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Evening star., 1939-12-28
BondhoIders Indorse
Plan 10 Reorganize
Erie Railroad
G. & O. Would Get
About 8 Per Cent
Voting Power in Line
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. GA large
group of junior bondholders of the
Erie Railroad itself and it's parent,
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, an
nounced agreement today on a re-
organization plan for the Erie.
The compromise plan would give
C. g. o. about per cent voting
power in the Erie, against about Sc
per cent before the line went into
reorganization nearly two years ago.
C. e. o. also would receive warrants
emitting it to regain about per
cent more of control for each mil
lion dollars it desired to expend. to
maximum Of 56 per cent control.
Fixed charges would be reduced
from $l4149.326 to $6,93l sos, plus
contingent interest of S2,380,023 a
year Total fixed interest and pre-
ferred dividend requirements under
the present Erie setup are $685.
1872, and under the proposed plan
would, with contingent interest, to-
al s11.261,594 year.
A group of holders Of Erie re-
funding and improvement mortgage
bonds approved the plan here yes
terday, the last step before submis-
sion to the Interstate Commerce
Commission today and notification
to other interested parties. The
junior securities group is headed by
Wilfred Kurth, chairman of the
Home Insurance Co. New York, and
Henry S. Sturgis, vice president of
the First National Bank of New
York.
The plan also was approved by the
Mutual Savings Bank group of senior
bondholders. Informed sources said
other senior creditors have been ap-
prised of negotiations leading to the
agreement and are expected to make
their decisions known soon.
Holders of the present Erie pre-
ferred and common, which at par of
Sl00 share amounts to S2l4,868, 100,
would receive either Sl5,973,295 of
new common with $37.l7 par, or
corresponding value of no-par
shares. They would receive as we'll
warrants to purchase additional new
common at the rate of IA shares
for each share of preferred or COM
mon now held. The present pre-
ferred and common would get about
II per cent of the new common.
In treatment of the present Erie
stock, the plan approximates the
one proposed to the l. C. C. by its
examiner, Milo H. Brinkley. In
treatment of bonds, it approximates
the bondholders' original plan. A
final plan will be approved by the
I. c. C.
The original plan submitted by the
debtor Erie would have given C. g. o.
about So per cent voting power in
the new company, the original C. g.
o. plan about 80 per cent and the
bondholders group plan about l per
cent.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Bank Clearings Rise
Sharply Ahead Of
Same 1888 Period
Volume at New York
Also Registers Big
Increase in Week
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Although
down for the week because OF one
less business day. bank clearings for
the holiday period just ended went
sharply ahead of the comparative
1888 week and brought to halt a
series of three year-to-year de-
creases. New York clearings also
jumped sharply above the similar
1893 week after six successive de-
clineS.
Total clearings for % leading
cities for the five days ended De-
cember q, as reported to Dun &
Bradstreet, aggregated s5 ,532 654 GOO,
as compared with S4.528 100000 for
the same five-day week last year, an
increase of 1876 per cent.
The turnover for the current short
week dropped $1,319,745,0 900 under
the total for the six days of the pre-
ceding week. This contrasted with
decline of S2,424,167 900 between the
two similar weeks of last year.
New York clearings amounted to
S3.417 ,4OS,O 900, against s2989 037 600
for the like week a year ago, giving
rise of 14.4 per cent. Transactions for
the 2l outside cities equaled S2,l65,-
246,0O0, a gain of l76 per cent over
the 81 $40, O,623, 900 recorded last year.
Comparisons with last year at the
outside centers were all on the ia
vorable side. The more important
advances included: Cleveland, 308
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO Dec 2s lP.-United States
Department Of Agriculture. .-Salabe hogs,
2l,o00: total, 10000: opened lO-I:, lower
than THURSDAYS average; later trade gen.
orally l5-25 of; top, 600: bulk, good and
choice 16o,e2o pounds 75-6o 90; 800,
240 pounds, 5.5o-9O. a4O-270-pound
averages 5I0-;35; bulk. good 33O-5OO
pound packing sows, 4.35-an
Salable cattle. 5000: saIable calves.
1000: very active market on all classes
and grades yearings scarce most bids
on yearlings strong to 25 higher. medium
to good heifer yearlings sharing advance;
demand broadest for good to choice year.
lings and choice weighty steers: but killers
taking lower grades in scramble for num-
berr; cows and bulls strong to 15 HIGHER:
vealers firm; stocker and feeder supply
neeligible; top bid yearlngs. 80: sew
eral loads 11.15-35. mostly S5O-1015
market with strictly choice ,35l pound
steers UP to lilo and 1.3S5-pound aver
ages. 1890: most short-fei steers selling
from 1000 down to S.25, according to
weight and condition common and medium
grades making 7.25-S25, best heifers.
o.13; welshty SAUSAGE bulls up to : so;
vea!ers, / 80 down: Gamer COWS. 4@5-15
Salable sheep. 5000: total. 9,5OO: late
Wednesday fat lambs and yearines active.
strong: spots unevenly higher quality con-
sidered sheep steady lamb. top 9l5:
bulk, 900: yearlings, 7.50-s 90: few ma
tive ewes 4.0o-o0: today's trade active;
fat lambs and yearlings fully 25 hieher;
sheep firm good TO choice wooled lambs.
9 00-:t5, freely: vearling5, .gO-s co: rood
Western ewes, 400 few natives. 4.O0-5o.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO Dec. IS L7.-Poultry, live,
SO trucks: firm: broiiers. colored, 14la;
Plymouth Rock: 16ls; White Rock, 161a;
snring. pounds up. colored, IA; Plymouth
Rock, 16: White Rock, Is: under pounds,
colored, 14l2; Plymouth Rock, 1712 White
Roct. 16is; hen turkeys II; other prices
unchanged.
Butter, 4ss,31o: frmer: creamery, 93
score, 3O-3ol2; 90. 29la: ss, 81: other
Eyes, 2;414:. firm; fresh eraded, extra
frsts, 20l4; other prices unchanged.
Potatoes. 3d. on track, 1919; total U. s.
shipments, 313: firm: Supplies moderate
set Burbanks, U. s. No. l. 1.77la-95: u.
S. No. 2. ] 42la-47l2; Colorado Red Nc
Clures U. S No. !, few sales, 6O-721a; /;
North Dakota, Red River Valley section,
Cobhlers Is to 30 per cent U. s. No, l..
few sales. 1.15-25; Bliss Triumphs rs to
s. per cent. U. S. No. l, l;2o-25:, Early
Wisconsin, round whites U. s. No.. l.,
LBS; unc!assifed, ;;o5; less than CARROTS.
Texas. Bliss Triumphs, 50-pound sacks. q.
s; No. J.. 400 cwt.; bushel crates, U. s..
Nc l. size B washed. LIS crate.
Dressed turkeys, steady; prices un-
changed.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Daily Oil Production
Remains at High
Levels in Week
Refinery Operations
Cut to 1873 Per Cent
Of Capacity
BY the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-Daily aver
age crude oil production in the
United States held at recent high
levels during the week ended De-
cember %, totaling 1857 300 bar
rels, compared with 1885, $50 bar
rels the previous week and 3,449, 700
a year ago, the American Petroleum
Institute reported.
Production was approximately
250,000 barrels a day greater than
the Bureau of Mines calculated re-
quirements for December.
Reports from refineries represent
ing 1854 per cent of the estimated
daily refining capacity indicate re-
filming activity continued to decline,
slowing to 1873 per cent Of capacity
from 1914 per cent the week before.
Runs of crude to stills for the in
dustry as whole were estimated at
1885, 900 barrels day, compared
with 3,4l5,000 barrels the previous
week and 3,16O,0O0 year ago.
Stocks of finished and unfinished
gasoline increased to 73,7O7 900 bar
rels from 78.158O 900 barrels a week
ago and 71,057,000 at the same time
last year. Total gasoline production
during the week was estimated at
II ,494, 900 barrels, against II ,583 900
the previous week.
Imports of crude and refined oils
at principal ports during the week
totaled $4,000 barrels, compared
with 1,1l0,000 the week before.
The complete report showing daily
average crude oil production in
barrels) follows.
Note: The figures indicated below do
not include any estimate of any oil which
might have been surreptitiouslv produced
Week ended December 23. with changes
from nreVinus week
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Cotton Import Doto
Reported by Bureau

BY the Associated Press.
The Customs Bureau said yester-
day that 1851 1853 pounds of cotton
of staple is inches or more were
imported into the United States
between September 20 and Decem-
ber 26.
The quota on this kind of cotton
for the year ending next September
20 is 45,656,420 pounds Egypt and
the nglo-Egyptian Sudan shipped
12,5O4, 1879 pounds and Peru 1872 1888
pounds
In the same period, imports of
staple under rs inches filled 1885,
SIS pounds of that 14,516,882 pound
quota. Principal shippers included
India, 6o9.753 pounds; Mexico, 259,-
676, and Brazil, 297.951.
Cotton card strips and waste i'm
ports amounted to 1.300,549 pounds
of the 5,482. 500 pounds quota, in
cluding 1,036,277 pounds from the
United Kingdom and 23O,713 pounds
from Canada.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
August Belmont
Named Officer
Of Bonbright's
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-Bonbright
g. Co., Inc, announced today the
election Of August Belmont as vice
president and director. Mr.. Bel
mont was graduated from Harvard
with the class OF 1881, and has been
a member of the organization of the
present Bonbright & Co. and pre-
vious corporations of that name since
1882. His activities have been prin-
cipally in connection with the buy
ing department.
Mr.. Belmont is a great-grandson
of August Belmont, who came to
this country in 1887 as financial
representative of the Rothschilds
and founded the banking firm of
August Belmont g. Co. He is of
the fourth generation of his family
to bear the name Of August Bel
mont.
Evening star., 1939-12-28

per cent: Chicago, 284 per cent;
Pittsburgh, 258 per cent; Richmond,
25.3 per cent; Baltimore, 22.0 per
cent; New Orleans, 200 per cent;
Cincinnati, 1913 per cent, and At
lanta, 1876 per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
together with percentage gains over
last year, follow; also the daily
average bank clearings for the
months of October, November and
December to date:
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Machine Tool Trade
Holds Record Pace
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Trade re-
ports stated today that the ma
chine tool industry has continued
to work at record pace during
December but that new orders have
declined somewhat in volume.
Orders from domestic sources par
ticularly have dropped off. Deal
ers say that many users In this
country are baking at promises of
delivery in to II months.
Some foreign buyers, however,
who need the machines for war
purposes are said to be still max
ing new commitments, regardless
of the long wait before delivery.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Dec. as GP.--Esss, a1,-
AIS: steady to firm. Mixed colors: Fancy
to extra fancy, a3la-25: standards, %;
firSts. 2oh: seconds: f6s4-1sA; mediums,
1874: dirties, No. /, 15s4 4164: average
checks l5h4-la. Refrigerator, fancy and
heavyweiehts; l7l2-24 standards. II;
14l2: dirties, 14l2.
Butter, 1,15S.0S.; steady. Creamery:
Higher than extra, 3Ol4-31; extra (92
scorer 80: firsts lss-9D, 27'a-29la; sec
onds tS4-SD. 2512-27A.
Cheese, $3.50; quiet. Prices un-
changed
Whites: Resale of premium marks. o7H-
29at; nearby and Midwestern, premium
marks. o5A-2634 specials, 24s4: stand
ards e312-24 Resale of nearby heavier
mediums me- sl-23,s q Nearby and Midwest
Coast jumbo and premiums. 2S1a-3o; spe-
cials. 26a4-27l2; standards. 25o4-26l.;
mediums 2O-2012: pullets 1Ss4-19h. Re-
frigerator, nearby specials 20-21 nearby
and MidweStern standards, 11i2-1S; j1rstS.
1SR-17
Browns: Nearby fancy to extra fancy,
24ia-25. Nearby and Midwestern specials.
"a standards 2:s4; mediums, 2Ola; pull
let's 16h
Duck eggs, o4-o6,
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Boston Wool Marker

BOSTON. Dec. % lPl.-(United States
Department of Agriculture>.-The wool
market in Boston was very quiet today
Purchases were small in volume and they
were confined largely to covering urgent
immediate needs Most inquiries were for
fine and half-blood wools. The bulk OF
the purchases from spot offerings were Of
ing 90 to 95 cents, secured basis in
Guiding import duty. Odd lots of fine ter
ritory woods were taken whenever they
we're we're available s. r at 81 to 81 ;o2 secured
at 95 to % cents. secured basis, for aver
age to. short French combing length in
original bags.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
New York Cotton Goods

NEW YORK Dec. 2S lP.-Dealers In
the Worth street cotton goods market re-
ported fair number of bids at about "a
Mills, however, generally held firmly to
their established levels. Inventory TAX
ing continued as check on activity.
Rayon fabric prices we're strong in
fairly active market. Spring cloths for
early spring delivery were in demand and
inquiry improved for underwear satins..
Woolen goods trade was stimulated by
brisk spot demand for overcoatings, helped
by the recent sharp drop in temperature.
Silk goods were quiet.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
British Buy $400, 900
o. Brozilion Products
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANE1RO, Dec. 2s.-
Authoritative sources reported yes.
terday that representatives Of
British firms have closed deals in
Porto Allegro for the purchase of
agricultural, meat and wood prod
ucts having total value of around
100000.
The same sources said Brazilian
sales to belligerent countries so far
were not up to the expectations of
many Brazilian exporters. In this
connection it was pointed out that
coffee exports have declined during
the last two months.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Poris Bank Chances

PARIS. Dec. IS lP,.-Bank Of France
statement as of December % showed Tin
millions of francs):
Gold reserve, 97.266: UNCHANGED Ball
ances abroad s3; decrease, /. Discounted
commercial bills, France, 4.677; decrease.
453 Negotiable bills bought in France.
5,779: decrease. pa. Advances against
securities, 1868; decrease. 21. 3O-day ad-
vanceS against government securities, 236;
state, 32,272: increase. 1900 Circulation.
149,416: increase, 1872. Total credit to
current account, 1880; increase. 623.
cent compared with 5931 last week.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
London Bank Report

LONDON Dec. 2S GP,.-Bank of England
statement as of December 81 showed On
thousands of pounds:
Circulation. 554616:: increase o2.276:
bullion. 1887, increase 5: reserves, 26,641,
decrease 2.27l: public deposits, 90 725. de-
crease 4.113: private deposits, 159,357. in
crease 4.l29 sovernment securities, 151:-
2s. $50. decrease 4,573: ratio Of reserve to
liabilities, 40 per cent compared with
15.2 last week: bank rate. 2 per cent
Evening star., 1939-12-28
General Ani|ine Calls
Meeting in Merger
kv the Associated Press.

ES the Associated Press.
NEW york; Dec. 28.-Stockhold-
ers of General Aniline G. Film Corp
and of Agfa Ansco Corp, were called
to special meeting today to vote
on a merger of the two companies
D. A. Schmitz, president of Cen
eral Aniline, said the merger ap-
proved by the directors of both
companies, was in pursuance of a
policy OF simplihcation of the COR
porate structure of General Aniline,
which has controlled Agfa Ansco.
The Agfa operating unit will be
known as the Agfa- -Ansco Division
of General Aniline.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Time Business Index
Takes Upward Swing
By the Associated Press.

BY tFe NSSOClated PFeSS.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-The index
of business conditions compiled by
Time magazine broke a four weeks
decline last week by advancing from
982 to 994
The index, which is based on
money and banking figures, was
estimated on the basis of Dun g.
Bradstreet's bank clearings and par
tial Federal Reserve Board reports
Complete Federal Reserve Board fig
ures, which are usually used in COM
putting the index, were delayed by
the holiday.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Wholesale Commodity
Average Is Boosted
sv the Associated Press.

su the Associated Press.
The National Fertilizer Associa-
tons index of wholesale prices rose
to 78 per cent of the 1868 average
last week because of higher prices
for cotton, grain, building materials,
chemicals, drugs and textiles, which
more than offset declines for foods,
meat, fuel and metals.
The index was IT'S the preceding
week. TIL a month ago and 72.7 a
year ago.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Seobourd
Revenues Rise
1879 Per Cent
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

NORFOLK, Va, December %
Total operating revenues for the
Seaboard Railway for November.
1899, were 1888, 1854, an increase Of
$553,8l4 or 1929 per cent over No
vember, 1888, L. R. Powell, jr., chief
executive, announced today. Freight
revenue amounted to $3,l93,2 ,266, an
increase of $4l0,586 or 1913 per cent
over November. 1888. Passenger
revenue was $427 ,904, an increase of
$l21 ,082 or 39.46 per cent over No
vember, 1888. Net railway operat-
ing income was $490,431. an increase
of S380,978 over November, 1888.
Both freight revenue and total oper-
ating revenues for November, 1899,
were greater than those for the
same month of any year since 1880
and passenger revenue was greater
than for the same month of any
year since 1929.
The Seaboard's earnings for the
eleven months ended November,
1899, compared with the same Pc
ROD Of 1888 are shown below:
Ended Nov, Ended Nov.
PASSENGER 5,599,33s 4,393,S3s a7.45
Operating
NJ revenue venue. aaat94sa agd14t11t 1889
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Production Of Brick
Rises in October
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The Census Bureau says produc-
ton of common brick totaled 231,-
671 900 in October. compared with
212,5ll,0 900 in September. At the
end of October manufacturers had
on hand 539, 1892 900 brick, compared
with 5l9,977,000 at the end of Sep
tember.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction 1st $500 at
98i2, $4,000 at 98a4.
Mergenthaler Linotype-l0 at 1534.
Notice-This exchange will be
closed December 80 and Monday
next, New Year Day.
Evening star., 1939-12-28

Fleeing on a stolen horse, a native
rode so miles on horseback in six
hours to Theunissen, South Africa,
where he was captured.
Evening star., 1939-12-28

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers. Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers. but
should indicate approximate prices and
by the sponsors or issuers.
'Asterisk indicates, mo, quoted by spon-
sors or issuerS.'
Evening star., 1939-12-28
London Bur Silver

LONDON, Dec % R,-Bar silver,
22lad, UP ID Equivalent ALA cents
on the dollar basis 81 O3) Bar gold 1855,
unchangec. Equivalent, $33.S5)
Evening star., 1939-12-28
London Tin Prices

LONDON. Dec 2S (P-Tin. spot, f247
los bid f247 lbs asked; future. f246 16s
bid f247 asked
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Foreinq Markets
tReported by Smith,

LONDON, Dec. IS tP,.-The stock mar
ket steadily slanted forward today. British
eovernmen, bonds improved further al
though top marks were shaded by, profit
taking. Textiles took over leadership Of
the industrial division. largely on pro-
vincial demand. Most foreign loans held
they ground but news of political Difficult
ties in Japan had depressing influence on
that countryS bonds. Oils were given an
other flip forward and interest was
maintained in domestic rails.
PARIS Dec" "cS-The Bourse shook of,
slow and heavy start and began climb
ing late today. Recovery, under leader
ship Of rentes, followed a speech by FL
nance Minister Reynaud regarding war
f1na ncing.
AMSTERDAM. Dec % LP-Bourse
prices leveled off after wobbly initial deal
ines. Domestic issues veered to the top
side while a little irregularity persisted in
the American group.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. IS lPl.-Cotton fu-
lures dipped . to 7 points today in small
market. Hadge selling and Bombay liaui-
dation met only scattered local and trade
support
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. Dec. % R.-crude rubber
! futures opened 8 to 10 lower March,
1s.95b: May. 1880: July. 1s.41-4A Bid.
Evening star., 1939-12-28

'Ex dividend. tplus extras. d 35c paid
in 1899. ego extra. f3Ge extra.
G S14.OO extra paid December %. 1899.
gS14.OO extra paid December 20 1888.
< 2oc extra. m 81 50 extra, p SOC paid
September 20. 1925. So 90 paid IN
y So 90 extra.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Investing Companies

NEW YORK, Dec %. LP--National AS
soc, alton Security Dealers Inc
Moon quotations
Evening star., 1939-12-28
Paris Exchunoe Rutes

PARIS, Dec % DP.-The United States
dollar was UNCHANGED at 1880 francs
(2.2s3 cents to the france in final foreign
the franc at 2.237 Cents in New York
overnight Exchange on London. 176625
In Bourse trading 3 per cent rentes
were 1850 francs; 4hs "a" $500; 4hs,
1887. 215.75.
Evening star., 1939-12-28
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS

Chevy Chase Club 1st 4As-- 104ia 105h
Col Country Club lst 4kAs 103
Ter Ref g. VIII Corp lst 4As 100
Evening star., 1939-12-28
New York Suqur

NEW YORK Dec. % 1P.-sugar fu-
lures No. 3 opened unchanged to l lower.
January. 1.s0b: March, 1.91; May. 1.96;
July, zoo: September 2.03. b Bid.
Evening star., 1939-12-28

Italy will spend over $50,000,000
to further its ship-building pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1939-12-28

UnIt OF utdht 10 thaft5.
In bankruptcy receivrship beins under
6aruptcy Act or securities assumed by such companies
Rates OF dividend the table
ments based the last quarterly declaration
Unless otherwise noted special dividends
cluded
xd Ex dividend Ex rights o Paid
last Payable stock Declared paid this
year Cash stock. Accumulated dividends paid de-
Evening star., 1939-12-28

Note: The figures indicated below do
not include any estimate of any OIL which
might have been surreptitiouslv produced1
Week ended December 23. with changes
from DreViols Week
Evening star., 1939-12-07
Customs Receipts Climb
In Norfolk District
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Dec 7.-Despite
the war and the neutrality bill with
its embargo barring American ships
from the war zone, customs receipts
for this district in November ag-
gregated 1896, ,14216, an increase of
S235,97.282 over November, 1888, M.
M. Vipond, deputy collector, re-
ported
In Norfolk alone the increase was
$190,26475, the collections for the
past month being S349 901l.71, against
$158, 1886 for November year ago.
The collections at Richmond
totaled s494, ,780.57, an increase Of
$33,655.19 over November last year
when $461, 1858 was collected.
At Newport News the collections
for last November were $53,987.25,
$20,52001 more than November, 1888,
when collections amounted to $685.
1924.
Vipond said that the increase was
due in a large measure to the sea-
sonal movement of Turkish tobacco,
but that there also was heavy in
crease in staple cotton from Egypt
and in burlap from India. A move
ment of potatoes from Prince Ed
ward Island, Canada, also was
noticeable, he said, and trade with
South American ports notably those
in Brazil and the River Plate, also
added materially to the collections.
Evening star., 1939-12-07
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. THE bond
market produced general variety
of advances and declines today, with
trends indefinite in all groups ex-
cept the foreign, where further de-
clines in the Scandinavian bloc lent
depth to the recent severe decline.
Going into the final hour domestic
issues up fractions to point or SO
included New Haven IS, Union Pa
Gifts 312s, Brooklyn Union Elevated
first IS and LackaWanna Is. Down
as much were Puerto Rican Amer
ican Tobacco IS, Pere Marquette IS,
Dayton Power & Light 31as and
Bethlehem Steel 312s.
Finland IS were off to a bad start,
losing 4 points on the first sale, but
quickly Strengthened out and in
broader turnover, were UP points
in the final hour. Others, however,
had no such luck and earlier de-
clines Of to points stood for most
of the obligations of Norway and
Denmark.
United States Governments were
2-32 to 9-32 of a point up on small
sales.