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HELP MEN AND WOMEN

ACCOUNTANT for large apt. develop
rnent, experienced; starting "a. 300
"a 800. Write full personal data.
P. o. B. 1852, Anacostia station.
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BRICK - GOOD USED,
HARD CLEAN BRICK.
WE DELIVER. ARROW,
HOO SO. CAPITOL ST,
Ii. 3-2261.
BRICKS

1 million good used bricks. Call US
where brick can be seen; will also
deliver. ACE WRECKING & BUILD
ING MATERIAL CO., 4002 Mime
sofa ave ne Lu 4-O500 .
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ANTIQUES, SPECIAL
Chevy Chase Antique Shop
stock Of furniture. beautifully re-
finished. from New England. Pa.
Dutch country and the old Western
Reserve part of Ohio. Big stock Of
china. glass, etc Sensible prices.
Terms II desired. Free delivery.
Large ANTIQUE Dealer" S215 wis.
ave. OIL. 2422. 10 a.m.-9 pm.
CLOSED SUNDAYS.
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REPAIRS AND SERVICE tcens. |,

PAPER HANGING, re.
Reas. MIR. RiDENoUR. DU. 3793.
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PAPERING

FAR FERlNG
Painting, Kem-Toning; floors sanded
and refnished; work guaranteed;
free estimates. Phone DU. 6077. e
PAPER HANGING AND PAINTING
Work done by 1st-class white me-
chanics. Free estimates; D. c., Md,
Va. MR.. REAMS. 10. 2-4342. -
PAPERING-PAINTING
Special low prices nowl GE. 1886.
PLAsTERING a speciality; large and
small Jobs, new or old work; white
mechanic: work guar. MI. 0710.
PLASTERING, PATCHING. ceilings,
partitions, no job too small; white
mechanics; work guar. LA. 6-4756.
PLASTERING AND REMODELING.
Ceilings and walls. patched or re-
neWed. LU. 4-3065, after pm. --25
PLUMBING AND HEATING-No Job
too small; 24-hr. service: reasonable
prices; registered in District and
Md. UN. 1859. -27
REFRIGERATORS REPAIRED, also
washers; guaranteed service.
DEPENDO REFRIGERATION CO.
Days. UN. 1912; eves.. UN. 1875.
ROOFING. siding, guttering, spouting
Work guaranteed. FILA terms. Call
EMORY RICHMOND. WA. 2176.
STONE WORK-Retaining walls, Tag
stone walks. WALKER. JU. 7-6022.
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ADDING MACHINE

One week clearance sale;
guaranteed lowest prices.
CAPITOL OFFICE SUPPLY
CO., 1921 L st. NV.
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Accountant-B Bookkeeper
Income tax returns filed; expert; a, rea-
sonable rates. CW. 5soo OF wv
Il .Nk
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CIVIL SERVICE EXAM.
Prepare at Once for the
Coming Big Clerk Exam.

Steno. clerk -typist-card punch statis-
tics. THE CIVIL SERVICE PRE-
14th st. NV. Phone Mr., Richards,
10-12 a.m.. 6-S pm. 26'
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DON'T THROW AWAY
Broken china, onyx. ceramics, carv-
ings. plaster, oil paintings. Visit
our expert repairing and restoring
JULIUS II. WOLFE g. CO., INC.
JEWELERS.
1922 14th St. NV, CO. Ol73.
Omen Nights until O n m
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3RENNER PHOTO co
933 Penna. Ave. NV.


RE. 2434. Opp. Just. Dept, Park Free
CAMERA TAKE COLOR?
At Last!-Shoot Color Today and See
It Tomorrow! Mail Ansco Color rolls
eoEoR ei5fS5 With hg 81 For 1o 9r VISIT 1,sSDE 31E
ScHfNAcoLoR PRINTS" are beauti.
fully Finished Like Fine Porcelain.
See us for Cameras. Films, Movies.
Tape Recorders. Rentals. Sales. We
meet all prices. Don't miss our Color
cHINAcoLOR
715 Kennedy St. NV. RA. 6311.
CASH DRAWER, brand-new. with lock
and key; S27 so Today. CO. 1926;
cxsiu VII lie p.cIsTpps 18th nv. pL 7372 s,x.
elee.. $1,000. S125. 2o19 18th
Cash REGISTER for any business:
1925; wk.. DI. 7372 1112 14th NV.
CASH REGISTER, Burroughs electric
itemizer with tx ksy ss9e sS1 yF 1Ith
CASH REGISTER, billing and posting
machine, MGR. model 5000, 4 yrs.
old: ideal for small credit house;
XII NIL sell for cost smd Of new sdgaa maehns an3s
1hr. FIRE warranty, 400 New York
CASH REGISTER, National itemizer.
good cond. See Sunday or Monday,
8 It'll 6. 1854 Livingston I'd. sc.
CASH REG, Natl. elec. itemizer. late
model. like new: bar. Today, CO.
1925; wk.. 1112 14th NV. DI. 1872.
CELOTEX. ceiling tile. sheetrock,
plywood. hardboard, etc. 1890
Wilson blvd. RUCKER LUMBER.
GEMETER4 IN arfTSt LOTS o5,. all tos.theT' Mae in
Cedar, Hill Cemetery; reasonably
priced. TIE, 1006. 81
CHAIRS-Blue frieze lounge chair.
mahogany arms and legs. SS5; two
Hepplewhite open arm chairs.
picked pine, with purple and white
striped seats. excellent condition.
Victorian chair covered in blue, sos:
and one floor lamp, reasonably
priced. Can be seen at 5124 Chevy
Chase -pkwy. NV, from 11:30 am.
CHAIR, ss5; window ventilators.
floor radio, console, $50; costumer.
CHAIRS "a, short. ladder back;
CHEST OF DRAWERS, 8; sofa-oed;
new. DU. 5637, Ext. 104. 25'
CHEST OF DRAWERS, vanity, wal.
nut; sofa, maroon; lounge chair,
etc; leaving country sacrifice.
CHEST OF DRAWERS, walnut, good
condition. SIS. Call CHI. .5110.
CHEST OF DRAWERS. dishes. bou-
doir chair. miscellaneous. Call HO.
0S75. 1125 18th st. NV. Apt. 22.s
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ADVERTISING MANAGER to develop
one-man department. Established
suburban weekly; permanent to per
sonable liye-w wire, man or woman
with car; salary and commission.
nov O2H-P Star
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BUFFET, credenza, mahog.. suitable
for dining room. 5111 Linnean ave.
BUFFET, walnut, like new cond.; $45.
RA. 104S.
Many hard-to-get items are at
RUCKER LUMBER. 1920 wilson
byd.. near Key Bridge. IA. 4-1234.
ing, genuine ruberoid. snow white,
1st grade. 50 per SO. Cali WA. 2176.
BUILDING MATERIALS-Beaut
white or red oak flooring. Clear
$275 m;b;f; SELECT $265 mb;f.
$4,000. 1000 N. Y. ave. ne. -26
BUILDING MATERIALS
Large stock of framing lumber, floor
ing, sheathing, doors: also reinforc-
ing steel, angle iron and many other
items from many wrecking jobs;
special lot Of used steel windows, in
good condition; all the above mate
rial sold at lowest prices. GENERAL
WRECKING CO., Brentwood rd. and
w st ne MI GIFT II
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KITCHEN CABINETS. wall and base,
SINKS. used; $40.
John G. Webster
USED APPLIANCE CENTER
1909 LIST St. Sc. ST. 800.
AoUARIUM-lo-sal. tank. fish plants.
BABY CARRIAGE. Thsyer psrambu-
latof. with mat and windbreaker;
good condition. Call AP. 1856. --25
bAbY am CARRIAGE ssda like new; go
BABY N Aci CARRIAGE. ssgs coller-Keyworth.
$40; Baby-All sterilizer. 50. Phone
Bxbr Ms; sSSsi sSS2SssikrAeE-roldins, $40. Call
sasx AZ s9sas scxaksR1AcE. col,,.r-ke,wortn.
sellapsible. almost new. $40. sH.
BABY CARRIAGE, Collier -Keyworth,
seosllapsible. wetproof pad, like new;
sASx sl5'sns SfSEisst, Sss 4 ns sqns; ssPs q
BsBa ssssp' caKRiAaE. SSs ssesll.ns 'oas eond
BABY CARRiAGE. eoilapsible. with
gasser-gToof Sis pr: o1aa 1mattress. excel. eond.'
BABY GARBAGE. basket. scales.
Tssior Tos; Reasonable 'Af IA: DSssS5: Ssio:
BABY's CHIFFoRoBE, maple, excel
lent cond.: reas.. Ia. 0616.
BABY CRIB, Lullaby. new mattress.
wardrobe. chair; S47.50 for all. DU.
BABY CRIB. complete: also high
chair: beth in good condition; reas.
BABY cRiB, Kroll. maple finish; mat
BASS tIsis tRs Hssdss asp sAs WanbkobE isas sesr
mstsress; ssdd etc; Hish chair; s.. 4 Ak.
BABY FURNITURE-Bathinette, play
pen, car bed, stroller. tseter-babe;
mspsl aIsep hot no. Plate kEsh Nth glass c9ftee
BANouET cLoTH. Italian cut work;
BAR. red plastic front. with two
ehrope stools; suitable recre. rm.
nzS II. sSiIrs SIS 4sdf Set $50 s;F' St. reason
BASE CABINET. 26x24, linoleum
5 drawers, storage space with shelf;
sasfHs assn s0Ra RaTHgas SaS uS siSRs s2sl t.,rs.
nx,. new Z No. ssea sso5' BLOCKS s0'e M St
BASS FIDDLE. Kay, perfect cond.;
only SOS. DIXIE PAWNBRoKERS.
100 II st. ne.
BASsINETTE, large size. like new:
complete with innerspring pad,
hood, cover; $40. DU. 2391.
BATHROOM OUTFITS
5-ft. b.-i. tub. basin. toilet outfit,
less fittings, Sl19.50. 42-in. cabinet
sinks, less nit, from $3.50. Ain
soil pipe, SIS lgth. wtr htrs., 2-part
laundry trays. ATLANTIC PLBG
SUP. CO.. S07 v st. NV. NO. 1921.
BATHTUBS, new. used, built In, legs;
sAEs SALE eo sosns ztelsts Gle ave. pE 5SS
BED-Englander HOLLYWOOD; cost
S119, sell $40 with covers. z. Cliff
ton Terrace, Ant, 515. Come see.
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APPLIANCES. USED

RANGES. gas and electric. used; from
$50; guaranteed.
REFRIGERATOR, Servel, gas. 194S
de luxe. 2-yr. guarantee; was $500.
now $3.50. installed.
REFRIGERATORS, electric. used;
from S35; guaranteed
WATER HEATER. electric, b2-gal.
Hotpoint, 2 yrs. old: S75.
WATER HEATERS, gas, used; from
S15; guaranteed.
GAS CONVERSION BURNERS. used;
S175 UP. installed; guaranteed.
KITCHEN CABINETS. wall and base,
damaged.
SINKS. used; $50.
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CAMERAS

from the worlds finest
manufacturers, by authorized COM
plete photo department store. Bar
gains and used cameras and movie
equipment; fully guaranteed for one
year: pay cash or 6 to 1S months;
enjoy legal title protection; highest
,trade-in allowances: lowest prices;
expert free instruction. Ask for free
Brenner's Camera Catalog. 7-hour
photo finishing. Repairs. % years
trade experience. See tomorrow.
DDTATKTTTD nYINTN m
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BRICK

bNICh
Any quantity. immediate delivery;
good, hard. clean brick. GENERAL
WRECKING CO.. Brentwood rd and
w st. ne. MI. 6177. Il
BRICK SIDING
New special price, S10.95 per square.
GENERAL WRECKING CO.. Brent
wood I'd. and w st. ne. MI. 61T7.
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SERVICE EXAM.

Clerk: Sample questions and an
swers, GS-1 through GS-4; So.
General test, 81. Stenographer- typ
ist. 81 Jr. professional asst, 81
BRENTANO'S, 1922 F st. NV.
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BUILDING MATERIALS

Large stock Of good used lumber
flooring, doors windows, plumbing,
bargain prices. HECHINGER CO.
18th and II SITS. ne. AYE. 14OO.
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CHEST OF DRAWERS
8 drawers, weil-made, light hard
woods, dust-proof; while they last,
S14.50 ca. Wholesale or retail. d. c..
SURPLUS SALES. 511 New Jersey
ave. NV. Free parking on premises.
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PAINTING, PAPERING
Reliable. reasonable. Call MIR. XIX
SH, 477l, 3
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TURNER'S
923 G ST. NV, MA. 8157
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Never Advertised or Shown
Before at These Prices
$263
Z. 2. TERMS

DINETTE
YabLe Mn eIXE HND exa9&H1Rs x9H yogh %hktR91EcE ch9EcE
OF DROP-LEAF OR EXTENSION
TABLE. YES. ALL 3 ROOMS OF
BRAND-NEW FURNITURE
AS ADVERTISED,
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Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Feb. 1 R.-steady prices
ruled IN grains on the Board OF Trade
today with volume much lighter thar
in yesterdays session.
wheat displayed initial strength. while
retreated,. while beans recovered from from
oats and rye were small.
Near the end of the first hour wheat
was Kh cent higher; March, 2.52; corr
was hs-ss higher; March. 1.79R.. and
oats were " lower to as higher: March
95N Soybeans were " lower to cent
higher: March. .3.31. and lard was te
12 cents hundred pounds higher
Some Of the initial. buying in wheat
apparently was inspired by very low tenn
peratures in the winter wheat belt this
morning. although little snow cover
was received during the night. Dodge
City, Kans, got 3 inches, and Coffey-
vile, Kans.. obtained pa inches of snow
Practically every place in the major
wheat belt suffered from the falling ther-
mometer. Towns in Kansas reporting tc
local grain houses gave Temperatures
ranging from below to 16 below zero
mostly 10 or more below zero. Amarillo
Tex, had IA below, This doesn't do the
The Agriculture Department over night
issues list of minimum levels at which
ceilings might be imposed on agriculture
products. These are national average
farm prices. The departments list. alonf
with grain house estimates OF minimums
at rhicapp follows.
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Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb tR CUsDA.-Salable
hogs, 5000; active, uneven; butchers
mostly so cents higher; extremes up more;
sows $3.50 cents higher; good and choice
1SO-230-pound butchers. q. 50-22. SO. top
% 90; 240-270 pounds. 21.60-22.5O; 270,
81 o pounds, 81 .00-21.75: sows, around 450
pounds and less. 1875.l9;75; 450-6O0
pounds 1775-19. 90; good clearance.
Salable cattle, 5000; salable calves. 800;
except for some slowness on good to low
choice heifers. general market active;
slaughter steers and yearlings steady to
strong; heifers mostly steady: cows and
bulls strong to % cents higher: vealers
strong; two loads prime 1.195-pound steers.
80 80; high-prime kinds absent; bulk good
and choice steers, 81 .50-36: so; commercial!
to low-good grades, 29.50-31 90; good and
Commercial ] kinds. Ss5o-29; SO: utility and
commercial cows. 23.25-26. 90. few good
cows to $3.50; strong weight Gamers and
cutters 20.00-2325: light Gamers down
to 1900; utility and commercial bulls
% OO-29 25: good and choice bulls. 1850
2S.75; medium to choice vealers, $500
40. 90.
Salable sheep, 1000; all classes fully
steady; top wooled lambs, $3.50; bulk good
to choice offerings. including natives,
So. 5o-37 SO; shorn lambs, "a 90 "a SO;
deck choice 9O-pound fall-shorns at out
side price; good handy ewes. "a 90; deck
common Southwest-bred ewes with medium
end, around 5000.
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THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. CO A-27
I,
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department:
kes ess 1vse ooRss G. 1Sshe No ss Sev
s.75-3o0; Pennsylvania, Delicious, 2.25-
SO; staymans. inches up, fair quality.
2.15-25; West Virginia. Black Twigs,. 3
inches up, 2.25; Jonathans. 2A inches
Potatoes-old; about steady. q. S. No.
!, size A, unwashed, Pennsylvania Katah-
dins. 5O-pound sacks. 5000 cents; mostly
$3.50 cents; 10 pounds 22 cents; 100 100
katahdins. so pounds. 9o-s5 cents; 10
Sweet potatoes-Dull; bushel baskets,
s. No IN Maryland and virsinia; Cold
Puerto Ricans. q. s. No. i. washed and
waved. 800; New Jersey, bushel hampers.
Goldens. U. S. No. l. 200.
Snap Beans Steady.
Snap Beans-About steady; Florida.
bushel hampers, Valentines, fair to gen.
orally good quality, 4.00-5.00. few best,
Lima Beans-Too few sales to estab-
Brussels sprouts-Repacks. per quart.
Ss cents; 12-ounce cellophane bags, 25
u CabbageI7!slishtly stronger: North Caro-
ar, fair quality. WaIy S;oos25o; ~ 50;pound sacks.
to condition; virginia, oranee boxes. round,
ordinary to fair quality, 2.50-3.25.
Cumcumbers-slightly weaker; bushel
Eggplants--Market arm; FLORIDA bushel
500. few best 5.5o-6. 90. ~ ''''0
Escarole-Florida. 16-auart, baskets
Radishes-About steady; Florida, 1e-
quart baskets: 80 punches, l.50.
tnns EtluDaIomMlsniean M Sn not mouse o.pound
shallots-Louisiana. per dozen punches,
onions-About steady; 5o-pound sacks,
yellows,. U. s. No. l, medium. New York,
oyster plants-Nearby, per bunch. g.
Peppers - Slightly weaker. Florida.
bushel baskets. Wonders and other bull
nose type, medium to large, 100000
Squash ~ Slightly stronger. Florida
straight necks. 7.6o-7.5o~ ~ AAN '"
Tomat,oess-Repaeks, ,ess cartons; tubes ap-
80 mostly 2oo-2.25; poorer low as 70
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, $50; strictly in a storm trade
5IshsT I inaiyidusl pIIns saughse1 sGns steel !:
af 5o' us to low 70 sood hisT
S5:9S: asailtty q . = $5o.St5o; esnnsrs 0S sne
%; 2;0O-ss 90; no stock cattle sold.
Calves, 100; hardly enough to test mar
ket: tone higher on choice vealers.
q Hogs, sac, 500: mostly Is cents higher; few
pdunas G9 pSuRSs sSs5S IaSSs noand
down; 100 140 pounds 20.25-21.00; 14o:
leo pounsdsr r 2d25.22 25. l sogs 1S under 4nC
| 1901 90; over 450 pounds. 1900 down
stays discounted 90, garbage fed 200
| Sheep, 25; no early sales, quotations
nominally unchanged.
| Poultry Quotations.
reespt
pounds, 81 -33 cents; hens. heavy type
1898 cents: light type. 23 cents; others
insufficient to quote prices.
| Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 4.O01 100-pound sacks
ments, 47o. .o72 bushels. stocks, 1920. .991
bushels, No. 2 red winter garlicky. spot
domestic 2.4oh; February. 2.4ola; No
cornHReceipts. 21s.se7 bushels; ship.
Oats-Receipts. none; shipments. none
| stocks. $4,000 bushels.
10 aBaEleyMReeeipts n9ne; s6. shipments a.,
ments; none; stocks, 734.722 bushels.
soybeans-Reeeipts; none: shipments
none; s s,;, stocks lo9.4l2 bushels:
| Butter and Eggs.
Esgs--Market about steady; receipts lib.
prices: A large. 51-53; A mediums. 47-49
A small. 42-44; B large. 47-4e; current
Receipts-Esgs. 235 cases; butter. 3D..
| 315 pounds.
Evening star., 1951-02-01
Capital Group Buys
James Stewart Co.,
Construction Firm
By Donald B. HodIey

A Washington group has pur-
chased all common stock and 80
per cent Of the preferred stock
Of James Stewart Co., Inc, New
York and Dallas construction firm,
from Panhandle Producing & Re-
f1ning Co., it was announced today.
The group is headed by M. Seth
Horne, developer of the 1,400-
apartment Willston project on Lee
boulevard in Arlington and main
tains substantial interest &here.
1t also owns the big commercial
section of Willston now under
construction. Among Mr.. Horne's
associates are Harold A. Naisbitt
of Falls Church and William
Brown Ingersoll of Washington.
The Stewart firm is nationally
known and has had some big
contracts here. 1t built a number
of the large structures in the
Federal Triangle, the Washington
Building and the Home Owners
Loan Building. 1t also was the
builder of several State Capitols.
The Washington group has no
intention of taking an active part
in the firms management, it was
learned. Mr.. Horne said it would
continue and broaden the firms
activities.
Gas Earnings Up Sharply.
Washington Gas Light Co.
earned So, ,488, 500 or 1921 a share
in 1850 VS.. $1.471,176 or $1.68 in
the previous year, President
Evening star., 1951-02-01
Railroad Strike Puts
|Damper on Market;
Major Sections Off
: By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The rap
idly spreading rail strike today
weighed down the stock market.
Most of the major sections OF
the list-particularly rails, steels
motors and oils-were unchanged
to a few cents lower.
There were some exceptions
principally in televisions, farm i'm.
plements and some air lines. Gains
in these areas ran well beyond 6
dollar share in some instances
American Can reached upward
by nearly 4 points at times under
the spell Of two developments.
American Zinc was another buy.
ers' speciality. It reported 1851
earnings amounting to $5.14 6
share as compared with IS cent.
| in 1949.
The caution displayed all thu
way around was emphasized by
the fact that trading was the
slowest this week.
Stocks moving up included Mo.
torola, Zenith, Radio Corp, Ad.
miral Corp, j. I. Case, Interna.
tional Harvester, Douglas Air.
craft, Eastman Kodak, Thompson
Products, Eastern Air Lines ane
Southern Pacific.
Lower were New York Central
Pennsylvania, Nickel Plate (off a.
much as So, Texas Co., Gulf Oil
United States Gypsum, American
Tobacco, General Electric, D,
Pont, American Smelling, Kenne.
colt Copper, United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel, General Motors
Chrysler and Distillers Corp.
Seagrams.
In the bond market railroat
loans slowly declined by small
amounts. Trading was quiet IL
Treasures.
Evening star., 1951-02-01
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Feb R.-Butter. 33S,
397. firm Wholesale prices on bulk car
tons. Creamery. higher than 92 scor
(AA). II cents; 81 score a., 70; 81
score (B), 80: SO score (C). 6SR.
changed.
Prices held steady in the, wholesale egi
market today. EGGS: 12,Q79. steady
western. mixed colors. fancy teavyweights
Al. extra l large. 45; extra ! medium
44k-45; current receipts; 42h-43E
extra i medium. Is: Browns. fancy
heavyweights. A.: extra l large. 46
Nearby (extra fancy heavyweight quota.
tions generally are based largely on ex.
change trading): Whites. extra fanc,
hfssyveigas ossy 49, fancy maSms nSaaysweeahts
Browns. extra fancy heavyweights.. AZ
fancy heavyweights; ~; others. large
Evening star., 1951-02-01
Foreion Exchange

NEW YORK, Feb. / P.-Foreign ex-
change rates follow (Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar in, New York open
United States cents, unchanged.
Europe e Great Britain (pound
So sO1s, unchanged, Great Britain 30-day
so-day futures s.soss. Unchanged: Great
Britain 9O-day futures, 2.s0ls, unchanged;
Belgium (francl. 1.99; up ,00A Of a cent;
France franc). .2S3s Of a cent, un.
changed: Holland (guilder), 1928, un-
changed; italy 0ira). .16A Of cent
unchanged; Portugal fescudo), 3,4s, un-
changed; Switzerland dranc) dree)
% 80, unchanged.
Latin America-Argentina (free). 7.25
changed; Mexico, 1I57. Unchanged
Venezuela (Bolivar). 3006, UNCHANGED.
Far East-Hong Kong dollar, 1885,
unchanged.
Evening star., 1951-02-01
Manufacturers Sales
Are Up 1879 Over 1949
Rx the Associated Press

Sales of American manufac-
turers totaled $235 billion in 1850,
the Commerce Department esti-
mated last night.
This was an increase of Is per
cent over 1949, but it reflected
higher prices as well as a gain in
volume" the department said.
Evening star., 1951-02-01
.SpindIetop Oil Well
,Gushed for 9 Duys

BEAUMONT, Textile Spin
dletop oil well, brought in in 1901
4 miles from Beaumont, was not
the first Oil well to be discovered
in the United States, but it wa
the biggest at that time.
Gas and oil blew 200 feet in tn,
air for nine days before the vel
was capped. BY that time al
estimated 100000 barrels of oil
had formed a lake of about 10(
acres around the well. A yeal
later there were 1873 producing
wells at Spindletop.
Evening star., 1951-02-01
Business Briefs

Dduk OlcdIuSS Ill 1cdU1lS CLUES
in the week ended January 81
totaled $16,538, 100000 VS.. $16,-
952 ,442,O00 in the preceding week
and $13,266 ,O65,0O0 in the like
week of last year.-Dun & Brad
street.
Business Loans in major cities in
the week ended January "a totaled
$18,018,OO0, 900. up $46 million
from the previous week and $4,-
147,000,000 higher than the like
week Of last year.-Federal Re-
serve Board.
Heavy Construction Contracts
awarded in the week ended jan
uary 20 totaled $235, 100000 VS..
$3O5 ,269 in the previous week and
$3.50, 0,683 900 in the like week of
last year.-Engineering New-Rec-
ord.
Coal Dumpings at Hampton
Roads piers in January totaled
2,17O,779 tons VS.. 1.541,727 tons
in December and 944, ,343 tons in
January. 1850.
Crude Petroleum Production in
the week ended January 27 aver
aged 6,065, 700 barrels daily. up A.
800 barrels from the previous week,
compared with 4,955.950 barrels a
year ago.-American Petroleum
Institute.
Mutual Savings Banks deposits
in the nation in 1850 increased by
s744 million or 40 over 1949 to
more than $40 billion.-Nationai
Association of Mutual Savings
Banks.
International Salt Co. announced
a proposal to increase to 100000
from the 100000 authorized shares
and a split on a two-for-one basis
Perfect Circle Corp. of IIagers-
town, in a joint statement with
Thompson Products, Inc, Cleve-
land, announced cancellation of
a merger because of Justice De-
partment objections.
Inland Steel Corp. in year end
ed December 81 earned $38,015,-
676 or $7.76 a share VS.. $25,013,-
TOT or $5.11 in 1949.
American Can Co. in year end
ed December 81 earned $34,254,-
811 or $12.68 a share VS.. $27 $685.
$50 or $1,000 in 1949.
Chi, r. I. & Pac. Railroad in
the year ended December 81
earned $16,8S8, ,594 or $9.48 a share
VS.. $17,383 $50 or 1888 in 1949.
Bendix Aviation Corp. in year
ended September 80 earned $16,-
954,116 or So a share vs. $11, $780,
781 or 1923 in 1949.
Cons. Gas E. L. & p. of Bait.
in year ended December 81 earned
$9,978,560 or $1.86 a share VS.. So
306,198 or $1.64 in 1949.
United Merchants & Manufac-
turers, Inc, in 6 months ended
December 81 earned $7,506,OO0 Or
SITS a share VS.. $4,761 900 or
Sill in 1949 period.
Richardson Co. in year ended
December 81 earned $1,961,356 or
1898 share VS.. $785,857 or $3.95
in 1949.
United States Industrial Chemi-
Gals, Inc, in 9 months ended De-
cember 81 earned $1,987,853 or
1898 a share VS.. $637,137 or $1.28
in 1949 period.
Chemical Fund, Inc, net assets
on December 81 totaled $37, $685.
900 or 1882 a share VS.. $28.407,-
900 or $14.99 at the end of 1949.
Wellington Fund, Inc, net as
sets on December 81 totaled $154,-
468,613 or $19.03 a share VS.. $105,-
AL, ,702 or $17.91 at the end of
1949.
Dividend Shares, Inc, net assets
on December 81 totaled $50, $685.
745 or SITS share VS.. $75, ,433,-
306 or $1.55 at the end of 1949.
r. j. Reynolds Co. announced
election of A. H. Galloway as
Evening star., 1951-02-01
Venezuela Purchases
Seed Potatoes in u. S.

NEW YORK.-Three thousand
boxes of potatoes are being
shipped to Venezuela for planting
as seed. They are being sent by
the New York Cooperative Seed
Potato Association.
The potatoes are being packed
in orange crates, which will allow
plenty of air and yet prevent
bruising during transportation.