of
near months. and October sold as
high as 1901, compared with 23.45.
the low price of March 81. At these
figures eaHzing became more active
and general. while the demand ta-
pered off considerably. and there were
sharp reactions today in consequence
Both Liverpool and the continent
were reported bidding for spot cotton in
the southern markets and further sales
have been reported out of the local
additional bookings of ocean freight
room for shipment from New York
during the last half Of April or early
May
The certifcated stock here now
amounts to about 1T. 900 bales, and it
is estimated in trade circles that it
will be down to less than 100, 900 by
the end of the month
1t is reported that a steamer has
been chartered to carry cargo of
cotton from New Orleans to Mamursk.
Russia. Exports from this country TO
Russia so far aggregate 26,S57 bales
and exports to Germany up to the end
Of this week had amounted to 1927
21l bales so far this season. These
features have all contributed to the
strength of the near months, while
there has also been bullish comment
on the continued large spot sales in
Liverpool, partly for export to the
continent.
The Liverpool futures market has
been very quiet and business here has
probably been restricted by British
labor uncertainties
Evening star., 1924-04-12
TAKE UP MOTOR MERGER.

CHICAGO. April 12.-Amal gamation
and the American Automobile Asso-
citation was considered by the two or
ganization meeting in separate con-
ventions here yesterday. The National
Motorists Association adjourned its
general convention and referred the
matter to a committee headed by
Walter D. Meals, president. Mem
bers of the two organizations said the
sentiment of the bodies is in favor of
uniting, and the matter will probably
be settled today
The American Automobile Associa-
tion later appointed a committee to
meet with the second association
Each committee is empowered to act,
and members of the organization said
that amalgamation plans probably
will be worked out by the committees
within sixty days.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
R. R. FORECLOSURE SALE.
Colorado, Wyoming and Eastern,
112 Miles Long, Brings $2O1 ,OOO.

LARAMIE, wyo., April I'm. A.
Kline of Cheyenne. special master in
chancery, in federal court late yesterA
day sold the Colorado, Wyoming and
Eastern railroad, running from Lara
mie to Coalmont Col. to c. NJ. Owen,
representing Galloway, Fish & Co. of
New York, under foreclosure.
The sale price was s201,0o0. The
road is 112 miles long.
Parcel A, including all extra prop
erty in wyoming, and parcel B, cover
ing its property in Colorado. were bid
in for $1,000 each; parcel c, in
which was offered all other extra
property of the company, was sold for
$1,000. This included cash in the
hands of Fred B. Miller, receiver.
Mr.. owen also represented bond
holders of the railroad and also Of
the Hahn's Peak and Pacific railroad.
1t is understood that the bond holders
will operate the road and will forego
interest on bonds for five years, al
lowing the money to revert back to
the company. Mr.. Owen was the only
bidder.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
FORMER CASHIER TAKEN,
Alleged Embezzler of $4,000 Tells
of Broadway Spluree.

NEW YORK, April 12.-Georee Lis
ter, former cashier of the American
Hallway Express, at Sausalito, Calf.
WHO is alleged to have absconded
with $4,000 of the company's funds,
last night was arrested by New York
detectives as a fugitive from Justice.
Lister. police said, admitted HAVING
spent $4,000 on Broadway within the
past two weeks. They said he was
on his way to the express company's
office here to give himself up when
he was arrested, having borrowed
carfare to get there.
The police said he told them that
he had given away s100 bills to Broad
way cabaret singers, walters and
doormen ito make them happy"
Evening star., 1924-04-12
TRADE IN FAIR SHAPE.
Sees Evidence of I'm
provement in Retail Lines.

NEW YORK. April 12.-Bradstreet's s
today says:
Trade still shapes up as about fair,
but there is some evidence that the
thread oc Improvement motel last
week in retail trade, particularly at
the southwest, has grown into a good
sized ribbon of spring weather and
the nearer approach of Easter. 1t is
certain that the majority of the re-
ports this week speak of an appre-
ciable expansion of retail trade: this.
by the way, most manifest in the
cities, because mention is made of
country trade being slower to feel the
impetus partly because of bad roads
and partly because the farmers for
the first time have been able to get
INTO tneir nelds and begin farm work.
600.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
WASHINGTON GAS 5a9
SHARES ADVANCE
Activity in Local Base Ball Stock
Also a Feature on
Change.
MONEY AND CREDIT STABLE
Little Change in Condition Noted
by Reserve Board.

a rise to so on the part of Wash
ington Gas Light stock and the first
activity in Washington base ball club
stock in year, on the unlisted sec
ton, were the outstanding oc
curences on the local board this
morning. The former sold to the
extent of fifty nine shares, while the
amusement issue sold to the exten1
of 100 shares at 30
Capital Traction scored the mini
mum advance to 935s on sales Of
fifty-five shares. and Washington
Railway and Electric preferred
changed hands to the extent OF fir
teen shares at 74is. Washington Gas
5s brought 95 and the SKIES Of 1885
1904.
Error In Compilation
The Star is advised by Audley 2.
Savage of the National Savings A MI
Trust Company that two errors occur
red in his compilation of statistics On
deposits of District banking institu-
tions, printed YESTERDAY The first ac-
corded to the Columbia National Rank
loss of s4O1.753.29, which should
have been only S5,753.29, while tho
second credited the Northeast Saving
with a loss of ss4 ,S39.15 instead OF I'LL
actual gain Of s65.OI8.S9
Federal reserve bank statements
| indicate but little variation in tho
money and credit condition OF the
country For the week ended April q
the ratio Of total reserves to deposit
and federal reserve note Liabilities
combined stands at 79.3 per cent.
against 1873 per cent the previous
| week: Changes during the week re-
suited from an increase in the total
reserves Of approximately $4,000 900
and decrease in total deposits or
approximately $4,000
Actual Circulation Drops.
reserve notes in actual circulation
declined about s5.000,0OO This, how
ever, was more than Offset by an in
crease in circulation of gold certifi-
. caes Member banks reserve account
STANDS at s1,9S4,999 900. against
sl'955' $4,000 the week before
Another small decrease occurred in
the number of failures in the Tni+ad
states this week, a total Of 397 be
ing reported to r. G.. Dun & Co. Thi.
is -FOUR less than the number last
week, but is thirty-fi in excess OF
sle 562 defaults of year ago. There
were fewer failures this week than
! last week in the east and on the Pa
cific coast, while there was no change
in the western section. In the south
a slight increase was reported
The number of defaults having liza
bilitieS of $4,000 or more in each case
also decreased this week. numbering
2S7, against 2G9 last week. The ratio
to the total, however, is slightly
as compared with 59.6 per cent last
! week. year ago, when there were
so failures for $1,000 or more in each
instance, the ratio was 6S.5 per cent.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
LIMITS WORKERS WEEK.
Manchester Mills Spinning q. S.
Cotton on Short Time.
MANCHESTER EnRlan

MANCHESTER, England, April IL.
Mills spinning American cotton.
which were to have gone back to full
time operation in May, are to con-
tinue on short time until the end of
September, it has been decided by the
Federation of Master Cotton Spin
ners.
TIE decision means that 100000 op-
eratives will be limited to 26;a work
ing hours weekly.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
NEW OCEAN FREIGHT, LINE.
Transportation Baltimore to Brem-
en- Soon to Be Inaugurated.

BALTIMORE, April IL (SpeciaD.-
A new freight line from Baltimore to
Hamburg and Bremen will be in
augurated next month by the Rogers
and Webb line of Boston, operators
of United States Shipping Board
steamers. The Export Transportation
Company, which operates steamers to
London. Hull, Leith and Liverpool,
will be the Baltimore agents. Three
steamers, all built at Seattle, have
been engaged for the business. They
are the Seattle Spirit. Westpool and
Deuel. all having capacity of 1000
tons deadweight. The first sailing
will be the Seattle Spirit, May Is.
followed by the Deuel., May %, and
Westpool. June 4. The service will
embrace Norfolk and Boston.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

81. -' 3d. sl'o"o at
Washington Gas 6s-S400 at 1oOI.
10 at 93[ ~ '"7s
Washington Rwy. & EIec. pfd-10 at 741a.
> at 74I. -
Washington Gas Light-Io at 80 10 ,t 10
10 at 90, 10 at 80. at 30, at so ) at so.
3 at 80. 'V'
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction Co.-1o at 93Ss
UNLISTED DEPT
- Washington Bas Ball C1ub-5O at 80 80 At
Evening star., 1924-04-12
STOCKS ARE DRIVEN
BY HEAVY SELLING
Pressure Concentrated on Motors
and Other Active Issues
J in List.
INDUSTRIALS SHOW GAINS
Initial Bulge Yields to Renewal
of Short Covering.
Ey the Associated Press.

Gy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 12.-Heavy SELL
ing of Studebaker. which was driven
down 5si points TO new years low
ut 81, unsettled today's stock market
after an early period of moderate
strength, in which a number of pop
ular issues had moved up l to 9
points.
Selling pressure was concentrated
on the motors. new lows also being
established by Chandler, Yellow Cab
and Chicago Yellow Cab, the last
named breaking points.
Special weakness also cropped out
in Baldwin. Cuba Cane preferred and
American Sugar preferred. The in
itial bulge apparently was due to an
extension OF yesterdays late short
covering, temporary eompietion of
which was followed by renewal of
short selling on the part of large
operators. The closing was heavy.
Sales approNimated 100000 shares.
Fraction Gains in IndustrinIs.
Buying orders were well distributed
throughout the list. but the gains in
the standard industrialS were Gencr-
ally limited to fractions. General
Electric and du Pont extended their
early gains to ia points each, Com
mcrcial Solvent B advanced : points
and Noolworth told stoclD jumped
So. other strong spots included
Phillips Petroleum. American Smelt-
ing ard Standard Milling. Rene "al Of
selling pressure against American
Sugar Refining sent that stock down
a point. Foreign exchange openeu
steady.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, April 12.-Foilowing is
a report of today's sales, high, low
and closing quotations, at the Chi
cago Stock Exchange:
Evening star., 1924-04-12

fPartly extra. Playable in preferred stock.
Dividend rates Is given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations
Unless otherwise noted. extra or specisi
dividends not included.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
N. Y. Stock and Bond
Averages.
Friday, April IL.
STOCKS.
Friday, April IL.

Total stock sales, 1,0o6,500
shares.
Twenty industrials ragged
92.33; net gain, .6s.
High, 1924, 1924; low, s1.64.
Twenty railroads avera ged
S1S3: net gain, .5S.
High, 1924, S6.32; low, S1.25.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
BONDS.

Total bond sales (par value),
se,S44.0oo.
Ten first grade rails averaged
$3.50; net loss, is.
Ten secondary rails averaged
SAT-; net unchanged.
Ten public utilities averaged
S7.76; net loss, 10.
Ten industrials erag
1898; net loss, .05.
Combined average, $50; net
loss, .0S.
Combined average month ago.
s7.42: year ago, $40.
Evening star., 1924-04-12
FIRE INSURANCE.
MISCELLANEOUS.
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

Quotations furnished By Redmond & Col
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-28
TURN HAIR DARK
WITH SAGE TEA
If Mixed with Sulphur 1t Darkens
So Naturally Nobody
Can Tell

The old-tinie mixture OF Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray
streaked and faded hair is grandmoth-
er's recipe, and folks are again using it
to keep their hair a good, even color,
which is quite sensible, as we are liv-
ing in an age when youthful appear
ance is of the greatest advantage.
Nowadays, though, we don't have the
troublesome task of gathering the sage
and the mussy mixing at home. All
drug stores sell the ready-to-use prod
uct, improved by the addition Of other
ingredients, called "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" 1t is very popu-
lar because nobody can discover it has
been applied Simply moisten your
comb or soft brush with it and draw
this through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, but what delights the
ladies with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound, is that, besides beautifully
darkening the hair after few applica-
tons, it also produces that soft lustre
and appearance of abundance which is
SO attractive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-28
NeW Era

Mrs. c.. N. Bailey spent Tues-
day at the home of Mrs. S. NJ.
Parker.
Mrs. M. C. Veal was a visitor at
the home of Mrs. Ed Carter Tues.
day morning.
Messrs. E. M. Parker and N. M
Veal were visitors at the home OF
Messes Lucille and Flossie Parl Ell
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. S. M. Parker spent Thurs
day with Mrs. L. M. Mercer,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Bray and chi!
dren, Lois and Mary Alice, of neal
Vienna were Sunday visitors at the
home of her mother Mrs. Mary
Giles.
Miss Bernice Bradley and Gladys
Murphy of Leslie, spent the week
end here with Mrs. Bernard Brad
ley.
Misses Florrie Bailey and EVa
Hill spent Saturday afternoon wit
Ruth and Neva Ledger.
Roy Bradley of Leslie, spent
Sunday at tire home of their par
ents Mr. and Mrs. s. J. Bradley.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Lane and chill
dren and Miss Gladys Reeves Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Bradley were din
ncr guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. C. Veal Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughie Jenkins
and baby Clara, of near Vienna,
spent Sunday here at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. W.T.. o. Bray
Mr., and Mrs. Rick Harden, spent
Sunday at the home of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs, M. NJ. Parker were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs. R. P. Parker.
C. N. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. B. S.
Parker and son, j. w. Spent
Thursday in Dawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Murphy
and children spent Sunday here at
the home of Mr.: and Mrs. S. j.
Bradley.
Mrs. Malissa Parker is on the sick
list.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-28
for County Commissioner, subject
to the primary of March 10Th. We
desire your vote for him.
FOR SHERIFF.

To the Citizens of Sumter Coun-
ty: I hereby announce my can
didacy for Sheriff of this county,
subject to the March 10Th Demo
cratic primary. If elected, Walter
A. Chappell will act as my deputy.
we pledge a conscien fous en-.
forcement of the law. Tie support
of both ladies and gentlemen will
be greatly appreciated. WILLIS
p. MARTHUR.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-28
FOR TAX COLLECTOR

To the Citizens of Sumter County,:
hereby announce as a candidate
for the office of Tax Collector of
Sumter County subject to the pri-
mary to be held March 10. I have
had ~ years experience in account
ing and feel fully competent to han
lie the office.
am very much interested in the
chools of the county and will, if
elected, give to the Parent-Teach-
ar association of each school dis
riot an amount equal to the COM
MISSIONS allowed for the collection
of scho taxes of such district each
year during the term of office.
/ will be unable to see each voter
but your support is
earnestly solicited and will be ap.
preciated. B. E. THRASHER.