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Evening star., 1939-11-27
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Nov - lP,.-Sterling drop
ped / cent and the belga 1-20 of cent
in terms of the dollar today as Great
Britain prepared further 20 throttle Ger
man export-important trade with possible
serious repercusSlons on the commerce OF
neutral nations.
At the same time the pound for de-
livery IN the future continued to decline;
The discount On 9O-day sterling was quoted
at : cents against 634 over the week end.
Foreign exchange men associated this pro-
nounced trend in future sterling with per-
sistent losses to British shipping.
The guilder and Swiss franc held un,
chaneed, while the French franc dipped
00hA of a cent.
Late rates follow:
Great Britain in dollars, others in cents.
Great Britain, demand. 3 S912: Great Brit
ain, cables 3a2: 60-day bills. 3S7: 90-day
bills, 3s5: Canada. Montreal in New York,
s6.31l2: Canada, New York in Montreal,
1873; Belgium, 1854: Denmark, 1898;
Finland, 2OOn: France, 2.22: Germany,
quoted; Greece, 73n: Hungary, .17.60n:
Italy. sos: Netherlands 5000; Norway,
22.14: Portugal. 3.67n: Rumania, .73n;
Sweden. 23 80: Switzerland. 22.44: Argen-
tina (officiaD. 2977; Argentina tfreel.
1925: Brazil fofficiaD, sos; Brazil nree)
SO; Mexico, cocoon: japan: 23:46: Hons
Kong, 24.56 Shanghai. $40: Yugoslavia,
, Bon Rates in spot cables unless other
wise indicated. Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, Nov 81 GP).-PoultH. live, l
car, l9 TRUCKS; ducks and geese. easy. bal
ance steady: hens, Az pounds up IA:
under 4la pounds, IL; Leghorn hens, 10;
4: Plsmopfh kock IS; NV White 0 Rock, s0V5fa i5fs;
up. colored, 1ifa; Plymouth Rock IL;
White Rock, 13; under 4 pounds colored
l3; Plymouth Rock, Is; White Rock. Is;
bareback chickens 10; roosters. 9l2: Leg
horn roosters. 9l2: ducks. 4l2 pounds up.
GoloFed 3 white II small Oops GooIed
IL; II. pounds and down. 13; turkeys,
toms old. IA; Young. is. pounds and up,
l5; under Is pounds, Is; hens. is; capons
pounds up. ~; under ! pounds, y:
a3 s 90 o3l. $ e 81 s. 5% cen,rsisd en- S
graded. extra firsts' 33ia; firsts 81; cur.
rent receipts, 90; refrigerator extras. l7l2:
standards, III: firsts, l6l2.
Potatoes, 173, on track, 396; tota
United States shipments Saturday, 413;
sunaay G dull SUPPLIES DcEsd rather hsay
weight, Idaho Russet Burbanks U. S No.
very few sales. SOL 80. occasional cal
>, few sales. 25-3O; Colorado Red Nc.
cures. U S No. l. burlap sack, unwashed
few sales l 67l2-75; Nebraska Bliss Tri-
umphs .s5 to 80 per cent U. S. No /, cot
ton SACKS unwashed, $50; ordinary, DUAL.
oa,,ty ly waHhaa o9riSp sacks = Sor No ns
Red River Valley section Cobbers, SO-S5
per cent U. S No. | few sales. .00-10
Bliss Triumphs 5000 per cent u S No
! 90 i2-"5: Early Ohios, so per cent u S
No. l. l 10 Wisconsin Round Whites. U. S
No l, 1.17ha; U. S. commercials. Ito.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
i. ). Wheat Farmers
Not Likely 10 Benefit
First Year Of War
Abundant Crops Abroad
May Mean Smaller
American Exports
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The first year of European war
will prove no boon for the American
wheat farmer, the Agriculture De-
partment declared today.
Exports of American wheat this
season, the department predicted,
may total less than the LOT 900 900
bushels sold abroad during the pre-
vious season.
In fact, exports of the grain, in
cluding its flour, all over the world
may total only 525,000,000 bushels,
compared with 580,000000 in the
previous season.
Abundant supplies of grain in
most parts of the world and larger
than normal crops in importing
countries tend to limit the increased
purchases ordinarily expected in
wartime.
The wheat which the United
States has sold abroad has been sub
sidized. the Government making up
to exporters the difference between
the domestic price and the lower
world price.
Most farm officials expect little
improvement in the world wheat
market during the next two years.
Reports indicate that large acreages
will be sown throughout the world
next year.
May End Sugar Control.
Farm officials have virtually de-
cided to lift all restrictions in 1910
on the production of sugar by farm
ers in the continental United States
despite concern expressed that such
action might adversely affect trade
with Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines.
Under past farm programs, do
mestic sugar producers have been
limited to the production Of about
80 per cent OF the Nations needs.
The balance was imported from the
island possessions and Cuba.
Recent discussions with leaders
in the DOMESTIC sugar industry, farm
officials said. have indicated that a
majority of the producers desired
to be unhampered by restrictions in
1910.
Lifting of restrictions on domestic
production, some officials said, could
be expected to result in a larger
production in this country and con-
sequently a smaller market for sugar
produced by Cuba and the offshore
possessions.
Should sugar sales by the latter
be reduced, the island growers say
their purchases Of industrial goods
in this country might suffer.
No Subsidies.
| If there were no sugar-control
program, growers in this country as
we'll as those in Hawaii and Puerto
Rico would receive no Government
subsidies. The subsidies have been
averaging about $480OO.OOO a year
of which about s33 1000 900 went to
producers Of sugar cane and sugar
beets in continental United States.
Meanwhile, corn farmers learned
they would be asked to reduce their
paintings in 1910 by an average OF
IL per cent.
The 1910 corn-production-control
program, announced Saturday, set a
corn seeding allotment of 36,638, 600
acres for the commercial belt (599
counties in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana
Ohio Missouri. Kansas, Kentucky
Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Michigan and South Dakota, COM
pared with Al ,256 900 acres last year.
Only farmers in the commercial
area will be given corn acreage allot-
ments. to be paid for by soil conser-
vation and price adjustment pre-
miums.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Exports Of American
Goods Jump Far
Ahead Of Imports
Federal Report Shows
Largest Margin in
Nearly z Years
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Exports of American merchan-
disc exceeded imports in October
by the largest margin in nearly
two years, the Commerce Depart
ment reported today.
Exports totaled 1882 079, 900 and
imports $215 ,281,0 The $1l6,798,-
600 difference was said by the de-
partment to be the widest spread for
any month since January, 1888.
Although the report showed a
slight increase for the month in
exports to Latin America, which has
been largely cut off from some of
its European sources of supply, ex-
perts said the full effect of the
war on American trade was not
shown.
In October last year exports to-
tailed S277,6 900 and imports $l78,-
024000, an export excess of S99,-
p, $4,000. The excess of exports in
October enabled totals for 1889 to
creep up on last year, and the
$2,5l6,978,000 export total for the
first 10 months of the year was
$68l, 1872 900 ahead of imports.
In the same period last year ex-
ports totaled $2,573,115, 900 and were
$3.50, 10000 ahead of imports.
War Effects Shown.
A few war effects were shown by
the October figures, especially in
the failure of tobacco shipments to
make the usual seasonal gain. To-
bacco shipments totaled S6,l90,000
compared with S29,489,OO0 in Octo-
Der year ago. England is one
country which has been cutting
down tobacco purchases.
Cotton exports, which had Jagged
in a serious manner, increased, how
ever to s47,254O00 in october, which
was more than double the figure for
the same month last year.
Other export increases included
fruit, automobiles and corn.
Imports, as well as exports, were
larger than in October last year,
due largely to increased American
purchases of foreign rubber, coffee,
cocoa, Woodpulp, neWsprint and silk
! The large import total, officials
said, did not necessarily mean an
increased flow of foreign goods into
the United States because entries
OF foreign merchandise into bonded
warehouses exceeded Withdrawals
for the purpose of sale in the United
i. States from stocks put there in
rroNi01Ic ,1,N,otIS oF Ic
going into bonded warehouses might
later be exported rather than sold
in this country.
Cotton Shipments Gain.
Raw cotton exports totaled 487,-
90l 900 pounds in October and
1,613,477,000 pounds in the first 10
months of the year, compared with
259 900 and 1865 $4,000 a year
ago. Imports amounted to 10848, 900
pounds and 84,443 900 pounds, COM
pared with 100000 and SO 100000.
Exports of raw tobacco totaled
28,532000 pounds in October and
2s7,O95,0O0 pounds in the first 10
. months, compared with 82,O34, 900
and 379,709, 900 last year.
Imports amounted to 6,724,OOO
pounds and 64,544, 900 pounds, COM
pared with 6289,000 and 6O,968 900
last year.
Exports of wheat totaled 1,7O1 900
bushels in october and 61,165 900
bushels in the first 10 months, COM
pared with 3,l04000 and 1853 600
last year. Imports for milling and
export amounted to $4,000 bushels
and 10000 bushels, compared with
1,223000 and 2,426,OOO last year.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Argentina Increases
Imports From u. S.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Nov. 27.-Argentine
imports from the United States in
October increased to 18,205 ,O2O pesos
approximately S. 100000 compared
with 14,396,274 pesos ($4,315, ,OOO) in
the same month a year ago, the
Argentine Information Bureau re-
ported today.
Argentine imports during the
month totaled 109,137,O4l pesos.
against exports of 127,142, ,397 pesos.
leaving a favorable trade balance
of 1s,oo5,356 pesos.
For the first 10 months of this
year Argentina had a favorable bal
ance of trade amounting to 2o9, $685.
600 pesos compared with an adverse
balance of 52,0l8,00O in the same
period of 1888.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Dryqoods Market

generally a quiet affair at steady prices
in the Worth Street textile district today.
Traders were said to be awaiting some
Yards of finished print cloths to be used
for comforters by the Federal Relief Corp
and on which bids will be opened to-
morrow
In the rayon market buyins was centered
in twills for mems wear Innings. Turnover
in silk goods was dull.
The wooen goods markets were rather
spntty Mills. meanwhile, were busy on
untitled orders and are expected to Keep
machinery moving at the present rate
through late January.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
New War Risk Rates
Show Preference
For u. 5. Ships
Vessels With American
Flag Regarded as
Sufest on Seas
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-American
shipping insurance underwriters,
according to their new war risk
rates today, consider vessels flying
the United States flag the safest
on the high seas.
The underwriters announced a
new schedule of premiums covering
the risks of war, strike, riots and
civil connections.
The schedule excludes any ship
ments to or from any German or
Russian ports.
The highest regular rate charged
Is 71a per cent the value of the cargo
on any belligerent nations ship
trading south of Bergen in the
Scandinavian countries, and conse-
quently, in the area of Germany s
most intensive submarine campaign
The rate for neutral flag vessels in
the same area runs from 5 to
per cent, according to points of call
and destination.
The preference for United States
flag vessels is demonstrated in the
schedule for imports into NorWay
by the northern route. In that case
the rate for United States ships is
2l2 per cent, for other neutral flag
ships, 3 per cent, and for belligerent
flag ships, per cent.
Another example is that of Allan
| tic shipping between North and
South America. with United States
and Latin American flag ships
charged 4 of l per cent premium
other neutral flag ships charged u
of l per cent, and belligerent flag
ships charged per cent.
A special strike. riot and civil
commotion" rate is charged for ship.
ments to or from the interior o1
Palestine. 1t is 171z per cent and /.
payable in addition to Mediterra.
mean war risk premiums
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Boston Wool Marker

BOSTON. Nov 81 GFD u. S. Dept. Agr }
"A moderate amount of business was
being transacted in the Boston wool mar
ket today.
Fine woods were receiving the bulk OF
the emand, although inquiries for coarser
grades were being received from number
of users. Original bag fine territory wools
were bringing ~ cents to 81, secured basis,
to AZ cents secured basis, for average to
short French combine lengths. Offerings
of mixed three-eighths and quarter blood
bright fleece woods from the country were
reported selling occasionally at A to 46
cents, IN the grease, delivered.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Auto Factory Sales
Climb in October
By the Associated Press.

Oy Z
Reports to the Commerce Depart
ment show that factory sales of
automobiles during October amount
ed to 313,377 vehicles, compared with
188,75l units in September and 209,-
512 in October, 1885,
The October total included 251,819
passenger cars and 6l,558 CONNER
cial cars, trucks and road tractors,
according to reports from 73 manu-
facturerS.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Structural Steel Orders
Decline in October
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-New orders
booked by the structural steel fab
ricating industry during October
dropped to 112,O97 tons from the re-
vised September total of 121 1851
tons, the American Institute of Steel
Construction estimated today.
In October last year books
amounted to 154,756 tons.
October shipments also fell of
from the previous month, amount
ing to 129,321 tons against 140.828
However. this compared with los, ,032
tons in October, 1888.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
| Extra Ordered
| By St. Joseph
| Lead Board

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-St. Joseph
Lead Co. directors today voted an
extra dividend of ST a share, in
addition to the usual quarterly divi-
dend of 25 cents, on common stock,
both payable December 20 to hold
ers of record December 8. This
payment will boost total 1899 divi-
dends to 81 share, against ST last
year.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Foreign Markets
(Reported by Smith, Bar

LONDON Nov. - (PH.-The price under
tone was bit soggy in the securities
market today. although there were several
resistant spots. British government bonds
for instance, cancelled early losses and
Argentine rail stocks attracted small
following Domestic carriers fell back
after early Improvement. Trans-Atlantics
and oils inclined lower and coppers where
changed were mostly depressed. Indus
trials held quietly steady.
PARASITIC Bourse headed downward
today n brisk trade although considerable
resistance was displayed Sentiment was
affected by the forthcoming settlement day
and continued allied sea losses. Rentes
AMSTERDAM.-The Bourse tried a
comeback in late dealings today after q
lower start Most American shares i'm
proved slightly while domestic equities
were mixed.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Bulovu Watch Earns
$715,501 in Quarter

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Nov. 27.-Bulova
Watch Co. and subsidiaries reported
for the quarter ended September 30
net profit of S715.501 partly esti-
mated. equal to S220 a share, COM
pared with S263,9l1, or 81 cents a
share, in the-preceding quarter and
s630,872, or s194 a share, in the
comparable 1888 quarter.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Autocur Co. Declares
Dividend of IS Cents
Special Dispatch to The Sta

Special DISPATCH to The Star.
ARDMORE, Pa, Nov. 27.-The
regular dividend of IS cents a
share on the SO preferred stock of
the Autocar Co. has been declared
by the Board of Directors.
The dividend is payable December
q to stockholders of record as of
December 16.
The company's profits for the first
10 months of 1889 amounted to
S236295, after provision for all
taxes. This compares with a loss
of S466,13O for the corresponding
period of 1888.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Champion Paper
Earns $405,428
| In II Weeks
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASBocl2ted FfeU.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27-Champion
Paper g. Fibre Co. and subsidiaries,
for the IL weeks ended November
IL, today reported consolidated net
income of $405,428 after charges,
equal after preferred dividend re-
quirements to SO cents a common
share.
This compared with consolidated
net income Of $162, ,848, or 10 cents
common share in the comparable
1888 quarter. Principal domestic
plants are at Hamilton, Ohio; Can
ton, N. c., and Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Phoris Dividend Voted

NEW YORK, Nov. q (SpeciaD -
Directors of the Pharis Tire g. Rub
Der Co. have declared a dividend
OF Is cents per share on the capital
stock, payable December 20 to stock
holders of record December 5.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Paris Exchunqe Rates

PARIS. Noiv. 81 lP-The United States
dollar was unchanged at 1880 francs
(22S3 cents to the france in final for
trast the franc was 1929 cents in New
York over the week end. Exchange on
London. 116 6.625.
Three per cent rentes in the Bourse
ended II 90 francs; 4l2s "a" 81. 80: 4as
1887, 10000
Evening star., 1939-11-27

a Also extra or extras. eDeclared or
paid so far this year
Quotations furnished by National AS
soclatlon of Securities Dealers, Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect
actual transactions or firm bids or offers.
but should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Canal Tolls Gain

Panama Canal tolls during the
first three weeks of November were
Sl,428,804, compared with $1,002, 1853
during similar period last year.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Santa Fe Discloses
Income Up Sharply
From Year Ago
October Net Reaches
$3,408.l38, Against
$2,804,790 in 1888
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-The Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
System reported today for october
net operating income of $3,408, 1873,
compared with $2,804, ,79O in October,
1898.
For 10 months net operating in
come was SIS, 5,495 ,344, against Sl4,-
056,033 in the corresponding 1898
period.
Rock Island Railroad.
The Rock Island Railroad reported
net railway operating income for
October of ST 1,33l ,979, compared with
$942119 for the same month last
year. Net railway operating income
for the 10 months ended october 81
was reported as s4,2930l8, compared
with sl,473,268 for the correspond
ing period year ago.
Other reports of net operating in
cOnpe follou,.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
London Bur Silver

LONDON. Nov 81 LPl.-Bar silver,
o3,sd UNCHANGED. Equivalent AZ so cents
on the dollar basis $4.O3 to the pound. }
Bar gold, 1855, unchanged. Equivalent
SSl
Evening star., 1939-11-27
FREIGHT Loudinqs

NEW YORK Nov 81 P.-Revenue
| freight car loadngs on railroads report
| ing today for the week ended November
| 25 included:
Nov. Prev. Year
% Wk AGO.
| Baltimore e. Ohio 47s73 54.2S9 35. $50
| Rock Island l. 22.639 24,219 20.755
| St Paul - 26.257 29.167 23,729
Evening star., 1939-11-27

WeIIlnBCON Fu1Q If.OI IO.JO
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers Inc, which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or flm bids or offers, but
shoul6 indicate approximate prices, and
unless otherwise indicated, are as quoted
by the sponsors or iSSuers.
mot quoted by SPONSORS or iSsuers"
Evening star., 1939-11-27
| Dividend Voted
| By Aluminium
Goods MIA.
By the Associated Press,

6y tHe hbbOCldLeQ EIcbS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Directors
Of Aluminium Goods Manufacturing
Co. today declared a dividend of 40
cents share on the capital stock,
payable December is to stock of
record December /. With this pay
ment total disbursements for the
year amount to 81 a share, against IS
cents in 1888.
MANITOWOC, Wis, Nov. 27 [P-
A. j. Wits, president of the Alumi-
mum Goods Manufacturing Co., an
nounced today a 100000 Christmas
bonus for 1900 employees at the
company's plants here and at Two
Rivers, Wis. The bonus represents
21z per cent Of the employees yearly
earnings.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Investing Companies

NEW YORK Nov. - tPp.-National AS
soclation Securities Dealers, Inc:
Moon quotations.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
STERN ILLINOIS

Other reports of net operating in
come follow.
Evening star., 1939-11-27

New York Bar Silver
NEW YORK, Nov. q R.-Bar
silver, 34a4, unchanged.
Evening star., 1939-11-27
OCTOBER.

TENNESSEE CENTRAL
October S6S,O64 $50, ,OO6
Ten months 3O6 sos lSa 500
Evening star., 1939-11-27
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, Nov. - Up N
kocIaL4On Securities Dealers, Inc
Evening star., 1939-11-12

6Unit Of tIadn9 10 ahafeS
BANKRUPTCY receiverSh1p
oSnkruptcy ACT OF securities assumed
Estes o. Svdeno tAe o.sons .aoe annual 6sbuse.
men oaSeo on the last quarterly declaration
oness noted specia dvdends included
70 II dlvfoet,d n - rehta Also extras Paid
-. s ''i II stoeh 9sslsrtd paid Tar ns
elafed fhis yeaS. ~ '
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Chicoqo Livestock

CHICAGO Nov. IL Rl.-Hog prices were
steady in . quiet trade today Receipts In
all branches Of the trade were very small.
Omitted States Department Of Agricul-
ture,.E;sslable tI..;-l hogs none: total, 1000:
eoe G. small a. to test conditions; auotable top.
over, 500; compared week ago, good and
choice barrows and gifts. 10000 pounds.
generally 1918 lower; packing sows, 1920
Cattle. 100: calves. none; compared Fri
day last week: All grades, light yearlings
ana steers under 1000 pounds, fully
steady; long yearlings and medium weight
treme top yearlines, 1l.25; prime heavies,
1861, ,6bo-pound se averages, a.o6Os.7S; o6HsbE7Ss;
steers scaling over 1.100 pounds pre-
pest, 1878; cows weak; weighty bulls, TO-
Is higher: light kinds, 1O-15 lower: veal
ers steady.
ssls6le sheep, none; total; none; COM
!inss mostly IS lover: sheep and feeding
and fed comeback offerinss 9.25. and
$50; limited numbers downward to 800
and below; lambs shorn so to 90 days.
8.00.S.75; top. 9.10 paid early: slauehter
yearlings 7O0.S.OO mostly; near-choice
kinds, 6.25 At midveek; top slaugnter ewes.
$50: bulk. 3.50-4.25; feeding lambs. $50
o,25