davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Total Nearly Doubled.

ANCdIly DOuUICus
In the metropolitan part of Mont
gomery County registrations for fis-
cal years ended on July l are esti-
mated as follows: $500 in 1884,
1880 in 1885, 10000 in 1896, 1850
in 1897, 23,600 in 1888 and 26,600 in
1899. For the fiscal period ended
next July the total is expected to
exceed $4,000.
Comparisons for Prince Georges
are for the entire county, but give
a picture of the growth. They are
for the fiscal years ended each July
/: $1,000 in 1895, $4,000 in 1896, u.s.
900 in 1887, $1,000 in 1898 and $4,000
in 1899. For the present period ended
next July they are expected to ap-
proximate $4,000.
In Alexandria total registrations
reached 1000 in 1899. compared with
6.588 in 1888 and 5.767 in 1887.
In Arlington County the registra-
ton Office handled papers for 1000
cars, against $4,000 in 1888, 1880
in 1887 and 5000 in 1896. However,
these totals cannot be regarded as
complete because of registrations re-
ceived directly from the State office
at Richmond.
Fairfax registrations are incom-
plete for the same reason, but
growth is shown by the following
passenger car totals at the end OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Fruit and Vegetable
Price Boosts Scored
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-William Eel
loves Morgan, jr, city market COM
missioner, said today there was no
reason for the current increase in
dealers fruit and vegetable prices
because he said "the wholesale mar
ket shows no signs of rise due to
fear of shortage"
Dealers have said the unusual
wintry weather in the Nations sup
ply areas caused the increases, one
Of which was in beans, from 8L2 to
q cents a pound.
1.-THE New York City Market Is
supplied by producers from Mexico
to Canada" Morgan said. Even If
one farm area is hit by frost, there is
little fear Of any shortage in fruits
and vegetables, or even sharp gen.
eral increase in price unless crop
damage should be Nationwide"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
AIexundriun Heads
Chevrolet Dealers

William G. Illch of the Aero Auto
Co., Alexandria, Va, is the new
president of the Washington Chew
rolet Dealers Association it was an
nounced yesterday Other officers
elected are Garland w. Wolfe of
the Wolfe Motor Co., Silver Spring.
Md, vice president, and James F..
Mcmahon of Mcmahon Chevrolet,
Inc, secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Illch announced that the
associations annual banquet will be
held at the Mayflower Hotel the
latter part of this month. w. E.
Holler, general sales manager of
Chevrolet in Detroit; r. F. Hicks,
regional manager in Buffalo; A. w.
Familiar, zone manager, and John
Hager, city manager Of Baltimore
and Washington, will be honor.
guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
various calendar years: 3,ll2 in 1887
3,5l3 in 1888 and 3,846 in 1899.
Postal ReceiptS Higher.

January receipts at four major
post offices in adjoining sections of
the metropolitan area set new all
time records for that month, as well
as in the District of Columbia.
The District total of S672. 27073
showed the usual seasonal decline
from the December. 1899, record of
81 OPS, l6434 but was 3 per cent ahead
of January, 1899. Detracting slightly
from the year-to-year comparison
was the fact that the opening month
of 1910 had one more business day
than January last year.
District receipts for the IL months
ended January 81 also set new rec
ord for that period of $8,046,158 al
though they were only IA per cent
ahead of $7,937,87l for the year
ended January 81, 1889 District
totals for January and the IL months
ended January 81 in various years
follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Wheat Prices Down
As Snow Blankets
Winter Belt
Slump Of " Cents
About HoIved in
Later Dealings
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,

CHICAGO, Feb. "a fresh blain-
ket Of snow piling up the last "a
hours over most Of the hard winter
wheat belt, with promise of more to
come, depressed wheat prices today.
Quotations sagged as much as IA
cents at one time. but scattered mill
purchasing, short covering and
evening-up operations erased about
half of this loss.
Wheat closed H-ss lower than
Yesterday, May 9634 Is, July 94-94ls.
Corn was las off, May 547s SIS.
July 547s: oats unchanged to Is
down; rye Is off to Is up and lard
unchanged to cents higher.
Weather news dominated the
trade. Shows ranging up to 4 to 6
inches in depth were reported from
Texas northward to the Dakotas,
with some rain in the Far South.
Furthermore. the long-range fore
cast indicated more rain or snow
could be expected Monday or Tues
day and again possibly late in the
week.
Crop experts regarded this weather
as about the best that can be ex-
pected at this time of year. If tenn
peratures are high enough to permit
moisture to soak into the ground
much wheat may be benefited. they
said. Ungerminated wheat may not
have time to mature before harvest
begins in about four months, they
said.
Grain range at principal markets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Cudahy Packing Plans
WritedoWn Of Assets
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The Cudahy
Packing Co. will submit plans for
writing down assets approximately
b8, 400, 900 when stockholders hold
their special meeting March 6, e. A.
Cudahy, jr., president, announced
n letter to shareholders today.
Stockholders will be asked to ap-
prove a reduction in par value Of
the common stock from $50 to $50
\ share.
Reduction Of assets will include
adjustment of property values and
reserves. The total adjustment
would cause a deficit in the COM
oined capital and earned surplus
as Of October 20, 1899. Of approx
mately $3,500,0O0. The reduction
IN par value of the common would
provide for the adjustments and
create q capital surplus Of approx
mately IS 800, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Cold Stops Visitors.

Cold Stops Visitors.
Cold weather and snow sharply
reduced the number of visitors in
the National Capital during jan
uary.
At both Smithsonian Institution
and Washington Monument. visitor
totals reached their lowest Janu-
airy marks since 1896. Tourist camp
cars and visitors also were the low
est since that year.
Only 1881 visitors were reported
at Smithsonian against $3.50 in
December and 74,607 in January,
1899.
Washington Monument visitors
totaled 1858, against 27,l31 in De-
cember and 20,334 in January, 1889
The tourist camp recorded 270
cars and TAI persons, against 414
cars and 1929 persons in December,
and 1877 cars and 967 persons in
January, 1899.
January totals for various years
follow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
United Fruit Earns
S14,101,929 Profit
During Year
Result Contrasts With
$l0,272,747 Shown
In Preceding Yeor
P, the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-United
Fruit Co. and subsidiaries reported
for 1899 net income of sl4l01 .929,
after charges, equal to 81 SO per CAPT.
tai share outstanding. This COM
pared with the 1898 figure of sl0,-
272,747, or 1854 a share.
Samuel Zemurray. president, told
stockholders the business funda-
mentally had never been on a
sounder basis
OF the net assets in the balance
sheet the company reported ap-
proximately 9 per cent represented
ships flying the flag of belligerent
nations. or assets in European war
ring nations, Zemurray said.
Cure assets totaled S37 ,513 ,551
December 80 exclusive of $1,000, TIT
materials and supplies formerly in
cluded), and current liabilities, S14,-
454.528, compared with current as
sets of 6.428 $50 and current LA
bilities of $12, 798, 348 a year earlier.
The net investment of ST.
$50 ,597 in European belligerent coun-
tries, principally Great Britain, the
company reported. was included in
the consolidated balance sheet as
follows: Current assets, $3,225 ,557;
fixed assets, $l0,015 ,944; investments,
$2,000,000; other assets, $3,749 los,
less liabilities of 81 ,401 ,009.
1899 was a good year for banana
selling in the United States and
Canada, Zemurray said. The COM
pany has not been unduly hampered
in exchanging funds from European
countries. The sugar market out
look was described as uncertain.
Island Creek Coal.
Island Creek Coal Co. and sub
salaries reported for 1899 subject
to audit and year-end adjustment
net profit of $1,586,121 after charges
equal to $2.42 a common share, COM
pared with s1,016,84O, or $1.46 for
1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
P. & 6. Chief Points
To Wage Increases
BY the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 3.-President
Richard r. Deupree of the Proctor g.
Gamble Co. told the employees 105th
profit-sharing meeting today that
during the past 10 years the soap
company has increased wages 80
per cent and reduced the work hour
week by % per cent.
Deupree estimated that more than
1000 employees had received nearly
SIG, 1000, 900 in dividends on common
stock owned under the firms profit
sharing plan. Payments last year
totaled $4,000. The 1888 shares
thus held have q market value Of
sc, 600, 900, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
By FREDERICK GARDNER,

BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-With the
aid of aircrafts and specialties the
stock market today managed to
break an eight-session stalemate
and end an apathetic week point
ing slightly higher.
The Associated Press average Of
60 issues finished the two-hour pro-
ceedings up OIL of a point at 49.A
Since January "a the composite had
daily registered a small loss or been
unchanged. A year ago it stood
at 5O.4. On the week it was down
0.5 of point.
Volume remained exceptionally
light. Transfers totaled 291 040
shares, against 317,280 last Satur-
day The six-day turnover of
2.913,7l5 shares was the lowest since
the week of July 8. and compared
with the previous weeks aggregate
of 3,128,205 shares.
Gains generally were in minor
fractions, although there were one
or two advances of about 2 points
for particularly thin" stocks. Losses
also were plentiful. For the day 214
issues were up, l54 down and 1875
unchanged.
War Orders Expected.
Aviations still were buoyed by ex-
pectations of heavier foreign pur-
chases of warplanes Retaining
modest gains were Douglas, Glenn
Martin, Curtiss- Wright. Lockheed
and Wright Aeronautical.
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit and
Brooklyn & Queens shares stepped
into new high ground for l939-4O on
the belief New York City's trans
portation unification plans were
about to be contaminated Cluett
Peabody and Dresser Mfg. also
touched new tops for the past year.
General Motors and Chrysler were
shade improved, although dwin-
ding sales, due partly to severe
weather conditions, were a retard-
ing influence here. Montgomery
Ward and Sears Roebuck were up a
BIZ as merchandising sales through
out the Nation maintained their ad-
vantage over last year. Santa Fe.
New York Central and Chesapeake
a. Ohio showed plus signs. Glass
! roads were believed to have en-
joyed a profit in January, compared
with a net loss in the 1888 month.
United States Steel, Bethlehem
and Republic were laggards. Fall
ing consumer demand, a predicted
sharp drop in next weeks mill oper-
ations and talk of price cutting were
contributing factors.
A. T & T. Improves.
American Telephone tilted for
ward. January gains put the Bell
systems stations at record peak.
Allied Chemical. Du Pont and West
inehouse did fairly well.
Higher by fractions in the curb
were American Cyanamid b" Bath
Iron Works, Brewster Aero, Niagara
Hudson Power and Electric Bond &
Share. Turnover of $4,000 shares
compared with $4,000 week ago.
Business recession fears continued
a speculative handicap, brokers said.
and scant inspiration was derived
from the European war or domestic
politics
| Bonds were selectively higher and
commodities mixed. Wheat at Chi
cagO was off "a to 81 of a cent a
bushel and corn Il to IS easier. Cot
ton was down Is cents bale to up
to cents.
Skeptics regarding business. the
coming fall election and the over
seas conflict were in the saddle dur
ing the week and leading stocks sell
dom got out of a narrow groove.
Losers of fractions to point or so
predominated on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, with an
even-Stephen finish on Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Listed Stock Values
Decline in Junuury
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The average
market value of the 1896 stock
issues listed in the New York Stock
Exchange at the end of January was
$3l SO compared with $3237 at the
end Of December and $3.50 a year
earlier, the exchange said today.
Market value of the issues totaled
$45 ,636 ,655 SAB. This compared with
$46 4S7 SIG, 372 on December 80 and
81, 884 ,288, lit a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Fine Year Forecast
Without ANY Boom

Business predictions should never
be based on probable boom but on
actual conditions existing when they
are made, F. H. Ault, sales manager,
told the Appalachian division of the
Holland Furnace Co.. in convention
at the Willard Hotel yesterday.
He asserted that 1910 will be one
of the best business years without
any boom. He based his views on
the general business conditions now
prevailing and the recent record of
his own company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
tons OF a gallon.
I43. S4o,462 I33.s41.o26.24
Auto Sales Above 1889.

Auto Sales Above 1889.
Sales of new automobiles in the
District during January were we'll
ahead of the same months of 1889
and 1898. records ct the Traffic Blu
reau indicate.
However, the months sales showed
the usual seasonal decline from De-
cember levels and were far behind
those for January, 1897.
The bureau reported titles for
1880 new cars were issued during
the latest month, compared with
2,277 in December and 1878 in jan
uary, 1899. The latest total also
compared with 1859 in January,
1888, and 2,648 in January, 1887.
Titles in every month of 1899 ran
ahead of 1888, although the gain
was cut down sharply in December.
The year-to-year increase of 252 in
January marks widening of the
margin again.
New-car titles for the last three
years are given by months:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
- Months

Nearby Gains Shown.
Receipts in the adjoining sections
also showed further gains all along
the line.
Although it was established on a
separate footing only in July, 1896,
Arlington Post Office registered the
largest January volume.
Alexandria was a close second
with Silver Spring and Hyattsville
in third and fourth positions.
January receipts at the four Of
fees in various years were:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Gasoline Consumption Sets New Records
In Capital for December and Year
D. 6. Automobile Sales
For January Show
Gain Over 1899
By DONALD h. HADLEY.

Gasoline consumption in the Dis
trict of Columbia for December and
the full year of 1899 set new records
for those periods, invoices recorded
at the tax Office showed last night.
December consumption amounted
to 1929 429 gallons, compared with
11,418,429 in the same 1898 month, a
gain of rs per cent. 1t was more
than double consumption in the
same 1929 month and more than
treble volume for the 1925 month.
Consumption for the year ended
December 81 reached l43, 842 1852 gall
Ions, against 133847,226 gallons in
1898. gain of IA per cent. The
years total also was more than
double 1929 levels and more than
treble the 1925 mark.
Consumption in December and II
months of various years follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Defenders.
Margin Maintained.

All monthly totals in 1889 were
ahead of the same periods in 1888
In both years consumption followed
a similar pattern, reaching its peak
in August.
Between November and December
in both years, an upturn was re-
corded although it was smaller in
1899.
In the table of monthly totals
below, the decimals represent frac-
tons of a gallon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04

COtil q IL IL u a J
b a n III e t Of
w a S h i n g t on
Chapter, it was
announced yes
terday.
Mr.. Dart has
been employed
by the Florida
National Bank,
Jacksonville, for
80 years. Dur
ing that time he
has advanced
from messenger
boy to his pres
ent position of
1yico nreSi6ent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Chicago Stocks Firm
In Quiet DEALINGS
the Associated PreSs.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. s. Scattered
gains gave the securities market
mere Arm tone today. but buying
was on a small scale. Transactions
totaled 10000 shares and 20 issues
closed with small gains, while IS
were lower and II unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
WINNER Cash Market.

WINNIPEG. Feb. 3 UP.-Cash wheat.
TIA oats. No. white, 43A: No. 3, 39h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04

Cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleachable
prime summer yellow. $50. nominal; prime
crude. 5.S712. nominal. March, 63lb:
May, 8,45b; July. 8 Ssh; September, 6.62b.
Bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
May Cotton Contract
Off Slightly in
Heavy Selling
DeoIs Termed Hedge
Against Purchase
| Of Loan Equities
~ the Associated Press.

~ tnC hSoOClatGo IcSS.
NEW YORK. Feb. 3.-The May
cotton contract absorbed hard pun
ishment with barely a culver today.
The old May delivery lost only one
point while the list ranged 5 lower
to l higher.
Selling was done largely by a
broker who has offered freely in that
delivery all week. The deals were
believed to represent hedging sales
against acquisition of equities on
Government loan cotton. One
broker estimated the weeks total
selling by this account at between
10000 and $4,000 bales.
Steadiness at Bombay inspired an
even footing at the start. Pressure
soon developed and the list gave
ground, but wider declines were
checked by renewal of trade sup
port.
Many traders continued to do
business on small scale while they
waited for Washington to get
through with agricultural appropria-
tons. At the same time istless de-
mand for cotton textiles acted as
an additional brake.
Inquiry for cloth showed signs of
broadening toward the end of the
week. Mills, however, evidenced
little inclination to trim prices
further in an effort to tempt buyers.
Exports Friday, 30,977 bales;
season so far, 4,239,875. Port re-
ceipts, 23,249; port stocks, 3,079, 230.
Range follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Postal Receipts
Hit New High
In Month
Increase Moderately
Over Same Period
Last Year
Bx EDWARD C. STONE.

Indicating further business prog
fess in the Capital in January, it
was announced yesterday that re-
ceipts at the City Post Office scored
a moderate gain over January. 1899,
and also established a new all-time
record for that month.
Receipts at the City Post Office in
January this year totaled $672 ,270.73
In comparison with revenues of
1852, 174.68 in January, 1899, an in
crease of $20,096 O5, or 3O8 per cent.
The January figure of more than
$672,000 compares with postal rev.
enues of $500 1859 in January, 1898,
and $577 SOB in January, 1887. There
was one more business day in jan
uary this year than last which
helped make such an excellent
showing.
Postal revenues in Washington in
1889 reached an all-time peak, with
total revenues of $8,036,052 80, as
compared with $7,867 ,866.05 in 1898,
an increase of $168 1864.
Yesterdays announcement follow
ed the January report on bank clear
ings which revealed a total of $lO7,-
137,093.17 for the month, and a
gain of $10,7l2,58655 over January.
1899.
Vice President to Speak.
j. LIE Roy Dart, national vice
president of the American Institute
of Banking, will be a speaker at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04

A. p. MARKET MISUNDERSTANDING baon1eers ground
all fronts this week and the business prospect continued
cloudy shown the above chart based latest Associated
Press statistics Stocks declined and bonds fractionay
lower Commodity prices weakened noticeaby for the second
week and industrial activity continued to decline
though less abruptly than in the last two weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04

=, Cash wheat. no sales reported Corn.
NO. 3, 551a-56h Oats. No. . white. AZ
42a No; 3. 41A-'4: No 4. 4OK2; sample.
~ Barley. mailing. 1894. nominal: feed.
4O-5O. nominal Soy beans. No 3 yellow,
I.OlA-l .O2a4: No. 4. 1.02s4. Field seed,
per 100 pounds, nominal. Timothy seed.
4;9O-5,25 Sweet clover, 4.50-5.25. Red
clover. 12.50-15.GO Red top. $500 90.
Alsike. l5.OO-1s.0O. Alfalfa, 1s.OO-23. 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04

NEW ORLEANS, Feb 3 R.-Cotton fu-
lures were mildly irregular here today,
with week end long liquidation offsettine
trade buying and COVERING Closing prices
were steady. points net lower to i point
higher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
COtt0nseed Oil.

Small trade and a steady undertone
characterized detachable cottonseed oil
futures trading today. Speculative liuuida-
ton in nearby contracts was absorbed by
rcflner brokers against sales in later
months. Locals sold new-crop positions on
q small scale. Influenced by lower trends
of lard and grains which offset steadiness
in hogs The market closed unchanged to
:. lower on sales of % contracts March
finished 6.SOb May 6.94; July. lob:
September, 7;l2. Crude oil in the South
east and valley was 57s cents nominal
and in Texas, 534n.
Bid. Nominal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Vice President to Speak.

j. LIE Roy Dart, national vice
president of the American Institute
of Banking, will be a speaker at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-02-04
Sta|emate Ends
AS Stocks Tilt
Forward
Aircrofts, SpecioIties
Attract Buyers in
Slow Trading

WHAT STOCKS DID.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
Hicks HurLs A. c. {. To 6-5 Win Over BUGS
P0SEDEL PITCHES
BEES TO VICTORY
Boston Scores 4 To 2 Triumph
Over The Faltering St.
Louis Cardinals

ST. LOUIS, May 8. - Up sn
Posedel's hurting and hitting sav.
B~oston's Bees their second victory ~
the year today, a 4 to 2 triumph ovsr
st. Louis ~faltering Cardinals.
The veteran righthander not oo,r
held the Cards to seven scattered
hits, but his double in the sixth in,
ming started the Bees on a three.
run rally, the llincher of the game.
For a time it looked like lean Lon
Warneke would be the first Cardins,
to go the route this season, but five
hits off him in that fatal sixth was
curtains. Jack Russell and Beb
Bowman finished the game.
Most of the thrills of the contest
were packed in that sixth inning,
Three Of the Bees stole bases. Bud.
dy Hassett scored and Tony Cuccj.
nello reached second on a douhls
steal, and Les Scarsella later pl.
fered second.
In addition to Posedel's double
Hassett, Cuccinello, Chester Ross and
Scarsella singled to send Warneke to
the showers.
Pcsedel also accounted for the
Bees other run in the ninth. After
drawing a base on balls, he went
to second on a passed ball and scor-
ed on Rabbit Warstler's single.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-04
Randolph-M Macon Defeats
Wake Forest Nine, 20

WAKE FOREST, May 3.-LP-
Hugh Stephens held the heavy-hit-
ting Wake Forest baseball team
to five hits today, as Randolph
Macon defeated the Demon Dea-
cons, 20.
Besides his fine pitching per-
Torrance, Stephens spanked the
attack of his mates, getting q
triple, a double and a single in
four attempts. His double came in
the ninth inning, and he scored a
few moments later when Hoyle err
rored Smiths grounder to short.
R~andolph-Macon's other run was
scored in the fourth, when Pedigo
walked and came home on Poin-
dexter's double to left field.