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The Colorado statesman., 1924-02-09
Bryan Praises Wilson
A PROCLAMATION
Tc the People of the United States:

Houston, Texas.-W. ]. Bryan, in a
tribute to Woodrow Wilson, declared
He cannot be denied a place among
the immortals; his failure to abolish
war cannot dim the glory of that eff
fort"
Evening star., 1924-10-18
CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO, October 1S.-Scattered
selling at the outset eased off wheat
values here today during the early
dealings. Irresponsive, cables from
Liverpool were chiefly responsible for
the early dip. More favorable weather
in the Canadian northwest all at
tracted considerable attention, as it
was pointed out that the movement
of wheat from that territory is ex-
pected to show a material increase.
The market was nervous and re-
sponded quickly to any good buying
or selling. Opening prices, which
ranged from "a higher to 3s lower,
with December 1909 to Isl and May
154 to 1544, were followed by a ma
terial sag all around and then later
a slight general recovery.
Corn and oats were governed, more
or less, by the action of wheat. After
starting at unchanged figures to 81
off, with December 1OS& to 109. corn
values rallied little all around with
the upturn in wheat.
oats were unchanged to Il down,
with December 53A to 53N at the
start. and held near to the initial
range.
Provisions lacked support.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, October IS Urhited
States Department of Agriculture),-
Hogs-Receipts. 1000 head; steady;
supply and demand balanced: top.
A.Zo' ouik desirable. $50 to 325
pound averages, 10.65a11.O0; bulk
packing sows, 9.7oal00o: better
strong weights, pigs. largely s.50a
800; estimated holdover, 700
Mostly common grade heavyweixbt
hogs. lo.60a1l.25: slaughter pigs,
S.00a9.25.
Cattle receipts-5o0 head; COM
pared week ago, heavy fed steers so
to 70 lower, in between kind showing
most decline, choice handweight and
yearlings strong to 25 higher; ex-
treme top yearlings. 1850; handy
weight, 1910; big weight, 1890; grass
steers, 10 to rs lower: fat she stock
expecting light heifers extremely dull
and sluggish at years low point; veal
calves, so to IS lower; stockers and
feeders, 25 lower: spots more on
lower grades; Gamers and cutters
firm; bulls. unchanged: bulk prices
follow: Fed steers and yearlings
s.6oa11.10; Western grass steers. 5.75a
7.25: fat cows, 3.75a5.50; heifers. 425
a7.00; Gamers and cutters, 2.60a325;
veal calves. 9.5oa10.25; stockers and
feeders, 5.25a7.25.
receipts mostly direct: several loads
fat native lambs steady at 13.25a
1880; culls, 10.50a11.00; for week
around 1000 direct and 1s3 double
decks Westerns; compared week ago.
Fat lambs, 25 to so lower; fat sheep,
25 lower; feeding lambs strong to Is
higher; weeks bulk prices follow
Fat range lambs, 13.50a13.75; natives,
1S.0oa13.5o; top, 1915: comeback
Westerns, 13.00a13.25: top, 1880; fat
ewes, mostly 4.75a6.75; top, 100: de-
sirable feeding lambs, 12.50a1325; ex-
treme top, 1910; full mouth breeding
ewes, 6.25aS.50.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
BUTTER PRICES HIGHER.

CHICAGO, October 1S-FraCtionA
advances in butter prices were at.
tanned on all markets during the
week, due to short supplies and a fair
general demand. Some accumulation
of medium and undergrades occurred.
\ fair out -ofStorage movement con-
tinued, but as it did not equal with
drdwalS of d year ago. steady ana
sizable actual increase in surplus re
suited. The surplus previously was
one of the largest on record.
Foreign markets developed some
firmness, but the prospect of relieving
the domestic situation by export were
not considered bright at current
prices. Closing wholesale prices and
range. 90 score butter, follow:
Chicago, u higher at 3s; New York.
4 higher at Ss4; Boston, Il higher
at 80, and Philadelphia, Il higher
al 30.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
SHARP ADVANCE
IN STOCK MARKET
Shorts Forced to Cover in
Days Brief Trading-Jump
in Iron Products.
BY tine Associated Press.

tty the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 1S.-Specula-
tors for the advance continued in con-
troll of todays stock market, bringing
about another sharp upturn in prices
by forcing active covering by short
interests.
Revival of speculative interest in
railroad shares, several of which ad
Nanced l to 2 points, and bullish dem
onstrations in the public utilities
pipe, motor, food and tobacco issues
were among the principal develop
ments in the brief session of trading.
American WaterworkS common
climbed more than 4 points on publi
cation of a proposed recapitalization
scheme. Iron Products scared 5
points, General Electric AZ, Delaware
and Hudson 4. and United Railways
Investment preferred ga.
Among the many issues to sell 2
or more points above their previous
closing prices We're American Can,
DuCont, Wabash preferred A, Worth
1ngton Pump and American Tobacco.
The closing was strong. Sales ap-
proximated 100000 shares.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
CLOSING IS BUoYANT.
Election Gossip Leading Factor in
Saturday Trading.
BY STUART y. WEST.


Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. October lS-The
stock market was active and strong
throughout the half day session to-
day. Brokerage houses with a coun-
try wide clientele were sending out
advices to the effect that this was the
dlScountlng movement, delayed dur
ing the early part of the month, by
fears that the election might be
thrown into Congress.
General Electric Up.
General Electric was up some 10
points from its midweek low. The
pool operation in Worthington Pump
which carried the stock up so spec
tacularly few weeks ago appeared
10 have been renewed. Woolworth
bounded forward and so did Cast Iron
Pipe, with the usual celebrity of stocks
with a narrow market. 1t took pur-
chaseS OF only d few hundred shares
to put UP Air Reduction nearly 2
points American Water Works had
TO move forward rather violently to
conform to the price of the new stock
on the curb, the split-up being on the
basis of five 10 one.
More definite data were availa be
regarding the part which liquidating
OF the Allen estate in Wisconsin had
play eu III the market OF the week.
1t was made known that this estate
contained 100000 shares of Corn
Products and 10000 shares of Con-
solidated Gas of New York, also quite
a bit of New York Central. With the
completion of this liquidation, all
three stocks were strong. Consoli-
dated Gas gained nearly points i'm
mediately at the opening. New York
Central ran up over = points from the
recent low.
American Can Cross $50.
American Can. the real leader of
the market all along. was easily put
across l30. where it was up five
points from Friday morning Steel
common got above 107 on large trans
actions. Marland showed again the
most aggressive support of any mem
Der of the oil group.
The rise in Wabash preferred A to
As, compared with 427s at Fridays
close. was accomplished by confident
predictions that the ong-awaited div
ldend would be voted at the next
meeting. The buying of St. Louis and
San Francisco. lifting that stock
above 81, was again very consistent
Other Southern and Southwestern rails
were strong.
The market closed buoyant with
prices we'll up to the best.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
LOAN TOGERMANY
WEEKS BIC MOVE
Better Tone in Oils, But Poor
Report on SteeI-High
Freight Records.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NE" YORK. October 1S.-Success-
full flotation of Americas $4,000. 900
portion of the S200,000.0OO German
loan, which was five times oversub-
scribed, was the outstanding develop
ment in this weeks financial mar
kets. So great was the demand for
the new German bonds that they sold
at a premium of 35s above the offer
ing price in the trading on the New
York Stock Exchange.
Stock prices reacted sharply Tues
day, but made irregular recovery in
the closing days of the week Several
reasons were forthcoming for the
break with most observers agreed
that it started with professional bear
traders who took advantage of the
uneasiness existing over the political
situation and counted on the with
drawal of whatever banking support
had been provided to assure the sue
cess of the German loan.
Trade News Confused.
Trade news was mixed in character.
One of the most significant develop
ments of the week was the heavy
accumulation of oil shares which fol-
lowed the announcement of the Prai-
rie Line Company that it had ceased
prorating and was taking all the oil
offered in fields where it operates.
Other favorable trade news includ-
ed another decrease of nearly 27.000
barrels daily in crude oil production
for the week ended October IL; dec
laration of the Sinclair preferred
dividend, which had been reported in
danger: reaching of an agreement be-
tween leading oil men and Mexican
government officials, and the an
nouncement of the president of the
Texas company that the full years
dividend already had been earned.
Steel Shares Depressed.
Publication of relatively poor
quarterly report by the Republic
Steel Co. had a temporarily depress-
ing effect on some of the independent
steel shares. Coppers also were in
clned to yield when it was learned
that the Chile company had earned
only $1.22 share in the first six
months.
Continuation of high car loadings
and reporto of further progress in
consolidation plans had a beneficial
effect on the railroad shares. Dec
laration of an extra dividend on Ma
tional Biscuit common was reflected
in the market price of that stock.
Some large gains also were recorded
by the public utilities.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
MONEY VERY ABUNDANT
IN FINANCIAL CIRCLES
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 1S.-Money
is more abundant in Wall Street. Call
money dropped to per cent yester-
day and all the big banks in the
financial district appeared in the
market as lenders, flotation of the
German loan apparently having little
influence on the situation. Bankers
take the view that stiffer money
rates would result only from sharp
revival of business. Little demand
from brokers for funds is reported by
money lenders. many houses instead
of borrowing are said to be paying
off loans.
The Federal Reserve Bank Will
withdraw s1,6s5,ooO from depository
banks in the New York district next
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, October Is Especially.
Live poultry - Spring chickens.
pound, 23a27; Leshorns, 21a24: old
hens, 17a27; Leghorns, 17a1S: old
roosters, 15a16; ducks, 17a25; pigeons,
pair, 25a30; guinea fowl, each, 40a75;
turkeys. old. pound. 35.
Eggs-Receipts, 271 cases; native
and nearby firsts. free cases, dozen,
offered, As; bid. As: quotations, 45.
Rutter-Creamery, good to fancy,
37a4012; prints, 40a42; nearby cream
cry, 35a36; ladies' 30a32; store packed,
20; process butter, "a.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
SUGAR CANE CROP POOR.

NEW ORLEANS. October Is (Spa-
ciaD D.-Government forecasts for the
Louisiana sugar crop place the total
at $1,000 tons. the lowest output for
80 years. This was due to drought.
Th2 shortage in cane crops of other
Southern States is causing an un-
usual demand for sirup and more
Of the 1924 crop Will be made into
sirup than ever before. Advance sales
of sirup are being made at 43c q gal
Ion, with planters asking IS.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
POTATO CROP SHORT.

ATLANTA, October IS (SpeciaD.-
The sweet potato crop of Georgia
this year will be 25,0O0,00O bushels
short of the low crop of 1923. Grow
ers expect high prices and co-opera-
tive associations have Just closed
contracts for shipment of 200 cars
to California, Texas and Louisiana,
where crops also are short.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
ORDERS NEW RAILS.

NEW YORK, October 1S.-The
Louisville and Nashville has ordered
81, tons of rails from the Tennes-
see Coal. Iron and Railroad Company.
The Great Northern Railway also has
bought 900 automobile box cars from
the General American Car Company.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
GO HIGHER
AT END Of WEEK
All U. S. Government Loans
Strong-Treasury 4 1-4s
at New High Level.
BY GEORGE II. HUGHES,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NE" YORK, October 1S-Higher
prices were the rule in the bond
market at the close Of the week. The
feature was the buying of United
States Government loans, and es-
pecialiy the Treasury 4As. the long
term issue. In the first half hour
of business another new high record
was established for the last-named
issue. making it the third consecutive
day on which this has happened
The other Liberty loans were mod
erately higher. with dealings on an
unusually large scale for Saturday
On the week all the active United
states Government issues have made
gains.
French Bonds Heavy
The high-grade investment rails
and lndustrials participated, but to
less degree. in the strength or the
liberties On the other hand, the
foreign list was irregular. The new
German Is sold around last nights
close. French bonds were still heavy,
although todays information was
tcat the proposed new French loan
would be delayed for some time.
me strong spot in'the foreign group
was tne Czechoslovak IS. both issues.
Speculative rails rallied today in
sympathy with their respective
stocks. st. Louis-San Francisco is
sues were prominent on the advance
The income 6s and the adjustment 6s
were mostly favored. but the prior
lien mortgage bonds were also in
better demand. Other low-pr1ced
railroad issues such as International
and Great Northern adjustments and
Missouri Pacific general As, rallied from
6s likewise were higher
Industrial Moves Mixed.
Changes in the industrial list were
mixed. Pressure appeared to have
let up on the Warner Sugar issues.
both of which have been weak the
past six days. On the week, the
feature in this section of the list
has been the strength in the oil
bonds. notably the Sinclair CHS and
Is, each of which is up nearly two
points.
Bearing upon the strength in gilt
edge securities, II is interesting to
note that the weekly statement of the
i4i member banks in the federal re-
serve system showed an increase in
the holdings OF L. S Bonds and L. s,
certificates of Indebtedness amount
ing to $16,000.00 against a decrease
IN treasury notes and in other bonds
mostly corporate of 100000.
Loans on Increase.
This seems to indicate that on ball
ance the banks are still on the buy
ing side of the bond market Loans
classified as all other" meaning
commercial loans. have increased ac-
cording to the last report $4,000. 900
against total increase for the wear
or only s1ll,00o,000. 1t is quite evil
dent that no ordinary upward turn
in business requirements will make
much impression upon the total of
available investment capital.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, October IS (SpeciaD
Potatoes, white. 100 pounds, 5oa1 SO
barrel, 75a2.25. Sweet potatoes. barrel.
l.5Oa3.15. Yams, barrel. e75a3.0o.
Beans. bushel, Local 80. Beets, 100. 800
a5.00. Broccoli, bushel. 35a4O. Cabbage.
100. 3.ooa5.Oo. Carrots. 100, 3.O0a5. 90
Savoy, bushel, 50a65. Celery. crate, $50
a2.00. Corn. dozen. 10a30. Caulif1ower.
crate. 1.25a2.50. Lima beans, bushel.
230a3.Oo. Lettuce, bushel, 50a1.50
Onions, 100 pounds. 75a2.O0 Peppers.
basket, 4oa65. Spinach, basket, 25a35.
Pumpkins, 100. 5.0Oa15.OO. Tomatoes.
basket 40a65: packing stock. bushel
1.00a1.20. Turnips, basket. 4Oa50.
Apples. barrel. 2.00a5.00 bushel. 75a
1.75. Grapes, basket. l.00a110. Peaches.
bushel. 1.0Oa2.0o. Pears, basket, 15a25
bushel, 1.25a3.2o. Ounces, bushel, l. OOa
$50.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red Winter. SPOT.
1908; No. red Winter. garlicky
1.54; No. 8 red Winter, garlicky, Isl.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob. old yellow, $50 per bar
rel; old white, 6.35 per barrel; track
corn. yellow, No. 2, 1.30 asked.
Sales-None.
Oats-No. new: 611s asked per
bushel; No. 3, 601s asked.
Rye-Nearby, 1.10a1.20; No rye
spot 1.41.
Hay-No receipts. The demand for
hay is moderate and confined almost
entirely to the better grades of timo-
thy and light clover mixed. Medium
and low grade hay in ample supply
is slow sale at irregular discounts
Quotations today: No. l timothy,
21.00; No. = timothy, 19.50a20.50: No
3 timothy, 17.00a1S.00; No. 1 light
clover, mixed, 1S.50a19.00; No. l
clover, mixed. 17.50a1S.O0; No. clover
mixed, 15.00a16.00.
Straw-No. l wheat, new, 12.00a
1900; No. oat, 13.00a1400.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORk-Stocks strong; in
vestment rails lead advance. Bonds
firm; Treasury Ans at record high.
Foreign exchanges steady; trading
continues quiet. Cotton steady; fears
tropical storm. Sugar easy; commits
sion house selling. Coffee higher;
Brazilian buying
Evening star., 1924-10-18
Corn Crop Much Better.
COTTON QUOTATIONS
CLOSE WEEK STEADY
Ev the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 1S.-The cot
ton market opened firm today at a
decline of g points on October, but
generally 4 to % points higher
Active months sold II to "a points
above yesterdays closing in the first
hour, December advancing to 22.S5.
Active covering for over the week
end was promoted by uncertainty of
the further course of the tropical
storm and the firm showing of Liv-
erpool, where free offerings of spot
were absorbed by covering and trade
buying.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
SPOT COTTON GAINS.

NEW ORLEANS, October 1s.-Spot
cotton steady. Is points up. Sales on
the spot $50 bales; to arrive $50. Low
20.65; middling, 22.65; good
middling, 23.15; receipts, 7.0S2; stock,
311,036.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Gas 6s '33-s1 900 at 1OlN
81 900 at 101i
Washington Gas 5s-S1. 900 at as, $500 at 9s
Commercial National Bank-1o ut 1io, -
at 40, 20 40.
Continental Trust Co.--1o at 81.
National Mtge. and Investment pfd.-5o at
9, 100 at 9, 30 at 9.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Rwy. X Elec. Z. & ref. Us 1888
81 oUO at 9Sa,, $500 at ass.
Washington Gas is l933-s1oo at l0oss.
Washington Gas Light at 512.
Iauston Monotype-j at I9ls.
Washington Rwy. X Elec. ISL 600 at 1Ji4
Evening star., 1924-10-18
WHEAT PRICES UP
ON FOREIGN BUYING
Short Argentine Crop Boosts
Market Here-Corn
Causes Surprise.
By the Associated Press,

by the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 1s.-Anxiety over
the crop outlook in Argentina has
joined with renewed foreign buying
In this country and given wheat prices
a lift this week to the highest point
yet reached for the December deIiv-
cry. Compared with a week ago,
wheat this morning showed 3L2 to
5"s upturn, whereas corn was 25s to
3B down, and oats at q to 1ls off In
provisions the net changes varied
from decline to a rise of 80.
Enormous Foreign Buying.
Advices telling of drought. frost
and unreasonable cold in Argentina,
and predicting that the Argentine
wheat crop would be % per cent
smaller than last year, went hand in
hand with export purchasing of
United States and Canadian wheat
that rapidly mounted up into many
million bushels. 1t was current gos-
heretofore been counting on the
southern hemisphere for supplies at
least equal to the 1923 total.
Disquieting estimates of enlarged
requirements for breadstuffs in Italy
and France were given particular no.
tlce in connection with the remark
ably sustained buying of wheat for
Europe. Reports also that new crop
Canadian wheat was grading unusu-
ally low were likewise the subject of
good deal Of comment.
Corn Crop Much Better.
Sharp breaks in the price of corn
resulted from selling based largely
on an opinion from conspicuous trade
authority that Summer weather in
September and October had achieved
the seemingly impossible, and that
contrary to recent somewhat general
BELIEF, the great bulk of the corn
crop would mature. 1t was freely
predicted also that the next Govern
ment report would show decided in
crease of the official estimate of corn
production.
a big increase in stocks of lard
1oisted the provision market.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
WEEKLY BANK REPORT.

NEW YORK, October 1s.-The
actual condition Of clearing house
banks and trust companies for the
week (5 days. show an excess in re-
serve of $36,392,68O. This is an in
crease of $29,746,3SO, compared with
last week.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
CONTRACT FOR NEW
BANK IS AWARDED
lIpscomb & Co. Gets Ana
costa AWard-D. C. In
veStors Warned.
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER.

" llllam p. Lipscomb G. Co. has been
| awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the new Anacostia Bank.
IL was announced this morning by
Maurice Otterback. president Of the
institution. The bids were opened
doout a week ago and the successful
applicant chosen last night
Work on the structure will he
started next Tuesday morning. The
pulIolnS VIII cover an area of SO feet
on Nlchois avenue, with 10 feet on L
street. 1t will be built of Bedford
buff limestone.
MIibourn, Holster &; Co, architects,
drew up the plans.
Ford Units" on Sale.
Automobile owners in WASHINGTON
are receiving an invitation to become
part owners Of the Ford Motor Com
pany Of Canada. The invitation is
modelled after the investment trust
plan. stock of the Ford Motor Com
pany of Canada is deposited with a
trustee, and 100 american units" are
issued against each share so depos-
tied These units are being offered
by a New York concern, by mail, to
investors At IS each: thus returning
the Irm $500 for each share of stock
trusteed.
In this respect, the Better Business
bureau Of the District Of Columbia
warns prospective investors that the
stock in question, listed on the New
York Curb, has moved in a range from
SilO to $3.50 per share since January /.
II closed on October 16 at $3.50. On this
basis it brings the New York concern
gross profit of s140 a share on the
trade.
No mention is made in the circular
OF market for the Units" Market
wise they are, of course, worth only
about $3.50 for each unit offered TO in
vestors at Sc.
The lure of the name Ford" may
cause many people to be hasty in
purchase.
a letter from the Ford Motor Co.
of Canada, Ltd. reads as follows:
AT no time do we recommend trad
ing in the shares Of this company,
but we do emphatically recommend
against the purchase of fractional
shares for the reason that the price
quoted il proportionately in excess
of the market value of full shares.
and in addition, as this company does
not issue its stock in any denomina-
tions less than one full share. there
is no provision for representation
Of these fractional shares in any
general shareholder meeting of
this company.
Fewer business Failures.
Little change occurred in the num-
ber OF commercial failures in the
United States this week, the total
of 3i6 reported by r. G. Dun &
Co. being three less than the
week before and 40 below the same
week last year There were more
defaults this week in the East and
West than last week. and fewer in
the South and on the Pacific coast
Unlisted Quotations.
The following latest bid" and
asked" prices for unlisted securities
are quoted for the guidance of hold
ers of these issues:
Evening star., 1924-10-18
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

LONDON. October 18.-Bar silver.
35 7-16d per ounce; money. 22A per
cent. Discount rates: Short bills,
9-16a31s per cent; three months
bills. "a a3 1916 per cent
Evening star., 1924-10-18
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON, October 18.-Following Is
a list of today's highest lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt In here:
Evening star., 1924-10-18

observation-disclosures o25o bid: December
80 26a; January, 22.61; March, 2275; May,
295 bid.
Evening star., 1924-10-18
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
(ouosations furnished BY Redmond & Co.

If you need work. read the want
columns of The Star.
Evening star., 1924-10-18

NEW ORLEANS. October 1s.-Cotton IN
lures closed at net advances of II 10 23