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Evening star., 1924-03-23
PRODUCE MARKET.

BALTIMORE, Md, March % (Spe-
cia).-With receipts of native and
nearby eggs running too heavy for
the consumptive demand and the
packers not on the market yet, the
market rules lower with prices in
buyers favor at 21h cents a dozen.
Not much activity is looked for until
the packers start buying for storage,
which is expected to begin along
about the first of April Good de
mand noted, however, for duck eggs,
which sell readily at 45 cents a dozen.
Market for live poultry of all kinds
continues firm under a good demand
and generally light receipts. Choice
hen turkeys, eight pounds and over,
bring 40 cents a pound, and gobblers
that do not run too large. 35, while
old toms and poor and crooked
breasts are fairly active at so for
the former and 25 for the latter
Winter chickens, two pounds and
under, are bringing top values and
mebt with ready sale at 40 to 45.
Large, smooth young chickens sell at
35, and leghorns. 30, but rough stays
OF all kinds will not bring over %
Medium to large old hens continue in
good demand at 20 to 81, and small
and leghorns. "a and "a. Old roosters.
moving better at 16 and IL. Ducks
are being held for their eggs, hence
receipts of choice stock is light and
small and poor.
Season for geese nearly over and
not much demand at 81 TO 2S.
Pigeons and guinea fowl continue
scarce and wanted at IS and SO a
pair for the former and 40 to 90
each for young, and so each for old
OF the latter.
Active season for dressed poultry
Is about over and market rules quiet
under only light demand centered on
fancy stock. which will bring
premium of 9 or 8 a pound over live.
Capons continue in good demand at
20 and 43 for larger, pounds and over;
3S to 40 for medium, pounds ana
over, and 35 and Sc for small slips
Receipts of white potatoes CON
unue ample OF all grahes ana wniie !.
demand shows some Improvement II
is centered on No. l graded STOCK
which is the only kind that will bring
top values of 40 to 100 per ioo
pounds, and 2.25 and 2.75 for l5o-pouno
sacks No. or ungraded POTATOES
are slow sale and bring about nall
price. Sweets and yams are in nght
receipt and the market rules cteanS
at 800 to 7.50 a barrel for the for
mer and 500 and 900 for the latter.
No. stock of both will not brlns
over ESQ to 800 bushel baskets,
Sweets and yams selling mostly 200
10 3.25 and half price for No. IS.
Native and nearby garden truck IN
fair demand considering the lncreas-
ing supplies of early southern vege-
tables. which have the call now, but
market rules fairly steady at the
following quotations: -. M
Beets and carrots. 400 to 500
hundred: broccoli and ka1e,- 40 and SO
bu.: cabbage, 400 to 500 hundred
and savoy, so and so bu,; horse rad
ish, ESQ to 400 bn.; onions. ot,. Ino nisnts 20
500 to 500 hundred; parsnips;; SO and %
20 basket; spinach, LIS to 1.So bu.,
and tnrnins. 40 and SO bu.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
COTTON MARKET QUIET;
UNDERTONE is STEADY
Early Declines Followed by Raj
lies-First Trading Influenced
by Reports From Liverpool.
Rr the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 22.-The Cot
ton market was quiet again today,
but showed a fairly steady undertone,
early declines being followed by ral-
lies. May contracts sold off to 2S.72.
but recovered to 2S.S5, closing at $3.50
with the general market closing
steady at a net decline OF . to IL
points.
The early selling was Influenced by
reports of a falling off in spot de-
weakened resiews to show any i'm
provement in the domestic goods
markets. First prices were 6 to Il
points lower, and active months sold
Is to 21 points net lower during the
early trading. with October easing
Off to $500. The market then stead
led on covering, which became a lit
tie more active after the publication
of the official forecasts. pointing to
continued bad weather in the south
over Sunday, and October rallied to
25.74. other positions recovered al
most all the early losses and the
close was within a few points OF the
best.
Rumors of pending curtailment in
the automobile industry may have
been a factor on the early decline.
but were not confirmed. Cotton on
shipboard awaiting clearance was
estimated at 10000 bales, against IL
600 last year.
Cotton Futures Stendy.
NEW YORK. March 22-Cotton fu-
lures closed steady. March, 1854 to
1856; May, 2S.Sfa2S.S3; July. 2S.20
a2S32. October, 25.72; December,
25.33. Spot quiet; middlins, 2S.S5.
NEW ORLEANS. March 22-Cotton
futures closed steady at net decline
of to points. Close: March, 29. Ia
29.18; May, 2S.92a2S.96; July, 2S.0Sa
2S.11; October, 25.16a25.l9; December,
PASS.
Spot quiet and unchanged; mid
ding, 29.1S.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
BONDS.
BY STUART u. WEST.
.cisl Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK, March 22.-The out
standing development of the week in
the financial world was the remark
able drop in the quotation for money.
Call funds on Friday on the stock
exchange fell to 81. per cent, the
lowest since April "a, 1918, except
for a casual loan at per cent, just
before the close Of business on No
vember ;. 1919. In the outside mar
ket, money loaned even below the
official rate and at that large sum
could not be placed. To less de-
quotations for time money and in
the rates for bankers acceptances.
Several explanations were current
in Wall street for this phenomenon.
The one most widely accepted was
that the situation was brought about
by the operations of the Treasury CO.
incident with the. income tax pay
ments due on March Is. On this
theory, these rates were only tenn
porary and an upward reaction
might be expected by next week at
the latest. Another cause alleged in
some quarters was the let-up in the
demand of business upon the banks.
Not so much stress was put upon this
suggestion. 4 few economists ex-
pressed the opinion that conditions
in the money market were the cumu-
lative effect of the enormous surplus
of gold. On this theory. while there
might be some advance from the tH-
treme low of the week. easy money
would be expected to continue over
long period.
Whatever the explanation, the eff
feet upon the investment mar fkT.
was Immediate and pronounced. 1t
first appeared in the quotations for
J-pited States government securities.
All the liberty loans. except the tax
exempt 3i%s, ran up to new hlsh
levels Of the year. The buying vas
,,rderstood to come principally from
hanks that found themselves forced
to find some profitable employment
Evening star., 1924-03-23
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

BALTIMORE, Md, March % (Spe-
ciaD.-The general live cattle mark ct
rules firm under a fairly active de-
mand for the Lenten season, but CEN
tered mostly on top grade stock. Cur
rent receipts are light both on the
wharves and at the stock yards and
mostly of common to ordinary stock,
which VIII not bring top values.
Quotations today at Light street
wharf:
Beef cattle. first quality, pound. z
to 8; medium, pound, to 6. Bulls,
as to quality, pound, to 5. Cows,
choice to fancy, pound. ~ to 5h;
common to fair, pound. 2 to 4. Oxen,
as to quality, pound, An to 5h. Mich
cows, choice to fancy, head, 5000 to
1900; common to fair, head, 5000 to
5000. Calves, veal, choice, pound,
121a; ordinary to medium, pound,
IL to 12: rough, heavy common,
pound. to 10. Shees, choice, pound,
to z. Old bucks, pound, to 5; COM
mon. pound to 3. Lambs, fall
choice, pound, Is to 16; fair to good,
IL to IA; common thin, 8 to 10. Hogs,
straight, pound, to 8. Sows, pound,
to 6. Stays and boars, pound, 3 to
4. Live pigs, as to size and quality,
pound, 10 to IL. Shoats, as to size
and quality, pound, to 9.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, March % Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) Hogs
Receipts. 5000 head; fairly active,
strong to 10 higher; $50 to ESQ pound
averages, 7.65; good and choice
weighty butchers, 7.50a7.60: 1ight-
weight, 7.45a7.50; good and cholce
weighty butchers, 7.50a7.60; light
weight, 7.45a7.50; pigs, scarce; strong
Cattle-Receipts, 500 head; beef
steers, strong to 25 higher; extreme
top matured steers, 1900; long year
lings, 11.50; fat she stock strong to
Is higher; Gamers and cutters firm:
bulls, Is to rs lower; stockers and
feeders steady; veals strong to SO
higher. Weeks bulk prices: Beef
steers, S.00a10.25; fat she stock, lisa
7.50; Gamers and cutters, 2.85a3.S5
stockers and feeders, 6.00a7.75; veal
calves, S.50a10.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; shear
ing lambs, 1850; fat lambs and sheep,
SO to IS higher; best fat lambs, 1875
clippers, 14.75; shearing lambs, 1900;
fat yearlings, 1925; prices fat lambs,
15.75a16.65; yearling wethers, 14.00a
14.75; wethers, 11.50a12.00; fat ewes,
9.75a11.25; feeding lambs. 15.00a15. so;
clipped lambs, 13.00a14.50.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
COFFEE FUTURES UP.
Trade Buying Promoted by Higher
Rio Exchange Rates.

NEW YORK, March 22.-There was
a further advance in coffee futures
today on covering and trade buying,
prompted by higher Rio exchange
rates and reports of firmer cost
and freight situation. The market
opened 13 to 26 points higher, with
May selling at 1885 and September at
1925, during the morning. The close
was Is to IS points net higher. Sales
estimated at 10000. Closing quota
tions: March, 14.25; May, 1896; July,
1889; September, 1922; October, 1910;
December, 11.87; March. 1926, 11.60.
Spot coffee firm; Rio rs, 151k to
1917; Santos As, 1914 to 90. Cost and
freight offers included Santos As, part
bourbon, at 1920.
Rio exchange on London, 3-32
pence higher. Dollar buying rate $50
reis lower Rio market unchanged
to $50 reis lower. Santos, $50 reis
lower to 100 higher. Brazilian port
receipts. $4,000: Jundiahy. $4,000.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
FRENCH FRANC CARRIED
TO NEW HIGH IN MARKET
Features Irregular Foreign Ex-
Strength of Brazilian
Quotations Explained.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March ga further
gain in French francs, which carried
above 535 cents to another new high
price for the year, featured the ir-
regular foreign exchange market.
Sterling was slightly reactionary.
Strength of Brazilian exchange was
due in part to the publication of an
optimistic statement by the head of
the British mission which investi-
gated financial conditions in that
country.
The weekly clearing house state
ment showed increases of S60,745,00
in loans, discounts and investments;
S459, 900 in cash in own vaults; S1S,-
$4,000 in reserve of member banks in
the federal reserve banks; s71,715,-
600 in net demand deposits, and S12,-
222000 in time deposits. Aggregate
reserve totaled $545,917.0o0, leaving
excess reserve of s14,663,530, an in
crease of SS,9O3,610.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
Local Joint Stock Land Bank
To Market $5OO,OOO IN Bonds
Issue Direct Obligation of Potomac Insti-
tuition, Operating in Maryland and Vir-
giniu-W. l.. IT. Pounds Branch Bank.

The Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank
of this city, through Brooke. Stokes x
Co., will market an issue of 100000
. per cent thirty-year farm loan bonds,
dated March /, 1924, at par and ac-
crled interest, on Tuesday or Wednes-
day of this week, 1t was announced last
night The bonds, which are instrument
talities of the United States govern
rnent, coming under the federal farm
loan system, are exempt from federal,
state, municipal and local taxation, and
are redeemable at par and interest
March /, 1894. or on any interest date
thereafter. with interest payable March
and September at the Riggs National
Bank
The issue is direct obligation of the
Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank, oper-
ating in Virginia and Maryland, and is
secured by deposit with the registrar
of the farm loan bureau OF approved
first mortgages on improved farms. not
exceeding so per cent of the appraised
value of farm lands and 90 per cent
of the insurable improvements thereon,
or United States government oblga-
llOnS. ne mortgages so pledged are
approved by the federal farm loan
board, after making All independent ap-
nraiSal ef the security. Ii is also pro-
tected by the equity in the land values
md by the paid-in capital stock of the
bank, which at present is $250,po0.
carrying double liability.
Bank Chartered in 1923.
The Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank
was chartered May >, 1928, and already
has mortgage loans of over s1,000,000,
during which time there have been sold
TWO issues of $4,000 each. According
to statistics that will appear in con-
nection with this Offering, the previous
$4,000 900 was secured by appraised
value of land and buildings. at a little
over s2,400,000: the average amount
loaned per acre was S26.S4, and the
percentage of loans to appraised value
was only SO per cent The bank reports
no delinquent payments of principal or
interest.
The local institution is restricted to
the territory Of Virginia and Maryland.
and loans thus far made are confined
TO the better agricultural sections Of
the two states, on land used for diversi-
fed farming. Bonds heretofore marketed
by it have been quickly absorbed.
The management of the bank is in the
hands of men with wide experience in
the farm loan system The directorate is
made up largely of prominent bankers
OF Washington, Maryland and Virginia
who are thoroughly familiar with farm
values in the two states. George A.
Harris is president
y. T. Shumate, president of the Farm
cts and Mechanics National Bank of
Charlottesville. Va, has recently been
added to the directorate.
Washington Loan and Trust Branch.
1t was in 1917. Immediately after
the declaration of war, that the
Washington Loan and Trust Company
was compelled to make provision for
it's customers whose business in the
government departments made il i'm
practicable for them to conveniently
Evening star., 1924-03-23
NEW YORK GRAIN PRICES.

NEW YORK. March 22-Bariey-
Firmer; mailing. S9a91 Gil. we"
York. s, No 7
dark northern spring, elf. track New
York, domestic, LAY; NO; marc
winter, fob, 1.21a; No. l Manitoba,
do. 1.15a4 and No. mixed ouruh
Corn-Spot, steady; No. yellow,
Cit. track New York, domestic. all
by rail, s7A; No. 2 white, do. 9s2'
and No. 2 mixed, do, s6S.
eOats-Spot, steady; No. white'
5Sa581s. ~,
2. 23.o0a24.O0; shipping, 1S.00a20.0O.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
CoTT0NsEED OIL INACTIVE.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Cottonseed
oil was featureless, with a small
evening-up trade for over the week
end. Selling of May appeared to be
in the way of liquidation. Offerings,
however were light Closing bids
were points lower to l net high for
leading months Sales, $500 barrels.
Prime crude, 8.25, nominal; prime
summer yellow, spot, 9.40a9.75:
March closed, $40: May. SIS; July,
1911; all bid
Evening star., 1924-03-23
PHILADELPHIA WHEAT UP.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March e.
Wheat, higher; No. ., red winter, 1.13
ALA. Corn higher; car lots in ex-
port elevator. No. ., S912 a901a; local
car lots, No. ., yellow. 90a91. Butter
lower; solid packed creamery fancy,
high scoring, AZ u a5O: extras, 46h
extra firsts, 46; firsts, 43ha45h.
Other articles unchanged.
Evening star., 1924-03-23

utilize the downtown office of the
company.
An ideal location was secured at
the corner of 18th and q streets
northwest. directly opposite the State
War and Navy building and in the
heart of the district where are To-
Gated the departments of the lnte-
rior, Commerce and Labor, the Inter-
state Commerce and Civil Service
commissions, and many other lesser
activities of the government.
The three old structures were
hastily remodeled to serve the pur-
pose of the bank, and, until the armi-
Stice, no attempt was made to i'm
prove them. When labor conditions
made it possible, extensive altera-
tions were made. but in 1928 it was
decided to raze the old Structure and
erect an edifice worthy of the COM
pany and its clientele.
The structure is now complete and
formal opening and housewarming
will be held next Wednesday. Sc
lected members of the personnel will
act as reception committee. each
one wearing a badge bearing his
name to add a little personal touch
for the visitors. The bank will be
decorated with palms. ferns and cut
flowers, while an orchestra. stationed
on the gallery. viii play continuously
during the reception. from i:30 to
10 pm Leather key purses will
be distributed as souvenirs, and "a
supply Of vanity cases will he on
hand rs compliments To the lady
guests.
style Of Architecfhre.
The building itself is noteworthy
departure j, from the conventional
bank architecture. 1t is in the early
Italian renaissance and built of pink
sandstone. The interior is finished
in Bottotino marble and mahogany,
with bronze grilling in the plate
glass only at the tellers' windows.
Natural light is utilized throughout,
and the lighting system will be need
ed only when days are dark. The
new building has attracted a great
deal of attention, and it is expected
that there will be d great concourse
at the opening.
Arthur e. Heaton was the archi-
tect in charge of the structure.
"Bid" and asked" Prices.
The following latest bid and
asked" prices for unlisted securities
are quoted for the guidance Of hold
ers of these issues:
BONDS
Evening star., 1924-03-23
SUGAR FUTURES CLOSE FIRM.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Sugar fu-
lures closed firm; approxir ate sales,
27,250 tons.
March, 5.42; May, 5.25; July. 5.31;
September, 5.26; December, 4.76.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
or the
MUTUAL PROTECTION FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF THE DISTRICT OF


On the Slst day Of December. 1929. as re-
qulred under the District Of Columbia Code.
amended June 80, 1902. and August Is. 1911.
ASSETS.
'aSH IN onice .-...... ....-.......-. S9I. -
an, III innh ----......- -..-.....-.. 2.s2g. ~
Real estate mortgages (first LEM. % 100 90
Interest due and accrued .......... 393 %
LIABILITIES
Reserve as required by law (un-
earned premiumsI ............ 81 OH SO
Salaries. rents, expenses, taxes, etc 2IS5 6I
Dividends or return premiums to poi
lcynOideYS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ef1 07
Cash dividends remaining unpaid. $50 50
Total liabilities ................ 81 545 Sc
tHaracter OF business transacted during the
year 1923-Fire Insurance on Mutual Plan.
Amount OF risk assumed during the
year 1873 ...-..............S S76o O65 90
Losses sustained during the year
I'--o I'll .
Money received during the year
during the year 1873 3OI7 90
JAMES I4ANBIE. President.
WM. A. JOHNSON, Secretary and Treasurer
subscribed and sworn TO before me this
l4th day Of January, 1924.
tSeal-) LEE BROWN
Notary Public, ID c.
Evening star., 1924-03-23

Results-The one test of Want Ad
efficiency. Star Want Ads bring re-
suits
Evening star., 1924-03-23
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
IDE1IrY AND DEPOSIT ooMpANY OF

Maryland, OF BALTIMORE. MD,
On the 31st day of December, 1923, as
auired under the District of Columbia Code,
amended June 10, 1902, and August Is, 1911.
Evening star., 1924-03-23
rust Branch.

1t was in 1917, Immediately after
the declaration of war, that the
Washington Loan and Trust Company
was compelled to make provision for
its customers whose business in the
government departments made il i'm
practicable for them to conveniently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
Z MEN, 1 WOMAN
 HURLED TODEATH AS PLANE FALLS
Two Mississippi Pliers And Guest Are
 Victims

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Ark July 31.-Two men and a woman were killed late today, when the airplane in which they were making an exhibition flight over this village, fell 1,5O0 feet to earth
 The Dead
 Barney Schull, %, Laurel. Miss pilot.
 Charles Hedrick, 2s. Lllu. Miss.
 Miss Audrey Oates I9, Vincent AFIraslks s-4sa
 sclnll and aelfsck arrived lsere azrls t0day from 8ent0T. where they had staged m exhibition nighE They Ge cided to ascend again abouE 6 oSclock this evening and invited Miss Oates to accompany them
 All went we'll until the plane reached an altitude of appFiximately 1,50O feet Then, without warning, one of the wings collapsed and the machine hurried to earth. carrying its occupants to in stant death. As the plane struck the ground, it burst into flamea- The bodies of the occupants were cTemated before they could be rescued from the wrecked machine.
 Witnesses to the accident said the aviator apparently was preparing to make a loop when the wing of the plane collapsed. Schnn had purchased the plane in Houston, Tex and was flying to Dayton, Ohio, where he expected to exchange for a new one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
BANDIT IS KILLED
 IN ROBBERY EFFORT
Mail Clerk Is Wounded In East Orange Clash

EAST ORANGE, N. J., guly 31r- One bandit was killed, one escaped and a mail clerk was wounded twice when he frustrated an attempted mall rob bery at the Lackawanna railroad sta tion early today. s.a
 Eugene Stack, 2S, mail clerk efa- plOyed at the local postoffice. is in q hospital with bullet wounds in the right thumb and the right leg as the result of bis repulse of the bandits, who. 1t is believed, tried to steal mail pouch carrying federal reserve packages. @
 The escaped bandit got away in a taxi.
 Stack went to the station to meet the 4,:5S q. n. train and had taken off six pouches when two men got off the train and limped toward himi
 They opened fire without warming and the shots were returned by Stack. One bandit fell dead at the top of q stairway and plunged to the bottom. The other fled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
SEEKS SCOUTS AID TO TRAP VIOLAT0RS
Louisiana Dry Director Sug-
 gests Plan Of CO-OperatiOn

NEW ORLEANS, July 31.-O. D. Jackson, state prohibition director, in letter today to Friend E. Hoyt, Boy Scout commissioner in this district. sug- gested q plan of cooperation of Boy Scouts in hssistnig agents in the de- teetion of violators of the Eighteenth amendment.
 Mir. Jackson's idea, the letter says, is to have the Boy Scouts telephone or write his office when they learn of places where liquor is being manufac- turned or sold. Acting on this informa- tion, he said, agents worll take the necessary steps to have the violators brought to justice. ,3
 " As patriotism, right living and a re- spect for law are three of the principal tenets of the Boy Scouts organization, am of the opinion that the boys could be Of great assistance to us in our work Mir. Jackson said. 1t was un- derstood Mr. HOyt would, take up the question with officers of the Boy Scout command.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
SON, OF PRESIDENT P v
 REMAINS AT HOME
John Coolidge Not To Enter
 Training Camp

WASHINGTON, July 31.-PIans made by President and Mrs. Coolidge to permit their son. John, to attend the, citizens military trr If camp this. summer at Car Devers, Mass, have been abandoned and John will remain with bis parents at the White House until fan. when De enters Amherst col Iege.
 !. It was the plan and desire of both Ar. and Mrs. Coolidge at the time school closed last June that both John and his brother, Casyh., Jr., should att tend the camp but since the death of the latter, the question of Johns at- tendance at the camp has been held in abeyance. John has been spending almost all of his time with his mother, and his presence was found to be such a comfort to her that the President finally decided it would be better for him to remain here until school opens. This woulC have been Johns second summer at Camp Devens, where he was taking training yea. ago when his father became President.