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Evening star., 1940-02-12
Auxiliary to Give
Party Tonight

An information, please" feature
and true or false" quiz, conducted
by Mrs. P. A. Taylor, program chair
man, will feature the Valentine
party of the Railway Mail Auxiliary
at Capitol Park Hotel tonight.
Prizes will be awarded. Members of
the Railway Mail Association will
be guests of the auxiliary.
At the business session preceding
festivities, the president, Mrs. Will
liam M. Collins, will preside. Mrs.
Homer N. Link, who also is a mem
Der Of the Capitol History Club, will
give a resume Of James and Dolly
Madison at the White House, con-
tinuing a two-year study of the
Presidents and their wives being
made by the auxiliary.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Pioneer Women
Meet Tonight

The Pioneer Women for Palestine
will meet tonight at o'clock, at
the Jewish Community Center.
Guest speakers will be representa-
tives OF the national Office, who are
attending the American Jewish
Congress Conference. Plans and the
outcome of the conference, as well
as future plans for the organization S
projects, will be discussed.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Beta Sigma Phi

Mrs. Leona jenkins is the new
president of Mu Chapter, Beta Sigma
Phi, which will meet tonight at the
home of Miss Lee Fleming. Other
new officers are: Ruth Minnick, vice
president; Mrs. Jean Winkler,
recording secretary; Mrs. Faye
Grundmeyer. corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs. Mary Walsh, his
torian.
Evening star., 1940-02-12

Mortillaro, Miss Catherine Murray,
Miss Margaret Norton, Miss Emma
@. Rail, Mr.. and Mrs. william p.
Shanahan, Mr.. and Mrs. 8. N. stat
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles-H. Tay-
lor, Mr.. Charles N. Taylor. Miss Ad-
die 8. Wathen and Mrs. Blanche
White.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Alurnnae Supper

Gamma Phi Beta alumnae win
be entertained at q supper meet
ing tomorrow at $50 pm. at the
home Of Miss Janet Feiker. Ban
croft place NV. Miss Feiker, who
recently has been transferred to the
main library from the Georgetown
branch, will be assisted BY Miss
France Ide, Miss Barbara Richmond
and Miss Louise Watkins.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Bridee.Luncheon

Plans for bridge-luncheon
Saturday at the Brooke Tea House
have been made by the Washington
Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Kappa
The committee in charge of ar
rangements includes Mrs. Barton
w. Richwine. chairman; Mrs. Robert
Van Sickler, Miss Alma Barker, Mrs
Charles Welch and Mrs. Bernard
Burdick.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
p. E. @. Meeting

Omcers of the District Chapter
OF the P. z. o. sisterhood and presi-
dents OF the local chapters viii be
guests Of honor tomorrow night
when Mrs. Frank w. Hubbard and
Miss Doris Erwin will hold an "at
home" for members Of chapter J.
Mrs. Margaret Ward. assisted by
Mrs. Florence Elliott, will present
musical program. Miss Jane Mac
kay Anderson will receive with the
hostesses and preside at the business
meeting.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
ADVERTISEMENT.
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generous FREE trial bottle, write to
Pertussin, Dept. H 440Washinston
Street, New York City.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Score Cure for DRINKING

CLEVELAND, Feb. IL (R.-Police
have charged q 28-year-old house,
wife with careless driving, asserting
she struck her husband with their
automobile in an attempt to scare
him into sobriety. The victim, Wes-
ley Armour, screw company employe,
was hospitalized with q broken leg.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
WASHINGTON c. MONDAY FEBRUARY 12 1910

Hmnibrook, citizenship; Mrs. q.
acPherson, American home; Mrs.
Shower. fine arts, and Mrs. Le Roy
Smith, welfare. Mrs. Dun, ss pro-
gram chairman, discussed plans for
the future ct the last session and
Mrs. Lewis served tea afterward.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Five Attend Convention

Washington was represented by
five members Of the Painting and
Decorating Contractors of America
last week at the annual convention
at French Lick, Ind. They were H.
A. Jaffee, A. c. Smith, w. F. Pat
terson, M. NJ. Hanson and A. w.
Jordan.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Valentine PARTY

The Woman's Community Club of
Kensington will sponsor a benefit
Valentine party at pm. Wednes-
day at the elementary school audi
torium in Kensington. Games, cards
and fortune telling will be enter
tainment features.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Dent Let
Ugly PinpIes
NGAt You 0oSvn'S

Ts relieve tie itching toenent q pinples. rashsa,
eczema and other surface skin conditions, just
douse the irritation with soothing, dependable.
liquid, osm eoluTIosa. Greaseless, invisible
"a pharmacists time-proved formula Of selected
Ingredients. Combsts vesetsbls and ami
nal parasites contacted. Must satisfy you ENsA
real quick o. nonsy back. Ask your drug vluUD
eist today for 3 IN m4olUTtoN-only SOC. ~
Evening star., 1940-02-12
White Elephant Sale

A white elephant sale will feature
meeting of Delta Gamma alumnae
at 8 pm. tomorrow at the home Of
Mrs. William Lee, 5622 Moorland
lane, Bethesda, Md.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
Dinner POSTPONED

The dinner Vincent B. Costello
Unit, No. -, American Legion Aux
iliary, had planned for Thursday,
has been indefinitely postponed.
Evening star., 1940-02-12
only 39f for
9 pounds Washed
Clothes are Cleaner

because at Manhattan your
things are carefully sorted by
types and colors and mashed
separately in ten changes Of rain
soft water and palm oil soap, to
gently remove all traces of dirt.
No wonder you get whittier
whites, brighter colors!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
Holly Ridge Lands For Sale

,on1 Under 4gu an - order de s signed 11 by H ;ns1't Henry Her !. l. 7a Stevens even t. Superior %pss%
her, 1870 1870 the undersigned trustees mM hereby " advertise the B@hea lands
m 1o sa fa1y Sd deseeibe al un n n snd in macy aceo H1aaee W ii the n fou osfesa con:
ditons as specified in said order, to'wt:
any ~ portion .t thereof of bids hso may be 3sa submitted tied f%. the the R. !. H. l;at gethea
ts9o soas : the Sn %sni r s shsd R' isnds ; and The r. ( h G' Be %sy Ia ss0% ri fel
gether with a description of the land or portion of land for which the
s W for cash, subject to not more than fifteen days time in NV Which to
determine r That t (. and aa Dg IF pds deeds ssau q hsHa a the Gedr 4 c d1aftiSn D. CASH.
i e. sn check r postal al money nmsys order G,1 payable nm to j. dh r. Gurganous. Clerk
shall be in an amount Of at least ten per cent of the price bid.
.noo a. That It each sdr1 bid ~ shall be n sealed af in an envelope on which h. shall n4, be
groPeSfy n portion tSssrsof" - and an shall be mailed o Delivered ssiDt to
possession pos 5t by the hour of noon Friday. January 8 ls41: and the said
broken, to the undersigned Judge at Warsaw, N, c, 50 that the same
may reach the undersigned by o before 1890 A. M. Saturday, jan
considered by the Court.
p e'1 mooev o. orders tna u aeeomgan1io oud 6Ss IN nb hs discretion sc 10 and m all s ehsch ks
at The he a iands sub det out tut d dnjd the o7d SAID r rss specify e+h BIDS .ne ..ner.,, d.
the I co as ARn5s s1 fs the a"f p1zii ios'e ID tie tR b P re- se aIss'f ssns ts her he b, by
ord I'd IN PnT Retha count ~ and also "a an n Undivided onefifth interest in
tract with Nathan Cole, Attorney, which is of record in onsow coun.
sauty in said land and that of others under the the said Saa 'G Cole
2 All the R: H Rethea lands in Stump Sound Township, onsow
County, dncluding the equity o r equities of Attorneys under contract
3. P Bethea, Of record in onsIow County, and in the Division ion Of rs said
Bethea lands and also certain deeds to R. H. Bethea of record in said
except Road ard railroad easements men 'Ns' 's A 1 BAKE i0' also
Bethea estate Division and the Registry of deeds for onsiow County.
All said lands contain 500 acres, more o less.
undivided interest in the &. P. Bethea residence nsa and GM four-a a lot Itea and
Sale hereunder is further subject to iease-option held by tn.
' 1naso On n't shs T WestWa9d side deVe OF the the e. p O. In R Of the R H. H. B e%sa
Ridge station, the area covered by said lease-option containing 40
ere1 Tbi mq tire 9f less asv # necsmner ,o4
NAFE e 6 60En' r Tasssse' B wIln mir, asse N c. n =
r" G. GRADY. Atty, Wilmington. N. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-R-(U. S.
Dept. Adjustable hogs 500; to.
tai $500; active trade on all avail
able supplies strong to 10 higher
than Fridays average; several
small lots good and choice ITO tc
ESQ lbs. averages 700 to Is; tor
7.25; estimated holdover 500; ship.
pers took 200; compared week age
good and choice 100 to 220 lbs.
barroWs and gifts rs to 80 higher;
heavier butchers so to rs up; pack
ing sows around so higher.
Salable cattle 100; calves none:
compared Friday last week: re-
ceipts smaller and all classes and
grades unusually active and sharp
ly higher; trade closed strong at
advance after all grade steers and
yearlings gained so, instances rs;
heifers so to rs, restoring last
weeks decline; beef cows Is to 40
and Gamers and cutters 10 to Is
up; bulls, meanwhile, gained fully
so, with vealers 100 to $50 higher;
pulS ana VealerS very scarce and
only limited supply cows offered;
all interests wanted fat cattle but
big local killers bought bulk of
crop; few fed steers passed Il. 90,
bulk going at 9.75 to 1880; COM
mon and medium grades 800 to
1880, very common kinds bringing
300 at close; choice to prime year
ings topped at 1900; choice 1875
lbs. steers stopping at 1875; with
l42O lbs. at 14.65; fed heifers
reached 1880, with bulk at 900 to
ll.oo; heavy cutter COWS sold up
to 5.85; practical top weighty sau-
sage bulls IT'S, and vealers IL. so;
killer activity took all meaty
steers, leaving only small supply
thin offerings for country. i
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
Local Stocks
And Bonds
Quotations furnished by
Allen c. Ewing and CO..


OlUCnS
Atlantic Coast Line Company Of
connecticut, common, bid, 15A ;
Carolina Insurance Company OF
Wilmington, bid, 28A asked 29k.
Carolina Power and Light Co., 81
Preferred, bid, 111k; asked, 112h.
Carolina Power and Light Co., Sc
Preferred, bid, 108h asked, 1o9A.
Massachusetts Investors Trust, bid
1920; asked, 1851.
Peoples Savings Bank and Trust
Company, bid, 80; asked, 80.
Remington Arms Co., Inc, bid,
5% ; asked, So.
Security National Bank of Green's
boro, bid, Is; asked, IT,. 49,.
Taylor Colquitt Company, bid,
2Sk asked, 3Ok.
Tide Water Power Co., S. Cumu'
lative Preferred, bid, 80; asked, 81.
Wilmington Savings and Trust
Company, bid, 80; asked, 81.
A. G. L. r. R., First Consolidated
Mortgage AS due 1852, bid, TAI
asked, 1914.
A. c. L. r. R., L. and N. Col.
lateral Trust SIS due 1852, bid, 70;
asked, 70A.
A. c. L. r. R., Collateral Trust SIS
due 1915, bid, 79A; asked, 80.
A. c. L. r. r., General Unified
Mortgage AIS due 1864, bid, 60A ;
asked, sly.
Florida East Coast Rwy., First and
Refunding SIS due 1874, bid, ~
asked, SA.
Charleston and Western Carolina
Rwy., list Mtg. IS due 1916, bid,
1907 asked 1921.
(All quotations nominal and sub
ject to change without notice.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
TRIES OUT
ATTACK METHODS
Fl. Belvoir Units Practice
Type Used Against Magi.
not Line

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. -CP-
The War department disclosed to.
day intensified efforts by the Armv
and Marine Corps to adapt and
improve methods of assault in war
such as were used by Nazi forces
in breaking through Frances Maei.
not Line.
Tanks, fixed Notifications and
barbed wire, it said, are being EN-.
ployed at Fort Belvoir, Va, by a
group of SO officers in working out
assault tactics and other tech.
niques used in the present World
war"
ut is expected that from the re.
suits of the studies carried out in
this course, a number of new meth
DDS will be adopted as standard pro.
cedure in future engineer opera
%tions," the department added.
These and other tests r being
coupled with accelerated training of
engineer officers and men, in ac-
cord with the blitzkrieg demonstra-
ton Of the value of such technical
troops.
The normal peacetime pace of Of
ficer training at the Fort Belvoir
engineers school already has been
many times. Where about
so regular Army officers were
trained annually, 200 reserve Off.
GERS now Ire being graduated each
from the school.
More than 500 non-commissioned
officers will be schooled there in
January and February to instruct
the thousands of selective service
recruits scheduled to report the fol-
month at new engineer re-
centers at Fort Belvoir
and Rolla, Md.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
u. S. Manufactures
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-[R

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-tR
Automobiles, steel and meat
packing retained their top posi-
lions in American industry in
1889.
A report today on the census
of manufacturers, taken about
the. same as the population CEN
sus this spring, showed the top
10 industries in the order of their
production were:
Motor vehicles, 4,039, $50, 1913;
steel, $2,720,019 1854; meat pack
ing, $2,64s, 325,552; petroleum re-
filming, $2,461, 1926, $40; bread and
bakery products, s1,211, 1916 ,278;
cigarettes, 81, 037, 747,517; smelt-
ing and refining of metals,
s956,572,4S6; paper and paper
board mills, $993,o15,6 s4; news
paper publishing, 1898, 225, 900;
cotton board woven goods, $685.
354,285.
The rankings were substantial
ly the same as in previous cen
suses, held every two years. The
year 1871 is expected to bring
some changes, with the airplane
industry advancing to or near
the top.
In 1889, aircraft products were
valued at $279,496, 844, but orders
for 1941 total several billion dol
lars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
R0NDS ADVANCING
ON BUYING WAVE
Pals Make Best Showing:
Utilities Gaining Mo-
mentum

NEW YORK. Dec. 28.-R-D;-
vprsified buying kept tn bond
market slanting forward today in
tbe fastest Saturday trade in more
than a year.
Rails made the best showing as
they rode a year-end rising price
curve. Utilities, some Of which
started h%esitantly, gained momen-
tum and closed near the sessions
top marks.
U. S. government and foreign
dollar loans showed less unanimity.
Higher by nearly 2 points in the
overseas list we're New South
Wales IS of SO at 81, Berlin c,ty
l6 lis at % IL, Milan 6 LIS at
20 1-8 and Australia 4 LIS at At 3-8.
Moderately down were German
Is of '49 at II and Rome 6 lbs at
30 7-8.
Gains of 1O-32d point in U. S.
treasures were balanced by losses
Of 4-32d.
Corporate issues in favor includ-
ed Baltimore & Ohio stamped con-
vert.bles at Is, Rock Island general
As of '68 at IA ID. Illinois Central
GAS at IS, American - Foreign
Power IS at SO IA, Pacific Gas
3 3-4s at Ill and Commonwealth
Edison convertible 3 lbs at III.
American Telephone 3 lbs of sc.
International Hydro-E1ectric IS and
Frisco 4 lbs were shaded a bit.
Turnover of Sc, 900, 600, face value
largest since Sept. 9, 1889, com.
pared with 81 03, 400 a week ago. |
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
Year-End Selling Fails
10 Offset Stock Gains
lax Sales And Account
Closings Send Exchange
Volume Soaring
BY FREDERICK GARDNER

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-RNBuy-
ing outweighed the year-end SELL
ing IN the stock market today and
Leading shares moved up fractions
to around 2 points in continuation
OF the weeks slow rally.
The closing of accounts on the
old year and transactions for tax
purposes made an unusually brisk
and broad market for the normally
quiet weekend session. Dealings
totaled- 1872, 100 shares, the biggest
Saturday volume since Nov. 9.
Support seemed to come mainly
from traders who had shifted to
the buying side in the belief the
bulk Of the year-end liquidation had
been completed and that the mar
ket was due for at least a moderate
swing-back from tn November
December decline.
Many Issues Drag
Many issues dragged at some
what lower levels but advances
predominated at the finish. The
Associated Press average price of
so stocks ended 2 higher at 43.4
AS in previous stages of the year.
end rally, the market found in
SEPARATION in an abundance of cheer
full business reports and forecasts
of more expansion in factory ac-
tivity next year. Emphasizing pros
poets of heavier government ex-
penditures to speed tn e defense
program were Washington reports
President Roosevelt would present
a federal budget of SIT, 600, O0O, 900
for the fiscal year starting next
June.
Wall street discussion largely
conferred on the administration pro-
gram for the forthcoming session
of congress, including the extent
of additional aid for England.
There was a widespread tendency
in market circles to await tn e
scheduled presidential address to
the nation tomorrow night for light
on pending policies but the ancient
tradition Of a year-end upturn in
share prices as tax selling faded
encouraged sufficient play for a
rally to keep the main currents
running toward the buying side.
Closing about l to more than 2
higher were Bethlehem, American
Can, Johns Manville, Owens ILL
nois Glass, U. S. Gypsum, Sears
Roebuck, Phelps Dodge and Sloss
Sheffield. Up fractions were U. S.
Steel, Great Northern, Santa Fe,
Douglas, Union Carbide, Lockheed,
American Smelling and Westing-
house.
United Aircraft dropped more
than a point but most losses were
restricted to small fractions, as in
Chrysler, General Electric, Du
Pont and Standard Oil of New Jer-
sey. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
POTATOES

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-R-W. S.
Dept. Agr.)-Potatoes "a; on
track 346; total US shipments 1853;
supplies liberal old stock demand
slow, dull; sacked per cwt-Idaho
Russet Burbanks US l, 1.4O-55:
Colorado Red McClures US 1, lao
-45; Minnesota and North Dako-
to Cobblers IS per cent or more
US !, 81 1-2-1.00; early Ohio IS
per cent or more US l, $500; Bliss
Triumphs 80 per cent or more US
l, 85-1.35; Wisconsin round white
US l, .95; Chippewas US 1, LOS;
Florida bushel crate Bliss Triumps
US l. 1.75-85 per crate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. 20. - Up - Cash
wheat No. 1 hard 90.
Corn No. 5 mixed So; No. 2 yellow
66; No. 8, 62%-64; No. 4, 59A 50;
sample 57h.
Oats No. 1 extra heavy SSA-39A;
sample 20; sample red extra heavy
SO; No. 1 white AK; No. 3, 80; sam
pie 32h.
Barley mailing 55-64k nominal;
feed 1852 nominal.
Soybeans No. 2 yellow 97-97k; No.
3, 94-94h; No. 4, 94A. Field seed
unchanged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-R-The
Canadian dollar recovered a lit.
tie further today from the weeks
earlier losses but still finished mo-
derately below a week ago. AT
So SIG United States cents the
unit was up 1-8 cent on the day
but down SIG Of a cent on the
week.
The Swiss franc and Shanghai
chief rates in the free foreign ex-
change market were unchanged.
Closing rates follow (Great Brit
ain in dollars, others in cents).
Canada: Official Cs~.adian con-
troll board rates for u. S. dollars;
buying 10 per cent premium, sell
ing II per cent premium, equiva'
lent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of buying 9.91
per cent, selling 900 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York
open market 10 GIG per cent dis
count or sc. 1894 U. S. cents.
Europe: Great Britain, Official
bankers Foreign Exchange Com
mittee ~rates), buying $4.02, sell
ing $4.04; open market, cables
$4.O4; Germany 40.07N; (bemevo-
lent) 1910; Finland 2.05N; Greece
.68N; Hungary 19.77N; Italy SOC;
Portugal 4.01; Sweden 1885; Swift
zerland 1922; Yugoslavia 2.35N.
Latin America: Argentine ofic-
ial 29.77; free 1880; Brazil offtc-
ial 66.05 free 5.P95; 'rexico 20.75N.
Far East: Japan 23.48; Hong
kong 1916; Shanghai $40.
Crates in spot cables unless other
wise indicated.)
N-Nominal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
METALS

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-R-Cop-
per steady; electrolytic spot Conn.
valley, 1900; export, fas N. Y,
1880 to 1900. Tin steady; spo tand
steady; spot, New York $50 to S.;
East st. Lious 5.35. inc steady;
East st. Louis spot and forward
7.25; pig iron, aluminium, antimo-
ny, quicksilver, platinum, Chinese
wolframite and domestic scheehte
unchanged. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
NJ n. AVERAGE

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.-R-
The average price Of middling ID
18th inch cotton at 10 designated
southern spot markets today was 3
higher at 9.94 cents a pound. Aver
age for the past 80 market days was
9.82 cents.
Middling y inch average was 9.73
cents a pound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
Japanese Is Sentenced
As u. S. Draft Euade,

HONOLULU, Dec. 2S.-P-Har-
ry Toshi KOCH, %, a Japanese,
was sentenced to two years in
prison today as Hawaii's first draft
evader.
He pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced by Federal Judge Delbert E.
Metzger. Kochi was arrested six
weeks ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
Taylor, Vatican ENJOY
Undergoes Operation

BOSTON, Dec. 2S.-P-An opera
ton for the removal of gall stones
was performed today upon Myron
C. Taylor, President Roosevelt's rep
re%sentative at The Vatican.
DR.. Frank Lahey, head of the
clinic which bears his name, per-
formed the operation at the New
England Baptist hospital. 1t lasted
for three hours.
The condition of the former chair.
man of the United States Steel corr
poration was serious but good" DR..
Lahey said, adding that it would be
a week or ten days before the crisis
would be passed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
COTTONsEED OIL

NEW YORK, Dec. %. NJ
speculative buying and covering
prompted by firmness in lard, hogs
and tallow, pushed cottonseed OIL
futures 7 to 10 points higher today
Offerings appeared on a scale up
basis through refiner interests and
weekend realizing.
Crude oil was bid 4 10 cents IN
the southeast and valley: Texas
bid ATS to 81, according to loca-
ton, D
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
NEW FIRMS

RALEIGH, Dec. 2S.- up -Thad
Eure, secretary of state, today is
sued charters to the Wayne Farm
ers Cooperative Service and Elk.
change of Goldsboro, and Parkway
Hotels, Inc, of Asheville.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
Answers To
Uranium Crackers
Questions on Comic Page

1. Bonneville dams the Column
bia river in Oregon.
2. Mormon Flat dams the Salt
river in Arizona.
3. Boulder dams the Colorado
river in Arizona and Nevada.
4. Fort Peck dams the Missouri
river in Montana.
5. Grand Coulee dams the Co.
lumbia river in Washington. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-29
BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, D e c. 28.-F-
(U. S. Dept. Agr.)-Hogs 50.
Steady with Friday; good a n d
choice 18O-24O lbs. 1885,; prac-
teal top 7.6o; 16o-18o lbs. 1875
50: 14o-160 lbs. 1885,; 240-
900 lbs. 1860; 130-140 lbs.
6. 85-7.10; 1910 lbs. $780,;
packing sows 5.80-6.3o; compared
week ago; mostly 80 higher except
hacking sows only As up.