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Apply, Mrs. Bennett the Shade shop.
sTENoGRAPHERs. Govt. exp. desirable
but. not necessary. Salary, S2.700 to
Write, giving qualifications, address and
phone number. Box 3S6-M, Star. Il
STENOGRAPHER TYPIST, for trade asso-
citation; Work is principally tipping. mime
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fee work with some dictation. Good per-
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Evening star., 1948-10-26
Motor Stocks Lead
General Advance
On Stock Market
BY the Associoisd Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Motor is
sues took over leadership of a gen.
orally improved stock market today
Gains ranged from fractions to
around point but at those levels
further progress became difficult
Many shares bounced around more
or less aimlessly at Slightly higher
prices.
Steels, which have been selling at
the years tops wobbled bit while
traders awaited dividend action by
United States Steels directors after
the close today.
Turnover was fairly brisk but be-
low several recent rapid sessions.
The financial district continued to
take the view that the basic trend
OF the market is still upward and
any absence of aggressive buying
tactics is to-be-expected minor
interruption.
Southern Railway moved up rapid
ly following word of a raised divi-
dend.
General Motors gained a point or
so at new top for the year and
smaller advances appeared fol
Chrysler and Studebaker.
Also ahead were Youngstown
Sheet, U. S. Rubber. Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft, Western Union
Southern California Edison, Amer
lean Smelling. General Electric, Du
Pont, Allied Chemical (up Az, J. c.
Penney, Northern Pacific, Baltimore
& Ohio, Union Pacific and Gulf Oil
United States Steel drifted into
the minus column more than once.
Others trimmed a bit included
Caterpillar Tractor, United Aircraft
and Chesapeake & Ohio.
Evening star., 1948-10-26
Chicago Grain

.,os mouse bSsin. in 'ns vhess ssss ssnaist That
.d. tod. dsad' on. .S.s o IN. the busnE g4sTd va. o
attributed 70 milling interests. t est 'u'4n' was
Corn vas inclined to be easy. Receipts
to depress. the market
Oats held about steady. but lisht re-;
There were liberal arrivals OF soybeans
grsih Sh. ". In the b.sn. de-
fractionaliy. VA
+. ,15 PaTin sthe hrst )! hogr W wheat was ~.
lower December, si.37Is. M and oats T-re
SoySssns SsSs ysTs sS !. lower to q higher, No
The DsDsrtment Of Agriculture said
that Ssr' date 'hs 'na fotsns sFsfs 9t FseS5S
The record for october was ls7o,-
l; the Government said. represented sup
sarryoyer from previous crops, ' "
Keeping fisures in 1912. The % Total Steetea octoa
Der be-, o. was I25, ,S25o 900 bushels compared
WIZ Dushs aso sag sf't Fhss stFsf mor.
than s5,OOO,0OO bushels Of grain were
placed under loan or purchase agreement
oul ING oeptempeI Inc totdl OF all grains
was placed at III ,647 $50 bushels under
loan and 17.907,s5s bushels under pur-
chase agreement. OF this amount l5O,-
81 ,546 bushels Of wheat are under loan
and 15,75a.21s bushels are under pur-
chase agreements. OF the wheat actually
under loan more than 121 10000 bushels
80 100000 are on farms.
Brokers say the bis corn crop has
really started to move and that more corn
has been offered on a. to-arrive basis
than traders are willing 10 book
Evening star., 1948-10-26
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Oct. % up tUsDA)-salabl.
hogs, hogs, 1000; total, 10000; market active
On sows; bulk good and choice 1eO-2e0
pound butchers. 26.O &c. .25; $3.50 higher
on sows;: heavier weights scarce; q few
e: 75 host good and choice sows under
400 pounds. 24.00-24.75; heavier weights
23 :oo-24 90; good clearance.
salable calves, 500; total. 500; slaughter
steers and she stock strong to so higher;
loads choice - stsers ais pounds @ seEsrnl soWn
37 7.5o,,ss 90; top, $500; most good and
low choice steers, 80. O.5O-35.5O; load me
dlum 1,050-pound Montana grassers,
1925; fye loads good to low choice Colo
raoo fed steers, 33:50-33.75; common
and medium cows, 16.50-205O: Gamers
and, cutters. 14.00-16.25; medium and
good sausage bulls, u .OO-23.50 vealers,
32 90 down; stock cattle steady
slsashter .mss Is SS" ioS.r; p9.c sop
24.50; ewes very scarce, steady to weak.
Evening star., 1948-10-26
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Oct. % R.-sutter
1.130.955. weak. Wholesale prices on bulk
cartons: Creamery. higher than e2 score
ana premium marks tAA), So; 90 score
"a, 60h.51la: 30 score fB). So; So
score GO, So New tubs usually comma nd
"a cent pound over the bulk carton
Cheese. 5o7ss4; steady; prices un-
Nearby, egg prices were lower today in
4;o1O cases. Spot quotations follow:
MidWestern-MiXed colors, fancy heavy.
weights, 72-73: extra l large. 70-71: ex-
ira larse, 2s-6l; extra ! medium, 56-5S;
pullets, 44-45; pecvees, 35; dirties, 41-4s
checks, 42-43.
Whites-Fancy heayyweights, 1918: ex-
ira J. 1874; extra > large. 60-64; extra |
medium, $3.50; pulets. i1-40
Browns-Fancy heavyweishts. 14-75;
extra ! medium. 57-5s
Nearby top quotations in nearby white
ana brown eegs represent highest whole.
sale selling prices for the finest marks
available, and not paying prices to pro.
ducers or shippersl: Whites-Extra fancy
pullets, 4g-51: browns, extra fancy heavy
weights 1913; fancy heavyweights, 1914
others, 7l-72: mediums, 60-62; pullets
Evening star., 1948-10-26
Produce Markets

,,,,9 Raltimore quotations furnished by thu
n1so Appes states M,rPs Of
VS., vssna Mssyans S.r pepas.yass gils.E
sey Y9Tk' e,6 Golgsn oss H. Delieious ala-ineh up
Seep gD ness, sS st.ymnaas slonna so5
G:Iinsh in:5 sh and Il d s-insh; $3.50: YorEs,
nssona ahs Up ap oo.5 SS P5'1G.s DssS: sem
$50; stsymans; 2A-inch. 4 100, few hish.
mans s.incS up se' so; vsfious Ssfsels vsr,.. ara.
fsr fafi auatty msify no oS Srsd marks ordinary "
T. PennsyiSaris Katshdinns. T. ased 2 Is; SACK sSz'
m.reials; 80: 1r 5o.pound nd paper r. . SACKS sen.
1870; cdsh,po. 1Gipound paper sacks. G:34: pecks
Ksssshdins, new SACKS. i.s5;ss, Jersey
,usS, Sweet potatoes.sMarket about steady;
5000 one marx, :. g: u. s. is' I.a5.
i.oo. i.oo.''' nearby 's-0ushel o0ldens' 80
poul.ryMs4seyy kMsSsfy sS SSpt.t.sns a.%snd ,,ov 70.
eeIpts moderate on flyers. iisht Fowl, Fowl but but
s1 81; toTl P 'ssssso;s5' s.st 81
Leghorns). "a; ducks, few Muscovies
35-36.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, IL .665 lOO-pound sacks
.Wheat-Receipts. 307,620 bushels: ship
ments. 2s5.S76 bushels: stocks, 4,426,93l
bushels; No. = red winter garlicky, spot
domestic. 2.32 2; october. 2.32la
Corn Receipts, 2a,027 bushels: ship.
ments, 1900 bushels; stocks, l64.79t
oats-Receipts. e7.3O6 bushels: ship.
ments 1,l64 bushels: stocks, 6Oa.5i(
bushels.
sarley-Receipts. a..67a bushels: ship.
ments none; stocks. l646S4 bushels
Rye-Receipts, ,aa5 bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks. 4,32T bushels
soybeans-Receipts, none; shipments
Millfeed-Receipts, 641 tons.
Butter and Eggs.
Esgs. Market arm on top Grades. abou
steady on others; demand 5000. receipt
light top srrsdss, wholesale selling prices
small. 47-5s: ! large. sss 5s.sa: current trent re-
ceipts, unsraded, b0:5
Receipts: Butter. 25,5o6 pounds: eggs
4,O9b cases.
Evening star., 1948-10-26
Southern Railway Co
Places Dividend on
S4 Annual Basis
BY Edword c. Stone

Southern Railway Co. today in
creased the dividend rate on its
common stock from SO share to
81 on the basis of sharply increased
earnings.
Following the directors meeting
at New York, President Ernest E.
Norris reported net profits in the
first nine months of 1e48 was Sl3,-
10000, or 1887 a share, compared
with S7,303. $50 or $428 for the like
1947 period.
September net was $1,379 900,
compared with S545,183 year ago.
September gross was s20,272 900,
against s17,701 ,519, and net operat-
ing income totaled S2,333 800, COM
pared with $1,493,036.
b. & o. Income Up Sharply.
Rejecting the increase in freight
rates, net income Of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad for September totaled
$2,134,143 against deficit of 1867 1888
in the same month year ago, an
increase of S3,101,476, officials an
nounced today.
Operating revenues Of S34,893,273
disclosed a gain of $6,234, 800 over
September. 1947. Railway operating
expenses totaled $27,603,288, an in
crease of S1,671,470. Freight reve-
nues alone were up $5,S1l 1881.
Operations. for the first nine
months of 1948 resulted in net
income of SIG, 1884, 100 compared with
S5,539.161 last year, an improvement
Of $10995, SAB.
Assets and Deposits Drop.
Commercial banks recorded a sub
stantial decline in both assets and
deposits in the first half of l948,
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
has reported Total assets of $751;
00O,O00000 were down $50o0,000 900
in the six months while total deposits
declined from $154,0G, 900 900 to less
than s149, ,0Oe ,000, 900.
Loans continued to increase while
holdings of United States Govern
ment contracted. Nearly all the de-
cline in demand deposits was the
result of heavy tax payments in the
first part of the year. and a drop in
interbank deposits due to seasonal
factors.
Small Loan Demand Heavy.
Virginians borrowed more than
S25.000,000 from the States small
loan agencies last year, the banking
commissioner reports. Loans aver
aging sl69 were made to 151,187 bor-
rowers. Interest on the loans
amounted to S3,042,3
David r. Lehman, Washington,
was elected secretary and Ashby J.
Leeth of this city treasurer of the
National Association of Independent
Tire Dealers, meeting at Asbury
Park. N. j. j. Walter Martin of
Wichita, Kans., was named presi-
dent.
Robert E. Layton of Georgetown
has resigned from the directorate
OF the Citizens Equitable Building
Association, 1907 Wisconsin avenue.
He has been officially connected
with the organization for 40 years.
Joe V. Morgan, president of Wash
ington Chapter. National Association
of Cost Accountants, will address the
Club Managers Association of
Greater Washington this evening
at the Metropolitan Club.
Evening star., 1948-10-26
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Oct. 20 R.-cotton f,,.
lures continued irregular during the fore
noon session today. Switching operations
from nearby December to March was
were the principal buyers on the scale
down.
Dealers said that the recent CONGESTION
OF raw cotton at some warehouse points ia
the cotton belt caused some to be sold be
low loan values.
Noon prices were 20 cents a bale higher
to 10 cents lower than the previous close
December, 31.23; March, 31.17, and May,
Evening star., 1948-10-26
Snerry Corn. electea caorr. 4

Sperry Corp. elected George C..
Delp vice president. He is president
Of New Holland Machine Co., SUBJ
sidiary.
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad han
died 68,730 cars of freight in the
week ended October % VS.. 66 ,9O5 in
the preceding week and TOTO in
the like 1947 week,
Evening star., 1948-10-26
Swiss Fish Poisoned
By Foctory By-Products
BY the Asseeiafsd Press

WINTERTHUR, Switzerland.-In-
dustrial by-products from factories
here have poisoned all the fish in
1.-THE River Toess, tributary Of the
Rhine, between Winterthur and the
mouth of the river.
1t is estimated that more than
10 tons OF dead fish have piled up
on the banks of the last 10-mile
stretch of the river below VIM
terthur.
Evening star., 1948-10-26

ruptcy or receivership or beins reorzan.
lied under the Bankruptcy Act. or secur-
tiles assumed by such companies Rates
annual disbursements based on the iast
quarterly or semi-annual declaration
Unless otherwise noted. special or extra
dividends are not included. cid Called
< Ex dividend xr TX rights. Also extra
or extras. b Plus stock dividend. d Cash
or stock. Declared OF. paid 50 far this
value on ex- dividend date. g Paid last
year: b Declared or paid after stock
dividend or split-up. K Declared or paid
dividends in arrears. . Paid this year.
dividend omitted, deferred Or no action
taken at last dividend meeting. PAYABLE
On deelaration AsfN
Evening star., 1948-10-26

Koppers Co. declared a quarterly
dividend of so cents common
share, payable January 2, and an
nounced intention Of maintaining a
50 annual rate. Profit for nine
months of 1948 was $6,S3l,770 or
$5.67 share VS.. $4,78S,826 or $3.50
a year earlier.
Return Of q Buyers Market and
an increase in competition for the
consumers dollars were emphasized
at Boston as more than a thousand
merchandizers gathered for the goth
annual conference on distribution.
Evening star., 1948-10-26

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Evening star., 1948-10-26

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Evening star., 1948-10-26
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Oct 90 (P.-Foreign ex-
ehanse rates follow torsat Britain in dol
market. 67s per cent discount or % 12h
U. 8. cents, OF IL Of q cent
Europe-Great Britain tpoundl. 4.O3A.
unchanged; Great Britain 3O-day futures,
I 4.03, UNCHANGED; Great Britain 6O-day
9O-day futures, 4O2h. unchanged France
tfranc). 80 Of cent, UNCHANGED: Italy
llira). October fixed rate, .0O1 739; Sep
temher OO1 139: Sweden (krona), o7S5.
Unchanged Switzerland franc) (free),
35.4S, off o" of q cent.
Latin Americs-Argentire Cfree). 2O65.
Iunchanged Brazil Cree), 3 so, UNCHANGED:
Mexico, 14.47, off .O2 of cent.
Evening star., 1948-10-26
IN. Y. Bond Market

Ftrnished by the Associated Press.)
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES
TREASURY 1:l6lI C 4As SO eAz
21ss b3.40- 1ol 1oIcC str 6s 40 oSsx
Evening star., 1948-10-26

Wheat Stocks in Storage in all
positions on October totaled 1,142,-
133, 900 bushels, third largest on rec
ord for that date-Agriculture De-
partment.
Financial and Commodity Ex-
changes throughout the United
States will be closed election day
next Tuesday. European and Ca
madam markets will be open as
usual.
Superior Steel Corp. net for nine
months ended September 80 was
1926 .698 or $295 VS.. $941 AIS or So IS.
Evening star., 1948-10-26
| Swiss to ExpeI
40 u. S. Rodeo
| Performers
by the Asseeiated Press

GENEVA. Switzerland, Oct. 26.-
The Geneva police chief said Larry
Sunbrock will be expelled from
Switzerland today with his cowboys
and cowgirls, accused of engaging
in free-for-all fight with Swiss
police Sunday.
Chief Marc Gaudet said the per-
formers will be taken to the French
border in police vans and sent on
their way.
The troupe was secluded in Jail
pending the trip. They have been
in police custody most of the time
since the fracas. The expulsion will
take place at the border crossing
near Annemasse, France.
Sunbrock was questioned earlier
today by authorities who sought his
version of the free-for- all which oc-
Cured at the Palais des Expositions.
No charge except that of "gravely
abusing the hospitality of our coun-
try has been placed against the 40
American rodeo performers.
Sunbrock of Winter Garden, Fla,
whom the Swiss newspapers de-
scribed as 'chief of the tribe has
been ordered to pay 1000 francs
(about S250) for alleged infractions
and damages.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
Gov. Cruening
 Says Skinner Has One-man Monopoly

WASHINGTON, - (P) Gov. Ernest Gruening of Alaska assert ed yesterday that so far as Alaska is concerned the American Mer- chant Marine "simmerS down pret- ty much to a one-man monopoly originating in Seattle"
 The governor, testifying before a Senate Commerce Subcommittee, urged approval of legislation to permit Canadian vessels to serve interport passenger traffic in Alas ka and carry American merchan- disc from Canadian ports to Al aSka.
 He charged that Gilbert w. Skin ner, president of the Alaska Steam ship Co.,, of Seattle also controls the Northland Transportation Co.,, thereby monopolizing the service to the Territory.
 Skinner later denied his inter ests were monopoly and said no other companies would risk : going into the Alaska trade.
 Gruening said Skinner is prin- cipal stockholder of Alaska Steam ship Co.,. and his son controls two- thirds of the stock of Northland
 "The effects of this dual control have been manifest in the efforts to increase monopoly and to squeeze out the only real poten- tial competitor from Seattle and elsewhere, namely the Alaska 1 Transportation Co.," Gruening testified. MT Skinner has stated to me frankly that he believes in monopoly, that he would like to see a complete monopoly estab- liShed."
 Gruening said one effect of the monopoly was the withdrawal of all advertising of the two lines from an Alaska newspaper which
 Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
ACS Plans Expand In Coming Year

SEATTLE, -(R)-The Alaska Communication System plans an expenditure for civil communica- tions during the next fiscal year of $2,5O0,OO0, .an increase of 25 per cent over this year.
 The figure was supplied yes terday by Maj. Gen. w. O. Reeder, deputy chief signal officer for the United States Army. Gen. Reeder is in Seattle on a two-day official inspection trip of the Seattle in- stallations.
 At the office of Col. J. T. Fully, commanding officer of the A.C.S. Gen. Reeder said communications in Alaska would keep up with in-
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The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
Floating Mines Are Danger To Ships

SEATTLE, -(P)--A neW-and ndesired-record is being set all most daily along the Oregon-Wash- ington coast, the Coast Guard re- vealed today in listing reports of 35 floating mines seen during the first 15 days of April.
 The list already equals the num- Der of derilect explosives reported in March, the previous high month the Coast Guard said.
 Twenty-two of those sighted during the month of April have been destroyed. Three were blast ed yesterday. It. Gg) Don Winslow, district mine and bomb disposal officer, blew up his seventh in four days near Westport, Wash. Two others were detonated by the cutter Bonham off Cascade Head in Oregon and by the cutter Bal sam near the Columbia River
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-16
Oppose Proposals
 Haudle US. Cargos In Canadian Ships

WASHINGTON, -(P)-Seattle officials of steamship lines serving Alaska testified yesterday propos- als to permit Canadian vessels to serve Alaskan ports would drive American vessels from the seas.
 As wages and other costs of Canadian vessels are substantial ly lower than those of the Alas kan vessels" S. A. Zeusler, ass istant to the president of thet AL aska Steamship Co.,, said, ''It would seem obvious that this bill will result in Canadian vessels driv- ing American vessels from this trade"
 Zeusler, former Coast Guard Admiral, referred to a proposed amendment to the maritime laws which would permit Canadian vessels to carry passengers bet Ween Alaskan ports. Another bill would permit Canadian vessels to carry merchandise originating in the United States from a Canadian port to Alaskan ports. This now is prohibited.
 The official opposed both amend ments before a Senate Commerce Subcommittee. He said that Am erican lines are in position to handle freight requirements of the Territory without difficulty.