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Evening star., 1948-12-21
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Dec. 2i R-commercisl
demand and some short covering in nearby
eSn1ass: Trss. ad.,need prices on the Board
December corn. especially. was in de-
mand during an opening hurry and sd-
''sssS sem. .sous b +. = ,:,19,. cent :, -,.
trieuted to milling interests and shortins
GOVERNS. Traders generally paid little
attention TO the 0overnments optimistic
close Of trading Yesterday.
larse. wheat was placed at an estimated ted
Oi G;s: sss sI.dsss sas a
ration for the holiday iull
e.nt RuTins b,s the = nsss hour shsas heat was y to
lower to = higher. December. 1.42 and
ssgHssn: ses.1. ss ssss to ~ cents hisher' De
me peD.Itnent of Agriculture has
370, 600 acres, new seedins record. per
1'e.s esmsss s.n rs. & ae
placed ut s64 sos. 600 bushels. about 4
De per cent les sssn the 100000 600 bushels
The trade had expected an optimistic
report, and Government figures we're risht
around private estimates.
Athoush the visible supply Of wheat
week. traders do not expect too much dif-
neulty IN meeting commitments at the
close Of trading In December contracts
The Commodity Corp. continues to take
Erain In considerable quantities. For the
week ended at noon Friday. the Govern
meps Pnsb.s the pgrehsss Of
wheat and 204 900 bushels of oats No
flour vas purchased during the week.
Goloer temperatures with some precipi.
section.
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Detroit Man Gets Year
For Threats 10 5 With Gun

A 35-year-old Detroit man today
began . year In jail for threaten.
ing five persons with an empty
gun.
Howard H. Royal, who Is colored,
was convicted in Municipal Court
on flve charges Of threats and one
of simple assault. Witnesses, includ.
ing Royals estranged wife, Daisy.
IS, colored, told Judge George D.
Nelson that. on Saturday night,
Royal came to town and went i'm.
mediately to the rooming house in
the first block Of K street NE,
where she lives.
He barged through the door,
clicked his gun at me and when It
didn't go of he hit me over the
head with it." the wife testified.
He clicked the trigger again when
four neighbors came to investigate.
Pvt. ]. L. Rinker testified that
he found 81 cartridges in Royals
pockets, and that the man told
him the loaded clip must have
dropped out" Of the gun.
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Stock Market Holds
In Narrow Range,
Turnover Small
By the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Buyers
and sellers didn't have much differ
ence Of opinion on price In today's
stock market.
Few quotations changed more
than fractionally from the previous
close. Gains had a slight edge over
losses most of the time, but the re-
suits were hardly decisive.
Business picked up over yester-
day, although total turnover was
still nothing to get excited about.
Enthusiasm over the chemical
group, which ran ahead Monday
on word of proposed du Pont
stock split up, died away. Du Pont
raced forward for a gain of around
8 points, but today the tendency
was downward.
Allied Chemical, Dow Chemical
and Union Carbide showed only
minor changes.
Higher a good part Of the time
were Bethlehem Steel, YOUNGSTOWN
Sheet & Tube, United States Rubber.
Douglas Aircraft, Distillers Corp,
International Nickel, westinghouse
electric, Owens Illinois, Union Pa
cific, Southern Railway, Standard
OIL New Jersey and Gulf OIL.
Under mild pressure were United
States Steel, General Motors, Sears
Roebuck, Caterpillar Tractor, Boeing,
Schenley, Consolidated Edison, Ken
necott Copper, Phelps Dodge, Amer
lean Can, General Electric, American
Woolen, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific,
Sinclair Oil and American Airlines.
Losers in the curb included Mead
johnson, Segal Lock, Colonial Air
Lines, Electric Bond & Share and
National Pressure Cooker. Ameri-
can Gas & Electric advanced, along
with Colon Development, Venezuelan
Petroleum. Mid West Corp. and Nov
adel-Agene.
Evening star., 1948-12-21
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. Dee. Fl up USDA.-Sa1able
hogs. 10000: total. $4,000: fairly active;
butchers $3.50 hisher; most advance on
weishts 22o pounds and over; sovs SO
choice 170-220 pounds, 81 .b0-22.00; 23O-
ESQ pounds, 20.60-21; 26; 2o0-2e0 pounds.
1875; good and choice sovs. aoo-zsO
pound., Oo-1s.o0; 45O-1b0 pounds.
l6 O0-17.O0; few $50 pounds down to
galable cattle, 5000: total $500: saIable
calves, 600: total 600: steers uneven,
mostly steady; other killing classes active:
heifers strong to so higher; cows strong
bulls strong to so higher; vealers fully
steady; so head choice 1,150-pound fed
steers topped at 34.75: load choice steers
and heifers mixed, 1880: most good to
choice low-choce fed heifers, 25.O0-2s. .25;
medium and good beef cows. 1s.5O-2O. 90;
Gamers and cutters. IA. .50-l7 80; medium
and good sausage bulls, 21.50-23,50: veal
ers, $500 down; stockers and feeders
around so higher for two days
s,.uahser LAMBS esp and yesp,pfs so'e hxseg
top, 25.25; ewes strong at 1915 down.
Evening star., 1948-12-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Dec. 2l R-Foreisn ex-
change rates follow (Great Britain in
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. "a per cent discount or 90 20 United
Europe-Breat Britain (pound,, "a .o3H.,
unchanged; Great Britain, 3O-day futures,
4.027s. up 1s Of a cent Great Britain,
s0.day futures; 402h: up y Of a cent;
Of cent; France franc), .31i. Of a cent,
up :00,!s; italy Qira), December fixed rate
E1ons s7sS sysaes
tranc) Cree). 25.O4. UNCHANGED
Latin America-Argentina Uree), 2O92,
UNCHANGED; Brazil iree), $50, unchanged;
Mexico, 14.55, UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Winter rWheatP PIantinq
Opens Way 10 Possible
Crop Record in 194o
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

Farmers have planted q record
acreage of winter wheat to open the
way for possible production next
year Of the largest wheat crop ever
harvested in the United States.
This was reported by the Agricul-
ture Department yesterday In its
first crop production forecast for the
coming year.
Some improvement In weather
during the remainder Of the growing
season will be needed II the harvest
is to set a record.
The department forecast the 1949
winter wheat crop at 64,008, 900
bushels, based on conditions prevail
ing December /. Those conditions
reflected considerable dryness in sew
eral wheat areas, particularly Texas
and Oklahoma.
Record Is 1,06S, S,O48, 900.
BY comparison, the 1948-harvested
winter wheat crop was $50 ,098 600
bushels. The winter record Is
l ,068, ,048, 900, produced In 1947.
A winter crop of the size forecast
and an average spring crop Of 1885,
100000 bushels would give a total
l949 wheat crop of about 1883, $685.
600. This compares with the 1948
crop Of 1888. .406, 900 and with the
record Of 1857, ,186 900 grown In 1947.
A forecast on spring wheat will
not be given until after this class of
wheat Is planted next spring. Win
ter wheat was seeded during the last
fall.
Yesterdays forecast assumes only
normal weather conditions during
the remainder of the growing sea-
son. 1t also assumes yield Of only
1877 bushels per acre. The yield this
year averaged II bushels, while that
in the record production year was
1874 bushels.
Should the winter wheat yield per
acre turn out to be as good IS that
In the record producing year, the
total wheat crop would exceed
L. ,400, ,o00, 0O0-which would be new
record. This years winter wheat
crop turned out to be 126, ,000. 600
bushels larger than the depart
ment's first forecast.
Record Acreage Planted.
The department said farmers
planted . record Of 81 $40, 600 acres
to winter wheat. Because Of pros
poets for q smaller overseas demand
next year, the Government had
recommended that growers plant 8
per cent less. But instead they in
creased the acreage 5 per cent.
A big factor In the acreage in
crease Is the fact that wartime price
supports for wheat continue for an
other year. They originally had been
set to expire ut the end Of this year,
but the last Congress extended them
to 1850.
Thus, farmers are assured Of .
favorable price on next years crop
I-perhaps not far different from
this years average support price Of
81 . bushel.
But price supports viii drop
sharply in 1850 If present legisla-
ton Is not changed.
The department also estimated
farmers had planted 1881 900 acres
Of rye. This Is II per cent less than
WIS seeded for the 1913 crop. The
department had urged an increase
Of $4,000 acres in rye.
Evening star., 1948-12-21

VORIA bANh
[ntBR&D2A67 81 20
NEW YORK CIT
80 50 1o4la
FOREIGN 2:3O'
Australia So 6b 100
Brass hs27 SYST A2h
Chile Is 42 asd 2eh
Colombia 3s 20 36h
Italy Is 6l---. 20
Peru LIST Is 90 Is
Ursg a. 4hs 70 ~
DOMESTIC 2:3o
Ala Pvr 3las 72 1o5A
ALlis Chalm2s6u 80
Am&F p 5s2U3U eSA
Am T&T 2As57 lilo
Am T&T 2As6l lo3H
Am Tat 2As rs S3Lz
Am T&T 2Asss6 90
| AtlRe11n 2Ms66 1904
Balt&Oh $3.50 81
\ BHlt&Oh 6sMg6 81
Balt&O5sK2OOO 61M
B&OSouDiv5ssO 75
Beth Stl 2As rs 50
BufRoch&P57st 6lA
Can Pac 4s perp 93N
Cent Ga As 95 63l4
Cn RI NJ IS 81 75a
ChampP&F3s66 eo1S
COW 41xs 203S 75
Chi1&LAz20O3 46iA
CNStP4as2Ol9 64,h
CMStP4 4bss2044 s4lA
Chi&NW 4hse9 5eN
CRIPin4Aas2019 o1h
CTHS i2A4H94 7lLa
| CCCSL 4has n 661s
Clev On IT 6s73 1864
| Col b So 4hs8O 443k
Col GEE 3hss7l lo2IA
Cons Ed cv 1868 l061s
Cons P 2hs rs 99A
Del & Hud Is 60 95zS
|D&RGW 3-4s93 e6lh
Den&S L inc 90 7oA
Det Ed CIV IS So 1oS1b
Erie ANS 2O1b So
tnT&R3s6l1o3A
Hud Coal IS ga 9@At
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Sales Boost Shares
Of Department Stores
On Capital Exchange
ey Edword c. Stone

Washington department store
stocks have been in strong demand
In recent sessions Of the Washington
Stock Exchange, due partly to favor
able reports on holiday trade.
Garfnckel common has been SELL
ing around l6A, Woodward &
Lothrop common at 1914 and Hecht
common at %. The preferred issues
in these same stocks have also COM
manded attention. Exchange OFF,
cials look for extra favorable annual
reports.
Potomac Electric Power common
stock continues to be the most &C
tive issue on the board, about 190,-
900 shares having changed hands
this year, an amazing turnover
that has been the main factor in
the trebling business volume this
year over 1947.
School Bonds Quickly Sold.
The issue of s1,sOo,oOo Elizabeth
CITY County, Va, 3Aeo, 2% % and
81 school bonds has been sold.
Folger, Nolan & Co. were members
Of the selling group.
The Harris Trust g. Savings Bank
Of Chicago has bought $685. 900 in
Maryland bonds, representing the
last issue of a general construction
loan authorized by the Legislature
Ia 1947.
National Income Up Sharply.
National income rose to a record
annual rate of $227.3 billion in the
third quarter of 194S, an increase OF
$5.6 billion above the preceding
quarter, the Department of Com
nierce announced today through its
ONCE Of Business Economics. This
figure measures earnings accruing
to the Nations residents from cur
rent production.
On the basis of the data for the
first three quarters of 194s, the ONCE
Of Business Economics expects ma
tional income for the full year to be
about 1924 billion and gross national
product, which measures the market
value Of the country's output of
goods and services, to be about $253
billion.
United Sets New Records.
An all-game air record in move
nent Of air mail and air freight
for any two-week period in United
Air Lines history was set during
the first IA days of December, 1t
was reported today by M. P. Bick-
ley, manager Of air cargo sales.
The National Capital Banks Of
hcers and employees held their an
nual Christmas dinner and dance
at 240o Sixteenth street. George A.
Ndden, jr, president presided.
High corporate and individual
income taxes are partially respon-
sible for the current deaths of funds
for common stock investment, &C
cording to the Northern Trust Co.,
Chicago. Present high taxes are
causing a great deal of investment
In tax-exempt issues at the expense
Of common stocks, the bank says.
The Controllers Institute Of
America Chapter here will hold q
dinner meeting this evening at the
Carlton Hotel, with Henry w. Her
zog presiding.
Evening star., 1948-12-21

7 SELECTED ISSUES
Hud&M II bs 81 so
Hud&M in IS 81 2zM
rntGtNor s. 81 -
Lsutro N inc rs %
Leh VI HT IS 64 81
LehVal4s2OO3st 37A
MichBell3 hs8s 1o2
NJ 4 T 81 60 A e1A
MKT ali 6s67 7H
MKT 1st 4S9o -
Mo Pae bhs 90 2Nk
Mo Pac 81 65 A 7oA
Mo Pac So 81 ] 79M
Mo Pac IN Is rs 42h
NYc RI 6s 20l3 71h
NYc 4hs2Ol3A 65AA
N Y G con Is 81 5NA
NY conn2xs76 e6h4
NYNHin4hs22 ~A
NYNHH 4s20O7 IS
NYOW RI Is % 9x
NYOW 9 A. IS ~
NoSta Pwr2A75 90
PacT&T 2hs SO 93A
PennCtAir3Ias6 50
PennRR gn5s68 loSih
PennRRR4ias65 1925
PeopGL&C 3s63lo5iA
Philipn Ry As 81 1855
9tWVa 4has60c S2h
Rutln lst4hs4l 10
|StLSF 4hs2022 5o,s
StLSanFrn4so7 e2lA
Seab in4hs2016 SO
Shell Un 2hs7l o5A
Socony-V2as76 -
Sou Pae Ans 90 93H
|soPac4hsOr77 lo2
100 Pae 2hs So. eo3G
Sou Pac 2As96 70
| Std dOilNJ2ass7l -
Tex&Pac 3hss6 SsM
Third Ave IS 90 ASA
Third Ave As 60 70iA
Ut BisAm2 44s66 looiA
Vakl&PW3ks s63 107A
WalkerH 2As66 S73s
West Sh 4s 1861 50
WstchLt 3 y SGT 1o7
West Nd Is Sc 99H
WshSe 81 2hs5l 1ollA
wis Cn Is 36SD A3A
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Market AVERAGES
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Dec; q @:-gytter: es4:-
Creamery. higher than 92 score and
premium marks (AA. 64k.6424 cents;
ss score ..ay. ~ e4M sd 90 sssIs ts5; s2:ssH
command Y cent pound over the bulk
Cheese. 2s2,s22. steady prices un-
changed.
higher today. Receipts totsIed 1881
cases. Spot quotations follow:
Midwestern: Mixed colors, fancy heavy
weights, 80: extra 1 large. 5sLa; extra Q
large. 54-55; extra medium. 4s-49;
dirties. 1880; checks, 45-47
Whites Fancy heavyweights. 60-61 ;
extra ! large: 59h; extra large. $3.50
browns: Fancy heavyweishts. so; extra
large. $50; extra large. b4-55; extra
Nearby crop quotations on nearby
white and brown eges represent highest
wholesale selling prices for the finest
marks available. and not paying prices to
producers or shtppeYs)
whites: Hxtrs fancy hssvyveishts, e3;
fancy n.:,, heassyyrHseishts. asrs eo-o2 mediums 81;
Browns: Extra fancy hesyyweishts, 81:
b0-51: DulIstA ]o-l7.
Evening star., 1948-12-21

Alum Co Am Q 4
Am Bantam Car
Am Gas GEL 1b .
Am L & T 3.45f !.
Am MaTacalpv
AmPt&ChB ! ha
ArkNatGsA .4Os
6arlum Steel
Blue Ridge .27e
Breeze Corp
BrwnF Dist .S0a
Carr Cons Bisc
Cataun Am .l6e
Cent q d W ~
Cit Service IA 4
Colon Develop
Colonial Airline.
Col Rueklr ~
Com'doYs Hotel
|ConsGKBslt3.6O
Cons Hns&s ID u
|ContFdy&Al go
Cooper Brew A.
Cop Range Ae
CornucupGNin
CrownDrus .15e
Cub Att Sug "a
DetGrH II .16e.
II Bond&Sh We
Eureka Ltd
FchildE&A zoe
FansteelAet Ae
Gen Hfnanes 20
Gen P1ywd .2Op.
oolddeId Cons
Gorh Inc A ha
Haxeitine Corr I
Int Gig Mch 80
INT Petrol "
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Sales

II 100 "A. 2lo 900 1900 noon A2o 600
l:o0p.m- $40 900 300 pm. 900 oo3
fUnit OF srsding. 10 shares 'ln pans-
ruptcy or receiyership or being reorsan.
tiles assumed b such companies. Rates
annual Disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration
Unless otherwise noted, special or extra
dividends are not included. CID Called
. TX dividend. H n rights. Also. extra
o. extras b Plus stock dividend. Cash
or stack. eDeciared or paid so far thu
seer. fPaysble p stock. estimated cash
value on rs1ld;.idena datss Paid last
dividend or split-up. kDeclared or pai0
this year. On accumulative Issue with
o.ssa ssfeas: d:,.rlsd this
esksn ct last dividend meeting. Payable
m stock. exact cash value undstermine0
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Washington Exchange

16, so At l6.
Capital nansit-15 at II.
MergenthAler Linotype-2O at 46M.
washington Gas 4.25 preferred-l3 at
Potomac Electric Power 1905 preferred
"A''-62 At 43A.
American Security d Trust co.-aO at 70.
virgins Electric Power eommon-lOO et
16st
$50 At 43A
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Dunfermline Invites 'Exiles'

Dunfermline, Scotland, Is invit.
ing its "exiles In America" to re.
visit their home town for next
years civic week celebrations.
Evening star., 1948-12-21

Gathering peat In Fire is being
with motor transport.
Evening star., 1948-12-21
N. 7. Curb Market

sO Ital Superpow A n
- MlkalSer-FraZer 65t
70 Kirk L GIN .04-. lh
x. Le Tourneau IL
y, lone star Gas / 2oA
n McClananan Oh IN
- Mead John .60a 13h
michigan Sugar lh
Midwest c 1l1st ga
Mining Cp Can 9
"a NatBelHess zoe ~
- Nat Fuel G go e3<
~ Nat Press Ck ~ 10
"a Nat Union Rad 3h
Niles -Bem p 90 ~
~ No Am 1t d PVT +"
Al No Sta PVT lie oN
A Novadel 2p w
lOd Poindex-- ~
Paneoastai Oh. ~
nIPennrosd No ,
Boys los ~
APepDereli 10 5oA
Gold ~
= R-K-O opt war n
NlSaltDomeO M 1oia
NISehulte Cd A. 1sh
nt tSesal Lock lh
NlSentinel Radio ~
~ Solar Airc 60 81
~ Std OilKy l.4Os -
vi Sterling Inc Ab ~
Al lSunRayDru .l5s 50
Technicol NE lo16
UnitL&Ry 1.47e 7l1k
HIUt9hoeNeh zhs SO9S
III United Stores IA
. vene1ueIa Pe0 81
Waltham Watch ~
~ Wytght-Har IA 1Nk
Evening star., 1948-12-21
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Dec. 21 R.-MilI and New
Orleans buying advanced cotton futures in
forenoon trading today. Activity remained
extremely quiet.
There was a good deal of interest in
been a good buyer Of United States cotton.
Washington trade quarters estimated that
China needs about 100000 bales Of cot
rate for the first half Of next year
1t was estimated that Japan's total
purchases OF United States cotton for the
bales.
Noon prices were UNCHANGED to 25 cents
a bale higher than the previous close
March, 3211; May, 31.91. and July 30.96.
Federal Screw Works declared an
extra dividend of Is cents, payable
January 3. A like extra was paid
last January. I
Evening star., 1948-12-21

Bullard Co hae
Burling NJ h2a
/ tBurl Mills pf 4
Burl Nils cvpf3K:
BurrAdd II .60a
Bush Term hf
tBushT B pf5 81
Butler Bros -
tButler pf Al
iCalumet&H zoe
Can Dry GA 90
team Dry pf 4A
Canad Pac ] L4e.
lea pitalAirlines
tCaro c & o 8
Caro- Pwr & 1t 2
Carpent Stl 2i2e
Carrier Cp We
carrierCorp pf2
Car & Gen .65e :
| Case J I Co 2b =
caterpilTract B.
Celanese 2.2Ge-
celotex Corp q.
Cent Agutr ! u.
Cent Fndrv lae-
Cent Ga RWy-
CentHudGas 81
CentNYP pf3.40
| Cent r r N j
Cerro de Pas III
Certn-td Pd 60a
Champ P & F 2e
Ches & Ohio g.
C & o pf 8 II -
| Chi Corp go -
| Chi g. Ea st nj
Chi Grt West pf
Chi Nil 81 Pap
| ChiA9P&P pf4e
| Chi d N West %
| Chi d n W pf 3
| Chi rneuTool 3e
| Chi II I d rac "a
| Chi r I&p pf .
| Chflds Co =.
tChilds pf 81 -
ChrySier 4 =
Gin @ q Z 40
Gin Mill Ii l.40.
lC T Finan 3
City Ice & p 2h
tGty Inv pf 5ia
lGev Elec Il 40
| Climax II 100 q.
CIopay Crp TOP
Cluett Pbdy 3e
tCoca-Cola A q
| colgate-P-P2 "a
| Collins d Ak l.
| colonianElls Ia
| Col Yuel d II Ia
Col Fuel&IY pfI
tColo & South
tColo6So lSt pf
ICoi Broadcst A z
| Col Broadcst D z
| Colum Gas .6Oa
| Colum Carbon .
| C&SoOh II Q so
| Coml Solvts IN
| Comwith I'd IA
Comvl & South
| cm with&6o pf9k
| Cons Edisn I 90
Cons Edison pf6
Cons GYocers l.
| Cons Nat Gas 2
| Cons RRCuba Of
Cons vultee
Contain Corp %
Cont Bak pf So
Cont Can 1he
ContDia Fiber I
Cont Insuranee2
Cont Motors
Cont Oh 31ae ---
| Icooper-Bess 2
| Copwld4tl 1.20a
Corn Prod 3.6O
CoYn-Dub = 80
| CorningGIass "
Crane Co ] ,60a
CT Wheat 1.60a
Crown Zener 2e.
cYucihle Steel -
Guiana @ 2he
|CudahyPack 80
Curtis Publish
Cur Pb Or Of Ga
Curtiss-Wr 2e
Curtiss-Wr A Q
Davis Chem ! Va
Daytn P&L ] 80
Dayton Rub 1.2C
Decca Record "a
Deere g. Co la :
Del & Hudson 4.
Del L & w We
Den&RGWRR2e
Den&RGWpfloe
Detroit Ed I. 20
.DetMichSto.s0a
De Vubiss Ap
Devoe q r a IA
Dist Corp-Sea /.
Divco Cp I Goa
tDixieC pfA2 "
Or Pepper go =
| Doehler-JaYv "a
| Dome Mines 10
douglas AiTc &c.
Dow Chem 1b
tDowChm2pf3A
Dresser Ind Ia
Dresser In pf3A
Dunhill Intl l.
Du Pont 9Ae
EAGLE-PI /. 80
Eastern Airline
Eastman K 2b
Eaton Mfg Kah
Eds Bro Str Ia
Exec Prod 100
Fl Auto-Lite B.
Fec Boat la
Elec&MusIn .09e
El Power g. 1t
n P&Lt S7pf TX
q P&Lt S6pf 6k
Fl storageBat { 3
Elliott Co la
| Elliott cv 2A -
| ElginNatW Goa
EPasoNGs 2.40
Emer Elec N l .
Emer Radio .S0a
Emp Dis El 1.12
Endictt-J 1.60a
| Equit on Bldg.
| Erie r r lie -.
EurekaWms hp.
Evans Prod "a
Ex-CeN-O 2.60-.
Exch Buffet .46p
yUnsworth----
Evening star., 1948-12-21
N. Y. Bond Market

,s T,rnishs4 hy ths As:Seiats4 P.sss2 ss;,r.
Evening star., 1948-12-21
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Dec. 81 R,.-Dividends de-
cla-ed
Evening star., 1948-12-21

StOCk ana a
Dividend Rate. I
ABBOTT L2.60a
A c F-Brill Mot
Acme Steel A.
AddreSsog-M "a.
Admiral Cp .60a
Air Reduction l.
| Alaska Juneau.
| Aldens Inc Ia -
| Allegheny Corp
, Allegheny Cp pf
| ATleghany pr pf
! Alleg-Lud Stl 2e
| Allied C&Dye "a
| Allied Strs s
Allis Chain i.60
! Allis Chal pf 3A
Alpha Port c 2e-
Amerada Pet 81
Am Airlines
Am Airl pf 3h o..
AmBankN 1.60a
AmBrakeSh2he
Am Broadcast
Am Gable & Rad
Am Can So
Am Car&Fdy Be
AmChn&C l.40a
Am Chicle "a
Am Coltyp 1.20a
| tAmCrystl pf4h
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Evening star., 1948-12-21
N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE
BY the Associated PressJ

Stock and Ada Net
Dividend Rate. 90: High. Low. 1:16: chge
Evening star., 1948-10-02
Chinese Communists
EncircIe Chinhsien
BY the Assoeioied Press

PEIPING, Oct. 2.-Pro-govern-
ment reports today said that
Chinnsien. important Manchurian
city los miles north of the Great
Wall, had at last been encircled by
Communist troops.
Chinhsien, northern rail ter
minus of the combined railway-air-
lift supply route to Mukden, has
been a major objective in the Red
drive to cut the Manchurian cor
ridor.
The airport, 4 miles north of the
city. was repeatedly still held by a
small Nationalist garrison, but sur
rounding Red artillery recently has
prevented its use by the. Mukden
airlift.
Radio contact with Hsingcheng
rail town only IS miles north of the
Great Wall, was broken, indicating
that Red column may have cap
tured it.
Gen. Flu Tso-yi's headquarters
here reported his cavalry and militia
were conducting guerrilla war be.
hind Red lines in Suiyuan. where 8
big battle was reported shaping ur
between Tsining and Kweisui, pro.
vincial capital. Red strength in the
province has been reported at 120,-
900, mostly around Kweisui
Generalissimo Chang Kai-sheH
continued his talks with national
generals here. All top North China
and Manchurian commanders were
present except Gen. Yen Hsi-shan
Governor of Shansi Province, who
sent word that he had no intention
of coming to the meeting.
Evening star., 1948-10-02
Germans Appeal to Allies
For Halt in DismontIinq

RUDESHEIM, Germany, Oct. 2
GP.-West Germany's leaders voted
yesterday to appeal to the Western
Allies for a temporary halt in the
dismantling of German industry.
They decided to make their first
direct appeal since the war to the
governments in Washington, Lon.
don and Paris after the Allied mill
tary governors told them the dis.
mantling was over their heads.
Meeting in a Rhine hunting lodge,
they voted to ask for temporary
halt in dismantling while the whole
program was reconsidered by the
Allies.
Participants in the conference said
they wanted to see the whole dis
mantling program revised as soon
as possible.