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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-29

A farm survey in eastern North Da-
kota showed that approximately Is
per cent OF the revenue from a flock
OF sheep was from the sale of wool.
With ordinary prices for feed and
wool, the wool clip will about pay the
cost OF maintaining the flock.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-29

Germany died in an American field
hospital in France from wounds in
flicted by a United States patrol.
In eastern Europe, Germans with
drew from the Werder peninsula.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-29

AT the recent Bowman county fair
a total of 591 exhibits were shown by
4-H club members. These included
200 head of livestock, 81 crops exhib-
its, 292 displays of foods club work
and 68 exhibits of clothing.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-29
Editorial Comment

Editorials printed below show the
trend Of thought by other editors.
to whether they agree or disagree
with The Tribune's policies.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-29
Quotations

No matter how important or big the
offender, history shows that he is
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-10-29
(Official City, State and County
Newspaper)

Foreign Representatives
SMALL. SPENCER. LEV1NGS
& BREWER
Uncorporated)
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON
Evening star., 1931-12-07
Washington Produce
Butter-One-pound prints, 36. III


Eggs-Hennery, 3oa35; current re-
ceipts, 24a27.
Poultry, Turkeys, young toms
and hens, 25a27; old toms 20a25: old
hens I9a22; chickens, 3 pounds and
over, l8a20; to 2l2 pounds, -0a22;
Spring brOilcrs %: hens, large, 18a20,
small 15al7, LCghorn hens, balls:
,oostcrs, l0a12; keats. young, 40a45; old.
25a35
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys. young
hens and toms. 23a32, old toms. 23a3O
old hens 30a32; chickens, 3 pounds and
oyer 22a24, 2 to 2l2 pounds 23a25;
Spring broiIers, 30 hens, large, 21a23;
small l8a20; LcghOrn hens, 16a18;
ROSTERS, I3a15; Long Island ducks,
1920.
Meats Beef. prime, 16; choice. IS;
good, "a; fair, 12i COW, 914al0; lamb,
top, IS medium, l2al3; veal, top Is;
fair to medium, l2a13; pork loins. to
~ pounds, II, 10 to II pounds IL; u
to IS pounds, 10, fresh hams, 8 to 10
pounds, 1919; 18 to % pounds, 10;
smoked hams, l9a20; strip bacon, 19a2O
lard, 50-pound tins, 9; package, 10;
compound, 7a7Ia.
Fruits-Applcs, fancy box stock.
l75a2 SO; nearby, bushel baskets, 35a
l.25; oranges, Florida, 300a35O; Cali
fornia, 425a5O0; grapefruit. 2.25a2 rs;
honeydeWs, 2,50a30O; lines, per 100,
1.75a200 pears, 3O0a3 so; Dineapplcs.
2.75a3.00; grapes, Empcrors. 2.OOa2 IS =,
TokayS, l.25a200; COncords, IS, ba-
nanas, 1.00a20O tangerines, 2.OOa2. .25; ;
kumquats. quarts, 8a1o; cranberries,
225; Strawberries, per quart, 1.00.
Vegetables - Potatoes, Maine, 100
pound sacks, 1.25; New York, 150-pound
sacks, ITS; Idaho bakers, 100-p0und
sacks, 2.25; sweets, Eastern Shore, 50a
IS; red, 75a90; lettuce, Iceberg. 8 .75a
4.50; Florida, 200: broccoli. 2.00a2 .25;
2auliiloWer, l.75a2 90; carrots, California,
crates, 400, string beans, l.5OaI rs; !;
lmaS, 5.00a6.50; peas, 7.OOa75O: beets.
100 punches, 3.00a40O; carrots, per 100
punches, 6,00a700; satisfy, per dozen
punches 1.00al20; peppers, 30Oa
$50; kale, so; spinach, 75a9O; mush-
rooms, 75a90; turnips. 50a6O, arti-
chokes, 4.0Oa5 90; squash, $50; okra
Cuba, per pan, GOAL 90, Florida. per
buShel, 3.25a3 so; cabbage. new. 40
pound basket, 2.25a2.5O; old. lOO-pound
sacks, l.25; celery, 300a3.25; tomatoes.
Florida, fancy, Span containers, TOO;
California, 30-pound lugS, $50.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
MIDWEST STORES
HAVE SALES GAIN
Holiday Buying Appears in
Trade CenterS-PriCe
Levels Are Mixed.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSDatcn TO Ine star.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, December T.
With the first movement of holiday
buying appearing in the trade centers
and the rural towns preparing for later
activity by expanded advertising and
Christmas decorations, some softening
of the rather rigid attitude toward
spending of any sort is evident. Back
sets in the price levels OF products have
been disappointing, of course. but faith
remains in the minds OF most farmers
and live stock men that betterment will
be seen before Spring and the dispo-
sition to hold grain is as marked as
ever. Naturally this affects somewhat
the immediate buying power, but this
latter is helped by disposing of portions
OF the supply to meet current needs.
Two unusual factors have entered the
mercantile field of the interior, outside
the reduced level of the price structure
as 1t affects raw materials and products.
One is the difficulty experienced by Gus
toners in obtaining desired goods
promptly-and som etimes not at all.
Retail stocks in general are depleted.
but more than that many stores have
ON their counters and shelves obsolete
materials from Old stored stocks which
they are trying to sell at fairly good
prices.
The consumer finds it difficult to sup
ply his needs in numerous lines because
stocks have not been kept up to date
ana frequently becomes discouraged and
gives up buying entirely. Naturally.
money Is diverted to other stores where
q lar ,at4s.F ..t,f
81 ockS which, even if not large. are
abreast with the times and with mod
ern demands, thereby taking advantage
OF an opportunity to increase their eli
c2tele, In every town and city is going
on a Encouragement of the trading stu
au0n, some stores falling behind and
others absorbing the bulk Of whatever
trade exists. These latter will, when
the real turn of the business tide ar
rlYes, find themselves most fortunately
situated
The other influence is that of the
varied prices at which lines of mer-
chandise are held. While there is
heavy shrinkage in the return from the
iarmstead, the price level of commodi-
ties has not kept pace Had it done so
the sltuation-except for fixed charges.
such as interest and taxes-would be
much modified. But some retail prices
remain al nearly or quite the peak of
two years ago, Others have declined,
but not in proportion to the market
value of products Firms that attempt
to hold up prices are having the most
serious experiences. 1t is considered
that no permanent reason exists for a
Step-up in prices for a considerable pc
Ilod. Rather we may expect that those
prices maintained at high figures will
be compelled to show a lesseneod level
or the merchandise remain unsold.
lCopyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-07
BIMETALLISM MOVE
OPPOSED BY SENATOR
0ddie Favors Restoration of Silver
to It's Pre-War Prioe-Would
Aid Orient.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Opposition to bimetallism or fixed
ratios Of gold and silver was voiced by
Senator Tasker L. Oddie Of Nevada be-
fore the American Mining Congress
Convention.
Senator Oddle is chairman of the
Senate Mines and Mining Committee.
AS q solution to the silver question
Senator Oddie favored restoring silver
to its prc-War price as the basis of a
sound and safe policy He predicted
that + substantial increase in the price
OF SITTER, copper, lead and zinc would
contribute to revival of industry and
trade.
He referred to the possibility of Con-
gTcss at It's coming session providing
for Increased taxes and reductions of
Government expenses. although he op-
posed a too drastic rut in Federal ac-
tivities, as this would have a harmful
effect on employment
Referring to low silver prices. Oddie
cited some Of his observations in. China
last Summer, stating that goods can
be purchased in that country at .25
cents on the dollar and that the wages
ot labor are as low as IA cents a dav.
Solution of the silver problem BY
restoration of its pre-War price will i'm
prove conditions, in the Orient, " he said.
. increase the purchasing power Of India
and China and advance American com
merce, A substantial increase in its
price, and other metals. will again start
the wheels Of industry moving
Evening star., 1931-12-07
Retail Sales Gain
During Week Laid
To " Gather Change

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December Retail
sales gained during the past week as
compared with the previous week, ac-
cording to the weekly survey by the
Fairchild Publications. Total volume
continues below the corresponding Pc
riod of 1880.
The gain in sales during the week
was due to more seasonable weather
Sales have been fuctuating very closely
with the temperatures. The relation
ship between temperatures and sales
nave been much closer during 1881 than
during most years
The improvement in sales has not
been confined to holiday merchandise
According to reports, Winter apparel
sales have also gained. This has been
especially true OF Womens coats, over
coats and sweaters. Total apparel
sales are below a year ago.
Retail prices on December / show
a decrease as compared with November
/. There has been very little halt in
The declining trend of retail prices.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
CANADIAN DOLLAR DIPS
TO NEW LOW LEVELS

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 7.--The Ca
madam dollar dipped to new low
price Saturday, having an exchange
value that was 15h cents less than the
American dollar, the quotation herd
being 8434 cents.
Even since the Canada dollar htg
been restored to parity with the Ame~-.
lean dollar after the World War. the
two North American money units had
held practically the same value. De-
cline of the Canadian currency has
been precipitated by England's aban-
donment of the gold standard.
Its recent sharp depreciation, amount
ing to full cent in the last "a hours.
may have an unfavorsble effect on
American exports to the Dominion. At
today's price, it would require nearly
SIX Canadian dollars to buy an Amer
lcan-made hat worth $5.
English manufacturers, because of a
depreciation of nearly one-third In the
value of the pound sterling. are finding
the cheaper Canadian dollar a stIrnu-
lant to their business with Canada
The loss of the English currency has
oeen about twice as great as the loss
suffered by the Canadian money unit,
Evening star., 1931-12-07
UnfavorabIe Dividend Changes

NEW YORK, December ,. 6Pl.-Un-
favorable dividend changes increased
sharply during the last week and were
the largest in number for any week since
the fourth week Of September, Standard
Statistics Co. reports Favorable
changes also increased. being the largest
reported for any week of the last two
months Unfsvorable changes totaled
SO in comparison with 80 a week ago
and were made up of az reduced and 81
passed dividends. Favorable changes
totsled 20, made up Of Is extras, 2 re-
sumed and 3 initials.
Evening star., 1931-12-07

Offices W g r 2
opened today in
rooms 507-508 of
the American Sc
curity Building. at
Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. The Office
suite has been
especially arranged
and complete IA
cilities for this type
Of business are be-
ing Installed.
Mr.. Fnlger has
been engaged in the
bond business in
Washington for
the past three
years. having been
,,{oC Y,vCcSIcY,t OF
Evening star., 1931-12-07
SILVER QUOTATIONS,

NEW YORK, December 7 Pl.-Noon.
silver futures firm. Sales 750O OOO ounces.
quotations in cents: December, 3050
March, 1901 bid May, 31.70 July,
3l.6O bid September. unquoted.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
CHECK TOTAL GAINS.
BY The Associated Press

u
Checks cashed on individual bank
accounts in 283 leading cities of the
Federal Reserve system showed a gain
Of 3 per cent during the week ended
December 2, as compared with the pre-
yious week, Total debts, for connpar-
able periods as reported by the Federal
Reserve Board, follow
Week ended December 2. 1921 ,371 900
Previous week ......... 1881 767, 900
sane an. week, last year. ll,I75 439 900
Evening star., 1931-12-07
LUMBER PRODUCTION
is CURTAlLED SHARPLY
BY the Associated Press.

Lumber production was curtailed
sharply during Thanksgiving week.
when orders exceeded the cut by % per
cent
Telegraphic reports from leading
mills TO the National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association report production
during the week of 123,O28,O0O feet
Shipments from the mills were reported
to be 16 per cent above production
The previous week 829 mills reported
orders were l9 per cent in excess Of
the cut Of $40, ,377000 feet, while ship
mentS were % per cent higher.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
NEW BANKING FIRM
STARTS BUSINESS
FoIger, Nolan & Co. Enters
Local Investment Field.
Building Survey Made.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Announcement is made Of the for
nation of new investment banking
firm, in Washington, under the name
Of Folser Nolan a. Co. Inc The mem
bers are Clifford Folger and James
Parker Nolan.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
Opening Is Irregular.

Opening prices were mixed, but gains
prcdCmin3ted.
United States Steel at 1894 was off II
General Motors at 2Ai. was up s., Cen
eral Electric rose Il to II e., and West
inghOuse gained Il to 332a.
Wall Street came 10 work expeCtant
today, for this week promises to be re-
plcte with news events affecting the
market, such as the presidential mes
sage the opening OF Congress, rail labor
wage discussions, important rail dtW-
dend meetings, publication Of the un-
filled steel tonnage, and the meeting
on the German debt situation Market
News today included the largest treas
ufy financing since war days, a fur
thcr decline in the weekly commodity
averages. irregularity of the London
market, a rise in London bar silver, and
a bresll OF So cents in sterling here to
$G24}a
The trend in rails was mixed. Della
ware e. Hudson opened of 2 points at
1872, as Union Pacific advanced point
to 1894 AtchisCn rose "a to 96l4 New
York Central at 33, Norfolk g. Western
at 1872 - and Southern Pacific at 36l4
all showed fractional gains, as Penn
sylvania at 22ls and Chicago Rock
Island at 1Ol2 went tri1e lower
Standard Oil of New Jersey lost a
fraction at 317s, as did American
Telephone at 1924 Public Service
Corporation of New Jersey at 6134 gain
ed Ia and Western Union at 49 gained
IA. Kennecott, whose directors meet
for dividend action today, opened off
u at 1134. American Can was un-
changed at 65l4.
Evening star., 1931-12-07
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

The United States Treasury balance
announced today as of close of business
December 4 was S12l ,577.952.o1. Gus
toms receipts for the month to date
were S4,65l ,98547. Total ordinary ex-
penditures were 12,822,973.67,
Evening star., 1931-12-07

Mr.. Nolan, a ma %
tive of Washington
D. c.. attended
Georgetown Law
School. After col
lege he entered
the State Depart
ment and in 1924
became identified
with the National
City Co. For the
past seven years
he has been en-
gagged in the bond
business in this
city He is one Of
the governors OF
the Bond Club.
Folger, Nolan &
Co. will engage in
Evening star., 1931-12-07

D. H. McKnew & Co. prior to the for
nation of the new firm He came to
Washington from Roehest Ter, N. Y"
where he was engaged In business for a
number Of wears. He Is native OF the
state of Washington and a graduate
Of the Washington State College,
Evening star., 1931-12-07
Heard in Financial District.

More favorable reports are being re-
ceive daily regarding the wide interest
being shown in the 1882 Christmas
Savings Clubs recently opened by the
local banks The number Of ioinerS
and the amounts being subscribed in
diCate that another new record is in
the making
Victor B Deyber, president of the
Second National Bank. told the Dis
trict Underwriters Association and the
f1duciaries section Of the District Bank
ers Association at their annual dinner
that he believes that things have prob
ably hit bottom and that improvement
will be noted before very long He
sidetracked the word depression" and
referred to the present important re
adjustments"
The Western Maryland Dairy Co has
declared the regular quarterly dividend
of 81. so on the preferred stock payable
January /, to stock OF record Deem
Der 10.
r. Jesse CLANCY Of the Commercial
National Bank and a director in the
Washington Association Of Credit Men,
announces that the associations sew
enth annual oyster roast will take place
tomorrow evening at the N Auth Pro-
vision Co., 623 D street southwest.
The present international financial
situation and the protection of Ameri-
can investments abroad will be dis
CuSSed in an address to BE- delivered
on the evening of Wednesday, Decem-
Der g. by Allan NJ Pope, president of
the Investment Bankers Association.
On that date Mr. Pope, as guest speak
er on the Halsey. Stuart e. Co. Nation
wide chain. will discuss the subject.
Factors Affecting Our Foreign In
veStments To-day"
Evening star., 1931-12-07
STOCKS IRREGULAR,
|. But TREND F|RMER
Market Fairly Steady as
Shorts C0V9r-TaX Sell
ing Appears.
By GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December IA series
Of demonstrations against the short
interest gave todays stock market a
strong appearance at intervals, which
was offset, In part at least, by periods
of tax selling.
The market opened higher and gave
a fairly good account of itself during
the first two hours, Tho feature was
Auburn Auto, which added points to
its substantial gain of Saturday. This
was entirely a reflection Of the over
extended short interest in the stock
with its limited floating supply.
Short Contracts Retired.
The spectacle of Auburn advancing
so rapidly led to the taking in Of con-
tracts for the decline in other stocks
which had been heavily sold IN recent
weeks One Of them was Allied Chem
icaI and another was American TeIc-
phone & Telegraph. With regard 70
the latter, it was stated that expenses
had been cut so ruthlessly that net
for the stock this year would not be
much under that Of a wear ago.
Whether this report was entirely &C
curate or not, it led TO considerable
covering.
Railroad stocks shared in the i'm
provement from the start, but they
were unable to hold the gains. There
was too much doubt about the out
come Of the meeting Of railroad union
representatives in Chicago this week
and there was too much uncertainty
about various important dividend ac-
tions. New Haven directors are sched-
uled to meet tomorrow, and the New
York Central meeting is fixed for
Wednesday. The Street is prepared for
adverse action by both roads. but until
that is out of the way, buying Of rail-
road stocks is likely to be on limited
scale.
Evening star., 1931-12-07

CLEARING HOUSE FIGURES.
Washington Clearing House figures
SOr today SO, $50 .99l 90
Evening star., 1931-12-07
Money to Loan

Secured by arst deed Of trust on real estate
PREVAILING interest and commission,
Joseph |. Weller s;g, a;s wash 81 I. : trust
Evening star., 1931-12-07
$1,000, ,OoO,oO Treasury Notes.
Today's Trading on Exchange.

Washington Railway 81 Electric pre-
ferred opened todays trading on the
Washington Stock Exchange, with a
tiny sale at 1922. Potomac Electric
Power per cent preferred came out at
il07s. Capital Traction held its own
two l0-share and one 5-share lot
changing hands at 81
Another stock transaction was the
sale Of 100 shares Of Carpet Corpora
tiOn at l4i2, IT being the first time this
food issue has appeared on the board
for several weeks.
The bond tr2d ding was confined to
Washington Gas issues The first sale
was in Gas 6s series A. at par Gas
As series B figured in a $4,000 transfer
at 1881, and $500 Washington Gas SIS
sold at 100
Evening star., 1931-12-07

Continued on Page 14.)
Evening star., 1931-12-07


ment banking business. Their out-of-
town connection is with the firm OF
Kidder. Peabody g. Co. of New York
and Boston, and New York clearance
will be made through that house. KID
der, Peabody & Co. was organized IN
1865 and is one of the oldest financial
houses in New York and New England.
Fifth District Building Resume.
In its latest monthly bulletin. the
Reserve Bank Of Richmond says that
construction work in the fifth Federal
Reserve district continues far below
normal, and is the outstanding factor
in the unemployment situation. Build
ing permits issued in october in 32
cities in the district totaled 3.l52, in
comparison with 3,405 permits issued
in october. 1880, and the estimated
valuation figures last month totsled
only S431399s. a decrease OF 38 per
cent under the total of S6967, ,531, in
October, 1890. Ten Of the 80 reporting
cities showed higher valuation figures
for october, 1881. than for October
1880, but several Of these increases
were due to very low figures last year
rather than TO a large volume Of work
this year gr
Contracts awarded in October for
construction work in the fifth district,
including both rural and urban projects,
totaled S2S,342, ,OS2, compared with s25,-
$50 .298 awarded in October, 1880, and
SOS. 500. 760 in October, 1929, according
to figures collected by the F. w Dodge
Corporation. OF the awards in october,
this year, S6.446 9S2 was for residential
work. compared with S4,805, 093 for this
type Of work in 1880.
$1,000, ,000,0 600 Treasury Notes.
Secretary Mellon announces that the
December IS financial requirements Of
the Government will be met through
offerings OF 81 300 900 900 six and nine
months certificates and one-year notes.
The notes will be offered in the amount
Of $500, 100000 and bear ga per cent
interest The nine-months certificates
will be in the amount Of $500 900, 900,
bearing interest at 3 per cent and the
six-months certificates in the amount
Of $500, 900 900, with interest at 234
per cent.
All the securities will be dated De-
cember Is All are at better interest
rates from the standpoint Of the in
vestor than has been the case with the
other Government offerings of recent
months
The notes will be issued in Sl00
81 O0O $4,000, $4,000 and 500. 900 de-
nominations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-20
STOCKS IN ADVANCE
lon SHORT COVERING
Statement of Steel Corpora
ton Head Is Factor in
Recovery.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 20.-Still on
light trading, the stock market today
staged recovery which took it back
over all the ground lost in Mondays
session. AS far as could be seen the
Improvement was due almost entirely to
short covering.
At the opening there was little in the
way of tangible evidence of change in
the industrial outlook. Importance was
attached to the statement of President
Farrell of the United States Steel Cor
poration to the effect that in his opin-
ion the low point of the depression had
been passed 80 days ago, but of this
there was no statistical confirmation.
On the other hand, the announce
ment by the General Electric Co. Of a
decrease during the fourth quarter Of
80 per cent in orders from the same
period year ago was unfavorable, par
Jicularly when it was set alongside OF
a decrease for the full year of only
% per cent, showing that the falla9g
off in business had been accelerated in
the last three months of the year. In
addition Auburn Auto reported Tor the
quarter ending November, 1880, net
loss after charges, against the profit
of $3.50 a share in the same period
of 1929.
The market reaction to these items
was slightly lower initial quotation
for General Electric, only small frac-
ton above the extreme low, and then
a recovery above the preceding close
which seemed to show that the news
had been discounted for the present.
Auburn Auto advanced briskly despite
the poor showing III earnings.
Another significant feature of the
trading was the moderate strength in
the railroad shares in the face of the
certainty that the December reports
will show further losses in both gross
and net over December, 1929. During
the first two hours New York Central
ran up over 2 points and Chicago &
Northwestern over point. The market
was plainly fed up" on dismal proph-
ecies and more inclined to rally than
to react when the prophecies proved