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Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK June 10 (P'.-The Brit
ish pound and the Canadian dollar made
gains today in relation to the United
States dollar in foreisn exchange trading
The Canadian currency rose 1s9. of a
cent, while the pound climbed " of .
cent
The Areentine free peso also lifted
slightly but the Mexican peso and Shans-
hal dollar dipped a bit.
Late rates follow Great Britain IN
dollars, others in cents)
Canada.
Oficial Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars: Buying 10
PEI cent premium, selling II per cent
premium. equivalent to discounts on Cana
dian dollars in New York OF buying 9.91
per cent. selling 200 per cent.
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ken 11ss pc rcent discount, or SS.371a
United States cents
Europe.
Great Britain. oficisl Bankers For
eiRn Exchange Committee rates.: BUYING
4.O2. selling 4.04; open market, cables,
4.O394
Latin America.
Arsentine oficial. 1a.71; free. - -:
Brazil oficial. 6.05n; free, soon; Mex
leo, 20.6Sn,
Japan. 23.4s: Kons Kons' 24.60; shsns-
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated)
n Nominal
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S300,OO0,OO0 Issues
To Be Marketed for
r. F. {. Next Week
Additional S2ll, 000, 900
Securities Planned
For Refundine
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Morgenthau announced
today the Treasury would sell next
week on behalf of the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. 100000, 900 of
new securities for cash.
An additional s211 100000 of
r. F. C. securities will be issued to
refund some old r. F. C. securities
coming due for payment July 20.
Terms of the financing will be
announced later.
Morgenthau gave no reason for
the financing, but the r. F. C. has
approximately s2,7OOOOO,OOO of de-
Tense commitments. 1t borrowed
$500 100000 just a month ago.
The Treasury Secretary also told
reporters that Federal Reserve Of
ficials were meeting today with
Daniel w. Bell, Treasury Under
secretary, to try to work out a
plan of installment preparing Fed
eral taxes. Morgenthau said previ-
ously that some sort of stamp or
security probably would be sold by
the Treasury so that taxpayers
could buy them in monthly lots
and thus save up money for their
tax payments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-19
Big Changes Forecast
In Buying Habits
OF Consumers
Economist Believes
New Patterns May
Become Permanent
Stock and
By the Associated Press.

bS lHc hSsOtlstcu EAteos
ALLENTOWN, Pa, June 19.--The
present national emergency will
produce drastic changes in consumer
buying habits that may have far
reaching effects on living standards
now and after the war, A. w. Zelo-
mex, an economist, said today.
Buying patterns are determined
not only by the level of income but
the supply of merchandise avail
able" Zelomek said in an address
prepared for delivery at a meeting
OF the Pennsylvania Retailers Asso-
citation.
with income rising to new high
levels and especially with the cost
of living still advancing only slowly,
demand for durable goods items
such as automobiles, refrigerators,
radios, furniture, etc, would nor
mally continue to expand at a rapid
rate" he said.
THE difficulty at the moment,
however, is that supplies of many of
these items will SOON be curtailed as
raw materials, skilled labor and
plant capacity are diverted to de-
Tense production. If retailers are to
maintain their position during this
period they must help in diverting
excess purchasing power from items
that cannot be obtained to the
MANY non-durable items of which
the supply will be ample"
Zelomek said that while further
increases in the general wholesale
prive level are likely, there is still
ground for the hope that runaway
imitation will be prevented"
zelomek is economist for the In
ternational Statistical Bureau and
Fairchild Publications.
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International Shoe Co.
To Boost Pay Further
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. June l9-Interna-
tional Shoe Co. announced today a
further increase in wages would be
made July 10 for 25, 900 of its factory
piece-work and hourly-paid en-
ployes.
The increase, together with other
adjustments made in recent weeks,
amounts to about 10 per cent on the
average although it varies somewhat
IN different plants, the company
said
An official said the variety OF
rates made it impossible to give
an individual average figures. He
estimated the increase would add
s2,50o. 900 to 100000 to the annual
pay roll.
International Shoe has plants in
Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky. Arkan-
sas, New Hampshire, North Carolina
and Pennsylvania.
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Stock Averages
CO. Stock Range Since 1927
By VICTOR EUBANK.


NEW YORK. June 19-Both buy
ers and sellers lacked great deal
of confidence in today'S stock market
and the result was that leaders gen.
orally shifted over a moderately
irregular route.
An early rallying attempt met
with faint response and by midday
declines of fractions TO a point or so
predominated. Selling then dried
up and losses were reduced or con-
verted into modest gains. At the
close trends were no worse than
slightly mixed.
Transfers for the full proceedings
were around 100000 shares.
While sentiment still was fairly
hopeful on the business outlook.
brokers said, the confusing war pic
ture apparently kept MANY potential
purchasers from adding 10 commit
ments. Thoughts of possible Nazi-
Red break were offset marketwise 10
some extent by the German-Turkish
friendship pact.
On the cheerful side was more
than seasonal upturn in last week 5
freight loadingS and the sale Of
stock exchange seat for $4,000, up
50 900 from the last transaction.
Among stocks three blocks Of
Commonwealth & Southern COM
mon aggregating $4,000 shares
changed hands at Yesterdays final
quotation of Seven-sixteenths. This
company's senior stock al the same
time moved into new high ground
for the year. Another high was
posted for American Car e. Foundry
preferred.
In front we're Chrysler, General
Motors, U. S. Steel. Sperry. u. S.
Rubber, WoolWorth. Loft. American
Smelling and Kennecott.
Laggards were American Tele-
phone, Great Northern, Standard Oil
of New Jersey. Westinghouse. Amer
lean Can. Union Carbide. Eastman
Kodak and U. S. Gypsum.
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Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June ia wheat
market rally that lifted prices a
cent a bushel at one stage, due
largely to improved buying attribute
ed to mills and previous short
sellers. ran into increased hedging
and spreading sales today.
AS a result, the market was I'M
able to make much Roadway on a
recovery move from the lowest level
in two weeks. Conflicting reports
about German Russian relations
and the prospect of increased wheat
movement as harvesting expands
checked buying enthusiasm. Winter
wheat crop reports, while more or
less confirming recent reduced pros
poets, continued TO appear fairly
optimistic as far AS the crop as a
whole is concerned.
Wheat closed i2-l cent higher
than Yesterday: July. $685., Sep
TENDER, 1013s-ia; corn unchanged
TO a up; July, 1914; September
75l.: oats unchanged to g lower.
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S., SOC, 900 Equipment
Ordered by G. & O.
By the Associated Press.

by inc ASsOCldIeu FLcsss
CLEVELAND, June 49, Tie
Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway today
announced award of orders for ap-
proximately s5,5oo,0OO of new equip
ment, includin 1000 50-ton aI-steel
hopper cars to be built by the
American Car e. Foundry Co. at
Huntington, w. Va, and 1000 So
ton all-steel box cars to be con-
structed by the Pullman Standard
Car Manufacturing Co. at Butler,
Pa
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Omit OF trading.
In bankruptcy
BANKRUPTCY Act securities
Rates Of dividends
tion Unless otherwise or extra dvdends a, not
included - 1890 N'''1~"N' &c "o'
Elk olyids1ds IT Ex rights Also Cash
or stock Paid last Payable
dividends paid or declared VI 1000 ''0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-19
Cnicago Cash Market

IhIcaE0 IaNh WarkeI.
Wheat. No mixed aa17 Corn No
mixed, s2f7: No / yellow. 1874. No.
> yellow, "a, No. 3. 1874: No. 4, 80; s:
No :, 12-i?fs: sample grade yellow, 6l-
II; No white S3ia; sample grade white.
7O-S2. oats, No. l red, heavy. 36l7 No.
I red; extra heavy, 80 az; No. / white
36ia-5, No. > white, heavy, 367,. No Z
white, 3534-36i4; sample Grade white,
343t. Barley. mailing. 51-67 nominal:
feed. 40-53- nominal; screenings, $3.50,
nominal. Buckwheat. No. | or No. =. $50,
nominal, per hundredweight Soy beans,
No. > yellow. l.40-l.4Oi2; No. ), 1.39is-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-19
Capital Insurance
Sales Up 9 Per Cent
In Five Months
Record in May Shows
Small Guin Over
Like 1910 Period
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

New life insurance policies writ
ten IN Washington in the first five
months of this year, which totaled
s2S,646.OOO ran up a per cent gain
over the like 1910 period, according
to the latest report from Hartford.
In MAY, however. new business
totallng S5,967 900, was only very
slight gain over the S5,839000 writ
ten in May a year ago, although
1t was per cent above the May
average in the past five years.
Maryland's May record showed
s9.162 900 in new business, an IN
crease of per cent over last year
In the five months new policies
totaled $42 $4,000, a gain of 6 per
cent over the like 1910 period.
Virginia agents wrote S9073,000
policies in May, also up 8 per cent
and 20 per cent ahead of the five
year average In the five months
policies totaled S42, 407 900. An 3 per
cent rise and II per cent above the
five-year average.
The national gain in May was
per cent and a per cent in the five
months on a policy total of $685.
901. In the South Atlantic States
business was up per cent in May,
according to the Hartford report.
Sales in the Capital so far in l94l
compare as follows with the CORE
Sronding months in 1910:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-19
Odd-Lot Dealings
nv the ASsneiated Press

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for June Is: 2741
purct ases involving 1854 shares: 3155
sales involving 7o.463 shares, including "a
short sales involving 500 shares.
Canadian farmers increased pur-
chases of farm machinery and
equipment last year by 40 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-19

London Bur Silver
LONDON, June 10 GF.-Bsr silver.
AL; UNCHANGED. EouIvslent $3.50
cents)
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Wool Futures

NEW YORK. June ~ (P.-Wool futures
followed an irregular pattern today.
Wool tops inclined lower on July liduida-
ton and scattered selling.
Boston spot house buying and local
support meanwhile, steadied grease wool
values.
Grease wool futures closed unbalanced.
High. Low. Last.
October --------- 1913 $50 93lo
December .-.- a3.2 $50 93Ob
Certifcsted grease wool spot %. 5n,
Wool top futures closed 3 to s. OF q cent
lower.
July - 1855 1858 126.3b
October 1890 1927 1927
December 1910 1905 120.S
March 1900 119S 1913
Certincated spot wool tops, 127.5n.
Bid. Nominal.
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Baltimore Quotations.

BALTIMORE. June 10 tP,-Whest No.
2 red, winter, Rarllcky, spot domestic,
1903; June, lO3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-19

Saudi Arabia consists almost en-
Grely of deserts.
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United States Treasury Position

BY the Associated Press.
The position Of the Treasury June II comps
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-19
Short-Term Securities

(Reported by Smith Barney & CO..
Bid. Offer.
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WinnipeR Prices.
WINNIPEG, June IL tPl.-Graln ranss
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-25
Urges Workers Prepare
For Outbreak of Peace
Says Enploye as Producer-C Consumer
Can Help Cushion Postwar Chaos
BY MERRYLE STANLEY RUKEYsER

side contacts, as in the case OF
statesmen, then there is an oppor-
tunity 10 be courteous and appre-
ciative toward customers. even at
times when the supply of material
and products is insufficient TO
meet the demand. At such times,
the routineer will let down on
efforts 10 please customers. but
the outstanding person will be
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-25
Mich. Employment,
Pay Rolls Soar
Gains Run to 46 Go in Steel
Plants During April

Employment in 1000 Michigan
plants in April was IFS per cent
higher than a year ago, and weekly
pay rolls were up 22.5 per cent, a
tabulation by the state department
of labor and industry shows. Total
employ m ent was 524,907 and
weekly pay rolls totaled $751;
690,344
The transporta tion industry,
which includes automotive manu-
featuring, aircraft, shipbuilding,
etc. gained Is per cent in employ
ment and 1876 peN cent in pay
rolls. both being less than the "all
industry figures due to the Ford
strike.
Iron and steel plants. which in
c1ude also foun1ries, tool compa-
MES, hardware and related lines,
were 30 per cent higher in employ
ment than in April, 1910. and 469
per cent higher in weekly pay
rolls,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-25
GE Earnings
Hold Steady

SCHENECTADY, May "a
Earnings of the General Electric
Company for the first half of 1911
will probably run about the same
as in the like period last year,
Charles f. Wilson, president, said
at a press conference following the
meeting of directors.
Orders booked by the company
are running at a rate of about
one-half billion dollars for the first
half of the year, and sales for the
period should run close to $780,
100000 or at an annual rate of
$500, 100000. About go per cent of
the orders being received are
known to be for defense, while a
considerable part of the business
in regular lines rs probably also
for defense, Wilson. said.
The probability that it will be
necessary TO curtail production of
appliances was suggested by Will
son. However, he said he could not
estimate the possible extent of
such curtailment. Refrigeration
sales in the first four months were
up so per cent for the industry
and General Electric has been
doing at least as well, Wilson said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-25
Wheat Shift to Boost
Southwest Rails Profit

CHICAGO, May 24.-Grain
on southwestern rail-
roads has turned sharply upward
and increases of 100 per cent and
better are currently being shown.
This reflects the shift of wheat
owned by the Commodity Credit
Corporation from growing terri
tory TO clear storage space for the
coming crop.
AS wheat is a heavy loading
commodity, carrying a high freight
rate. it's haul tends 70 be more
than normally profitable for the
carriers. - .\
The movement Of stored wheat
probably will not be out of the
way when the new grain starts
pouring from combines. IL is only
week until wheat cutting will
be under way in some parts of
Oklahoma and Texas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-25
Shortage
Lack of Steel Plate Delays
Freight Ear Building

NEW YORK. May 24.-During
April and May to date shortage
of steel plate supplies has pre-
vented completion of 5000 freight
cars by the private car shops,
according 10 authoritative indus
try estimates.
Despite efforts OF the car build
ers TO secure sufficient plates, the
situation is growing worse instead
of better and unless something is
done there will be suspensions of
freight car plants. These plants
now are unable TO work on "a
hour schedules, as suggested by
President Roosevelt, as a defense
speed necessity, due to lack Of
material.
Car builders report that there
will be little chance of delivering
by October l (the peak traffic
period the bulk of the $4,000 to
$4,000 cars on their books unless
the situation is soon corrected.