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Evening star., 1939-09-24
Industrial Activity Shows
Gain in West Virginia
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Sept.
23.-The threat Of war, speculation
and a partial return of prosperity
all appeared to be playing a part in
this sections stimulated industrial
activity, reported today by execu-
tives of large plants here.
The partial return of prosperity
not the European war, was ad-
vanced as the main explanation for
increased output and some full
time schedules.
interviewer Stocking Co. has ex-
perienced no unusual rise in orders,
but is working on a steady. normal
fall business. Volume is good, but
profits are being taker on a slight
margin.
Dunn Woolen Co., running its
three plants on full 24-hour, six-day
production. is turning out its ca
pacity production of cloth. Orders
are far ahead of possible production,
with the result that some workers
are being employed overtime.
Berkeley Woolen Mills said there
has been an extreme rise in cloth
values, illustrated by the fact that
cloths owned by them at 60-63 cents
are now selling on the open market
for $1O3.
The president of Perfection Gar
ment Co. reported his organization
was experiencing the biggest Sep
tember business in its history. He
attributed the rise in part to in
creased steel production, occasioned
by the United States stepped up
armament program. Current orders
at the plant, he said, are enough
to keep full production going
through October, November and
December.
At Standard Lime & Stone Co
full production is under way, with
two 8-hour shifts and allowing the
usual 4-hour gap between shifts.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Dividend Meetings

NEW YORK. Sept % tSpeciaD Among
the important companies which Will hold
straus, Inc; General Theaters Equipment
Corp. Heeker Products Corp. Link Belt
SGp snd C. s
BY Fitch Investors Service as follows:
Monday. September rs.
Tuesday, September 26.
American Can Co. common. 2:15 pm
General Theaters Equipment Corp. Uom-
oimbel Bros, Inc tpreferredl. IL am:
common. 2:30 pm
Interchemieal Corp, tpreferred). II an.
Link-Belt Co. tpreferred and common).
Mccall Corp lcommon,. $40 pm.
Norfolk 4 Western Railway Co. (pre-
ferredl. 1880 am.
Reading Co icommon). 12 m.
Wednesday. September FL.
Hecker Products Corp. (common). $50
Hercules Powder Co.. Inc. tpreferred).
1ntsJsta.e DEPARTMENT Stores. Inc. tpre-
United stockvards Corp. tpreferred). IL
Westvace Chlorine Products Corp. (pre-
Thursday. September 20.
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co. tcom-
American Home Products Corp. (com-
Mcclellan Stores Co. tDreferred). 1890
National Distillers Products Corp. tcom-
Friday. September 90.
Southern California Edison Co., Ltd
(common). IL m.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Apple Growers Feel Cut
In Exports; Larger Crop
Bv the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, Sept 23-
Agriculture officials reported today
restricted export markets and a
larger crop were being felt con-
siderably by Virginia apple growers.
The sharp reduction III foreign
outlets as a result of the European
war and considerably larger
American apple production were
blamed chiefly for sharply reduced
prices for the current crop.
Henry NJ Taylor, statistician of
the Virginia Cooperative Crop
Reporting Service, said Grimes
Golden apples were bringing about
60 cents bushel on the New York
market. compared with IS last year,
and Delicious were selling at around
$1.05, compared with the 1888 price
of $13O.
The Virginia commercial crop is
estimated at around 100000 BUSH
els, 10 per cent larger than last
year and only 2 per cent under the
average over a 10-year period. The
total United States crop is estimated
at 103,000.000 bushels, against last
years 100000 and the average of
$4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Foreign Loans Stage
Brisk Recovery in
Bond Dealings
Australian, Belgian
And Other Issues
Join in Upturn
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. ga brisk
recovery in Australian, Belgian and
other foreign loans depressed by war
selling recently took place in a gen.
orally steady bond market today.
Australia AIS, which had broken
obligations of other countries in the
British Empire, rallied 314 to 81 and
Belgian IS were up to 49, Bel
GUM 61as of 1949 jumped 9 to 70.
Rising point or more were Nor
way IS, Milan 61as and Belgium
rs. The rebound accompanied Bel
gums denials of reports of dixie
flooding as protection against in
vasion but brokers said the foreign
list had declined so far some re-
covery was not surprising.
United States Treasury loans were
inclined to advance irregularly.
Dealers said the market evidently
had taken courage on renewed Fed
eral Reserve support of the Govern
ment list and the announcement of
the private placement of $75,OOO,-
600 New York Telephone issue at
price to yield $40 per cent.
Some Treasures moved up for
gains ranging to 6/32's.
Fractionally higher in corporate
groups were Allegheny IS of 1949,
Santa Fe general As, Great North
ern As, New York Central SIS, South
ern Railway As, Frisco 4l2s, and
Youngstown Sheet & Tube As.
Small losses were registered in
American Telephone 3As, Detroit
Edison 412s and Western Union IS.
The Associated Press composite
price of 20 rails was unchanged
while 10 industrials on the aver
age were down a shade. Ten for
eigns on the average were up O.6 of
a point.
Transactions totaled S6,O72,95O
face value, compared with $5,442 500
q week ago.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
u. 5. Building Materials
Expected 10 Benefit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Bror
Dahlberg, president Of Celotex Co.
and chairman OF Certain -Teed Prod
ucts Corp, said the war in Europe
should stimulate the American
manufacture of construction mate
rials provided there is no unwar-
ranted run-up in costs.
He said increasing export demand
resulting from the war, as well as the
current domestic uptrend in con-
struction. would be likely to step up
demand on factories gradually.
Dahlberg said the nations border
ing on the Baltic Sea have in the
past furnished American construc-
ton material manufacturers their
greatest competition in insulation
and paper board products and that
their exports are likely to be dras-
tically curtailed because of shipping
dangers and high freight and insur-
ance rates.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Price Seeks Early Opening
Of Tobacco Markets
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BLACKSTONE, Va, Sept. 23.-
The hope for an early opening of the
flue-cured tobacco markets was ex-
pressed last night to an assembly of
State political and business leaders
and prominent southside Virginians
by Gov. James H. Price.
The Governor spoke briefly at the
Courier-Record Fair Associations
annual Democratic dinner. The
flve-county fair exhibition will close
today.
II am familiar with the unusual
situation that confronts you in the
failure of your markets to open,"
the Governor said, "and sincerely
hope that they will be open within
short time and that you will re-
ceive fairly substantial sums for
your offerings. I have been in con-
ference with agricultural interests
concerning the matter"
Evening star., 1939-09-24
New York Produce

$50: weak; Mixed colors: Fancy to extra
seconds, 17la-19; mediums, 1914; dirties,
No: l. 10: AVERAGE checks. l3M-A:
standards 1S: frsts, TN: seconds. l61a-
II: mediums. 49, dirties. 15A
Whttes-Resale OF premium marks.
31A-34; nearby and Midwestern, premium
marks. 2Sla-31; exchange specials, 1928:
exchange standards. 24-25: resale Of near
by heavier mediums. 23lz-2s: nearby and
Mldwestern. exchange mediums. %: pull
lets 17h-1s: peewees. 16; refrieerators.
nesrSy nes b.. and MidwsstsTsn S standards: 23h;;
premiums s4h-3eh: specials; ,3s5h "a;
Browns--Nearby. extra fancy, 29h.34:
nearby and Midvestern, exchange specials.
%: exchange standards. "a; nearby. me
diums. 21: bullets, II.
Duck eggs. nearby 24-26.
Butter. 39O,974; steady: creamery, high
sr than extra; ,2s,a-2SA; extra l92 score
Cheese, 257.797: quiet; prices UNCHANGED.
Dressed poultry easy: all fresh and
frozen prices UNCHANGED
Live poultry. by freight and express.
nominal; no sales
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Crude Petroleum Stocks
Decline During Week

By the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Mines reported
yesterday stocks of domestic and
foreign crude petroleum at the close
of the week ended September 16
totaled 233,016,OOO barrels, a net
decrease of $4,000 barrels compared
with the previous week. Stocks Of
domestic oil decreased 966 900 bar
rels for the week and foreign crude
increased 156,000 barrels.
Daily average production for the
week was 3,430,000 barrels or an
increase Of POI 900 barrels compared
with the previous weeks level. Runs
to stills averaged 3,470,000 barrels
daily, compared with $3.50, 900 bar
rels for the preceding week. Daily
average imports were 109, 900 barrels.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Chicago Wheat Prices
Down Nearly Cent
Before Ra||ying
EorIy Drop Reflects
Lack Of Important
Buying Interest
BY FRANK BRUTTO,
Press Financial Xriter.

<AoooSAntc0 1cco : hiuhcioA "AItc1s
CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-An easier
tone prevailed in the wheat pit here
today and prices declined nearly
cent q bushel before rallying.
Trade, however was very light
and the downward trend early in
the session reflected only scattered,
small selling and lack Of any i'm
portant buying. Speculative trad
ers were not inclined to make new
commitments and apparently pre-
ferred to await developments at
Washington, where Congress will re-
convene Monday.
Contributing to the downturn here
was weakness at Winnipeg, where
prices declined about 2 cents a
bushel and finished near the lows.
Other United States markets were
down, Kansas City closing M
lower and Minneapolis 24-7s lower.
Buenos Aires wheat closed ts-3A up.
Wheat futures on the Board of
Trade closed unchanged to 4 down,
December, 86A -ss: May. 87h-A;
corn, M off; December, 54A-
u; May, 575s "a; oats. unchanged
to Il off; soy beans, ~ up; rye,
A-5s up; lard, unchanged to 2 cents
lower.
July wheat contracts, representing
the new crop. opened on the Board
Of Trade at 861. cents today,
dropped nearly a cent to 85M and
closed at 86A.
Grain range at principal markets
todav.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Industry
Continued From Page B-9)

the quickened step of industry. Es-
Inmates were that every class of car
loadings, especially coal, miscellan-
eous and less-than-carlot. would
show heavy increases for the week.
The miscellaneous loadings are con-
sidered important because they
! largely represent the country's man
ufactured products or the semi -f1n-
ished materials necessary for as
sembly of the finished lines.
With the railroads, business poured
in for the equipment makers. Many
thousands of new freight cars were
ordered, hundreds of miles of steel
rails were booked and repairs on
obsolescent material got under way.
Should Congress remove the en-
barge on arms to belligerents, these
manufacturers stand to increase
their production as many of them
are prepared to make munitions in
a hurry. Canada, it Is understood,
plans to purchase much rail equip
ment here.
Shipbuilding Booms.
Shipbuilding, important as a de-
fense as we'll as for the carrying of
increased cargoes to neutral coun-
tries, again doomed. The United
States Maritime Commission in one
day awarded contracts for II new
ships at about 100000 each.
In addition to steel, machinery and
tools, the heaviest demand for ship
ments abroad arose for woolen and
cotton cloths, hides, soap, tallow,
lard and vegetable oils. Inquiries
for many other products piled up.
The French government set up a
purchasing department in New York,
and it was expected the British War
Supplies Commission, now being or
ganized in Canada, would have a
branch here.
In retail trade, the movement of
fall goods gathered momentum, Dun
& Bradstreet reported. The weeks
turnover was estimated at 6 to II
per cent greater than in the corre-
spending period last year. The sur
vey added: Automobile volume,
still above last year, appeared un-
affected either way by the conflict,
although dealers pointed out there
were still not enough new models
on the market for conclusive test"
Wholesale buying, while it ap-
peared to have passed its peak, was
substantially above last year. In
many instances wholesalers were re-
fusing bookings at present prices for
delivery more than two or three
weeks in the future.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Cotton Futures Sac
7 10 5 Points Due
To Late Hedging
Price Fixing for Mill
Account Again Is
Chief Support
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-The usual
quota Of Saturday hedge placements
in cotton futures, concentrated in
the final minutes Of trading to-
day, was enough to erase small
gains Of the previous session. The
market finished to points lower.
Price fixing for mill account again
furnished chief support. Most Of
the hedging came through Coop
erative account, although spot in
terests were fairly active sellers.
Brokers with New Orleans connec-
tions offered October contracts, well
taken by those covering short posi-
tions before first notice day on
Tuesday.
Some foreign buying appeared
early. Prices turned irregular short
ly after the call, sensitive to small
price-fixing orders in near months
and hedging in May delivery.
Week end liquidation put the New
Orleans market down 2 to 6 points.
Liverpool was closed.
Higher prices in Worth Street
failed to have any slackening effect
on buying, and the weeks turnover
in print cloth was estimated at close
to 100,0O0,000 yards. approximately
four times the current production
rate.
The days statistics placed exports
at 1926 bales, bringing the seasons
SO far to 625,735. Port receipts,
38,8O8; port stocks, 2,574,009.
The range for old futures fol-
lows:
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Bank Dividend Voted

BALTIMORE, Sept. 23-Directors
of the First National Bank have
declared a semi-annual dividend of
10 per cent, 81 per share, on the
capital stock of the bank, S per
cent, so cents per share, payable
october l to stockholders of record
on September %, and 5 per cent
on January 2 to holders of record
on December %.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
| New York Phone
To Sell Bonds
Privately
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-The New
York Telephone Co. announced yes
terday it will sell to nine insurance
companies SIS ,0O0, 900 Of 25-year re-
funding mortgage g.. per cent bonds
at a price of 1914 to the company.
The transaction is subject to ap-
proval by the New York Public Serv-
ice Commission.
Proceeds will be used to retire
the $61 100000 first and general
mortgage Al per cent bonds due
November /, 1899. and for repay
ment of advances from American
Telephone g. Telegraph Co., parent
concern.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
County Bonds Sold

NEW YORK, Sept. % (speciaD -
A group headed by Alex. Brown &
Sons and including B. j. Van Ingen
& Co.. Inc; John Nuveen g. Co.,
Stranhan, Harris & Co., Inc, and
Equitable Securities Corp. was sue
cessful bidder yesterday for ST ,080 900
Allegany County. MD bonds. The
bonds, bearing a $40 per cent coupon
and maturing 1956-1975, inclusive,
were Immediately reof1ered at prices
to yield $40 per cent to 3.35 per
cent, according to maturity.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Savings, Loon Deposits
Gain in MARYLAND
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Marylanders increased their saw
ings accounts $713,833 In August
deposits in 43 insured savings and
loan institutions in the State.
The Federal Savings and Loan
Insurance Corp. announced yester-
day the amount had increased the
savings of 29,674 investors in the
State to $21 900 $3.50. The savings
are protected up to 5000 for each
investor.
During August $40 loans made
by the 43 institutions amounted to
$1,121,4 ,419. Assets of the institutions
on September totaled $31, ,O79, 900,
an increase of SO, 6,697 $50 in a year.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
More Steel Furnaces
Will Be Blown In
81 the Associated Press,

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23-Car-
negie-1 Illinois Steel Corp, largest
unit of the United States Steel
Corp, announced today two addi-
tional blast furnaces would be blown
In next week, bringing to rs the
number Of the corporations fur
naces active in the Pittsburgh dis
trict.
Furnaces to be blown in are No. 2,
at the Clarion works, near here,
and the No. 3, at Mingo Junction,
Ohio. The corporation has 80 fur
naces in the Pittsburgh district.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Cotton Ginnings Gain
Slightly Over 1898
By the Associated Press.

The Census Bureau reported yes
terdey cotton of this years growth
ginned prior to September 16 totaled
1888, ,499 running bales. counting
round as half bales and excluding
linters, compared with 1854, ,922 a
year ago and 4,261 ,165 two years ago.
Round bales included totaled
1898, compared with 37,743 a year
ago and &c, 400 two years ago.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Dividend Is Declared

BALTIMORE, Sept. % (SpeciaD.
The regular quarterly dividend of
Is cents a share has been declared
by the directors OF the United States
Fidelity & Guaranty Co. 1t is pay
able on October is to stockholders of
record on September 30.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Pennsylvania Orders
$4,000 Tons of Rail
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Penn-
sylvania Railroad announced it
had placed orders for $4,000 tons of
standard steel rail, divided as fol-
lows: Carnegie-Illinois, 25,OO0 tons;
Bethlehem, $4,000 tons, and Inland,
5000 tons.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
HoIsey Stuart Gets
G. & O. Certificates
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 23-Chesa-
peake & Ohio Railway announced
Halsey Stuart & Co., Inc, of Chi
cago, submitted the best bid for
a c. & o. $4,000 900 issue Of equip
ment trust certificates In connection
with purchase Of $500 new freight
cars. The bid was 10016. the rail-
way announced. The cars will cost
S., ,68O, 500.
The certificates bear ~ per cent
interest,
Evening star., 1939-09-24

straight, 5.65a5 IS; hard winter, pat
ent, 5.55a5.75; hard winter, straight,
5.35a5 60; rye flour, dark to white,
4.00a4.90. Mill feed, ton, spring bran,
80 .00a3l. 90; standard middling, 3l.00
a32.0O.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

Cottonseed oil closed steady: bleachable
prime summer yellow 755 nominal; prime
October: 7O2; December, lib January,
lib; March, 7,30b: May. 7.42b. IBID
Evening star., 1939-09-24


Yields
in preen yied.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
D. 6. Securities

Quotations by Johnston. Lemon A. co,
Yesterdays closing bid and asked
quotations on Washington securities
which are traded over the counter
follow:
Evening star., 1939-09-24
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

Rspored By W. Hhbs d D.
INCLUDING friday sEPTENGBKR
Evening star., 1939-09-24

Cottonsecd OIL.
Aggressive buying through trade inter-
ests found offerings scarce In cottonseed
on futures today. The list established max
imum gains OF to 10 points before realiz-
points up " Az
Sales agsreeated 151 contracts: October.
75Oo; December. 7.60; January, 7.65b;
March, 7.79b; May 7.9l
=, Crude oil was frmer on the basis OF
eLa cents = pound bid across the entire
belt. Sellers held for Ga cents,
Bid. Nominal
Evening star., 1939-09-24

Winnipeg Cash Market.
WINNIPEG Sept 90 UP,.-Wheat, No
/ Northern 72A; No. 2, 697s; No. 8, 6S,
oats, No. 2. white. 35a4: No. 3. 33h.
Evening star., 1939-09-24
New Orleans Prices

NEW ORLEANS. Sept % LP-Week
END Liquidation and hedge selling caused
lures here today. and CLOSING pricas rere
steady at net declines of TO S points
Evening star., 1939-09-24

ChicaEo Cash Market.
Cash wheat No. 2 hard (weevily,. 30:
s7A: No. 3 mixed. 50. Corn, No. l
mixed mainly whitel. "a; No. yellow.
56s4-57l2: No 5 yellow tnew,. So; No.
white. 64l7-66; sample grade $685..
Oats. No. 3 white ,thin). 35 No. 2, 81.
No. 3, 35s4-36: sample grade. 3494. Bar
ley. mailing. 55-56 nominal; feed, 3s-49:
nominal No. 2. SO; No. g. 62-64; No. .
mailing "a: No 3 mating, S. Soy
beans, No, 3 yellow, 1881. BUCK
Timothy. seed. $3.50 nominal. Red
top. $4,000 nominal. Alsike, 1900
Evening star., 1939-09-24
LEADING bAROMETERS

CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES - Bosron
Evening star., 1939-09-24
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Sales. PUBLIC UTILITIES.
$40. Ana & Pot Riv r r LIST 50
$500 Capital Traction 1st 81 1874
1000 City & Suburban Ry LIST 81
1000 GEORGETOWN Gas Mght LIST s.
$4,000 Wash Gas Light II. SO 1860
26,6OO Wash Ry d II Cons ~ 1876
Evening star., 1939-09-24
How Is Business?

Shouting Current Business Actuty Compared
Week Year Ago.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-06-09

The honey bee is not native to the
United States, but was introduced
here 300 years ago. There was no
word for honey bee in the American
Indian language and bees became
known to the Indians as the white
mans fly, relates a writer in the
Chicago Tribune.
Authorities say that honey bees
were introduced into New England
m 1888 and that they likely were
brought from Holland. These first
bees were of the small type, COM
moPly called black bees. They are
common, but ,are not SO popular
among beekeepers as the larger
kinds, such as Italian bees.
The fact that wild honey bees have
been found in hollow trees and in
caves IN widely scattered areas of
this country during the last 800
years has led to the popular belief
that they are native. But those IA
miliar with the history of the honey
bee say that the first wild ones
In America were swarms that left
their hives in New England apiaries
and flew off into the woods. AS CIV
ilization spread westward across the
country the honey bee went with it
and often preceded the settlers.
Beekeepers refer to the different
kinds of honey bees as races rather
than breeds or varieties. There are
many races and they are divided
roughly into three groups, the East
ern, the European, and the African.
The race most often found in api-
aries in this country is the Italian.
These bees first were brought to
America shortly before the Civil
war. They are found wherever bee
keeping is practiced commercially
and are considered by majority Of
keepers as the best of all races.
They are credited with being easy
to handle, good honey producers,
and more resistant than other races
to disease, especially European foul
brood.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-06-09

Canada's first postal service dates
back to the French regime, when
letters of the governor and the in
tendant were carried by an appoint
ed messenger, who was also per-
mitted to carry mail intrusted to
him by private persons. The fee
allowed the messenger by the in
tendant commission was 10 sous for
q letter between Quebec and Mont
real, and sous to Three Rivers,
with proportionate charges for
greater or shorter distances. The
first of these couriers was Pierre
de Silva, known as 'the Portuguese"
who received his commission from
Raudot, the intendant, in 1705. When
Canada came under British rule the
first regular postal service was es-
tablished in 1853 by Benjamin
Franklin, then deputy postmaster
general for the American colonies,
who opened a post office at Quebec
with subordinate Offices at Three
Rivers and Montreal.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-06-09
Many Birds In virginia

Fifty-six birds were identified in
Falls Church, Va, as follows: Rob
in, bluebird, cardinal, titmouse,
chickadee, junco, towhee, nuthatch,
downy woodpecker, red bellied
woodpecker, flicker, song sparrow,
fox sparrow, English sparrow,
chipping sparrow, starting, crow,
wren, blue jay, Baltimore oriole,
scarlet tanager, brown thrasher,
wood thrush, veery, brown creeper,
black and white warbler, Maryland
yellow throat, yellow-throated war
bier, hummingbird, whippoorwil,
quail, kildee, indigo bunting, purple
finch, phoebe, buzzard, dove, mar
tin, catbird, woodcock, hooded war
bier, black-throated blue warbler,
crested fiycatcher, warbling vireo,
myrtle warbler, redstart, magnolia
warbler, chimney swallow, barn
swallow, kingbird, marsh bird of
the plover family, and a small gray
bird.