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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

NEW YORK, March 2s.-Copper steady; zelectrolytic spot and nearby, 13i4Q13%c; futures, 13% @13&c. Tin easy; spot and nearby, $51.62; futures $50.50. Iron steady, prices unchanged Lead easy; spot, $s.s7@9.00. Zinc steady; East St. Louis spot, $6B0; fu- lures, $6.so@6.35. Antimony spot S11.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, March 2s.-spot cotton steady, s7 points up. Sales on the spot, 1s7; to arrive, 426, Low mid ding, 25.50c; middling, 27.50c; good middiing, 2s.s2c; receipts, 1,525; stock, 13o,s43. NEW YORK. March. 28.--Cotton-- Spot, quiet; middling, 27.40c.
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,,.,.a GRAIN :s AND PnoyIsIoss, 2!
NAaM nRAIN

CASH CHAIN ST. LOUIS, March 28.-Cash wheat, No. red, $1.14@l1s: No. 3 red, $11s. Corn--No. 8 white. '74A 075c; No. 8 vel low, 76& orc. Oats--No 8 white, 19@ 4skci No. white, 4s& @47c. Close: Wheat--May, $1.00K @1.0l; July. $1.01z X @1.01M. Corn--May, 76c; July 77Ac. Oats--Msy, 46c.
 CHICAGO, March 2s.--wheat--No. l hard, $1.04k; No. 2 hard, s1o4N. Corn No, mixed, T415c; No. 8 yellow, 751 76Ac. Oats--No. white, A7@5sc; No. 3 white. 45N @z6hc. Rye-No sales. Barley, 7208Sc. Timothy seed, S5.OO6 500. Glover seed, $16.50923.60 Lard, sio.s2. Ribs. $s.s2 Bellies, s1o.26.
 KANSAS cIrx, Mo. March as.-- red, $1.0s010e. Corn--No. 2 yellow, "a H@74c; No. 2 mixed, 71H@T2c. Oats No. white, 47@4Sc.
 TOLEDO. March 2s--clover seed oil, 1875, new, 11.60 asked; March, 1t.e0 asked; October, 12.s5. Aisike, 5000 asked. Timothy seed, 5.a0s March, S3.s0; May, $8.s5. 7ss
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STEEL MARKET
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, March 2s.-steel was unchanged.
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ELAN MARKET

Flax-March, $40; May, $2.S2h; July S2.3l.
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. March z8.-Fsils,sIns Is the sftI- eial list ef transaetens the New Ysfk Curb
 Ezehangs. elyIne all stocks and bends traaed In:
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HORSES AND MULES

I l4.I HUHBEB AND MULES
 EAST ST. LOUIS, H., March 2s.- Horses and mules were steady; quota tions were unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ga, March 2s.-Tur- pentine-Steady; 95c. Sales, 100; re- ceipts. 93; shipments, "A; stock, 6,226.
 Rosin-Firm. Sales! 276; receipts,
 Quote: B, $4,7o@4.sO; D, $4.7504S0; E, F, G, H, I, $4.s0; K, $4.so@4.s2h; M, $4.s2ls; N, $4.S5; VIC, $5.s5; WINK,
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 2S.- Turpentine quiet, 97hc; sales none; re- ceipts, s6; shipments, 14s; stock, 16,247. Rosin firm; sales, AT; receipts, 1,4S6; shipments, 1882; stock, 11S,s53. Quote: B, D, $4.75; E to H, $4.s0; I, $4.80@ 4.s2h; K, M, $4.s0@4.s5; N. $4.s5; VII, $5.s0; wv, $6.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
BAR SILVER
METAL MARKET

4a!=s=l BAH SALV FIN NEW YORK, March 2S.-Bar silver, e3Hc; Mexican dollars, 4S%c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

LONDON, March 2s.-Bar silver,
 s3% pence per ounce. Money, 2h. per cent. Discount rates, short bills, per cent; three-months bills, 1-16@3M per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
IRON TRADE REvrEw

Fetal sales q beads today were Sl07s7, 900, ssa.. pared win sl2.s7e.ooo prsvisus day and heIldas
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Call money firm, high, 5; low, A; ruling rate. 3% 1; closing bid, 5; offered at 5K; last loan, s; call loans against acceptances, Az i; time loans steady; mixed collateral, 60- 90 days, 41z; 4-6 months, 41zQ4%; prime commercial paper, 4k@4%.
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ATLANTA RESERVE BANK

Tstal sales st stocks. 252. 100 shares: fstai Sa of bends, 947l ,0OO.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. October l Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) Hogs
Receipts 1900 head; moderately ac-
tive: 10 TO 15 higher; strong demand !;
top. 100: bulk. better so to 22o pound
weight, 1O.50a1l.00; good and choice
weighty butchers, largely 10.5Oal0.70 /;
desirable 140 to $50 pound selections,
10. O.O0a10.4O: packing sows, mostly 800
a93O: bulk better Strongweight Slaugh-
ter pigs, 925a9.75.
Cattle-Receipts. 900 head; fed
steers and yearlings. strong TO p high
err; heavies showing most advance :,
trade active top handy weight steers,
1175 best long yearlingS, ll.5O. some
held higher: bullocks averaging 1907
pounds, upward to l1.oo; some heavier
kind I09Q; bulk Reighty steers look
80 to - higher for week: spots more :
she stock uneven; grass cows and
heifers slow: Gamers firm; bulls Slight
" more active: vea!erS fully steady :
spots higher: outsiders paying upward
to 500; bulk TO packers, l2.o0a12 80 :;
run includes about So loads Western
grass steers; approximately % loads to
killers, 715a7.40: IS loads dehorned.
averaging about 1.1o0 pounds, at out
side figure stockers sea arce; firm.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head; active :;
fat lambs. strong to 25 higher: sorting
light: early bulk desirable natives. 1915
aIS.0O: few to city butchers upward to
1850: good and choice range lambs,
i3.25al350: some held higher; sheep
and feeding lambs steady: fat ewes,
5.Ooa6.50: early sales feeding lambs,
250al3G0: full mouth feeding ewes,
700a7.30.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
New Orleans euota,ion>
CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO, October l-GeneraI COM
mission house selling. together with
lack of adequate support from buyers
led to lower prices for wheat today in
the early dealings. The selling was
said to be largely of profit-taking
character on the part of holders. on
the declines. houses with seaboard
connections became somewhat more
active on the buying side of the mar
ket. Opening prices, which ranged
from ss to Ia lower, with December
l-4oh to l.4l and May 1863 to 1.46.
were followed by something of rally
Fine weather and bearish crop esti-
mates turned the corn market down
ward. After opening unchanged TO
"a lower. December 1.0S24 to 1.09l2
prices underwent a decided general
sag.
oats developed frmness owing more
or less to talk of probable scarcity of
mill feed. Starting unchanged to /.
off. December 532s to 52E, the mar
het later scored material gains.
Provisions were rallied by an upturn
in hog values.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
COTTON QUOTATIONS
TURN IRREGULAR
Yesterdays Decline Followed by
Nervousness-New Private
Crop Report Out.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. October 1-Yester-
days decline in the cotton mark et
was followed by nervous and irregu-
lar fluctuations early today. The
opening was steady at a decline of 3
to 18 points under selling promoted
by the favorable weather outlook and
a private report estimating the con-
dition of the crop at 56.4 and claim
ing a $4,000, bale yield was still
possible
Rallies followed another private re-
port giving the condition as 54.7 and
the indicated yield 12,400,00 bales.
There also was some buying on un-
Bile features in the weekly re-
view Of the weather bureau On the
whole the latter was consideredt
about stand-off, while reports of
light frost in the belt had little or
no effect. After selling up from 2452
to 24.68 December eased off to 244T
December advanced to 2473. the
more active positions at midday ruI-
ing point or two above yesterdays
closing.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS. October Got
ton futures opened steady; October.
24.50; December, 24.39 January, 24.42;
March, 24.59 bid: May. 24.69 bid
Evening star., 1924-10-01
STOCKS co HIGHER
|NF|NAL TRADING
Pool Operation Pushed
Steel Spring Soars-Le-
high Valley Advances.
Rl STUART y. WEST.

Special Dispatch To The Star.
NEW YORK October 1.-The stock
market today deve' oDed more activity
and during the greater part of the
time the upward teHueut, VAS more
Pronounced From the Wall street
loint of view. the politi' al outlook
appeared TO be growing more favor
able all the time and this was one
Of the prime considerations. Pool
operations We're conducted with
more aggressive SnirIt than has been
shown at any time N Il 'aunth.
Euuipm MT stocks Are Active.
Equipment Stocrs Wei" tat en up
vigorously. Railway Stee Springs
1T 1876 was ; points . bovH - ""corG
high for all time. This stock belongs
/" tie my cry 'iaS> I iCQi csrntS
4 company with Il Yer: strong treas
ury position Were al %Hy time there
might be ID capital sput-up or a sue-
cial distribution of assets. Other
equipments liz Pun. an. American
Locomotive ami American Car and
Foundry We're draw a pnS, with
Iss4 q " in Locomotive taking its place
in the movement. Ths : .I..rH' arSu-
neut for I'll" .qnipmc ~. - tHa: the
Iii. business WR' R'"h the l.. iiroas:s az =
doing and promise t. do tor tie rest
or the Autumn d, least VIII caii tor
I,cnditurcs Tor ears ana """no lN1s
American Can WaS header. Il
seemed quite clear that propir VINO
had Know in advance aeon; me
dividend action and had Insured upon
its depressing the stock Mere iidIfE-
Ing in to uuH when The. found chat
no liquidation was coming out.
Consolidated Gas Soar.
Consolidated Gas and Electric OF
Bat more continued its i-il.,r x. Die
advance, but there was nothing 10 be
said about the moVemSn, neNCnG
what has been pointed out all alouS-
The company earned nvariN <z4 u
share on tn common last Nea.r aad
estimates ior The ig2+ ei,r.i u.,S run
rs high as $50. This l.. "-.pe,,rd
10 work out to the auNihr -r OF
the holders I'll the - StocN tntcH'sh
iiseral dividend policy % 1t Hunpt-
cd on the nv.
Derar tment. chain store aad mail
oijei SaareS T.. IN demand. MOat-
aomery Wald rose over noint on
the August safes isures. which SHOW
Cd an increase If more than 50 per
= ut over thE month / 81 year. AS*o-
Gated Dry Goods made new high
end Gimbel Brothers ami May De-
partment store. were strong.
Rubber shares Strong.
Rubber and tire stocks We're alt
halI.ed ty the noFaui, ri& in Good
year preferred Tar rise N Goodyear
signifies belief that Sbm"lhin% Will
b" done soon in the way of dividends
Lvhigh Nail;.' made new high for
the present moVe-aDoVe %. The per
siSt"nt hmying OF Missouri Pacific
preferred around top priceS continued.
and there was better demand at
rising prices for Texas and Pacific.
Rock Island WAS strong on the
August report showing a 81 .G00. 900
increase in the gross over IA year ago
Evening star., 1924-10-01
SLIGHT DROP IN EARNINGS
Western Maryland Not Quite UP
to Last Year at This Time.
SpacfaI Disnat,h to Tie Star.

Spacill Disnat,h to The Star.
BALTIMORE. October EARN
ings of the Western Maryland Rail
way Company for the week ended
September 81 showed a decrease of only
per cent, as compared with the
corresponding period of last year
The average decrease for the year
to September 81 is 30 per cent on
the same basis. For the week ended
September Il freight, other than coal
and coke. showed an increase of 10
per cent. while miscellaneous items
showed gain of IL per cent Coal
and coke freight was Is per cent
below that of the week in 1928.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
LIVELY TRADE IN SOUTH.
Great Business Weight Lifted by
Advance in Cotton.
! Sp"r.aI p;,r,at IA to The star.

Si,"r7Hl n. pat u n Thr Star.
NEW ORLEANS. October 49, Latest
estimates of the cotton crop. follow
ing that of the Department Of ASri-
culture, have lifted weight off buSi-
ness in the South. since now ii is felt
the cotton crop will not be in excess
OF actual requirements 1t is also
believed that high estimates can
never again be successfully used to
deprcS; the price uf the South $ chief
product. AS Il result. business all
down the line, from producer to on
Sumer. is showing Improvement.
The larc, st gains have been in dry
goods. clothing. shoes and hats. Sales
OF automobiles have shown a mark ed
betterment in the last month.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
HEAVY LOANS ON COTTON.

NEW YORK, October Bank
ing credits for moving the cotton
crop again are being made aYaila BIZ
20 growers by number of New York
banks. Under working agreements.
which were effected last year, mem
berS of several cooperative asSocia-
tions in Texas have been drawing
funds for the last six weeks. Pre-
liminary estimates of the amount re-
quired by the Texas growers this
year ranged between $4,000 600 and
Sl20O0,000. Southern bankers were
expected to supply several million
dollars additional.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
Activity in Oils Feature of Last
Hour Trading.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey The A>>ocia ted Press
NEW YORK. October I.-SDecU-
lative sentiment turned decided y
bullish today in reflection Of record
breaking fire. ght car luadings and
Chairman Gary'S optimistic survey OF
steel trade conditions. fuoyan,y OF
American Can, which touched 13i and
luiliS1 demonstrations II In. public
utilities featured the days trading
during which more than - stocks
established new 1924 highs. Sales
approx imated $4,000 shares
The closing was strong. spirited
bidding for the foreign and domestic
Oil shares, several of which advanced
to 2l2 points. and activity OF the
Radio Corpora tion and Commercial
SolN entS issues featured the late
trading
Evening star., 1924-10-01
PREDICTS ACTIVE TRADE.
Reserve Board Sees Good Business
in Fifth District

BY ;hr Associated P-i>>
RICHMOND ". October l-EX-
pectationsd for d fairly active Fall
trade despite the gafaVorable pros
pcr,s III aeIicu,tara, sections Is seen
in the monthly review of the Rich
nlond Federal Reserve BaUI, issued
here The most unfavorabia factor
in the present situation said the
review. is the decrease in purchds
ing power of the fifth district as a
result of shorter yields in the three
leading crops and lower prices pre-
vailing for two of them.
"Other business indicators, however,
appear to Justify expectation for
fairly active Fall trade" the review
added
Evening star., 1924-10-01
BEST TRADE IN YEARS,

KANSAS CITY, Mo, October l.
Especially D.-Wholesalers in this sec
tion report a continuation Of the best
trade they have had in years. There is
a brisk demand for agricultural sup
plies, winter motor car accessories
and dry goods. Contracts fo4 spring
delivery of farm implements are run
ming 80 to so per cent ahead of those
of a year ago.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
CALLS FOR SILVER COINS
Treasury Department Anticipates
Usual Christmas Demands.

NEW YORK, October 1-Holiday
demands for silver coins of minor de-
nominations have brought d request
from the Treasurer of the United
States ito all banks and trust com
panies 10 aid in increasing the supply
available for this purpose. The Fed
eral Reserve Bank of New York has
asked all member banks in this dis
trict to accept half dollars in lieu
of quarters. wherever possible. ex-
pressing the hope that orders for the
smaller coins will be decreased by
about 25 per cent. The Treasury re-
ports an ample supply of half dollars
but a smaller stock of quarters al
this time
Evening star., 1924-10-01
GASOLINE STILL LOWER.

NEW YORK. October 1.-Atlantic
Refining Company has reduced the
tank wagon price of gasoline 5 cent
TO IA cents a gallon in Pennsylvania
and Delaware and the service station
price cents to Is cents gallon
plus the cents State tax. Standard
Oil of New Jersey has met the 81
cent reduction in New Jersey made
by the Gulf Refining Company.
Eureka Pipe Line Company de-
cIared a quarterly dividend of 81.
half Of the previous quarterly rate.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
WOOL PRICES HIGHER.
October Starts With Dealers Much
More Ccnident.
Special Dispatch - Tine star.

NTF'EIdI V'>I'dIt. . 7 n" >Iif.
BOSTON. October 1.-Tha raw wool
market enters October with VAST
deal of dealer confidence. built on the
continued streng n OF wool abroad.
BUSINESS was not Very brisk but
prices continued their upward ten
dency. Since September l prices have
risen cents a pound on practically
every grade. while in some cases the
increase has been a dime
ONO delaineS. at so 10 62 cents.
compare with rang" of 81 10 SO a
month ago. Fine staple territory is
quoted at Las to $50. as against 40
on september l. Fine territory tops
are quoted al l.15 to 11G with an oc-
casional extra lot he'd for lS0, as
against 1.65 10 1866 a month ago.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORk-StorhS strong: public
utilities head list Of - highs
Bonds, : eady: rail issues lead in
activity.
Foreign exchanges, firm; sterling
gains about cent.
Cotton, higher. bullish crop news.
Sugar, easy: European selling.
Coffee, firm; trade buying.
CHICAGO - Wheat. easy: larger
crop estimates.
Corn. steady; buIlish crop reports.
Cattle. steady. to Stron"
Hogs. higher; strong demand.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
POSTAL SAVINGS GAIN.

ST. PAUL, September l (SpeciaD =
St Paul postal savings bank de-
posits have increased "a per cent
during the last three years. while
operating expenses have decreased 3
per cent. Parcel post business here,
due to heavier merchandise deliveries
from St Paul stores, have Increased
81 per cent since 1921.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
WARD SALES JUMP.

CHICAGO, October 1.-An increase
of 36.12 per cent in Montgomery
Ward Il Cos sales for September
over the sales for the same month
a year ago was shown by the COM
pany's monthly report made public
last night. The months total of sales
reached S13,543,0 $50, as compared with
s9.949.39S in September, 1923.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, October l.-Foreign ex-
changes firm Quotations in L. S. dollars
Great Britain. demand, 4-46 7-16: cables,
4.f6 11-16; 60-day bills on banks
4.43 11-16. France. demand, 053O1a
cables, .O531. Italy, demand. .04371s
cables. .043S. Besium. demand. .04S41a
cables. .04S5. Germany, demand (per
trilion), 23S. Holland. 1862: Norway.
.1411: Sweden, .26os: Denmark. 1877
Switzerland, 1905 Spain. 1885; Greece,
.0172; Poland, .19A Czechoslovakia,
o29Sk !; JugosIavia, .0137A Austria,
.o00014b Rumana. .0052: Argentina,
$500; Brazil, 1905; Toxic. 40 LIE +;
Montreal, LOO.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
PARIS MARKET UNSTEADY

PARIS. October l.-Prices NOV Ell
irregularly on the BourSe toda
Three per cent renteS, 81 francs
50 centimeS: exchange on Londoa
"a francs 10 centimes; j per cent loan.
g. francs 40 c"ntimes. The doll .
was quoted at IS francs S3% centirne
Evening star., 1924-10-01
APPLES RUSHED ABROAD.

RICHMOND, Va. October 1.-Vir-
ginia apples are moving to English
markets in a rapid stream. according
to reports of exporting houses here
Liverpool is said to be the largest
bidder for the fruit, receiving about
a third of the shipments
Evening star., 1924-10-01
Today's New Offerings.

II was announced today that So
600. 900 City of christian.a per
cent due 1854. had been placed pri-
vateiy at prices to yield 6.l5 per cent.
Other new offerings included $1,000
0e1 Public Service of Northern Hi
nriS 5las. due 1864, to yield o.15 per
cent. and $1,100.000 I-ockpOrt Light.
Hat and Power 5lgs, due 1854, to
Niv.d about 80 per cent.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
PEANUT MARKET DEAD.

RICHMOND Va, October L. The
peanut market is almost at a stand
still. according to local buyers. Lack
of general demand is the cause as
signed for the inactivity in the mar
ket.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
GETS $1,0OO,OoO ORDER

NEW YORK, october 1.-The Wes.
inghouSe Electric and Manufacturin :
Company has received $1.000,0C:
order for apparatus to be used il
electrifying the Staten Island Rapit
Transit Company, subsidiary of Al.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
EXTRA DIVIDEND VOTED.

NEW YORK. October 1.-The Hu.
ley Machine Company has declared d
extra dividend OF % cents and IT,
regular quarterly disbursement of s.
payable October - TO stock of recol
october 10. 4
Evening star., 1924-10-01
ADVANCE IN FLOUR.

BALTIMORE, October ! Especially.
An advance of 10 cents per barrel
on Western grades of Winter patent,
Winter Straight and Spring patents
was announced here today
Evening star., 1924-10-01
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. October ! (SpeciaD.- -
Potatoes, white. bushel, 40as5: 100
pounds, 15a1.50: barrel. 2.00a2.25.
Sweet potatoes. barrel. 1.50a4 90.
Vans. barrel. 3.50a4.00. Beans. bush
el. 1.25a1.50. Beets. 100. 3.00a5. 90.
Cabbage. 100. 2.O0a5.o0 Carrots. 100,
3.o6a5.00. Celery, crate. 1.25a2.50.
Corn. doz2n. 15a40. Caulihower. ham
per, 500. Elephants. basket, 75aL0o.
Lettuce. crate. 1.00a2.n0. onions. 100
pounds. 1.1Ja2.25. Peppers. basket.
f0a75. Spinach. basket. seats. Pump
kins- 100, 5.o0al5.o0. Tomatoes. bas-
ket. 50a90; packing stock. bushel. 1.20
al.30. Turnips. basket. 65a75.
Apples. barrel 1.50a5.0O; bushel 75a
is. Crab apples. basket. 50a15. Can
taloupcs. basket I.25a3.O0. Damsons.
basket. 25a3O. Grapes. basket, coal 90.
Peaches. basket. 50a1 90; bushel. 1.00a
2.25. Pears, basket. G0a1.00; bushei.
1.50a3.Oo.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red Winter. spot.
1914 No. ? red Winter, garlicky,
451a; No. ) red Winter. gariicky,
1.4212.
Sdles-None.
Corn-Cob. old ',,eIlow. $50 per bar
rel; old white. $50 per barrel: track
corn. yellow. No. >, 1.3o.
SaleS-None.
Oats-No. new. 51laa5S per bushel;
No 8. 80 2a57 per bushel.
Rye-Nearby, 1.00a1.lo: No. rye.
spot, 132.
Hay-RecsiptS, 81 tons. There is
fair demand for the top grades of
timothy with no pressure of stocks
on the market. The main portion of
the receipts consists OF weedy and
grassy timothy and poor grades u
clover mixed hay. for which prices
are very egular.
Quotations today: No. ! timothy.
19.00a20.u0; No. = timothy. 1S.00a19.00; ;
No. 3 timothy. 16.00a1700; No. l light
clover. mixed. 17.50a1S.00: No.
clover, mixed, 16.5oa1I.00.
1890
Evening star., 1924-10-01
FOG EALTS WOOL SALES.

LONDON, October 1.-The NO
sales today were postponed on 4
count of fog.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
LIVE POULTRY HIGHER.

CHICAGO. October 1.-Poultry-
Alive, higher; fowls, 17a231a; Springs,
e4k; roosters. lala.
Evening star., 1924-10-01
Rally in Other Issues.

Other railway bonds of this grade
in which there was activity included d
the international Great Northern ad-
jusfment which rallied above 65
against their low, under CO. Tuesday,
and Seaboard Air Line 6s. which
gained more than a point. st. Paul
bonds wera' Irregular Sc ling down
and then railying Sllgntly.
irrcgularity prevailed among IN
tust"ia1H American Ngrl"u!turaI
Chemical 71.S were a li'tle higher. but
AiaN Rubber SIS sod of. There was
unusual activity in United Drug KS.
following announcement that the
bonds will be called at ll5 with the
proceeds of a new Sl2. 100000 per
cent issue to be offered tomorrow.
Hudson and Manhattan issues were
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Evening star., 1924-10-01
PRICES ARE STRONG
IN BOND MARKET
Foreign List Active-Effect
of Higher Money Rates
Disappears.
BY GEORGE T.. TUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 1-Steadiness
characterized the bond market today.
the effect of the slightly higher
money rates of the past two days
having disappeared On the other
hand, there was no tendency to bid
up prices. The foreign list was
helped by the success of the new
Paris, Lyon and Mediterranean Is
\ premium over the Offering price
WAS paid today in the trading on a
when issued" basis.
Other French Ronds Gain.
Other French bonds made frac-
tional gains. including the French
SIS. which sold above lO7 for the
first time in quite while. Seine Is
and Soissons 6s. Paris. Lyon and
Mediterranean were unchanced
Among European investment issues
Austrian 1S OF the more speculatiye
American group, Brazil Is were re-
dictionary, but otherwise there was
little change.
Among rail bonds the greatest in
terest wa diSpla yed in the various in
come issues which sold ex-interest to-
day. These included the st. Louis
S"r Francisco income SIS off the price
of which s6 came today: the same
rods adjustment fs. with deduction
of sS. and the Missori Kansas and
Texas adjustment selling tx $3.50
DEALINGS in the Frisco issues were
the heaviest Merger reports were
stressed in the reasons given for the
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Evening star., 1924-10-01

fPartly extra. Playable in preferred stock.
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations
Unless otherwise noted, extra or special
dividends are not included.