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Rome
Continued From First Page)

no axis forces were at Dakar, but
rather only French and natives.
Italy Welcomes Decision.
II Popolo di Roma, whose editor
is considered a close friend of Count
Ciano. indicated that Spain had
decided on active aid to Italy and
Germany in their war against
Britain.
ITALY welcomes with happiness
the truly historic decisions of Spain
and Ell Caudillo (Generalissimo
Franco and her solidarity in the
war against her historic enemy"
the newspaper said in front
page editorial which termed Eng
land the enemy of Spain.
Spain desires Gibraltar and the
greater part of Morocco, the news
paper indicated, adding:
Nobody can be surprised If
Frances Spain, born within the
orbit and by the spiritual and
armed solidarity of Italy and Ger
many, is inserting herself in the
axis system. She is closing the circle
isolating England from Europe and
is regaining her active Mediter-
ranean and African function to
which geography as much as history
calls her.
Attack on Gibraltar Seen.
"She succeeds in making her voice
heard at more than ever opportune
time when England, .profiting from
the general armistice conceded to
her former ally France is attempt
ing to gain control of the French
colonial empire"
This was interpreted in foreign
quarters as indicating that capture
of Gibraltar from the British was
envisaged as a step toward prevent
ing French North Africa from join
ing the forces of Gen. Charles de
Gaulle, leader of Frenchmen still
fighting on the side of Britain.
Fascist circles have said SPANS
early task" in the war was a SUBJ
ject of the conference in Berlin
between Won Ribbentrop and Ser
rano Suner.
Foreign circles said they believed
this means Germany is seeking
SPANS permission to land troop.
for an attempt to take Gibraltar
key point of Britain's lifeline tt
Egypt, where British troops art
battling the Italian offensive.
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at a press conference about the
prospects of his making trip fur
Their westward than he has been IN
recent months. He said that he
would like to visit some aviation
facilities west of the Alleghenies, but
was uncertain, because Of the dis
lance, whether he could accept an
invitation to dedicate on October IL
a new radio station in Cincinnati
which will broadcast short wave pro-
grams to Latin America.
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Snites Name DAUGHTER

CHICAGO, Sept. 25 tP'.-Teresa
Marie has been chosen by the Fred
B. Snites as the name for their s.
day-old daughter She will be named
for her mother, the former Teresa
Larkin of Dayton, Ohio.
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Report for Last 81 Hours.

Record for Last 20 Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, ST. 2:45 pm. yesterday. Year
ago. "a.
Lowest. 81. noon today. Year ago. 80.
Record Temperature This Year.
HIGHEST. 100. on July 81.
Lowest z. on January 20.
Humidity for Last Fl Hours.
rrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 81 per cent. at g I'm. today.
Lowest, so per cent. at noon yesterday.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED bv United States Coast and
deodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
High 1:3aam 2:4l am.
Low S:3a am a:43 am.
High 2:l4pm 3:l9p.m.
Low S:3S pm 9:49 pm
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets
Sun tomorrov $50 $50
Moon todaJ--- lol Pm
Autemebils Ights must b turned On
ens-han hour After sunset.
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5-und-10 Pioneer Dies

NEW YORK, Sept. rs P.-Clark
Chauncey Foster, 81, a pioneer in
the development of 5-and-10-cent
stores in Michigan and Illinois, died
here yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25

Francis Scott Key was not known
as the author of the "Star Spangled
Banner" until several months after
1t appeared.
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Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital lcurrent month 70 datel:
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FOREIGN STATIONS.
Noon. Greenwich time. today
Temperature. weather.,
Horta (FayaD, Azores 80 Cloudy
tCurrent observatiops.)
San Juan. Puerto Rico s. Clov4r
Hmm Cubs IS cloudy
Colon, Canal Zone 70 Cloudy
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FURNISHED bv United States Coast ant
deodetic Survey
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Aug. 16-R1Per-
sistent hedging sales lowered cot
ton futures prices S to 8 points to-
day.
Speculative fervor was chilled by
the newest fury of the war. Sentl.
ment generally was bearish. Most
observers felt the new crop on its
way to market would bring grad
ually increasing hedge pressure.
Some selling was attributed to
beneficial rains in the western belt.
Demand was limited to trade
covering and price fixing by mills.
On the selling side were commits
sion houses and professionals.
Worth street reported good de-
mand at about 1-8 cent a yard I'M
der the market. Actual business
at listed prices was small. Certain
grades Of broadcloth frightened,
however, after announcement gov.
eminent BIDS on 1000, 600 pars OF
shorts would be opened Thursday.
eason so far IS, 035. Port receipts
II, 148. Port stocks 2,446, 234. /
Ranon o1lnws
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y. S.. Revenue
Act Of 1910
BY CHRIES s. LQWRIMlRE
AWARDS
GAIN OR LOSS
Z CHRLES S.
C.. p. A.

Condemnation awards by federal
state, city, town, and county gov
eminent or other political SUBJ
division thereof in the total amount
plus severance damages and as
sessments in accordance with the
court and Board of Tax appeals
rulings is now treated as income,
subject to limitations.
The award in general consists
OF payment for the land actually
taken over and damages of sever
ance to the portion of the property
not taken over, sometimes an al
location of the award as the value
of the land taken over and the
severance damages is made by
the Government making the award
and sometimes, not, which condi-
ton was responsible for the rul-
ing now in effect and stated above.
The amount of a condemnation
award is handled in the same man.
ner as insurance proceeds Gin the
case of a fire. and the taxpayer
has the same rights with respect
to this type of involuntary CONVEX
sion as in any other, which were
explained in the preceding release.
These rules apply only to bust
ness property, or to property ac-
quired in a transaction entered in
to for profit, which would include
rental property, land acquired for
sub-dividing or development ct Get
era.
Because of the general applica-
ton of the rules governing sales
and exchanges, it appears that an
involuntary conversion of proper
ty resulting from condemnation
proceedings, and any gain or loss
arising therefrom should be treat
ed under the special limitations of
the capital gains and loss provi-
sions of the Internal r n u e
Code. 2
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financial Markets Wilt AS Great Air Battle RACES Over Britain

grassy kind slow and barely
steady; price range between grass
ers and strictly grain fed steers
widening; nothing strictly choice
here; grassers lilo; 795 lb. year.
ling steers 11.65; best heifers 1885
several loads strictly grain = fed
steers 11.4o upwards; good grades
1925 to IS; common and medium
grassers 900 down to 7.50; several
loads 7.so to s.25; packers an
shippers in negligible supply: very
few either fed or grassy heifers
here; but stable run grass fat
cows and Gamers and cutters; all
cows $50 to $50; Gamers $50 to
500; bulls weak to is lower;
weighty sausage offerings bringing
7.40 and 7.50; vealers steady at
1900 down.
Salable sheep 1000; total 5000;
all classes steady to strong; bulk
good and choice sorted native
springers 600 to 10; throwouts
largely 100 down; two doubles ~
lb. westerns straight 500; one dou-
bic medium to good moderately
sorted 8.25; odd lots fat native
ewes 3.75; bulk small packages
in cleanup trade 2.75 to $50; culls
and Gamers downward from
$50. I
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WHAT STOCKS DID
NEW YORK SIJGAR

NEW YORK, Aug. 1e.-R--Do-
mestic sugar futures slipped t. new
lows tor the season tod:y tefore
sufficient new buying apl cared to
nrn the price scales. Final quo
ntlons were l point lower to l
nieher on turnover Of 24,950 tons.
A 3-point cut in spot raw sugar
% the lowest since 1892 touched
on a selling drive but covering and
speculative demand soon absorbed
the offerings.
IN the raw market II, 700 tons OF
ralhppines due late next week,
sold at 2.26 cents a pound after
thursdays late sale of "a, 900 bags
OIL september Cubas at 1.72 C. & F.
Inc price was within 5 points Of
me record low of Est established
IN May, 1872.
Inc world futures contract hit a
leeofd low for the September de.
livery before steadying on short
covering. Final quotations were UNI
.nanged to 1 IL points down on
n sles Of 1900 tons; Sep SO LIB,
Ae1lned contained at 4.20 to 4.35
cents a pound. 2
NO. 4 Row.. ~
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PRICES DAMAGED
IN BOND MARKET
Some Corporate, Certain For
eign Loans Down AS
Much As 3 Points

NEW YORK, Aug. 16-R-Sell-
ing in the bond market today was
little more than a trickle but buyers
were wary and prices de e d
again over a broad front.
Professional traders accounted,
for a major part of the business.
Their operations we're small as
evidenced by the turnover OF ST.
726, 800 face value compared with
Thursdays $2,991, $50.
Some corporate loans rated as
speculative and certain foreign is
sues were down as much as 3 point
under new a~nxieties generated by
Germany's vast aerial attacks on
the British Isles. Low yield bonds
we're generally steady.
Down l or more points we're
New York Central IS at 81 ga,
nickel plate 4 LIS at 50, United
Drug SIS at rs 1-8, Southern Rail-
way Is at 81 and Illinois Central
4 3-4s at 81.
Weakest of the foreigns included
Australian 4 lbs, Argentine As of
IL and Sac Paulo stamped Is of
40. Bonds of Germany and Nor
way improved.
Weakest of the foreigns included
4 lbs, Argentine As OF
II and Sac Paulo stamped rs of
40. Bonds of Germany and Nor
way improved.
U. S. Governments we're traded
lightly in a narrow range. 2
BOND AVERAGES
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e EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-tRNThe
free British pound traded today
in virtually the same range as the
official quotation of England's war
time exchange control, closing I'M
changed at $4.02 IL after selling
as high as $4.03 IL at one time
during the day.
Dealers said transactions in the
open-market rate, restricted to
business between Americans, had
diminished further and predicted
the free" pound, for all practical
purposes, soon may disappear,
leaving business to be done en-
tirely at the official quotations.
Hongkong and Shanghai dollars
were quoted a little higher in
terms of the U. S. dollar. The
German mark nominally was down
.05 Of a cent.
The Canadian dollar finished I'm
changed at 1852 IL U. S. cents.
Closing rates follow great Brit
ain in dollars, others in cents.)
Canada: Official Canadian con-
troll board rates for U. S. dollars:
buying 10 per cent premium, sell
ing II per cent premium, equiva-
lent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of buying 9.91
per cent, selling 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 10 3-8 pper cent dis
count. or 1862 IL U. S. cnets.
Europe: Great Britain, official,
bankers foreign exchange COM
mittee rates., buying $4.02, sell.
ing $4.04 open market, cables 4.02
IL Germany 1000 benevolent
/ .40; Finland 2.05n; Greece SO;
Hungary 19.50n, Italy sos; Portu-
gal $50; Rumania .48n; Sweden
23.87; Switzerland 22.80; Yugosla-
via 2.35n.
Latin America: Argentine Off
cial 2s.77; free 22.65; Brazil off.
cial Sos; free sos; Mexico 20.35.
Far East: Japan 23.48; Hong.
kong 22.41; Shanghai SCI. Crates
in spot cables unless otherwise in
dicated.) N-nominal. ]
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Aug. 16-R-An all.
year record of $7.10 for top hogs
was reached today as prices adj
vanced 10 to 20 cents and in some
instances more. Grain fed steers
held at the weeks advance In
steady trade, but grassers fell off
slightly. AL classes Of sheep ruled
steady to strong.
Today's hog top was the highest
since the end of last October and
fully S. cents above the top a
year ago. Heavier butchers were
steady to 10 cents higher and sows
were mostly steady.
The price range between strict
ly granted steers and grassers
has been steadily widening. Best
steers sold at $11.70. Cow were
weak to Is cents lower and bulls
weak o Is cents down.
u. S. Dept. Agr.)-Salable hogs
$500; total 900; active on $50 to
240 lbs. weights mostly 10 to 20
higher than Thursdays average;
spots up more; heavier butchers
steady to 10 higher; sows mostly
steady; bulk good and choice 200
to 240 lbs. CTS to 700; few out
standing loads 7.05 to 10; top ITO;
$40 to 270 lbs. $40 to 30; most
270 to 300 lb. averages 800 to so;
300 lbs. up SIS to 6.10; most sows
$50 lbs. down $50 to IS; 800 to
$50 lbs. 400 to sos; heavier
weights AIS down; shippers took
$500; holdovers 500.
Salable cattle $500; calves 500;
strictly grain fed steers yearlings
and yearlings heifers steady; sup.
plies small and demand broad but
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
N. Y. COTTONSEED OIL

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-H-Cot-
tonseed oil was one Of the few
staples to hold out against a low
er trend in futures markets today.
Final prices were 3 points higher
to l lower.
Strength in hogs and steadiness
Of lard checked pressure. Most OF
the trade consisted Of transferring
from near deliveries forward.
Sales totaled 76 contracts; Sep.
5.26 b, Oct. Ssh, Dec. 5.50b, Jan.
5.5Ob, Mch. 5.61. (B-Bid.)
Crude oil held steady at 4 IL
to 4 So cents a pound nominal in
the southeast and valley. Buyers
in Texas bid 4 3-8, up 1-0, for Aug
ust delivery. :
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
RICHMOND

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 16.-R
Hogs good and choice 100 to 225
$6.65 to $6.85. 100 to 100 lbs. $4.85
to 5.35 12O to 40 lbs. $5.35 to 5.85
140 to 100 lbs. $685. to $50; 100 to
100 lbs $3.50 to 6.65; 225 to $50
lbs. $3.50 to 6.65; $50 to 200 lbs.
5.85 to 6.35; over 300 lbs. $5.75 to
6.25.
sows under $50 lbs $50 to $50;
over $50 lbs. $500 to $40.
Cattle fat dairy-type cows $500
to $50, cutters $500 to AIS, can
ners $3.50 to 400. Heavy sausage
bulls $500 to $50, light weights
$500 to $50.
Spring lambs good and choice
S 300. Mediums around $500 to 500
common mainly $500 to 600. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-R-1n the
worst break since the market
cracked wide open last May, wheat
prices today tumbled as much as
5 cents a bushel as the fury Of the
air attack on England increased.
September wheat fell to sc 7-8
at n stage, the lowest quotation
of Poland was launched. This COM
pared with a peak of Sill reached
before the collapse of more than
80 cents a bushel in May when the
Germans pushed into western
Europe.
For three weeks following that
break in May the contract as we'll
as other deliveries Of wheat and
other grains were held around
minimum levels at the instigation
of government officials. The min
imum for September wheat was
rs. II. The government loan rate
for deliverable wheat here is 81
cents.
Corn fell more than a cent at one
stage, May reaching a new low
for the season of 81 70 while all
oats and rye deliveries were at
new seasonal lows, rye tumbling
as much as 3 cents.
Despite a moderate rally after
the midsession break, wheat closed
2 7-8 to 3 5-8 lower than yesterday,
September 68 1-2 to 3-8, December
70 IA to 1-8. Corn was 1-8 to SO
December 81 So; oats unchanged
to IA off; rye 2 IA down; soy
beans IL to 3-4 lower and lard I'M
changed to z higher.
Selling was on a small scale in
wheat during the first hour, being
confined mostly to hedging, but
when increased offerings disclosed
a lack of buying support the de-
cline became more rapid, attract
ing stop loss selling on a fairly
broad scale. Outside m a k s
showed corresponding losse. Chi
cago September wheat closed
more than 5 cents below the peg
ged minimum price at Winnipeg,
where futures quotations have held
since late in June. l
nnep Heb ou, Cloeo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-R-C a $ h
wheat No. S red garlicky 70 IL;
No. 1 hard II; No. 2 SO 3-4; No. 3
II ID.
Corn No. l yellow 81 IL to 86
3-4; No 2 66 "a; No. 1 white "a
IA.
Oats No. / mixed % IL; No. 2,
2 81-2; No. / white 20 IA No. 2,
% to % IA; No. 3, % IA to IL;
No. 4; 81 81; sample grade, q;
No. l white heavy 2 "a; No. l
red heavy 20.
Barley mailing 48 to Sc nominal;
feed IS to As nominal; sample grad
48; No. 1 mailing SIS; No. 2, Al to
81; No. 3, Al to 48. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-R-
Worth street reported considerable
demand for gray goods today at
about 1-8 of a cent a yard under
transactions, however, were light.
the current market price. Actual
Wooden goods trade was high
lighted by substantial government
purchases of wool stocks. Silk pri-
ces remained firm in anticipation
of a seasonal upturn in business.
Some of the more popular acetate
blends Of rayon goods moved very
briskly. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, Aug. 16-R-Sales,
closing price and net change OF the
fifteen most active stocks today.
US Steel 5000; 50A, down 1h.
Int Par and P 800; 14A, down y.
Graham Paige $500; Y, down 1-l6.
Loft 600; 1874, down rs.
General Motors $500; 441a, down 1.
Stand Brand $500; s, no.
Chrysler 1900; 69h, down III.
General Elec 1900: 31I, down "a.
Republic sttel 1900: 16, down ".
Beth Steel 400; 1874, down q.
Int Pap 1 P Pf $500; 54a, down 1.
N Central 5000; 1914, down Is.
Anaconda 5000; 10. down E.
Aviation Corp $500; AS. down r.
Marine Midland $500; 81, down Il.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
Increases In Department
Store Sales Estimated

WASHINGTON, Aug. 49, Up -
Federal Reserve board es-
timated today tn t department
store sales in the week ended Aug
ust 10 were 8 per cent larger than
in the corresponding week last
year.
In the week ending August 8,
sales had been S per cent above
1889, and in the four weeks end
ing August 10 there averaged z
per cent more than in the similar
period a year ago. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
POTATOES

CHICAGO, Aug. 16-tR-(.U. S.
Dept. Agr .)Potatoes, arrivals So,
on track III, total US shipments
294; supplies moderate, demand is
slow, market slightly weaker; Ida
horus set Burbanks u. S. No. l
2.10 to 2.20; Idaho bliss triumphs
U. S. No. l, LIS; Nebraska cob
blers fair to good guilty las to 100
Wisconsin bliss triumphs U. S. No.
II, 100. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
NAVAL STORES

.snvANNAH, Aug. 1e.-AHTur.
s,,. .nae urn, % ii; offerings So;
$3.50 gallons; receipts Is;
ftp plhents 1S4; stock 1894. Rosin
c.;n ' offerings 1872; ali sold; re
lsa ap "so $40; shipments 4,130; stock
p 9u sa B lis; D 1888; E 1.4s;
M , os1 G, H, I, X, LA; M 1.7s;
Nl'So; VIC 2.20; WV 2.35: x 1.4O. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
LIVERPOOL coTron

eotte liverpool, Aug. 16.-tR-Spot
ouota , quiet, prices 5 points higher
,tr;et uons IN pence: American, is
dim so.a middling s.84; good mid.
q s.os; low middling 7.ss; strict
I'M ordinary 7.44; good ordinary
o,t ! lures closed 6 to II higher.
"0S; Jan '7.2s; Jly $50. Z
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veet potatoes unchanged.
BUTTER N EGGS

CHICAGO, Aug. 16-RAButter,
receipts 890, 1850; steady; market
unchanged.
Eggs, receipts 1888; easy; and
fresh graded, local IS; current re-
ceipts IA 81; dirties IL 3-4; checks
IL IL; other prices unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, Aug. 1b.-H|tU.
S. Dept, Agri.)-Hogs $50 mostly
20 higher than yesterday. Good
and choice, 40 to 220 lbs. 7.05 to
30; practical top 7.30; 220 to 24o
lbs. $50 to 7.05; $50 to 800 lbs. $50
to IS; 100 to 40 lbs. sos to 80;
120 to 100 lbs. $50 to 6.15; packing
sows 4.95 to 6.45.
Potatoes-N. J. 100 lbs. sacks
cobblers u. S. Is 80 to 100, mostly
95. Md, Pa. and WV. IS to 80, few
rs to 80.
Sweet potatoes unchanged. 2
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leaders RETREAT
But LOSSES CUT
.~..oeiated Press Average Of
A Shares OF 6 OF A
Point At Al
I'D n

nw YORK. Aug. 16.-R-Fi.
n'A' --latest air battle in history
U. aver England and doubts OF
ras' outcome inspired speculative
'e sneks easy at the start. weak
I,ter on a slight upturn IN the
e ens and, at the worst. leaders
VOWED l to 2 points, with a few
ssiIyyhp.nriced issues off as much as 4.
MH.al;nes slackened appreciably
~ the midday tumble and, at
.l close. extreme losses were re-
m "..d in most cases. Transfers to-
a auI 3l2, 800 shares against 223.-
Yesterday. The Associated Pres
raoe OF so stocks was off 6 Of
while many in Wall Street feared
a.t a suddenly enforced peace,
,misbt prove a temporary disrupt
;ns influence on markets generally.
~, M opinion was heard here and
there that perhaps trends have al
r.ady discounted to some extent
,hs worst that can happen in he
htusslo-German conflict.
comparative lightness of offer
ms. considering seriousness OF the
events abroad, was interpreted as
~ l.at a mildly bullish symptom
in that it led analysts to believe
stocks were still in strong hands
md chances of heavy liquidation
NAV have lessened.
BUSINESS news remained an en-
couraging factor and served to
cushion the moderate unloading,
that took place in today's session.
Among items in the cheerful col
,mn were early figures indicated
n,xt weeks steel mill operations
would hold around recent ii
marks, with the possibility Of a
modest increase; retail store sales
were up more than seasonably; ex.
banding rail traffic was viewed as
a reflection of the beginning Of
Unprecedented armading, and pros
meets of less onerous excess pro-
fits taxes were believed to have
frightened in Congress.
Prominent shares on the down.
side included U. S. Steel, Bethle.
hem, General Motors, Chrysler,,
Sears Roebuck, United Aircraft,
Glenn Martin, Westinghouse, Du
Pont, American Smelling, Kenne-
colt, American Telephone, Loft,
International Paper Preferred, and
Great Northern, Union Carbide and
American Can.
Rails, utilities, oils and rubbers
held to a fairly narrow course. 2
Recssions of fractions to 2 In
the curb were recorded for alum
mum Of America, American Cy-
anarid 3D." Beel Aircraft, Elec-
trio Bond & Share and Bath Iron
Works. Sales here were around ST.
600 shares compared with $1,000
the day before. z
STOCK AVERAGES
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LIVE POULTRY

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-R-Live
poultry, by freight, steady. Broil-
ers, rocks 10 -; colored II; leg
horn II to 10. Fowls, colored II IL
to Is, some II; leghorn IA. Old
ROSTERS IL to 13. Ducks 10. 2
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RuTTER

NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-(R-But-
ter 434, $50, easier. Creamery: high
than extra q 10 to % IA; extra
G score) q IA; firsts (88 to 81
tubs cartons Is 3-4 to q: Sec
onds ga to 81 "a to Is IA.
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PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, Va, Aug. 16- Up -
Peanut quotations: Jumbos 80 to
4; bunch 3 IL to $50; runners
Is is to 3 SO. Market very quiet. 2
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COTTONSEED OIL

COTTONSEED OIL
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16.-RN
Cottonseed oil closed steady.
Bleachable prime summer yellow
SOS nom; prime crude 4.37 LIB.
Sep. 4.86b, Oct. 4.8b, Dec. 5.00b,
Bid
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N. n. SPOT

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 16.-lR
Spot cotton closed quiet S points
lower. Sales 10. Low middling 8.85,
middling 1890, receipts 777, stock
530. 101-
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LARD


CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-RAL a r d
tierces 4.57 loose 4.40; bellies are
100
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17
NEW COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10 Up -
Cotton futures declined here today
because of good weather in the belt
and a sharp break in wheat. Closing
prices were steady Z to 8 points net
lower.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-17

CHARLOTTE COTTON
CHARLOTTE, Aug. 16.-R-Spot
cotton 1905. 2