Evening star., 1927-03-20
$50 STUDENTS OF BANKING PASS
EXAMS FOR THE HALF YEAR HERE
Per Cent of Total Taking
Tests Successful7Securities on Local
Stock Exchange End the Week Strong.

son F. sroufe. Freda steffen. Nelson
NJ. Stokes, Carl w. Thompson. c.
Elton Walker. Eleanor II. Watkins
Robert G. Whitton and Tracy Ellen
Williams.
Pass Course I'm Investments
The students who have passed in
Investments include John Borbs
Harold w. Burnside, K. Jesse Chaney
w. n. Cradlin. A. c. Doying, James
{. Dulin. jr.; Munford Ellis, Robert
{, Ferguson, John W. Fisher, Frank
y. Germon, Richmond II. Gibson.
Earl G. Jonscher. r. l.. Keith. II. +.
kimball. r. p. Lochte. Albert Lyman.
l.. II. Mattingly. William Fl. Millard.
Leo j. Moran. Myles H Quail, j.
Stephen Ramsburgh, Robert B. Filev.
jr. Mabel V. Royce. NJ. F. Showalter.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley. u. T.. Wise
carver and A. f. Yeatman.
Successful Accounting Students.
Students who passed in accounting
follow: Eustace Alsop. Ruth Case, r.
II. Creamer. jr.: John NJ. DeMarco,
Clarence b. Gasch. f. A. Gunther. jr
t. l.. Hume, jr.; Donald f. Jameson,
Il. II. Lacey, +. c. Little. Eugene r.
Merks, Elmer O'Hara. Margaret II.
man and E c. Steffe.
Local Stocks End Week Strong.
Securities on Washington Stock Ex
change wound up the week with
strong prices and considerable trad.
ing. Washington Gas Light scored
another new high mark for the wear
when 10 shares changed hands at
12S4 Capital Traction. ex-dividend
held at 1869 on a 30-share turnover
Washington Railway 4 Electric was
strong. % shares selling at 9l% and
so at 915s. Potomac Electric Power
sold at lO9 fiat and a small transac-
tion in Merchants Transfer & Storage
preferred took place at l0lL. Fifty
three shares of Second National Bank
stock changed hands at 275. the re-
cent high for the present year
The bond market opened with two
sales of Capital Traction 5s at 10lIz.
Potomac Electric firsts 5s sold at par
and Il. Washington Railway & Elec.
trio As came out at S4A. The days
bond sales closed with Washington
Gas 5s selling at 1914 and the same
company's 6s, series y, coming out
at l04 on 800 sale.
The unlisted department issues
showed few changes during the week.
The bid price on Army & Navy Club
SIS has been raised to 81, and Metro
politan Club 41as TO 91. Miller Train
Control stands q bid and 11a asked.
The asked price on Washington Base
Ball stock has recently been raised
from 95 to 100.
Farm Slogan Called Big Joke.
scores the old expression. Back TO
the Farm" branding 1t ridiculous and
misleading. With cotton selling below
the cost of production. many farmers
alleged to be facing bankruptcy, and
farm laborers gazing with envy on
the wages of the bricklayer and plas-
terer. the magazine things the signs
of the time indicate that the farm is
not a place on which to make money,
either for the farmer himself or the
laborer.
The Washington bankers were dis
cussing this same subject the. Other
day, scoffing at statements from Wall
Street that 1.-The farmer has no serious
troubles" One said:
II have relatives who own one of
the best farms in the Middle West
and they have less money now than
they had 25 years ago"
II have relative in central Illinois.
said the other, who has just got his
corn to the cribs. 1t rained
so much in the Fall and early Winter
that 1t was impossible to shuck it.
And the country roads are now so
soft that it can't be hauled to the
railroad"
Coast Line Recalls Issue.
The Atlantic Coast Line has called
for redemption May 10 at 103 and in
terest $6,0O0,OO Z per cent secured
notes issued in May, 1920.
Funds for redemption of the notes
will be obtained through sale of So
900 900 Az per cent general unified
bonds, already authorized by the In
terstate Commerce Commission. be-
ing part of an authorized issue OF
5000, zoo, 900.
The Baltimore & Ohio has been au-
by the commission TO issue
IS, $50 900 of equipment trust certifi-
Gates and to sell them at not less than
$3.50 per cent of par. The proceeds
will be used in the acquisition of
equipment.