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Metal Market

NEW YORK. April II R.-copper
steady; od osdlectrolytic spot Connscticut Val
1900. Tin barely steady; spot and nearby,
MS226; M e forwsrd, a 81 81 rs Lesd steasy; spos PET
ward, 7.26, Quicksilver 160.0 90 1e4 90.
Pig iron, aluminium, antimony, platinum,
Chinese wolframite and domestic scheelite
unchanged.
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Miscellaneous Markets.

Additional New York markets as COM
piled by the Associated Press:
CoFFEE-Spot steady: Santos No; 4,
934-l0; Rio No. Z, 6A. Santos No. y
futures closed 5 to 8 higher. Sales, 1890
bags May, 8 25n; July, 9.44b; September.
8 Sab. Rio No. 2 "A" futures TO z
lower No sales.
IEADEFutures closed 3 to higher.
Sales 100000 pounds. May, 5-60b; De-
cembeE 5ss No sales in tin dTossd futures to
~ hstset seb; September, 1889 4 90: Deeem-
Der, 14O2b. Spot No. l Western light
CRUDE RUBBER-Futures closed Is to
40 lower. Sales, No. l standard; o2 con
22.s5. New. July. 81. .7sb: September
1880 Smoked ribbed spot, g. ION
COCOA-Futures closed 1920 hisner
sales, S,93s tons. May, 7.22n; July, 7.29n;
RAW siLK-Futures closed u to gents
higher. Sales, 30 bales. May. ;7712b;
September. 2s0Iab: October, 2.s1s.
Bid. n Nominal.
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New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 17.--Cotton
f1uctuated irregularly in quiet deal
ings today.
Most traders kept to the sidelines
pending Washington farm aid legis-
lation developments.
Nearby positions inclined lower
under spot house liquidation, while
later deliveries were steady on rou-
tine trade and tire mill price fixing.
Late afternoon prices we're l point
lower to 3 higher; May, 11.29; Octo-
Der, 11-23, and December, 11.22.
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Rail Loadings Hold
9.8 Per Cent Ahead
Of Year Ago
79,80S-Cur Volume
5 Per Cent Behind
Previous Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today that 679, 9,808
cars Of revenue freight were loaded
during the week ending last Sat-
urday.
This was a decrease of 1891 cars,
or 0.5 per cent, compared with the
preceding week, an increase of Co.
703 cars, or 98 per cent, compared
with year ago, and an increase Of
1872, ,629 cars, or 24.2 per cent, COM
pared with 1899.
The association attributed the de-
crease In loadings to the stoppage
of soft coal mining.
The report classified the loadings,
compared with last week and the
corresponding week year ago, as
follows:
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Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 17-War news,
unsettlement of securities and i'm
proved moisture conditions in the
Ohio Valley depressed the wheat
market today and prices lost almost
a cent at times.
Selling was on a small scale, how
ever, and was Offset to some extent
by prospects of additional Govern
ment purchases of -four.
Wheat closed A-7s lower than
yesterday, May 9lA-3s, July 89s4-
q; corn, 3s-7s down, May 67A-h,
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Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. April II 0a.-Fayon
trade continued active with good de-
mand for sheers and shsrkskins. Many
wear although popular numbers are scarce.
Gray goods were quiet and silks were
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rim 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
last quarterly or semi annual declaration.
Unless otherwise noted, special ors extra
dividends are not included. a Also extra or
extras, Cash or stock. Paid last year
far this year h 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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cottonseed oil futures closed steady.
Bleachable prime summer yellow, 9.25a:
prime crude, sOO-s25 May. S.75b: July.
s.s5b; September. s.92b; October. s.e6b;
B Bid a Asked. Nominal.
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Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index OF
35 commodities today advanced to 81
Previous day; size: week aso: 49,
month ago. So; ;22; year sas5o3;o 73isS 73iioSss
High - slSSs ssss55 ss552ss as14 as14
1o26 average equals 100.
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Another decline IN coal loadings
was Offset by a big seasonal ex-
pansion in ore shipments. Decreases
in other classiflcations, however,
brought a contra-seasonal drop in
total loadings.
The Associated Press seasonally
adjusted index of loadings, based
on 1929-30 as 100, declined to 75.3
new 1941 low, compared with
ITO the previous week and 68.5
wear apO
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Tin production in British Malaya
was over 1000 tons in . recent
month.
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New York Sugar

NEW YORK, April II R.-Trade ab-
led world sugar futures today. switch
Ing also aided in taking care Of liquida-
ton and late prices were " to / point
higher, May, 0.75h; July, 0.S0.
Domestic futures were unchanged to
point higher. Proposed lifting Of beet
and cane sugar acreage was onset by in
Of .onshore areas, July traded at 2.3s
and January, 2.39
Raw o6erings were scaled upward from
3.35 cents.
Refined continued $40 cents.
Futures No. 8 closed to higher.
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Cottonseed Oil.

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
II to 21 higher Sales, Alb contracts.
May, g s.17b; July, 9.2s: September, e.3T-3s;
October, 9.3S-39.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. April II 0P.-Cotton
futures were narrow and irregular here
today, with closing prices steady net un-
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New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. April II 0P1.-National As
sociation Securities Dealers, Inc:
CLOSING Quotations
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Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. April 17.--Diyidends de-
clared prepared BY Fitch Publishing Co.:
Accumulated.
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Snieaso Casn MATkes. s,y
723: No. 3, es94: :71h; No, 4. 67-eshs; No.
s, 65a; No. white. II "a: sample Grade,
white. 56-65h. Oats, No. ! mixed 39h-
Al: No. mixed, 3eh; sample grade,
mixed, 1914; No. | red heavy. Al: No. 2
mixed heavy, Al "a; No. ! mixed extra
40-40h; sample grade white. 80: No
/ white, heavy, AZ; No. g. Al. Barley,
mating 55-66 nominal; feed. 1888 nom
inal: screenings. 35-52h nominal. Soy
beans No. 2 yellow, l 231z-l.24: No.
1884. No field seeds
Baltimore Quotations.
BALTIMORE. April II LP.-Wheat,
No. 2 red winter. esrlicky, spot, domestic,
SO: April. 90. Corn 1881.
WinnipeK Prices.
WINNIPEG. April IL R.-Grain ranze
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FOREIGN.
Wool Futures

NEW YORK. April II R.-Brokers
with trade connections operated on both
sides of the wool top futures market to-.
day. Offerings outweished demand and
the market closed lower on bids;
ber at 3 points difference comprised the
activity in grease wool futures.
Grease wool futures closed 2 to a Of
cent lower.
July Q3.1 $50 93.0b
October 1874 93.3 ,3b
Certified grease wool spot. 93.1. trading
for one lot.
Wool top futures closed 2 to 3 Of
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Chicuqo Stock Market

CHICAGO. April II GPl.-Following is
the complete list OF transactions on the
Chicago Stock Exchange today:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
Archbishop Murray
 At Priests Funeral
Holy Name Church, VaIhaIa, N Y., Crowded for Serv- ices for Rev. John Shell, O. F., Provincial Present

Most Rev. John Gregory Murray, Archbishop of St. Paul, Minnesota, a native of this city, was among the large number of clergy includ- ing members of the Dominican order and lay priests who attended the funeral yesterday in Valhalla, N. r., at the Church of the Holy Name of Rev. John A. Shell, O. P, who died suddenly Tuesday. Archbishop Murray was seated in the sanctuary and with him was Very Rev. pr. T F. McDermott, O. F., provincial of the order.
 The church was filled to capacity with relatives, friends from Water b,rrv and elsewhere, parishioners, and sisters of the Dominican order from the New York area Dominican convents.
 Dominican priests and lay priests present included: Rev. William NC Taughlin, O. F., Youngstown, O., Rev w. Heffernan, O. F., New York Citv. Rev. William D. Sullivan, Q. P New York City, Very Rev. c. E'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
PRIESTS MOTHER
 DIED LAST NIGHT
Mrs. Julia Foster to Be Inferred in New Bri.
 tain Monday

Mrs. Julia Long Foster, of west Hartford, mother of the Rev. Ber- hard J. Foster of St. Patrick's Church this city, died last night at her home, after long illness.
 A native of Pennington, Mrs. Fos- ter was the daughter of John and Dora Ryan Long, who were members of pioneer Pennington family. Her husband, the late William H. Eos ter, was for many years superintend- ent of the Hartford water works in Pennington. She moved to West Hartford about year ago, and was a communicant of the Church of St. Thomas the Apostle.
 Besides Father Foster, her sur vivors include: Two sons, Frank E. Poster of Hartford, and William J. Foster of Westerly, R. I; five daugh- ters, Sister M. Dorothy of St. Pat rick's convent, New Haven; Mrs. John Wollenberg of Pennington, Mrs. William F. O'Meara, Miss M. Helen Foster, and Miss Grace M. Foster. all of West Hartford; and six grandchildren.
 The funeral will be held at her home Monday at 9:3O a. m. ard at the St. Thomas the Apostle church at 10 o'clock where her son, Father Foster will celebrate solemn re- quiem Mass. Burial will be in old St. Mary's cemetery, New Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11

Continued from Page Il German occupied territory" one source said
 It was disclosed also that a new long range bomber, much faster and more heavily armed than those in service, has been added to the RAF. while the fleet air arm has been augmented by the most heavily armed two-seater fighter in any navy.
 An air ministry communique said that last nights attacks had been carried out in bright moonlight. All British planes participating return eed.
 The new bombers were said to have been designed to meet need for more long range, hea-y raiders. The plane is a short-stirling built by the makers of the Sunderlands of the Imperial Airways, which now anr patrolling the Atlantic. The Stirling is satd to be comparable only to Wellingtons, which can fly more than 300 miles without re- fueling.
 The new fleet air airm plane is a hurricane fighter armed with eight guns in the wings.
 F'unll details of the new planes were kept secret but was known that they had increased and strengthened heavy armament.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
FUNERALS

The funeral of Miss Ellie T. Casey of 93 Cole street will take place from her home at 8:15 o'clock on Monday to the church of the Im- maculate Conception. A solemn high requiem Mass will be celebrat- ed at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot, St. Patrick's cem- etery, ThompSonville.
 Friends may call at the home to- night and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
 Military funeral services were held
 for Hector Joseph Lamarre this morning at 8 o'clock from the Gag non Funeral Home, 1855 South Elm street, to St. Ann's Church, where solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated at g. Burial was in Cal vary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Fredia Stein- mann of 32 Greenbow street, who died Wednesday while visiting at the home of a daughter in Chicka- saw, Ala, was held there yesterday.
 The funeral of John Juszkiewicz was held at 2 o'clock yesterday aft ernoon from the Lunny Funeral Home. Burial was in the new Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Kathleen Becker Carlson, 37, of 3 Hendrick- en Place will be conducted at 200 o'clock this afternoon at the Alder son Funeral Home, 70 Central ave- nue. Rev. Francis O. Ayres, rector elect of St. Johns Episcopal church, will officiate, and burial will be In new Pine Grove cemetery.
 The funeral of Alexander Dam- brauskas took place this morning at 9:45 o'clock from Deliniks Funeral Home, l7 Congress &ys0NA. e g.. Joseph's church for solemn high Mass at 10 o'clock. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
|MASONS HONOR
 ROBERT WALKER
Testimonial Presented in Appreciation of Thirty
 Years of Service

A testimnoial dinner in honor of Robert s. Walker, past grand mas ter of Masons in Connecticut and one of the charter members who has been active in Masonic affairs for the past 30 years, was held last night at the Masonic Temple.
 Four charter members, including MT. Walker, were present at the af- fair: Benjamin L. Coe, Franklin B. Daniels, and Dr. Frederick c. Marg- graff.
 George A. Baronian, president of the organization, was toaStmaster and chairman of the committee in charge. Dinner was served by mem- bers of the order of Eastern Star and music provided by Louis David son and William Pettijean of the Zindah Grotto concert orchestra.
 A hand engrossed testimonial containing a resolution which stat ed that MT. Walker served from July 5, 1911 to May 28, 1940, was presented by Harry J. BeardSley Said MT. Beardsley in presenting the testimonial, "his devotion to Masonry has been an honor to the craft"
 Responding to MT. Beardsley, MT. Walker expressed his warm appre- citation for the honor extended him and declared, Thirty years is a long time to serve, but I like the work and Ibenjoyed doing it, just as I have enjoyed my Masonry"
 MT. Walker was grand master in 1928 and since then has been the guiding spirit of the Masonic Home in Wallingford. The resolution made last night is the first of its kind in the history of the organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
New, AL Time Record Set Here In December
Continued from Page 1.)

51 tons, and an increase in carload cars forwarded, 4511 tons as con- pared with the month of December 1889.
 The total freight tonnage for the year 1940 amounted to: L. c. l.. cars received, 34,278 tons; carload cars received, 703,596 tons; L. c. L. cars forwarded, 55,111 tons, and carload cars forwarded, 95,774 tons, showing an increase in L. c. L. cars received AT tons; an increase in carload cars received, 86,673 tons: a decrease in L. c. L. cars forwarded, 1,190 tons and an increase in carload cars for warded, 40,594 tons as compared with the year 1889.
 Gas
 During the month of December there were 103,118,000 GU. it. of gas consumed, an increase of 2,707,00C cu fit. as compared with the month of November, and an increase of 14,975 ,000 GU. it. as compared with the month of December, 1889.
 The total gas consumption for the yNSl1 GO 1.4OO OAO,O ,OOO Su 1l. an increase of 120, 0,940,80 GU. it. as compared with the year 1889.
 Health
 During the month of December there were 89 cases of communicable disease and two deaths resulting therefrom, an increase of 27 cases done death as compared with the month of November, and an increase of six cases and decrease of four deaths as compared with the month | of December, 1889.
 During the year there was tota, | of 787 cases of communicable dis ease and 51 deaths resulting there from, a decrease of 105 cases anC 26 deaths as compared with the year 1889.
 Marriages, Deaths and Births There were B marriages, 8t deaths and 151 births during the month of December, showing a de- crease of 55 marriages. a decrease of 27 deaths and a decrease of 2T births as compared with the montl, of November, and a decrease of one marriage, a decrease of IT deaths and a decrease of 27 births as con- pared with the month of December 1889.
 There was a total of 881 marriages 1,173 deaths and 2,121 births during the year, an increase of 136 mar riages, an increase of 51 deaths, anc an increase of 97 births as compared with the year 1889.
 New Families There were 40 new families who came to take up their residence ir Waterbury during the month of De- cember, making total of 415 fam lilies who have moved here during the year 1940
 Postal Receipts
 The postal receipts for the montt of December amounted to $82,- 46975 an increase of $35, ,457.35 as compared with the month of No vember, and an increase of $8, 1862 .54 as compared with the month of De- cember, 1889
 The total postal receipts for the year amounted to $590, ,709.38, show. ing an increase of $33, ,793.80 as con- pared with the year 1889.
 Telephones During the month of December there were 20,094 telephones in use at the end of the month, an in- crease of POI telephones as con- pared with the month of November and an increase of 1,470 telephones as compared with the month of De- cember, 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
LABOR, DEFENSE
 BILLS PROBLEM

(Continued from Page D ment so that the separate Senate and House committees can hold hearings jointly.
 One of the first bills to be in- troduced by Senators Edward P. Egan and Michael V. Blansfield will call for a revision of the "blue law" forbidding Sunday sales in grocery stores. The local Senators bill would allow stores and mar kets to sell the "neceSsaries of life" between a. m. and 12 noon on Sundays. Both men promised to support such measure during the election campaign. In the past year or more, many arrests have been made here as result of the ban on Sunday sales of anything other than perishables.
 Senators Egan and BlanSfield will also seek legislation for the es- tablishment of a state trade school in Waterbury.
 Senator Blansfield said today that only a nominal expenditure by the city of Waterbury would be required. He expressed the belief that Gov Hurley when acquainted with all the facts, would offer no objection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
LIMITS ON AID
 BILL ARE SOUGHT
(NEA Radiophoto)
(Continued from Page D

Continued from Page D the machinery in motion to start hearings on the bill next week.
 Proposals for notifications met favorable response among legisla- tors in agreement with the presidents general policy of extending much greater material aid to Britain.
 While sentiment was slow to crystalize, initial indications pointed toward the possibility that the modi- ficationists and the outright oppo- nntS, together, might have sufficient votes to put some restrictions into the bill.
 Most discussed were these lirni- tations:
 l. A two-year limit on tn presi- dents authority to provide war ma terials and repair warships for "any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the United States"
 2. A provision to maintain the existing law that ships, airplanes, guns and other equipment now in the hands of the army and navy cannot be disposed of unles the chief oof staff or chief of naval operations certify that they are not essential to the United States own defense. The administration bill would waive this restriction. The bill, for in- stance, conceivably would permit release of the army's secret bomb sight.
 3. A revision to prevent the out right gift of war materials. The bill as drafted would authorize the pres ident ito sell, transfer, exchange, lease, lend, or otherwise dispose of such material. It provides merely that the terms on which this is done shall be those which the president dems satisfactory, and the benefit to the United States may be pay ment or repayment in kind or prop erty, or any other direct or indi- rect benefit which the president deems satisfactory"
 The indirect benefit" clause, it was contendedw, left the way open for outright gifts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
MISS K'MAHON RITES ARRANGED
  Funeral of We'll Known Resident to Be Held Monday Morning

The funeral of Miss Anna Made leine McMahon, member of promi- nent Waterbury family, will take place Monday morning from the residence, 96 Ridgewood street at 10 o'clock with a solemn high mass at St. Margaret's church at 10:3O, burial to be in old St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Miss Anna Madeleine McMahon died Friday at St. Mary's hospital where she had been a patient for about week. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Ellen (Car- rolD McMahon. She leaves two brothers, the Very Rev. Arthur L. McMahon, O. F., s. T. M., and Thomas F. McMahon, and two sis- ters, Miss Helen A. McMal1on and Miss Marie McMahon. Miss Mo- Mahon was educated at Notre Dame academy and she was a teacher in the public schools of this city.
 It is requested that flowers kindly be omitted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
German Treaty With
 Russia Is Balance
Continued from Page 1.)

patriation of German nationals in the Baltic states implied that an understanding had been reached by the two countries concerning the Balkans.
 Repeated unconfirmed reports have circulated of tension between Ger many and Russia over Rumania and Bulgaria. While no agreement on spheres of influence in that region was implied by the treaties signed, the RuSso-German action did tend to throw cold water on suggestions that any serious conflict is likely to arise in the near future.
 The joint Italo-German air attack on British fleet units was described as occurring off the south coast of Sicily which has been reported to be the base of Nazi air reinforce ments sent to Italy.
 The German and Italian conl- muniques left some uncertainty as to how many British WarShips were reported hit but apparently the claim was that dive bombers had h-s one aircraft carrier and destroyer while OrpedO-carrylng planes nlI another aircraft carrier and cruis- CT.
 Heaviest Attack
 The German attack on Ports mouth was described as the heaviest of the war on that naval city and was said to have started fires. How ever, the intervention of British night fighters on a considerable scale was said to have broken the force of the German raid.
 The German reports claimed that great fires, and explosions were caused. Berlin also claimed a bomb hit on an 8,000-ton merchant ship off the British coast.
 The British said their bombers had attacked Brest and Le Havre heavily and there was hint that new raids may have been made on northern Italy.
 The Greeks reported Italian re- sistance in the southeast Albania crumbling as result of Greek cap ture of Klisura where it was claimed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
CONFERENCE IN
 HARTFORD TODAY

Hartford, Conn, January II - (UP)-Delegates from throughout the state gathered here today for the fifth annual Connecticut con- ference on social and labor legis- lation, held in the hall of the House of Representatives.
 Discussions were scheduled on amendments to the injuction and conspiracy laws, creation of a state labor relations act. a state wages and hours law, milk market ing, rural identification, labor laws and the election laws system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
FIRST CHURCH PLANS
 25OTH ANNIVERSARY

The First Congregational church will discus plans for the 250th an- niversary of the church at the an- nual meeting and supper of parish members.
 The meeting will take place in the church parlors. After the supper which will be held at 6:3O o'clock the annual reports of various or ganizations and election of officers will take place.
 Dating back when the first settlers held devotional services in Water bury, the history of the First church starts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11

600 Italian prisoners and great quantities of war materials were taken.
 TObruk Shelled
 Tn Libya, the British brought up additional artillery to shell Tobruk and cut the Tobruk-Derna road at new places. Since the start of Gen. Sir Archibald Wavells operations, 1t was said, the Italians have lost nine divisions. The British believed they have destroyed by capture and cas- ualties Italian fighting units total ling 10000 men, almost half of the estimated original strength of Mar shal Rudolfo GrazianiS forces.
 King Gustav opened the Swedish parliament with recommendation that the training period of con- scripts be extended and defense measures increased.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-11
LOURDES HOLY NAME
 TO HEAR ATTORNEY

Attorney Maurice Wrenn will be the speaker at the communion breakfast of the Holy Name society of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes tomorrow morning in the parish hall after the o'clock mass.
 New officers for 1941 will be in- stalled at this time as follows: Rocco Pomponio, president; John Petricone, vice-president; Eugene Morse, secretary; and Carmirle Bar one, treasurer.