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Evening star., 1924-11-18
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, Md, November IS
Especially D.-Potatoes new, 100 pounds,
90al.25; barrel, 1.25a1.5o. Sweet pota-
toes. barrel, 1.5oa5.oo. Yams, barrel,
3.50a4.oo. Beans. bushel, 3.5oa4.5o.
Beets, bushel. 40a5o. Brussels sprouts,
Savoy, bushel, 60a75. Carrots, 100. 300
Assoc. Caulihower. crate, 1.ooa2. 25.
Celery, crate, 1.50a275. Cucumbers,
bushel, 3.0oa4.50 Eggplants. crate, 400
a5.Oo. Lettuce. bushel. 5oa1.00. Onions,
100 pounds. 75a1.9O. Oysterplants, 100,
6.0oa7.O0. Parsnips, basket. 50a6o. Peas,
hamper, 5.00a4.5O. Peppers, crate, 800
a450. Pumpkins, 100. 10.00a2o.o0
Spinach. basket. 3.50a4.0o; packing
stock, bushel, 25a50. Squash, crate. $50
a4.0o. Tomatoes, basket, 50a2.0o
Turnips. bushel, 75as5.
Apples. packed, barrel. 2.50a7. 90;
bushel, 75a2.00; loose. barrel, l.50a3.o0
bushel, 50a1.00. Cranberries. box, 500
a6.00. Grapes, basket, 12a1S. Grape
fruit, box, 2.25a3.00. Oranges. box, 3.25
a4.25. Pears, basket, 15a25; bushel,
1.25a3.25. Ounces. bushel. 15a1 90
Game. rabbits. nearby. dozen, 4.50a6.5O
southern, 3.50ao.00; all selections, fair
to good. 3.ooa4.00.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red Winter. spot
1.64A: No. red Winter, garlicky
1919; No. 3 red Winter, garlicky
1.57ss.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new yellow, $50 per
barrel bid for November delivery
track corn, yellow, No. .. 1.29.
Sales-None.
oats-No. .. new, 6115 per bushel
No. 3. 601a.
Rye-Nearby, 1.loa1.2o; No. rye
spot, 1.3s
Hay-Receipts, 81 tons. Demand is
fair for top grades of timothy and
choice light clover mixed hay, with
the percentage of such stock in the
daily receipts small. Low grades OF
grassy and weedy timothy and heavy
dark, mixed hay are hard to move
even at q discount.
Quotations today-No. timothy
19. 9.50a20.50: No. : timothy, 1S0Oa1S. 90
No. 1 light clover, mixed. 1s.50als 90
No. 1 clover. mixed, 17.50a1S.O0; No
2 clover, mixed. 15.00a16.00.
Straw-No. l wheat, new, 12.oOa
1900; No. l rye, 13.00a1400.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 1s.-Spirit-
I'd bidding for stocks in today's mar
het carried more than 20 issues to
new reak prices for the year, the
largest number recorded in any one
session since the current upswing G
started. All classes of stocks partici-
Eated in the advance with the rails
which contributed more than a score
new highs, making one Of the best
showings. United States Steel COM
mon sold at 1863, the highest price
since 1919. Sales Appropriated $780,
900 shares.
The closing was strong. Vigorous
bullish demonstrations characterized
the last hours trading, when the best
prices of the day were reco rded. The
Maxwell Motor issues each extended
their gains to points, while scores
OF others sold , to points above
yesterdays closing quotations.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
EALTIAORE. Novemher 1s

BALTIMORE, November IS tSpe
ciaD.-Live poultry-Young chickens
pound, lsa25: Leghorns. 1Sa20; hens
l6a26; Leghorns, 16a17; old roosters
l4a10; young turkeys, 3Sa35; old
toms, 80: poor and crooked breasts.
25; ducks, 17a22: geese, 2aaoS.
pigeons, pair, 25a3o: guinea fowl.
each. 40as0.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys pound
SSaS7: poor and crooked breasts. 20.
chickens, 24a26: old roosters. ID;
ducks, 20ao5; geese. 20a3O.
Eggs-Receipts, 954 cases; native
and nearby ffrsts offered 5S, quota
tionS 81.
Butter-Creamery. good TO fanc>
pound. S7a42: prints. 42a44; nearb-
creamery, 35aS6; ladies', 3Oa32: store
packed, %; process butter, 32aS3.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
WOOL SALES BRISK.

BOSTON, November Is (Specia).-
Domestic woods sold briskly in the
local raw wool market today, with
the better types of fleeces and terri
tory woods being held for higher
prices. Fine Ohio f1eeces are held fol
Sl.60, clean basis, and territories fol
$1.58 to S1.60.
Speculative operations are appear
ing again, some dealers apparently
being convinced that prices are going
high enough to give them a proflt.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
DRY GOODS LOWER.

NEW YORK. November Is tSpecii .
ira ding in cotton goods WAS qu q
today, with some declines noted
quota tiops. Trint cloths were doN
an eighth of y cent. the 6 by GO b
ing quoted al aii aud the 6S by - az
1oI1. Raw siI<s wer" stronger ad-
yancing cents TO top price Of SIS. i5
for Japanese and $3.50 for CantonS,
Evening star., 1924-11-18
PRICES IRREGULAR
IN BOND MARKET
High Yielding Rails Extend
Gains-Much Profit Sell
ing Reported.
Rr thesAsSociated Press.


NEW YORK. November 1S.--High-
yielding railroad bonds extended their
recent gains in today's early trading.
but prices of other issues moved
within narrow and Irregular limits.
New Haven and Denver and Rio
Grande liens eclipsed their previous
top prices. with Chicago and Eastern
Illinois, Frisco and Nickel Plate is
sues joining in a moderate upward
movement. New York Central con-
vertible 6s reached new 1924 high
level. above 113, keeping pace with
the rise in the company's stock.
Profit taking was evident in both
high and low priced rail groups, af-
fecting such issues as Big Four"
5las. Katy Adjustment 5s and Inter
national and Great Northern Adjust
ment 6s. Federal Light and Traction
Is were one of the most conspicuous
features. jumping Az points to 11sh
Liberty bonds continued to work
lower.
U. S. LOANS ARE HEAVY.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
POSTUM RETIREs STOCK.

NEW YORK, November 1s.-Direc-
tors of the Postum Cereal Co. have
authorized retirement of 10000 shares
of preferred stock on February /, at
s115 a share and accrued dividends.
Less than 10000 shares are now out
standing, a block of 10000 shares
having been retired the first of this
month.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK-Stocks strong; over 10
new records include 90 rails. Bonds
steady; Federal Light IS rally Az
points. Foreign exchanges firm; sterl-
ing gains cent. Cotton higher; strong
spot markets. Sugar easier; commits
sion house selling. Coffee strong
hullish Brazilian crop adyices
CHICAGO-Wheat irregular: rallied
partially sympathy corn. Corn strong
light country offerings. Cattle steady,
Hogs lower; heavy receipts.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, November 1S-Foreign
exchanges firm. Quotation Gin United
States dollars): Great Britain. demand
4.6Sh; cables, 4.63as; 60-day bills on
banks, 4.603s. France, demand
.o52Sa; cables. .O624A Italy, de-
mand, .04S2: cables, .04321s. Belgium,
demand, .04S1; cables, .o4S114. Ger
many, demand. .2SS1. Holland, de-
,nand. .4009.' Norway, demand, lat.
sweden, demand. 1854. Denmark, de-
lrand, 1855. Switzerland, demand,
1926. Spain, demand, 1851. Greece.
demand, .0i781a. Poland. demand,
1914. Czechoslovakia, demand, .029S1a
Jugoslavia. demand. .01451z. Austria
demand, .000O141s. Rumania, demand,
.o0531s. Argentina, demand. .3775.
Brazil, demand .1175. Toxic, demand,
.3S5s. Montreal, 100.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
HOLIDAY BOOM" ON.

NEW YORK. November 1S.-DD
partment and mail order store share~
are beginning to experience their ar
nual holiday" boom During -
next fortnight savings banks y 7.
start disgorginS millions of doilai 4
lodged in them during the year =
christmas club" deposits. ..
Evening star., 1924-11-18
PIG IRON ADVANCES.

NEW YORK, November IS. Pig
iron prices in the Buffalo district
,have advanced 81 a ton in the last
week, some interests having raised
their base price to $22 a ton, with a
differential rate of 81 a ton on higher
silicon grades.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
PARIS MARKET FIRM.

PARIS, November 1S.-Prices were
firm on the Bourse today. Three per
cent rentes, 40 francs 60 centimes.
Exchange on London, sS francs 2
centimes. Five per cent loan, so
francs so centimes. The dollar was
quoted at 10 francs centimes.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
U. S. LOANS ARE HEAVY.
BY GEORGE II. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. November 1S.-Re-
newed selling of United States Gov
ernment loans, heaviness in high
grade rails and industrials and
strength in speculative and semi
speculative bonds were the features
of today's bond market.
The selling of Libertys carried
quotations down below anything re-
corded since the present movement
began. Treasury AIS which less
than month ago made high record
of 1o7.1, were quoted today practi-
cally down So on the 800. The fourth
ANS Libertys sold below 102 and the
second Az $ below 101.
Good Bonds Lower.
There was no real weakness in the
savings bank mortgages. The mar
ket was simply inclined TO sag. while
good investment bonds. such as
American Smelling and Refining SIS.
were substantially lower. The last
named. for instance, which made a
high record for all time at 97K 10
days ago, was off nearly points.
This is simply an illustration of the
shifting that is going on from invest
ment bonds to second-grade and
speculative securities. both stocks
and bonds.
Many Points Of Strength.
Today's market had many points OF
strength. Seaboard Air Line issues
were prominent. All the New Haven
issues were strong again. st. Louis
San Francisco incomes ran up a
point above IS. Chicago and Eastern
Illinois 5s We're in demand above rs.
New York Central convertible 6s
went along with New York Central
stock. Denver and Rio Grande refund
ing IS touched so for the first time this
year There was moderate Improvement
in the St Paul group. NJ. K. and T. ad-
justments were very active, but failed to
make much gain.
Chemical IS Advance.
Virginia Carolina Chemical IS, how
ever. continued their advance and
among the sugars Eastern Cuba Sugar
T1@s were higher. Buying kept up In
International Mercantile Marine 6s.
Good inquiry was reported for converti-
BILE oil bonds.
There were Iio important changes
in the foreign list. The German Is
were steady just below 95.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

fRxrtly extra. $Payabre in preferred stock.
Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarationA
Unless otherwise noted, extra or spsetA2
Gfyidapds ars not included.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

Am Zinc pf.
Anaconda. .....
Armour Del 90.
Arm Cons & Co.
Asso Dry G. (6).
Asso d G. 1st 90.
Asso DC I'd 10.
Asso Oil (1A)...
At r & S Fe Co.
A T &; S F pf go.
All 8irm & At.
Att Coast l. (1s).
At Gulf & w L..
At Gulf g. W I pf
Atlantic Refining
Allan Ref pf CO
Atlas Tia ack......
Austin Nichols. 4,
Baldwin L 3D..
Bal & Ohio 3D..
| Bal & Oh pf %.
! Bang & Arpf ca
Barn nsdall 49,.
Beechnut (fS).
! Bethlehem Steel
Beth Stl pf (s). :.
Booth Fisheries.
| Bkl Edison (S).
Brk-Man Tran.
Bklyn Man pr t6)
Brklyn Un G 90
Brown Shoe ~.
Brown Sh pf C.
Brunswick Term
Burns Bro (10).
Burns Br B co..
Burns Br pf %.
Burns pr pf %. d.
Burroughs %.
Butte Cop (50c).
Eutte&Superior.
Caddo Central.
Cal Packing (6).
Cal Pete t1&)..
Callahan Zinc.
Can Pacific (10).
Case Thresh pf.
/ Cent Leather. =.
! Cent Leather pf.
| c r r y J (t12).
| Cero d Fasco (D
| Certain -Teed.
| Chand Mot (3)..
Ches & Ohio %.
Ches & o pf (6la)
Chicago & Alton
Chic & Alton pf.
Chic & East Ill.
Chi & e Ill pf. :.
Chic CIR West.
Chic CIR West pf.
Chi Mil & st P. :.
Chi Nil & S P pf.
Chi & Nwn o..
Chi r l g. Pac. -.
c r I & P pf 60.
C r / & P pf %.
Chi st P NJ & O..
Chi Yellow c %
Chile Cop (2h)..
Chino Copper. :.
Cluet Pea pr %.
Coca-Colo o..
Colo Fuel & Iron
Colo Southern :.
Colo Sou 1st (4.
Colo Sou I'd (4).
Col G & L (c.S0).
Col Carbuu o..
Com In Tt $3.50.
Com Solv A (4)..
Com Solv E. 80.
Congol- Marin CD
Conley Tin Foil.
Consol Cigar. -.
Consol Gas (o).
Consol Textile
Cont Can %. -.
Cont Can pr ca =
Cont Insur (6)-
Cont Mot (S0c)..
Corn Prod (2).
Cosden Co.
Crucible Stl "a.
Crucible pf 60.
Cub Am Sug 90.
Cuban Cane SuG.
Cub Cane Su pf.
Cuba Dominican
Cuyamei Fr (4I.
Daniel Boone..-
Dawson Chem
Deere pf 90.
Del & Hud 90.
Del L & w (6). =.
Detroit Ed o..
Dome Mines CD.
Doug Pectin %.
Dull S S g. Allan.
Du Pont (8).
DUPONT deb 90.
Eastman (t7A).
Elk Horn. .......
Eaton Axle.....
FL Stor Bat o..
Emmerson B pf.
End-John (5).
Endicott pf CO..
Erie. e............
Erie 1st pf.
Erie I'd pf.
Fairbks (2.60)..
Famous Pl (S).
Famous pf (8)..
Fed Lit & Tract.
Fed Mines pf CD
Fisher Bdy (10).
Fish Bd o pf (s).
Fisk Rubber.
Fish Rubber pf.
Fleischman t3 10
Foundation (6).
Frseport- Texas.
Gardner Motor.
Gen Am Tnk go.
Gen Asphalt.
Gen Asph pf (5).
Gen Baking t6).
Gen Cigar (S).
Gen Electric (s).
Gen FL spl (60c).
Gen Motors t5).
Gen Mot pf 60.
Gen Mot pf CO..
Gen Petrol t2).
Gen Refrac CO..
Gimbel Bros.
Gimbel Br pf CD
Ginter Co (The).
Glidden Co......
Gold Dust. .....
Goodrich. h.......
Goodrich pf Cd.
Goodyear pf.
Gdyear prior (S)
CRANKY Consol.
Gray & Davis. =.
Grit North pf (S).
Grit Nor Ore (3).
! Grt Wstn Su (s).
Evening star., 1924-11-18
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Sorotatiors furnished by W. 3. Hibbs & Co
Evening star., 1924-05-23
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About Spices.

II is often said that very choice
products are put up in small pack
ages. The same might be said to
apply to the spices used with our
every day foodstuffs. While the
spices themselves contribute moth
ing in the actual food value, they add
materially to the attractfveness of
way indirectly add to the nutritional
value of the foods represented.
AS one writer expresses it, these
spices bring uD the flavor of insipid
puddings, fruits or other dishes"
Before discussing the spices them
words about the danger of using
spices in the wrong place. Some
times it is better not to use condi-
ments where the food would be more
palatable without them
Delicate restraint in flavoring food
is real art and we'll repays careful
thought on the part OF the cook.
Sometimes we forget that certain
spices and condiments do more than
merely add flavor: they are also pre-
servative in their nature. For ex-
ample. vinegar is a standard pre-
servative of vegetables; salt is
equally we'll known as a preserver,
and even sugar, which we usually
think of as adding a pleasant favor,
exerts a definitely preservatiye &C
tlOn. again SnOufn COME the eau
ton, however, that these condiments
or accessories must be intelligently
used else will the results be not only
disappointing, but actually harmful
to health.
How many of us know the princi-
plo to which most spices owe their
attractive fiavors? In almost every
case this is due to what is called an
essential oil. This oil is very volatile
that is, usually "goes on" under heat.
This explains the reason for the
caution found in many of our recipes
as to the use of vanilla. The oil in
the vanilla bean Is particularly vola-
tile and the write of a recipe is very
apt to say something like this, Add
the vanilla last" This means that if
the vanilla were added to the custard
or the pudding during a long period
of baking. much of the aroma and
flavor would go off In steam in the
oven.
The fact that this flavor is so often
part of an oil means, OF course, that
it is part of the chemistry of the
product and this also meahs that
many of the favors can be made
artificially by our clever chemists.
Evening star., 1924-05-23
BEDTIME STORIES BY T' sVsssss nHossToT

more empty. Anyway that is the way
1t seemed. Anyway Chatterer grew
more and more hungry. A dozen
times he started to poke his head out,
but each time he stopped at the last
second. He knew Black Pussy
Dozens of times he had watched her
patiently waiting for Mouse. "She
may have gone away" Chatterer
muttered to himself, but then again
she may not have. 1 don't believe
she has, l don't dare take the chance.
Oh. dear, l wish / never had thought
of those eggsi 1 wish 1 had re-
mained at home in the Green Forest
l wish-but wishing doesn't do any
good. My. how sore i am! L sup
pose I'll have to stay here all day"
Yes, Chatterer's plans had been up
set Never were plans more upset
Chatterer's pride in his own Smart
ness had received a dreadful blow.
He knew that all the faethered folk
in the Old Orchard knew what had
happened to him, and he suspect ed
that they all were watching Black
Pussy keep him a prisoner and were
chuckling over IL.
Copyright. 1924. BY T. ". Bnfess).
Evening star., 1924-05-23
little eBen1yS
NOte.BO

Pop was smoking to himself and
ma was Introducing Embroidery,
saying. Willyura, do you think I'm
getting stouter?
o, 1 don't think it's bin noticeable
during the last half hour or so, pop
sed.
o, / mite of known 1 wouldent get
eny satisfaction out of you, but eny-
looked stout, and altho L don't
bleeve they knew wat they were
tawking about and haven't the
slitest respeck for the opinion Of
either of them, still l reely bleeve I
awt to take some regular exercise or
Good, fine, pop sed. II had some-
body to take a little regular exeFcize
with me the first thing every morn
ing it would do me a werld of good,
and its proberly jest wat you need.
1t would give you q figure no artist
he sed.
Well jest how do you meen? ma
sed, and pop sed, WY, we'll get up
brite and early every morning, half
hour earlier than usual, and we'll
bend down and touch our toes 40 or
SO times and few other simple ex-
ercizes like that.
1t don't sound very simple to me,
ma sed. And enyways, enyhow, IL /
get up that erly Ill be thinking about
all the good sleep ] lost and it will
Jest ruin my hole day. Wot / was
thinking of wen 1 mentioned exercize
was something like some docter dis
cribed in the paper tonite. This doc
ter says that If we breethed a reel
deep breth every time we breeth, in
sted of jest breething eny old way,
like we do, he says it would be fine
exercise for US, ma sed.
zee gods, pop sed. If you reely
wunt to reduce wy don't you do some
thing strenuous like blinking your
eyes rapidly before an open window?
he sed.
Now Willyum, that's rediculiss and
you know 1t, ma sed, and pop sod,
Well then, il you wunt something
downrite violent to take your wei ght t
off, wy don't you keep wiggefing your
fingers wen you wawk to the movies
Now jest for that ] wont take eny
exerciZe at all, ma sed
Wich she proberly wouldent of eny-
ways.
Evening star., 1924-05-23
Cooking for Two.

While in general 1t may be said
that the winter season is the best
time for serving hot breads. the fact
remains that appetites for spring
breakfasts are not always up to par.
This being the case. the careful
housewife may introduce a judicious
variety of attractive hot cakes or
quick breads with good results.
One word more of caution. The
recipes to be given are planned dis
tinctIy for adults. Children are bet
ter, no matter what the sea son may
be, for depending on crisp brown
toast made of bread at least twenty
four hours old
Old-fashioned bannocks, which are
so appetising, are made as follows:
Have ready a cup of yellow corn
meal and pour over 1t sufficient boil
ing water to moisten. Cover the dish
closely and set aside for thirty min
uteS so that the cornmeal will have
absorbed the water; and two eggs
beaten in a cup of milk: then add two
tablespoons of melted butter or mar
garine and finally two-thirds of cup
of flour, one-half teaspoon of salt and
one and one-half teaspoon baking
powder sifted together.
Beat the mixture well and turn into
well creased pan. Bake in a mod
minutes
To make Sally Lunn sift together
two cups of flour with four teaspoons
of baking powder, one-haf teaspoon
Beat until thoroughly smooth and add
two eggs beaten in a cup of milk.
Lastly add one-fourth of a cup of
melted margarine. Bake in a shallow
q hnI
twenty minutes
Waffles are always favorite and
date waffles are particularly good
To make these sift together one
and one-haif flour with two tea
half teaspoon of salt, then add one
half cup of chopped dates The
beaten yolks of two eggs which have
been mixed with one cup of milk and
two tablespoons of melted margarine.
Fold in the beaten whites of two eggs
and bake on a smoking hot waffle
iron.
Rice waffies furnish a very pala-
table method of using cold boiled
rice. Here is recipe: Flour, one
cup: baking powder. two teaspoons;
salt, one-half teaspoon; cold cooked
rice, one cupful; melted butter, two
tablespoons; eggs, two: sugar, two
tablespoons. Sift the dry material.
add the sugar and the yolks of the
eggs which have been beaten with
the milk. Beat together and add the
rice and the melted butter. Finally,
fold in the stif1y beaten whites of the
eggs. Pour the butter into a very hot
and well creased waffle iron, filling
the lower part and turning. almost
Immediately. Bake for a few mo-
ments and serve quickly.
Southern spoon bread makes an
other very pleasant variety. For this
use three cupfuls of cooked hominy,
one egg, tablespoon and one-half of
milk, three teaspoons of salt. Beat
the egg and stir into the hominy the
other ingredients, stirring until the
mixture is well blended. Bake In
shallow baking dish from one-half to
three quarters of an hour in mod
erate oven.
Evening star., 1924-05-23

Flicker. All those well laid plans
had been completely upset. He
couldn't even get back to the Green
Forest.
It was all because he had made the
mistake of rushing headlong into the
home Of Mrs. Flicker without first
making sure that no one was at home.
Now all the feathered folk in the Old
orchard knew that he had been try
ing to steal eggs and all % were .rsi oa
where he was. He was under some
stones of the old stone wall. The
worst of it was there was no way out
Of his hiding place except by. the way
he had entered, and he didn't dare
20 out that way. 1t wasn't that he
was afraid OF the angry birds. He
could have lodged them and soon run
away from them. But the noise they
had made by chattering and scolding
had brought Black Pussy the Cat over
there to see what was going on. And
Black Pussy's nose had told her that
Chatterer was down under those big
stones.
had her breakfast and she had moth
ing in particular to do. She could
inst as we'll be in one place as an
other. So Black Pussy had settled
herself comfortably close to the hole
between the stones OF the. the oid & wall
get away. She had no love for Chat
ferer. Time and again he had teased
her in the most impudent way. Time
and again she had tried to catch him
and failed. Now he was where he
couldn't get out without giving her
the best chance she ever had had.
So Black Pussy could AFFORD to be
Chatterer didn't know that Black
Pussy was there. That is, he didn't
know for certain. He suspected it.
He had seen her when she had peeped
into that hole, and he knew enough
about her ways to suspect that she
was close by, watching for him to
come out. So he didn't dare even
noke hts head out. He licked his
wounds and tried to make himself
comfortable. But even had he not
ached and smarteSt he COULDN'T have
been cofortable. Nc one with an
empty stomach can Be really COM
And that stomach grew more ana