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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-11-12

them while trying to obtain for the emer-
gency the protection given by closed car.
For in the Duplex the side enclosures are
instantly accessible-yet rolled UP safely out
of the way when not in use.
If this two-fold utility were the only fea-
ture of the new Studebaker cars they would
still be a sensational value - but there are
many Others.
New body lines-new beauty-more power
full engines new ease of gear shifting
genuine balloon tires-and the easiest steer
ing car you ever drove.
In Justice to yourself-see this car today.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-27
CITY NEWS ITEMS

Charles A. Morse left this Thurs
day morning on business trip to
st. Cloud.
A. L. Ingram came up from
Minneapolis Sunday for a short visit
with his friends in this city.
Miss Regina and Frank Unger spent
Sunday with friends at st. Cloud, re-
turning home in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Hines spent
Sunday of last week at Osakis visit
ing among friends and relatives.
L. P. Greener of Grey Eagle spent
Tuesday in Sank Centre transactine
business and visiting among friends
Mrs. j. F. Dubois has that un.
usual book by Upton Sinclair sThey
Call Me Carpenter" to review ano
Mrs. H :, c.. Lembke re,arned Sun.
day evening from Minneapolis where
she has been visiting friends ano
relatives for the past week.
criticize, and will give the biography
of author.
Miss E. L. Sprague will review anG
criticize the book "Raw Materials,
by Dorothy Cantield Fisher. Miss
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-27
SOCIAL EVENTS

THE SAN SOUCI CIRCLE EN-
joyed a charming dinner at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Cooper Tues
day evening of this week. Previous
to this dinner the members decided to
divide alphabetically into two divis-
ions, and entertain each other, and at
the dinner Tuesday evening the mem
beers of the. first division were hosts
to those of the second. The dining
table decorations were green and
white and an unusually delightful
evening was enjoyed. Mr.. and Mrs =.
A., F. Strebel and Mrs. Alice w.
Chase of Spokane, WASH, who is a
guest at the home of her niece, Mrs.
H.. S. Halverson, were the invited
guests.
THE MISSES EDITH LARSON
Margaret Dundas, and Sophia Morris,
teachers in the public school were
hostesses at card party at the home
of Mrs. Nelson Friday evening of
last week. Following most enjoy
able evening a sumptuous lunch was
served. The Misses Dorothy Bugbee,
Dorothy Scott, Laura Peterson,
Maude Davis, Elma Nitardy, Lucy
Hunt, Margaret Wyatt, Edith Larson,
Clifford Everhardt, Margaret Dundas,
Sophia Morris, Dorothy Spence, Hell
en- Gallager, Lynne Gilkey, and
Margaret Thomas were the invited
guests.
n
THE LADIES' AID OF THE M.
E. Church will meet in the church
parlors next Thursday afternoon,
April 3rd, at 800 o'clock.
r.
MISS LUCY HUNT ENTER
tanned number of teacher at the
home of Mrs. George Fish Saturday
evening of last week in honor of Miss
Katherine Swisher of Minneapolis
who was a week end guest of Miss
Margaret Thomas. Cards and Nah
Jong were played, followed by dainty
refreshments. The guests were:> The
Misses Margaret Thomas, Lynn Gil
key, Helen Gallager, Dorothy Spence,
Sophia Morris, Margaret Dundas, Cliff
ford Everhardt, Edith Larson, Mar
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-27
garet Wyatt, Elma Nitardy, Maude
Davis, Laura Peterson, Dorothy Bug
lee and Dorothy Scott.

VANCE M. CHRISTENSEN GEL.
ebrated his 21st birthday Tuesday
evening at the home of his mother
Mrs. Emma Christensen with a Stag
party, the young gentlemen present
were: Glenn Bohall, Willis Benson
Donald Bishop, Walter Galbraith
Walter Gritzmacher, Roy Loveseth
Dwight Hansen, Earl Johnson, Wells
Crickmer, Clyde M. Silver and Clar-
ence Vandesteeg. The evening was
spent in playing cards and at mid
night Mrs. Christensen served de-
licious luncheon.
THE MEMBERS OF THE METH
odist church choir enjoyed sumptu-
GUS 6 $50 dinner at the home of Mr. !.
and Mrs. Frank Pangburn Friday
evening of last week. The rooms
and dining table were very prettily
decorated in st. Patricks Day colors,
and following, the dinner the guests
enjoyed song fast. Those present
We're: Messrs and Mesdames VIM. De-
Laurier, Robert Rasmussen, George
O'Gara, S. N. Deziel, J. O. Opheim,
Floyd Clark and Mrs. Johnson.
MRS. ANNA KLEINSCHMIDT
was very pleasantly surprised Sunday
when a number of friends and rela-
tives unexpectedly stepped in to help
celebrate her 10th birthday anniver-
sary. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Arneson, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Sieben, Mr.. and Mrs. John Klein
schmidt, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schlichte,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Czeczok; Mrs.
Spillman of West Union, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Schlicht Of West Union,
and Mr.. Fred Hartung of St. Cloud ).
Having lived to be threesscore and
ten years old, the lady is hail and
hearty and has but few gray hairs
which is a very unusual occurrence
for one of her age.
81
MISS MARGARET THOMAS
kindergarten teacher, was hostess tc
few friends at the home of Mrs. R
R. Kells, Sunday afternoon in honor
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FALSE ALARM

Wednesday afternoon about 5 90
o'clock the fire department made a
record run to the William Roseneau
home one block south of the under
ground crossing in answer to an
alarm which fortunately proved to be
only the burning out of a chimney
and no damaged resulted. The run
of eight blocks was made, and a line
of hose laid in approximately seven
minutes. This bespeaks for the eff
ficiency of the Sank Centre fire
ladies.
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of Miss Katherine Swisher of Min
neapolis. Those present were the
Misses Lucy Hunt, Dorothy Spence,
Lynne Gilkey, Margaret Dundas, and
Helen Gallager.
ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,
April End the Gradatim Club holds its
last regular meeting. The following
program completes the years work:
Mrs. Rien will give the review and
criticism of James Henrdyx' book
NORTH" and also short sketch of
the authors life.
MISS MARION DOWSWELL EN-
tertained the Altor Guild of the Epis-
copal church at the home of her par
ents on Main street, Tuesday evening.
A very dainty lunch followed the eve
nings social program.
D.
MISS INEZ BROWN, ASSISTED
by Miss Dorothy Bugbee, entertained
for the formers mother, Mrs. John
A. Brown, Saturday afternoon of last
week. A delightful social afternoon
was enjoyed and a very tempting
lunch was served at 500 o'clock. Ten
guests weres present.
A REGULAR MEETING OF MA
omi Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, will be held in the Masonic
Temple next Tuesday evening, April
LIST. There will be rehearsal of Of
ficers at the Temple Friday afternoon
at 500 o'clock.
r.
THE ROYAL NEIGHBORS MET
at the home of Mrs. Charles Crandall
Tuesday afternoon of this week.
THE LADIES' OF ZION LUTH.
eran church very pleasantly sur.
prised Mrs. j. A. Stein at her home
Friday afternoon of last week, the
day beeing her birthday anniversary
About sixteen guests were present
and the ladies enjoyed the afternoon
in playing Crook" after which delic.
ious refreshments were served.
MRS. HENRY FIELDING EN-
tertained a number of friends Wed.
nesday afternoon in honor of Mrs
Bert Barnard of Portland, Ore, who
has been a guest Of her mother, Mrs
William Pangburn for the past three
months. Mrs. Anna Pangburn, Mrs
William Pangburn, Miss Nellie Pang.
burn, Mrs. George Engle, Mrs.
Charles Pendroy and Mrs. David
Pa1gburn were the guests attending
this pleasant affair.
THURSDAY Of LAST WEEK
Mrs. George Engle was hostess to .
number of friends in compliment to
Mrs. Bert Barnard of Portland, Ore
"A very dainty lunch followed an
afternoon spent in a charming social
manner. Those present were: Mes
DANES David Pangburn, Henry Field
ing, c. E. Hennemann, and William
Pangburn.
LITTLE MISS VALERIE ROSE
was hostess to a number Of friends at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Rose, Thursday afternoon
of last week from four to seven
o'clock. The day was Valerie's
tenth birthday anniversary and a
real jolly tinetwas had playing games,
after which a dainty birthday lunch
con was served at $50. Those
present were: Oral and LAUREL Rock,
Gladys Potter, Mildred Hultgren,
irene Borgmann, Ruby Gishart,
Edythe Hultgren, Alice Rose and Leta
Butler.
n
MR.. AND MRS. FRANK UNGER
entertained the following at their
home Sunday evening: Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Unger of Osakis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Bromenshenkel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Polipnick, and Mrs. Oswald
Sieben.
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sprague will also give biography of

Sprague will also give biography of
author.
M. ]. Walburn, edisor of the Grey
Eagle Gazette, visited Sank Centre
Tuesday of this week transacting bus
mess and while here was a most
pleasant caller at the Herald office.
Miss Alice Polipnick returned home
Sunday night after spending several
weeks at the home of her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Polipnick at
St. Cloud.
Alvin Dickinson who has lately
been employed in Minneapolis, work
ing for the Way Sagless Spring Man
ufacturing Company, arrived in Sank
Centre Monday and will spend a
week visiting among friends and
relatives.
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Convincing.

"You say your fiancee Is q good
cook. Have you ever seen any con-
crete evidence of it?''-New York Sun.
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MR.. AND MRS. FRANK UNGER
entertained the following at their
home Sunday evening: Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Unger of Osakis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Bromenshenkel, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Polipnick, and Mrs. Oswald
Sieben.
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of Miss Katherine Swisher of Min
neapolis. Those present were the
Misses Lucy Hunt, Dorothy Spence,
Lynne Gilkey, Margaret Dundas, and
Helen Gallager.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. December &c (CnitS-
States Department of Agriculture) -
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head; active.
15a25 higher; spots more; big packers
holding back: most Gesira BILE. 240 to
$50 pound, averages. 1040a10.70; top.
1880; choice weighty butchers held
higher; $50 to 225 pound kind, mostly
9.9oa10.5o; 40 to TO pound weight.
9.15a9.90; pigs, light light, 25aJo
higher; strong weight slaughter pigs.
S.50aS.75; few upward to 900; pack
ing sows, mostly 9.75a10.00; heavy
weight hogs, 10.40a10.S0.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head: killing
classes active; strong to uneveniy
higher; fed steers, mostly strong T.
Is up; spots, more; shipping demanc
fairly broad; kind suitable for shir
ping purposes showing most advance:
killing quality largely medium; early
top handyweight steers. 11.50; part
load light year!;ugs, HOO: best
weighty steers, 1875; bulk. fed steers.
S.25a10.00; weighty kosher cows. up
ward to 100; heavy heifcrs. upward
to 500; comparatively meager supply
fat she stock offered; bulls scarce:
unevenly higher; shippers carrying
liberal order; vealers very erratic:
steady to 81 higher: good to choice.
160 to $50 pound averages, showing
advance; bulk. vealers on pack &C
count, 10.25a10. so. according to weight.
choice handyweight upward to 150e.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000; active: fat
lambs, 25a50 higher; early, bulk, 1850
a19.Oo; top. 1925; choice clippers.
1850; yearlings, 50a7J higher: prin,~
lamb. weighty offerings. 1850; fa,
sheep strong; ewes mostly 7.50a9.00.
feeding lambs, fully steady: choice
55 to 60 pound weight, 1850.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
COTTON QUOTATIONS
GO HIGHER TODAY
Good Buying Here and in Liver.
pool Give Stronger Tone
to Market.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, December ga
stronger tone prevailed in the cotton
market early today as result of
good buying by Wall Street, Liver
pool and the trade, which offset the
the effects of Fall River cloth sales
of only $4,000 bales. January notices
were issued in excess of 10, 900 bales,
but most of them were topped, partly
for the account of New Orleans in
terests. Cold and clear conditions
were shown on the weather map.
while the forecast indicated warmer
weather tomorrow
Early buying carried January UP
to 23.6S and March to 24.10, or Is
to Is points above Wednesdays close.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, December 26-The
cotton market opened steady, not
withstanding heavy issues of notices
both here and in New York on Janu-
airy contracts. First trades were 4
points down to up compared with
Wednesdays close. The market i'm
proved further right after the call
on news that the notices were being
promptly stopped. January traded
up to 1880, March to 24.04 and May
to 2430, or 13 to II points above the
previous close, and continued to rule
steady around the highs. 1t was re-
ported that notices for $1,000 bales
were issued here and for $4,000 in
New York. The weather map showed
generally fair, but with abnormally
low temperatures, with freezing wealth
er at Brownsville, Tex, the most
southerly point in the cotton belt
Evening star., 1924-12-26
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, December 26 (Spe-
cial). White potatoes, per 100
pounds, 1.ooa1.5O; sweet potatoes,
barrel, 2.O0a2.5O; yams, barrel, 3.50a
450; beans, bushel, 4.00a6.50 beets
100. 4.Ooa6.00: broccoli and kale,
bushel, 5Oa6o; brussels sprouts,
quart, 15a25; cabbage, ton, 1o.o0a
1900; carrots, 100, 4.00a6.o0; cauli-
flower, crate, 2.25a2.75; celery, crate,
1.50a4.00; cucumbers, bushel, 250a
$50; eggplants, crate. 3.0oa4.50; let
tuce, bushel, 1.O0a2.00; onions, 100
pounds, 2.50a2.s0; oysterplants, 100,
6.00aS.00: parsnips, basket, 50a60;
peas, hamper, 3.50a4.00; peppers,
crate, 3.00a5.50; spinach. bushel bas-
ket, 75a1.25: spinach. per barrel, 2.5oa
800; squash, crate, 4.0oa4.50; toma-
basket, 40a50.
Apples, packed, barrel, 2.5Oa7.oo:
bushel, 75a2.00; cranberries, box, 4.5O
also; grapefruit, box, 1.75a3. 90;
oranges, box, 2.75a4.O0.
Selling Prices at Noon.
wheat-No. 2 red Winter, spot, ex-
port, 1.S3 nominal; No. red Win
ter spot, domestic, 1.sS; No. red
Winter, garlicky, domestic, 1.sS nomi-
nal; No. red Winter, garlicky, 1.S4h
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new, yellow, spot, 500
per barrel; track corn, yellow, No. 2.
old, Las.
Sales-None.
oats-No. new, e51a per bushel;
No. 8, no quotations.
Rye-Nearby, 1.15a1.25; No. 8 rye,
spot, 1856.
Hay-Receipts, IL tons. Demand for
hay shows some improvement, but
is centered entirely upon the better
descriptions of timothy and light
clover mixed, of which grades there
is no oversupply on spot. Medium and
low grade hay is in ample receipt
and poor and weedy and grassy mix
lures are hard to move at any price
Quotations today-No. l timothy,
1s.50a2050; No. timothy, 16.00a1S. 90 !;
No. l light clover, mixed, 1S.50a19.00;
No. 1 clover, mixed. 17.50a1S.00; No.
2 clover, mixed, 15.00a16.00.
Straw-No. ] wheat, 12.00a13.00 per
ton; No. l oat, 15.oOa14.00 per ton.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
DAIRY PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md, December 26
(SpeciaD. - Live poultry Young
chickens, pound. 25aS0; Leghorns, goa
25; old hens, 25a2S; Leghorns, 20a22:
old roosters, IS; young turkeys, 40a
As; old, 35; poor and crooked breasts,
25; ducks, 25aS0; geese, 25a32; pig
eona pair. 80; guinea fowl, each
45aS5.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys pound,
35a45; poor and crooked breasts, 25;
chickens, 25a32; old roosters, IS;
ducks, 25a30; geese, 25a30.
Eggs-Receipts, none; native and
nearby firsts. dozen, offered. 55; no
bid; quotations, So.
Butter-Creamery good to fancy,
pound, 40a45; prints, 45a47; creamery,
35a40; ladies', 30a32; store packed, 24a
25; process butter, SSa34.
Game-Rabbits, nearby, choice, doz-
en-, 450a5.00; Western, Southern, all
sections, fair to good, 2.50a3.50.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
INDUSTRIAL STOCK
VALUES IN BIC RISE
Ten Years Gain Reaches
Very High Figures-Other
Wall Street Notes.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. December 26.-Tre-
mendous appreciation in intrinsic
values of securities of leading in
dustrial companies is reflected in
their large additions to working
capital in the last 10 years Eleven
companies, each with working capi-
ia exceeding S100,000,00o, show COM
bined working capital, according to
their last annual report, of 81, &c.. .o0o. 600
compared with s697,00O,o 900 at the
close of 1914
Copper Stocks Improve.
Resumption of dividend payments
by the Anaconda Copper Mining Co,
which gave a strengthening tone to
the stocks of red metal producers. has
been accompanied by reports that
other companies which discontinued
distribution, including Inspiration, Ray.
Nevada and Chino, would short
ly restore their old rates Activity
in the shares of American Smelling
and Refining was attributed to re-
ports that the annual dividend rate
would be increased from s5 to 81.
Publication of the November earn
ings report of the Missouri Pacific
railroad, showing gross income for
that month of s11,239.977, an increa Sc
of s946,163 over the corresponding
month last year, and net income of
SI7S4.253, an increase of s4S2.s91
created a cheerful feeling among
Wall Street brokers who had been
surprised and disappointed earlier in
the week by the Union Pacific re-
port showing declines in both gross
and net. The showing Of the Kan
sas City Southern Railroad, the first
to report had led many brokers to
expect record breaking November
earnings by most of the larger sys-
TENS.
Reduction in operating expenses is
reflected in the November report of
the Wabash and the Texas and Pa
cific Railroads, which made their ap-
pearance today. Wabash shows gross
of s5,665,343, a drop of $144,707 below
November, 1928, but net of s1,136,130
is an increase of S172,766 over the
same month last year. Texas and
Pacific shows gross of s3,253,346 in
November. a gain of $264S, while net
of sSS6,46S is s20.576 above that of
last year.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
PACKARD'S EARNINGS UP.
Motor Company Reports Three
Months Business.

DETROIT. December 26.-Net earn
ings of the Packard Motor Car Co. for
the three months ending November
30 last, the first quarter of the COM
pany's fiscal year were s1,S72,753, it
was announced today by President
Alvan McCauley. This compares with
s1,161,4S9 a year ago.
The companys holdings of cash and
mark etable securities, chiefly United
States obligations, amounted to S1S.-
1859. an increase of more than
s1,000,000 in three months, after pay
ing the usual preferred quarterly
dividends al the rate of Z per cent
and an extra common dividend of 5
per cent, as we'll as the usual com
mon dividend at the rate of IL per
cent annually. Net current assets of
approximately $3o,0o0,000 were more
than nine times greater than current
liabilities.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
new HIGH LEVELS
IN WHEAT MARKET
Report on Argentina's Sur
plus Starts RiSe-Corn
Prices Decline.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, December 26.-Although
wheat prices showed a. downward ten
dency at the outset today they soon
advanced to a new high-price record
for the 1924 crop. The advance was
ascribed to an estimate that the ex-
portable wheat surplus in Argentina
would amount to only 112,000,000
bushels. Earlier the market acted
depressed my selling to realize profits.
The opening, which varied from un-
changed figures to one cent decline,
with May 1.76K to 1.76k and July
1.4sh to 1.60, was followed by a ma
terial setback all around and then by
sharp gains.
Corn was weakened by the Govern
ment report on prospective supplies of
hogs. After opening unchanged to
half cent lower, May 1891 to l.295s
the market underwent a general sag.
Influenced by scattered buying and
absence of offerings, the oats market
developed considerable firmness, open
ing at II to II advance, May 64la,
and later scoring additional gains
Provisions were easy, rejecting the
to- oF
Evening star., 1924-12-26
WALL STREET LIST
ADVANCES RAPIDLY
After Christmas Trading
Sees Many New High Marks
for Present Year.
BY STUART =. WEST.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, December 26.-Wal
Street was in an optimistic mood a
il began business today following thu
Christmas holiday. \ continuation o.
the buoyant market which got unde1
way late Wednesday carried man!
stocks to their highest for the year
United States Steel common wa:
one of these, and its advance to the
best prices since the war was al
inspiration to bullish operations il
other directions. Copper and other
metals stocks accompanied the stee
shares in their upward movement
while the railway equipments, the
motors. the sugars and numerous
specialties were pushed ahead Wig
orously.
Steel Is Market Feature.
All sorts of predictions were made
regarding future selling prices for
United States Ste lecommon. as II
went through its previous high of
1193s Republic Iron and Steel, Gulf
States, Ludlum and Sloss- Sheffield all
stood out conspfcuouSly in the buying
movement. The market was paying
more attention to the midweek trade
reviews, published Wednesday. which
spoke of the year end being the most
ferred to sentiment in the steel in
dustry as decidedly optimistic, not
only for the first but also for the
second quarter of 1925. Very large
blocks of United States Steel common
were dealt in at the rising prices. The
stock had not sold as high since 1917,
when it made its record for all time
at 1865.
The railway equipment group also
=. / - I, 4 -i,.l1 n
Car and Foundry sold at 191 for the
first time. Baldwin Locomotive
crossed 1872 Lima Locomotive sur
passed it's previous best for 1924.
American Locomotive above l0l was
selling at much the highest since the
capital split-up. There was unusual
activity at advancing prices in Amer
lean Steel Foundries and a sharp
jump in American Brake Shoe. All
this was getting ready for the expect
ed great buying movement in the
railway equipment market in the
early part of next year.
Other Stocks iu Demand.
It was not so much of a day for
the rails although New York Central
made a new high when it sold above
I19 again, and the advance continued
in Norfolk and Western, carrying
l.
See any great amount of new en-
coura cement in the November rail
way returns, although these were
considered moderately favorable.
North American above ~, Phila-
delphia Co. at a new high, around 81,
and Big Trading in Consolidated Gas
of New York. just under a. were the
features in the public utility division.
The motors were in demand again
in keeping with the traditional pro-
cedure just before the annual show
week Studebaker crossed 46 and
General Motors crossed "a. Pierce
Arrow, preferred, was also bid up.
Mack Trucks at New High.
Industrial Alcohol was strong again
and International Nickel got above
26 on larger transactions. Mack
Trucks made a new high as it reached
11S. Texas Gulf Sulphur also reached
a new top. There was sharp upbid-
ding of Sears Roebuck and of Beech
nut, and a spectacular rise in U. S.
Realty. Dupont moved with General
Motors, as usual.
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
Standard Industrials in Brisk De
mand in Last Hour.

NEW YORK, December 26.-Stock
prices registered an impressive advance
in todays market under the leadership
OF the copper shares, Is of which es-
. tabIished new high prices for the year,
in response to a further stiffening of
metal prices. United States Steel COM
mon, New York Central and American
Locomotive also attained new peak
prices. Sales approximated 1850 900
shares.
The closing was strong. Standard in
dustrials and specialties continued in
brisk demand in the final trading,
United States Cast Iron Pipe touching
a new top at 165, American Ice ad
vanced 81 and Sears-Roebuck 5.
Evening star., 1924-12-26
RAW SILK ADVANCES.

NEW YORK, December 26 Especially
Cotton goods markets experienced
something of Christmas hangover
today, with very little trading re-
ported. Price quotations were un-
changed, print cloths standing at az
for 81 by 60, and 101z for 6S by 72.
The raw silk market exhibited more
strength. prices rising S in most
grades TO a top of go for 1915
denier, on fairly active trading.