Evening star., 1937-08-07
GOOD CROPS SEEN
|NNEARBY STATES
Richmond Bank Estimates
Yields Will Be Well Above
| Last Year.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Eas3y forecasts of crop yields in
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia
are materially higher than last year,
according to estimates reported by the |
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond |
Moderately favorable weather until |
harvest time will mean excellent yields |
for practically all crops, the survey |
says.
Based on the latest condition |
figures, published by the Richmond |
Bank. Maryland should raise 9,l20 900 |
bushels Of wheat this year, against |
$3.50, 900 a year ago, Virginia should |
produce 100000 bushels, compared |
with 7.s62OOO in 1886 and West Vir-
glnia should harvest 2,5740O0, against |
2025,0 900 year ago.
Maryland's corn crop should reach
l8.576,000 bushels, as compared with !
1s396OO0 last year; Virginia, 36,6O3,-
600, against 30Ol4O00 in 1885, and
West Virginia, Is ,048 900, in compari.-
con with IL, 1,569 900 a year ago.
Maryland's oat crop will oe smaller
than last year, a probable yield of
$50, 900 bushels, comparing l,l3l ,00G a
year ago. Virginias oat crop should
reach l,720,0Oo bushels, the forecast
says, against l,287,OOO in 1886 The
West Virginia oat yield is placed at
1,407 900, compared with l,206, 900 last
year
All three States will have a much
bigger hay crop than last year. Vir-
ginia is expected to raise 12,596000
h,,c hale NJ IriS
compared with only $4,000 bushels
last year. and Maryland and West
Virginia are also expected to have
much larger crops The three States
are also expected to harvest much
larger sweet potato yields
Maryland and Virginia arej expected
to have smaller tobacco crops than
last year West Virginia will have a
bigger crop Virginia expects the best
increase of all in the apple crop, with
an estimate of $4,000 0eO bushels,
against s,5O0,0OO last year. Maryland
should have 2,8O8O00, against 2,ol4,-
900. and West Virginia, A.l50,000 vs..
<,395 900, the Richmond Bank pre-
diets.
Convention Delegates Named
The District of Columbia Building
and Loan League has elected the fol-
lowing delegates to represent the or
ganization at the ANIMAL convention
of the United States Building and
Loan League to be held injLos Angeles
October s, and 8;
Robert E. Buckley, president of the
National Permanent BlHlding Asso-
citation and of the District of Colum-
bia Building and Loan. League; Ed
ward C. Baltz, secretary Of the Per-
petual Building Association and first
vice president of the United States
Building and Loan League; Carl j.
Bergman, treasurer, Washington
Permanent Building Association and
immediate past president of the Dis
trict of Columbia League; George N
Emerich, treasurer, Northern Liberty
Building Association, and c. Clinton
James. attorney for the Columbia Per-
msnent Building Association and
chairman of the United States Build
ing and Loan Leagues Legislative
Committee.
Two alternates have also been
Sictto0, oOllll ~. CAppet Ol Lie w dSI-
ington Permanent Building Associa-
tion and E. L. McAleer, secretary of
the Equitable Building Association.
Albert G. Bishop will represent the
Perpetual Building Association at the
convention.
The Washington representatives will
Join other delegates on special train
at Chicago and reach Los Angeles on
October 3 for meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee before the regular ses-
sions open.
Edward c. Baltz is slated to be ele-
~ated to the presidency of the ma
tional organization when the officers
are elected for the coming year. This
means that the 1888 annual conven-
ton will proba bly, be held in Washing
ton, according IT,, Carl j. Bergman,
who is member of the National Ex-
scutive Committee.
Good Houses Less Than $4,000.
Although there has been some slow
ing down IN the rate of increase in
residential building, it is not con-
stdered as the beginning of a serious
slump. the Unlted States Chamber Of
Commerce comments. Construction |
circles believe, the report adds, that
building this year will be substantially
better than last year, with the Fall
pickup offsecting the slackening in
the rate Of activity during the Sum-
n1er.
Awards for building contracts for
June were better than in May by
nearly 10 per cent, which is contrary
to the usual seasonal trend
Lumber manufacturers and dealers
have had an excellent response to
small house demonstration projects. A
recent investigation of dealers in 80
States reveals that they have been
able to build good demonstration
houses we'll under $1,000
Home building is approaching 5OO,-
600 new dwelling units a year, the
survey concludes.
New Gas Stock Stays at rs.
The Washington Gas Light new
common stock sold at 26 on the Wash
1ngton Stock Exchange again yester-
day. on one small sale The stock
closed the week with 25s. bid and
~ asked. Bid and asked prices on
other Issues were steady.
Mayor jackson of Baltimore has
signed an ordinance, passed by the
Baltimore City Council, permitting
the Samuel Ready School to sell its
15-acre site to Sears, Roebuck e. Co.
for erection of large retail store, to
cost around 100000
The Seaboard Air Line Railway Is
fefunding approximately $3.50 900 to
it, employes under the new pension
act
The Richmond Reserve Bank has
notified the banks here of two COM
ing issues of Treasury bills, s50, 900, 900
each, one to mature on December l8
and the other on May IL, 1898.
Twenty-four savings and loan as