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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-16
Whale Is a Mammal

One of the commonest popular
errors of zoology is the notion that
the whale is some sort of fish. It
is not; it is mammal which went
to sea. The whale is warm-blooded,
has a wen-developed brain, and in
all other respects shows a far high
er organization than any of the
fishes. Its young are born alive,
and are sucked and cared for by
the mother as with land mammals.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-16
SYNOPSIS

Sarah Lynn Dana, youngest OF the Dana
women of Danavale, Calf, chafes at the
well-ordered life approved by her mother.
Adelaide, who is trying to marry her to
Duncan Van Doren, Detroit society youth.
Great-Granny Dana, covered-wagon pioneer,
and community matriarch. recognizes in the
girl the restless adventurousness of the
dark Danas," a trait shared by her and
Cousin Sally Ann Dana, traveller and author,
and pleads with Sally Ann to take the girl
abroad.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-16
yv g M i Hl i
RBiOG n A p II / e S
PHILIP LA TOILETTE

When old Bob La Toilette cast
around for a successor he chose his
eldest son, young Bob, taking him to
Washington for training. For his
other son, Phil, old Bob apparently
had nothing in store. But through
the years since his father died in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-16
READING and Thinking

Reading furnishes the mind only
with materials of knowledge; it is
thinking makes what we read
ours. So far as we apprehend and
see the connection of ideas, so far
it is ours; without that it is so
much loose matter floating in our
brain.-Locke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-16
Our Influence

Every man, however humble
his station or feeble his powers,
exercises some influence on those
who are about him for good or
for evil.-A. Sedgwick.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

s2ss. t5;s!ss hcSis, s'ss
AND OF chose pes With
ferinsS selling at Ss.75 to $9,3o;
rridsy The 1sSpo"nd al and 9g" h.aSeT nGeT 1lo hoxs
were were 20 to 90 cents higher. and packing
Omitted States Department Of Agricul-
market On small snl supply on sale; sood and
shippers took none; estimated holdover,
500 COMPARED week ago: Weights up
sher fTom Vsisns so p9ands 2os5 higher
Cattle. '1%ea 800; calves. 100: compared Fri.
and fSes Sesvy 'hs's fsa steeTs
$3.50 higher; choice and prime yearlings
mided nnd light steers including hsifer ,nd
Grades steers and yeariinss fully Is higher r;
only common light killers and plain stock
sts Stock senS a. d on 25Se ss: ,s soos and sS
plain stockers attracted considerable buy
ing late in week; meanwhile, prime heavy
so steers sest hhest ss 1as aTe: 6 bsh S
sas balS 1908 g. Reiaea yssTlinxs ys.rllinxs
supply mainly shortfeds; cows, % 25 sn1,: up:
s.pp supply ~ western srassers due to arrive
Sheep; 5000. including $500 direct:
for week ending Friday. $4,000 direct;
compared Friday last week: Spring lambs,
$3.50 higher having lost part Of early
to higher; sheep mostly steady: feeding
LAMBS tct WeA; :,E weeks SpSing lamb TOP 1856.
on, Thursday: closing top. s.75; bull buis
natives for week. 8.25-s.75: Westerns.
ST;0o.s;s5; T15; top. 77-a1 pound Montanas on
$50; top, 6.75: bulk slaughter ewes.
1888 30: good grade feeding lambs, 726-
100; best available this week, 7.75
Evening star., 1938-09-11
WHEAT RECEIVERS
MORE OF LOSSES
Prices Rise as Much as Cent
a BusheI at One Stage
in Session.
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN

=
CHICAGO, Sept 10.-The wheat
markets recovery from five-year low
levels was continued for a second
session today.
Prices rose as much as 4 cent a
bushel at one stage, largely as a re-
suit OF uneasiness regarding the
political situation abroad. Independ-
ent strength at Winnipeg, where
quotations were two cents higher at
one time, also attracted attention
inasmuch as Canadian prices have
gained twice as much as Chicago
values the past two days.
Scattered profit and hedging
sales kept the upturn in check, how
ever, while short covering and buy
ing through houses with eastern con-
nections held the market fractionally
higher throughout the session.
Wheat Closes Higher.
Wheat closed unchanged to u high
er compared with Fridays finish,
after reacting fractionally from the
days highs during late trading.
Sept. 62ls-A. Dec. 63-63A. Corn
was unchanged to % lower, Sept.
5l7s. Dec. 497s so: oats unchanged
to Is up; rye unchanged to a up;
provisions unchanged to 7 lower.
Although financiaE circles reported
less tension over European politics,
the Liverpool market continued to
advance. gaining %-B cent, or
about as much as expected. Short
covering and buying credited to ex-
porters and mills helped put Winni-
peg quotations higher and that mar
ket reacted only slightly before the
close.
Export demand for domestic wheat
and flour continued sluggish but
some business in Canadian grain was
reported Traders said it was DOS
siole sales Of futures here were being
made against purchases at Winni-
peg. The official crop forecast re-
leased after the close yesterday had
little market influence because the
ngures were close to those of the
private crop experts.
Little Export Trade,
The reduced corn crop estimate and
receipt of heavy rains that fiattened
receipts OF heavy rains that flattened
nelds in some sections of the belt had
little market influence. Cables said
U. s. corn now is quoted out of line
lor export business at Liverpool and
little export trade has been reported
recently. Feeders and industries. how
ever. supported the market on minor
setbacks.
Commercial interests were credit
ed with purchasing oats and rye but
tradlng was quiet. Some traders con-
sloered oats cheap in relation to
other grains. Lake shipment of a.
600 bushels Of rye to Canada indi-
Gated the market Is about on an
export basis.
Lard reflected weakness in cotton
seed OIL
The range today:
September wheat
Evening star., 1938-09-11
HadIey
fContinued From Page ELY

'So1lIiIlueQ from rage Ell
10 be held at the Office of the receiver
at 1906 G street at 2 pm. October 4,
states that the assets will include real
estate, bills receivable, judgments, over
drafts and other chooses in action and
chattels, less such items as may be paid
or otherwise disposed of prior to the
.4eale.
In addition to the Northeast Saw
lngs and the Washington Savings, the
banks under Mr. Wardells authority
include the District National, which
has paid IS per cent: the Potomac
savings, which has paid 62i2 per cent.
and the Seventh Street Savings, which
has paid 80 per cent.
The Etna Life Insurance Co. of
Hartford, Conn, reports that their
agency IN this territory, headed by
p. D. Sleeper, general agent, ranks
thlrd out of IS agencies in the United
States In number of salesmen who have
qualified for this years regional meet
Ings for educational purposes.
For 1887, the P. D. Sleeper agency
was awarded the trophy for agency
achievement in the southern division
and the agency will surpass all others
IN both the eastern and southern di-
visions in number of delegates to at
tend the company's educational meet
ing next week in Quebec.
In addition to Mr. Sleeper, the men,
bers OF his agency who will attend the
meeting are: F. N Stricklin, H. Coch-
ran Fisher, j. L. Richards. L. E. Har-
ris, H. 3. Mcguire. M. L. Bloomberg:
A. A. Lipscomb, P P. Peyser, c. B.
Myers. S. H. Parkins, jr., j. S. Holmes.
B. H. Lingo, c. C. Mason and E. M.
Crump.
Directors of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond have appointed R.
S. Brock, jr., auditor of the bank, ef-
fective September 16. Mr.. Brock will
succeed T. F. Epes, who will assume
other responsible duties in the bank.
Mr.. Brock is native of Richmond
and has been with the bank since De-
cember ]. 1915. For the past 13 years
he has been a member of the bank S
examining staff and prior to that
was in the auditing department for
six years.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
BOND PR|CESFA
ON SLOW MARKET
Industries Hold Event, but
Other Issues Drop to
Lower Ground.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Although
industrials held about even, all other
divisions of the bond market today
eased to lower levels in moderate
trading
Volume totaled S3,069, 700, best
short day since July %. and compared
with $l.s09,325 the previous Saturday.
Pressure on secondary rails forced
a number down 2 points or more.
Among the losers were Central Pa
cific refunding As, Delaware & Hudson
refunding As, Great Northern As
series &C." and Southern Pacific
%l2s.
Losers Of point or so among
utilities included American g. For
eign Power SIS, International Tele-
phone SIS, Utilities Power g. Light SIS,
and Western Union SIS of Isl.
U. S. Government obligations con-
tinued soft, showing declines of 9/32
and 1882 in the two most active
issues.
Among foreign dollar issues Ger
man 5l2s climbed 4 to 23A, and
Japan 5l2s dropped y to sou.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
COTTON DECLINES
T0L0WERLEVELS
Prices Reach New Lows as
Nervous Liquidation
Continues.
By the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Cotton con-
tinued to decline into new low ground
for the movement today under nervous
liquidation promoted by the European
situation. December sold of from
800 to 7.91 and closed at 1893, with
fnal prices to II points net lower.
The market opened / point higher
to 2 lower with steadier Liverpool
cables Offset by liquidation and hedge
selling. Additional October liquidation
and other offerings continued at a
steady pace. Trade scale down buying
fell of and there was little disposition
to make fresh commitments for over
the week end. Cotton sales for the
week were estimated at about half the
current rate OF production.
The forecast was for local showers
In south portions of the Central and
Western belts, but none in the dry
Northwest.
Cotton on shipboard awaiting clear
ance at the close OF the week esti-
mated at $4,000 bales against 72,ooo
last year and $4,000 two years ago.
VNA
Evening star., 1938-09-11
BUILDING PERMITS FALL
SLIGHTLY IN BALTIMORE

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Sept. l0.-Municipal
permits for construction work to cost
$l,044,587 were issued by the Buildings
engineer during August This is a
decrease of slightly more than 2 per
cent from the total for the correspond
Ing month of last year During the
frst eight months of this year per-
mits were issued for work to cost So
14e,984, a decrease of more than 81
100000 from the first eight months
Of 1897.
Permits issued last month included
144 dwellings to cost 1921, 800. DWELL
ing permits issued during the first
eight months of the year totaled
e56. the structures to cost $4,47l, $50
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Commodity Price
Changes for Week
By A. A, PATTON


NEW YORK, Sept. 10.-Althoueh
moving up for the fourth consecutive
period during the latest week. COM
modify prices remained in the narrow
range that has bound them since late
June.
The Associated Press seasonally ad.
tusted index of IS important whole
sale staples advanced to 6693 per cent
OF the 1926 average from 66.57 a week
ago and compared with 8674 last year.
For Is weeks the barometer has
f1uctuated between 66 and 81, no
Asnovement either up or down carrying
sunclent impetus to break out of the
confining range.
indicative of the leaderless charac-
ter OF commodity markets was the
fact II staples making up the index
advanced, 10 declined and the rest
were unchanged.
Livestock Near Top.
Livestock was an outstanding per-
former, price-wise, climbing to within
striking distance of the years tons.
Cattle actually made new high, hogs
and lambs also gained.
Grains were mixed, modest improve
ment in corn and oats being bal
anced by an equally moderate reaction
IN wheat and rye.
Cotton, however, lost considerable
ground despite slight reduction in the
September l estimate by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, placing the prob
-aole crop at 1925, 900 bales, off 1884,
600 bales from the previous month.
Raw Materials Indecisive.
industrial raw materials displayed
the same indecision noted elsewhere in
tne list OF important commodities.
Lumber, turpentine and burlap nudged
Ahead while rubber, coal and tin los,
ground. Textiles were also mixed; silk
advancing, wool dipping.
Market basket items were a little
higher. with substantial run-up in
heavily weighted eggs carrying the
index higher. Also improving was
coffee, while sugar, cocoa and -four
slipped back
The index, with its components
compared as follows:
Evening star., 1938-09-11
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. Sept. 10, up Estate De-
partment Of Agriculture Report of Jersey
City and New York Live Stock Markets. -
Cattie, @ IL 80; All direct. Steers, bulls and
Vealers and calves, 2.12o including
! 800 direct. Vealers nominally steady.
Calves steady to weak; medium to GOOD
Alabama and Tennesse, 26O-2SO pounds,
SO0-S 75|good 204-pound Southerns 8. O..
Sheep and lambs. 1850. all direct. Mar
Hogs. 4.75O. including 4.72O direct.
Market lower; 1874 pounds, 945
Live poultry. by freight and express,
Dressed poultry irregular Fresh and
frozen prices UNCHANGED. /
Evening star., 1938-09-11
new YORK BANK STOCKS
COMMODITY PRICES

NEW YORK. Sept 10 P,.-The Asso-
ciated Press weighted wholesale price index
of 35 commodities today advanced to 66 90.
Previous day. SO 90: week aso. 66.43:
month ago. 5000; year ago, S645.
Range of recent years:
1888 1887. 1895. 1933-25
High --- 74.37 9s.14 50 90 1888
Low ,-. $3.50 1888 7l.31 4I44
I926 AVERAGE eouale 1909
Miscellaneous Markets.
WOOL TOPS-Futures moved of under
scattered liquidation and commission house
selling today to close 2 to points net
owsr: sd Decemoer assb q March sob
changed Bid
RAW H1DE-Futures (old contract)
December 1851: March. 1OSOb New
hide futures closed unchanged to lower:
sales. 10000 pounds; December 11.22:
spot. No. ! Western light native cows
llAn. Bid. n-NominaL
Evening star., 1938-09-11

Chicago Cash Market.
Wheat, No. 2 yellow, hard. IS; No.
3. 62A; corn. No. mixed, 53A: No.
l yellow. 53a. No. S, So; oats, No. 2
white. 27s4 -28H; No. 4. 2412: barley,
No. 3, 60-6l; No. 4, 1853: buckwheat,
old crop. No. 2, 1.50-160; timothy
seed. 2.75-2.S5; red clover seed, 1000
1900; red top, 7.0O-7.75.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
D. c. SECURITIES

touotations by Johnston. Lemon IL COY
Yesterdays closing bid and asked
quotations on Washington securities
which are traded over-the- counter
follow:
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Nominal.
COttOnseed Oil,

COttOnseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil was steady early to-
Gay on covering In September but
eased later under increased liuuida-
ton promoted by lower cotton and
lard markets. Final prices were to 7
points net lower. Sales, 80 contracts.
bieachable spot nominal; September
closed ITO: October, 767; December,
TIP; January, IT'S; March, 7.83.
Evening star., 1938-09-11

Cottonseed oil closed steady: bIeacha BILE
prime summer yellow. 7.55 nominal: prime
crude $3.50. September. 7lSb: Octo-
Der: sb; December, 724b: January,
'2ob; March. 7.35b. Bid. Asked.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
Curb Market Transactions
For Week Ended September 10.
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
YEAR 1893


y.
oepoed by W. Hibbs Building Washington D. o.
Evening star., 1938-09-11
EeW OrleanG Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept 10 P-Cotton
futures closed barely steady at net declines
Evening star., 1938-09-11
FEDERAL LAND BANKS

NEW YORK Sept. 10 ,p-F.d.rs,
Land Rank honds
Evening star., 1938-09-11
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.

NEW YORK. Sept. 10 P.-Prices
quoted in dollars and thirty seconds.
fer APPROX
vto1
Evening star., 1938-09-11
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. Sept, 10 I,.-Inyestmen,
Bankers Conference. Inc
Evening star., 1938-09-11

tPlus extr" s29s extra. f3% extra sl4 sxtr. pa
rs cents extra. 80 cents m So extra
Evening star., 1938-05-01
LARGER QUARTERS
PROVIDED S. {. c.
Former Trade Commission
Office Space Is Allotted
to Other Agencies. @

Now that the Federal Trade Com
mission has completed moving into its
new home in the Apex Building, Of
f1cials of the National Park Service
are preparing to provide for expanded
activities of the Securities and Ex-
change Commission and the Social
Security Board in quarters made avail
able through this shift.
M. c. Russell, acting chief of the
Space Control Division of the National
Park Services Buildings Branch, yes
terday announced that the owners have
been asked to make renovations in
the Premier. 7l8 Eighteenth street
NV, until recently occupied by the
F. T. C. This will be occupied by the
S. E. c., which has its headquarters
at Eighteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV, the old Interstate Com.
merce Commission.
The Rochambeau, 815 Connecticut
avenue NV, formerly occupied by
the F. T. c.. will be utilized by the
Social Security Board. Renovations
are now being made in that building,
Mr.. Russell said. Expansion of the
board will be made into that building
from the Potomac Park Apartments,
Twenty-first and c streets NV. and
other places. Early this month. the
authorities expect to start moving in
the units of the board.
The Social Security Board groups
will be shifted from the National The
ater Building, some from the Bond
. Building, the Mather Building and
: the McGill Building. This is regarded
as an efficiency move to bring under
one roof several scattered units Of the
board.
: The Space Control Division soon
will start moving units into the new
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
/: Annex. which is now about completed,
Mr.. Russell said.
These shifts will result in the giving
+; up Of comparatively little rented
space, authorities said, due to the
: growth of the Federal Government.
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WASHINGTON PRODUCE

S1@1.t5. Boxes and cartons: Pennsyl-
vania and Virginia, combination extra
fancy and fancy: Delicious. 125s-l6Os, 81
dl.25; 1OOs-l1Ss, $1.35Q1.65 72s-SSs,
S1.90Q2; fancy: Golden Delicious, 1lSs-
1885, Toe q SIPS Sss-1OOs, S1.25 @l.65;
c grade: Delicious, S5c $1.1O; Paragons,
l5QS6c. as to size; U. S. /: Albermarle
Pippins, los, 75gS5c; lbs, $10l.lO; y6s,
mans, 125s-163s, $l.25; 1OOs-113s, S1.110
1876; 72s-SSs, $3.50; Romes, 113s13Ss, 81
GILES; 72s-1O0s, S1.5O91,75.
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals; no cars
moderate; market weaker. Pyram ID
crates dozen lunches: New Jersey. very
large size, $1.7j q2.25; large size, $3.50 a
lbs; medium to large size, S1.5O
medium size, $1.25.
Cabbage-No csrlot arrivals; no ,ars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. South Caro-
lima, u -bushel hampers, Domestic
Round type, 40650c.
Celery-One Florida arrived; broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate de-
mand moderate; market steady. Florida,
standard crates, individually washed,
S-6 dozen. $2@9.50, few low as $l.75.
Lettuce-Two California arrived; 6
broken cars on track. Supplies moderate,
demand moderate; market about steady
California. Western crates, Iceberg type.
S.dozen. $685. 6-dozen. $404.5O. few
IS South Carolina, Eastern crates. Ice
berg type. s1.5O@1.75.
Onions-One Texas arrived; 3 broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate; market
slightly weaker. Texas 5O-pound sacks,
Crystal White Wax. U. S. Commercial
I$1,6O@1.75, few lower.
Potatoes-Old stock: Two Maine ar
rived; 4 broken and 6 unbroken cars on
track. For relief: Two Maine arrived :;
> unbroken cars on track. 100-lb. sacks.
y. $. No: /: Maine. Green Mountains,
I.4O@1.5O: Idaho Russet Burbanks,
S1.S5@2. New stock: Four Florida ar
rived; broken and unbroken cars on
track. Florida, double-head barrels.
Spaulding Rose, U. s. No. 1, $3.5O@S.75.
few lower, Alabama, bushel crates, Bliss
Triumphs, U. s. No I, 81. % 61.S5: sup
plies moderate, demand moderate; mar
ket weaker.
Peas-No carIot arrivals: broken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
nand slow; market steady. South Caro-
lima. bushel hampers. 75c@$1 few
higher
Strawberries-Truck receipts moder-
ate: demand moderate: market weaker.
Norfolk section Virginia), hodovers
32-qt. crates, various varieties. $2.75 a. !;
24-qt crates, various varieties, good
quality, $3@3.50. Eastern Shore, Mary
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TOO NIght Watchm'1 TIL Il ---
TODAY'S SHORT

B Is T Q N, $50 P. M.-The
World of Science. W1XAL, 49.6
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Elm HOVEN, Netherlands, z
P. M.-Phohi Programs for the
Western Hemisphere. PCJ, 31.2
m, $50 meg.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, 7 P. M
Choir of the Catholic Seminary.
HAT4, 1878 M, 9.12 meg.
SCHENECTADY, TIP. M.-Latin
American concert. W2XAD, 1875
m, 1888 meg.
ONDON, 7:05 p. THE
Lover" a play by G.. OMartinez
Sierra. esp, 1876 M, 1881 meg;
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ROME, 7::30P. M-Light Music.
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Bank Acceptance
Rates Unchanged

NEW YORK, May 4 G.N.S).
Bankers acceptance rates un'
changed with 80, go and 90-day
bills quoted at y per cent to TIC
per cent; four months at 9-16 per
cent to u per cent, and five and
six months at 20 per cent to GIG
per cent.
Commercial paper unchanged at
! per cent. Federal funds offered at
" per cent, call money on bills
and treasures at / per cent, and
call money renewed at l per cent,
all unchanged.
Time money offered at IN per
cent for maturities up to 80 days,
and at II per cent for four, five
and six months maturitieS,
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Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.

land, 24-qt crates, various varieties
$2.50n3.25, few $3.50
Sweet Potatoes-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate de-
mand m d crate; market slightly
stronger Bushel baskets: North Caro-.
lima, Puerto Ricans, S5c9$1; Nancy
Halls, 9Ocd$1, few higher.
TOmatoes-One Florida arrived; 5
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate: demand moderate
market slightly weaker. Florida, lug
boxes, ripes and turning wrapped. 6x6.
$1.50@1.75: few, So; SKI. $1.2561 so.
Snap Beans-Two Florida arrived /
broken and / uubroken cars on track
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market stronger. Florida bushel ham,
pers, green, flat type, S1.25Q1.5O; Round
Stringless. $1.5O@1.75.
Peppers-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
moderate; market steady. Florida. ~
bushel crates, California Wonders, $40
2.25; bushel baskets, California Won
ders, few, 81 Is.
Squash-Truck receipts moderate: de-
mand light: market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers, wrapped, white, 500
75c; Yellow, 75c@s1; South Carolina,
bushel hampers. SIPS.
observation-disclosures receipts moderate
demand moderate; market slightly
stronger Florida, / y bushel crates, s.
a so; poorer quality, $1.2S01.5O.
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STOCK MARKET
SLyMPS after
SMALL RALLY
Most of Declines Are
Limited to Fractions
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, May 4 QN.S0
The stock market resumed its
down trend today. after an initial
irregular extension of yesterdays
1air-sized rally. Losses ran to a
point in some instances, but most
declines were limited to fractions.
International brokers were anx-
lously awaiting the "defense-of-
the-franc" plans, which are to be
broadcast by French Premier Dala-
der late today.
CURRENCIES DROP
The Paris bourse moved up
sharply in active dealings, but the
franc slumped to its lowest level
since October, 1926, on fears of
further devaluation. Weakness in
the franc unsettled other foreign
currencieS, almost all dropping
Oppreciably in terms of the dollar.
U. S. Steel dropped a point,
while Bethlehem, Youngstown and
National lost almost as much, in
a soft steel group. International
Nickel, Owens-Illinois Glass, Amer.
lean Telephone, Dupont, Union
Carbide and Westinghouse Elec.
trio also were down about a point.
COMMODITIES DULL
Declines in such representative
issues as General Motors, ChrySler
Anaconda, New York Central,
General Electric, International
Harvester, Pullman and Standard
Oil of New Jersey were limited to
fractions.
Eastman Kodak, Coca-Cola up
2, American Can, Consolidated
Edison and Mack Trucks were
among the stocks to buck the
general down-trend.
Commodities were dull. Bonds
were steady and quiet.