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Evening star., 1924-09-20
WHOLESALE PRICES
AT CENTER MARKET
Apple Receipts Liberal.
Pears Are Again Lower.
Potatoes Steady.

Today's daily market report of
fruits and vegetables, compiled by
the Market News Service Bureau Of
Economics, says:
Apples-Supple liberal: demand
moderate; market steady: bushel
baskets Virginia and Maryland. No.
/, various varieties, l.G0al.50; North
western Greetings, 1.50a1.75; Grimes,
! 1.50a2 90; boxes, Washington, extra
fancy Winter Bananas. medium to
large size. mostly 3.25; barrels. sales
direct TO retailers. Virginia, No.
Delicious, pig inches UP, 9.0oa10.o0;
Grimes. 21a inches up, 5.5oa6.25; "a
inches up, 400a4.50.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady; New
York. bulk. per ton. round type 900
a30.00.
Melons in Good Demand.
Cantaloupes-Sup moderate: de-
mand moderate, market firm; Colo
rado salmon tints, standards, ASS, 2.I5
a3.oo; flats. 12s and 15s, 90a1.10; jum-
bo flats, 12s, 1.00a1.25; standard crates
honeydews, mostly 20. Onions
Supplies moderate; demand moderate,
market steady: New York and Ohio,
lO0-pound sacks yellow varieties, No.
/, mostly 235. Peaches-Supplies
light: demand moderate. market
steady: Virginia and New Jersey,
bushel baskets, Elbertas, 2.I5a3.00;
Maryland, bushel baskets, white
heaths, mostly 800, few higher.
Potatoes-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. New
Jersey, L S. No. 1, 150-pound sacks,
Irish cobblers, 2.60a2. 65; Green Noun :
tains, mostly 2.5O;. Giants, 2.35a2.4 40
per sack
Sweet potatoes-Supplies light; de-
mand moderate; market firm. Home
grown, bushel baskets, Nancy Halls
and yellow varieties, No. 1, mostly
200.
Price of Pears Lower.
Pears-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate: market slightly weaker.
New York, bushel baskets, Bartletts,
No. 1, 275a3.oo; No. 2, 200; Oregon,
boxes, Anjous, 5.0oa5.25, mostly 500.
Lettuce-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. New Y York,
crates, Big Boston type. 1.5oa2.oo.
Tomatoes Homegrown receipts
moderate; demand good; market
steady. Homegrown half bushel
hampers, No. l, 75aS5.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES.

CHICAGO, September 2o.-Persist-
eEt rain in Canada, delaying the crop
movement and damaging the quality
of the grain, led to firmness in the
wheat market today after a down.
ward tendency at the opening. In
addition to wet-weather effects, it
was reported that much of the new
Canadian wheat arriving at termir ais
was showing injury by frost. On the
other hand, Argentine and Australian
crop advices were bearish. Opening
quotations, which ranged from q
cents decline to Il cent advance. with
December 1884 to 1881 and May
1.39 to 1875, were followed by slight
general gains.
Warm weather and absence of
frost eased down corn and oats. After
opening at 1A cents decline to IS
cent advance-December, los II to
1.0S2t acorn showed a material set
back all around.
Oats started unchanged to II cent
off-Decelnber, 521a cents-and later
underwent 4 further sag.
In sympathy with hog values. the
provision market was firm.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
BUTTER SELLS OFF
IN WEEKS TRADING
Heavy Production Causes Some
Congestion-But Little
Taken From Storage.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. September Coon
tinued heavy production, although
receipts are slowly decreasing, caused
some congestion and a lack of con-
f1dence in the butter market during
the week. The greatest weakness was
q New York and Boston. while fair
buying interest in Chicago lent sup
port to higher grades.
Receipts We're much heavier than
last year, although the make de-
creased 2.23 per cent under the pre-
vious week. Some storage butter was
withdrawn. but the rate of with
drawal was only about one-third of
the rate of outgo in 1923.
A possibility of supporting butter
at the present price level was con-
sidered, but it was expected that the
lower priced Canadian butter would
find more favor in England. Amer
lean butter could be sold in England
at about 3S cents. which Is below the
delivered cost of Danish, also a
favorite.
Closing wholesale prices and range,
90 score butter, at the principal mar
kets, follow: Chicago, z lower at
81; New York, IL lower at 37A !;
Boston, 1 lower at 3S; Philadelphia,
;. lower at 3SA.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, September 20 (spe-
poultry-Spring chick
ems, 22a26; Leghorns, 20a23: old hens,
16a26; Leghorns, 16a1S; old roosters.
15a16. Ducks, pound, 16a21. Pigeons,
pair, 20a25. Guinea fowl, each, 50a90.
Eggs-Native and nearby firsts, free
cases, dozen, 3912, receipts, 1850
cases.
Butter-Creamery good to fancy,
pound. 37a39; prints, pound, 39a41 ;
nearby creamery, 35aS6; ladies, 30a32 !;
store packed, 20; process butter, 34a55.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
WOOL PRICES ADVANCE.

BOSTON, September 20 (SpeciaD
Wool prices continued to advance TO-
day, spurred by the rising prices in
London and Sydney, where s140 for
fine medium territory wool was re-
ported. Texas buyers wire here that
they have contracted for 5000
pounds of the current fall clip, which
is five to six months wool, at 3S to Al
cents, which is encouragin growers
in that section to shedr and ship.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
CELT WINS PEACE PRIZE.
By the associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, September 2O-A residen:
of Ireland, Bolton Waller of Bray,
County Wicklow, is the winner Of thu
first prize of 1000 in the British En-
pire competition for peace-plan essays
under the awards established by Ed
ward A. Filene of Boston
Another 1000 will be divided
among 35 Britons selected from ! 200
contestants who submitted ESSAYS
from all parts of the empire. OF the
35 winners, 26 reside in England, .
each in Scotland, Canada and New
Zealand and one each in South Africa
and Tasmania
The Canadians are William Wilkie
Edgar of the Department of Labor,
at Ottawa, and Maj. Gladstone Muir
ray of British Columbia
Evening star., 1924-09-20
GASOLINE LOWEST YET.

NEW YORK, September 20.-The
gasoline price average for 80 princi-
pal cities of the United States is now
at a new low for the year of 14.71
cents through the reduction of 1 cent
gallon tank wagon, by the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey. Last
years low was 1877 cents. The high
average for 1924 was 1913 cents. This
was said to readjust gasoline prices
to the basis of present crude oil prices
resulting from reductions throughout
the country, except California.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
Iron Worker Asks Damages.

John w. McRae, formerly employed
as an iron worker on the construction
of the Chevy Chase Theater. has filed
suit for 100000 damages in the District
Supreme Court against the Newman
Blackston Co. for alleged personal in
juries The defendant was the con-
tractor at the theater building, and
McRae says that in following directions
of a foreman he mounted unat-
tached iron beam which slipped and
threw him to the ground, causing seri-
Gus and permanent injury. He is repre-
sented by Attorney ]. c. w. Beall.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
SHARP ADVANCES
IN TRADING TODAY
Rail, Motor, Food and To-
bacco Lead Move to
Higher Ground.
By the Associated Pres

iBr the Associated Press.
3 NEW YORK. September 2O-Stock
prices resumed their movement 10
shigher ground today. Western and
Southwestern railroad shares, which
were bought on expectations or
higher earnings as Il result of the
unusually heavy grain movement 10
seaboard led the advance, with the
motor. food and tobacco shares also
giving good exhibition of group
strength.
Standard Plate Glass, the only out
standing weak spot, extended its
early loss to nearly 5 points. Nash
Motors advanced 3 points, while the
American Tobacco issues, California
Packing, Chicago Northwestern, Aus
tin Nichols preferred, Texas Gulf sui
phur and United states Cast Iron Pipe
sold , or more points above yester-
days final prices.
The closing was firm. Sales approx
inated $50, 0O0 shares.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
Prices in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, September 20
cotton market opened irregular, with
fairly active trading. Liverpool
cables were lower than due, hence
near months here opened l to .
points down. AS New York, on the
other hand. opened higher, prices
here rallied some and by the time
the May position was reached on the
call that month was up II points,
following a gain of : on March. All
months rallied slightly after the call,
October trading up to 2l.S0, Decem-
ber TO 21.93 and January to 22.0l, or
to points above the previous close.
Cotton futures closed steady at net decline
IF 10 o f1Iu.>
Evening star., 1924-09-20
FUR PRICES STEADY.
Nearly as Many Reductions as Ad,
yanceS at Auction.
special Djspa tch TO The Star.

Special Dlspatch 70 The star.
NEW YORK, September 26-The
New York Auction Company an
nounces the following comparison of
prices realized at its sale yesterday,
as compared with the April 1924 sale:
Wolverine, 10 per cent higher: nu-
tria, 40 per cent higher: mole. 10 per
cent lower; red fox, 10 per cent high
er; badger, 25 per cent lower; Chi
nesc weasel, 20 per cent higher; gray
fox, 10 per cent lower; hair seal, 20
per cent lower; cat, house, no change:
cat, ringtail, 40 per cent higher; Aus
tralian fox, no change; skunk, black
and short, no change; skunk, long and
broad, 20 per cent higher.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
COTTON QUOTATIONS
FIRM AS WEEK ENDS
Yesterdays Closing Prices Well
Maintained in Today's
Transactions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 2o.-Re-
ports of continued unfavorable
weather in the South, coupled with
more encouraging reports from the
goods trade and relatively steady
Liverpool cables, appeared respon-
sib'e for a firm opening in the cot
ton market today.
Despite active covering for over
the week end and some trade buying
on the initial advance OF II to ~
points, the market met considerable
realizing and some hedge selling
around 2225 for December, which
checked the advance and caused re-
action Of 10 or IL points from the
best.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK-Stocks strong; West
ern carriers lead advance Bonds firm,
rail issues feature moderate rally.
Foreign exchanges steady. sterling
and francs gained slightly. Cotton
lower. Southern selling Sugar and
coffee. holiday.
CHICAGO-Wheat lower, increased
stocks. Corn easy better weather
Cattle steady. Hogs steady to
higher.
Evening star., 1924-09-20

Cit away from them bill
boards before you git t smokin'
cigarettes" yelled Lib Pash at
her little boy t'day.
Wouldn't it be fine if feller
wuz only as ole as his wife
dresses?
Th' hairpin industry is jest
about busted, an we'll bet tn
clothespin factories are tickled
: death t break even.
Some folks are on tn dot an
others use wrist watches.
Mrs. Tilford Moots called on
Mrs. Upton Bud t'day an put
her card under tn garage door.
Theirs many slip twixt max
in love an maxim good.
Easy street is gittin' t be a
purity shady thoroughfare.
Copyright. John r. Drls Co-1
Evening star., 1924-09-20
OIL SHARES DEPRESSED.
Go Lower on Unfavorable News
in Industry.
BY STUART II. WEST.
nisnatch 10 M star.

M SIt AK L 4. " ESi'
Special Dispatch TO The star
NEW YORK. September 20.-The
upward movement on the stock ex-
{ change was resumed today. but in a
selectiye way. Such important groups
. as the steels, coppers and can shares
! were comparatively neglected and
changed very little on the day. Oils
were distinctly heavy. rejecting the
persistence Of Improbable conditions
in the trade.
Rail shares Are Active.
More attention was paid to the
rails, although here. too, the rise was
. far from general. Chicago and North
western and Great Northern preferred
felt the effects of covering of shorts
put out on the idea that the other
Northwestern rails would be ad-
: versely affected by the St Paul sit
uation. Wabash preferred "a devel-
oped more activity above ~, revivins
merger reports. Missouri Pacific pre-
ferred made another new high. cross
ing 56. ON the basis of the July re-
turns the road was earning at the
rate of per cent on the preferred
shares. The principal stimulus is be-
ing derived, however, from the change
in management and rom the impress
sion that this has already begun to
show in earnings results.
Nash Motors Jumps.
Among the specialties Texas Gulf
Sulphur got back to within point
Of its record high. American To-
bacco sold at the highest OF the year,
still responding to reports that the
earnings for 1924 would turn out so
sa satisfactorily that something extra
on the stock might be looked for.
Another jump occurred in Nash Mo-
tors. on the other hand. the violent
break in Standard Plate Glass was
explained by the report that incom-
ing business had fallen off consid-
erably during the last few months.
In the favorites of the day the close
was strong. In stocks which had not
figured in the earlier buying final
prices were ire guiar. with small
losses interningled with small gains.
Standard Plate Glass Breaks.
Standard Plate Glass common stock
broke sharply below 30 TO 4 new low
for the year and approximately
points from the fina! price Of the
preceding day. The reason for this
weakness was not clear. except that
unfaVorable reports were current re-
garding the company's forward busi-
ness. In the first six months of 1924
d statement to the New York Stock
Glass Corporation earned S206 a
share on the common, as against the
annual $500 dividend requirements.
However, it is now rumored that
bookings have been poor in the third
quarter. Accordingly. the street
feared that the dividend on the com
mon was in jeopardy. \ report that
new stock was to be issued was
denied.
National Biscuit Mt New Top.
new high for the year in National
Biscuit vas d feature OF the special
ties. Gossip had il that the divide nd
would be increased from So to $5 an
uually. Earnings on the new stock,
as indicated by recent reports, would
not seem to warrant such an increase
But National Biscuit has never dis
closed its real earning power. When
the Old common, which was split up
for l, was dealt in the company
was earning around $50 a share. but
reported less than half that amount
putting a good portion of the income
back into property.
Evening star., 1924-09-20

Julia Marcum, now past 79 years of
age, is the only woman member of
the G. A. r. and only woman receiv-
ing a pension without the aid of a
soldier. She was granted a pension
by a special act of Congress for beat
ing. off Confederate soldier who had
broken into her home. n
Evening star., 1924-09-20

Spot cotton, steady. Quotations revised:
MIddling, 10 points down. Sales on the spot,
2GG. TO arrive, 40. Low mddlnG 10 50; mid
ding, u -; good middling, 22.l5. Receipts,
6,o71; stock IS .e42
Evening star., 1924-09-20
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. September 20.-Follow-
ing is a report Of today's sales, high.
low and closing quotations at the
CHICAGO Stock Exchange:
Evening star., 1924-09-20
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 90
(SpeciaD are rapidly being
completed for the early erection of
the George Mason Hotel. Within 4
short time the purchase of the site
upon which the directors have op-
tions will be consummated and an
architect will be employed. Julian Y.
Williams, president, and Directors
Carroll Pierce, Benjamin Well and
George f. Warfield returned yester-
day after an inspection of the hotel
in Staunton. Several other inspec-
tions will be made before the type of
building is decided upon. Practically
all of the 900 stockholders have paid
the second installment. which was
due Monday.
Two volunteer fire departments will
be organized in the town of Potomac
October I, in order to man the two
pieces of motor apparatus which were
recently ordered by the town council.
One company will be organized in the
Del Ray section and another in the
ST. Elmo subdivision.
One-half pint of corn whisky cost
John Woodland $122 in court and the
original price of 81. Woodland was
arrested with a portion of the half
pint on his person. In corporation
court yesterday the fine was SIS and
costs.
Rosemont Lot Sold.
Mildred Lane Davis has sold to
Richard B. Bodkin a lot in Rose
! mont; Augustus W. Wostencroft and
wife have sold to Richard B. Bodkin
lot in Rosemont, and Mittie "
Adams and others have sold to Ben
jamin Siegle and wife the store build
ing at the southwest corner of Wolfe
and Columbus streets. Deeds have
been placed on record.
Police Justice Frederick G.. Duyall
| will tomorrow morning address, mem
berS of the Baraca Bible Glass of the
First Baptist Church.
| Police continue the roundup of de-
! Iinquent auto license and business
| license payers. About 200 have been
| summoned to court during the past
| week and without exception all have
| paid the fee before they reached
| court. It is estimated that there are
! more than 500 automobiles III the city
on which no license has been paid.
! Patrons, teachers, sponsors and
| friends Of st. Agnes Episcopal School
| for Girls will be entertained at the
| schools new home, the George Mason
| Building, in Lloyd, Monday after
noon. The building has been reno
waited and everything is in readiness
| for the opening of school, September
! "a. More than 20 students have been
enrolled for the initial session.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
BRANCH BANK HERE
ORDERED TO CLOSE
Controller Acts in Case
Where Officials Did Not
Meet Legal Requirements.
BY CHAs. p. sHAEFFER

Ihe FIRST National Bank of Mount
Rainier. Md. has been ordered TO
close its local branch located in the
Investment PuiIding, Fifteenth and
n streets northwest, by direction OF
the office of controller Of the cur
rency This has been effected, the
controllers office understands.
me Washington office was estab-
iished without authority and in vio-
latlon Of the MiIIspaugh act, which
governs banking in the District Of
Columbia
IN Justice to the Mount Rainier in
sti1ution 1t is stated breach of the
EdIious banking statutes was not
wHiluiiy committed. but rather
through an erroneous conception of
eAlstlng regulations.
Southern Plans Note Issue.
The Southern Railway today applied
70 the interstate Commerce Commits
sion for authority to issue s7o50Oo1
~ per cent equipment trust certif-
Gates, with which to purchase so 10
coinotlNes, p passenger coaches. 10
luggage express cars, dining cars
z'90O box cars and $50 stock cars, the
total cost Of which Will be SS.838O00
Bankers TO Discuss Marketing.
The possibilities of cooperative
marketing being conducted through
clearing houses in small communities
l" dlu the farmer and benefit banking
conditions VIII be amokg the subjects
uIscuSSed at q meeting of clearing
mouse bank examiners during the
american Bankers Association con
Vention to be held in Chicago Sep
tember % TO October .
The clearing house bank exauinerAs
VIII also discuss the scope of a clear
ing mouse examiners report and
"hether d clearing house examiner
VINO is certified public accountant
shouId give bank the benefit of
khowIedge CLEANED by him through
MS audit Of d borro wer'S books Other
papers TO be submitted include one
on the extent to which clearing house
examiners should Cooperate with
other public banking officials and the
Importance of securing statements Of
operations, earnings and expenses
from borrowers and the best method
OF obtaining this information
Fewer Commercial Failures.
Fewer commercial failures in the
united States this week are reported
by K. G. Dun and Company, the total
of 291 comparing with 319 last week
/ and 302 in the corresponding week in
1923.
Prices of Local Securities.
The following latest bid" ana
asked prices for unlisted securities
are quoted for the guidance Of hold
ers of these issues:
BONDS BID Asked
Evening star., 1924-09-20
i. s. LIBERTY LOANS
|NLNELY DEMAND
Mortgages Also
Share Interest in Two
Hour Session.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


NEW YORK, September 2o.-The
week in the bond market closed with
prices firm and trading moderately
active. In United States Government
securities the Treasury A S We're in
the heaviest demand, "a fact which
mas some bearing on the outlook for
money, when it is remembered that
TINS Is the lonSest-term Government
obligation outstanding. Today's quo
tation came within measurable dis
tance Of the high record. Other Lib
eFty issues sold around the best
prices OF yesterday or a little higher.
On the week every active Govern
ment bond has made substantial
gains.
Mortgages in Demand.
strength in Liberties was shared by
the high grade savings bank railroad
mortgages. Atchison adjustment As
Sold today a point above the low
OF the week. Big -Four debenture
4i2s and New York Central SIS, the
last named mortgage bond also
were higher Rock Island refunding
Is nave been actively bought all the
week, the net gain being about a
point.
Here the investment demand was
strengthened by reports about the
proposed consolidation with Southern
racine The low-rate coupon bonds
such as New York Central 3hs and
Lake Shore 3 Y s, are both up on the
week on bank buying.
Rails Get Attention.
The leaders in the speculative rails
today were still the two that have
attracted the most attention most of
the week-lnternationa Great North
ern adjustment and Missouri Pacific
general As The former at 63, which,
by the way. is 4 record high. were up
s points in a week, the largest gain
made by any listed railroad bond
Missouri Pacific general As at 90 were
UP over a point. Missouri Pacific 6s
also touched the high of the week
today. St. Paul issues. on the other
hand, were still heavy. On the week
all the junior bonds show substantial
losses, the refunding AVS and the
convertible IS, both Iong-term obliga-
tions, being down more than points
Traction securities have been more
or less irregular all the week. The
strong member of the group has br~n
Third Avenue adjustments. which
gained almost . points. The same
roads refunding As are up fully as
much. In the electric light and
power class, North American Edison
6 i2s and Northern States Power IS
are each up a point.
Foreign Bonds steady.
Foreign bonds were generally
steady today. Hungarian : IS crossed
S. for the first time since the addf-
tional block acquired by the bankers
from institutions in Hungary was
marketed. Apparently the new bonds
have been absorbed. French bonds
held their gains fairly well. OF the
South American issues, the Bolivia SIS
were still in supply.
New financing of the week totaled
over Sl63.000,000. the largest amount
for any one week since February.
This increase is largely due to the
Offering of the per cent one-year
notes of the Dominion of Canada,
which alone accounted for 100000 O00
Evening star., 1924-09-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGE,
(ouota tions furnished by W. b. Hibbs

Sugar is found in the sap of nearly
200 plants and trees.
Evening star., 1924-09-20

n you need work, read the want
columns of The Star.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
ON NEW YORK BONDSsTocK EXCHANGE

(Sales are In 1,000.)
UNITED STATES BONDS.

F'ractions represent thirty secondD
Example: 9S-3 means SO 3-32)
Evening star., 1924-09-20
Prices of Local Securities.

The following latest bid" ana
asked prices for unlisted securities
are quoted for the guidance Of hold
ers of these issues:
Evening star., 1924-09-20

iParty extra. tPayube in preferred stock
Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half yearly declarations
Unless otherwise noted extra or special
dividends not included.
Evening star., 1924-09-20
Fewer Commercial Failures.

Fewer commercial failures in the
United States this week are reported
by r. G. Dun and Company, the total
of 291 comparing with 319 last week
and 302 in the corresponding week in
1928