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Evening star., 1925-03-02
Honduran Question.

Central America-The Honduran
situation, while more promising since
the advent of a new constitutional
government, still is one under close
attention at the State Department be-
cause of the desire to exert all neces-
sary influence for stahilization of
conditions. Elsewhere in Central
America there Is no pressing ques-
tions of international importance, al
though a small force of American
marines is being retained in the
Ntcaraguan capital at the request of
that government and they are to be
withdrawn in a few months.
South America-The question of ex-
tending formal recognition to a new
government in Chile may not have to
be answered here, since recent de-
velopments have contemplated the
recall to power Of the deposed Presi-
dent Alessandri The American Am
bassador is already accredited to the
Alessandri government.
Elsewhere in South America there
are possibilities that the aftermath of
the Tacna-Arica arbitration award to
terminate the long-standing dispute
between Chile and Peru will bring
about the necessity for diplomatic ac-
tivities not now in sight
- In addition, there lie ahead nego-
tiatiops with nearly all the coun-
tries of the world in carrying out the
new program of making over Amer
lean commercial treaties. Already
negotiations with Spain to this end
are well advanced, and there have
been preliminary conversations with
other capitals
Evening star., 1925-03-02
TEA WEEK AT ALL OUR STORES


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Evening star., 1925-08-25
SELLING IS HEAVY
IN GRAIN MARKET
Wheat, Corn and Oats
Thrown Over in Early Trad
ing-Prouisions Lower.
BY Che Associated Press.


CHICAGO. August 25.- There was
large liquidation of wheat, corn and
oats shortly after tlle market on the
Board of Trade opened today, with
commission houses with Northwestern
connections selling September wheat
Values dropped 10 more than . cents
below Mondays close within half an
hour after the opening. and many stop
orders were caught on the way dowr.
Weather reports of high barometer
and low Temperatures in both the
American and Canadian Northwest
served TO strengthen the. market, how.
ever, a little later, and it rallied slight
ly. Wheat opened = up TO sS lower.
with September 1904 to 1.GOI2 and
December at 1.59 TO 59I2, but Sep
TEMPER delivery soon dropped to as u :,
Corn prices suffered from the liqui
dation. After opening IA up to Il
down, with September ] eos to 1.00i2
a break carried September corn to
9S12 before a rally ensued. Prices
then lowered around the low figure.
Oats opened unchanged to Is up,
with September at 387s to SO, but soon
suffered a fractional drop.
PrpyisipDS were lower.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
CAPITAL TRACTION
EARNS 6.46 Pc.
Local Street Railways Aver
age FractionaIly in Arrears
of Annual Dividend.
by CHAS. p. SHAEFFER.

Unless the remaining five months of
the present calendar year are produc-
tive of better returns, Capital Trac,
ton Company will fail by fractional
per cent of earning it's regular divi-
dend of 7 per cent on its capital stock.
The company for the seven month
period ended with July 3 has operated
at a return of 6.456 per cent of the out
standing capitalization of S12 600
according TO compilation made from
monthly reports filed with the Public
Utilities Commission. The aggregate
net income for the seyen-month period
amounted to S453,l90 after deduction
OF fixed charges. or a return of 3.77
per cent on, the capital stock.
Therein undoubtedly lies the answer
to the present high level of the com
pany's stock on the Washington EX
change, now selling at par and frac-
ton. 1t is considered likely in well ad
vised local financial circles that the
company will seek a higher fare some
time this Fall, basing its plea on the
increased valuation recently allowed,
but still in dispute, and on the fact
that fair return is not being enjoyed
on capital outlay that is not extrava
CANT.
Net income of the carrier in July
amounted to S32 ,42224. Operating
revenues totaIed S35o 1896, with operat-
ing expenses amounting to 1851 .937.
while the sum of .486 was deducted
from the gross to meet fixed charges.
Passenger traffic continues to slump.
In July only 4.925.4S2 pay passenger
avaiied themselves Of this mode Of
transportation. as against 5.144 566 the
same month Of last year, a decline Of
219.0S4, or 4.2T per cent.
The company's net income, BY
Evening star., 1925-08-25
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, Md, August 20 (Spe-
ciall-New potatoes, barrel, 1.75a4 so:
culls, 1.25a1.50; beans. bushel. 35a50;
beets, 100, 1.50a2. 90; cabbage, 100. 2.00a
400; sweet potatoes, barrel, Local IS;
yams. barrel, l.00a4,00; carrots, 100.
2.00a4.00; corn, dozen, aa10; celery,
crate. 1.06a2. 90; cucumbers, basket, .25a
35; lettuce. crate. 1.o0a2.50; lima beans,
bushel, 5oa1 90; peppers, basket, 20a30;
onions, bushel, 1.50a2.00; squash, bas-
ket, 15a25; tomatoes, hamper, 25a60;
packing stock, bushel, 65a75.
Apples, barrel, 1.00aS.50; bushel, 1.50
Assoc; damsons, ba sket, 60a75; canta-
loupes, basket, 10a35; grapes, basket,
50a75; huckleberries, quart, 20a25;
pears, bushel, 2.O0a2 so; basket, 65aS5;
watermelons, each, SASS.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter spot, do
mestic, 1.5sA; No; red Winter, gar
licky, 1.55 "a.
SaIes-,NoRe.
Corn-Cob, yellow, spot, 6.00a6 .25,
nominal. per barrel; track yellow, No.
2, 1.19. 10.
Sales--None s~.- $50.
46ha. -.
Rye-Nearby. new. 10 and 1.2o;
No. rye, spot, no quotations.
Hay-Receipts, rs tons, The de-
mand for new hay is. rather of a re
stricted character. the trading at the
moment being mostly in less than car
load lots. For the better grade of
timothy and choice light clover mixed
hay there is fair, demand in a Job
bing way, but all heated or damaged
hay has no definite market value and
Is hard to move at any price.
Quotations, per ton,' today: No.
timothy, also; No. .. $3.50 and 21.o0;
No. timothy, 16.00a1S.0Q; No, light
clover mixed, 19.00a19.50; No. q. 400
ais. 90; No. / clover mixed, Is. .O0a1Ss50.
Straw-No. wheat, i1.00a12.Oo; No.
/ oats, 12.00a13.00i ~.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

!. CHICAGO, August ga Pl.-Hogs-
Receipts, $4,000 head; moderately ac-
tive. uneven; medium and heavy
weight, butchers, 10 to 10 lower; others
largely 25 lower than Mondays av-
erage; all. interests buying; ma jority
160 to 210 pound weight, l2.75a13.00.
top, 1910; bulk -140 to $50 pound Sc
-iections. 12.50aI2.S0; desirable 225 10
S25 pound butchers mostly 2,0oa12.50
bulk packing sqws, 10. .40a10.55; desir
able strong weights slaughter pigs.
largely 12.2aa12 so; heavyweight hogs
11.65a12.40; medium, l1,90a12 80; light.
11.00a13.10; light lights. 10.75a13.00
packing. sowsr 1o.25a10.75; slaughter
pigs, 12.o0a12.66.
Cattle--Receipts. 1000 head: better
grades. fed steers, 20 higher; spots UP
considerably more on weighty kind;
last weeks decline regained on choice
yearlings and good to choice heavies
top, 1875; long yearlings, 1850; bulk
grain fed, l1.00a14.0 90; run includes
about $500 Western grassers; killing
kind steady at 7.50as.25, mostly; stock
ers. and feeders slow; she stock firm;
spots higher; yealers, mostly steady at
12.50a13.00
Sheep-Receipts, 21, 900; fat lambs
active; fully steady; early bulk natives
14.00a14. 4.50; few feeding lambs, 14.25a
14.35; steady; best feeders late Mon
day, 1850; few fat native awes up
ward to 700, steady.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
FIGURES LOSE VALUE.
Motor Truck Freight Blow TO Car
loading Reports.

NEW YORK. August % R9.-Mo-
tor truck competition, in the opinion
of many Wall Street observers, has
robbed carloadings statistics of much
of their comparative value as ba
rometers of freight movements. While
no actual figures on the movement of
short and long haul freight by trucks
is obtainable, the sale and use of
motor vehicles indicates that it has
reached gigantic proportions, particu-
larly in the East and Middle West.
where thousands of intercity truck
and express companies are in opera
ton.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
TURN TO REAL ESTATE.
Many Stock Traders Try Luck in
Florida Land Boom.

NEW YORK, August 25 CP.-Cus-
toners men at some of the larger
commission houses report that real
estate speculation has driven many
familiar faces from board rooms in
the last few months. Scores of small
traders. who were accustomed to take
occasional flyers" in stocks, are now
trying their luck in buying and sell
ing shore front property in Florida
and Metropolitan coast resorts.
Several land syndicates in which
participation shares range from 500
10 $4,000 are reported to have been
formed in recent weeks for the pur-
pose of obtaining options on property
where booms are in progress.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
MARKET CLOSES FIRM.
ChrysIer Motor Extends Gain to Is
Points

NEW YORK, August 25 LP).-Stock
prices surged upward again today. de-
spite d large volume of profit-taking
end bear selling inspired by stiffer
money and uneaSiness of many invest
ors over the rapid advances in some
of the motors and specialties. Low
and medium priced rails, particularly
those with merger or higher dividend
prospects, were again under accumu-
lation. Total sales approximated l.
500. 900 shares.
The closing was firm. Buoyancy of
the motor shares featured the late
dealings, Chrysler crossing 140 for a
gain of about IS points and White Mo-
tor extending its gain points.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, Nd, August IS Gspe
ciaD.-Live poultry: young, chickens,
pound, 24a32; Leghorns, AGAR; old
hens, 1Sa27; old Legtprns, 18a2Q: old
roosters, 15a16; ducks; 26a25; pigeons,
pair, 25a3O; guineea fowl, each 6ea7o,
! Eggs-Receipts GA cases: native
and nearby firsts, dozen offered at 32.
Butter-Good to, fancy creamery,
pound, 4oa4sA, prints, 431sa451a; !;
ladies' 35a36, store packed, 33; dairy
prints. 33as5; process butter, 37assi
rolls, 33a25. =
Evening star., 1925-08-25
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, August 25 Cp.-For-
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hihbs Co..

. NEW YORK, August 25 L41.-For-
eign exchanges steady. Quotations
in cents: Great Britain, demand.
.4S6%; cables, ASSN 60-day bills on
banks. 481A- France, demand. 4.6S;
cables, 4.6aM. Italy, demand. 3.71 " ;;
cables, 3.72. Demand: Belgium
ABBY; Germany. $3.50; Holland.
1924; Norway, 1904; Sweden, 26.S3;
Denmark, 1880; Switzerland, 19.37&;
Spain, 14.4f: Greece, 1.54: Poland,
1850; Czechoslovakia, 2.96; Jugo-
slavia, 1.79; Austria, 14A; Rumania,
SIN; Argentina, 40.37; Brazil, 1897;
Toxic, 40%;; Shanghai. 79A; Mon
treal, 100 1-32. t.-'
Evening star., 1925-08-25
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK.-Stocks firm; Chrys-
Ter scars another Is points.
Bonds steady; Florida Western and
Northern IS rise 6 points.
Foreign exchanges easy; Polish
Zloty breaks so points.
Cotton declined; Southern hedge
selling.
Sugars steady; firm spot market.
Coffe firm; European covering.
CHICAGO.-Wheat lower, bearish
Russian estimates.
Corn easy; larger country offerings.
Cattle firm.
Hogs active and lower.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK. August 25.--Butter
firm: receipts. 1855 tubs. Creamery
firsts (sS to 81 score). 41%a43. Eggs
steady receipts, 4o,s00 cases. Near
by hennery whites, closely selected ex-
tras, 52a54; nearby and nearby West
ern hennery whites, firsts to average
extras, 4oa41; nearby hennery browns,
extras, 40a47: Pacific coast whites,
firsts to extra firsts, 41a46.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
MARYLAND'S OUTPUT
OF GRAPES TUMBLES
Probable Yield Estimated at Only
Half of 1924 Pro-,
duction.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, August 25.-Mary-
lands production of grapes this year
is estimated to be only half of the 1924
production. despite the fact that an
increase in the national production is
expected, according TO John s. Dennee,
Department of Agriculture statistician
at Baltimore.
The Maryland production was only
TO tons last year, as compared with
"A total crop Of more than 1000 600
tons, Mr.. Dennee said. Frederick
County is said to be the leading grape
growing section of Maryland.
The popularity of the grape has in
creased skiold since 1916.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS.

BALTIMORE. August 25 (SpeciaD
The balance of trade on imports
and exports through the port of Bal
timore last week was in Uncle Sans
favor, S2.227,148 being shipped. while
imports totaled, S1.162.911, according
to the weekly report of the collector
of customs. Exports consisted princi-
pally of copper, grain, tobacco, coal,
corn sirup. -four, lumber, oatmeal and
sulphate of ammonia.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
MORE THAN $4,000
BUSSES IN OPERATION
Rapid Development Most Remark
able Recent Factor in
Industry.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 25.-Ranking
first among manufacturing industries,
the trend of developments in the auto
mobile business is of primary impor-
tance, says a review by the New York
Trust Co. In this connection it points
out a tendency toward concentration,
with 15 or Is companies making from
so to 90 per cent of the cars produced.
although the output of the smaller
manufacturers exceeds $500, 600, 900 a
year.
is considered one of the most remark
able development in the industry.
more than 10000 commentaries"
busses now being in operation,
Evening star., 1925-08-25
STOCKS REGISTER
. NEW HIGH POINTS
Individual Shares Again
( Jump-RaiI Issues ESpe-
ciaIIy Strong.
BY STUART +. WEST.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. August 25.-The
same characteristics which have been
qoted in the stock exchange trading
for some time past prevailed again to-
day. There were many individual up
ward moves. some of them to the high
est prices of the year, and active sell
ing brought about losses in other di-
rections. Taking the list as a whole,
however, the important changes We're
upward and the fear expressed in GER
tain quarters over the likelihood OF an
increase this week in official redis-
count rates was scarcely reflected in
the market.
Remarkable Advances.
There We're some remarkable ad-
vances among the industrialS.
kresge was conspicuous in the class
of high-priced stocks. General Rail
way Signal made a new top for the
year and so did the Chrysler Motor
issues. Sears Roebuck gained several
points to it's best for 1925. "Split up"
stories, it was said, persist in Sears
Roebuck. Earnings, of course, are
highly satisfactory.
Other favorites which surpassed
their previous highs included Column
hia Gas and Electric, Brown Shoe.
International Business Machine.
=
Ice Cream, Postum Cereal. Allied
Chemical, United States Smelling and
Philip Morris. Comparatively few of
these stocks could be associated with
the seasoned industrials of the type
of United States Steel, the leading
coppers or others to which Wall
Street usually looks for leadership
There were special moves in stocks
easy to bid up, While the buying else
where was on more moderate scale.
Rail Equipments Strong.
Strength OF the railway equipment
was an incident. Baldwin and Amer
lean Car and Foundry We're particu-
larly in demand, while Pullman went
along. Endlcott Johnson, Mathieson.
Alkalai. the motor truck shares, Hud-
son Motor. Noon, Kelsey Wheel. Inter
national Paper, American Radiator.
Freeport Texas, May Department
Stores, Associated Dry Goods and
North American were all active and
higher. Coca-Cola and General Elec-
tric, on the other hand, Sagged off un-
der realizing. the former following the
news of the retirement of an addi-
tional SS ,000.0 900 of the preferred
stock.
The Seaboard Air Lines were partiCu.
lar features. Both the common and
preferred rose to their best prices of
the year. The Seaboard bonds also
were strong. Southern Railway, West
ern Maryland, Hudson and Manhat-
tan, st, Louis-San Francisco. Chicago
and Eastern Illinois and Chesapeake
and Ohio preferred were all at their
highest for 1925. Chicago and Alton
preferred and Texas and Pacific We're
bid up sharply along with the rails
which established new tops.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
BUTTER LOWER TODAY.

CHICAGO, August 25 P).-Butter
lower; receipts, 1897 tubs. Creamery
extras, 4112; standards, AZ; extra
firsts, 40&a41h; firsts, 39& a40A :;
seconds, 37a39.
Eggs higher; receipts, 1S,207 cases !;
firsts, 29a3015; ordinary firsts, 2Sa
2S1a.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
S25, 200, 900 in New
Bond Issues Soon
To Be Put ON Sale
BY the Associated Press.

~ VHIC EkSsN1~I1tCu 7 TVsoF
. NEW YORK, August 25.-New
York investment houses are pre-
pairing bids on more than s25 ,o00.-
600 in new State and municipal
bond issues. to be awarded within
the next 10 days. The States of
Illinois and Missouri and the cities
of Los Angeles and Des Moines
are among those which are call
ing for bids. s-
Evening star., 1925-08-25
CLOTH PRICES LOWER.

NEW YORK. August rs tSpeciaD.-
Cotton goods markets were quiet and
shade easier today. Print cloths
were quoted at ga for 64 by SOS
and 1oA for 6s by 72's. Raw silks
were steady. but not very active.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
NEW SUGAR RECORD SEEN.

HONOLULU, August 25 CP).-Re-
f1neries calling for new Hawaiian
sugar crop estimates will be told that
the 1925 output will exceed 7S1.40o
tons. the largest harvest in the his
te.a u the plantations
Evening star., 1925-08-25
Railway Common Higher.

New high levels were established by
both classes of Washington Railway
and Electric stock of the local eX,
change this morning, the common
jumping ii points TO III and the pre-
ferred Il points to s9A
No logical reas for common <
marvellous rise can as yet be attached
Every buying order with one or two
exceptions has come from New Eng
land, where power stocks have be
come more or less of craze lately
due to considerable financial gain ac-
cruing to that sections involvements
in public utilities. But one fact re
mains certain-the North American
Co. is not buying and does not intend
TO annex another single share as long
as the price remains at its exorbitant
level, according to a spokesman for
the company.
Railway preferred's rise was gentle,
beginning at 8Sl2. and gaining frac-
tienally on sales totaling so shares.
LanSton Monotype was steady at 81
and 8324, but FIVE shares of Security
Storage Co sold at 405. Capital Trae-
tion was firm at par and quarter,
but Mergenthaler eased off to 1901.
Riggs National Bank rose several
points to $50.
Bonds were practically neglected
Evening star., 1925-08-25
BRISK UPSW|NGS
IN RAILROAD BONDS
Florida and Seahoard Air
Line Issues Are Spe-
ciaHy Active.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 25.-Speou-
lative rails assumed the leadership
in today's active and generally strong
bond market. The most prominent
on the advancing side were ST. Louis
San Francisco incomes and the Sea-
board Air Line adjustments. Both
have long been trading favorites, but
today they were in even more than
the usual demand.
Railroad Bonds Soar.
The st. Louis San Francisco issue
at 81 was at new high, up a point
and a half. reviving the report that
when the expected dividend increase
Is ordered on the common stock an
offer of exchange of stock for bonds
income 6s.
The Seaboard bond at s. was also
up a point and a half, but not at it's
record top. In this case. 1t was buying
from the same sources that advanced
the price of the stocgk to record
high which influenced the bonds. Flor
ida Western and Northern Is had an
other spectacular rise amounting at
one time to 6 points.
Banks Active Buyers.
Prices in the high grade group were
not much changed. but demand in over
the counter trading was very brisk.
insurance companies and savings
banks We're large buyers of desirable
lots. The inquiry for the so-called lie
gals" was better than in weeks,
Foreign bonds We're generally firm,
but not quite as active as on the pre-.
ceding day. French SIS fell off from
their top, which was only natural in
view of the extent of the recent rise.
Sentiment will be largely Influenced
by the result of the negotiations for
the funding of the French debt to
Great Britain, now in progress. MeXi-
can bonds were IA shade higher.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
CRUDE RUBBER AT 80 CENTS.

NEW YORK, August 25 tSpeciaD.-.
Crude rubber was unchanged at 81
cents a pound today. This compares
with $1s13 q month ago and 26b cents
a year ago.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
LIVE POULTRY HIGHER.

CHICAGO. August 25 6P).-PouItry
Alive, higher; fowls, 1saa5la; broil-
ers. 24a2S; Springs, 25ts; ROSTERS,
6is; turkeys. 20; ducks. Is; geese. II.
Evening star., 1925-08-25
Phone Returns Larger.

Net income of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Go. for july
amounted to S103,9S2, a gain of $11 900
over the corresponding period of last
year. The return however, is de-
crease of SIS. 900 over the return for
June of this year.
Total operating revenue for the
month was s50s,771, with expenses to-
falling s361,161. Taxes assignable to
operations and uncolleetible amounted
to S41,325, while a loss of S2,303 was
sustained from "ether sources"
Net additions to plant and equip
ment during the first seven months
of this year amounted to 1926, ,37e,2S,
including retirements of S456,220.39.
Urges Bankers to Attend.
William Z. Knox, president of the
American Bankers Association. has
annual convention of the national body
to be held next month at Atlantic
City. THE convention signalizing the
half-century mark will be made the
occasion for reviewing the progress
of banking and the service 1t has
rendered the people of the United
States,": he said.
The association proposes to form an
educational foundation TO maintain
college scholarships in economics and
to promote economic research, which
subject will be given definite thought
at the forthcoming meeting.
The convention will be held Sep
tember 28 to October l, the general
sessions and divisional meetings to be
held on the Steel Pier. Headquarters
will be at the Traymore Hotel. The
local association, from advance no
tees Will be ably represented.
Evening star., 1925-08-25

The COmpanYs net income, bN
months. thus far in 1925 is as follows
Evening star., 1925-08-25
{ Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co

fPsrtly extra. ffeysbie IN prafefrsd eteeA.
- ihs saauN es.h piy9:nE e;s:a oa tSs
unIss. othsrWiss nossd sstIss 81 scSsciis5
dividends are not include6.