davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-28

bark the dog would rush at the poor
pussy eat sitting in the sun on her
steps. And as soon as she saw aid
heard that dog coming the pussy
eat would push up her back in the
middle like funny little Chinese
bridge, her tail would swell up as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
CORN PRICES GAIN
IN EARLY TRADING
Reports Of Drought Damage in
Argentina Cause Ad.
vaficeS.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 18.-Reports of
increasing drought damage to the corn
crop in Argentina pushed all corn prices
to new record heights today. some de-
liveries of wheat and of oats went also
to above any level reached heretofore
this season. Opening IL to 1la higher,
corn subsequently held near to the In
itial range. Wheat started at Il to IA
70 advance, and afterward rose a little
more oats followed other grain Pro-
visions were easy
Persistent absence of moisture needed
In the Argentine corn belt was shown
by dispatches today to leading Chicago
houses, and resulted in continued large
scale buying Of corn here. According to
advices at hand, Argentine rainfall in
the last week Is only one-fourth Of nor
NAL, and there has now been Ave sue
cessive weeks of markedly deficient
moisture combined with excessive heat.
combination especially disastrous
during the start and development OF
tasseling.
Drought reports came also today
from the other chief producing
country In the Southern Hemisphere
South Africa. Meanwhile, detailed re-
ports showed that by far the greater
part OF Argentine corn acreage was in
volved seriously In the unfavorable
crop situation which has developed, and
which follows heavy shortage Of corn
production this season In Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
CURB ISSUES SCORE
NEW HIGH RECORDS
Vacuum Oil and Standard oil
Indiana Make Substan.
tiaI Gains.

Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 18-New high
records In the issues selected for
leadership gave the main body of curb
stocks an appearance of pronounced
strength today. Practically every
group had at least one outstanding
representative IN the upward movement.
Vacuum Oil took leadership away
from Standard of Indiana in the Oil
group. On an enormous turnover the
stock rushed up from the previous
before the demand was supplied In
Its case expectation of special con-
sideration of stockholders at the com.
ing meeting was factor in the
speculative calculations
An added incentive for the buying
was the announced agreement reached
with Sinclair Consolidated Oil, whereby
the latter will exchange its holdings in
foreign enterprises for shares Of Vacuum
Oil. These holdings are thought to
represent for the most part the com.
pany's interest in Compagnie Indus
trielle des Petroles
Standard of Indiana continued active
and moved within range of points
Ol yesterday maj. AS TO the FtOcke-
Stewart controversy, those most
familiar with affairs of the company
place little credence in widespread re.
ports that both factions had carried the
fight into the market for the stock in
an erdeavor to obtain sufficient proxies
to accomplish their purpose at the con1@
ing meeting. They were inclined to at
tribute the recent heavy speculation to
nothing more than professional stock
market iI1aneuver.
Electric Investors featured the public
utilities, advancing some four points to
a new 1929 high. Announcement was
made Of the additional public offering
OF $4,000 shares of per cent preferred
at 80 and accrued dividends from Feb
ruary |, 1929. Electric Bond and Share
Securities also ran up several points.
American Commercial Alcohol reach-
ed new high at 80. Offering OF 43,800
shares of the stock was announced to-
day, but this did not constitute new
financing.
New high records also were marked
up In Zenith Radio, National Rubber
Machinery, Checker Cab Manufacture
ing. Rainbow Luminous and Goldman,
Sachs Trading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, January IL. -
Potatoes-White. 100 pounds, 1.l0A1 40
sweet potatoes, barrel, 1.5Oa325; bushel
1o0Ai15; yams, barrel, 3.o0a3.5o; beans
bushel, l.o0a1.50; beets, 100, 4.00a6.00
Brussels sprouts, quart, 20a25; cabbage
hamper, 2.0oa2.50; carrots, 100, 4.00s
600.
Celery-Crate, 1.5oas.so; cucumbers
bushel. 4.0OaB0o: egg plants, crate
5.O0a6.U0; kale, bushel, 5oa75; lettuce
hamper. 1.25a7.0o: onions. 100 pounds
150a4.50; oyster plant, 100. 6.00a10. 90;
squash, crate, s50a4.50 parsnips
basket, 65a75; savoy cabbage, bushel
75as0; spinach, bushel, 6oaso; tomatoes,
crate, 1.00a3.00; turnips, basket, 40a60;
barrel, 750a10O0; grapefruit, box, 200
a4.00; oranges, box, 2.50a4.50; targer-
ines, half strap, 1.75as.25; Strawberries,
quart, 65a75.
Hay and Grain Prices.
wheat-No. red Winter, gaflicky,
spot, .1.3234 January delivery. 1924.
Cofn-No. q export, January delivery,
1854; No. 2 yellow, lilo; cob corn, 500
a510,
oats-No. 2 white, domestic, spot,
59a60: No. white, domestic, spot, STA
a5eta.
Rye-Nearby, 110a1.20.
Hhy-Receipts, Is tons. While hay Is
Arfiving here in limited quantities only;
it is more than ample for the demand,
which is being supplied. mostly by truck
from nearby points, few carloads being
received. There is not enough busi-
ness passing to establish prices on the
various kinds on merit at range OF
l6.0Oa18.50 per ton of timothy or clover
hay.
Etraw-No. / wheat. 11.00a1200 per
ton; No. cat, l2.0Oa13.00 per ton.
Dairy Market.
Live poultry-Turkeys, pound, 35a4O
old, 25a3O; Spring chickens. 32a36
poor and thin, 90: old hens, 20aS0
Leghufns, 2Oa26; old ROSTERS, 17al6
capons, 34a40; ducks, 20a30: geese
lsa26; guinea fowls, each, 40aS0
pigeons. pair, 80.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys pound, 32E
So, old, 25a50 young chickens, 30a35
old and mixed, 25a30; old ROSTERS
isaac; capons, 34a43; ducks, 25a3o
geese, 20a26.
Receipts, SIT cases; native .anc
nearby firsts, free cases, dozen, 3512s
SO: current receipts, 30a34l2.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery
pound, 45a49; prints, 49a5l;. blocks
4aa50; ladies. 34a38; store packed, 90
process butter, 4la42.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
COTTON IS STEADY
IN OPENING SALES
Relatively Firm Cables Cause
Initial Advance-selling
Offsets GAIN.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 1s.-The cot
ton market opened steady at an adj
vance of 4 points on near months,
which we're influenced by relatively
steady cables, to q decline Of 8 points
on the later deliveries. which were de-
pressed by overnight selling orders.
The general list eased of right after
the cali under liquidation attributed to
disappointed holders, with March de-
clining to 2010 and July to 1878, or
about to 9 points net lower. but there
was some trade and local buying. and
the market steadied up a few points
from the lowest by the end Of the first
half hour. A moderate volume Of
business was reported at the start, but
trading became very quiet later.
Private cables said that trade calling
and local buying had absorbed hedging
and some Bombay liquidation In Liver
pool. that there was further cloth buy
Ing by China, but disappointing de-
mand from India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
WOMEN EXTEND WORK
IN HANDLING or FUNDS

Women Of the United States spend
or invest about $50, 600, 000,0 annually,
according to Mrs. John F. Sippel, presi-
dent of the General Federation of
Wonnens Clubs. who was guest speaker
of the Halsey. Stuart & Co. radio pre-
gram last night. Estimating that woff-
en- do almost f1ine-tenths of all buying,
Mrs. Sippel said:
obviously, large part of our cotlr-
try's wealth is handled by us, and Upon
the handling of that wealth depends
not only individual wealth, health and
effectiveness, but the very life Of our
Nation
FOR some mysterious reason, the be.
lief has widely prevailed in the past
and still persists to some extent to-
dag--that women are fundamentally
less competent to handle money matters
than men. Women themselves have
been rather too ready to accept this
opinion. Today over a million women
make separate income tax returns to
the United States Treasury. Almost
100000 make Joint returns with hus-
bands. Approximately one-half the
stock of various leading American cor
porations is owned by women. 1t is
stated that one-third or more of the
stock in some of our leading metropoli-
tan banks is held by women. While
there is no very reliable way to deter
mine the percentage of woman bond
holders, there is every reason to believe
that this more conservative type of in
vestment Is even more extensively held
by women. 1t IS a matter of common
knowledge that a very large percentage
OF all insurance policies name women as
the benehciaries.
Regardless of whether woman i:
the home-maker for small-incom'
family or a large-income family, 1t /:
essential that she understand the prin
ciples of money investment so that sht
may place true valuation when plan
ming her family budget on putting sorn'
income aside to earn money for he
family.
Alert investment bankers today full.
realize the growing importance OF WON
en- as investors. The services they pro
vide are a great safeguard to woInei
as well as men in the accumulation an
conservation of money"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18

supply of new rubber will enter the in
dustry at a time when the market Is
particularly we'll able to absorb 1t be-
cause of larger demand for tires created
by large automobile production. Rubber
companies see change for the better,
ana large demand for both original
equipment and replacement business this
year, coupled with steady and possibly
even rising prices, should make for large
profits. Important mergers and changes
Of ownerships within the industry add
further to the speculative possibilities Of
rubber securities.
Recent Developments.
Recently an increase in the price of
Pennsylvania crude oil occurred con.
currently with a drop in the price of
crude oil at the well and rnidcontinent
fields and new high record for crude
production. Oil men point out that the
increase In the price of Pennsylvania
crude means little so far as the industry
as a whole Is concerned. since Pennsyl-
varlia production accounts for only a
little over / per cent of the country's
total They say the immediate future
Of the industry depends upon prices and
production In the t11idcontiner1t field
and In California.
During the past six years the de.
nand for gasoline has duobled. and
since gasoline represents about 40 per
cent of the industry's product the rapid
growth Of these markets is the brightest
spot In the industry. Improved gaso-
line extraction methods have also help
ed by increasing percentage of gasoline
obtained from crude oil. On the other
hand fuel oil Is in a weak position and
the increasing Importation of low-grade
oil from Venezuela has further In
creased the difflculties of the crude
market.
Production Crisis.
The fortunes Of oil companies vary
widely, depending upon whether they
are large producers, reflners or retailers
and also upon the fields in which they
operate. For this reason It Is impossible
to discuss the possibilities Of oil securi-
ties as one group. The nearest approach
is to watch the crude petroleum pro-
duction, which In 1927 averaged 2.450.-
600 barrels daily, In 1923 about 2.446.-
900 barrels and which has started on the
year 1929 with record production OF
2,59I 900 barrels daily during the first
week and 2,593,000 barrels during the
second week. II average daily produce
ton could be kept down to 2,500,000
barrels during 1929 the position OF the
industry would improve rapidly. but II
production averages above 2.600.000 the
industry will suffer from generally lower
oil prices. Only those companies causing
the increased production would benefit
by such overproduction.
(Copyrisht. 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
CONVERTIBLE BOND
ISSUES IN DEMAND
Shift In Call Money Situation
Causes Increase In
Trading.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.
peetal Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch TO The star.
NEW YORK, January 18.-The de-
cided shift in the call money situation
today, with renewals being made at 6
per cent, after an 8 per cent period,
had some effect on speculative bonds,
while others were restrained by the rise
in bank acceptances and the continued
high levels for time money.
Trading was quieter In nearly all of
the prominent groups. Up to 1850
o'clock there were no transactions In
the United States Liberties or Treasury
certificates. Later small sales showed
some rally in the former
There were three issues OF new bonds
today aggregating $l0,000.000 OF which
$4,000. 900 were represented by munich
pals and the remainder by a corpora
ton formed to hold public utility securi-
ties under one management.
The heaviest volume of trading was
in the convertibles and In some OF
the specialties in the industrial ana
railroad departments. Among the first
there was considerable irregularity. m
ternational Telephone 4las were quite
active around prices that have recently
prevailed. Public Service Of New Jer-
sey AIS exhibited considerable strength,
as did Anglo Chilean rs. Anaconda Is
were off from yesterdays high level. as
were J. Kayser 512s, International &C.
ment IS and Barnsdall IS. The italian
convertibles gained to 2 points. New
buying has entered the market for
Dodge IS above l04.
Among the industrial specialties were
Namfn Sons IS, which rose 3 points:
Certainteed Products 5las and Cuba
Cane Sugar 8s The Iowa Central and
Minneapolis g. st. Louis issues ap-
peared to be under accumulation, sug-
costing developments in connection with
the reorganization.
After the sharp advance that took
place yesterday in German government
rs, placing them 21s points above the
call price. there was a reaction In them
today. The liquidation in Toxic Elec-
trie Bs, on which they dropped recently
point below the issue price, has been
completed, with the bonds today a point
above their recent level.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
Glidden COMPANY Expands.

NEW YORK, January 10 tP,.--rhe
Glidden Co. of Cleveland has acquired
the Durham Manufacturing Co. Of New
york, q food products concern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, January 10 OF) United
States Department Of Agriculture:
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; market
opened strong; later trade steady with
Thursdays average top, se.40, paid for
i80-210spound butchers, medium to
choice -s00-pound, e.00a9.30; 400.
250-pound, 9.00a9. 40; 10000 pound.
D.00ae 40; 136-l60-poufld, S.50a9.25;
packing sows, 8.15as.75; pigs, medium
to choice, .90-l30-pouIld. 7.25a8.50
Cattle-Receipts $500 head. Calves
Receipts, 1000 head; market dull;
steady to weak trade on fneager supply
Of lower grade Of FED steers; few loads
at 1850 down to IL 90 and below; weak
with recent decline: other classes most.
" steady, better grade fat cows in mar.
row demand; slaughter classes. steers,
good and choice, 1900 to 1900 pounds,
Is. 00al5.50; 100 to 1900 pounds, 1900
ai6.00; $50 to LOO pounds. 13.00a1625;
common and medium, $50 pounds up,
g50a1300; fed yearlings. good ana
choice, $50 to $50 pounds, l3.25alB.oO;
heifers good and choice, $50 pounds
down, 11.50a13.5O; common and me-
diinn, B.50a1 l50; cows, good and choice,
8.25a11.25; common and medium, 7.00a
8.25; low cutter and cutter, o.75a7 90;
bulls, good and choice tbeef), 9.75a
Ills; cutter to medium, 8.00al0lo;
vealers milk fed, good and choice,
ID. 50a1800: medium, 13.00al5.50; Gull
and common, S.00ai3.00; stocker and
feeder steers, good and choice. tall
weights), 11.0oal225; common and me-
aiuin, 6.75al1.QO.
sheep-Recelpts, $4,000 head; market
active, steady to a shade higher; bulk
fat lambs, l6.50a1700; strictly choice
kinds held above 1925; sheep, steady
fat ewes, 9.o0al0.95i feeding lambs held
strong to IS cents higher, 1915 down.
Lambs, good and choice, 90 pounds,
down, 1e25a17.35; medium, 14,50al6.26;
Gull and common, l0.35a14.50. Ewes,
medium to choice, 100 pounds, down,
Feeder lambs, good and choice, 14.ooa
1880
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
Railroad Equipment.

NEW YORK, January 10 (speciaD
The railroads OF the United states
and Canada are expected to spend about
$500 900, 900 this year on new equip
fnent. additions ana improvements.
About $5o,OO0,O 900 more than last year
Glass railroads OF the United states
have spent from 1920 to 1928, inclusive,
for the Improvement of their property
the huge total Of $6,628, 900, 900. Rail-
road properties are In the best coilui-
ton in their history as regards iiiainte-
nance and equipment, says Elmer T.
Howson of Railway Age. ........
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
Heavy Construction Contracts.

NEW YORK, January 10 tp).-Awards
on heavy construction projects in the
United States registered a sharp gain
last week. Engineering News-Record re-
ports. Total value of contracts let
totaled Sl61 ,682 900, against $73, 639 600
In the previous week and s46,0l1 900 for
the same week last year. Awards since
1927 period,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18

The cotton gin was invented by Ell
Whitney in 1898.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
Stock Split.Up.

NEW YORK, January 10 (P9.--Dlrec-
tors Of the Brooklyn Fire Insurance Co.
have voted for 5-for-1 split.up Of
stock, subject to approval Of stockhold-
ers ct the annual meeting April IL. It
100000 shares of % par value from
10000 shares Of $25 par.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Private Wire Direct to The Star once

NEW YORK, January 18.-Following
Is list Of stocks and bonds traded in
on the New York Curb Market today
with the volume Of sales and prices UP
to and including noon:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-18
BY KENNETH 8. VAN sTRUM.

NEW YORK. January 1S.-The re-
while Goodrich and Goodyear made
little further progress. was largely due
to the belated recognition Of the fact
that the actual dollar profits OF rubber
companies In 1928 did not vary as wide
~ as their balance sheets might indi-
cate.
Bookkeeping Differences.
After the sharp drop In crude rubber
early last year u. 8. and Fisk followed
the extremely conservative policy OF
writing down not only crude rubber, but
also goods In process ana nnlsneo
articles to the low market prices Of rub
Der then prevailing. Goodrich and
Goodyear only deemed 1t necessary to
take losses on crude rubber. AS re.
suit the bookkeeping methods OF U. 3.
and Fisk showed staggering paper losses,
which were greater than Goodyear or
Goodrich. On paper Goodyear and
Goodrich have Jared much better than
the other two companies. although the
drastic writing of policy now puts U. 8.
and Fisk in splendid position for the
new year.
Rubber Prices Favorable.
Leaders In the rubber industry 90 not
expect further serious declines in the
price of crude rubber, since present
prices are close to cost of production
and the consumption Of rubber is in
oreasing rapidly. last years consumption
being 10 per cent above 1927. Prices
have recently been firm In spite OF the
fact that large shipments Of crude rub
Der released by repeal Of the Stevenson
restriction act are expected In New York
during the next three months. The
stocks of rubber In London and New
York. however. are low, and this large
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-02
Van Duzee Takes Stand
for LOw-Price Buyer

Commensurate with his pocket
book. the buyer Of q low-priced car
wants and has the right to expect
equally as much as the manufactures
can possibly give him In size, comfort,
distinctiveness, performance, style
and righteousness, as the man who
can afford to pay more. says A. Van
Derzee, Plymouth sales manager.
Somehow, everyone seems to have
overlooked that until now, when It is
brought out forcibly in the Plymouth. !"
Owing to the prevalence Of larger
families among those in more mod
crate financial circumstances, low
priced cars generally carry more per-
sons per car than those Of higher
price. he continues. The former is
the family car-the only one that
family has. It serves both parents
and children alike at all times.
Just how much all these conven.
fences are demanded by buyers in the
low-priced field is evidenced by the
tremendous popularity of the Ply
mouth. Dealers all over the coun-
try have reported that never before
have they received such enthusiastic
comments over a low-priced car as
they have received about this automo-
bile. Buying orders keep coming in.
TO the factory by the thousands
growing steadily month after month
Such enthusiasm can mean only one
thing-that the Plymouth has filled a
definite want Of long standing. and
that scores Of thousands Of buyers OF
low priced cars arc turning to it for
their next automobile
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-02
Many New Features
on New Pontiac

New details Of engineering and ex-
elusive features OF design in the en-
CINE and chassis Of the Pontiac Big
Six mark Oakland's latest creation
as the mechanical aristocrat in the
field Of low-priced skies.
The most outstanding advantage
presented by the new Pontiac is found
In the larger engine which develops
81 brake horsepower at 5000 r. p. m,
an increase Of nine horsepower over
the engine Of the previous series.
Piston displacement has been en-
larged from 186 inches to 200 inches.
the new bore and stroke being 3 5-l6
by 7-8 inches against 3 IA by 3 3-4
inches In the 1928 Pontiac.
But besides this new reserve of en-
ginc power, the Pontiac Big Six Of
fcrs many important new features.
Included among them are a new
nter-balanced 53-pound crank
shaft; Harmonic balancer. new self
cnergizing four wheel brakes; heav-
Ter rear axle: new transmission, and
new Hotchkiss drive.
The engine, while retaining the
principle OF oversize vital parts as
means Of assuring stamina and long
life. presents many new advance
ments In design. In the larger YER
tical type Ia inch carburetor are in
corporated both all "economizer"
which mixes lean gasoline charge
for normal driving speeds and
an accelerating pump which func-
tions only when quick pickup is de-
sired. A new and larger thrce-port
manifold distributes the mixture
evenly to the engine. while larger in
take valves Of IL inch diameter with
lift increased to 5-16 Of an inch per-
NIT rapid and complete charging of