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Evening star., 1941-01-05
Wheat Prices Boosted
By Cold Wave and
Flour Demand
Chicago Market Shows
Gains Of "a to 50 of
Cent q BusheI
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,
Associated Press Market Writer.

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Early gains
that lifted wheat prices almost
cent, May contracts reaching 88ls,
highest since early last month, to-
day knocked the grain market out
of its new year lethargy.
Buying came partly from interests
who sold short" yesterday to meet
improved demand from flour and
milling trade sources Purchases were
inspired by reports of improved flour
business, strength of securities and
fears of possible crop damage in
areas without snow protection dur
ing the cold wave
Profit taking Whitfield away part
of the gains but wheat closed asa
higher than yesterday, May 877s-s4
July 822s-1. Corn was unchanged
to a up, May 63-627s, July 6234-Ss;
oats unchanged to "a higher; soy
beans l5s-17s up; rye s. up and
lard II to % higher.
Brokers traced some of the wheat
buying to mills, as was the case
yesterday, only there was let-up
in the substantial local offerings
that kept prices from advancing Fri
day. However. lifting of hedges
against flour business has brought
open interest in wheat down to 49,
309 900 bushels as Of the close yester-
day, lowest on record.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Danger of Copper Shortage
Faced by Defense Chiefs
Navy Appears Unable to Meet All
Needs for First Time in History

metal was not due to be shipped
until March.
The leading producers continue
to meet the problem of a tight mar
ket by allocating supplies to do
mestic consumers. Books we're
opened for April delivery this week
and the quotation was held at II
cents pound.
Earlier delivery could be had in
the custom smelter and resale mar
kets by paying premium. Busi-
ness was written in the resale mar
ket, for instance, at 1925 cents a
pound for March April ship
ment.
In export trade copper could be
had all the way from 1014 to II
cents pound. Foreign mined metal
was available at the lower level to
British interests. Japanese con-
sumers were willing to pay the
higher price and Russian buyers
also appeared interested
Several major lead sellers report
ed satisfactory volume at the un-
changed price of, 550-555 cents a
pound. Supplies of zinc remained
limited and the price held firm at
7.25 cents pound East st. Louis.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Four Railroad Experts
To Address Shippers

-Four Washington officials of the
Association of American Railroads
Will address meetings of regional
shippers advisory boards next
Thursday. They are R. v. Fletcher
and Charles H. Buford. vice-pres-
ldents, and Warren C. Kendall and
L. M. Belts, chairman and manager,
respectively, of the car service divi-
sion.
Mr.. Fletcher will speak at a lunch
con of the Atlantic States board
at the Biltmore Hotel in New York
City, on Facts About the Proposed
St. Lawrence Waterway" Mr.. Ken
dali will discuss national transpor-
tation conditions.
What the railroads are doing in
national defense will be outlined
by Mr.. Buford at the annual meet
ing of the Midwest board at the
Palmer House in Chicago, and Mr..
Belts will talk on the general trans
portation situation.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Reserve Bank EARNINGS
Far Above 1889 Levels
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported yesterday that preliminary
figures indicated the II Federal Re-
serve banks had current net earn
ings of s14.372 900 last year, an in
crease of s4,518, 900 over the previous
year.
Current earnings for the year
amounted to $43,537.00O, an increase
of $5,037 900 over 1889, the board
said, while current expenses totaled
$29, 165 900, an increase of $4,000.
The board said that with the addi-
ton of $11, ,488 900 of earnings OBJ
tanned principally from profits on
sales of Government securities. net
earnings for 1910 were s25 $50 900, an
increase of $13,61700O.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4 R).-The Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Chicago today
reported 1910 net earnings of s2,6O7,-
974, compared with $982,917 in 1899.
The banks assets increased to
$3,325 ,929, ,480, compared with s2,904,-
321,719 year ago. Profit on sales
of United States Government securi-
ties during the year amounted to
81 ,292, 1862, compared with s487,913
last year.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-The posi-
blllty huge armament and CONNER
clal demand for copper already had
caused a shortage colored the CAL
culationS of defense officials this
week
For the first time in the memory
Of veteran dealers, the Navy ap-
peared unable to get all the copper
it wanted. Bids were sought for
3,55000e pounds, but offers came in
for only 100000 pounds.
A significant facet to the bid
ding, in the opinion of some OBJ
servers, was the fact none of the
big three Of domestic producers
-KenneCott. Anaconda and Phelps
Dodge-submitted prices. Largest
bids came from custom smelters.
The question was Immediately
raised in the trade whether the
Government might be forced to fall
back on the 100000 tons of Latin
American copper purchased recent
ly by the Metals Reserve Co, Gov
ernment agency designated to build
up a war chest of strategic metals.
Officials pointed out, however, this
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Goodyear Subsidiary
To Operate Powder
Bagging Plant
Sl3,89o, Sal Contract
Clears Way for Big
Ohio River Project
BY .ht Associated Press,

BY ,ht Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio Jan. A newly
organized subsidiary of Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Co. received today
s13999 ,541 contract to equip and
operate a 3000-acre powder bagging
plant on the Ohio River at Charles
town. Ind, near new Government
powder factory
Bagged explosives. such as will be
produced at the Goodyear plant, are
used as the propelling charge for
large guns. Details as to capacity
of the new works were withheld by
the Government, but it was stated
in Akron that the tonnage pro-
duced will exceed that on any exist
ent bagging plant.
GOODYEAR said its new subsidiary,
the GOODYEAR Engineering Corp,
will be independent of the parent
concerns rubber manufacturing and
sales activities. but would draw
upon the parents personnel and ex-
perience for its basic staff and Ell
ficiency of plant layout,
p. w. Iitchfeld. GOODYEAR chair
man. will head the new concern.
He commented:
In this hour of national emer-
gency. the Government is calling
upon the resourcefulness and ver-
satilitv of large corporations which
are skilled in the technique of mass
production. We have accepted our
particular assignment and Will de-
vote every ounce of effort to pro-
vide a sm6oth and efficient plant. -
The Goodyear plant will be known
as the Hoosier Ordnance Works.
The War Department announced
the contract was let on cost-plus-
fiXed-fee basis. Of the Sl3,899, 9,54l
total. s2.373.446 represents the cost
of equipment and management serv-
ices in the installation, leaving SILL
526095 for operation of the plant.
The Governments CharlestoWn
plant, which will supply powder for
the GOODYEAR unit, will be operated
hy- IN p0nt
Evening star., 1941-01-05
D. & R. 6. Equipment
Issue Is Approved
By the Associated Press

2! the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission Yesterday authorized the
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Railroad to issue S1,260,OOO of equip
ment trust certificates in connection
with the purchase of five hundred
50-ton box cars.
The same railroad applied for
authority to issue S5000,000 of 23s
per cent certificates of indebtedness
to provide funds to redeem certif-
Gates maturing February l, 1910.
The Elgin, Joliet e. Eastern Rail-
way asked permission to issue ST.
100000 of equipment trust certifi-
Gates in connection with the pur-
chase of 1850 freight cars.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK. Jan. 4 CP,.-Mlnor pressure
developed acainst the currencles OF Hong
KonG and Shanghai in the free foreien .ex-
change market today, but the pound Ster-
line and Canadian dollar held ,nchanged
The Hong Kong and Shanghai dollars
each dipped 90 of a cent a. 23.17 Un'tHd
States cents and so cents, respecti"e'v
Sterling stayed at 81 o3'. and the Do
minion unit a. Sc cents.
CLOSING rates follow Great Britain in
dollars. others in centSl
Canada.
Official Canadian Control Board rates 1oI
United States dollars: Buying. 10 per cent
premium selline. II per cent premium
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dol
lars in New York of. buying. 99l per cent
selinr 900 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York omen mar,
kCt. IA per cent discount, or 81 United
States cents.
Great Britain, official Bankers Foreign
Exchange committee rates., buying. 4 ,n2
selling. 4 O4' omen market. cables. 4.o2S-:
GERMANY. A0.01r' benevolent. 1S 20. Fin
lard . O5n: Greece. ssh: Hungary
10 IN: Italv O6. Portugal OF Sweden
"3S5: Switzerland go Yueoslavia
Latin America.
Argentina. Official. 2a.71: free, 81 so
Brazil. official, COS; free. sos; Mexico
2O.15n.
Far East.
Japan, 23.4s: Hong Kong 2377; shans'
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated Nominal.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Sharp Increase
Seen in Plant
Building Costs
1872 Percent Rise
Above Year Ago
Is Reported
Py the Associated Press.

tIic loooelubtN ANSn'
CLEVELAND, Jan. 4-Factorv
building costs are 1872 per cent
above a year ago and still are climb
ing, the Austin Co.'S quarterly index
showed today.
The engineering and building con-
Germ has charted the average cost
of typical one-story steel-frame
monitor-type plants since 1913. On
the index, which takes 1926 as equal
to 100, the final 1910 figure was "a
up 3 points from the previous quar-
ter.
President George A Bryant COM
mented, I'VE have not yet seen the
peak of construction activity for the
defense program. so that the prob
lens of getting delivery on mate
rials and the upward trend in prices
can be expected to continue through
the year.
I'm certain sections where con-
struttion activity traceable to the
defense program has increased to
three or four times the normal rate,
the limited supply of locally pro-
duced building materials has sent
prices up anywhere from Is to 75
per cent above what they were last
spring.
Because building activity hinges
so much on the availability of fab
ricated structural steel, the pre-
miums now being paid to get deliv-
cries add further to the overall
costs reflected in this index. An
other factor which accounts for
part of the increase is the inevitable
advance Of labor costs as a result
of overtime work on many jobs by
most every one from common la
borers to professional engineers"
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Inventory Taking
And Holiday Slow
Textile Trade
Producers Anticipate
EorIy Revival Of
Fabric Demand
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-Textile
markets were slowed down this week
by the holiday and year-end inven-
tory taking.
Producers looked ahead to a sharp
revival in demand for fabrics for
defense needs and enlarged civilian
calls resulting from increasing en-
ployment and bigger pay rolls.
Cotton textile business in Worth
street was restricted to scattered
transactions. but most of these were
at full asking prices. Pending COM
pletion of the inventory period,
operators did not expect any major
move. 1t was felt the market would
work into active stride again before
mid January. Sales for the week
were reported to be we'll under pro-
duction.
The tight forward position of
woolen piece goods remained un-
relieved and mills were said to be
sold as far ahead as the third
quarter.
Due to the late Easter date this
year the season for the wooden
goods trade was expected to be par
ticularly lucrative if goods can be
found to fulfill demand.
Since most mills have on hand
sufficient orders to assure the pres
ent rate of operations for at least
six months. mills were not soliciting
orders, but turning their efforts to
the allotment of available goods
to customers on the basis of average
annual purchases. The market
generally was strong. with prices
tending upward.
Rayon manufacturing circ le S
heard reports of a move to lift
fabric prices to provide more sat-
iSfactory margins Stocks on hand
were reduced substantially by sales
during the final weeks of 1910.
Business in silk piece goods con-
tlnued at low level.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Urban Home Financing
Shows 11-Month Jump

Urban home financing by all types
of lenders in the United States
totaled S3,704,744, 900 during the first
II months of 1910, it was estimated
today by economists of the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board. This
amount exceeded the January Nov
ember period of 1889 by approx
imately 16 per cent.
During November, 116,754 home
mortgages amounting to 1927, 1885,
900, were recorded in non-farm
areas. The amount was about 6
per cent higher than in November
last year, when financing totaled
approximately S308,119,000.
The November mortgage record
ings we're nearly 16 per cent below
October, the drop being largely
seasonal in most parts Of the
country.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Cotton Rise Checked
By Hedging and
Southern Selling
New York Prices Close
Three Points Lower
To One Higher
Rv tht Associated Press.


NEW YORK. Jan. 4-The cotton
futures market bumped into in
creased hedging and Southern offer
ings today which checked an ad-
vance under way intermittently since
mid-November The final range was
3 points lower to l higher.
Prices inched ahead at the start
on further demand from the trade
and mill interests plus New Orleans
buying. Later offerings at a little
above market levels stymied efforts
to lift the list.
A last-minute furry of hedging,
however, revealed inadequate de-
mand except at concessions. Dealers
said the larger hedging sales re-
f1ected a mild pickup in Southern
spot cotton sales.
Worth Street textile dealers looked
back over a week dominated by in
ventory considerations. Sales in
print cloths and related items were
well below current output, but prices
on the whole held firm
Exports Friday. nil. Season so
far, 61o,777; port receipts, 1924
Port stocks. 3,410,375.
Rnnge follows:
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Lumber Output Down
Sharply During Week
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association reported that
lumber production for the week
ended December % stood at 90 per
cent of the seasonal weekly average
of 1929 and shipments were "a per
cent of the average 1929 weekly
shipments.
Production for the week totaled
lat ,061 900 feet, which was 80 per
cent less than the previous week
and IL per cent greater than the
corresponding week a year ago.
Shipments aggregated 180,938, 600
feet, which was 80 per cent less than
the previous week and per cent
greater than last years correspond
ing week.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
DistiIIers' Corp. Acquires
BroWne-Vintners Assets
Bv TIE Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Distillers'
Corp.-Seagrams, Ltd, of Delaware
today announced the acquisition Of
the assets of Browne-Vintners Co.
and its subsidiaries, Wilson Distilling
Co. and Hunter Baltimore Rye
Distillery, Inc. Operation of the
companies will be continued by their
own organizations. Plants are at
Bristol, Pa, and Gwynnbrook, Md.
Browne-Vintners Co. produces and
distributes such brands as Wilson
and Hunter whisky, White Horse,
Cointreau, Remy Martin cognac,
Piper -Heidsieck champagne and
others.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 dP,.-Dressed poul-
try generally steady; fresh and frozen
prices UNCHANGED
Live poultry, By freight. about steady:
chickens. Rocks, 21-22:. colored, 49, Leg
horns. 15: fowls. colored. 21-22: Leghorns,
1918; old roosters. ID: turkeys. hens. IS:
Irregular: broilers. crosses, 21-2ih: fowls
Ieghorns, 90.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Continental Can
Plans to Spend
| S25,000,000
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Continental
Can Co. will spend s25O0O,0OO for
expansion and improvements of
manufacturing facilities in the next
three years, j. F. Hartlieb, president,
said today.
The statistical position of canned
foods now appears to be good"
Hartlieb said, land as result it
is reasonable to expect an increased
demand from packers in 1941, due to
greater consumption and improved
employment"
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Metal Market

NEW YORK, Jan a R-Copper steady:
electrolytic, spot, Connecticut Valley, IL 90;
export. fa.s. New York. 1925 90. Tin
steady: spot and nearby. 50.10: forward.
5OO5. Lead steady: spot, New York. $50
So; East St. Louis. 5.35. Zinc steady: East
st. Louis, SPOT and forward. 7.25. Pig iron,
aluminium. antimony. quicksilver, platinum,
Chinese wolframite and domestic scheelite
unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Garden Profits Rise
Sharply Above 1899

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Madison
Square Garden Corp. reported today
for three months ended November
80 net profit of s154.702, compared
with S83,O81 in the like 1889 quarter.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Apple Stocks luroer

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. 4 (R.-
Three Winchester cold storage estab-
lishments reported 486, ,181 barrels of
apples stored at present as COM
pared with holdings Of 3e2, ,34e bar
relS at the end Of 1899.
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Odd-Lot Dealings
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Securities Commission reported
yesterday these transactions by customers
with odd-lot dealers or specialists on the
New York Stock Exchange for January 3:
3.171 purchases involving s1,5O1 shares;
o6a7 sales involving 6S.62a shares. in
Guiding 53 short sales involving 1,517
shares
Evening star., 1941-01-05

Cottonseed Oil.
After establishing new seasonal highs
IN all deliveries cottonseed oil futures
reacted partly IN late trading under realiz-
ing and refiner hedging. Ageressiye ont
SIDE and commission house buying appeared
cary and was motivated by strength in
iard and crude oil. Final prices were 1
to points higher; January, SOB. March,
$50; May. 6.46a4S. and July 6.5Sa60.
Crude oil was up Is cent on sales in the
SIS in Texas. -"
Evening star., 1941-01-05

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat. no sales reported. Corn, No.
. mixed, Is; No. 3 yellow. "a 4l2-6514: No,
white, 80: sample, 31l2; No. > white,
heavy. 30'4; No. 3, 1919. Barley. mailing,
55-64l2 nominal; feed, 42-52 nominal
Soybeans No. yellow, loo. Field seed,
unchanged.
winnipeg Cash Market.
WINNIPEG. Jan lP.-Cash wheat,
No. l Northern, 1873; No. 2, 71as; No. 3,
ssh Oats, No. 2 white, 339s; No. 8,
3lss
Evening star., 1941-01-05

ASSOCIATED PRESS MARKET MISUNDERSTANDING barom-
eers moved upward together this week. shown in the above
chart based latest Associated Press statistics Stock and bond
recorded moderate gains Commodities
the highest level mid November Big
in residential building and cotton manufacturing carried the
industrial activity ahead despite declines other
Evening star., 1941-01-05
Corporate Earnings

NEW YORK. Jan. 4 GP,.-corporate
earnings reports issued during the week
showing profits per common share included:
Evening star., 1941-01-05
u. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 P.-Prices quot
in dollars and thirty-SecondS ApprC
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-28
Bartender Activities
In Hamilton

Charles Elble, business represent
ative of local Bartenders' Union, No
169, reports on some of the activities
of the organization in the past few
days.
Norman Brenneman's Mite Club
1900 Harmon Avenue, East Hamilton
is now a union bar and displays the
union card. Edward Engler, a mem.
Der of the local, is the bartender on
the job.
Charles Curtis, a new member of
169, is the new addition to Dale Stit-
zel's cafe, 583 Main Street, Behind
the bar at that up-to-date place now
appear Jesse Graham, Arthur OFT
and Charles Curtis.
Elble reports that there will be
other additions to the organization by
way of new members.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-28
MESSAGE TO NURSES
OF BUTLER COUNTY

Nursing organizations throughout
the country are cooperating IN the
national defense program through the
Nursing Council on National Defense.
The national defense program will de-
mand an increasing number of nurses
as it develops and these demands are
being studied by the Nursing Council,
which at the same time is conducting
a national survey of nurses.
The local organization of nurses,
with headquarters in Cincinnati, is CO.
operating in these activities. Several
nurses of the district have already
been called to help in stating the ex-
panding military hospitals. In order to
maintain present standards in the care
of the sick of the community, the local
organization must be prepared to give
help to hospitals, city and rural health
officers, and other organizations whose
stats may be reduced by their mem
bers accepting the call to active serv
ice in the national defense program.
1t is for this reason the local organ
ization hopes to reach every nurse in
this territory, which includes Butler
County, with the exception of Oxford,
Milford, Wayne and Lemon Town
ships. 1t is hoped that all graduate
nurses of the county will be reached
who are available for employment or
voluntary nursing work for part OF
full time This includes all nurses who
are married, or for other reasons are
not now active in nursing.
Every nurse who has not been
reached through other channels is be-
ing asked through these columns to
send her name and address to Eliza
beth Pierce, R. N, Chairman, Local
Committee on Survey, 1851 Gilbert
Avenue, Apt. 26, Cincinnati, Ohio. A
letter of information will be sent to
each graduate nurse whose name is
received,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-28
TRADES COUNCIL

The Hamilton Cooperative Trades
and Labor Council met in regular ses-
sion Tuesday night Ralph Morning
star presided in the absence of Karl
Brown, president.
Owing to several officers and other
members attending the meeting of the
Hamilton Welfare Federation, the
meeting was not so well attended.
The credentials of Fred Pippert to
represent Musicians, and Ralph Ram
seyer to represent Plumbers Union
were read, received and delegates in
stalled.
Delegates of Molders' Union, No.
283, requested that their organization
be allowed to revert back to two
meetings monthly instead of four was
referred to the trustees.
The delegates of the Stationary
Firemen asked for committee to CO.
operate with their committee to meet
the members of the Board of Educa-
ton, April 7th. Joe Spaulding and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-28
Employees To Decide
Upon Hospital Plan

Butler County employees are to de-
eide ''in few days" whether they are
to apply for disqualification insurance
through the Hospital Care Corpora
tion.
After a conference, sponsored by
county commissioners, Tuesday, with
Maynard J. Hammond, Cincinnati, dis
trict representative of the corporation
employees are to sign application cards
eff interested" George O. Manrod
president of commissioners, said.
Manrod said 25 per cent of the more
than 1870 employees must apply before
the insurance is available to them as
group.
More than 40 attended the meeting
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-03-28
TRY, TRY AGAIN."
EXAMINES URGED

"If once you don't succeed, try, try
again." was the advice given this week
at Fifth Corps Area Headquarters,
Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, to Army
Flying Cadet aspirants who failed the
last educational examination.
Failure to receive the 70 per cent
passing grade in one examination in
no sense disqualifies applicants from
entering the next examination, it was
pointed out. Examinations are given
by appointment every 80 days at Co.
lumbus, Ohio; Louisville, KY; Indian
apolis, Ind; Cleveland, Ohio, and Day
ton, Ohio Patterson Field), and the
next is scheduled for May 1915.
The educational examinations are
designed to qualify for Flying Cadet
appointment those youths who lack
two full years of college credits but
who have met other requirements.
High school graduates as well as col
lege beginners are eligible for the ex-
aminations which include subjects COW
cred in most high school courses,
namely: English, history, physics, ge-
ography, arithmetic, algebra, geom
etry, and trigonometry.
Other qualifications prerequisite for
taking the examination are that the
aspirant be a physically fit, unmar-
ried, male American citizen at least
20 years old and not yet 27 who has
submitted formal application. Appli-
cation forms may be obtained at any
Army recruiting Office or by writing
direct to the Air Officer, Headquarters
Fifth Corps Area, Fort Hayes, Colum-
bus, Ohio.