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GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, September 80 H1.-Un-
looked for sharp downturns OF wheat
quotations at Liverpool. with rains in
Australia and Argentina, led to decided
early setbacks today in wheat values
here. Large deliveries of wheat tomor-
row on october contracts at Liverpool
were predicted. Opening l to rs off,
Chicago wheat later held near the
initial range. Corn and oats displayed
relative strength with corn prices start
ing u off to "A up and later advancing
all around. Provisions tended down.
ward.
A big trade in wheat future deliver
les was witnessed here today, with the
selling side of the market having at
times distinct advantage owing to I'M
expected weakness of prices at Liver
pool. All regular storage space for
wheat at Liverpool was reported to be
filled to capacity with holders showing
anxiety to liquidate. Meanwhile, the
amount Of wheat on ocean passage con-
tinued to exceed last years total, al
though showing substantial decrease
from week ago.
Lowest prices since July IL were
reached today on the downturns in the
wheat market here. The trade in Chi
cago. however, was by no means one
sided, speculative purchasing BROADEN
ing out noticeably on the declines with
talk current that heavy accumulations
of wheat stocks this season were prac-
tically at aan end; much of today's
buying here was credited to sources
Northwest.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, September 80 P.-The
cotton market opened steady today at
an advance of to 4 points on buying,
which was evidently Influenced by the
tropical storm situation which was re-
ported heading for the Florida coast
near Pensacola and threatened to cause
further rains in the Eastern belt. The
buying was not active or aggressive. out
except for some Southern hedging Of
ferings were light and active months
sold about 8 to 10 points above yester-
days closing quotation by the end OF the
first half hour.
A private report placing the condition
~ the CROP as of September % at SGT
and the indicated yield at IA, TOO, 900
bales, no doubt contributed to the ad-
vance.
Liverpool cables reported that mod
crate trade calling absorbed some nedg-
ing and liquidation in the market there
and that there was we'll sustained de-
mand for cotton cloth from India.
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USE OF ELECTRICITY
SHOWS SHARP GAIN
Manufacturing Activity Breaks
All Records in First Nine
Months of Year.
Special Dispatch to The sta,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 3o.-Based
On the consumption Of electrical en-
ergy, manufacturing activity in the
United States during the first three
quarters Of the current year exceeded
any similar period on record, accord
ing to Robert M. Davis, statistical ed
itor OF the McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
The average rate of production was II
per cent higher than for the same pc
Rod last year and fully 16 per cent
above 1927. The peak of general man
ufacturing operations this year was
reached in May.
Manufacturing activity was high In
all sections of the country. An in
crease of about Is per cent in the rate
of operations for the Western States
was the highest for the period. Other
sections reported the following in
creases: North Central, IS per cent:
Middle Atlantic, IL per cent; New Eng
land, 10 per cent, and the Southern
States per cent.
final quarter of the year, favorable
economic factors appear to outweigh
the unfavorable. The favorable bust
ness factors are generally better con-
ditions in the agricultural industry,
high rate of employment at high
wages, a Nationwide spirit of opti-
mism and confidence, small inventories
and volume turnover, a fair balance be-
tween commodity supply and demand,
fair demand of constant proportions
for commodities, rejecting continued
high consumer purchasing power and
large volume of commercial and en-
cheering construction.
On the unfavorable side are con-
tinued high money rates, excessive stock
market speculation on the part of the
general public, the uncertainty arising
from the tariff revision rates, severe
competition as result Of selling meth
DDS by chain stores, mail order houses
and department stores.
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Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 3d.
Potatoes, 100 pounds, 250a3.60; barrel,
1.50a425; sweet potatoes, barrel, 1.00a
325; yams, barrel, 1.25a1.75; cabbage,
hamper, 6oa9o; carrots, 100, 4.5Oa5 90;
celery, crate. 1.25a2.25; cucumbers,
bushel, 1.50a2.25; corn, dozen, 15a35;
eggplants, hamper, 25a35; lettuce. crate.
75a1.75; lima beans, hamper, GOAL 40;
onions, 100 pounds, 1.75a2.00; peppers,
hamper, 20a30; squash, hamper, 15a35;
spinach, hamper, 40a50; tomatoes.
hamper, 40a75; Gamers stock, bushel,
40a60; turnips. hamper, 50a75; apples,
bushel, 1.00a2.25; cantaloupes, hamper,
35a1 90; grapes, basket. 55a65; peaches,
bushel, 1.00a2.75; pears, bushel, 2.50a
400.
Dairy Market.
Poultry, alive-Spring chickens, asa
28;p ound. 23a30; Leghorns, 25a35; old
hens, 23a32; Leghorns, 2oa22; old roost-
ers, 18a20; ducks, 20a24; guinea fowls,
each, 40a65; pigeons, pair, IS.
Eggs-ReceiptS, 718 cases; native and
nearby firsts, 42a43; current receipts,
35a36; hennery whites. 48a50.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
pOuIlu 4Id40, ldClcS, j0doO, SJOTe pack
ed, 30a31; rolls, 31a32; process butter,
40a41.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2, red Winter, spot
1874; No. 2. red Winter, garlickly, spot
1924: october delivery, 1884: No. 3
red Winter, garlicky, spot, 1894.
Bag lots of nearby. none.
Cargoes on grade, none.
Corn-No. 2, export, September de-
livery, no quotations; No. 2. domestic
yellow, 1.16a1 IT; cob corn, 5.75a6.00.
Oats-No. 2, white, domestic, spot
56a56l2; No. 8, white domestic, spot
55a551a.
Rye-Nearby, 1.00a1.10.
Hay-Receipts, none. Season for old
hay is about over. A little new crop is
arriving, but hardly enough upon which
to establish quotations by grades. Where
in good order new hay sells at from
1900 to 1900 per ton, according to It's
quality and condition, receipts by truck
taking care of most requirements.
Straw-LittIe demand for straw. Re-
ceipts generally ample. Wheat straw
No. l, per ton, 900a10.00; oat straw,
No. /, per ton, 9.00a10.00.
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CURB ISSUES HIT
BY PROF|T-TAK|NG
Market Fails to Hold Early
GainS-!ndustrial List
Stronger.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 30.-Curo
market prices today opened higher, but
failed to hold all Of their gains after
the first hour, as trading slowed ana
profit-taking was renewed.
The industrials and utilities proVloeo
the greatest number OF strong spotS III
the list, while aviation and lnVeStmeIC
trust shares furnished the most sou
spots. Mining shares were trl1ie pei
ter than In recent sessions, Wnle tlie
Improvement in Standard Oils was
even more marked.
Trading Features.
American Cyanamid sold OF tolloW-
,nr the announcement that stockhold-
ers of record october 8 would be Oh
fered rights to subscribe to new stocK
at $50 a share in the ratio OF one new
for each two shares OF A or b now
held. Proceeds will be used for eXpan-
sion and to increase working capltal.
pain of 80 points during early trading,
and Dow Chemical old shares, with an
advance of 20 points, each Of them reg
istering fresh peaks, were features In
the higher priced industrials.
Electric Bond & Share and American
superpower were compelled to absorb
considerable profit-taking. This was
true also of Commonwealth and South
ern, United Light & Power A, Brazlllan
Light & Traction, Electric Investors
and United Gas. Some of these issues
were able to break through previous
final quotations after reacting.
Memphis Natural Gas reached new
maximum mark by fractional gain.
The same feat was performed, much IN
the same manner, by Cities Service
common, which was the most prominent
of the miscellaneous petroleum shares.
Many of the Standard Oils inclined TO-
ward higher levels, Humble being one
of the notable exceptions to the gen.
eral trend.
fell to a new low level for the year
Although some of the radios were less
active than in recent sessions, most OF
them maintained their quotations talrly
well. Motors, after moderately higher
opening, reacted and continued II
regular.
Issues Under Pressure.
North American Aviation scraped 6
new bottom level in the first part OF the
session. The air shares as group were
weak, but selling was not as urgent as
Blue Ridge common and preferred
declined to new low marks. Theu
heaviness invited some further selling
of Goldman Sachs and Shenandoah
Adams Express new and Haygart, after
! strong and active opening, encountered
a wave of selling which wiped out mos
OF their early appreciation.
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PLAN ELECTRIC MERGER.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, September 80
R).-The General Water Works &
Electric Co., Delaware corporation,
with headquarters in New York, today
filed with the Alabama Public Service
Commission a petition for approval of
a proposed merger and refinancing of
the River Falls Power Co., the Anda-
lusia Light g. Power Co., the Opp Light
g. Power Co. and the Alabama Utilities
Co, all of which operate within this
State.
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Hardwood Lumber Orders.

NEW YORK, September 80 R.-
An improvement In the relation of
hardwood lumber orders to production
and a continued gain In the relation
of softwood orders are indicated for
the week ending September 81. In re-
ports of 300 mills to the National Lum.
Der Manufacturers Association. Soft
wood orders as reported by GOA mills
totaled 313,097, 900 feet, or per cent
below production. Hardwood mills re-
ported new business as 81 $780, feet,
or z per cent above production.
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POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO, September 80 Omitted
States Department of Agricultural
Potatoes-Receipts, 1853 cars; on track,
4O5: total United States shipments Sat-
urday, 1,167 cars; Sunday, 80 cars;
trading Just fair, market steady; North
ern Wisconsin, sacked round whites,
255 to 2.65: central section, 2.35 to
. as. Minnesota, sacked round whites,
200 to 2.45, according to quality and
condition; Minnesota and North Da-
kota, sacked Red River Ohios, best,
2.2Oa2. IS: South Dakota, sacked early
Ohios, 2.25 to 2.30; Idaho, sacked
xiissetS, few sales. 2.75.
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Baltimore CITY Bonds.

BALTIMORE, September 80 (Spe-
ciaD The board Of finance commits
sioners Of the City Of Baltimore will
open bids on October 10 for $4,037, 900
4 per cent bonds. The issues to be sold
consist Of $3,146,000 due on october
tober 1, 1945 to 1916, and $4,000, due
tober 1, 1945 to 1946, and $4,000, due
on october 1, 1888 to 1913. The last
offering by the city was $3.50, 900 Is,
sold at 1851.
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SEABoARD AIR LINE.

BALTIMORE, September 80 (spe-
ciaD Net income Of 81 ,0SS, 654 in Au-
gust of the Seaboard Air Line Railway,
after taxes, rentals and fixed charges
but before adjustment bonds interest
was equivalent, after allowing interest
requirements on those obligations, to
AZ per cent preferred stocks.
In the corresponding period the
company earned only 2.58 per cent on
its $25,0O0,000 Of adjustment bonds.
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Steel Mill Operations.

NEW YORK, September 30.-A sur
vey Of steel mill operations in the Ma
honing Valley shows that 80 out Of
81 Independent open hearth furnaces
are melting, 90 of the 100 sheet mills
are under power and IS of the 81 pipe
mills are operating. Strip mills are re-
ported operating at 80 per cent of rated
capacity, Independent steel-bar mills at
70 per cent and the tin-plate mills at
IS per cent.
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Call Money Renewal Rates.

NEW YORK. September 80 R).-The
average renewal rate for call loans in
September was $50 per cent, compared
with 8.19 per cent in August and TBS
per cent in September, 1928. Ten pei
cent was the highest rate in the month
now ending. while 6 per cent was the
lowest.
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Commodity Notes
Cotton.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OKLAHOMA CITY. September 30
Given a long enough season before
frost, recent moisture will materially
boost Western Oklahoma's cotton crop.
There were many young bolls that have
filled out. There has not been much
damage SO far this Fall to the crop
before 1t is gathered because Of fairly
even temperatures and not much rain
fall.
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PARIS BoURsE PRICES.

PARIS, September 80 (P.-Price
changes were irregular on the Bourse
today.
Three per cent rentes, 70 francs Is
centimes; per cent loan, los francs
S centimes. -.
Exchange on London, 1913 francs 85h
centimes. The dollar was quoted at Is
francs 6l'a centimes.
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ten that you came
out even, and one
and a half out OF
ten that you made
money.
Utilities were the
only issues to show
a group gain in
weekly price level,
and even in this
group IL of the 20
issues closed down
for the week to 8
which made gains.
The 8 included
Standard Gas &
Electric, up nearly
40 points, and De-
troit Edison, up
over 10 points.
~I -k-.A 90
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STOCK PRICE index
SHOWS SHARP DROP
Utilities Only Group to Reg.
lister Gain During Weeks
Trading.
BY IRVING FISHER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

5peCldl OiSphtCH 10 1uo SIhE'
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, September 30.
If you traded on the long side in
the New York stock market last week,
the chances are nearly seven out Of ten
that you lost money, about two out of
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Steel.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.-Youngstown
Sheet & Tube Co., the third largest
steel manufacturer in the country, is
now operating all plants at approx
district plants,
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Fish.

PORTLAND, Oreg-There is an
acute shortage Of native oysters. known
in the Pacific Northwest as the Olympia
oyster. That district Is not able to sup
ply half the current demand, even at
present high prices.
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Airphnes.

CHICAGO-Establis Of q two
way daily passenger service between
Chicago and New Orleans by plane
will be inaugurated within the next
fortnight. Amphibian planes will be
used and they will follow the course
of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-30

Construction Of a.. branch railway
from E Hule, MexicoE land development
of banana lands inv that vicinity Is
bringing prosperity 70 that section.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-30

Heavy rains have practically de-
stroyed all the crops in parts Of Nam
cnuria
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leaders at current prices.

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(Feb 28l (Feb. 28l MAY $50
Copyright, 1929, by Irving FiSherO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-22

Franklin Square Men's Shop and Our Oicn Stock Of ,
Mems Underwear
(4 Mems woolmixed silk. and. Union Suits. -
athletic style and long ankle Including w
Munsine Duofold and Refs makes. Incomplete range of
Sizes Regular $3.50 to $35 grades
(165) Mems Cotton Ribbed Union Suits, w~
medium and heavy weights. Merit and Tuxedo /O0
makes. Sizes SO to A. Regular $165 grade at 0 ~
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GRAIN MARKET,

CHICAGO, October 80 (P).-Wheat
scored lively upturns in price today aft
err wavering start. Rallying power
shown by Stock Exchange quotations
was the principal immediate factor as
to wheat, but traders gave increasing
attention to developments that ordi-
narily affect grain values. Opening I'M
changed to 12-cent higher, wheat hes
itated little and then rose quickly as
much as 1ss cents a bushel in some
cases. Corn was easy, starting at 1s
cent of to b-cent upland subsequent
ly sagging all around. Oats was firm.
Provisions held about steady.
Helping to lift the wheat market at
times today, indications of liberal ex-
port business in North American wheat
added to the stimulating influence of
rallies in securities values. Talk was
current that 1,750,0 bushels Of wheat
had been purchased overnight from
Canada and the United States for ship
ment to Europe. Indications pointed
also to curtailment of wheat shipments
this week from Argentina.
On the other hand, comprehensive
advices were to the effect that there
had been an increase of 5 to 10 per
cent in domestic acreage sown to Win
ter wheat. It was stated in this con-
nection that owing to timely widespread
rains termination of the crop has been
good and fields looked fine.
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FOREIGN TRADE GAIN
is SHOWN BY U. S,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 30.-A 9 per
cent gain in exports and 10 per cent
gain in imports for the first nine months
OF 1929 indicate the largest growth OF
American foreign trade in any year
since the war, the National Foreign
Trade Council reported today.
Exports for the nine months were
$3.849, 000, 900 or 292 million dollars
greater than they were in 1927, the next
highest total for the period of almost
nine years. Imports for the nine months
at $3,361 900, 900 were larger than any
for any year since 1920.
The export business in automobiles
and parts this year is the largest ever
recorded. The figures for the first nine
months, with exports valued at $455,-
400, 900, show gain of % per cent over
the next highest corresponding period
which was last wear Machinery ex-
ports have also been the highest on
record for the past months, totaling
$462, 100000, or Is per cent better than
the corresponding months of last year.
1T is in these figures" the Trade
Council said. that it becomes apparent
that the main occupation of American
export trade today is to equip the rest
of the world with the implements of the
American standard of living"
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NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, October 80 (P).-Cotton
opened steady at an advance of IS to
18 points today with the active months
selling IA to 81 points net higher dur
ing the first few minutes on trade buy
ing. covering and some commission
house demand promoted by steady
cables rains in the Eastern and Central
belts and talk of strengthened
technical position in both cotton and
stocks.
December sold up to 1903 and March
to 1880 on this initial demand, but the
advance met a little Southern selling
and realizing, which caused reaction of
a few points At the end Of the first
half hour the market was quiet and
steady al net advances Of IL to IA
points.
Liverpool cables reported trade calling,
covering and continental buying in the
market there and said there was a
moderate cloth business with the
continent and Near East.
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Baltimore Markets
Special Dispatch to The Sta.

Special Dispatch to The Sta.
BALTIMORE, Nd, October 30.-Po-
tatoes. white. barrel. 150a4.15; 100
pounds, 2.5oa3.00; sweet potatoes, barrel,
1O0 3.00a4.00; beans, bushel, 2.50a3.O0
cabbage, hamper, 60a90; carrots, 100,
400a5.00 caulifower, crate, 1.25a2.50;
celery, crate, 1.25a2.50; eggplant, crate.
3.50a4.50; lettuce, bushel, 75a1 90; lima
beans, hamper, 1.25a1.75; onions, 100
pounds, 1.50a2 90: peppers. hamper, goa
+ 80; peas, bushel, 5.50a6.00; spinach,
hamper, 3oa75; tomatoes, hamper, asa
rs; turnips; hamper, Isaac; apples,
grapefruit, box, 3.00a4.00; honey dews.
crate, 1.50a2.50; oranges, box. 2.50a4.25:
pears, bushel, 2.00a4.50; ounces, bushel,
75a1.50.
= Dairy Market.
: Poultry, alive-Turkeys. pound, 40;
Spring chickens. 23a28; Leghorns. 22a
"a; old hens, 23a31; Leghorns, 1922;
old ROSTERS, 18a20; ducks, 2Oa25;
guinea fowls, each, 4oa75; pigeons, pair,
Eggs-Receipts, 1929 cases: native
and nearby firsts, 48a52; current re-
ceipts, 42a44; hennery white, 5Saeo.
pound, 42a4s; ladies, 35a36; store
packed, 81; rolls, 31a32; process, 40a4l.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, 100 head: light
supply; market dull. Steers. choice to
prime. none; good to choice. 12.00a
. 1850; medium to good, 1l.00al1.55;
: fair, S.50a9 so; common to plain, TOO
a8.50. Bulls. choice to prime, none;
good to choice, none; medium to good
8.00a9.00; fair to medium, 750a8.00:
plain to fair, 6.50a750; common to
plain, 5.50a6.50. Cows. choice to prime,
: none; good to choice, 8.00a850; me-
dunn to good, 7.00a80o; fair to me-
dunn, 6.00a7.00; plain to fair, 5.00a6.00;
common to plain, 4.00a5.00. Heifers,
choice to prime, none; good to choice
none; medium to good, 9.00al0.00; fair
6 to medium, 8.00a9.00; plain to fair,
7.00a8.00; common to plain, 600a700.
Fresh cows and springers, so GOAL so. 90.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, TOO
head; fair supply; market steady.
Sheep, 2.00a600; lambs, 650al3.50.
Hogs-Receipts, $50 head; light sup
ply; market steady; lights, 10.0oal0.35;
heavies,, 10.ooa10.25; medium, 10O0a
1925; roughs, 7.25a9 90; light pigs,
e.50a9.75; pigs, 980al0.00.
Calves-Receipts, rs head; light sup
ply; market lower. Calves, 7.00al6.00.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. 2, red Winter, spot,
1.21%; No. 2, red Winter, garlicky, spot,
1.2lA; october delivery, l21X; No
vember, 1919; No. 3, garlicky, 1.1734.
Corn-No. 2, export, october delivery,
no quotations; No. 2. domestic, yellow,
1.11a1.12; cob corn. $50.
OatS-No. 2, white domestic, spot,
66H; No 3, white domestic, spot, 55la.
Rye-Nearby, 9oa1.0o.
Hay-Receipts, none. Season for old
hay Is about over. A little new crop is
arriving, but hardly enough upon which
to establish quotations by grades. Where
in good order new hay sells at from
13OOa1650 per ton. according to its
quality and condition, receipts by truck
taking care of most requirements.
Straw-Little demand for straw. Re-
ceipts generally ample. Wheat straw,
No. l, per ton, 900al0.0o; oat straw,
No. /, per ton, 9.00a10.00.
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Business Notes

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 30.-Demand
for machinery and machine tools in
creased perceptibly in the past week in
all sections Of the country except
Detroit, where the continued depres-
sion in the automotive industry has
produced spotty market, the Amer
lean Machinist reports.
Charcoal heaters will be installed In
freight cars on the Boston e. Maine
Railroad this Winter to keep perishable
fruits and vegetables from freezing
while en- route from Boston to Northern
New England points.
The Pres-O-Lite Co., subsidiary Of
the Union Carbide & Carbon Corpora
ton, plans construction of an acetylene
producing plant at Casper, Wyo.