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Evening star., 1924-03-28
PROFIT OF S1@,518
FOR P. f. P. CO.
Income Report Shows Busi-
ness at Peak in February.
Local Financial Review.

Net income or the Potomac Tlectrit
Power Company reached its peak IN
February last, when profit of s14S
'lS was shown. This figure represent
an increase Of $34,476 over the net
for February of last year.
Cross earnings during the montIi
amounted to 55,61S, with operatinl
expenses totaling S2S0,323. Misceila
neous income totaled $24,244. with
deductions aggregating s151,022. An
increase Of approximately S5S,520 in
gross earnings is primarily responsi
BILE for the huge gain shown
During the month under discus
sion 4 total of Sl21.sS5 was added
to the contingent reserve fund for.
repayment TO consumers if hereafter.
ordered by the courts.
The company bids fair TO establish
new record Of earnings for the
present calendar year if the present
rate can be maintained For the
two months ending February 20, 1924
net income of the utility amounted
to $294,3l4.
w. r. a. L. Shows Slight Drop.
Net income of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company amounted
to $16i, 406 in February, 1924, ap-
proximatcly $4,000 less than the income
reported for the corresponding period
OF last year. Operating revenues
totaled S37S,75S. The non-operatiuc-
income amounted to $15793J (mostls
Potomac Electric Power Cotmpany div
den). and deductions amounted to
s63,436
The City and Suburban subsidiary
suffered decrease of about $4,000
as compared with February of last
year. its net income amounting To
$ll,39s. Operating revenues amounted
70 SSs,413, with expenses totalinp
This carrier has earned s25.47S III
the two months of the present year
The Georgetown and Tenleytow1
line and the Washington Interurban
mer's deficit amounted to s1,7sS in
FEBRUARY, with the latter's totaling
s2,241.
Bank Declares Dividend.
Directors of the Security Saving
ana Commercial Bank have declared
| 1he regular quarterly dividend OF
@ per cent and an extra of pe-
cent, both payable on March 81 70
stockholderS of record March &c, 1924
Ihe first call of the present wear
,or statement of condition of all local
banks will be issued, local bankers
| petteFe, the lattre par tof next week
20 include the period ended March II
rms opinion is strengthened by re
,ceipt this morning of blank forms re
icelFed from Controller Henry NJ
Dawes to be used in reporting the
pending call.
This form does not differ from the
previous one. However. bank officials
are urged to personally forward to
the controllers office the copy of the
report published instead of relying
upon the publishing company to do
SO. as has been the practice in the
past.
Market Features.
| The spotlight on the local stock ex-
Ichange was shared this morning bv
Washington Railway and Electric
preferred and National Mortgage and
investment preferred. The former sold
ito the extent Of 100 shares at 1915
| and 72 IS, with 200 shares of the Latter
| ichanging hands dt S24. Washington
! Gas Light was easier at 4924, as was
iLanSton at 71S4
Trading on the investment side of
the eNchange was restricted TO utility
bonds, which sold in small lots At un-
changed prices.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
DIVIDENDS.
N. Y. RESERVE BANK REPORT

NEW YORK, March 2S.-The state
ment of the condition of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York at the
close of business March &c shows:
Total gold reserves. 55.Oo5. 900; total
reservas, $3.50, $4,000; bills discounted,
secured by government war obliga-
tions, s77,637, 900; all others, s16.225,-
900; bills bought in open market, S39,-
600: uncollected items, s11S, ,425, 900:
due to members, reserve account,
s725, ,eS1, 600: total deposits, s759,221,-
600: federal reserve notes in actual
circulation. S363, $4,000. Ratio of to-
tai reserves to deposits and federal
reserve note liabilities combined. SIS
Nor cent
Evening star., 1924-03-28
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, March 2s-Wheat and
oats led an upturn in grain prices to-
day during the early dealings. Pre-
vious sellers were the chief buyers.
\ forecast of colder weather with
rain was the chief apparent factor in
brin ginE about a reversal of position
on the part of traders who had been
active sellers. Wheat opening prices,
which varied from u decline to an
equal advance, with May LOIS to
by moderate gains all around.
1t took but little buying to rally
corn. After opening unchanged to Il
lower, May 1855 TO 752a, the market
ascended TO the same as yesterday S
finish or above.
With prospects of removed delay to
seeding. oats started Il off to is up,
May 45H ater all months showed
a slight gain.
F'irInness of hog values steadied the
Evening star., 1924-03-28
Market Features.
Washington Stock EXCHANGE
SALES

Washington Gas 6s-S2OO at 1901
Metropolitan r. X. 5s-Sl ,0O0 at pas,
Washington Rwy. & Elec. ISL 100 at 1I&
Washington RWy. d Elec pfd.--10 at 1911
10 at 1@ss 10 at 72hs 10 at 7o5x 10 at 7o&
Washington Gas Light-10 at 49st, ) 81
iSa4
Columbia Title Insurance Company at S
National Mortgage and Investment pfd-25
at S@t, 90 at 50, 90 at S+4, 80 al Ss. Il
AFTER CALL.
Washington Rwy. & Elec pfd.-lo at 72s,.
20 at T2~s. 70 at 123s
Capital Traction Cos at 81. ) at a4I..
Washington Gas Light at 49S,
Lanston Monotype-1O at 71a.
Washington Gas 6s-$1 600 at 1901, 500
at 1011..
Evening star., 1924-03-28
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. Md. March IS (Spe-
ciaD.-Potatoes, white, per 100 lbs,
90a190: per $50 lbs, 1.40a2.75; yams,
bbl.. 2.5Oa7.5o. Asparagus, doz.. 7.ooa
$50. Beans, bu., 4.O0a6.00. Beets,
basket, 225a2.5O Coti and kale, 40a5o.
Cabbage. 100, 4.00a6.00. Savoy. bu.,
40a65. carrots, 100, 4.0Oa6.00. Cauli-
flower. crate. 2.o0a2.5O. Celery, crate.
1900. Elephants, crate, 3;Ooa5.Oo.
Horseradish. bu.. 2.50a4.00. Lettuce,
b,1., 4.OOa5.50. Onions, 100 lbs. 1.5Oa
2.25. Oysterplants. 100, 6.ooaS 90.
Parsnips, basket, 6Oa7o. Peas ham m
6 90. Spinach. bu.. 1.75a2.O0. Toma-
toes. crate, 10oa4:25: Turnips, Du.,
35a5O. Apples, packed. bbl., 2.O0a4 80 ;
bu.. 50a1.5O; box apples, 1:I5a2.4o.
Grapefruit. box, i.50a2.5. Oranges
box, 2.25a2.75. Strawberries, qt.' ooa'u
settling Prices on Grain.
wheat-No; : red winter, =; spot ds !.
1.O6h: No. 2 red winter. garhckS'
tations; No. 4 or No. ; red winter
garlicky, spot, no quotations.
Corn-Cob, new, 4.25a4.30 per bar
rel for yellow and 4.10a4.15 per barrel
for white: No. corn, spot, S5I No
2 corn. spot. S224; track corn, yellow,
No. 8, new, IS
OatsNNo. white. 561s asked; No.
2 white, new. 54i Il asked.
Rye-Nearby, 70aS0; No. rye, spot.
70.
Hay-Receipts. 119 tons. For good
timothy and white clover mixed anu
strictly No. ! clover. fair demand at
ouotations; grade hay plentiful
and difficult to move, causing a sharp
discount. Quotations.: No. l timothy,
IS. 90 per ton; No. 2, 26.50a21.oo; NO. .
clover, 23.O0a24.50; No. / clover, mixed
os 5oa26 40: No. / clover, 26.00a27.00.
Straw-No. l straight rye, 4.00a
o. 90 per ton; No. tangled rye, lS.0oa
90. 90; No. 1 wheat, 1S.00alS.5U; NO.
oats, 17.00a1S.00. lo,
A reduction of 10 cents per barre !
on western grades OF sprlns ST ~
aour was announced this morning.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
RAILWAY SOLD AT AUCTION

WICHITA, Kan, March 2S.-The
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient rail-
road, long the dream of Arthur f.
Stilwell. builder, for the shortest
route from Kansas City to the Pa
citic coast, but which in recent years
has faced ruination from lack OF
financial support, was sold to the
highest bidder at public auction here
YESTERDAY
Evening star., 1924-03-28
A.. T. & S. F. PLANS DEAL.

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
applied to the Interstate Commerce
Commission today for authority to
purchase the capital stock of the Sa-
lima and Santa F'e railway extending
from Osborne to Salina, Kan.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
BONDS STILL HOLD
STRONG UNDERTONE
Irregular Price Movements,
However, and Some Recess
SionS in U. S. Issues.
BY GEORGE Il. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 2S.--Notwith-
standing evidence of firming tend
ency in money, the general bond mar
ket continued today to show a strong
undertonc.
There were many Irregularities in
price movements and some recession
in quotations for United States gov
ernment loans. The third al Liber-
ties dipped below par for the first
time in some days Prices for the
other issues. however, were fairly
well maintained. Liberties respond
more readily to changes in money
rates, inasmuch as banks are the
largest buyers and sellers just now.
In the same way here and there,
there were fractional receSsions in
high grade savings bank railroad is
sues, but with numerous exceptions,
Bonds yielding better than per cent
as Il rule were exempt from the re-
action in lower yielding obligations
Demand continued brisk for second
grade bonds returning around 8 per
cent, and especially those of short term.
Speculative Rails at High.
Activity among the speculative rails
Eastern incomes made another new
high, adding substantially to yester-
days remarkable gain.
Cncontirmed reports were current
of negotiations being in progress for
the purchase of the bonds by the
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis railway. which owns major
ity of the stock and operates the road.
st. Paul bonds ran up to new high
points under very active trading. en-
couraEed by the favorable earnings
statements all the northwestern roads
are reporting. \ sharp run-up in
Chicago Great Western As was an
other feature of the day, while active
huying went on in Baltimore and
Ohio convertible 41zs. attractive be-
cause of the comparatively short term.
Feature of IndustriaIs.
In industrials American Agricul-
tural Chemical 712s were heavy again.
Foreign bonds as group Were
steady. Japanese As were a little
higher, while Austrian IS were in
clined to react
Attractive new offerings are eager
ly absorbed. The sl0.000,000 Cleve-
land Union Terminal Company first
mortgage IS, offered today at 81 10
yield 5.l5 per cent. were promptly
sold.
Evening star., 1924-03-28

x-ray photographs have been made
eighty-five yards away from the
source of the rays by French
scientists.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

American Tel & TeIga 4s. o. 90
American Tel. * Telca. 4I2s. los
Am. Tel. * Tel. ctl. tr 5s... 97st as;
Am. Tel d Tei couv. 6s... I2@l, I23A
Anacostia & Potomac 5s...... SIS IS
AnacoStia & Potomac guar. 5s. Sc IS
{. & r Telephone 5s....... g61, ~
C. & p. Telephone of Va. 5s... 81 81
capital Traction II. r. js.... 96at g7L,
City < Suburban 5s........... 81 -
Georgetown Gas 1st 5s...... So So
Metropolitan X. Il. 5s...-.. g91s -,
Potomac Elec LIST 5s........ g1I3 ps
Potomac EIec. cons. 5s......... 81 .
Potomac Eec. deb 6s........... 100 80,
Potomac Elec. IS 1858. ... lOx
Pot. Elec. Pow. e. m. & ref. Is 1857 1O7ll
Wash. Alex. & Mt Yer 5s..... 80 -.
Wash, Alex. & Mt. Yer. ctfS.. - .
Wash, Bait. & Annap. ISL. 61ls fSl.
Washington Gas 5s........-.. gSa4 g4I-
Washington Gas 6S.-.-.-........ 1OGSs I0O@I
Wash, Rwy. & Elec. 4s........ T1a. -
Evening star., 1924-03-28

TOTAL SALES (Par VaIue):
lam. 1928 600 IL noon 543looo
1p.m.. 6 $4,000 2p.m... s O64 900
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MISCELLANEOUS

u. c. Paper Mfg. 6s-......... ST 49,.
Riggs Realty is (longl........ ~ "
Riggs Realty 5s tshortl.. - "
Wash Market Cold Storage 5s.. % "
Wardman Park Hotel 6S....... 100 InI
Evening star., 1924-03-28
BONDS.
IL nnlnn [n

Total bond sales (par value),
$12,376.00e.
Ten first grade rails averaged
S6.41; net loss, IL.
Ten secondary rails averaged
SAP; net loss, .19.
Ten public utilities averaged
S7.58; net loss, .04.
Ten industrials a vera g e d
9S.47; net loss, .19.
Combined average, SHS7; net
loss, .13.
Combined average month ago,
. SZ.35; year ago, S5.77.
Evening star., 1924-03-28
IN. Y. Stock and Bond
Averages.
Thursday, March %
STOCKS
Thursday, March %

Total stock sales. CAS- 900
shares.
Twenty industrials averaged
$3.50: net loss, 1.19.
High, 1924. 1924: low, $3.50.
Twenty railroads averaged
S4.I6: net loss, IL.
High. 1924, $3.50; low, S2.74.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
The Old Mechanic Says:

There's point for you in the stunt
that SaleSmanS doin' over there with
the pencil. He's shown Brown that
the power plant Of the car il practi-
rally ltbra ationlsss hy $tandiu' the
pencil on end on the radiator cap and
then racin' the motor. You see. it
doesn't topplo over when hc feeds the
gas in jerks.
you can't expect it with your car, but
don't imagine that you couldn't profit
by tryin il. I'm here to tell YOU that
If more drivers would try his stunt
on their cars now and again therc'd
be q whole lot less trouble for us fell
l"rS who ply the wrencheS
I know YOU don't get me. But
listen. The point Of that test is not
merely to single out the motors that
are minus the period Of vibration. but
10 show at just about what speed
such vibration occurs. if it does. Now,
i you know the speed at which your
motor is shakin' daylishts out y
itself. isn't that a hint to steer clear
Of that speed"
Maybe you'il find that an ordinary
patented metal pencil won't balance
at all due to "A lot of minor vibration,
aSSumin' your power plant is old or
not inherently we'll balanced. All
right. then. just try balancin' some
ticularly large base. Anything that
will just balance when the engine is
runnin' normally VIII de-. because
when any abnormal vibration deYel-
ops your indicator will topple over.
When this happoEs MAX" a uote of
the position Of the throttle control on
the stcerin' post. Figure that every
time YOU allow the engine To run idle
ar this speed you're encouragin' il 70
wear out through unnecessary vibra-
ton. When tht engines pulliu' the
car this vibration il at a little wider
throttle position.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Every automobile has it's wenk
nnit that clings to the steering wheel.
National Motor Museum.

The automobile is not too young
for the consideration OF a national
museum for the preservation of the
historical facts which show the mo-
torist of today how it was all pos
sible. Here and there the earlier
models are preserved, while now and
again a contest brings out some old
photos of the bygone days. But IL
arranged under one roof and inter-
estingIy classified, these relics would
make valuable collection.
With tho early automobiles one
~ouid find the busters. wells and goG
gies which have now passed into his
.ory with the coming OF the hard
surfaced roadWa! and the closed car.
The ornate brass horn with its snail
fiks curves and its rubber bulb would
f-ing more than chuckle TO many,
while the acatYlene tank and IT'S
uickerinE headlights would have much
stgniticance.
Possibly the motorist who hens and
baas over the advisa bility Of new
features announced for th" year could
learn q lesson from the trends OF
earlier days as seen in the models as
they progressed from year to year.
There was the trend" Of putting the
engine ahead OF the carriage or under
a hood. There was the big step
toward foredoors, the coming of de-
mountahle rims. electric lights, one
man tops, left hand drive. seif-Starter,
closed models and curtains that open
" it'll the doors. All so radical.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
POINTS IMPRESSED
BY AUTO statesmen
People interested in Appearance,
Comfort, Silence and Good
Taste of Cars They Buy.

Automobiles are no longer sold
Fundamentally on their mechanical
features" says Edward S. Jordan,
president of the Jordan Motor Car
Company.
The automobile industry is becom-
ing a business of designing and build
ing bodies.
People are interested in the ap-
pearance OF their cars, the comfort
the, the silence iIs.s, ;, and the good taste that
These are the points that salesmen
are talking today rather than the
mechanical features or the price, ac-
cording to Jordan.
knew nothing but mechanics and who
talked speed and hill-climbing ability
almost exclusively.
That was before the days when
most motor cars were bought by
Today when a. man walks into a.
salesroom he is attracted by the name
of the car, provided he has been i'm
pressed with the character of service
rendered by that car.
When the son and daughter come
homo from college they want more
distinction. They want a new coat Of
paint on the house, a new heating
system, a cook in the kitchen, they
" dHl dGOun0 inc
place, which means rugs and pictures,
and they want "A more distinctive
automobile that will put them in a
higher social class.
There arc four family factors that
enter into the purchase of every
article for family use-including the
car.
Father thinks in terms Of economy
mother thinks of her children's op-
portunity, daughter thinks of social
~ ri,
thinks of travel speed, get-up-and-go
Jordan believes that more motor car
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Yarns Auto O,uners
To AUOid U1askiILed
Motor Car WOrkn,en

Every time an unframed man does
work Oh yous automobile he makes
the job cost more than 1t would IL
done BY a skilled workman" says
A. G. Zeller, president of the Michigan
State Automobile School, Detroit.
Years ago, when the automobile
was uncertain in its actions and
purely 8. luxury, anything that tend
ed to keep 1t in the garage and off
the road most certainly saved the
owner Of it money.
To-day the automobile is a tremen-
dously important transportation me-
dium. A registration of over 5000, 900
vehicles in this country proves 1t to
be a cessity Of the first rank.
"Therefore its service is neces-
sity as well. An automobile in the
repair shop is an investment that is
not bringing in any return. Service
on it must be prompt and efficient, as
the public will not tolerate transpor-
tation delays. Old service methods
are very rapidly going into the dis
card. and the service station of 1924
Is essentially a business place.
The grease diving idea must be
eliminated and proper automotive
training substituted for II IL we are
to keep the motor car to it's highest
efficiency"
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Three Traffic Tricks.

1t sometimes happens that the
other driver does not know how seri-
Gus predicament he is putting you
in when he proceeds to usurp his
right of way. Nor if you souno your
horn will he be any less likely to
keep ont of your way. Blow your
horn frantically, however, and he'll
come TO his senses, see that you are
at a disadvantage and thus allow
you to go ahead.
Be sure to point with the index
finger of the left hand when giving
a signal for a left turn. So many
drivers have a habit Of extending the
hand straight out when they are
merely going to stop or make right
turn that a lot of people would be
inclined to pass around to your left
just as you are turning, unless you
made it particularly plain that you
were warning them not to do so.
Sounding the horn in order to at
tract the attention of the traffic
officer, If he seems to be neglecting
you, is a good way to get into trou-
BILE with him. But you can horn
with your lights at night apd get
away with it in fine shape. IL he
doesn't seem to be looking out for
your interests in the evening, switch
on the headlights an instant The
extra light will attract his attention
and cause him to look your way. But
be sure to dim the lights when he
turns 20 YOU.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
This and That.

some one has suggested as a means
OF curbing the automobile theft men
ace the purchasing of cars that are
unpopular. This may be an excellent
ioea' but how is the motorist to know
an unpopular car when he goes shop-
ping along auto row. Every manu-
facturer now in the highly competi-
tive market of making and selling
cars believes he has a proposition
that Is meeting with popularity, and
his sales figures usually prove it.
1t also has been suggested tina
there would be fewer stolen cars il
motorists would use their machines
view of this, one can only cheer the
car thief. Better have a few million
dollars worth of cars stolen than
waste billion dollars worth of
transportation facilities. The stolen
Evening star., 1924-03-23

car does some one good. The garage
imprisoned car is a dead loss.
One must not overlook the fact
that the theft of automobiles Is fire.
quently popular with car owners
themselves. A Boston insurance un-
derwriter, testifying at a trial in
federal district court, stated that
about 70 per cent Of the cars stolen
in this country are pilfered with the
consent of the owners. Seventy thou
sand Is given as the number of auto
mobiles stolen in 1922, which means
that approximately $1,000 were senu-
inc. Since there were 11,5o0.000 cars
registered in the United States at the
close of 1922. it is seen that one out
of every SAT cars was genuinely
stolen. Not SO alarming in view OF
the fact that about 500 out Of every
SAT cars are utterly neglected, sadly
abused and deprecated at a rate that
more than doubles the necessary cost
of motoring for the average car
owner.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Now You Know.

Yes, the starter button should be
pressed so as to make the best pos
sible contact Don't touch it gingerly
or IN telegraph fashion. The better
the circuit from the battery to the
starter, the more current will f1ow
ann the more starting torque there
VIII be exerted upon the engine
No, an extra oversize tire is not a
good substitute for a true balloon
tire 1t increases your wheels cir
cumference, decreases power and
causes the chains to slap against the
tenders.
Yes. pull both spark and gas levers
pack to retard and off positions when
ieavlns the car. Best way to avoid a
backhre in starting if you forget to
retard the spark.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Facts and Figures.

With the announcement that forty
representatives from twenty latin
American countries are to visit the
United states early this summer with
view to studying the highways and
highway transports. il is TO he hoped
hat the highway departments OF the
various states Will rush to completion
some of the important road work now
impending. II would be nothing short
of a crime to let the South American
Evening star., 1924-03-23
The Sunday Motorist
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMdN.

delegates Sc. one of the typical North
American detours.
That you're safer in an automobile
than out IS clearly indicated by facts
just disclosed by the chief medical
examiner of New York-1,234 deaths
from highway mishaps being the fig
ure given for 1928, as against Sc
deaths from automobile collisions.
ono automobile manufacturer has
publicly admitted earning less money
IN 1873 than in 1922. This will doubt
less be comfort to the motorist who
hnding the grade just about as hard
as ever, has been led to believe that
everything is ali roses for everybody
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Commentaries.

The Hall of Fame still awaits a
hill that some prevaricator hasn't
climbed in high.
It's the wheels in the heads of
careless drivers that retard the mo-
OF the wheels of the automo-
bile industry, however imperceptible
that may Seenf-now.
A fast motorist usually drives
slowly. He can't look 'em ever other
wise.
An automobile is never so expensive
as when II isn't being used.
Copyright, Isc4)
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Two Parking Pointers.

when using balloon tires allow a
little more headway in parking, or
else don't get SO close to the curb.
IT is obvious that the extra width of
of the tires must be compensated for
by means of additional space in which
to steer.
Don't undertake 10 move some one
eIse'S car yourself. Get an officer.
Don't even allow or encourage a
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Dads Future Job.

t,nc Of the probable duties of the
proud father Of ten years hence Will
bo to take little Willie 10 the zoo to
sec that rare animal. the horse.
Evening star., 1924-03-23

Years ago people used TO ask the
salesman, What type Of motor do you
use?" Now they ask, What body
styles do you PROVIDE is your car
Evening star., 1924-03-23

manufacturers should consider these
four fundamental things in the de-
signing and merchandising of their
products
Evening star., 1924-03-23

good looking. Does il ride and handle
easily? Is IL more economical, and
what will it be worth a year from
now"
Evening star., 1924-03-23

volunteer" to do the Job for you. A
crab owner could accuse you of hir-
ing some one to meddle with his car.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
REQ
he Cold Standard Of Values

~ VQ1Q 08A1l001U u V0/&S
Coupe $1S75
Sedan 1885
Brougham 1885
Balloon Tires
500 extra
TO Special
Touring REQ 1895
With BALBOA Th-s
Standard
Touring REQ 1885
Taxicab 21S5
An mounted On the distine.
tive REQ double-framed
chassis, and powered with
the famous REQ. 50 b. p.
6-eyiinder engine.
Speed Wagon$11S5
(Ch.ssis)
Parcel Defy 1885
New REQ Bus
Chassis 1850
All prices {. o. b. Lansing.
pSss enE