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Evening star., 1941-11-09
Big Steel Tonnage Asked
For Oil Firms in 1912

BY the Associated Press.
The petroleum industry will need
5,846,0OO tons of steel to operate in
1912 on a scale calculated to meet
all demands of the defense pro-
gram, the Petroleum Coordination
Office estimated yesterday.
The forecast was prepared for use
of the Office of Production Man
agement in making steel allocations
for next year.
Under present emergency condi-
tions, the petroleum Office said, only
the construction, transportation and
machinery industries outrank the oil
business in steel requirements.
In normal times, transportation.
including the rail and automobile
industries, is the biggest consumer
of this metal, with oil next.
The 1912 requirements of each
branch of the petroleum industry
were estimated as follows: Produc-
ton ION the basis of more than
10000 wells, 3,175.000 tons; trans
portation for pipelines, tank cars,
tank trucks, 1,843000; refining dn-
cluding aviation gasoline facilities) 8,
$4,000, and marketing. 181 900.
The production branch of the oil
industry is the Nations biggest user
of metal pipe.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
October Steel Output
At New High Mark

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8-The Amer
ican Iron and Steel Institute re-
ported yesterday that all monthly
steel production records were broken
in october with an output of 7,242,-
683 tons of ingots and castings.
This figured compared with 6,819.-
706 in September and 6,644,542 in
October, 1910.
October production brought the
10 months total to 8,793,571 tons,
q per cent more than the produc-
ton in the like 1910 period and
nearly 100000 tons more than the
66,981 ,66l-ton total for the full IL
months of 1910, itself the industry's
record year.
American furnaces operated at 80
per cent of capacity in october,
compared with 96.1 per cent in Oc-
tober, 1910, when capacities were
smaller.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Express Records
Reflect Boom
In Capital
October Rail Volume
11.9 Per Cent Ahead
Of 1910 Month
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

More evidence of the present
business boom in tie Capital was
disclosed yesterday in the October
report of the Railway Express
Agency, which revealed three new
records in shipments.
According to Supt. c. w. Turner,
shipments handled by the Washing
ton office in October numbered
216,314, compared with 1913 236 in
1910, an increase of 23.078, or 119
per cent, the highest total for any
month this year and for any other
October on record.
The third record was registered
In the first nine months of 1941.
when shipments in and out of Wash
ington reached 1871 468, as COM
pared with 1,6066 $40 in the CORE
spending period last year, a sharp
upswing of 264,848 shipments, Mr..
Turner said.
So far this year every month has
found shipments we'll ahead of the
same month year ago, comparisons
being as follows:
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Revere Copper Plans to Convert
Class A Shares Into Common
Holders to Vote December on Proposed
SimpIifcoton of Capitol Structure

stock, calculated at a total Of
$825.540. Arrearages on the pre-
ferred stocks amounted to $2,149,9 ,975,
the company reported.
The class "a" stock had been en-
titled, subject to preferred dividends,
to 81 a share annually. Such divi-
dends were non-cumulative unless
earnings after preferred require
ments totaled at least So per class
"A" share, in which event dividend
of 81 unless paid became cumula-
tive. No common dividend could be
paid unless such accumulated class
"A" dividends, plus current divi-
dends, also were paid.
The company and wholly
subsidiaries reported net profit for
the nine months ended September
80 was s3,26O,50 equal after current
dividend requirements to 1919 a
common share This compared with
a net of $1,705 ,099. or s103 a COM
mon share, in the first nine months
of 1940
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Limits on Grain Changes
Reduced at Chicago
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Nov. 8-Board of
Trade directors today reduced the
limits on daily price fluctuations in
grains futures.
Directors met in special session and
took the action in compliance with
a request made by Secretary of Agri
culture Wickard, who proposed the
step las a protective measure against
price disturbances from wartime de-
velopments."
This restored daily limits on grains
to approximately the basis that pre-
vailed before the war began. The
limits were increased last year when
it was found that they were restrict
ing trading operations.
The new limits which went into
effect today prohibit transactions at
prices more than cents above or
below previous closing levels In
wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley.
The limit on soybeans was set 6
cents, cotton l cent per pound and
on lard and dry salt meats futures
at 81 per 100 pounds.
Limits prevailing prior to today
were 10 cents for wheat, rye and bar
ley, cents for corn and soybeans,
6 cents for oats and cents for
cotton.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Steady Pace Maintained.

DETROIT, Nov 8 Production
of cars and trucks in the United
States and Canada maintained a
steady pace this week, Automotive
News reported today. The trade
newspaper estimated that 91,825
units were produced, compared with
92,836 the previous week and l20,750
in the corresponding week last year.
A showdown may be expected later
in the month to keep within produc-
ton limits under national defense.
the paper says. Willvs ceased pro-
duction of new cars this week until
December l, since it had already
filled its current quota, the paper
said.
General Motors was estimated to
have turned out 35,775 units this
week, compared to $3.50 the pre-
vious week, and Ford 2O4OO, COM
pared to 1886. With Plymouth di-
vision dropped to four-day-a week
production basis, Chrysler manu-
factured 19,020 vehicles. as against
2l,046 the previous week.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Steel Scrap Rotioning Reported
Less Than Two Weeks Away

of consumer inventories and supply
ing of only the highest priority
ratings.
Lead producers were urged in a
telegram from the Office of Produc-
ton Management to work "a hours
a day and six days-seven if pos
sible-a week. The request followed
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
sons blasting of hopes for an in
crease in lead prices from the vol
untary" level of 5.85 cents a pound,
New York, and $40 cents, st. Louis.
The copper industry, operating
without November ALLEGATION certif-
icates, was reported accepting de-
fense business for future confirma-
ton by certificate. Prices were un-
changed at IL cents pound, Con-
necticut Valley, for domestic metal.
Zinc rationing was continued by
principal primary sellers at the fixed
price of s.25 cents q pound. East
st. Louis. 4
Evening star., 1941-11-09
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Revere
Copper & Brass, Inc, today pro-
posed reclassifcation of it's class "A"
stock in what it called a major step
toward solution of the problem of
simplifying it's complicated capital
structure.
The plan, to be acted on by stock
holders December 3. would involve
exchange of class "A" stock for COM
mon stock at the rate of one share
for each three and one-half shares
of common.
c. Donald Dallas, president of the
concern, said the plan had the ap-
proval of American Smelling g. Re-
fining Co. and General Gable Corp,
which together own 488 per cent of
the class "A" and 51.1 per cent of
the common stock.
The exchange, under the plan
Dallas outlined, would wipe out divi-
dend arrearage on the class "A"
Evening star., 1941-11-09
General Motors Sales
At 103,854 Mark
For October
Total Sharply Above
Previous Month, but
Loes Behind 1910
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldteQ PreSS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The Gen.
eral Motors Corp reported today its
sales of cars and trucks to consumers
in the United States in October
totaled l03,854 units, against 186,0l6
in october last year. Sales in Sep
tember of this year were 52,829 units
Consumer sales in the first 10
months of 1941 were 1920, ,249, against
1.47l,2l0 for the same 10 months of
1910.
Sales to dealers in the United
States were 162.543 in October,
compared with 2O7 1884 in the same
month last year. September sales
were 81 1859. Dealer total for the
first 10 months was 1876 ASS, against
1,457,8l7 for the like period year
ago.
October sales of General Motors
cars and trucks in the United States
and Canada, including export ship
mentS, were 1920, against 226 1859
in October, 1910, and $4,000 in Sep
tember, 194l. For the first 10
months sales were 1,964233, against
l,564,326 year ago.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
B. 80. Traffic Record
Set at Cumberland
By the Associated Press.


CUMBERLAND, Md. Nov. g.
Paced by the activities of booming
defense industries. the highly CO.
ordinated facilities and personnel
of the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroads
Cumberland yard slipped into top
gear last month and chalked up an
an-time record in number of cars
handled
John Edwards, jr., B. g. O.'s Cum
berland division superintendent, said
the yard handled 120.602 cars dur
ing the month, smashing all past
marks.
The previous high was established
in August with 113,750 cars. Ed
wards, comparing the present up
surge with that of the past. recalled
that $4,000 cars a month was con-
sidered big business IS years ago.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Now It's Write-Don't Phone
As Defense Calls Crowd Lines

or at home, to save time, conserve
energy, in getting things done
demonstrating by our own example
the versatility and dependability of
the telephone.
But today it's up to us to go into
the reverse'-to show the way in
frugality of telephone use, that our
forces and facilities may be kept as
free as possible to meet the tre-
n1endous increased demand for tele-
phone service that has come as a re-
suit of the defense effort"
New York Telephone is the larg-
est member of the Bell group. Other
associate companies were understood
to have asked employees informally
to confine the use Of long distance
service to only essential matters
Evening star., 1941-11-09
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. 8-Steel circles
reported today that with mills op-
Grating at or above rated capacity
level, scrap allocations appeared to
be less than two weeks away.
These sources estimated U. S.
Steel Corps operations for the week
at 100 per cent of capacity, Carnegie
Illinois units in the Chicago area at
LOG per cent and some other mills in
that territory at around 104 per
cent.
The supply of scrap continued to
fall below consumption, although
dealers were reported shipping all
the tonnage that could be obtained.
Pig iron ALLEGATIONS were believed
cutting down on the number of COM
plants from users.
A moderate improvement was re-
ported In the plate and bar situa-
ton, attributed to . closer scrutiny
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Railroad Strike
Threat Scares
Stock Market
Prices UnevenIy Lower
At Weeks Close, but
Changes Are Small
By BERNARD s. O'HARA,
Associated Press Financia' Writer.


NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The stock
market began this week looking
something like lion but ended the
stretch today with the appearance
of a junior member Of the sheep
family.
The list had the benefit of a
slightly better brand of war news
but the threat of a general railway
strike on December 5, following re-
lection by the brotherhoods of the
presidential Fact-Finding Boards
wage boost recommendations took
the edge off foreign developments.
In addition, worries persisted over
taxes, tightening of Federal indus
trial regulations and the extension
of tax selling to establish losses for
this years income statements.
There was little important change
in the business picture.
Hesitancy ruled at the beginning
of the brief session and closing ten
dencies were irregularly lower, al
though price variations either way
we're narrow.
Average Goes Lower.
The Associated Press average of
go stocks was off OIL of a point at
40.3 and on the week was down 02
net. Transfers totaled 233, ,780 shares,
compared with 239, TAO last Saturday
Union Pacific managed to come
back for modest gain, but small
losses were registered for Santa Fe,
New York Central, Pennsylvania,
Southern Pacific, Southern Railway
and Great Northern.
United States Steel, Bethlehem,
General Motors, Consolidated Edison
and numerous others were un-
changed. Western Union dropped
a point as some question arose over
trend of the company'S earnings in
the current quarter.
Lesser losers included Chrysler,
Goodyear, International Harvester,
Public Service of New Jersey, West
inghouse, Kennecott, American
Smelling, Eastman Kodak, Johns
Manville, Commonwealth Edison
and LoeW's. Montgomery Ward and
American Can dipped to new 194l
lows.
United States Gypsum and Union
Carbide were up point while In
ternational Mercantile Marine, the
most active stock of the day and
week, edged into new high ground
for the year Modest advances were
shown for Standard Oil New Jer-
seyl, Texas Co, Goodrich, Sears
Roebuck, American Telephone, Ana
conda, J. I. Case. General Electric,
Lockheed, United Aircraft and Con-
Solidated Aircraft
Advance on Curb.
Glen Alden Coal and United Light
preferred were up in the curb, while
declines were posted for Aluminium
Of America, American Gas and In
ternational Petroleum. Volume here
was around 1000 shares versus 61,-
900 a week ago.
A pleasing batch of earnings and
dividends gave the big board a lift
Monday. Customers came back after
/ Tuesdays election-day recess and
bid up the market substantially on
the best turnover of the week. The
rail wage findings report cited as
the principal Stlmulant. Proflt-tak-
ing in the carriers hit prices in all
departments Thursday with the 60
stock average suffering its sharpest
recession since October 16. There
was another backdown Friday as
the rail labor scene was further
complicated.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
$4.17 q Share Earned
By Sterling Products
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Sterling
Products, Inc. and subsidiaries
showed net income for the first nine
months of l94l Of $7,26l, 1872, equal
to SALT common share. compared
with S7,230.584 or $415 share in the
1910 period.
For the September quarter the
company showed net earnings OF
$1,907 900, equal to $1.10 a common
share, compared with 1910 Septem-
ber quarter earnings Of $1,656, 100
or 95 cents share.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Profit of American
Safety Razor Gains

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The Amer
ican Safety Razor Corp. today re-
ported net profit for the quarter
ended September 30 was s142,404.
equal to 27 cents a share. compared
with $64,158, or 13 cents a share, in
the corresponding 1910 quarter.
The company excluded from 1941
figures all income from wholly owned
foreign subsidiaries and transac-
tions not paid in dollars.
The 1910 figures included earnings
from foreign subsidiaries and re-
ceipts from foreign transactions.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Clearing House Issues
Report at New York

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-The weekly
statement Of the New York Clearing
House showed:
Total surplus and undivided
profits unchanged at s967, SIS 800.
Total net demand deposites (aver-
age) decreased 1913, 3,118,OOO. Time
deposits (average) increased s4,050,-
900. Clearings week ended Friday,
(x) $3,829 ,338,69 Clearings week
ended october 81, s3,954,05l, ,460.
(X) Five days.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
BY TIE Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-Increased
demands on the toll line facilities of
the Bell system in connection with
defense today prompted the New
York Telephone Co. to revise one
of its best-known advertising slo-
gans.
Instead of Don't write-tele-
phone" the company. in message
to employees, requested that it "use
the mail wherever time permits this
method of communication.
Citing an 'enormous" increase In
daily telephone calls. the companys
publication, Telephone Review, said:
Until now for us In the telephone
family, it's been full speed ahead
in our use of the telephone at ofpce
Evening star., 1941-11-09
New Plant Planned

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (P.-Hygrade
Sylvania Corp, makers of radio
tubes and incandescent lamps, an
nounced that construction of a new
radio tube plant of $4,000 square feet
OF floor space would begin soon on
16 acres just east Of Williamsport,
Pa.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Dr.. Pepper Co. SoIes
Far Above Year Aao
Special Dispatch To The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DALLAS, Nov. 8.-Net sales of DR.
Pepper Co., soft drink manufac-
turers, were % per cent above a
year ago in 10 months ending Octo.
ber 81, 1t was announced.
Earnings for the 10 months
amounted to $105 per share, COM
pared to 80 cents a share for the
same 1910 period.
A regular dividend Of Is cents 8
share and an extra of Is cents were
declared payable on December 1 to
stockholders of record November 18
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Cotton Futures Up
IS 10 Accents in
Light Dealings
Government Forecast
Largely Disresorded
At New York
BY tic Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. o.-Cotton fu-
lures prices moved Is TO 40 cents a
bale higher today in light trading
that disregarded to a considerable
extent the Government forecast Of
a crop of 100000 bales on the
basis of November conditions.
On the mild rally hedge selling
developed and demand Stacked off
leaving prices at the close some
what under the days best levels
Port receipts Friday, l4,754 bales;
port stocks. 3,370,817.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
UnfavorabIe Weather
Reduces Cotton
Crop Estimate
November ! Forecast
41,000 Bales Below
Previous Month
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Unfavorable harvesting weather
during October in the extreme
southern part of the cotton belt
caused a Al 900 bale or 81 4000,0 900 re-
duction in this years cotton crop,
the Agriculture Department reported
yesterday. Production was forecast
at 100000 bales.
This estimate, based upon condi-
tions prevailing November l. COM
pared with an October l forecast OF
11,06l 900 bales. Production totaled
1856 900 bales last year and 1926
900 bales for the 10 year Q930-39)
average of l3,246.O00 bales.
A crop of the size indicated is
upward of a million bales less than
the quantity farm officials expect
will be consumed and exported dur
ing the current marketing season.
However. there is a surplus Of about
100000 bales from previous crops
from which the excess requirements
may be obtained.
Yield Per Acre Drops.
The yield per acre was indicated
at 1888 pounds compared with
252.5 pounds last year and with the
ten year average of 205.4 pounds.
The department said that in Ala
bama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Loulsi-
ana, and Texas, excessive rainfall
during the October caused a total
prospective reduction of 1874 1000
bales in production. In North Caro-
lima, Tennessee. and Missouri. how
ever, rainfall was light and tempera-
lures were above normal. This IA
cilitated harvesting and increased
prospective production in these
States by $4,000 bales. In other
States. only minor changes in pros
poets were said to have occurred
during october.
The department cautioned that
there might be a further reduction
in prospects during November. 1t
said. that in Texas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, Arizona and California, the
proportion of the crop ginned to No.
vember l was much less than av-
erage, leaving more of the crop than
usual subject to possible damage
from freezes or other adverse
weather conditions.
Speeded in Oklahoma, Texas.
On the other hand. in all States
east of Oklahoma and Texas. ginning
was much further advanced than
usual at this date. The Census
Bureau reported that 1854 1875 bales
had been ginned from this years
crop prior to November /. This COM
pared with 9,085, $40 to the same date
last year.
The indicated acre yield and total
production, by States, were re-
ported as follows:
Missouri, acre yield 583 pounds to
the acre and total production AGO.
900 bales of 500 pounds each: Vir-
ginia 366 and $4,000; North Carolina
339 and 555,000; South Carolina 1862
and 100000; Georgia 158 and $4,000;
Florida 1T and 100000 Tennessee
42O and 605,O0O: Alabama 2O6 and
100000; Mississippi 288 and / AS 900;
Arkansas 341 and 1,45O 900; Louisiana
146 and 100000; Oklahoma 214 and
725,O00; Texas 168 and 2,771 900; New
Mexico 467 and 115,0O0; Arizona 437
and 218,000; California GIG and 455,-
900; all other States $50 and $4,000:
Lower California (Old Mexico), 268
and 100000. Latter not included in
California figures, nor in United
States totaD.
Evening star., 1941-11-09

Cottonseed oil closed steady. bleschable
prime summer yellow . q0n prime crude
II son; December. 12 32b; January. IL 3ib:
March l. 44b: May 24sb.
Bid. Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-11-09
Cottonseed Oil.

Cottonseed Oil.
Cottonseed oil futures declined 06 10
OF of a cent pound today on sales
OF 2s contracts. liquidation following
easiness in competitive and other outside
markefS CnffnnSned oil range
Evening star., 1941-11-09

BIOS TOT crude OF were CeNTs a
pound in the Southeast, 117s cents in
the valley and sales we're reported in Texas
at 1li4 and 119s cents depending on
location.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. s tPl.-Cotton fu-
lures advance here today on trade buying
and weekend covering. The official crop
estimate OF 100000 bales had little ei-
feet on values
Closing prices were steady. TO points
Evening star., 1941-11-09

ChicAG0 Cash Market
Cash wheat was h-1 cent lower today:
basis steady: receipts, 90 cars: sales. 5000
bushels. Corn, 17-I lower: basis steady:
receipts 1877 cars: sales. 10000 bushels:
bookings. $1,000 bushels Oats, y. lower;
basis steady; receipts. "a cars; sales, 20,-
900 bushels.
Evening star., 1941-04-14
COTTON MUSLIN
QUILTED PADS
INFANTS CLOTHING

Common oouze Diapers. 2Ox4O-ins. ns.---1.45 dog.
Common Knit Night Diapers. Medium sizesl dor.
soc Hondnode Cotton Botste 0ertrudes 3se
5ec HondFinished Cotton Botste Gerrudes. lnfonts'
SOC Cotton FIonneIette Gertrudes Niehteowns,
kimonos. lnfonts' sizes zes----------3 37e
39c Cotton FIonneIette Gertrudes, Niehtoowns,
kinonos
soc KIeiner Softex Ponties factory Reiects ---24e
GIFT BOX OF SIX BABY-ALL BOTTLES siven
with every Ioyette that you buy at The Heeht Co.
Gnfants' Department. Second Floor. The Hecht Col
Evening star., 1941-04-14
Lost of Ploy Series
Will Be Given Saturday

THE Emperor's Treasure Chest"
a mystery comedy of South Amer
lean life, will be presented Satur-
day at 2 pm. at the Takoma-S Silver
Spring Junior High School, mark
ing the last in series of four pro-
fessional entertainments given this
season under the sponsorship of
group of Montgomery County
schools.
The play will be given by adult
professional artists of the Junior
Programs Players Co. of New York.
1t is recommended by the National
Education Association as part of its
Pan-American goodwill educational
program.
Mrs. Benjamin Abbott, general
chairman, is assisted by Mrs. Sam
uel Mendum, Mrs. Gwendolyn T.
Colladay, Mrs la McCandlish. Mrs.
Hugh L. Buckingham, Mrs Frank
lin T. Garrett, Mrs. Walter DeGroot,
Mrs. w. D. Boyer. Mrs. v. v. Hem
street and Mrs. Bliss.