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Evening star., 1953-12-27
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Dec. 20 N.-cotton IN.
lures prices go OF to q firm start this
week but turned soft in uneventful deal.
ings.
At the close Of the holiday-sbortened
period, active futures contracts traded on
the New York Cotton Exchange Showed
net price changes ranging from 40 cents
bale lower to 40 cents higher.
snort covering and domestic and for
eign price fixing strengthened the mar
ket at the start of the week. The sub
seouent decline reflected slow export sales
and the quiet behavior Of the cotton
Attracting considerable attention in
trading circles was forecast by q prom
1nent international cotton firm that ex-
ports Of the domestic staple for the cur
rent season may go as high as 81 million
bales. Most other forecasters have been
talking in terms Of 3 million bales or
There has been some improvement r..
Gently in the export situation, but ship
ments continue to lag well behind 1910
when total exports for the season came
to 3 million bales
For the week ended Saturday, December
19, exports totaled $4,000 bales, Accord
ing to an estimate by the New York Cot
ton Exchange. Service Bureau. This was
q marked gain over the previous week
when. 5000 bales left the country but
It did not even approximate the l43 OO0
bales exported in the comparable week q
Exports for the season through peeem.
Der 19 were put at 100000 bales vs
l,3b6,O0O a year earlier.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Dec. 26 H.-Trading IN
livestock during the past week was fea-
tured by q sharp advance in hogs, which
went to the best prices in December
since 1947. With the exception Of that
year, they were the highest on record for
December.
Gains ranged from 75 cents to S1.25
for the week. At the close 27.0O was paid
FOR short load. Reduced receipts, broad
pork prices were In back Of the advance.
Buying also was stimulated by the Agri-
culture DEPARTMENTS report the autumn
IN the cattle section fed Steers and
heifers closed the week unevenly 80 cents
to 81 80 higher; Cows were steady to 25
vealers. Steady to ST 90 ahead. Receipts
were about 25 per cent smaller than in
the previous week but so per cent greater
tnan IN the Christmas week last year.
compared week ago: Barrows and gifts
ssntS,1 sen nd;,n5 90 higher supply mainly zoo
Der Of lighter weights and butchers seal
ing around 800 pounds and heavier; prac-
siSsl a Top io At ot The Ho close was 1885 with
pounds, 25s5-2s. 90; 97C.3o0j pounds pounds,
S44566-2S55.SS5: Choice 35o;5oO pound sows,
Sa,229-|5'Zo; 81 Few lighter weights to
pared week ago. fed steers and heifers
unevenly so to 1.5O higher; cows steady
| to 25 higher bulls strong to LOO
higher; vealers steady to LOO higher
stockers and feeders steady to strong;
bulk choice and. prime fed steers. 23.50.
$3.50; most sales 24.00 and better on
prime l,036-l ,35s pound weights scored
pound beeves, 27.25-ss.50; prime 9i3-
low. choice steers late 2O.O0-23 80;
choice to low prime heifers, 22.00-o5 so:
two loads prime 1,075-pound weights,
25.S So; good to low choice heifers. 1900
Ie s5t;o 90 6d utility and a SSp%sTeis so%s,
12:50-16.O0; cutters, 1O5O-12.0O; good
bulls, 11.00-14.5 so; commercial to choice
yealers. 17.OO-24.0O; few prime also.
24.00; Gull and utility grades. 500
1900; several loads good to choice
stock steer calves, 19.50-24. 90; good
Snd.r nnd chOiee yssrlI1dgs a9d feeder steers
salable sheep NOT, available; compared
higher; sheep steady. to 25 higher; top
during the week reached 22. 100; eaualing
the highest since early October. while
other choice and prime lambs brought
2l.75: late the practical top stood at
21 30 with few prime southdown
lambs at 22;Oo; Gull to low good lambs
ssq n sho9n ps mRy od snOe M 1s9S
a0bo:. iarseiy at 2a 90 and a load good
and choice. with NO. 2 skins brought
1890; Gull to choice slaughter ewes
sold at 4.5o-7.O0; mostly $50 down.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO Dec. 20 R.-Most grains
didn't move much price-wise on the
Board Of Trade this week But that
didn't apply to rye or soybeans.
Rye fell quite sharply, responding to
news OF big increase In acreage and
payment Of the import duty on more
than million bushels OF Canadian rye.
Soybeans went Up as much as rye went
down, largely because. of the very small
offerings OF cash beans.
Wheat closed the week 7s-131 higher,
corn. / u lower to "a higher. oats "a.
lss lower. rye Ga to cents lower, soy
beans 2I4-6s4 higher and lard So cents
to .I5 O. hundred pounds higher.
Throughout much of the week trading
was quiet, natural development at this
time Of year. Wheat. was held down
business practically all of which went
to Canada and the Arsentine. Grain
was selling unusually large quantities Of
Feed grains; except for, 1854 crop
Department report that the autumn pig
crop fell per cent below a year aso.
Many grainmen had expected the crop
would about equal last years
This meant fewer hogs to consume the
large supplies of corn and oats--and
hogs are the biggest consumers of those
grains. Oats also ran into difhculty be-
cause Of the discouraging manner in
which the December contract was closed
out and news of more buying In the
Argentine for import into the United
--,n..
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Livestock Markets

~ Baltimore quotations supplied by the
onHlseq states & &Agriculture Department;
stances $3.50 cents higher: heifers, 'n most ST
" steady; cows. steady to SO cents lower
spots. more than SO cents S highsr; @ osnsS; stock
cattle, about steady. Weeks top. $3.50
for y. short lots. mostly choice. around
steers. ls.5O,24. 90; Commercial and
g9od e "a ll56c00-l9. 90: Gamer to utility,
ieM StifS fGSo anS and chSiss nefssi
125Q; commercial COWS, 12.5O-l3. SO;
oo Gamers uslas and cTtters eGEs. msinHy Gy
II 90; shelly Gamers. to 600 or under
commercial hn ,;Is. srads sausage bulls, 1880
and cutters s 90; lew sood cannsSs snd
choice S10-s7O pound feeder ''s steers. er.
Sockets. sas stock ssslyfi inferior
calves-Compared last week: general
2S.o0-32 90; commercial and good, 500
above; Gull and utility ranged 5.Oo-I7 90.
isS and gifts. 1.o0-l: rs higher with most Of
l:oO7I so higher, sows mostly W j 90 1HSho hisha
sr,o Wednesdays quotations: Choice -180-
go pound barrows and gifts, 26-75-
pounds; ss.s5-ss 75: s7o..ssSSo aSnSio pounds.
down; iso-i4o pounds. 20. euaS eSusq'75; 4o i4oo
100 pounds, 24-T5-25.75: 160-ISO
pounds. 25;75-26.75: choice sows under
pounds. 21.5O-2i.75: 450-5OO pounds,
90 050-20:75; heavier weights. 1879
1873; odd stays. 2.00-3.0 90 under price Of
Sheep-Compared last week: wooled
lambs end ewes nominally unchanged.
others absent;, odd lots good to prime 70
and utility 52-77 pounds, 12OO-16 90;
scattered odd head Gull to good wooled
ewes, 2.00-5. 90,
Evening star., 1953-12-27

the Home Loan Bank Board here
since 1892. when the system was
authorized by Congress to supply
reserve credit for home financ-
ing institutions. The system in
cludes around 4.100 savings and
loan associations. of which IS are
in the District of Columbia.
At 90 years of age Mr.. Burklin
Joined the staff Of the newly
created Federal Reserve Board.
He became deputy fiscal agent
in charge of bank examinations,
issuance and redemption Of Fed
eral Reserve notes and expense
studies. Early in World War I
he became an officer of the, War
Finance Corp. and upon its liqui.
dation In 1928, moved to the
Federal Farm Loan Board,
where he became chief of the
securities division. Later he was
named treasurer of the new Fed
eral Farm Board, which was
absorbed into the Farm Credit
Administratio tion.
A native of Washington. Mr..
Burklin resides with his wife in
Chevy Chase.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Consumers, Stores
And Steel Producers
Get Cheering News
By Walter Breede, Jr.
Assoeiofsd Press Bvsiness Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-There
was a bagful of cheerful news
for housewives, merchants and
steel producers this week.
The good news for the house.
wife was confirmation that living
costs measured by the Govern
ment'S consumer price index
have finally started going down.
The index for November showed
a dip of 3 per cent, ending a
steady eight-month rise.
The gift to merchants was
11th-hour shopping that pushed
Christmas retail sales to a record
high.
Retail Sales Gain.
Coming at the end Of a season
which had been painfully slow
In getting started, the late buy
ing splurge was more than well
come. This week the volume Of
money in circulation - and in
shoppers pocketbooks-was at
its highest point in history. Dun
& Bradstreet said Christmas
shoppers spent more money in
December than in any previous
Yuletide season."
The weeks good news for steel
producers was a request from
General Motors Fisher Body
Division for speedup in de-
livery Of previously ordered auto
body steel. Fisher makes bodies
for all GIN makes. Steel sources
said the request for earlier-than-
scheduled delivery could mean
only one thing: GIN was moving
up the timetable for its coming
production race with Ford.
Factory Output Declines.
The general state Of the Ma
tion'S business came in for re-
newed attention this week. There
were increasing signs that the
prosperity versus depression
theme was being busted OF for
use next year in the congress
sional elections.
The Commerce Department
noted q decline in factory out
put and employment In the first
two months Of the current quar-
ter, but stressed that industrial
production and consumer income
were still ahead Of the same
period Of 1852. Loss of factory
wages due to layoffs and cur
tailed overtime was partly Offset
by increased employment in
other trades, the department
said. The building industry
showed exceptional late-Season
strength. said the department,
and construction of Office build
ings and stores in October
November set a new high.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
War Damage Claims
Pile Up in France

PARIS (NANA) The French
government is hoping at last to
settle all the millions of war
damage claims filed by indi-
vidual citizens.
If a Frenchman lost any piece
OF movable property worth more
than $5 at 1889 values or any
immovahle possession worth
more than SIS, he can make a
claim. That means that since
World War II millions of claims
have poured in from persons
wanting compensation for lost
bicycles. damaged radio sets.
broken dinner service. a stray
pair of cuff links or a missing
cigarette lighter.
All these claims have been
registered, stamped. sifted, and
they will all soon be solemnly
put to rights by a check from the
ministry.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Business Briefs

Business Failures in the week
ended December II totaled 210,
compared with ZIG in the previ-
Gus week and 141 in the like
week a year ago.-Dun & Brad
street.
BituminOus Production In the
week ended December 10 totaied
8,040, 900 tons, compared with
10,336, 900 in the like week a year
ago. For this year through De-
cember 19, 43S, 1888. 900 tons, COM
pared with 454,546. 900 from jan
uary ! to December 20, 1882
National Coal Association.
Money in Circulation in the
week ended December % totaled
$31, ,163, ,000, 900, up $210 million
for the week and an increase of
'$431 million from the like week
a year ago.-Federal Reserve
Board.
Rail Freight Loadings in the
week ended December 10 totaled
618,432 cars, down $3.50 or 5.1go
from the previous week and
down 91,958 or 1890 from the
like week a year ago.-Associa-
ton of American Railroads.
Motor Vehicle Production last
week totaled 68.795 cars and
1850 trucks compared with
90,416 and 25.825 in the previous
week and 79.237 and 18,453 in
the like week a year ago.
Wards Automotive Reports.
Gas Sales by utilities and pipe
lines in 1868 will total about 81
billion therms VS.. 53.8 billion
therms in 1852. a gain Of about
SO. The estimate for 1856 is
71.6 billion therms, an increase
Of 1870 over 1952.-American
Gas Association.
Purchasing Executives look for
an upturn in industrial produc-
ton and fairly good business in
the first half of 1954.-National
Association Of Purchasing
Agents.
Crude Petroleum Stocks, do
meStic and foreign, on Deem
Der 19 totaled 277,166, 900 bar
relS, down 244.00O for the week.
Bureau Of Mines.
Pulp and Paper production in
Canada this year totaled about
9.4 million tons compared with
9.2 million tons last year and
the record of 9.8 million tons
in 1951.-Canadian Pulp & Pa
per Association.
New York Central System an
nounced the retirement on De-
cember 81 or James j. Frawley.
a vice president who has been
with the system for 81 years.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Government Bonds
Firmer During Week;
.Corporates Decline
By Arthur Merims
Assoeioisd Press Finoneioi Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Gov-
ernment bonds. especially inter-
mediate maturities, were in de-
mand this week as corporate Sc
curities declined irregularly.
The Treasury's recently issued
234s Of 1861 climbed half a point
at 102 1892 bid and the 21as OF
1858, reopened last month in a
refunding operation. advanced
three-eighths at 101 6/32 bid,
Both were record highs. The 30
year 314s advanced 2/32 during
the week to los 4/32 bid, also a
peak. Victory 21as and bank
eligible 21zs of 1967-72 rose 2/32
at 95 26i32 bid.
Medium grade railroads and
many industrial bonds were un-
der pressure most of the holiday
shortened week. Tobacco bonds,
those Of American Tobacco, Lor-
lizard and Reynolds. lost ground.
So did most oil company obli-
cations. Utilities were steady.
Brazilian dollar bonds Cliuped
after Brazil's President Vargas
warned private power companies.
mainly controlled by United
States and Canadian interests,
that they face appropriation if
they stand in the way of his
country's industrial expansion.
On Tuesday, Brazil 324s of series
~ fell 5a4 points at 81A and the
324s Of series SIS lost a point
at 78.
Reports that Austria will match
West Germany's settlement with
holders of defaulted bonds cir
culated in financial circles. Hold
ers of about $12.5 million in
eight defaulted issues may expect
eventual resumption of interest
payments at a reduced rate with
trading on the 'big board" to
follow.
Other foreign liens were fairly
quiet. Some Yugoslav bonds
inched upward. japanese and
Australian bonds were narrowly
mixed.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
| Marine Found Suffocated
In Suffolk Hotel Blaze
By the Assoeiossd Press

SUFFOLK, Va. Dec. 26.-An
18-year-old Marine was dead Of
suffocation today after q fire in
his room at a Suffolk hotel.
Police Chief Lawrence b.
Butler said the body Of the
victim. Charles ]. Wolfe Of Camp
Lejeune. N. c., was found in his
room at the Busy Bee Hotel.
Chief Butler quoted the hotel
clerk, William Jones, as saying
he received a report Of smoke
coming out of the third floor
room occupied by the Marine
and upon entering found the
body near the door. The mat
tress and bedding were shoulder
ing and the room was filed with
smoke.
The body was sent to the
Portsmouth Naval hospital.
Evening star., 1953-12-27

the Govern
ment, will re-
tire as direc-
tor Of opera
tionS for the
IL Dis trio t
Federal Home
an Banks
Thursday. 1t
W a s a n .
nounced yes
terday.
Mr.. Burklin
has served in
his present
capacity at
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. Dec. "a QP.-The Asso-
ciated Press index Of important COM
modify prices rose this week for the first
The index stood at 1891. UP from
171.57 week ago. At this time last
year the index registered 1880.
The gains were posted by foods and
livestock. The. industrial component
touched low for the year. Declines
also were made by grains and cotton,
textiles and non-ferrous metals.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Pusternoks Honored

Mr.. and Mrs. Max Pasternak,
proprietors Of the Pasternak
clothing store at 1919 Connecti-
cut ave, NV, were awarded q
plaque by employees on the
firms 50th anniversary Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
BurkIin viii Retire
From Home Loan
Bank System

R. Reyburn Burklin, who has
been active for more than 20
years in the creation and man
agement of financial agencies Of
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Christmas Bonuses Paid

Christmas bonuses were dis
tributed Thursday by the
Cherner and Shirlington Motor
Companies and the Standard
Tire & Battery Co.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
Bond Summary

"A fist Of most active bends on the
New York Stock Exchanse. showins the
high. low and cIosing prices fer the week
and the net change trom the pFevtous
weeks elosa.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
American Summary

Furnished ~ the Associated Press.)
4 list Of most active stoeks On the
American stock Exehange, showing the
blgh. low and elesing prices for the week
ana the net ehango from the UreviOus
weeks eIese.
Evening star., 1953-12-27
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New York Bank Stocks

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Evening star., 1953-12-27
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D. G. Securities I transactions
PhiIudeIphio- BoItimore Stock Exchange
tRepurt Compiled py exenange Offic

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Evening star., 1953-12-27

Rates Of dividends in the foreRotnR
.eoie are annual disbursements based on
the last quarterly or semiannual declara-
ton Unless otherwise noted Special or
extra dividends are not included
81 dividend H Ex rights x-dis Ex.
oistribution vi When issued Wd When
distributed cid Called Of I'd Part paid
" Under rule war warrants WV with
warrants xv without warrantA Also
extra or extras Annual rate plus stock
plus stock dividend Paid last year
PAYABLE In stock estimated cash value
on ex-dividend date Declared or paid
stock dividend or splftup Declared or
paid this year an accumulative 'ssue
with dividends IN arrears PAID this
action taken st last dividend meeting.
Z DECLARED or paid IN 1852 plus stock
dividend Iiquidatine dividend
Evening star., 1953-12-27

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Evening star., 1953-12-27
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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1953-01-09

Gary Cuaaeraon, Martin Neyman
and Ere selmer. selmer Is a form
er Sbagway High School player.
The town team hada bad night
the first night as the Champs ran
away with the game 54-47. The
second night was very much differ
ept as the Thunderbirds held a
narrow margin through a game
that ended in 56-55 lie. Tom
Maxaud's deadIiness from the foul
line and the floor ruined the
Thuuderbirds in the overtime as
The Champs won 65-62. Il was the
best game played on this court to
date
Playing for the Thunderbirds
We're Larry Taylor, Ray Willard.
Charles Berg, Fred Angerman, Sid
Mccullough. Dave Churchill. Dick
Stokes, Tom Martinez, Art Clark
and Morgan JOSEPH.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1953-01-09
ACCA NOTES
Bv Doris Eastaugh

The Christmas cards sold a lot
better than we though since 50
many had already mailed their out
If town cards. We have more on
hand and they VIII be out for sale
earlier next year.
To those of you that have not
heard about the Eskimo cook book
that sells for fifty cents. ask Lou or
r. W. McKibben about them in the
Variety store. They also have the
regular ACCA cook books.
The Gift Shop has the regular
cook books also. We are going TO
try to count up how many books
the Gift Shop has sold for the
Chapter We know it runs into the
hundreds
Mrs. H. B. Thornquist has a few
admanacs left at Bank of Wran-
CELL This is the last chance to OBJ
tain these wonderful books as the
Alaska headquaIter informs US
, that they are no longer available.
Too good a book for the price for
which it sold, they told us, no p !
fit - no more book The almanacs
sell for $3.50 plus tax and we re
tain 800 in the Chapter funds.
. A short time ago the Chapter re-
ceived from Al Shyman. of Alaska
Distributors, a check for $2S5.71.
This was Wrangell's share of the
donation he gave to the Alaska or
ganization. The first paragraph OF
Mr. Shyman's letter is a thought
and belief that we can all benefit
/ by: Now comes the time of the
year when one unconsciously finds
himself thinking of the less for
tunate, particularly when it con-
Germs children and does something
about it" He did.
! We would like to thank, at this.
time. all the organizations, bust
nesses and lust folks" that have
helped us carry on this work in
Wrangell and wish one and all a
Very Prosperous New Year.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1953-01-09
OLDTIEIER IN ALASKA
WATERS ON SURVEY
MISSION 70 WIANGELL

Capt. \. B. Johnson of Seattle,
representing the San Francisco
Board of Marine Underwriters, flew
into WrangeIl yesterday to make a
survey OF Henry Katasse's seiner
Garfield, recently damaged here
He planned to head south on this
afternoons plane.
Nothing new about coming to
Alaska for Capt Johnson. As cap
tain. mate and pilot, he sailed
these water for 16 years with the
Alaska Line; knows nearly every
one in the port towns of the South
east and Westward
As he climbed off the Ellis plar,e
yesterday with the mercury hover.
ing around zero, the veteran skip.
per found those Seattle street
street clothes weren't quite this
thing. Aided~and abetted by F. NJ
Campbell some more suitable
wearing apparel was rounded VI
and the Captain was in the pink a.
gain; ready for a lutefiske dinner
with Elmer Bake.
Been watching the glass" oh
served the old sea dog as he took
an off-the-cuff sextant squint al
the steaming harbor out in front
of town. It'll break within As
hours"
And we hope you are so right
Captain.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1953-01-09
UPHOLSTERY CLASS
TO BE HELD HERE
TWO WEEKS IN MARCH

Word has been received here th.
Miss Hallene Price, District HON
Demonstration agent for the I'm
yesity of Alaska. will be in Wan
CELL for two weeks in March IL.
conduct classes in furniture up
holste.iug. Those interested in "a
tending are requested to register
their names with Mrs. Ben Eng
dal at Phcse b.
Plans VII be made for two
groups, one meeting in the after
noon and one in the evening Reg
istrants are asked to state their
preference at the time of enroll
ment so that the two groups might
be Of equal numbers. Glasses will
be held in the school manual train
ing room.
Mrs Engdal Is expecting to re
ceiye information from Miss Price
in the near future on how to order
the right amount of necessary mat
terial and equipment, and also the
definite date in March of her ar.
rival here. As soon as this inform
ton is received, further word W.
be published in The Sentinel
that it will be possible II esor"o.
to have all necessary j. rs on ha
in advance OF hegi0r#sg o. clas5e
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1953-01-09
MCCORMACK HOME

Leo Mccormack, local agent for
the Alaska Steamship Company, re
turned home Saturday from an eX-
tended vacation way down south.
He visited the West Indies and
on the way home spent Christmas
with daughter Shirley and her
husband. Dick Schwind, in Los
Angeles; stopped in Long Beach to
see /. b. Chisholm, and saw other
ex-Wrangellites while travelling UP
the coast toward home. And So
now back to work.