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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, January % (P) Omitted
States Department of Agriculture) -
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head, including
$4,000 direct; market mostly steady to
10 cents lower; top, 1925; bulk 140-
2i0 pounds, 1000 to 1920; 22O-260
pounds, 9.75 to 1000; 270-3O0 pounds,
$50 to 9.75; packing sows, S.25 to S.s5;
butchers, medium to choice. 250-300
pounds, 9.25 to 900; 200-250 pounds,
$50 to 1915; 10000 pounds. CTS to
1925; 130-160 pounds, $50 to 1925;
packing sows, $40 to S.85; pigs, me-
dunn to choice, s0-130 pounds, 900 to
1000.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head; calves.
receipts, 1000 head; largely a steer
run, lower grades predominating; weak
to rs cents lower, with heavy steers
showing most downturn; practically
nothing done on heavies; early top
yearlings. 1900; prospects steady on
choice steers and yearlings, all weights,
supply scarce; slaughter classes, steers,
good and choice. 1,300-l 500 pounds,
to 1900; 950-1 100 pounds, 1850 to
1925; common and medium, $50 pounds
up, S.7S to 1880; fed yearlings, good
1925.
HeiferS, good and choice, $50 pounds
down, l2.25al5.00; common and me-
dunn, 7.75a12.25; cows. good and choice.
8.OOalO.SO; common and medium, 6.5Oa
S.O0; low cutters and cutter, 5.25a6.5 so;
bulls, good and choice (beef), 9.5Oa
1000; cutter to medium, 7.25a9. rs: veal
ers milk fed, good and choice, IA GOA
1850; medium, 11.00aI4.0O; Gull and
common, 75Oall.00 stockers and feed
er steers, good and choice, all weights
l0:S0al1.S0; common and medium, 8.25
a10.50. 49,
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; market
opening slow; fully IS cents lower:
carry sales tat lambs mostly 1925;
few loads of choice, 1880: ton tn out,
Siders, 1878; fat ewes steady at e.5Oa
100; feeding lambs nominal: Lambs,
good and choice, 90 pounds down, I3.O0
al5.8S: medium, l1.75a13.00; common,
!O.oOall.75; ewes, medium to choice
$50 pounds down, 55Oa7. rs; Gull and
common, 3.O0a5.75; feeder lambs, good
and choice, 11.65a13.1O.
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BY CHARLES F. sPEARE.
pecial Dispatch to The star.


NEW YORK, January 22.-The two
schools that have been voicing their
opinions on railroad consolidation for
several years are, FIRST that which adj
vocates the merger of railway systems
in order to promote higher degree of
service to the public and, second, the
one which regards service now being
rendered as nearly up to maximum and
developed in the past decade independ-
ent of the type and scope of consolida-
tons such as has been proposed In the
recent Interstate Commerce Commission
plan.
Members of the second school are to
be found among shippers, the travelling
public, State railway commissioners and
even among members of the Interstate
Commerce Commission itself. Their
tistical record of efficiency presented
from month to month by the Bureau Of
Statistics of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Latest i. C. c. Figures.
No stronger evidence has been pre-
sented in proof of the fine accomplish
ments of American railroads than that
in the latest figures published by this
agency Of the Government. They cover
the month of October, when traflc
ordinarily was at its peak" and the
difficulties of operations are increased
by the forcing of all kinds of traffic
onto the lines of the carriers and exact
ing for it prompt movements. In Octo-
Der six new high records were reached
by American railroads. These included
miles per train mile, gross ton miles per
train hour, car miles per day, car miles
per train mile and pounds of coal per
1 900 gross ton miles,
The greatest achievement and the one
that in its development since 1921 has
done most to relieve the chronic car
shortages, of which shippers in the past
bitterly complain, is that of bringing
up the average of miles travelled each
day by freight car to S6.S miles. The
average for the year 1928 was 31.3
miles. with the gain made in the first
10 months of last year greater than in
any 12-month period since the railroads
came out from the control of the Gov
eminent.
In 1921 the average mileage run each
day by each freight car was only 22.4
miles When the total mileage of all
the routes of the country is taken into
account, it can well be realized how much
advantage there has been to the ship
per of freight to have his goods NOV
ing at 36.3 miles per day instead Of
the slow pace Of 22.4.
Along with this has been the increase
not only in the average trainload of the
American carriers. but in the average
load per car.
Equipment Improved.
The records show that the condition
of all equipment has improved and that
in recent months the percentage of I'M
serviceable cars and locomotives to the
total of all such equipment has been at
the lowest since the war;.
The effects of this high standard Of
operation will be shown in the monthly
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CURB SHARES GAIN
IN BRISK TURNOVER
Market ReSiStS Selling Pres.
sure-UtiIitieS Featured
in Trading.
BY JOHN A. cRoNE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 22.-After
opening higher today. but quiet, the
curb market turned active and stoutly
resisted profit taking invited by initial
bulges. Utilities were the leaders in
point of volume, and higher priced in
dustrials led in wide fluctuations.
Oils, although duh, were firmer than
in the previous session as a result of
further crude oil production cuts.
Mines, especially the relatively high
cost copper producers, were irregular at
the outset.
Responding to increased sales and
output, motor shares frightened. In
dustrials were mixed, steels and farm
implements most rapidly moving ahead
and chains slackening.
Pivotal utilities, such as American
Superpower, Associated Gas & Electric,
United Light q Power A, Utilities Power
&, Light common and Middle West
Utilities improved, but Electric Bond &
Share met several selling waves, which
wiped out part of its early advance.
Humble and Standard Oil of Ohio
registered the best early gains though
Standard of Indiana was the most ac-
tive Standard Oil. CoSden featured
lIAC 41llcCc4ldDCOuS OllS, dDOuG
half of its 934-point loss Monday as a
result of dividend rumorS and the pos
sibility that it may be transferred 10
the big board. Indian Territory nlum-
mating was up Il point. but Cities Serv-
ices merely backed and filled.
Deere g. Co. led the rise of higher
priced industrials with an initial leap
of 40 points. following its 60-point jump
Tuesday. Although some shorts might
be subjected to a squeezing, part of
Deere's advance mirrors improved out
look for the implement industry.
Singer Manufacturing opened down S
and Tubize pointed lower Safeway
Stores second warrants was at 176, a
drop of "a points. General Baking
Corporation common and preferred de-
clined following the report Of the sub
sidiary General Baking Co. which
showed smaller profits for 1929 than
for 1928.
Croker Wheeler was higher, a re-
suit of its offer to shareholders of
record February 3 of one additional
common share at SIS share for each
four shares now held, making rights at
the then current value of the stock
worth about 80 cents.
United States Electric Power Cor
poration common admitted to unlisted
dealings appeared at 81. Blaw Knox,
among the steels, forged ahead as
Driver Harris retreated.
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Baltimore Markets
,ecial pispatch 70 The star.


BALTIMORE, Md, January pa
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, pound, 32a3s;
old toms, 25a27; Spring chickens, 26a3o:
Leghorns, 22a25; old ROSTERS, 17a15:
ducks, 16a25; old hens, 25a2s; Leghorns,
2oa23; geese, 15a22; Guinea fowls, each,
4Oa60; pigeons, pair. IS.
Eggs-Receipts. 3l4 cases; nearby
firsts, 42H; pullets. 3s; hennery whites,
firsts, As; culls and dirty eggs, 25a3o.
Butter-Good and fancy creamery,
pound. 33a3e; ladies, 30a31; store
packed, 20: rolls, 25a2s; process, s4a35.
Vegetable Prices.
Potatoes, white, 100-pound sacks,
2.25a3.15: sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.OOa
800; yams, barrel, 1.5Oa25O; beets.
crate, 3.00a3.25; beans, hamper, 3.06a
ATS; cabbage, hamper. 50a75; carrots,
100, 3.OOa400; cauliflower. crate, LISA
2.25: celery, crate, 1.5Oa225; lettuce,
crate, 3.5Oa5.50; kale. barrel, $50;
onions, 100 pounds, l.75a2.00; peppers,
crate, 4.00a6.5O; peas, crate, 400; pars-
1.25; apples, bushel. 75a2.25; cranber-
ries, box, 3.00a4.75; grapefruit, box,
2.50a4.75; oranges, box. 2.15a4.50; tan
gerines, box, 1.25a2.40; strawberries,
quart, 35a50.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, rs head; light sup
ply, market steady.
Steers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 1900 to 1925; medium to
good, Ills to 1915; fair to medium,
10 lot - Cot -
1925; common to plain, 8.25 to Gas.
Bulls-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 9.25 to 1000; medium to
good, 500. to 600; fair to medium, 7.25
to IT'S; plain to fair, 6.25 to TOO;
common to plain, 500 to 600.
Cows-Choice to prime, none: good
to choice, 800 to 900; medium to good,
$50 to 8.25; fair to medium, CTS 70
TBS; plain to fair, $50 to $50; common
to plain, 400 to 500.
Heifers-Choice to prime, none; good
to choice, 1000 to HOO; medium to
good, 900 to 1000; fair to medium,
common to plain, 500 to 100.
Fresh cows and springers, 5000 to
10000.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, IS head;
light supply, market steady; sheep, 200
to $50; lambs, TOO to 1900.
Hogs-Receipts, 800 head; light sup
ply; market lower; lights, 1915 to IL 90;
heavieS, 1915 to HOO; medium, IL 90
to 1l.25; roughs, 7.50 to $50; light pigs,
1880 to 1880; pigs, 1885 to 1890.
Calves-Receipts. IS head; light sup
ply; market steady. Calves, 700 to
1880.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wheat-No. ? red Winter, spot, 1853:
No 2 red Winter, garlicky, spot, 1854;
January, 1888; No. 8 garlicky, no
quotations.
. Corn-No. domestic, yellow, new,
1.03; cob corn, new, 4.65a4.70.
Oats-No. 2 white domestic, spot,
SAY; No. white domestic, spot, 53l2.
Rye-Nearby, coal 90.
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 14.00a17.00 per ton, according to
its quality and condition.
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KEEN COMPETITION
IN BUSINESS SEEN
New Sales Methods Separate, q
''GetterS" From "0rder
Takers"

Business men are likely TO be sharply
divided into classes by the keen COM
petition which is in prospect between
now and April 80.
Big executives of retail and whole
sale establishments, seeking data here
say the period will serve to establish
pretty clearly which are the business
getters" and which the order takers"
The latter, they say, are likely to have
somewhat Disappointing first quarter.
In the first class are those who are
out TO get business If business exists
and to make business where 1t does not
exist. They are studying out new
methods and are as ready to scrap old
policies as they are to scrap obsolete
machinery. Most of them seem willing
to admit that profits are not to be ex-
pected from a marked improvement in
prices. Wholesale prices are lower APP
preciably than they were a year ago
and the purchasing power of the dol
lar is now l06, with the prices of 1926
taken as 100.
Raw Materials Higher.
II is notable that raw materials gen.
orally are higher, while the declines
have come in the semi-finished and I'm
1shed lines. All in all, prices have been
well stabilized. In the last two months
BIC commodities out of $50 showed
gains, 1852 showed losses and 800 regis
tered no change In price
Higher net earnings, therefore, must
come from reduction in costs of pro-
duction and distribution. The latter
angle Is the one most stressed, since
cutting OF production costs has already
gone as far as possible in some lines.
Inc business getter" class, therefore,
Is Keeping awake nights planning dis
tr1bution savings. Consultations offer
one method, and 1t is likely that sales
forces will be redistributed and COM
bined in many instances.
Advertising Is another method whose
use Is likely to be widespread. Up.to-
GATE business men know that 1t Is wise
pollcy 10 spend money to make money
Advertising space will be used to bet.
ter advantage than ever before.
Advertising Plans.
National advertisers anticipate SPEND
ing approximately $206, 900, 900 in mag
azineS in 1880. According to data sup
piled at the Bureau of the Census,
newspaper Image is likely to approx
mate 1890, 600, 900 lines.
The farm magazines expect to draw
In approximately $l2,000,000 from adj
vertising clients. Radio advertising
programs may involve as high as S25,-
100000 for the use of facilities alone,
not counting expenses for talent
There is in prospect a sharp redistri-
button of sales territory. Markets, which
cost more to serve than they paid, are
being abandoned. More territory Is be-
ing given individual statesmen and the
quality of the sales personnel is being
built up. Products will be more tho
roughly diversified and stocks will be
kept small.
Copyright, i93o)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
REDUCTION TN CEMENT
MILL OPERATION SHOWN

American Portland cement mills con-
ttnue TO show decline in the ratio of
operations to capacity as indicated by
the figures for II months period end
ing December 81. According to Stats
tics released by the Bureau of Mines
Of the Department of Commerce the
ratio of operations for the last IL
months was 66.4 per cent. The ratio
percentage has fallen from q maximum
OF I'LL per cent for IL months ending
April 80 to 66.4 per cent for IL months
period ending December 81, 1929.
During the month 11,2I5 900 barrels
were produced, 5,908, 900 barrels were
shipped and stocks on hand at the
end OF the month were 23,5l9, 900 bar
rels. Production for December, 1929,
was per cent less and shipments 20
per cent less than December, 1928.
Stocks at the mills were 2.6 per cent
higher than a year ago.
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Manufacturers, Finance Co.

BALTIMORE, January % Especially i.
The Manufacturers Finance Co. re-
ports net earnings for 1929 after divi-
dends on preferred stocks and reserves
for losses and contingencies of 1857, 738,
equivalent to SAT- a share on the out
standing common stock. This compares
with $235.l12, or slightly less than IS q
share earned in 1923.
During the year the company pur-
chased SCI ,193, 047.15 of accounts, notes.
ETC., and collected $87, 372, 9O7.63. OF
this volume ~ per cent was represented
by commercial accounts having an
average maturity of IS days; II per cent
Of the company's volume was represents
ed by motor lien paper and the remain
ing II per cent by other installment
obligations.
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RAILROAD EXPERTS DIFFER
ONL C. C. MERGER PROPOSALS

statements for December, which will
jority of these there will be gross de-
creases and a net that would have been
"shot to pieces" If the arrangements of
American roads had not previously
raised their operating efficiency to such
a high point that a considerable part
of the public is willing today to let the
roads operate as they have been doing
so well, rather than force them into
mergers of an unnatural character.
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cables, but the market wss quiet and
while offerings were light, prices sageed
on point or two by the end of the
first half hour under realizing.
Reports Of continued cold weather in
the South, came in for some Comment
in relation to the probable survival of
Doll weevil, but were not a factor of
apparent Importance. Liverpool cables
reported local buying and covering and
said there was an increasing cloth de.
mand from India, with fair sales to
Egypt and South America.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, January ~ (F1.-The
cotton market opened steady at I'M
changed prices to an advance of z
points, with the active months showing
net gains of 4 to 7 points during the
first few minutes on covering together
with a little trade and commission
house buying. This may have been en-
couraged by relatively steady Liverpool
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JOINS CASUALTY BOARD.

Erwin Rankin, president Of American
General Securities Corporation, and vice
president of American Founders Cor
poration OF Hartford, Conn, has been
elected a director Of Maryland CASUALTY
Co. of Baltimore. This action Is con-
firmatory of statements that the found
ers group would take more active part
in insurance companies in which it has
financial interest," 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
CRAWFORD CO. ELECTS
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

The same officers and directors of the
Crawford Co. were reelected at the
annual meeting yesterday. They are
j. II. Crawford, president and treasury;
Percy Crawford. vice president and gen.
eral manager; H. L. Crawford, secretary;
William Crawford, assistant secretary;
9. A. Wsrthen, F. F. Schondau, r. j.
Hartigan.
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BANK CLEAR1NGs.

NEW YORK, January % (Special) =
New York bank clearings, today
$1,036. 000, 900: a year ago, 81 $50 ,0OO, 900.
New York bank balances, today,
$l53, 900 900; a year ago, $134, O0O, 900
New York Federal Reserve credit
balances. today. $4,000, 900; a year
ago, S125, 900 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22

The special stockholders meeting of
the Midland Steel Products Co., called
to vote on a readjustment of the capt.
talization, has been adjourned until
January 28.
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Stock Offer Planned.

NEW YORK, January % (P).-The
Crocker-Wheeler Electric Co. is plan
ming to offer common stockholders one
additional share at SIS for each. four
shares held on record February 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22

AS a protest against an increase in
the price of gasoline, taxi drivers of
Bucharest. Rumania, recently went on
strike and the government had to in
teryene,
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STOCKS.
BONDS.

Total sales Ipar VaIueI, S1O52OOO.
(Copyright, 1880, Standard Statistics co..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22

idsnd rates in dollars based quarterly or semi
sEx-diyidend
ash or stock Payable PAYABLE in Preferred Stoe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
EXTENSION OF LIFE
OF MARKET SEEN
Moore Believes 1t Will Be
Open ''for Some Time"
After January l.

Confidence that the Center Market
will be allowed to continue in opera
ton "for some time" after January /,
1881, Is expressed by Representative r.
Walton Moore Of Virginia, as q result
Of whose insistence the decision was
reached to have it remain open until
the site it occupies is needed for the
Federal building program.
Representative Moore emphasizes that
1t Is to the financial interest of the
Government to keep the market going
as long as possible, because the revenue
from its operation exceeds the cost Of
maintenance. He points out that the
President already has recommended an
appropriation to continue it until the
first mentioned date, and If the land
Is not needed by the Government for
new construction purposes on that date,
an additional appropriation in the first
deficiency bill next December.
Some time ago, the Senate passed a
resolution peremptorily ordering the re-
moval Of the market by July I. This
resolution was referred to and reported
by the House District committee. but
at the suggestion of Mr.. Moore, it was
re-referred to the committee and the
committee now Is asked to amend it so
as to provide that the market shall not
be discontinued until it is definitely de-
termtned when the land will be needed,
and then only after 80 days notice.
It is, of course, obvious that in view
OF the value of the market to con-
sumers Of the District, it should not be
abandoned until there Is q real neces-
sity.
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NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
WILL HOLD FESTIVAL
Floral Procession and Coronation
Of May Queen Will Be
Features.

The twenty-eighth annual Spring
festival of Neighborhood House clubs,
attended by floral procession and
coronation of a May queen, with 200
costumed children participating, will
be held at the Neighborhood House, 470
N street southwest, on May /, 2 and 3.
The feature of the festival, the
GROWING Of the May queen, will be held
on Saturday, when o professional
march and folk dance presentations
will conclude the festivities.
On Thursday and Friday afternoons
q series OF juvenile plays and panto-
mines viii be presented, including such
childhood fantasies as the Monkeys and
Their Red Caps, Belling the Cat and
the Three Little Pigs.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings O varied dramatic program
will be offered, including the Shepherd,
a pastoral musical play. by the Girls
Club and Seven Come Eleven" min
strel show, by the Boys Club.
Booths, stage effects and carnival
costumes have been arranged through
cooperation Of neighborhood parents.
Proceeds Of the carnival viii be ex-
pended In furthering the community
welfaue work Of Neighborhood House.
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VICTIMS OF AUTOS
INCLUDE VISITORS
Frank ]. StiIIman of C California
Unconscious in Hospital
Soon After Arrival.

Frank J. Stillman, who was struck
by an automobile at Connecticut ave-
nue. and @ street at noon yesterday,
was still unconscious at Emergency
Hospital last night and little hope is
held for his recovery.
Mr.. Stillman arrived in Washington
from his home in Glendale, Calf, only
few hours before the accident. He
called on relatives at the Highland
Apartments, Connecticut avenue and
California street, and shortly afterward,
while attempting to cross the Q street
intersection he was hit by an auto
mobile, said to have been driven by
George Elefsaides, 81 years old, of 1415
S street. The driver was arrested and
is held by police pending the outcome
Of Mr.. Stillman's injuries.
Three other accidents were reported
to police during the last "a hours.
Howard Quade, 9 years old, Of 635
Eighth street northeast, escaped serious
injury when an automobile driven by
William j. Long Of 1905 Gales street
northeast. ran him down at Eighth
and II streets northeast. He was taken
to Casualty Hospital and later dis
charged.
Miss Elizabeth McGarry, % years old,
Of 5908 Fourth street was struck by a
taxicab driven by Eugene F. Snaken-
bury of Clarendon, Va, on Fifteenth
street, near II street. She was taken
to Emergency Hospital.
A 3-year-old colored boy, Wilbert
Tilghman of lis Fifteenth street north
east, was reported in an undetermined
condition at Casualty Hospital after
being struck by an automobile operated
by Joseph M. Kober, 3S, of 1408 G
street northeast. The accident &C.
CURED in the 1900 block of B street
northeast.
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WOMAN IS BEATEN
BY COLORED MAN
Alleged Counterfeit Dime Refused
in Deal for Tobacco, Mrs.
Pecker Tells Police.

Attacked by a colored man when she
refused to accept an alleged counter
felt dime in payment for a plug of
chewing tobacco, Mrs. Nettie Pecker,
42-year-old storekeeper of 40 @ street
southwest, suffered the loss of two teeth,
bruises OF the face and cuts about the
left arm yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Pecker was treated at Emergency
Hospital by DR.. F. G. Pfanner and re-
turned to her store when physicians
pronounced her condition not serious.
the woman told fourth precinct
police investigating the case that the
man became enraged when she turned
down the dime he gave her after buying
the tobacco, and struck her several
times with his fists, and then ran from
the store. A police lookout was flashed
10 all the precincts giving the mans
name and description.