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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Defense and Autos
Expected 10 Keep
Stee|s al Peak
Neor-Copocity Work
Would Continue Without
Foreign Orders
By the Associated Press.


CLEVELAND, Aug. 12-Defense
and automotive requirements prom
Use to carry the steel industry into
the fall with near-capacity pro-
duction even If British and Cana
dian demands diminish.
This was the appraisal today OF
magazine Steel" which noted that
production was holding around 90l2
per cent OF capacity even though
some plants have had to curtail to
make repairs.
Possibility is seen of more eX-
tended delays in deliveries by fall"
the review said Exports recently
have accounted for Is to 20 per
cent Of steel output and war de-
velopments will determine how long
this proportion will continue. Even
without the share of such business
coming from Great Britain and
Canada future demand appears
likely to engage most steel-making
facilities, since marked upturn in
automotive needs is in prospect the
remainder of the year and require
ments of the defense program are
becoming increasingly prominent.
Deliveries Further Delayed.
Heavy shipments lately have been
without effect on mill backlogs of
many products, and deliveries on
ttnroc hnony,,4 f,,r !,
delayed. Buyers generally are pro-
tected on current needs, either by
previous commitments now being
filled or by stocks on hand, con-
sequently the supply situation so
far has been without serious in
conveniences.
Scrap prices have advanced for
the second successive week, moving
the composite up 81 cents to $3.50.
While last weeks awards of
structural shapes and concrete re-
inforcing bars were OF from the
heavy volume of the preceding
three weeks, large tonnages are in
volved in pending and prospective
construction. Government projects
identified with the defense program
comprise an important share of con-
templated work, although small in
dustrial plant extensions are numer-
Gus.
Line Pipe Orders.
Several large orders for line pipe
have swelled recent business in
tubular products. Railroad equip
ment orders continue fairly active.
Tin plate production was I'M
changed at II per cent, but with
consumers stocks being reduced an
increase in specifications is looked
for in the near future"
Most changes in district steelmak-
ing rates were small. Pittsburgh
eased L point to IS per cent, with
Chicago down similar amount to
96h. Youngstown, off to. 80, is
scheduled to move higher this week
Other reductions include to SO at
Detroit, to 70 at Cincinnati and
2 to 8812 at Buffalo Increases were
AZ to IS at Cleveland, l to SO at
Wheeling and l to 80 in Eastern
Pennsylvania. Birmingham at SO,
New England at 30 and St. Louis
at 6212 were unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Chicoqo Produce

CHICAGO, Aug. IL P.-Poultry. live
% trucks; easy; hens over ) pounds; "a;
pounds and under. 1871; Leghorn hens
II; broilers, ga pounds and down, col
ored, is; Plymouth Rock, II; White Rock
Plymouth Rock, IsHs; White Rock is;
under pounds. colored, Is; Plymouth
Rock. 1871: White Rock, rs; bareback
chickens, 1914: ROSTERS, 1917; Leghorn
BOOSTERS. 10: ducks, 4h pounds UP. col
ored ga; white. ga; small. colored. S1a;
small, white. ga; geese. old. 10; young
l.: turkeys. toms. 10: hens. IA.
Butter. receipts. I'll 1888; steady: cream
90 So s. $50 80. 20; IS, a5h;: centralized
Eggs receipts, 5000; firm fresh Graded
extra first, local. Il; cars. II; firsts, local
15l2: cars, 15s.: current receipts. "a "a;
dirties. l2A: checks, IL; storaRe-packed
extras. 1SH: firsts, l712.
Potatoes arrivals, 113; on track. 112;
total United States shipments, 1923; sup
plies moderate; demand fair for Nebraska
Cobblers market arm with slightly stronger
market slightly weaker; for Bliss Triumphs
other sections market barely steady; for
Idaho Russell Burbanks market steady;
Idaho Russell Burbanks. U. s. No.
2. 15-2.25; Idaho Bliss Triumph, U. S
No. l. 1.65-1.15; OREGON Bliss Triumphs
U. s. No. /. 1.S0-1.90; Nebraska Cobblers
fair to good quality, 110-1 as; Nebrasks
Bliss Triumphs, good quality, 1.55-1.75;
Colorado Bliss Triumphs. U. 6. No. l
40; Minnesota Early Ohios, generally
good quality. 1.25.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
100000 Pounds
OF Tobacco Sold
In First Two Days
Georeiu-FIorido Prices
Range $3.50 to S. Above
Last Years Scale
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
ABEL, Ga, Aug. l2.-The Agri-
cultural Marketing Service esti-
mates that Georgia Florida bright
leaf tobacco growers sold $4,000, 900
pounds at prices ranging $3.50 to Sc
a hundred higher than last year
during the first two days of the
auction season.
The average on II of the II
markets was S15.36.
Growers we're described as pleased,
reflections of bids very few and de-
livery of tobacco to the warehouses
proceeding at a much slower rate
than during previous seasons.
E. D. Booker, specialist for the
Marketing Service Tobacco Divi-
sion, issued the report showing
average prices were considerably
higher for all grades of Georgia and
Florida fue-cured tobacco"
The leaf grades ranged from
$3.50 hundred on common quality
to Sc on good quality Smoking
leaf grades gained from $3.50 to
$3.50 a hundred and cutters from
81 to $3.50 Lugs and primings
were up from $3.50 to 81 in most
instances.
The sales time was reduced by
the consent of all companies to six
hours a day with the rate of sales
limited to $50 baskets in any one
hour. Offerings were composed
principally of fair to common quail
ity leaf, fine to fair quality Jugs
and fine to low quality primings.
The tobacco sold was of better
quality than that offered during
the first week of last season. The
crop this year contains a greater
percentage of lemon-colored to-
bacco. 1t is considered to be par
ticularly suited for cigarette manu-
facture.
The domestic companies we're
reported as being the heaviest pur-
chasers The Commodity Credit
Corp. was represented on all mar
kets by the buyers of one of the
British concerns Imperial. These
buyers were bidding actively for
grades which were normally pur-
chased prior to the European war.
Twelve out of the II Georgia
and Florida markets reported gross
sales for Thursday and Friday as
1881 1854 pounds at an average of
Sl8.36 per hundred. 1t is estimated
that on the five markets not reported
around 4250,00O pounds were sold,
bringing the gross sales to approx
mately 100000 pounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Fruit and Tobacco
Prospects Are Coco,
Virginia Reports
FIue-Cured Type Leaf
Advances ) Per Cent
In July Estimates
By .hs Associated Press

By ths Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Aug 12.-All
types of tobacco and fruits made
favorable progress during July,
the Virginia Cooperative Crop Re
porting Service says.
The excellent weather for tobacco
resulted in a 3 per cent increase in
the estimated production for the
1ue-cured type, compared with the
prediction a month earlier.
The August l estimate was Co.
100000 pounds, compared with 1917
100000 pounds last year and To-
year average of 64636,000 The
total fue-cured crop in the United
States is estimated to be about 5
per cent less than the July l fore
cast and little more than half the
1889 production.
Fire-Cured Crop.
J. P. Flora, Junior agricultural
statistician, who prepared the sum-
maries. said the fire-cureG crop now
was estimated to amount to 1852
600 pounds, about per cent above
the July | estimate, but that cool
weather early in July hampered the
hurley crop, which also was deferred
in some sections by too much rain.
The hurley production is placed at
only l08l5,00O pounds, about 20
per cent less than that of last year.
Sun-cured growers. on the other
hand, may have crop above aver
age, The present estimate is 3,2l8,-
600 pounds, which is 3 per cent
above the July l forecast and little
behind last years 1915 900 pounds.
The 10-year average is 2,724,000.
The peach crop Mr.. Flora said,
''has continued to improve and both
the size and quality are expected
to be very good. The production in
dicated by the August l condition
is 1,345 900 bushels, which is about
81 per cent above the 1889 crop of
1925 900 bushels and considerably
larger than the l0-year average
production of 100000 bushels"
The crop is later than usual and
shipments of Elbertas will not begin
moving in quantity for several days
more.
The statisticlan said apples had
sized up we'll and with the eXcep-
ton of sCab, which has threatened
to reduce the quality somewhat, the
quality was good.
The production III commercial
counties was estimated to have
reached 1O150,O00 bushels, per
cent less than the harvest last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Scrop Iron and Steel
Consumption Near Peak
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

opcClhl OispeICH 70 ne btAfs
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Domestic
consumption of iron and steel scrap
in July, estimated at $3.50, 900 gross
tons by the Institute of Scrap Iron
& Steel. Inc, New York. practically
equalled the 1910 monthly high of
3,58l 900 tons set in January. In
July, 1899, the melt was only 2,247,-
900 tons.
Average monthly consumption
thus far in 1910 has been 3,105, 900
tons. compared with 2,703 900 tons in
1899 and l,794,000 tons in 1888.
Indications are that 1910 consump-
ton will threaten the previous rec
ord of SO COG, 900 tons, established
in 1887.
Exports Of scrap in 1910 have been
averaging 244923 gross tons per
month. compared with 295 ,965 tons
in 1899 and 247.864 tons in 1888
The United Kingdom is now the
principal buyer of American scrap,
with Japan second and Canada
third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Increase in Export
OF Pork Forecast
Later This Year
Heavy Hog Slaughter
In Europe Presoees
Shortage for Britain
BY the Associated Press.


The Agriculture Department saw
a glimmer of hope today that ex-
ports OF American pork 10 Europe
may increase slightly during the
latter part of this year or early in
l94l.
Its weekly review of the foreign
agricultural situation. pointing to
| heavy slaughtering of hogs this
spring and summer in European
countries because of short supplies
Of imported foodstuffs, said this
might result in slight increase in
exports of cured pork to the United
Kingdom
Only 10000 900 pounds OF frozen
and cured pork went to Great Brit
ain from the United States in the
first half of 1910. compared with
Al 100000 pounds in the first half
OF last year.
British buying of United States
cotton continues at virtual stand
still, the department reported. and
purchases of South American cotton
we're in about the same boat owing
to the limited allotment OF import
licenses
A somewhat larger volume of
British buying was reported for
Indian and West African cottons
The war in the Mediterranean was
making difficult the trade in Egyp-
tan and Sudan growths
In South America the department
noted peru's efforts to increase ma
tional -sufflciency in wheat. A
new decree requires that all flour
from imported wheat be mixed with
flour from domestic rye and quinua.
in the proportion of 80 per cent
wheat, Is per cent rye and per
cent quinua -four.
This legislation. the department
said, adversely affects the market
for United States wheat IN Peru.
That nation imported $4,000
bushels of American bread grain in
1878, only $4,000 in 1889 md
only about SO 900 bushels in l939-40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Excess Bank Reserves
Hit Low Since April II
By the Associated Press


NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Excess
reserves of New York City banks
declined $135,000,00 during the
week ended Wednesday to 1926
000. 900 the lowest level since
April II.
The decline in idle funds in re-
cent weeks has been closely as
ISOLATED with Government financ-
ing and the increase of Government
balances with the Federal Reserve.
Much of the decline in the latest
week reflected payments for an
issue of Commodity Credit Corp
notes of which about $3.50 ZOO. 900
was allotted in the New York dis
trict.
Excess reserves OF all member
banks of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn dropped $3.50, 900 900 this week
to IS $3.50 900 900, the lowest since
the week ended May IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Patterson Expects
Industry Defense
Setup 10 Take Year
Knox Aide Welcomes
Officers Who Will Take
Industrial Course
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
Robert P. Patterson, new As
| sistant Secretary of War, said to-
day that consolidation of Ameri-
can industry for defense purposes
would take at least a year.
And a year is a luxury that we
may never enjoy" he added in an
address welcoming a group Of off,
GERS who will study at the Army
Industrial College.
I'VE are still far from our goal
Of adequate preparedness on our
supply front" Mr.. Paterson said
"Our principal enemy is time. AT
the present rate. we cannot achieve
our armament detectives in days
weeks or months"
Asserting that procurement plans
had been well drawn, he continued
I'VE believe that in An emer-
gency free men can forego personal
advantage and unite in a deter
mined effort to win common gains
The keynote of our program. there
fore, is not compulsion but CO.
operation"
Abbreviated Course.
The group at the Army Industrial
College will take an abbreviated
course In procurement of military
supplies and industrial mobilization
The first class will consist of rs
! officers, including Is from the Reg
ular Army and SO from the Reserve
Corps Of the Army and Navy. The
course will last four and one-half
months.
A survey by the National Defense
Commission, meanwhile, showed
that industry would not have to be
compelled at present to fill defense
| orders before taking care of private
or foreign buyers.
The commission has asked the
Navy to adopt a system of prefer
ence classiflcations designed to in
dictate the manner in which con-
tracts be executed.
Ratings Expected.
The Army and Navy Priorities
Committee of the Munitions Board
is expected to establish ratings with
in short time Continuance of the
present system depends on voluntary
cooperation between industry. and
the Government, it was said This
will assure completion of contracts
on schedule in accordance with the
order of importance established py
the strategic needs of the Army and
Navy" it was announced.
Under the system of preferential
classification. each contract placed
with private industry will bear a
designation of its importance as
rated by the joint board. In ad-
dition each Government order will
bear the desired date of delivery,
it was explained.
The commission statement said
there is little likelihood of shortages
in most important materials and
equipment used for the munitions
program. Efforts, it was said, are
being made to avoid acute situations
which might cause delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, Aus. y ,Pr Omitted States De.
! partment OF Agriculture Direct purchase,
OF Texas woods to cover mill orders vert
reported today by Boston houses.
Twelve-month Texas woods, bousht direct
were reported to cost around S0-S6 cents
secured basis, delivered to mills. dependinf
upon style of woods. Spot, 12-month Texa,
woods, Boston. have received some demand
ayerage 12-month, choice lots occasions lly
slightly higher. Eieht-month Texas woods
bought direct, cost mostly 1878 cents
secured basis, delivered choice lot oil
line Delaine bright fleece wool moved q,
around 30 cents in the Grease. or S7-Ss
cents. secured basis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Charcoal Cos Cars Made
In RenuuIt Paris Plant
By the Associated Press.

By me Afsocitted ProsS
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France,
Aug. IL tP.-The Renault Automo-
bile plant in Paris has resumed pro-
duction and is manufacturing cars
driven by charcoal gas, it was an
nounced today.
During the war the Renault plant
turned out tanks and other military
hicles. 1t escaped damage in the
aerial bombardment of Paris which
struck the Citroen factory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
675 Tons of Lead Sold

NEW YORK. Aug. u Cp,.-St
Joseph Lead Co. reported so tons
of Southeast Missouri pig lead sold
Friday at $3.50 per 100 pounds, East
st. Louis; 500 tons at 480. New
York, and 125 tons at the New York
average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Electric Goods Sales Drop

Reports to the Commerce Depart
ment from 357 wholesalers indicate
that sales of electrical goods de-
clined IA per cent from May to
June, seasonal change, but were
IA per cent higher than in June, 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Money Market

NEW YORK, Aus. 10 ,1P.-Call money
steady; ] per cent.
Prime commercial paper; Il per cent
As months, Ia per cent
Bankers acceptances UNCHANGED; 5000
days, l2-is per cent: months. is-h per
cent: 5-6 months, Sal. per cent
Rediscount rate. New York Reserve bank,
| per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
OIdsmobiIe Will Sturt
1941 Model Today
~ the Associated Press

~ the A1SOc1Hted Pre88.
LANSING. Mich, Aug. 12.-Olds-
mobile division of General Motors
Corp. announced its l94l model
wo,ild 60 into production to-
day. From January to Au
gust the company delivered
through It's retailers 120,067 cars
compared with 83,158 in the ini-
tial seven months Of 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
London Silver and Gold

LONDON, AUG. - tF,.-Bar silver. 3 I'D
UNCHANGED. Equivalent ~ 81 centsD Bar
sold. 16ss, unchspged. Equivalent S33 So
(EXchange 81 03)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
Washington Exchange
AFTER CALL.

Capital Transit Coo at u, 5 at H.
Washington Gas Light pfd-l0 at
los, Is at los.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-12
London Tin Quotations

LONDON Aus IL Pin quiet; spot.
1854 bic 1854 SIS asked future. 1864 los
bid e265 asked
Evening star., 1940-02-06

GeorEi Dimitron. Not even tho
pock- k-marked Mirabeau, in trouble
and out, was worse insurance risk
than Dimitrof, nor was he cast in
more fantastic role. DimitroR
probably holds the all-high, all
distance record for damning the
Nazis to their face, almost causing
Goering to throw fit as he called
him names in several languages in
the courtroom. They acquitted him
but slammed him into a deep, dark
dungeon.
1t was the London Times which
began shouting for his release, on
the grounds of sportsmanship. The
Times kicked up a thunderous ex-
citement about 1t all over Europe,
and on February q Dimitrof was
freed, hoped plane for Moscow.
and was elected head of the Comm.
tern.
In Russia he has been in charge
of the Trojan horse" department
for the Soviets-the penetration OF
world labor with Communism.
Until last August he was the loudest
of the Russian propaganda brigade
in excoriating the Nazis.
Early in his youth he roamed from
his native Bulgaria, circulating
through the Balkans as free-lance
agitator, plugging several different
brands of social and political saliva
ton, first entering Germany in 1924,
following his escape from a Bulga-
rian prison. After entering Russia
in 1885, he repeatedly predicted
war between Germany and Russia,
starting in 1941.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
'Costuming for Dance
To'Be Lecture Topic

Miss Molly Howe, student of Arch
Lauterer, stage designer at Ben
nington College, will speak at the
midseason meeting of the WASH
ington Dance Association at $50
pm. Friday in the Dance Playhouse,
l742 Church street NV. "Costum-
ing and Lighting for the Dance"
will be the topic of the meeting.
Yesterday Miss Howe, who is
spending sometime in this city,
gave the first two of a series of
lecturers and demonstrations be-
fore students of colleges affiliated
with the Washington Dance As
sociation when she spoke at Amer
ican and Maryland Universities.
During the week she is to speak
before other groups affiliated with
the association at George WASH
ington University, Hood College,
Trinity College, Wilson Teachers
College, Holton-Arms School, Mount
Vernon Seminary and the Marjorie
Webster Schools.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Scout Week Observance
In Washington Urged

The Commissioners issued a proc
lamation yesterday urging residents
of the District to observe Boy Scout
week this week and to give their
support to strengthening the Or
ganization, particularly through the
National Capital Area Council,
which administers the Scout pro-
gram in this community.
1--WE earnestly recommend that
our civic organizations, our churches
and our schools cooperate in car
rying out a program for definite
recognition of the effective service
rendered by the Boy Scouts of
America, In order that the work OF
the Boy Scout program may
be extended to a larger proportion
of the boyhood of this community, y
the proclamation said.
The Commissioners declared that
in the last three decades the nearly
10000 former and present men,
bers of the organization 'have rem
dered notable service to our COM
munity and our Nation"
I'm times of stress from floods,
hurricanes, tornadoes and other dis
asters they have demonstrated the
effectiveness of boy service" the
Evening star., 1940-02-06
AIumnue Association
To Hear Mrs. Evuns

Mrs. May Thompson Evans, as
sistant director of the women's
division, Democratic National Com
mittee, will be the principal speaker
tomorrow night at meeting Of the
Randolph Macon Alumnae Associa-
ton of Washington scheduled to
begin at o'clock in the Willard
Hotel. Her subject will be THE
Souths Need of It's College Women" !"
Alumnae of Westhampton College
and North Carolina College for
Women have been invited to attend
Mrs. Edward F. Sheffey, I'd, presi-
dent of the association, has an
nounced appointment of Mrs. Pres
ton Edsall as chairman of the COM
mittee arranging the annual benefit
for the student loan fund to be
held in the Willard March Is.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

would be proposed by the President.
Still it is maintained, the plan to
increase the number of Supreme
Court justices by six was equally
fantastic and nobody in political
Washington dreamed of It's being
tried.
All these suggestions and weird
plans are the result of speculation
which the President, unintention-
ally, perhaps, encourages because he
has not disposed of the third-term
talk. That he will do so at a time
of his own selection soon seems a
foregone conclusion. This corre-
spondent believes Mr.. Roosevelt will
not seek a third nomination and
will indicate his disinclination to
serve, after which an active draft
Roosevelt" campaign will be begun
that will not be settled till the con-
vention meets.
Reproduction Rights Reserved)
Evening star., 1940-02-06

band W a 6 o n.
That the band
wagon Is rolling
more and more
swiftly is DEM
onstrated by the
rush to get
aboard by many
members of the
Democratic Ma
tional Commit
tee, which met
here yesterday
and W h o S e
members S Till
linger in Wash
ington to pay
their respects to
Evening star., 1940-02-06
No. 6 Precinct Warns
18 Traffic VioIotors

Police of No. 6 precinct issued
warnings" last week to 18 persons
with good traffic records instead
of letting the Traffic Court judge
decide whether they should pay fines.
Heavy snow. serious illness" was
the reason for issuing warnings on
eight tickets by the precinct. Capt.
Joseph w. Pierson is the command
ing officer
Police adjusted" a total of 162
tickets during the week, of which
1874 were warnings and 26 cancel
lations, the list showed. Three were
Cancelled on grounds of diplomatic
immunity and Al because the motor
lists were sick.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Master Plumbers
To Mark Anniversary

The Master Plumbers Association
of Washington will celebrate the
69th anniversary of the organization
with a banquet and dance tonight
in the MayfoWer Hotel. The BAN
quet is scheduled to start at pm.
Among guests of honor will be
Representative Dingell of Michi-
gan and Caldwell of Florida, both
of whom will speak. William COL
Inns, attorney for the association.
will be POSTMASTER. About 1000
persons are expected to attend.
John M. Beane, president Of the
association, will deliver an address
of welcome. Harry E. Nau is gen.
eral chairman of the Committee on
Arrangements.