davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Moderate Expansion
Reported in Spring
Pig Production
TotoI of 50,083, 900
Slightly Ahead of
50,06e 900 in 1910
DOLLARS
PER SHARE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department today
estimated the 194l spring pig crop
at 5O,083 900 head, compared with
5O,O66,O 900 in 1910.
The estimate was based upon re-
ports from $4,000 livestock farmers
and covered production between last
December l and June l.
The department said the spring
crop was larger this year in the
East and West North Central
States, but was down in all other
regions.
For the North Central region
the Corn Belt States-the crop was
estimated at 3S,9O6,0OO head, COM
pared with 38,2O7 900 head. an in
crease of per cent. The decreases
in other regions were as follows:
North Atlantic States. 13 per cent;
South Atlantic, 5; South Central,
5, and Western, 6.
The number of SOWS farroWed dur
ing the spring season was estimated
at 1851 900 head, a 5 per cent re-
duction from the number farrowed
in 1910. This decrease in Sows was
offset by a larger number of pigs
saved per litter.
The department said the number
of sows to farrow in the fall season
OF l941 June l to December u was
Indicated at 5,223.000, an increase of
$4,000, or 13 per cent over the re-
vised estimate for the fall season Of
1910.
Larger numbers were indicated
for all regions except the North At
lantic, which shows prospective 4
per cent decrease. The largest in
crease, q per cent, was indicated
for the West North Central States.
The indicated increases in other
regions were: East North Central, 7
per cent; South Atlantic, per cent;
South Central, 5 per cent, and West
ern, Is per cent.
If the number of sows that far
row in the fall season of 194l is about
as now indicated and litterS should
average about the same as last year,
the fall pig crop. the department
said. will be about 100000 head,
the largest fall crop of record. The
combined spring and fall crop would
be about 100000 head which
would be about 5 per cent larger
than the combined crop of 1910, but
bOI1t 2 nor oont baIov.- tho 10o0 oro,o
The spring pig crop by major pro-
ducing States for 1910 and 1941, re-
spectively, included:
New York, $4,000 and $1,000;
Pennsylvania. 100000 and $4,000;
Ohio. 1922 1000 and 2,498,O00 In
diana. 3.594,O00 and 1852 900: Illi-
nOiS 4972,0 900 and 5.169,000; Mich
igan $4,000 and 8O6 900; Wisconsin,
2,142, 900 and 2,169O0O; Minnesota,
4.6O5000 and 4,658,O0O; Iowa, TO-
70l,000 and 11,264,0O0; Missouri,
2,77l,000 and 2,728000 North Da-
kota, 791 900 and $4,000; South Da-
kota, 1,655.OOO and 100000; Ne
braska, 2,285 900 and 2,17l,OOO;
Kansas 1901 900 and 1,138,00O.
Virginia, 438,OO0 and 416OOo;
North Carolina. 714,0O0 and 651 900;
Georgia, 100000 and $4,000; Ken
lucky, 10000 and 10000; Tennes-
see, 714000 and 734OOO; Arkansas,
885 900 and 10000; Oklahoma, 661,-
900 and $4,000; Texas, 1,142,0O0
and 1,867O0O, and California, 478,-
900 and 100000.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
lCotHn Elected
president of
| u. S. Corp.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 27.-Ran-
dolph Catlin has been elected pres
ident of the United States Corp,
and chairman of the board of the
McCrory Stores Corp, succeeding
Robert w. Jameson, who resigned
from these Offices and from the
craftsmanship of the Operating
Committee of the Mcclellan Stores
Co.
Jameson will continue as a di-
rector of the three companies and
as member of the Operating and
Advisory Committees of McCrory
Stores.
George w. Mason, president of
NaSh-Kelvinator Corp, announced
in Detroit that Frank R. Pierce
had been chosen to fill the newly
created post of vice president in
charge of sales. He has been gen.
eral sales manager of the Kelvinator
division.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
A. &P. Profit Drops
To oS1S,336,617 Mark
In Fiscal Year
Result Slightly Below
Sl8,663,57l Recorded
In Previous Period
Rk the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 27.-Great
Atlantic e. Pacific Tea Co. reported
for the fiscal year ended February
q net profit of s18,336617, or 1892
a common share, compared with
Sl8,663 .571, or S807 share in the
previous u months.
Gross sales tota1ed 15,774,058,
compared with S99O358.339 in the
previous year. Federal taxes were
S7,1OOOO0, against s4,O35 900.
John A. Hartford, president, said:
More than SO cents of every dollar
spent III A. & P. stores for fruits
and vegetables we're returned to our
suppliers last year as compared with
46.8 cents four years ago, a per-
centage well above the national
average for produce marketed
through all channels"
Eastern Gas & Fuel.
Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates, a
hOpJGLS dIulldIG, IepOl lCu llCG III
come available for dividends, after
all charges, including estimated Fed
eral taxes, would amount to S3,028,-
O42 for the u months ended May 81.
This compared with S2'767,682 for
the same period a year ago.
The associates also announced a
total consolidated income of S12,-
628,519 an increase of $1,39l $50
for the corresponding months of
1910.
KrOger Grocery.
Net operating profit of S2,475 .658
for the 24-Week period ending June
ID compared with S2.332,720 for the
same period last year was reported
by the Kroger Grocery and Bak-
ing Co.
This amounts to $135 a share on
! ,833 ,689 shares of common stock,
against Sl27 share for the same
period a year ago.
Gross sales amounted to Sl32,-
029,564. an increase of $13,95l ,68l,
Of II 5 per cent.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO June 81 (P, United States
Department of Aericulturel .-Salable hogs.
1000; total 10000: weights 240 pounds
down steady to 10 lower; hcave- butchers,
10-15 off; sows fully l5 lower; top, 90;
IS0-27o poonnsdss, oII0.155-a11.0o; 27O7733O
sows,, generally 9.s5-1O.1O; 4OO-500
Salable sheep. 500: total, 2,oO0 all
classes steady, slow; few closely sorted ma
tiye. spring lambs, 400, others. IL 90
good 10 choice shorn old crop lambs, $50:
weights ewes, 4.75; bulk cleanup sales,
3.75-4.50
reliable outlet for measer supply fed steers
weight steers: bulk supply being taken off
market; weak to 25 lower: most g. 10 10.35
on strictly grain fed medium to good steers;
best, 1850: few loads common and me-
dium. S.25-9.25; heifers scarce under
pressure; cows unevenly weak to 25 lower;
quality considered not much change in
weighty sausage bulls at SIS down. but
all others, 1918 off; yealers steady up
to 1850: weekend trade on stock cattle
dull and sizable supply going over to
feeder division.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
.Sperry Gyroseope Co.
To Spend S20,OOO,OOO
On New Plant
Factory to Turn Out
Anti-Aircroft and
Plane Instruments
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 27.-Sperry
Gyroscope Co. announced today a
factory to make both aircraft and
anti aircraft instruments would be
started soon at North Hampstead,
Long Island, to cost $40, 900, 900 with
equipment.
Seven thousand new employees will
be hired for the plant, the company
said. The company expects ground
to be broken within a week and
manufacturing to start early in
1912.
The building will cover 1850, 900
square feet. To be known as the
Lakeville plant, it will be built under
an arrangement with the Defense
Plant Corp. of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp, will be the property
Of D. P. c. and leased by Sperry.
The products will be gyroscopic
flying instruments and special equip
ment for anti-aircraft forces.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Brokers' Looms Gain
$1,000, 900 in Week

ky the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported that last weeks loans to
brokers and dealers on securities
held by reporting member banks in
New York City totaled s349, 600, 900.
For the week ended Wednesday the
total represented an increase of So
100000 when. compared with the
previous week.
Loans for the corresponding week
year ago totaled S276,000 900.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Higher Net Reported
By Western Maryland
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. June 27.-Net in
come of $994012 for the first five
months of 1941, after taxes anc
fixed charges, was reported today
by the Western Maryland Railway
compared with s820,289 in the cor
responding period last year.
This was equal after dividend re-
quirements on first and second pre-.
ferred stocks to 70 cents a share
compared with 81 cents per com.
mon share last year.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, June - GPl.-Poultry, live
a. trucks: steady: hens, Leghorns. II;
other prices UNCHANGED.
Butter, receipts 1921 ,a76; firm: cream
cry, a3 score 371a-3S: %. 81; 81, 361a;
So. asa other prices unchanged.
Eggs receipts, 24,416; firm fresh
rraded. extra firsts. local. 27a4 cars. 2s;
firsts. local 27l2; cars, IS; ,dirtieS, 26ia:
checks 2594; storage packed frsts, 2SH;
other prices unchanged.
Potatoes, arrivals, "a: on track, 1886;
total U. s. shipments. 67S;. new stock,
supplies moderate: demand fair; market
steady: California Long Whites, u. S. No. ],
. OO-2O; Arkansas Bliss. TriumpS. u; S.
No okIsh0ms Gdt0 s,.5anss BIiSs RIIi; TFi;
Trii1mphs u. S. No. I. 23O-4O; Missouri
Cobbiers generally good quality 1.2O-5o;
old stock, supplies light; demand very
. light market dull: Idaho Russet Bur
sacks. so.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
| Seasonal Drop
| In Auto Output
| Is Reported
the Associated Press.

DETROIT, June Edwards Re
ports, Inc, estimating car and truck
production this week at 127,926 units,
said today that automobile assem-
blieS have embarked on the seasonal
downturn usual at this period.
Production compared with 1873 SOS
vehicles last week and 1850 this
week a year ago.
Wards said operations would ia
per moderately during the first half
of July and then would move down.
ward more sharply.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Competition Reduced.

AttobtNus
When it announced April 81 that
1t would review subsidy payments
to American companies in the light
of present shipping conditions" the
commission said disadvantages nor
mally experienced by American op-
orators with respect to wages and
other operating expenses in compe-
tltlon with other nationals do not
appear, in many instances, to be
present today.
Surplus cargoes and heavy de-
nand for space have resulted in sub
stantially reduced competition, the
commission said.
Subsidy payments in general
amount to the difference in the cost
of operation between United States
and foreign-registered vessels. Under
the agreement with the eight COM
panies subsidy payments will be
reduced to l per cent of the differ
ence in cost for wages and subsist-
ence of officers and crew. Payment
had been for the full amount of the
difference, in addition to subsidy
payments for the difference in cost
for maintenance, repairs or insur-
ance which now will be eliminated
entirely.
Subsidy payments have approx
mated s12,500,O0O annually. AS a
result of the agreement, the COM
mission said, they have been re-
duced ito relatively small amount" "
Companies Are Listed.
Companies which have agreed to
subsidy reductions included
Moore Mccormack Lines, Inc,
which operates the American Re-
publics Line from North Atlantic
ports to the East Coast of South
America and the Pacific Republics
Line from Pacific Coast ports to the
East Coast of South America.
American Export Lines, Inc, op-
Grating from North Atlantic ports
to Lisbon and to India
American South African Line,
Inc, operating from North Atlantic
ports, to South and East Africa.
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc,
operating from west gulf ports to
the Caribbean Sea and from gulf
ports to the Far East.
Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc, op-
Grating from gulf ports, to the east
coast OF South America.
New York and Cuba Mail Steam
ship Co, operating from New York
to Mexico.
Seas Shipping Co., Inc, operating
from North Atlantic ports to South
and East Africa
United States Lines operating the
American Pioneer Line, from North
Atlantoc ports to Australia, New
Zealand and the Far East, and the
American France line, operating
from North Atlantic porto to Span
ish-Atlantic ports.
These four companies, the COM
mission said, had not agreed to the
reductions:
Grace Line, Inc; American Presi-
dent Lines, Ltd: American Mail
Line, Ltd, and ORGANIC Steamship
Co. (MatSon).
Evening star., 1941-06-27
A. 7. & 7. Registers
Record Issue Of
S233,584,9OO
Debenture Offering
Is Largest Submitted
To 5. (. G.
BY the Associated Press.

! BY the Associated Press.
American Telephone & Telegraph
Co. filed with the Securities Com
mission late yesterday a registration
statement covering S233. 3.5849 900 of
convertible debenture bonds-the
largest single issue ever submitted
for registration.
The statement also covered 1885,
849 shares Of capital stock to be re-
served for conversion of the bonds,
and warrants evidencing the right
to subscribe to the bonds.
Rate Not Disclosed.
The company had made known
some time ago its intention to raise
considerable new money for plant
improvement. Its statement yes
terday, however, did not disclose
the interest rate or the maturity
dates of the bonds This informa-
ton will be filed later.
The bonds will be offered at par
to holders of A. T & T. capital
stock of record July Is on the basis
OF 500 principal amount for each
eight shares of stock held. Sub
scrlption rights will expire Au-
gust %.
The company said that un-
subscribed bonds would not be
offered publicly and there will be
no underwriters.
Some of the proceeds, the COM
pany said, may be used to redeem
some outstanding 5l2 per cent bonds.
Finance Plan Revised.
NEW YORK, June 81 tP).-New
York State Electric e. Gas Co. yes
terday filed with the Public Service
Commission a revised financing pro-
gram for S35, 1893 900 first mortgage
bonds and 10000 shares of 5l4 per
cent preferred stock.
On Monday the company tried un-
successfully to sell by competitive
bidding a similar issue of bonds and
10000 shares of 5 per cent pre-
ferred stock. Four syndicates sub
mitted bids for the bonds. but none
appeared for the preferred and be-
cause the company had specified
both types Of securities were to be
sold, all bids were rejected.
Under regulations of the State
Public Service Commission, utility
preferred stock cannot be sold for
less than 500 a share. 1t was as
sumed in financial quarters that by
lifting the interest rate to 514 per
cent from per cent on the pre-
ferred, bids for the senior stock
would appear if and when the Public
Service Commission approves the re-
vised program.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
| New Securities
lat S776,750,S79
| Mark in Week
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 27.-Public
offerings Of new securities for the
week ended yesterday jumped to
s116150,819 for the highest total
since the week of last December 10,
Standard & Poors Corp. reported
today.
The increase was fairly evenly
divided among municipal, public
utility and railroad issues. More
than s4S,000,O00 of the total was.
new money. All rail financing was
new as was SO per cent Of the
municipals.
Comparisons follow:
Municipal.
This week. Previous week. Year azo.
S36.sa5,s19 S13,247OO0 S5,497,500
Public Utility.
100000 ------- 58.ooOOOO
Railroad.
100000 100000 ----------
Miscellaneous.
$4,000 ---- sS,o7COOo
Industrial.
Stocks.
1,46o. 900 s,49e.421 2s1,5oo
Total
s11e16os1s s24 4.o33,421 ss4 e9e, 900
Mexico will ban all motion pic
lures disparaging Mexico and Mex
leans, TT
Evening star., 1941-06-27
MISCELLANEOUS
Metal Market

NEW YORK June % Cooper
steady; electrolytic spot. Connecticut VAL
ley, 100; export. f.a.s. New York, II 90
forward ~ 1212 Lead steady; spot, New
York, $500; East St. Louis, $40. Zinc
steady: East St. Louis. spot and forward.
7.25. Pig iron. aluminium, antimony. quick
silver, platinum, Chinese wolframite and
domestic schselite unchanged.
Evening star., 1941-06-27

Quotations furnished by National Asso-
eiatisn of Securities Dealers Inc, which
transaction or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices and
unless otherwise indicated are as quoted
by the sponsors or iSSuerS.
Not quoted by sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1941-06-27


Declared or paid so far this year.
e Paid last year.
Quotations furnished by National Asso-
states thew do not necesssriiy reject srtnai
transactions or firm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Ship Lines Accept
Lower Subsidies
Voluntarily
Eight Companies Agree
To Cut; Four Others
Delay Action

Eight American steamship COM
panies engaged in foreign trade
under operating -differential agree
ments with the Maritime Commis-
sion have voluntarily agreed to a
reduction in their subsidy rates TO
a comparatively nominal figure,
the commission announced yes
terday.
The commission said four other
American flag operators had not
yet agreed to reductions in their
payments. 1t added that each of
these operators had submitted in
formation for further conSidera-
ton by the commission.
The understanding with the eight
companies, the commission said
was reached after a review of the
foreign flag competition encountered
and its current influence on the op-
erations of American vessels.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK June 81 LP.-Numerous
bids we're received for gray GOODS in the
textile market today. but traders were
awaiting action on price ceilings. The
bae trade was reported to be urgently
seeking materials. Rayon prices continued
strong with a scarcity OF yarn. Woolen
iiEht-veight summer wear. Silks Tre
inactive.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Riggs National Bank pfd.-2 at 1O2.
Capital Traction lst 5s-Sl 900 at
103l2.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Insurance Stocks

NEW YORK, June 81 LPl.-National As
ISOLATION Securities Dealers. Inc:
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Federal Lund Banks
London Tin Prices

LONDON, June - tP-Tin barely
steady; spot, s257 bid. 1857 5s asked; fu-
lures, $3.50 los bid. $3.50 15s asked.
Evening star., 1941-06-27
u. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, June 27 GP.-Prices quoted
in dollars and thirty seconds:
Evening star., 1941-06-27
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. June - lP.-NatIonal AS
sociatlon Securities Dealers, Inc:
CLOSING QuotationSD
Evening star., 1941-06-27
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS

Ter RI L. W CD 1st 4Hs 1s4s 1oola
Evening star., 1941-06-27

PUBLIC UTILITY
Evening star., 1941-06-27

Mexico will ban all motion pic
lures disparaging Mexico and Mex
leans, m
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-12
Is Pass a Law Always the Best Way?

Certainly on this one thing all will agree It is highly
undesirable TO have strikes this time especially in indus
tries directly concerned with defense.
The immediate reaction of people is simple and
direct: Lets pass law prohibiting strikes
But it isn't that easy 1t never is We must stop and
ask the questions: will such law If passed, accomplish
the good result sought" Will it have other resuts?
"What results?"
Nobody thought to ask those questions when IT
to national prohibition. The country wanted to end
drinking The law didn't do it. 1t started, the
trary lot of other things.
So with strikes. Nobody wants strikes So it is pro-
posed: Just law against strikes. But fortunately,
some thinking is being done about this. Some of that
thinking has been done by committee of conservative
organization the Chamber Of Commerce of the United
States And that committee has submitted report to the
chamber for approval. II has found that law against
strikes is not the to produce what all want strike
less defense program.
Says this committee:
". antstrike laws will prove ineffective and will
deny fundamental rights to citizens the public
interest will best be served by voluntary cooperation
This committee found that loss of man-hours due to
strikes in 1910 approximately half that of the 1899
period. This showed that increasing public opinion de-
mandne interruption to the defense program
doing the job.
country which cannot trust its working people voun-
tarily to back program is in hopeless to begin
with. There is essential difference between drafting
labor and drafting soldiers, which in the passion
of moment, forget The soldiers given by all the
people the solemn trust of defending their country in
arms. The drafted" industrial empoye is still working
for q private employer who be operating
his business for profit. To compel a man, men,
work for such employer is little better than slavery
Should such compuson be introduced it would result
In inevitable demand that the business for which he is
compelled TO work be public business, operated solely by
and for the public On other grounds is compusion
justfabe And that the proprietors of business do not
want.
The chambers committee has done service in calling
attention TO the real implications of proposed law whose
proponents have not stopped to think the matter through
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-12
Stories in
Stamps
Stomps Troce Mans
Search for Gold

THERE'S gold in stamps and
gold seekers, too. In all cor
ners Of the world, mans unendins
search for the earth's hidden
wealth is chronicled in stamps.
New Zeslsnd's centennial issue,
above, contrasts old-style pam
ming with modern dredging. Gold
hunters helped settle New Zealand
in the rush following the discov-
cry Of gold in 1861
United States has q prospector
on the 50-oent Trans Mississippi
issue. The Decent stamp Of the
same series, "Hardships Of Emil
grafton" recalls the suffering Of
pioneers who crossed the eonti-
nent in the gold rush Of 'zs. The
1910 U. S. Scent Commemorative,
honorins the 5oth anniversary OF
Wyomins's statehood, pictures .
miner.
Planning for gold is shown on
Ecuador and Mozambique issues.
iluice boxes on French Guiana and
British Guiana stamps. South
Afrlcs's famous mines are inolud-
ed in the designs Of two values.
Newfoundland termed Labrador
Land Of Gold" in q 1888 slrulsl
stamp
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-12
PULSE OF
T HE PU BLIC
OLD AGE PENSION

Editor The Times: Now that
the old age pension is definitely
Settled in this state there are
many things for thoughtful peo-
pie to think about.
First for the old people them
selves. How many realize that
nation is the gum total of the
thoughts and feelings of all its
people That everyone from
the cradle to the grave is little
human motor generating GER
tain forces and sending out
vibrations The whole world
has become radio-conscious al
most over night. What will be
the caliber of the radiations GO
ing out over this old age net
work? This large group of peo-
pie who through the wisdom of
state and federal government
are taken off the employment
rolls and who as long as they
live and our government en-
dures and progresses are secure
as far as food clothing and shell
ter are concerned
How many coming on the old
age pension are actually aware
of the fact that not only God
but very great many humans
know our every thought ."
once heard q very intellectual
person say. We'll, I don't know
whether I want everybody to
know every thought that
have" But whether we like it
or not the radio. the human
radio as well az the mechanical
contrivance in the parlor. is
here to stay. Some people call
these sciences telepathy and
television.
Let us stretch our magma
ton and try To envisage what it
would mean to the nation II all
the human radios on old age
pensions were able 10 broadcast
on the cultural side OF life. The
libraries will need to think about
a whole new department suited
TO sixty-five year olds AZ all
stages Of intellectual develop
ment.
And all Of us will have to do
some thinking about that para
site class who must have their
share of what the old folk will
spend. The magazine. radio
and mail order peddlers who
have the most marvellous offers
for almost nothing. And the
shyster doctor. lawyer. mer-
chant. chief who will use their
mind power to catch the un-
wary because the state is GO
ing to pay It anyway and he had
just as well have his share.
There's lots Of things 10 thing
about. MANN TILLY.
1T East Q6th 81.