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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14

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like a monkey, it's your own BUSH
ness.
Dictator-The trouble with you is
you don't know a good uniform
when you see one. I know style,
do. I know class. know distinc-
ton. (But he puts on the tan uni
forn.)
Wife Cat breakast)-You've got
egg on your chin, honeykins.
Dictator-Don't call me honey
kins. These eggs are too soft, any,
how
Wife-They're four-minute eggs.
Dictator-They couldn't have been
boiled over three minutes.
Wife-Four minutes!
Dictator-Three minutesI
Wife-Four!
Dictator-Threei And what are
you laughing at?
Wfe-rm laughing at your in
adequacy in debate. If you can't
even win an argument over eggs,
how do you get away with all those
arguments over the destiny of ma
tons?
Dictator-Enougho of thisl I'm 60
ing down to the office where I can
find some respect.
Wife-On your way home tonight,
stop at the butchers and bring me
some liver for the cat.
Dictator-I don't know that will
be coming that way.
Wife-You heard me. Liver for
the cat.
Dictator-Oh, all right. But, lis
sen, have dinner early. I've got a
big conference on about affairs In
the Mediterranean.
Wife-Not tonight. We've dinner
and bridge engagement ar the Spur
geons.
Dictator-You'u have to call it of.
Wife-That's what you think. We
made this date month ago and
we can't break it. Now run along
Like nice boy.
Dictator (hopelessly)-Gee, Ella,
can't I ever have my own way In
anything?
CAN YOU BEAT IT?
The ultimate in dog love is report
ed by a woman who was trying to
get another woman on the telephone
the other day. The wire seemed
constantly busy. A protest to the
complaint operator brought the in
formation that the phone was evil
IDENTIFY out of order. The woman
making the call finally motored over
to her friends house and told about
the trouble.
"Oh, yes" replied her friend,
1--WE had the receiver off the hook
for the last hour so Fido can get her
nap. She's awfully nervous lately"
FAIR WARMING!
There is going to be a sensation in
the European war one Of these years
when a bomber hits a legitimate
target.
Ad SMILES: as servile as the Vichy
government.
OLD TIMERS
"Charley's Aunt" comedy
which made grandpaw and grand
NAV laugh their heads off, has been
revived on Broadway. We look for
Uncle Toms Cabin" ben Hur,"
Thru the Breakers" The Great
Train Robbery Bertha the Beau
tiful Sewing Machine Girl and the
Byrnes Brothers in Eight Bells
any day now.
Description of a girlish type by
r. Roelofs Jr.: Vogue on the out
side and vague on the inside
APPEAL
(ssWomen appeal to Park Com
missioner Robert Moses of New
York to preserve the trylon and per-
isphere at the Worlds fair"-News
item.)
Moses, spare that perisphere-
Touch not that tryIon hight
I've often wondered what it means
And want to, til l die
Definition of a career girl, by r.
Roelofs Jr.: A lass who is too busy
calculating her next move to make
it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14
OLD TIMERS

"Charley's Aunt" comedy
which made grandpaw and grand
NAV laugh their heads off, has been
revived on Broadway. We look for
Uncle Toms Cabin" ben Hur,"
Thru the Breakers" 1.-The Great
Train Robbery" Bertha the Beau
tiful Sewing Machine Girl and the
Byrnes Brothers in Eight Bells
any day now.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14
CAN YOU BEAT 1T?
FAIR WARNINGi

There is going to be sensation In
the European war one of these years
when a bomber hits a legitimate
target.
Ad SMILES: as servile as the Vichy
government.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14

Description of a girlish type by
R. Roelofs Jr.: Vogue on the out
side and vague on the inside.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14

Wife-Okay. If you want to look
like a monkey, it's your own BUSH
ness.
Dictator-The trouble with you is
you don't know good uniform
when you see one. I know style,
do. I know class. I know distinc-
ton. (But he puts on the tan uni
form.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14
APPEAL

(sWomen appeal to Park Com
missioner Robert Moses of New
York to preserve the trylon and per-
isphere at the Worlds fair"-News
item.)
Moses, spare that perisphere-
Touch not that trylon high!
I've often wondered what it means
And want to, til l die.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-11-14

Definition of a career girl, by r.
Roelofs Jr.: A lass who is too busy
calculating her next move to make
it.
Evening star., 1940-06-30

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Hk!Tl trHlh!Lat!DN u4at expresses tHe
'eTJ >p!f.t Dt sumner gorG tunes
It3r tlpuHs J. Ite u tntss neautl-
f1Ht cut u''ei!S simple classics ina,
n"Yef tails ~ IT. n gpoG taste and
>'T!e The >kl!' Is 4 >HlE Of bias
ma'efla. Hfh tho lDttln2 pockets %
emphasize rs .lyaclou> grace SILK
t'eL" linen q ba,lste ale pte,ty fDf
the D!ount s'tlneC linen of pl4Ie tor
Nit nk!tt EuC the >eH cnaYc details
lu>' elan, cas- >'ep> N making ms
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{ yaEC> !ot skltt
Evening star., 1940-06-30
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.,,aa,n,s Real Mayonnaise IS ne. % sss.h,y
hs''mse tha aane k'aa 1t contains only 'fss esee
broken , eggs, added ess e..n yl "ppEsn-
y' pRnss" Salad Oil which We s oa,ss,sss aosass And
pare fresh s,a~ssfu, ssd new kind Of double
IN our 'g~s, ,hese ,ayeaients are 50 com.
ps eis.s,y blended sna. fss1 s;aaess, IS even
WIN a, and ID ereamer in texture .h"" s;ea,. sos
hsn,s' ss s, and has zessfuiiy light 's1S"
aavor free from oily taste
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. 21-RAFluc-
tuating nervously over a range of
more than a cent, wheat prices
continued to drift aimlessly today
IN the cross currents of threaten
ing international affairs and an
artificial domestic supply situa-
ton.
The Axis-Japanese pact was
partly responsible for an early set
back Of almost a cent, with deal.
ers taking their cue from action
OF securities. Later the market re-
versed itself, December contracts
rallying l 3-8 from the low and
reaching 80 SO, best level since
early in July. This reflected
strength in the spot market and
purchasing by consuming and pro-
cessing interests.
Another sinking spell in tn e
final minutes gave wheat a ia
lower to IA higher close compared
with yesterdays finish, with Dec
ember 70 7-8 to 80 and May 70
SO to 81. Corn was unchanged to
l-8 up, December 81 10 to 3-8,
May So "a; oats unchanged y
1-8 up: Soybeans 3-8 lower;
rye 1-S to SO down and lard S to
10 lower.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
Crumpton And Meadows
Visit City On Leave

Ralph H. Crumpton, quartermas-
ter third class, USN, Of Houston,
Texas, and J.. T. Meadows, Jr.,
quartermaster third class, USN,
of Wilmington, have returned to
the USS Seattle at Brooklyn, N.
Y, after a Today leave which
they spent at the home of Mrs.
M. Meadows, 221 South Sixth
street.
Both men are attached to motor
torpedo boats, now undergoing
construction in the various Navy
yards.
Crumpton enlisted July 9, 1886
at Houston, Texas, and spent his
training period at San Diego, Calf.
During the remaining time. he has
been on several ships for duty, in
GLIDING the USS Salt Lake City,
USS Idaho, USS Nitro, and h e
motor torpedo boats.
Meadows enlisted at the Will
.mington recruiting station June II.
1896, and spent his training period
at Norfolk, Va, from there going
to the following ships for duty:
USS Salt Lake, USS Idaho, USS
Neches, and the motor torpedo
boats.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-R|Cot.
ton futures dropped 10 to II points
pressure finally was felt.
The decline halted a rise Of sew
eral weeks which had carried fu-
lures more than $3.50 a bale above
government loan levels.
Brokers said the increase in
southern offerings probably was
caused by the rather wide premi-
am of the December contract over
the loan rate.
Buying interest in tn textile
market centered on heavy goods.
Quotations on drills, twills. osna-
burgs and wide sheetings advanced
fractionally in response to contin-
ued brisk demand from the bag
trade.
Exports Thursday 1882 bales
season SO far 1928. Port re-
ceipts 1902. Port stocks 1924, 0S5.
Range follows !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-R-Prices
again turned weak to mostly 10
cents lower today in a slow week
end trade. Cattle held mostly
steady on a light supply. Native
lambs ruled strong while westerns
weakened.
Top hogs slipped to $780, paid
for 230 to $50 pound weights. 'Sows
also declined, values falling 10 to
Is cents. Wholesale pork loins
showed weakness in the lower
grades while top grades held
steady.
With little beef in the cattle
pens, dry fed yearlings and light
steers sold actively, topping at $12.
Stocker and feeder trade also NOV
ed more actively.
U. S. Dept. Agr.) -UALA) total
1 10000; market weak to 10 lower;
closing mostly 20 lower than
Thursda average; bulk good
and choice 200 to 800 lbs. 6.35 to
IS; top $50; 800 to $50 lbs 6.35 to
so; sows 10 to Is lower; 800 to
$50 lbs 500 to Is; $50 to $50 lbs
$50 to 900; $50 to 500 lbs. 5.25 to
60; shippers took 1000; holdovers
500.
Salable cattle 1000; calves gen.
orally steady market; very little
eef in crop; dry fed yearlings
and light steers sold rather act
lively at 1880 up to 1900; later
price top paid for top load scaling
1000 lbs; several loads 1890 and
100; grassy and short fed Offer
ings TOO to $50; two loads 1000
Flb. southwest common steers ITO;
stockers and feeders more active
than early in week; steady; fed
heifers absent and grass geigers
on catch as catch can basis at
100 to 800; short fed going at
$50 to $50; Gamer cows 400 to
IS; mostly 4.25 to IS; cutters in
demand at 500 to IS; latter being
on common beef cow type; beef
cows and bulls very scarce but
weighty sausage bulls quotable to
7.25; vealers in small supply also
at 1850 down.
Salable sheep 1000; total 5000;
irregular; native spring lambs
steady to strong; top 10 higher;
westerns weak to IS lower; other
classes little change; five doubles
good to choice 90 lb. western
spring lambs go; bulk good to
choice natives 900 to Is; a few
9.35; throwouts 800 to 7.50; double
good to choice SO lb. yearlings
BIS; choice slaughter ewes quoted
up to 4.25. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 27.-R-
USDA)-L ivestock Hogs
steady with Thursday. Good and
choice 100 to 225 lbs. butchers 6.35
to 6.55 the top 100 to 120 lbs. ass
to sos 120 to 40 lbs. sos to
5.55 140 to $50 lbs. SIS to 600
100 to 100 lbs. 600 to 6.35 225 to
$50 lbs. 5.85 to 6.35; $50 to 800 lbs.
SIS to $685. over 800 lbs. 5.45 to
sos sows under $50 lbs. 4.80 to
$50; over $50 lbs. 4.30 to 4.80.
Cattle-nominal. Grass steers 500
to 900 with the top $50; common
to medium kinds hard to move
with prices ranging from $50 to
7.5O; cows and bulls rather slow,
at about steady. Most dairy type
cows $50 to $50; Gamers mostly
800 to $50. Sausage bulls 500 to
$50. The vealer market was fair
ly active and steady, closing with
practical top 1000. Spring lambs
light. Good and choice 900 to $50;
medium 800 to 800, and culls
down to 500. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
new ACCORD HITS /;
PRICES OF BONDS
japanese Issues Retreat And
Corporate And Foreign
Dollar Loans Slump

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Rr-The
triple alliance Of Germany. Italy
and Japan jolted bond prices lower
today and caused a seI-off partic-
ularly Of Japanese issues, which
slumped 2 to 8 points.
The decline embraced corporate
liens and foreign dollar loans. with
one main exception. That was a
group Of German municipals which
jumped as high as the Japanese
toppled.
The spectacular risers yer Ber-
lin City Electric 6 LIS, Frankfort
6 lbs and Rhine estphalia IS, all
Of which are in default. They made
their climb on a transfer of AZ
bonds with a total market price
of $12. 1885.
Brokerage sources said an AM
sterdam house was responsible for
most of the buying.
Among the slipping corporates
were Allegheny stamped IS Of so
at 50, Continental Oil 2 3.4s at
104 IL, International Hdro Elec-
trio IS at 81, International Tele-
phone IS at Is IL, New York Gen.
trail SIS at So IL and Walworth IS
at u IL.
U. S. governments felt the de-
Ginning urge, slipping as much as
S.3Z point in one case. "a,
Transactions totaled S., 1875, 600,
lace value, compared with S., $780,
400 yesterday. !
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
GAIN IN DEPARTMENT.
STORE SALES NOTED
Average 10 Per Cent More During
Week OF Sept. Fl Than Same
Period In 1899

WASHINGTON, Sept. u. Up
The Federal Reserve Board estimate
ed today that department store sales
in the week ended September Fl aver-
aged 10 e cent more than in the
corresponding week last year.
This al the same percentage gain
over last year as was made in. the
preceding week and the average for
the four weeks ended September Fl.
Comparisons with a year ago. by
federal reserve districts. follow:
IncreasesENew York. Z, Philadel.
phiaA 2, Cleveland 81. Richmond 10,
Atlanta s, Kansas City l, Dallas Is,
and San Francisco 80 per cent.
Decreases-Chicago /, st. Louis
8, Minneapolis 4 per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
FAST MAN.
Matthew Williams, grey-head-
ed negro, must be a speedy man,
In Recorders court vesterdav

Matthew Williams, grey-head.
ed negro, must be a speedy man,
In recorders court yesterday
morning William Black Boy)
Williams was charged with
shooting at the ancient negro
and with robbing him. r.
Testifying in the case, Matt
hew said William fired at him
twice as he ran down the street.
Judge John c. VESSEL. Jr.,
presiding in the absence Of Judge
Alton A. Lennon, asked the
aged negro, Uncle, did you hear
those shots go by your head::"
Il heard one of 'em as 1t pass.
ed me, Judge, but I think I
passed the other one" EFF
William Williams was found
guilty Of assault with a deadly
weapon but not guilty of rob-
berry. Judge VESSEL put the
case aside to await his. decision
as to the sentence.
Trial of six negroes held on
nine warrants alleging they
gave false information to the
unemployment com p ensation
commission in an effort. to Sc
cure Or increase benefits received
under the unemployment COM
pensation law, was continued IN
til Oct. 3.
Those held under the warrants
r Robert Toomer, Alexander
Merrick, Herman Young. Junior
Dubard, Peter Butler, and Clar-
ence Aston.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
Club Holds
Routine Luncheon Meet

The Exchange club met yesterday
in weekly session at the Cape Fear
hotel and heard additional nominal
lions for vic%e-president. Election of
officers to serve for a term of one
year will be held next Friday.
Ray Brindell and Sam Berger re.
ported the progress of the A and Is
bowling teams. with each team &c.
cessful in taking their opponents
this week.
An interesting Quiz program" was
conducted by Bernard Solomon, pro-
gram leader, following the business
reports.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-R-Live
poultry, by freight, firm. Chickens,
rocks 10. Broilers, colored 16 IL
to II; leghorn II. Fowls, colored
81. Pullets, rocks, large %. Old
ROSTERS IA. Turkeys, hens "a.
Ducks IA. BY express, steady to
firm. Chickens, rocks 20 to 81,
extra fancy 81 IL to %; crosses
10 10 to 20; reds 10 to 10. Broilers,
rocks 20 to q, extra fancy %;
crosses 18 IL to 10; colored, south
ern Is to II; leghorn 10 to 10.
Fowls. colored, southern 10; leg
horn IS. Pullets, rocks, large Is,
medium 20 IL to "a; crosses,
large "a to Is, medium % to %
1-2; leghorn 10. Old ROSTERS ID to
IA. Turkeys, hens "a to Is; young
toms II to IS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
ARMY
TO SEEK $4,500
Advisory Board Hears Re-
port Showing Expansion
OF Service Here

The Salvation Army Advisory
board, meeting Thursday in the
Cape Fear hotel, set at $4,000 the
annual budget to be raised during
the financial campaign to be con
Quoted the week Of Oct. 27-Nov. 2.
Action was taken after Brigadier
J. v. Breazeale submitted a report
showing a considerable expansion Of
Salvation Army. service activities
here during the past year. Members
of the board expressed themselves
as highly pleased with the report.
Plans are proceeding for the or.
g~anization of. campaign personnel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
Ontario's Weed Industry
Is Hard Hit By Frost

<, CRAWFORD, Ont, Sept. 27.-GP
Ontario's tobacco industry is hard
hit after a. second serious frost Wed.
nesday night practically wiped out
all tobacco which had not been har-
vested. Loss. was between 5000, 900
and 100000 pounds with a cash
loss estimated at from ~$s750,ooo to
81, O00, 900.
The estimated 1910 crop total of
As, Zoo. OO0. pounds suffered a severe
blow Aug. % when frost caaused
damage estimated at $1,000, 900.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-RARe-
ports from the goods market today
indicated that large government
defense orders and the strength in
wool tops has stimulated. civilian
demand for wooden good Trade
in sweaters and blankets was said
to be the heaviest in years.
q Traders also reported improved
demand in standard rayon fabrics.
Volume of gray goods business was
light since buyers were not inclined
to raise bids. Silk goods trade was
inactive. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
No. 3 range follows
CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-R-cash
wheat No. l yellow hard 50 IA.
Corn No. l yellow So 3-4 to "a 81;
No. S, So 81.
Oats No. 2 white 80 "a; No. 3,
~ IL to 3-4; sample grade, 30;
NO: l white heavy 80 a.; No. !
white extra heavy "a IL; No. l
red heavy 80 "a.
Barley mailing 4 to SO nominal;
iced IS to 46 nominal.
Field seed per hundredweight
nominal; timothy clean 1855; al
sike cloverseed 900 to 100; fancy
. oe = top 7.50 to, 500; red clover
900 to 1000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-R-The
Canadian dollar topped Oft the
weeks rally with a gain today of
So cent. Money dealers said de-
mand for industrial purposes was
an important factor in the rise.
The present recovery put the do
minion money at 81 U. S. cents,
close to the price at the start OF
the month when the rate weak
ened.
The Swiss franc rose 1-20 of a
cent to 22.90 U. S. cents, top price
for the year. The Hongkong dollar
jumped more than IA cent to 1922
cents. The free Argentine peso
added 1-20 Of a cent at 1925 cents.
Free sterling stayed at 4.03 3-4.
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 800 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York
open market Is per cent discount,
or 800 u. S. cents.
Europe Great Britain, officiA,
Bankers Foreign Exchange com.
mittee rates., buying S4.02, selling
4.04; open market. cables 400 3-4;
Germany 40.00n; (benevolent)
18.45; Greece SO; Hungary 19.50n;
Italy sos; Portugal 4.02: Rumania
.48n; Sweden 23.85; Switzerland
22.90; Yugoslavia 2.35n.
Latin America Argentine Off
cial 29.77; free 1925; Brazil Off
cial Cos; free sos; Mexico 20. 65n.
Far East Japan 23.48; Hong
kong 1922; Shanghai SAT.
Rates in spot cables unless 9TH
erwise indicated.)
N-nominal. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, Sept. 27.-RHW.
S. Dept. Agr.)-Hogs 1000. Steady.
Good and choice, 100 to 220 lbs.
CTS to 100; practical top TOO;
200, to 240 lbs 6.65 to 90; 100 to
100 lbs 6.55 to 80; $50 to 800 lbs.
6.45 to 70; $50 to 100 lbs. 6.35 to
CD; 40 to $50 lbs. 800 to Is; 100 to
40 lbs. $50 to 800; 120 to 100 lbs.
SIS to 80. Packing sows 4.85 to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
Black Wool Shipment
Is Receiped LocaQy

A shipment of black wool for
crocheting circular shawls for re-
fugees in England has been re-
ceived by the Wilmington Red
Cross chapter, it is announced by
Mrs. Ida B. Speiden, chairman.
All who are liable and willing"
are urged to volunteer" in the
crocheting, Mrs. Speiden says.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Sept. 27.-N-Tur.
pentine firm, "a "a; offerings 100;
sales $3.50 gallons; receipts 13S;
shipments ~452; stock I4,742. Rosin
firm; offerings 100; all sold; re-
ceipts 916; shipments sos; stock
1874, Ill.
Quote: B 1.35; D, Las; e, 1.53
to SIS F, 1.57 to 60; G, H, I, X,
1.57; M, 1.55 toss; N, ITO; VIC,
us; WWX, 2.52.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
BUTTER AND EGGS

CHICAGO, Sept. N.-R-Butter,
receipts 836,410; steady; cream
cry, SO score % 3-4 to % IA; 81
% to Is IL; 80 centralized CARROTS
%; other prices unchanged.
Egg receipts $3.50; unsettled;
fresh graded, frsts, cars 10 81;
other prices unchanged. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
TART Slips Moorings Again As Foreign News Jols Trading Trend
MANY INDUSTRIAL
ISSUES RETREAT
.ssociated Press Average Oh
60 Issues Closes Off s
Of Point At AL
nv FREDERICK GARDNER

BY FREDERICK GAHDNEh
NEW YORK, Sept. N.-R-The
..ock market slipped its moorings
.s,in today as trading sentiment
'snarently was given a further
i a5 by foreign news
nealings were light during most
.be proceedings but volume
o. .,,ed no in the final hour when
u;nes were off fractions to more
pm 2 points at the days lows.
, ,lad recoveries were in evidence
N ao and there at the close. In
n 'tr;als were the principal SUI
terers. p.... GO
60 issues was off 6 of a point
A41. the fourth successive set
s.ck for this composite. Transfers
@.a+slled SCI, $40 shares against 440,.
sTo Yesterday. The upturn OF last
wsek was more than eliminated.
SPECULATIVE forces, brokers said,
,,ore somewhat disturbed by the
.nnouncement of the military.eco-
nomic agreement between Japan
and the Rome-Berlin Axis which
generally was believed aimed at
the United States. The signing OF
,he accord followed quickly on the
american scrap iron and steel en-
largo which hit the far Eastern
empire hardest.
While business prospects, buoy
cd by mounting defense spending.
still were bright enough to limit
stock offerings, the late dip was
thought to have been inspired part
" by word from Washington the
defense commission had warned
copper. lead and zinc industries
that the recent upswing in nom
ferrous metal prices was unjusti-
fed and that the government
might have to intervene.
Stocks seemingly were unrespon-
slye to an assortment of items
viewed as constructive. Among
these were a Jump in this weeks
automotive production to $3.50
units and the imtimation the 100,'
900 mark would be reached soon;
reports of expanding orders for
steel products; forecasts of an up
turn in fourth quarter freight ship.
ments. and maintenance Of the
year-to-year increase in the cur
rent weeks retail store activities.
Conspicuous shares on the down
side included U. S. Steel, Bethle-
hem, Chrysler, Anaconda, Kenne'
utt. American Smelling, st. 10.
sph Lead, American Zinc, U. S.
Rubber, Sears Roebuck, Douglas
Aircraft, American Telephone, N.
Y. Central Great Northern, Stand.
ard Oil of N. J. Dow Chemical.
Johns Manville and Union Carbide.
Aluminium of America dropped
4 IA points in the curb. Lesser
declines were posted for Jones
Laughlin, Lake Shore, Gulf Oil,
Humble Oil, Bell Aircraft and
Standard Oil of Ohio. Volume here
was around 81, zoo shares compar'
ed with u, 1000 Thursday. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
E YORK T

NEW YORK, Sept. 27-R-Cop-
per steady; e%lectrolytic spot, Conn.
Valley, 1900; export, fas N. Y,
$50. Tin firm; spot and nearby
SIPS; forward SLIP IL. L a d
steady; spot, New York 500 to
sos; East st. Louis 4.85. Zinc
steady; East st. Louis spot and
forward 7.25. Pig iron, aluminium,
anthony, quicksilver, platinum,
Chinese wolframite and domestic
scheelite unchanged. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
WHAT STOCKS DID
SUGAR

NEW YORK, Sept 27.-R-Do-
nestle sugar future traders today
awaited indications Of senate &C
ion on legislation to extend the
quota system beyond 1880 and final
prices were unchanged to Il point
higher on sales Of only 1,65O tons.
Foreign developments stirred a
little interest in the world list. The
market closed IL to 2 points up on
turnover Of $50 tons March
II LIB, May 80 LIB.
Raw sugar offerings remained at
2.E cents a pound up for duty
frees.
The large local refiners contin-
ued to quote 4.35 cents a pound for
hne granulated.
No, 3 range follows I