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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-01

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Yankees dominated baseball to
such an extent they left cock-eyed
slant on the double corral. They
left too definite an impression that
the American league was the whole
show. including the pink lemonade,
the big tent, the elephants, the hard
blue seats and the side-show after
the main act.
1t was never quite that way. 1t
wasn't the American league which
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-01

sinating, numbering, manhandling
and mauling the Boston Red Sox,
the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland In
dams and the remainder Of their
league.
recall certain Yankee slump
in the Midwest a year or two ago.
They lost six out Of eight games.
! asked one Of the Yankees about
this cave in.
NO." he said, 1--WE were not ex-
actly loafing. But why run for car
you've caught. We knew we were
from ~ to Is games better than
the rest Of the league. We knew we
could loaf and still gaIlop in."
But Not Today
But it's all different today. The
Yankees Of 1910 are far and away
from the Yankees of 1885, 1887, 1888
and 1899. And with the dizzy descent
Of the Yankees from their old
heights, so the dominance Of the
American league has ended.
saw the National league win its
all-star game In Tampa last March.
saw National league pitchers tie
American league sluggers into an
assortment Of true lovers knots.
The same thing happened in st.
Louis recently. Once again National
league pitchers put silencers on
American league bats.
In the last Is innings Of all-star
play, from March 10 July, Ameri-
can league sluggers have ham,
mered, exploded, Numbered and
mauled enc sfiabby rum across the
plate.
There was a time when the A. L.
had most Of the dynamite. It may
L.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-01
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That the net income
received by the State of
Maryland from alco-
holic beverage sources
during the last calendar
year was $3,77l,7 .37?
That the net income
collected by the twenty
three counties, Balti-
more City and Annapo-
lis, from ale Oh olic
beverage sources during
the same period was
$780, 47.9l?
That the total net
public revenue received
from all alcoholic bev-
erage sources within
the State last year was
$5,l42,055.28?
Association OF
MARYLAND DISTILLER S
q ALLIED INDUSTRIES
MERCANTILE TRUST BLDG. BALrNoRE Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-01
Sport Shorts

The Sporting Life" daily bible of
racing fans in England, has sus-
pended after ll9 years of publication
Ernie Lombard, big Cincinnati
catcher, uses golfers interlocking
grip in holding his bat Gene
Dahlbender Jr., l6-year-old Atlanta,
Ga, golfer, recently shot founder
par at the Druid Hills golf course
.sDizzy Deans grandmother is
urging him TO quit baseball and be.
come a revival preacher.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-01

dominated ule uld-
mond. 1t was merely
the New York YAM
KEGS. They won
something like %
out Of 81 World Sc
ries games, dating
from 1927. So, natu-
rally. the National
league must have
been a flock Of sand
letters.
But don't forget
that during that four
year spell the YAM
KEGS were also an
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-01
New War Material

Plastics, practically unknown in
the last war, offer a whole host Of
new materials for national de-
Tense. An adequate supply Of raw
materials, plus speed Of produc-
ton, provides many substitutes for
scarce material which would ordi-
narily be used.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-01


leng-range shooting
today. but not
against the pick Of
Ma tional lie a que
pitching. No set of
home-run sluggers
are going to make
any Roadway against
Paul Der rim ger,
Bucky Walters, Carl
Hubbell CHAT right
or many others /
could name.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-01
LO, The Buffalo

Although by 1900 the buffalo
had dwindled in numbers to 1000,
through efforts Of conservationist
societies and the federal govern
ment, total Of 2,435 bison in nine
herds now live under U. S. super
vision.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-08-01

Chicago, who has been spending
severel weeks visiting relatives in
the East.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-R-Wheat
prices came under the spell of
bright new crop prospects again
today and deferred futures con-
tracts on which 1941 harvested
grain can be delivered sagged
about IL cent.
Additional precipitation in parts
of the winter wheat belt reviewed
the bearish influence of the new
crop condition. Scattered buying
orders believed to have originated
in the northwest and east accom-
panied reports Of small flour bust
ness and helped to steady May
contracts, which closed unchanged
compared with yesterday at IS 3-4
to 7-8 after being about IL cent
higher at one time.
July and September contracts,
representing the new crop, sold at
almost 6 cents discount under May
and were about 20 cents lower than
a year ago. Closing prices for these
deliveries were 1-8 to 3-8 down at
80 1-8 to 80 and 80 1-8.
Corn rose 3-4 cent at n stage
and closed IL to SO cent higher
than yesterday, May 81 3-4, July
81 IL, being strengthened by light
receipts. Oats finished unchanged
to IA up, soybeans IL to l 1-8 high
err, rye unchanged and lard 10
10 lower. -~ 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-R-Hogs
were mostly steady today after a
steady to 10-cent lower start, top
ping at Sis. Cattle were strong
to unevenly higher in an active
weekend trade and lambs sold
steady to 10 cents lower at $685.
down.
The weak opening, in which the
hog top slipped 10 cents from the
near four-month peak, reflected
some reaction on the part of buy
ers to the sharp advances of the
past three sessions. Receipts were
relatively light again.
Hardly enough cattle were
checked in to establish a market
in all classes. Choice steers were
absent and the best made only
$13.25.
GUS Dept. Agr.)- Salable hogs
Il, 900; close active, mostly steady;
top .7.15; bulk good and choice 1850
to 22O lbs. 700 to Is; most 230
to 270. lib. butchers 6.85 to ITO;
bulk 280 to $50 lb. averages $50
to 80; good packing sows 425 lbs.
down generally 6.85 to 6.1O;
heavier $50 to IS; shippers took
5000; holdovers 500.
Salable cattle $500; calves 300;
limited supply fed steers and year
lings strong; instances unevenly
higher on very active market; no.
thing choice here; best steers
1925; few loads $50 to 1880; with
bulk common and medium grades
$50 to HOO; all buying interests
in market; another healthy trade
in fed heifers; several loads and
odd lots 9.75 to 11.50; latter kind
days top on strictly good grades;
common kind CTS to 500; both
large and small killers bought all
grades COWS 10 to Is higher; weigh
ty cutters selling up to 5.85; can
ners 1925 to rs; runaway market
on bulls; practical top weighty sau-
sage bulls IT'S with 500 paid for
outstanding offerings and very few
light kind under CTS; vealers firm
at HOO to 1900 mostly; choice Sc
lects making 1925 and 1880; stock
er trade slow; killers taking every
thing fat enough to slaughter.
Salable sheep 5000; total 10,5OO;
fed lambs steady to 10 lower; other
classes steady; bulk good to choice
fed westerns CTS to IS; liberal
proportion supply medium to good
at $40 to 60; summer shorn FED
lambs 9.25; medium yearlings 8.25
and $50; fed western fat ewes
800: bulk natives $50 to $50. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
BOOSTED
in BOND MARKET
Rail Loans And Group Of Low
Yield Issues Draw Con-
siderable Attention

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-R-Year-
end shifting of accounts helped to
boost bond market volume today
to around the best levels Of the
year but it also brought conflict
ing trends throughout the list.
Rail loans and a good sized
group of low yield issues drew a
generous share of buying atten-
ton. Carrier bonds like Southern
Railway As, MKT first As of 80
and Erie general lien As of '96
were bid up a point or more.
U. S. Governments had a promi-
nent place in the prime investment
division, treasures pushing up for
gains running to 13-32ds of a point.
Loans of Italy and Norway were
among the best of a mixed foreign
list.
Transactions totaled $40, 1877, $50
face value against 81, 1902, 900 Thurs.
day. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
A. c. Is INCOME
RISING SHARPLY
November Earnings Nearly
Double That OF Month
Last Year

The net railway operating in
come of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad company for November
was nearly double that for the
month last year, according to fig
ures released yesterday by W. D.
McCaig, comptroller.
For the month Of November
just passed the net railway oper-
ating income was $704, 831 as com.
pared with only $371,375 for the
same period last year and $685.
1872 for November 1888.
However, for the first II months
Of the year the net railway oper.
ating income of the company was
well below that Of the first IL
months last year.
Net railway operating income
from Jan, l to Nov. 30 this year
was only $2,672,2 61 as compared
with 1875, 048 during that period
last year and 81, 040, 1862 during the
first II months of 1888.
Operating revenues + the IL
month period were $44, 97e, 1877 as
compared with $42, 902, 597 in that
period last year, but operating
expenses showed a greater in
crease, from $33, 344. 444 in e
first II months of 1899 to $50. $685.
928 in the first II months this
year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Br1sk Trading Sends Stock Market Prices Into Mild Year-End Rally
Sponsors Of Fund
Thank Contributors

The sponsors of the Star
News Empty Stocking fund,
which this e provided
Christmas happiness and cheer
for 5000 children in Whining
ton, yesterday expressed their
appreciation to those people
who made it possible for this
work to be done SO successful
ly again this year.
Especial thanks were tend
cred the North Carolina Soro-
sis, which purchased a n d
packed all the toys and goodies
for the children, to the Head
quarters Battery of the 262nd
C. A. for the use of the Cape
Fear Artillery armory, S14
Market street, as a distribu-
ton center, to the Wilmington
Stamp and Printing company,
which printed the cards used
to distribute the packages to
the parents of children W h 0
otherwise would have had no
Christmas, and to all those
who contributed so generous
ly to the fund.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Gahagan Company's Bid
Lou On Dredging Work

Bids opened at noon yesterday
in the U. S. Army Engineer office
for dredging 400, 500 cubic yards
in the Neuse and Trent rivers. The
government estimate for the job
was $50, ZOE. 45.
Low bid was $4s, oe2.75 by Gaia
gan Construction company Of
Brooklyn, N. Y. Merritt Dredging
company, of Charleston, S. C., bid
$50, 046. C. Walker Hodges Dredg-
ing company of New York bid
$79, 813. so. Hill Dredging corpora
ton of V%entnor, N. j., bid $70,-
399. go. Shell Producers company,
of Tampa, Fla, bid $50, 641.5 IS. r.
C. Huffman Construction company,
of Buffalo, N. Y. bid $84, 929. rs.
Arundel Corporation Of Baltimore,
Md, bid $50, 775.48.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Rental Data Gathered
By Defense Council

Approximately 200 people have re.
piled to the call of the Houses For
Rent committee of the Wilmington
Defense Council which has asked all
persons living within a radius OF
IS miles of Holly Ridge who have
rooms for rent to list them with the
committee.
The rooms are listed on a coupon,
printed by the Star-News, and sent
to the chamber Of commerce which
is transferring the information on
the coupons to index cards.
One copy of the index will be
placed in the NOSES office at Holly
Ridge, where all men working on
the project are employed.
At the same time realtors and
the chamber Of commerce both re-
ported an increase in demands for
housing here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
ARMY UNIT WILL
VISIT CITY JAN. 6
10th Coast Artillery Com.
pany To Spend Night
In Wilmington

Five officers. 50 men and about
20 motor vehicles Of the 10th
Coast Artillery will spend the night
in Wilmington Jan. 6, NJ a y o
Thomas e. Cooper said yesterday.
Mayor Cooper said he had re-
ceived a wire from General j. Van
B. Nets saying that h unit
would be here that night and
asking that quarters for the men
be arranged in the Cape F e a r
Artillery annoy, 814 Market street.
Due to the fact this building
will at that time be used by the
North Carolina State Employment
service, which, due to the rush Of
workers here for the Holly Ridge
project, is finding its present
quarters unsuitable, the soldiers
will be quartered in the Whining
ton Light Infantry armory, Coop
er said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
WHAT STOCKS DID


NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-REThe
Canadian and Shanghai dollars raj
lied smartly in the free foreign
money market today after display
ing weakness earlier this week.
The dominion unit rose 3-16 of a
cent to So SIG US. cents and the
Shanghai money added .07 of a
cent at 5.64 cents. Unchanged was
Sterling at $4.04.
Closing rates follow (Great Brit
ain in dollars; others in cents)
Canada: Official Canadian con-
troll board rates for us. dollars;
buying 10 per cent premium, sell
irg II per cent premium, equiva-
lent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of buying 9.Sl
per cent, selling 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New YORK
open market 10 Ills per cent dis
count or 1851 IA us. cents.
Europe: Great Britain, official
bankers foreign exchange com
mittee rates., buying $4.02. sell
ing s4.04; open market, cables
s4.O4; Germany 40.07n; (benevo-
LENT 1880; Finland 2.05n; Greece
.6sn; Hungary 18TH; Italy DUO;
Portugal 4.01; Sweden 1885; Swift
zerland 23.21; Yugoslavia 2.35n.
Latin America: Argentine OIL
cial 2s.77; free 1880; Brazil OIL
cial SOS free sos; Mexico 2O.75n.
Far East: Japan 23.48; Hong
kong 23.76; Shanghai 5.64.
Rates in spot cables unless
otherwise indicated)
N-nomina1.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
BALTIMORE POTATOES

BALTIMORE, Dec. N.-R-Po-
tatoes unchanged. Sweet potatoes:
eastern shore Maryland bushel
baskets goldens U. S. Is 1.40 to
IS, few higher; ungraded 80 to
Ito; bushel basket white yams and
Nancy Halls US. Is 100 to Is,
few higher; eastern shore Virginia
bushel baskets goldens us. Is lbs
to so, ungraded go to 100, Jer-
seys us. Is 100 to Is. Nearby
bushel hampers goldens 1.1G to 20,
Jerseys us. Is 100 to Is; bushel
baskets goldens us. Is ITO to 40;
IL bushel hampers goldens IS to
70, Jerseys 60 to IS. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
NEW YORK EGGS

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-R-Eggs
is, 1892; irregular. Mixed colors:
fancy to extra fancy Is 3-4 to q
-; extras Is IL; graded firsts
Is; seconds % to q 10; mediums
% IL; dirties No. l., q 3-4; aver
age checks 20 3-4 to 81 IA. Refrig-
orator, fancy to extra fancy "a to
"a 10 extras % to % IL; STAN
dards q IL; firsts 81 to 81 IL;
seconds 20 IL to 81; mediums 20
IL to 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
s0MECAINS REACH
MAJOR FRACTIONS
transfers, Amounting To L..
272,710 Shares, Largest
Since November IA
Nv GARDNER

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-R-The
stack market broke 4 week-long
.t,lemate today as the briskest
trading in more than a month sent
nrices into a mild year-end rally.
While the furry was relatively
,hort-lived and not all advantages
were completely held, the final
t,1lv showed 374 issues ahead, 26S
wen and 284 down. The Associated
press average Of 60 stocks ad-
yanced L of a point to 1872 but
there was a fair scattering Of gains
running to major fractions.
Transfers, amounting to 1922, ITO
shares, we're last exceeded Nov.
a. In the previous session turn
oyer was only 83S, 1862 shares.
The attitude of traders began to-
dav, as on Thursday, with a hand
tul of national defense Stocks"
some of them not normally very
active.
As the session Progressed, buy.
;re spread. Brokers said the fact
year.end tax selling had b o u t
been completed gave the bulls a
break by removing the dribble OF
Liquidation Of recent days.
The earlier buying, which took
several to new highs for a year
or more, began with such special
ties as Bath Iron Works, Timken-
Detroit, New York Shipbuilding,
Lima Locomotive, Electric B o a t
and National Acme. 1t spread Ia
ter, especially to metals and air.
crafts, though most other sections
also had their representatives in
the advancing column.
Steady to a point or so ahead
we're U. S. Steel, U. S. Rubber, du
Pont. Montgomery Ward, United
Aircraft, Douglas, Consolidated
Edison, Phelps Dodge, Kennecott,
Anaconda, Chesapeake l. Ohio,
Johns Manville and U. S. Gypsum.
Chrysler was a shade lower, along
with General Electric, American
Can and Union Carbide.
In the curb market gamers in
Guided Aluminium, Ltd, Alumni
mum Of America, American Cyana-
mid "B". American Light l. Trac-
ton, Brewster and Gulf Oil. Vol
tine, however, dropped to $40, 900
shares, from al, 900 the previous
day. :f@t 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-R-N
cash wheat.

CHICAGO. Dec. 27.-R-No
cash wheat.
Corn No. 2 yellow old 81 IA; No.
3 yellow 81 "a; No. 4, So to 81;
No. 5, SIS to 81 IL; No. 3 white
GO 3-4; No. 4, 81 IL to 66 3-4; SAM
pie grade SIS 10.
Oats No. 8 mixed 81 3-4; sample
grade, q to 30; No. 2 white 80 IL;
No. 8, SO; sample grade 80 to 81;
No. 2 white heavy 40; No. 8, SO;
No. 1 red extra heavy SO IL.
Barley mailing SIS to 81 IL nomi-
nal; feed AZ to So nominal; No. 2
mailing 60 to 81.
Soybeans No. 3 yellow SO to SO
"a; No. 4, 30; sample grade, 81.
Field seed per hundredweight
nominal: Timothy seed 400; al
sike $50 to HOO; fancy red top
7.50 to 800; red clover 800 to
1000; sweet clover $50 to 400. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Two More Patrolmen
Assigned To District

State Highway Patrolman Powell,
Of Wilson,, and State Highway Pa
trolman Riddick, of Raleigh, both
Of whom have been on duty at Fay
etteville, have been transferred to
the Wilmington district, it was
learned yesterday at the courthouse.
The patrolmen were sent here in
addition to the four patrolmen who
have been stationed at Holly Ridge
in an effort to keep traffic between
Wilmington and the firing center
orderly.
The ~stationing Of the men here
brings to five the number Of state
highway patrol members now on
duty here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-R- GUS.
dept. Agr.)- Potatoes arrivals 81;
on track 379; total US shipments
267; supplies rather heavy; de-
mand very slow; dull and weak;
sacked per cwt. Idaho russell bur-
banks US l, lao to IS; Minnesota
and North Dakota cobblers rs per
cent or more US l., .87 1-2 to LOS;
Nebraska bliss triumphs US l,
ITO; bliss triumphs IS per cent or
more US 1, 80 to 1875; Wisconsin
round white US /, 100. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
FATHERS, SONS
MEET AT CLUB
Exchangites Entertain At
Annual Civic Club
Affair Here

Three sons of deceased tx
change club members and IS
sons of present members Joined
their fathers yesterday at the reg
ular luncheon meeting in the an.
nual observance Of Patterson
meet.
John Douglas Prevatt, Glen
ward Yopp and Johnny Symmes
represented the sons of the de.
ceased members. Jack Lowri.
more, Charles Lowrimore. Jr..
Charles Brendell, Ray Brendell,
Dick Dunlea. Jr., Ronnie Stewart,
Jr.. Heakweu Thomas; Carlton
Alligood, Clayton Holmes, Jr.;
Jack Russell, Jr., James Arthur
Brown, Jr.; Miller Snow, George
MacFarland. Jr., Jack Black, Jr..
and Louis Sykes were present az
sons Of present members. Wad.
dell Corbett and w. Alex Fon.
vielle, Jr. were also guests Of the
club.
Exchangite Wilbur Jones who
originated the idea three years
ago had charge Of the program.
He made a short speech welcom.
ing the boys, and reviewed prev.
ious luncheons for sons Of de.
ceased members. The first OBJ.
came at graduation
from high school for sons Of de.
ceased members. and was amended
TO include all sons Of Exchangites.
Arthur Brown, chairman Of the
program committee, ushered in
Santa Claus, who distributed
amusing gifts to Exchange club
members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
NEW YORK SUGAR

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-(R-A late
increase in offerings of domestic
sugar futures depressed prices after
early steadiness today. The list
closed unchanged to 2 points lower
on sales of $3.50 tons. Producer in
terests covering hedges absorbed the
contracts.
Only 500 tons changed hands in
the world contract, which ended un-
changed to IL point up on a little
covering; May .75b, July .77kb.
Raw duty-free and Cuban sugars
for January arrival were offered at
2.95 cents a pound and believed
available at 2.93 refiners showed lit
tie definite interest.
Refined was quietly unchanged.
No 2 range follows.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
Lieut., Hicks GiDen
Post At Fort Bragg

Hamilton Edward Hicks, in
charge of the safety section at the
U. S. customhouse, has been
ordered to active duty in the con.
struction section, Quartermasters
Corps by the War department. He
will be stationed at Fort Bragg.
Lieut.. Hicks will report to the
quartermaster general in Wash
ington January 3 for temporary
duty of one month for instruction.
He will be relieved from duty
January 2, 1912.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-LR-Sales,
price and net change of the
IA most active stocks today.
Socony Vac $4,000; SA, an.
Comwlth and Sou 26,100; q, no.
Stand Oil N J $4,000; 33%, no.
Unit Corp $4,000; IN, DIS.
Gen Motors 1900; 48Aa, no.
Int Nickel 1900; 23A, a X.
Gen Elec $4,000; 1924, DIS.
North Am Co $1,000; 1874, as.
Am Rad and Std ID, 1000; 6A, no.
Elec Boat $4,000; 1873, Az.
Radio Corp $4,000; Az, no.
U s Steel 1880; 50, an.
Int Tel and Tel 12,100; 2, DIS.
Columbia G and e II, 900; AZ, ais.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
MIDpLING COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 27.-R-
The average price of middling Is
16ths-inch cotton today at ten
designated southern spot markets
was 7 points higher at 9.91 cents
a pound; average for the past 30
market days 9.81 cents; middling
7-8ths-inch average go cents a
pound. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-R-Busi-
ness in cotton goods was restricted
to occasional sales of odd lots of
staple material at unchanged
prices. In the wooden goods Sec
ton, both mills and clothing manu-
facturers were occupied with an
nual inventory taking. Mills de-
clined offers in rayon goods at
fractional recessions and aside
from a few sales of novelty num-
bers, business was quiet. Silk
goods were at a standstill. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 27.ZR-
Livestock-hogs: steady. Top >7:oo.
Good and choice 100 to 225 lbs.
$50 to 700. 100 to 120 Tbs. 500 to
$50; 100 to -140 lbs. $50 to SUI;
lao to 100 lbs go to 645; 100 to
1870 lbs. 6.45 to- $50; 100 to 225
lbs, $50 to 100; 225 to $50 lbs.
$50 to $50; $50 to 300 lbs. 600 to
$50 over 300 lbs. 500 to $40. Sows
under $50 lbs SIS to SIS; over
800 lbs. ATS to .5.25.
Cattle: No cattle on market to-
day. %. 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-28
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Dec. 27.-R-Tur-
pentine firm, 80; offerings 81;
sales $500 gallons; receipts 1853;
shipments %; stock 1888. Rosin
firm; offerings 535; all sold; re-
ceipts 142; shipments 245; stock
172, 1913. Quote: B, 1877 to A; D,
1.43 to So; E, 1.42 to So; F, 1.43
to So; G., 1853 to II; H, 1852 to
IS; I, ITS to IS; K, 2.10; M, 2.oS
to -; N, 2.20; VIC, 2.52; WIN &
x, 2.75. 4