The Washington times., 1928-04-05
l00 ISSUES HIT,
HIGH DURING
MARCH
u RICHARD HATTON.

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IA view 81 recent activity Of the
stock market there is interest in
the report made by Frazier Jellse
e Co. yesterday to the effect that
during March 100 stocks gained
y2,sss. $40. 900. According to the
atistics - given BY the above
authority the total value Of these
i stocks at the closing, March 81
was $2b, OCT .D0S 900, compared with
ezz,608s 900 February %. This
~ net gain Of lib per cent for
the month, and It establishes q
record enhancement OF these issues.
The AZ motor shares included In
the list added nearly 81, 900 900 600
g the total market values, with d
net cain Of 81 per cent over F'ebru.
ary closing prices.
lndustrials, including Radio.
" sstin ghouse Can and Nickel,
Whlch scored the heaviest gains,
made net advance Of $3.50 $50, 900
during March. or rs per cent.
Gains were made by an groups
II the List of 100 stocks Both
Price rises and increases IN out
standing shares last month ac-l
counted Tor the phenomenal *.
pansiOn Of values.
The 80 rails advanced $29S. 327 600
0r 30 per cent during March. The
chemlcal group Of five stocks, In
cluQing Du ROnt. made net gain
g ~ per cent. while coppers and
Merchandize shares each advanced
1V Per cent along with other
smaller gains.
Bank OFFICES Available
While 1t IL possible that the up
town branch Of the Second National
sank VIII not be moved for several
weeks into the handsome new builds
Ing Just erected by the institution
Ak 1883 g ST. N. w, the ground
model banking room. President
Victor il. Deyher announced yester.
day that sthe office space iii the
new building which includes prac.
tlcAlly All floors above the first ii
NOW available Tor occupancy. The
uptown building Of the Second Ma
tluna1 Bank has been cited az one
Of the most inodernIy equipped and
convenient office buildings IN the
financial district The blildfus lii
distinctive in appearance and has
been constructed with especial ref
eFence TO the convenience Cf office
occupants Every office e on the
outside and there are many essen
tails refinemerfs iii modern bust
n9se office architecture have been
embodied ia the building.
Personnel Change
\. 3. Keech & Co, members Of |
the New York stock Exchange
whose local office Il at 1910 II SC.
N W. announce that Harry p
~ -
braI partner 70 become special
William y. starr. n1enaber New
York Stock Exchange: Harold G.. /
Stfotx and John y Kearns have
been admitted ~ general partners. |
Vice President g. III. Pope or the |
NKunsey Trust Company. who has /
BEEN In New York for several days /
On business, IS expected back at his /
cffice on Friday.
George Bowie Chapman, resident |
PARTNER ok Hartman a Co.., stated |
- friends III the financial district |
yesterday that after q careful sur.
10y 0f summer resort hotels and |
summer resort golf courses he was
kconvinced that more comfort and
befter gOlktng was to be found
right hers 1T home IN Washingt0n. |
Vico President Thomas p. Kick.
nan. oe the Franklin National
Bank. win return today from a
short trip to his old home in vir-
etnia
Bankers st Conference
Among local bankers who are
attending the Southern regional
savings conference at Richmond
Are President John Poole of the
f6deral-Anerican National Bank,
Vice President ii. g. Hoskinson Of
Z the Riggs National Bank. Vice
President Howard Moran Of the
American Security and Trust Com
nany. Vice President Francis g.
Addison. IT., Of the Security Saw
fngs and Commercial Bank, Eliot
r.. Thomson Of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company. r. p. H.
siddons, ri. L. Father and Ed
Ward b. swan Of the American &C.
elfrifv and Trust Company and
= Charles ID. Boyer and A. j. Linn
~ the FederaI.American