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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Josephine i
Scratch Boat
By GEORGE L. VAN

Josephine II. Tom Petzold's
66-foot yawl and the biggest boat
in the fleet of q starters in to-
morrows annual Port Huron
IMackinac Race. will be scratch
boat according 70 the handicap
list released today by Charley
Beck, chairman OF the Bayview
Yacht Clubs committee.
The big boat which was out In
front most OF the way in last
years race until she ran into
dead sea at Thunder Bay Island
must allow 10 hours. II minutes
and 7 seconds 10 Johnny Boice's
South Wind. 32-foot Toledo sloop,
smallest entry in the race.
Manitou, Jimmy Groves 64-foot
yawl, winner OF the race in
i939-40. gets 20 minutes and /
second from Josephine, while Red
Carlson's schooner, a New York
Forty hull, is allowed ! hour,
Is minutes and 30 seconds.
bitten OR MANITOU
Bitten, the 56-foot cutter
owned by Murray Knapp and
Ernie Crates and favored 10 win
her first Mackinac race, gets !
hour, 81 minutes and 3S seconds
from Josephine. But her crew is
far more interested in Manitou's
handicap. They figure Manitou,
more than any other ship in the
race. is tie one 10 beat to win
the race.
Manitou allows Bitten hour,
IL minutes and 81 seconds. One
of these ships is figured to be the
first 10 finish at Mackinac Island.
BILGEWASH: Chairman
Beck has won added respect
from the sailor boys because he
had the courage TO tell several
shippers that their boats were
not suitable for the Mackinac
Race at this time It's a
delicate thing telling a
guy his boat doesn't meet re-
quirements You can call
a man an embezzler, a phil
anderer. phony. etc. and
get away with il but criticize
his boat and you've got yourself
a problam One of the
shippers says he is going any
way.
FL Chrome, 40-foot Windsor
Y. c. yawl of Ray Andres was
the last ship 10 enter
Andres is sailing with Carl
and Josephine Andres, George
Howe. OSsie Beaussolone, Dan
Douglas and Bob McFsrlane.
Beck and DR.. Tom Sage in
spected most of the boats last
night and will go over the rest
today in the Black River,
rendezvous of the fleet at Port
Huron.
Homer Burdeno. former land
captain at Bayview. will be up
in the tent at the finish line at
Mackinac adding 10 the gayety
of things as will Don Freeburn
and AL Pochelon Homer
is now a horse butler on the
Clarion Farms up near Clark
son.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

having a battle on his hands
with Tex Houghson Of the Red
SoX and our own brilliant Tiger
left handler, Hal Newhouser.
The latter named aces are
leading in the junior circuit and
are very good. despite their in
different showing IN the ALI
Star contest.
To date, Walters has bAgged
Il wins and with more than ham
Of his clubs 154-gaIne schedule
Vet 10 play he could well reach
The u mark, if not so to 80
or more.
The year Walters bagged 81
(1939) Paul Derringer, a Gin
cinnati teammate then, but now
Of the Cubs, chalked up IS wins.
a year later. when the Tigers
edged out the Indians for the
pennant. Bob Teller won p.
The phenomenal young Cleve-
lander added 10 his fame with
Is more victories in 1871.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Klein Seeks 10 ~
Regain Ruby's Title

Louis Klein and Bert Ruby will
wrestle for the MWA junior heavy
belt at Mack Park Tuesday Klein
seeks TO regain the title he held
until Ruby defeated him in May.
Morris Shapiro also meets Ivan
Kamikoff in the double-header.
There will be two other bouts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Two ShutOutS
At Mack Park

Two shutouts marked games at
Mack Park last night. Mary RIM
pitched a two hitter as Keller
downed Local z girls, TO. and Ted
Griggs hurled a four-hitter while
Detroit Elks beat Hudson of the
DSA. 80. Louis Bosely knocked
in two runs on a double with bases
loaded.
Continental meets Fruehauf,
Hudson girls play Local so and
Johnson tackles Local Z men, first
game at z o'clock tonight.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

m o r T ow a I
Lochnoor Club.
A stag affair
for m @ m bers
and guests, it
will be a testi-
monial 10 Sid
Harvey, who is
doing a swell
rob as tn g
c lu bis preSi-
dent.
The golf ac-
i
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
fIiers Play Two

Two games have been scheduled
for the Willow Run Army Air
Base Softball team They meet the
Liberators from the Willow Run
plant at $50 tonight at the air
base. and tomorrow az $50 p. m,
take on Fruehauf at Mack Park.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Dizzy Pitches
Three-Hitter
BY LEO MACDoNELL

Paul Dizzy Trout's eleventh
victory OF the season, achieved at
the expense Of the White Sox. 8
to 1, in a twilight game at Briggs
Stadium last night. was the Tiger
right-handed aces finest perform
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Demoff Shoots Ace

VIII Demoff picked the thir-
teenth Of the month. yesterday, 10
make his first hole-in-one. He sank
a No. s iron tee shot on the 149-
yard seventh az Warren Valley
His score was So. This was the
seasons third ace at Warren
Valley.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

This gent Troxler. inciden-
tally. weighed u pounds when
he was boosting EN- home on the
most famous tracks in the land.
Today he weighs only 1l2.
He rode the second horse the
day Man O War won the first
race of its career. The horse he
was on was named Retrieve.
Right here in our own High
land Park he rode in a match
race back in 1902. He was
aboard Scorpio, which beat
Petra II.
Troxler remembers the track
was good and the grandstand
very small. n
He makes a claim, and "
back ii with a wager that rec
ords will show no jockey in this
country ever has won more
races than he won in his ca.
reer.
And here's one that also is q
part OF turf records. AS late as
1899. TroXler went back to the
saddle in a little private argu-
ment.
II was an early morning
workout. He had accepted a
challenge that he could beat
Eddie Arcaro and Wayne
Wright, two Of Americas best
Jockeys, away from the gate
and also to the finish line in q
five-eighths race.
He did both.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

Will be followed by dinner and
entertainment, also will include
blind hole tournament and a kick
erS. There will be enough prizes
TO stock a notion shop, among
them a dozen of those much sought
prewar golf balls. There will be
door prize.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

appear 10 be
better I h a n
a V @ r a & G
heavyweights
better than
he Caliber
now in Circu-
latiOn - will
tang gle a I
Olympia to-
night.
Nick Londes
promises the
fans an in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

ace was voted
his loops
most valuable
player.
NJ cover.
Walters may
wind up top
finger IN the
majors. How
ever, for this
d st inction.
the Red right
h a n d er ap-
pears 10 be
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Bob Tales
Ex-Dsrby Jockey. a.
Race Expert at 81.
Aids Jockeys Agent

II you like the mellowness
and flavor Of the romantic past
in horse racing. you will like
the why, sharp-eyed little man
about whom we write today.
His name IL Roscoe Conklin
Troxler He's 81. but you'd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Tiqer Box Score

Totals 80 "a II
.Batted FOR Grove 10 third
Chicago 0lO O0O 00O-l
DETROIT Os0 100 O0x-9
Runs-Tucker. Hoover. Mayo ?. York 2.
Wakefield. H0stetler swift Trout. Runs
batted in-Turner York 2. Hoover. Mayo
2 Wakefield g. Outlaw. Two-base hits
Turner York Home run-York Left on
haSes-Chicago 4, Detroit 3 Bases on
balls-On Grove 3. of HAYNES /, OF
Trout q struck out-By Grove 2. by
Trout ] Hits-ON Grove IN innings.
OF Haynes / in innings. Losing pitcher
Grove.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
SpOr
Walters in Battle
With Newhouser.
Huohson for Honors
Nv LEO MAeDoNELL

Bucky Walters, who helped
mitch the National League 10
victory over the A m erican
Leaguers in the All-Star game
in Pittsburgh, this season may
excel his record Of q victories
IN 1883 the year the Cincinnati
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

u O0A@A
never guess
I r o m hi
spry step
a n d intelh-
gent CONVEX
sation that he
was aboard q
X e n I u C ky
Derby W ! n
er as far
BACK as 1910.
That year no
won the rose
n e c k Ia c Q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

ance Of the sea-
son to date.
A crowd Of
clients
saw the rou I,
first time ( h e
TT ers ha d
beaten Chicago
h e re this sea-
son.
Trout h ED
the White Sox
to three hits,
49, n -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Heavies TanqIe

Switching from pitching base
ball to tossing punches in the
ring, 10 are reminded that Lou
Nova and Lee Oma, a pair that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
FORCES IN RUN

Groggy with this unfortunate
turn of events, Grove also walked
Trout, forcing home Wakefield
with a run.
The Tigers were Just getting
warmed up. Joe Hoover singled
through the box. Mayo also
singled, a blow 70 right which
scored Swift and Trout
Jimmy Outlaw was thrown out
on an infeld Groundor. Hoover
scoring. Then came York's dou-
BILE. second hit Of the inning,
which brought Mayo a-racing
across the plate with another
tally.
When Wakefield beat out an IN
field grounder for his second
single Of the stanza, York scored.
Hostetler contributed another
single. but Orengo compassion
ately struck out and ended the
slaughter.
The other Tiger counter came in
the fourth as an anti-climax. 1t
was scored by Mayo. who walked.
moved around TO third on single
by Outlaw and then scored after
Tucker shared Wakefeld's long
fly ball in center field.
AS Trout moved them down al
most in order, save in the second.
the White Sox had little or no
chance to score.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Honor Harvey
At LOchnOOr

A team event between lineups
TO be known as the reds and blues
will highlight presidents day to-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Knows His Horses

The name Of a horse means
nothing in the life Of a Jockeys
agent. It's the live" mounts
he is able TO get for his client
i mean the horses that are fit
and ready and wired for sound.
So almost any day at the
Fair Grounds you'll see Troxler
leaning over the wire fence az
the paddock watching the
horses as they come past. His
experienced eye tells him many
things.
He knows a sound horse from
an unsound one. He knows at
an instant glance whether one
is fit or unfit. He makes notes
on all OF those things. Later
comes his advice 10 Smitty AZ
10 which horses he should ac-
cept for Caffarella.
With a setup like this. can
you imagine why serious. silent
Mike these days is about 10
overtake Johnny Adams as the
leadin g rider at the Fair
Grounds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Lacey Pitches Virse's
Into Amateur Day Tilt
BY JAKE BERSON

Walter Lacey of the sandlots is still able
he is of the leading money pitchers the Detroit Baseball
Federation.
fouher by Lacey yesterday Vrges 40 victory
PeD- Cola Class A. Nirges will be Clubs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Wakefield Gets Two
Hits i'm Big Inning

Wakefield given his honorable discharge from the
hand by the crowd when he the
for the first time in the second inning of last nights game
against the White Sox.
the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

inning was over, had contributed
another. Besides those safeties,
the former naval aviation cadet
drove out two long fly balls, after
one of which a Tiger run vas
scored.
Though honorably discharged
from the navy due TO an over
supply of aviation cadets, Wake
field is back in the lap Of the
draft board. The records in his
case will be transferred here from
his Chicago board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
MAY FINISH

Whatever happens, Dick may
get a chance TO finish out the
season with the Tigers. All Of
which is a boon to the Detroit
club. Dick made his appearance
felt last night with his two hits.
With Wakefield back in the
Tiger lineup in his old spot in left
field, Outlaw was switched to CEN
ter field and Cramer benched.
Hostetler and Ross will continue
to hold down right field, alternat-
ing against left and right-handed
pitching.
The crowd of more than H.
600 paid which turned out for a
seventh place club was testi-
mony OF the loyalty OF Detroit
fans. The fans were repaid with
a smashing victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
UAW-CIO Baseball
STANDINGS

Ford 400 vs.. Ternstsdt, ~ W No /
Ford 500 vs.. Packard. n. W No. 2
Diesel We Fibre, y. W. No 3 Kelsey vs.
Hudson. n W No. 4: Motor Products vs.
Continental, Belle Isle No. S,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Yesterdays Results
Today's Games
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pacific Coast League
ny United Press

Ios Angeles 3 Sacramento !.
Oakland 13 San Diego 3.
Seattle q Hollywood 4
saa Francisco 7. Portland ?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
OVERNIIRE HURLS

frankie OVermire, the chunky
left handler who has pitched good
ball in hard luck this season, will
hurl against the White Sox today.
The game starts at 3 o'clock. Bill
Dietrich is carded to fling for the
SoX.
IL was Jim Boyer's turn to
umpire behind the plate, but a
league rule prevented him from
taking that post last night and
he was at first base. The rule
says an umpire cannot go be-
hind the plate on his first visit
to ball park. So, Boyer will
umpire behind the plate today,
now that he has had a look at
Briggs Stadium. Boyer, Mary
land product. umpired In the
American Association last year.
5TH LOSS IN ROW
Rated the best finger on the
White SoX staff in preseason spec
Grove has had plenty Of
trouble recently, Chalking up his
fifth straight loss last night.
The SOX. who were high with
pretentions w h e n
they iourneyed east recently, re-
turned TO the west battle Scared
and in a lowly position in the race.
But we will have lots OF fun
yet" Jimmy Dykes predicted
between gulps on hot dog be-
fore the game last night.
James would probably have
choked on a hot dog later in the
evening.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

two or tn m PAUL TROUT
bloopers, and the man from Sand
cut. Ind, should have had a shut
out.
The lone Chicago run came
when Tom Turner, in the second
inning. dropped fly ball between
Jimmy Outlaw and Chuck Hostel,
Ter for a two-bagger. a gift that
scored Thurman Tucker. who had
walked.
With two down. the feet
Tucker dashed all the way around
the bases as soon as the ball was
hit.
ONE CLEAN HIT
Joe Haynes, pitcher who re-
placed Orval Grove early in the
game, got the other Texas Lacquer
in the eighth. The third and only
untainted hit off Trout was a
single bagged by Ralph Hodgin.
The Tigers accumulated eight
OF their nine TALES in a thunder
Gus second inning barrage in which
they collected seven hits off Grove,
including a home run and two
Dagger by Rudy York and two
singles by Dick Wakefield.
Three walks were issued by
Grove. In all, thirteen men went
TO bat in the roaring frame.
1t was Groves fifth straight
defeat.
York led of with his ninth
home run, a mighty drive on a
first pitch. far into the lower deck
of the left field stands. Wakefield,
his first time at bat since rejoin-
ing the club. singled off the tips
Of Jimmy Webb's fingers, sting
ing drive into center field
Chuck Hostetler walked. Joe
Orengo was tossed out, hut Bob
Swift walked. filing the bases.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Washington Produce

Prices paid net fob. Washington:
r.. EGG]Msrket easy: prices paid for
grading, stations January 81: Whites, u
medium medium a.; U; $; srade B, large, AZ:
A, medium. 41-42; average. A.; u. S.
syeasee syeas B. Large AZ T. s. srads C. asss
LIVE PoULTRY-Msrket, firm; receipts
light; prices paid net fob. WASHINGTON
according to mileage; bro nd fryers
2Sla-30; fowl, 26l2-2S: 1920.
Fruits and Veg
Sales to 8 am. on this g's whole
SNAP, BEANs-Market- Steady. florida.
bush 6ushel hampers, Black Valentines, $50;
atenaeFeTeens' a4a sn 3'oo-3.5o: green, fiat type,
- GcABBAGExMarket steady. 5o;pound
saeKs EioEid. Nsw 99fH Danish type o9-2 "5'
cARRoTsEMar%ket % Steady. ssh. l. ,oI;nH; A. crates,
punched California, 6.25: Texas, 5.75;
S bashs bDashh fspRsG bassas TapDed
washed, .90-2 90
cELERY-Market steady, California. "a
LETTucEMMaarfet wsfa. west' Arizona Arizona, and
oen 1 fFh5ss Fofda 'fssEs type
maine, .50-2 90
ONIONS-Market steady New York. So
pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No. l, 2 AZ.
Potato Prices Steady.
POTATOES-Market steady Hundred
poand sacks, U. S. No. l, Maine, Katahdins,
set Burbanks 4.0O-425: Florida, So
pound sacks. Bliss Triumphs. U; S. No. l
SWEET POTATOES-Market steady:
bushels. U. S. No. /. North Carolina, bes-
kets. Porto Ricans and Nancy Halls, 4 90
425; Tennessee. hampers, Nancy Halls,
$50
APPLES-Market steady; supplies light:
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
inch minimum, Grimes, BOOB so; Ben
Davis, 3.00-3.25; Yorks 3.25-3g4; Stay
mans 1903 "a: Delicious, 35O-315;
Black Twigs, 3 62-3 "a
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Stock Prices Narrow
And Irregular in
Quiet Dealings
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writ

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-The stock
market refused to put on a New
Year celebration today and, in the
first session of 1914. trends were
cloudy and dealings relatively slug
gish.
Scattered favorites managed to
acquire modest gains at the opening
but number of these skidded later
and fractional irregularity predom-
mated near the close. There were
a few soft spots in evidence. Trans
fers for the full proceedings were
around 100000 shares.
Reinvestment demand served as a
prop here and there. Reasons for
trimming accounts elsewhere in
cluded: The desire to await the
Presidents message to Congress next
week, a looked-for correction of re-
cent recovery, the unsettled rail and
steel wage disputes and the thought
that possibly pending war develop
ments could have considerable reper-
cuSSiOnS
Evening star., 1944-01-03
NEW YORK, Jan 3 NP.-National Asso-
citation Securities Dealers, Inc
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Jan. 3 Up twFA>.-salable
hogs. $4,000: total, "a 900: slow good and
choice 20O-300 pounds. steady at, 1875,
the top: weights Under 200 pounds very
uneven, 1910 lower; weights over 300
pounds and sows. 25 lower, good and choice
110-190 pounds mostly 12.251300: 150-
10 pounds, 11..50-12.35; good and choice
31o-340 pounds IL. S5-13.l5; good and
choice 30O-550-pou sows, 12.00-12 .25: I:
estimate 1900 unsold.
Salable cattle, 1900: salable calves.
900; best steers and yearlings generally
steady; best action, OF, good and choice
grades strong at 400 upward; largely
Eastern order buyer market: strictly choice
kind very scarce; TOP, 1900; next highest
bulk. 1880 TO 1925: heifers, around 1915:
bulk. IL 1914 so; no reliable market on
cows and bulls, most buying interests bid
ding sharply lower: few sales mostly 25
lower; vealers firm at 1900 down: stock
cattle scarce, very slow.
salable sheep, 1000; total 10000; few
wooled lambs. 1880 lightly sorted best
early bids. 15.1o on good to chonce fed
fed lambs with fall shorn pelts, "A. so;
ply, nothing done as yet on these
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Business Briefs

Higher Steel Prices are a distinct
possibility in view of the pressure of
labor for higher wages, but the
prospect is having little effect on de-
mand, the magazine Steel reported.
Goals which seemed all but out of
reach a year ago have been met in
substantially all details and the sit
uation is we'll in hand, with prospect
of return to some lines of civilian
production within a short time, the
magazine added.
Food Supplies in 1914 will equal or
exceed the near record of 1943, de-
clared John A. Hartford, president
of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Co. He predicted increased acreage,
larger supplies of farm machinery
and fertilizer and more nearly nor
NAL weather. He urged continued
efforts to eliminate waste, which, he
said, is currently costing the Nation
20go of its total food production.
Freight Loadings in 1943 totaled
42,414,343 cars, decline of 10 from
1912, but revenue ton-miles in
creased 1867 because of heavier
loading of cars and longer hauls per
ton. the Association of American
Railroads announced.
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. filed
a registration statement with the
SEC for an issue of 100000 shares
of Az % series preferred stock with
a par value of $45,0OO,0O0. Proceeds
will be used with other funds to re-
deem 454, ,129 shares of 6fo cumula-
tive preferred on March l. Harri-
man Ripley & Co. and Otis & Co.
will be the principal underwriters.
Rochester Telephone Co. signed
an underwriting agreement with a
syndicate headed by First Boston
Corp. for proposed offering of
$4,000 shares at 1885 share, prob
ably tomorrow, if the SEC approves.
Celotex Corp. earned S530199 or
54 cents a share in the fiscal year
ended October 81, compared with
1881, ,1S7 or Sl12 a share in the
previous year.
Glidden Co. earned $1,998, 1879 or
S1.87 a share in the fiscal year ended
October 81, compared with $1,853, 1852
or $170 a share in the preceding
period.
Consolidated Gas Co. of Baltimore
earned $6,282,69 or $4.29 share in
II months ended November 80, COM
pared with Sc, ,322 ,068 or $4.32 share
in the previous IL months.
Zenish Radio Corp. earned S1,300,-
121 or 1884 a share in six months
ended october 81, compared with
S1,O55,706 or $214 share in the
same period of the previous fiscal
year.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
D. {. Bank Deposits
Off Slightly From
October Peak
BY EDWARD C. STONE.


Deposits in Washington's % active
banks on December 81, 1943, aggre-
gated $708, 8,063, 1882, a small drop
of $6,494, ,874.40 from October 18, but
the first decline in long time. it
was learned in the financial district
following call for the conditions
of all the banks in the Capital and
all national banks in the country
issued by the controller of the cur
rency today.
Bankers ascribed the small de-
crease to the usual year-end with
drawals for many purposes, Decem-
ber Is Federal income tax payments.
heavy purchases of War Bonds and
a leveling off in general business
after a long and extremely sharp
advance.
Quite number of the banks re-
ported slight deposit decreases from
the call of October 18. Total de-
posits in the Capital, however, have
scored sharp gains during the full
year. The individual banks TODAY
December 81:
nenoSifS m nncauohor Of ,oAs
Evening star., 1944-01-03
THE EVENING STAR Washington. D. C. ''' A..
AY.

steady, per cent; prime commercial paper.
v Der cent; time loans steady: e0-e0 days.
1A: 4-6 months. IN per cent; bankers
acceptances UNCHANGED: 5000 days. h-is
per cent: 4 months, I:-h per cent; So
months. Nj: per cent: rediscount rate,
New York Reserve bank, (A), H-I per cent;
fA Va per cent on Treasury paper OF one
year or shorter: longer msturities. l peg
Evening star., 1944-01-03
Years Clearings Set Record.

Bank clearings in the Capital in
l943 reached a new all-time total of
ST ,975 ,4O3 1882, scored a gain of
S102,474,31979 over 1912 which held
the previous record, at the same
time indicating the most active busi-
ness year the city has experienced,
George H. Bright, manager of the
Clearing House Association, an
nounced today.
December clearings totaled $172,-
287,441.34, against $173,229, ,12707 in
December, 1912, small decrease of
S941 ,685.73. Bankers said today that
the decrease was partly due to fewer
Federal income taxes being paid by
check on December Is, so many
taxes now being deducted from pay
rolls. Extra early Christmas shop
ing in November also dented Decem-
ber clearings.
Evening star., 1944-01-03
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 Up. - Favorable
war news over the week end created
further uncertainty in cotton circles to-
day as to the length of the conflict and
held trading to minimum.
Prices backed and filled in a narrow
range, with light liquidation and hedge
selling offset by mill price fixing against
recent Government textile awards.
Late afternoon prices were 5 cents q
bale higher to ID cents lower March,
N{66; May, 1896. and July. 1905.