davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Chicago Grain
3. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 3.-Profit taking
threw the grain market into reverse
today and wheat prices, after ad-
vancing about a cent, to the highest
levels since last May, retreated for
net losses.
Corn was lower most of the ses-
sion, being unsettled by profit sales
and uncertainty regarding reports of
Government plans to stimulate hog
production by raising prices. Under
this program corresponding rise in
corn would be prevented, according
to reports. through release from time
to time of Government holdings.
Early buying of wheat was asso-
ciated with Washington reports of
higher loan rate prospects. Prices
broke more than cents from the
days highs.
Wheat closed ss-1 cent lower than
yesterday; May, 9l5s-1a; July, 901a-
5s: corn. &-7s down, May, 663s;
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Miscellaneous Markets

Additional New YORK markets as COM
piled by the Associated Press:
LEAD-.Futures. closed / lower to
SOB; September, 5.73b. No sales in
tin futures.
COFFEE-spot steady: Santos No. 4.
gallo: Rio No. T. 634 Santos No
d. futures closed 6 70 higher. SSres
septembsr, ,9.5%-53. Rio No "a, fH-
bags, July, GAIN; September. 6,57n;
December, &. lin. Quotation for cost and
freight offerings for Santos Bourbon IS
and 5s will be omitted hereafter, as the
Brazilian quota has been filled)
RAW HIDES-FutureS closed Q lower
to 2 higher Sales, 4400,OO0 pounds.
June. 14,oS6;: september,, 14.2O-23; De
light native cows. LIB
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed un-
changed to Is higher Sales, No. ! stand
May, 22 Is: new July. 2I.4S; September,
21 90; Smoked. ribbed spot 90 25n.
RAW SILK-Futures closed UNCHANGED
TO ! cent lower. Sales, go bales April,
2.s4 l2b: May, 2.s5l2b: September. . .S7-sS.
COCOA-Futures closed to lower
Sales, 3095 tons. May. 6.7On; July, 6.79;
September. 6S1.
Bid. n Nominal
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IN bankruptcy or receiVership. or being
reorganiZed under the Bankruptcy Act. or
securities assumed by such companies.
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the
Unless otherwise noted. special or extra
dividends are not Included. Also extra or
extras d Cash or stock. Paid last year.
Payable in Seock declared or paid so
far this year. Payable in Canadian funds:
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
this year. WV With warrants. XIV With
out warrants war Warrants. Unit Of
trading less than 100 shares: sales are
given in full.
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New York Cotton
R> tie Associated Press.

RH tie Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3.-Cotton fu-
lures reached the highest levels to-
day since late July, 1887, before
reacting few points on hedging
and profit taking.
General buying was led by trade
interests and investors on Washing
ton news which indicated that the
administration and farm bloc would
agree to rs per cent parity loan
program for the five basic COM
modities.
The setback was influenced partly
by technical considerations and a
probability that the Today recess of
Congress, starting tonight, until
April IA would delay progress of the
farm-aid proposals.
Late prices were il to Is points
higher; May, l1.39; July, 1l.36; Oc-
tnhnr II 20 and March II "a
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Selected Stocks
Gain Slightly
At London
By The Associated Press.

7
LONDON, April 3.-Prices of
selected stocks gained slightly today
in light market dealings, although
the sessions best prices were not
maintained to the close.
Traders restricted operations
sharply because of uncertainty over
the forthcoming budget.
japanese and Chinese bonds were
among the more active gamers.
Industrials generally rose a bit, but
home rails and oils lost some ground.
The stock market will be closed
as usual from April II to 14-Good
Friday to Easter Monday.
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Dry Goods Market

E NEW YORK. April LP.-Print cloths
and related items remained quiet. while
business was moderate for popular sheet
rayon materials continued scarce and COM
manded premiums of 1s Of cent a yard.
ness with large buyers now that Gov
eminent awards have given them an idea
of the amount available for civilian pur-
poses. Silk. goods dealers do not expect
any price advance in the near futures, due
to large stocks on hand.
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Wool Futures

NEW YORK, April lF'.-Support In
fuenced bv outside markets advanced
wool top futures more than a cent a
pound at one time today. Grease wool
futures moved up more than Il cent. be-
fore reacting to close with net losses Of
| to points.
Announcement Of British ship seizure
by japanese in the Far East promoted
speculat tlon on possibility of increased diff
hculty in obtaining wool imports from
Australia. Oferings were mostly on a
scale up and principally from spot houses.
Grease wool futures closed L to a
If
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Metal Market

NEW YORK. April 3 Pl.-Copper steady.
Eectrolytic spot. Connecticut Valley. 1900:
export, fa.s New York. 10.s0-l2.00 Tin
steady Spot and nearby. 81 rs: forward,
511215 Lead steady SPOT, New York.
) $500 East St. Louis, $40 Zinc steady.
East 81. Louis S7ot and forward, 725. Pig
iron. aluminium. antimony, quicksilver,
platinum. Chinese volframite and domestic
scheelite unchanged.
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1000 Workers Hired

NEW YORK, April 8 lP1.-The
Wright AeronauticaI Corp. has hired
1000 workers for immediate en-
ployment in the new Cincinnati
plant This group constitutes the
first contingent Of $4,000 workers
to be employed in the plant.
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Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, April 3.-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index Of
Previous day. OF; week ago. so 50;
month ago, 1921; year ago, II 81.
Low LOW s7.d98 s7.d9 8SsSSa 8832s 883322s 2i44 2fl4
(1926 average equals 1907
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March Construction
Total Third Highest
Ever Reported
Latest Weeks Volume
Down Moderately,
TubuIution Shows
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 3.-Engineer-
ing construction awards in March,
totaling S452 100000, we're the third
highest monthly volume ever re-
ported, Engineering News-Record
said today. The total was two-snd-
one-half times as great as the same
month year ago.
During the latest week, however,
the pace of new contracts slowed
somewhat, the magazines tabulation
indicated. Contracts amounted to
$68, ,989 900, decline of As per cent
from the previous week, but "a per
cent greater than a year ago.
Awards for both private and public
construction dropped off sharply
during the week. Comparisons fol-
low:
Private.
--latest wk. Previous wk. Year ago.
So, 100000 S4s 693,0 900 S22,512, 900
s25 as1 ,ooS anc an'a71'no6 M1nneiDa sa141sooo
Federal.
s21,6Os,OOO s5G22l 900 s1,9O9.O00
6s,9s9,oO0 s1cG2S4'OOo s55, s37. 600
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Costo Ricu Approves
New Power Contract
By the Associated Press.

6y tUt ESSUIIaleu fIeSSs
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, April s.
The National Congress last night
approved a new contract between
the government and Electric Bond
&c Share Co. covering electric serv-
ice of the capital and neighboring
towns.
In New York, c. E. Calder, presi-
dent of American & Foreign Co.,
Inc, the Electric Bond & Share sub
sidiary operating in Costa Rica, ex-
pressed satisfaction with the con-
tract.
There has been agitation for ma
tionalization of the electric proper
ties in Costa Rica for several years"
said Calder, but the decisive vote
of 40 to 3 by which the Congress
gave final approval to this contract
indicates a sincere desire to CO.
operate with United States in
vestors."
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New York Sugar

NEW YORK. April 8 (PN-Domestic
sugar futures clung to a narrow course in
quiet dealings today, with trade covering
absorbing liquidation. Late prices were
unchanged to l point higher July. 247,
and September 249.
World futures were uniformly l point
higher on scattered buying and covering
Influenced by steadiness in outside mar
kets. July traded at 81 and septem-
A Iefner purchased a parcel of Puerto
Rico raws for $40 cents in spot position.
Other offers were scaled upward
Refined held at BIO cents q pound.
Futures No closed / higher to l
lower Sales 10000 tons
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London Bur Silver

LONDON, April LR.-Bar silver,
231ad, unchanged. Equivalent 1882
tents) Bar gold 1885, UNCHANGED. tEouiva-
lent S33 800 Exchange, 81. .03.
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CHICAGO Cash Market.
Cash wheat, Northern spring; sample
Corn; No, yellow, 20; No. 3, 6612-69; No.
Z. ,65-6s: No. B. 63-f4l2: No. , white,
7:l2; sample grade, 59l2-6i; sample grade
old yellow, 6s. Cats. No. feed. 3S94 i;
No. red. heavy, 3912; No white, heavy.
3a?4: No. white, 80; No. 4. 1884 No
white: heavy, .3S'4; sample grade white,
37-37l2: sample grade white. heavy, SO.
Barley. mailing. 1886, nominal: feed As
81. nominal; screenings,35-5O, nominal.
Soy beans, No . yellow. 113i2: No. g.
|. .13-l IA; No. A. 112l2. Field seed, per
hIun,dredWeight, hung, nominal: timothy. 4eo;
$50; red clover s.00-1000; sweet clover,
1904 so.
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE, April 3 tE'.-Wheat. No.
3 red winter, garlicky, spot. domestic,
l.O0la; April, l.O0h.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, April 3 (Pl.-Grain range
at principal markets today:
WHEAT High Low. Close close.
5uiy Miy :. :7ss. 77ss74. 7siis 7sis 7ssis 49,.
May .36l4 .36 IS .36A
Gaih 4a, Theas No 4 No osts NoTthfy0 S0 e Nc
361z; No. 3, 35H4.
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CHICAGO Stock Market

CHICAGO, April 3 (Pl.-FoIlowing is the
complete list Of transactions on the Chica-
go Stock Exchange today:
Sales STOCKS High Low Close.
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New York Bur Silver

NEW YORK, April F.-sar
silver, 3434; unchanged.
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tober, 11.32, and March 1928.

Cottonseed Oil.
BIeachable cottonseed oil futures closed
tracts. May, s33: July. S.34; September,
s.43-40; October s.45-47.
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Cottonseed oil closed steady. Bleachable
prime summer yellow. 7.95a: prime crude,
7.25. May, 7.94b: July, s.oob; September.
S.O7b: october, S.0Sb
Bid. Asked. n Nominal.
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I R { A S U r Y.

FEDERAL FARM MORTGAGE,
3s 1942-47 1922 1922 102.12
HOME OWNERS LOAN.
2A 8 1924 l02.2l 102.21 l02.2l
NEW YORK CITY BONDS.
3s19sO 1O1 1904 1907
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New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS, April 3 lP.-After ad-
vancing slightly more than 81 bale here
today to the best levels in nearly four
years cotton futures lost much of the
gains under long realizing and the market
closed steady. Z to Ii nnirtS net hiEher
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BONDS ON N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

By private wire direct to The star.
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
tBy Private Wire Direct to The star.)

Stock anc Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. Close. !
Ainsworth (.25g) 5 5
Ala Power pf(7) SOS 109 1881 1881 |
Allied Prod % - 1905 1854 1914 16ss |
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Approximate Transactions Today.
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Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, April 3 LP.-Grain range
at principal markets today:
Evening star., 1941-02-23

main great power France must ac-
cept collaboration.
In the first collaboration plans
before the December IS crisis when
Pierre Laval was ousted from the
Vichy cabineD, Germany was Of
fering us chance to remain a
great power, to keep our great world
empire We could, consequently,
have remained a great imperial
power -
Germany Must Cola borate."
The interview turned to the posi-
bility of German success in organ
izing Europe and whether it could
be done without French help.
1T is possible" NJ. de Brinon went
on, that Germany wants to impose
its law by force. But this could
last only a few months. a few years
at most. Peaceful reorganization
of France would be impossible with
out the help of France. For Ger
many, it is necessary to collaborate
with France.
But We are neighbors of Ger
many and we must not every 20
or 80 years have war opposing
our neighbors-Germany beating
France, France beating Germany,
Germany beating France and on
and on. =.
I'VE must understand that We are
not England's direct neighbor but
that we are Germanys neighbor-
| with all the consequences.
1T is for us 20 look for a final
settlement of accounts. This is more
difficult to make now than in 1918,
but it must be done. ."
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Running, China, and Rangoon,
Burma, are now connected by a
thrice weekly air service.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
ranean or by increased aid for
Britain.
"Few Understand Collaboration"

ranean or by increased aid for
Britain.
"Few Understand Collaboration"
II do not believe that political COL
laboration, in which the marshal
has taken the initiative, has in
f1uenced by African developments
or by President Roosevelt's plan,"
he declared.
When he asked for an armistice
the marshal took the side of COL
laboration. Everybody speaks of this
collaboration but few people know
what it means.
1T is not an exchange of services
rendered between the victorious and
the vanquished. Germany occupied
two-thirdS of France. This is fact.
1t is the richest part of our territory,
which also is fact.
Another fact is that we haye no
means in our power to oppose this.
We accepted the armistice because
We could no longer oppose with mill
tary strength. And We have no mill
tary strength now"
France herself once had an op-
portunity to rebuild Europe largely
under her own guidance, M. de
Brinon said. and failed.
After 1918" he declared. "our
main aim was to make a new Eu-
rope. We did not know how to take
advantage of our victory to make
this gesture.
Hopes Reich Won't Make Errors.
1T is now the hope of Germany
to do what we did not succeed in
doing ourselves. We must hope, con-
sequently, that Germany will not
make errors that were made between
1918 and 1899.
"In collaboration with this new
Europe we should take no part in
diSsentions which might arise with
the American Continent"
He emphasized this point.
The United States cannot re-
proach us" he said, for collaborat-
ing the new Europe when they them
selves are only a unification of diff
ferent States"
M. de Brinon was asked what pos
/ Sibility France had of remaining a
| first line power in Europe alongside
| victorious Germany.
"At the moment" he said. and
here he began choosing is words
more carefully, France is fallen as
a great power in order to re-
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French Collaboration
Only German Desire,
Vichy Envoy Says
De Brinon Denies Reich
Wants Armed Aid in
Fight on England
BY PRESTON L. GROVER,
Associated Press War Correspondent I

PARIS via Berlin, delayed. Feb.
19.-Even though France now is a
powerless, defeated country, Ger
many needs her for successful re-
organization of Europe, Fernapd de
Brinon, Ambassador of France and
general delegate to German author
tiles, said today.
M de Brinon's statement was part
of a general summary of what he
believed to be the position Of France
with relation not only to Germany
but also to the United States and
Britain.
NJ. de Brinon favors collaboration
between France and Germany. He
long has striven for it, taking it up
even before the outbreak of the war.
With the collapse of France came
the opportunity for this politician
writer to further his program
He insisted that collaboration was
all Germany asked and not a direct
turnabout which would place France
actively in arms against England.
Denies Active Help Asked.
Referring to the meeting of Adolf
Hitler and Chief of State Petain at
Montoire. M de Brinon declared
that at no time had the Fuehrer de-
manded active French help against
England. He quoted the German
Chancellor as saying, in effect:
Il do not ask for this because
you could not do it. But ask you
to help me shorten the war by
means in your power. I ask you to
help in Africa, which is normally
a complement of Europe, by op-
posing enterprises of Great Britain
or De Gaulle in your African
Empire
This I ask you to do and for
it France will find again in the new
Europe the place it used to have
Gen. Charles de Gaulle is leader
of Free French" forces still allied
with Britain.
To this proposition of collabora-
ton. M. de Brinon said, the marshal
agreed.
NJ. de Brinon stated definitely
that he thought the position of
France had not been changed either
by British successes in the Mediter-
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Three Killed by Dynamite
Explosion in Coal Mine
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST FRANKFORT, Ill, Feb. %.
Three men were killed in a dyna-
mite explosion in a coal mine here
late today.
The blast, believed to have been
caused when charge exploded pre-
maturely, occurred while the men
were removing rock on a haulage-
way 500 feet underground at the
mine No. of the Chicago, Whining
ton and Franklin Coal Co.
Jack Brown, 38, and Ike Nichol-
son, SIS, were killed instantly and
Luther Jones, so, died a half hour
later in a hospital.
The accident occurred just after
the men on the day shift had left
the mine.
The blast was the second in this
area involving explosives in eight
days. Seven men were killed in an
explosion at a plant manufacturing
liquid oxygen at nearby Duquoin
February a.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Musicians Guild 10 Fight
Joining Federation
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22-Jascha
Heifetz, the viollnist, said today the
American Guild of Musical Artists
would resist the demand of James
C. Petrillo, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians, that
instrumentalist members of the A
G.. M. A. join the federation or stop
giving concerts.
Mr.. Heifetz, vice president of A. G
M. A., said the unions board OF
governors resolved at a meeting
Tuesday to fight to the "bitter end
because right is on our side
Mr.. Petrillo set March l as the
deadline for instrumentalists to join
the federation after the State Court
of Appeals dismissed an A. G. M. A.
application to restrain Mr.. Petrillo
from interfering with the guild. Mr.
Petrillo has warned the guild that
if the instrumentaliStS failed to join
the federation they would be un-
able to appear with the great SYM
phony orchestras and other musical
organizations, most of whose mem
bers belong to Mr. Petrillos organ
ization.
Both the federation and the guild
are affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Italians Reported
RepeIed Trying 10
Cut Gap in Greeks
Picked Customs Guards
Soid TO Have Suffered
Substantial Losses
BY IVES GALLAGHER,

WITH THE GREEK ARMY ON
THE NORTHERN FRONT, Albania,
Feb. 22.-Italian troops, led by a
picked battalion recruited from
Fascist customs guards from the
Swiss and French frontiers, have
suffered substantial losses" in a
futile attempt to cut gap in Greek
mountain defenses, it was reported
today by Greek officers.
The officers said the Italians at
tackled for three straight nights
after artillery preparation in an at
the key to the front line at that
point, but were driven back each
time.
Some prisoners we took told us
they had been customs guards on
the Swiss and French frontiers and
because they were Fascist party
members they were recruited into
battalion and flown to Albania u
the officers said.
Three feet of snow on the noun
tain tops which partially covered
barbed wire obstacles proved for
midable handicap to the attacking
troops, the Greeks. said.
Torrential rains today we're turn
ing the valleys into miles of knee
deep mud and roaring torrents. AS
a result the front now is inactive
Sodden Greek soldiers pitched
their pup tends on the high spots
and crouched in shelters trying to
keep their blankets dry from the en-
croaching waters. Fires were al
most out of the question except for
short intervals between downpours
The Greek engineering corps
which has been faced with the
problem all winter of keeping roads
cleared of snow, was now engaged
in making quick repairs after wash
outs and shoveling away landslides
Evening star., 1941-02-23
ArmyL Land Price Quiz
Revealed as More
Fees Are SIashed
Inquiry Centers on Nine
Trocts Bought Under
Pressure Of Speed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A searching undercover investi-
CATION of land prices charged the
Government for defense projects was
disclosed yesterday in an announce
ment that for the second time fees of
War Department land agents had
oeen SlaShed.
The Justice Department indl-
Gated the investigation centered on
nine scattered tracts bought under
pressure for speed for such purposes
as sites for arms plants and Army
ordnance proving grounds.
Commercial agents were en-
ployed by the quartermaster gen.
eral to obtain these tracts by direct
purchase. 1t was the fees paid some
of these agents that were reduced,
with Norman M. Littell, Assistant
Attorney General in charge of the
Justice Departments Lands Divi-
sion, contending that they were
"eXorbitant."
Paul NJ. McCord, Indianapolis,
land agent in the acquisition OF
some 10000 acres in Southern In
diana for an artillery proving
ground, agreed at a conference
with officials to reduce his fees from
612 to 312 per cent.
Agreed to Flat Fee.
At the same time, Willis N. Coval,
president of the Union Title Co.,
Indianapolis, agreed to a fat fee
of $50 as an abstract charge for
each of some 600 tracts purchased.
irrespective of size. Previous
charges ranged upward to $500, it
was stated.
Earlier the fees and charges of
agents buying land for an arms
plant at Burlington, Iowa, were
reduced from 612 to 312 per cent
for all expenses.
The fees, as well as prices paid
| for sites for the nine projects for
which agents were employed, have
been under investigation for sew
eating other downward revisions
were in prospect.
Included in the nine were an ord
nance plant site at Weldon Springs,
Mo, and a shell-loading plant at
La Porte, Ind, but Mr.. Littell
declined to disclose the full list.
In the II months ending next
June 80 the War Department is
undertaking the purchase of
100000 acres, estimated to cost
$4726O,OO0.
Decided on Direct Purchase.
The bulk of the land was OBJ
tanned through condemnation or
from the Interior or other Govern
ment departments, but the quarter
master generals Office decided on
direct purchase through agents for
| the nine tracts.
Undersecretary of War Robert P.
Patterson has ordered abandonment
of this arrangement for sites OBJ
| tanned in the future.
Mr. Littell told reporters the War
Department estimated the cost of
the Indiana proving ground tract
at S3,000000, of which Mr.. Nc
Cord was to have received about
s195, 900. BY the contract revision
the fee will be at least halved
Mr.. Littell estimated, aside from
other savings which he estimated
would run the total up to $4,000
or more.