Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 229, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 December 1926 — Page 15

DEC. 30, 1920

PORKERS SLIP DOWN TO LAST WEEK’S CLOSE

BETTER TONE r SEEN IN MAIN bodvjf LIST Buying of Rails Outstanding at Opening in Wall Street.

Average Stock Prices

Average of twenty industrials Wednesday was 157.50, up ..11. Average of twenty rails. 130.33. up .31. Average of forty bonds. 06.08, off .01. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Wednesday’s brisk recovery had an important effect in restoring speculative confidence and the niqih body of stocks displayed a greatly improved tone In early dealings on the stock exchange today. Buying of rails was particularly impressive anti new rhghs on the recovery were reached by leaders in this class. I Atchison gained nearly 2 points to 168% anti Southern Railway dupliHbd its best prices for several BJnths at 124%, up 2% from the Vevious day’s low. ■ Mexican oils moved against the ■pward trend, Pan-American “B" Breaking a point to 66%. I Selling was precipitated by refusal of President Calles to extend beyond-’Dec. 31 the time in which companies may apply for confirmation of holdings under the petroleum law. ,

CEREALS HIGHER IN EARLY SALES Price in Foreign Markets ' Above Expectation! Bit United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—A1l grains opened higher on the Chicago Board of Trade today. With Liverpool and Buenos Aires higher than expected, the late rally of yesterday continued in the early trading. Wheat opened % cent higher. Corn was up % cents from Wednesday’s closing prices. Oats opened Vs cent higher. A good demand exists for high-grade oats in the cash market, and this gives the pit a bullish atmosphere. Provisions opened lower. mk Chicago Grain Table —Dec. 30— WHEAT— Prev. High. Low. 11 00. close. Dec 1.38% 1.36% 1.38% 1.36 May 1.30% 1.30 1.30 % 1.38% July 1.31 1.30% 1.30% 1.30% CORNDEC 70% .70 .70% .00% May 81 .80% .80% .80% July 84% .83% .84 .83% OATS— Dec 45% .45% .45% .45% May 50 .40% .50 .40% July 47% .47 % .47% '.47% RYE— Dec 04% 04% .03% May 1.00% 00% 1.00% .00% July .88% .08 .98% .07 LARD— Jan 13.22 12.20 12.30 March ... 12.40 12.32 12.47 May 12.65 12.50 12.53 12.60 RlßS—ian 13.85 13,85 13.80 lay 13.80 13.80 13.80

Commission Row

PRICES TO UKTAII.FRS rRCITS Apples—-Fancy Grimes Go'den bbl $5 Indiana Jonathans, bbl., #404.50; Delicious. 40-lb.. #2: Greenings. 40-lb. basket #1.50. Cider—s4,6o. 6-gal case Cranberries—Jersey Howes, Vi bbl.. #4.60® 5. —Fancy Jamaicas sack ol 100 Dates—Bulk. 10011 c lb.; E’ards. 12 lbs., #2 40; Dromedary. #6.10. Fias—Smyrna, $1.401%2.40; California, 91.2501.75: strings. 12c; nngs. 14e: stewing, 14e: Sweetheart $0 case. Grapes—Fancy California sawdust wegs #6; California sawdust lugs. #3.50. Grapefruit—Extra fancy $3.6004 fancy. $3.2503.50 Honey—24-caee crate. $4.500 0. Kumquata—Florida. 160 20c <it. Lemons—California $4.2") 6e 4.76 Limes—Florida 100 #2.60. , Nuts— Indiana chestnutß lb., 15023 c. sltellbark hickorynuts. lb.. 203 c: black walnuts. 303Hc lb.- English walnuts 30 038 c lb L Oranges—Florida. #4.50: California ■Cavels. $4.2500.50; fancy, $4.2505.75. ■ Petrs—Oregon Bose. #6 .60 box Oregon —Cuba, crate. $6. —Florida. #2.so(it 1.25. SEA foods ■^Oysters—Gal.. $2.40 0 2.85 VEGETABLES ■ Artichokes—California. $1.25 dozen. ■ Beans—Florida green per hamper ■#2.5004. Brussels Sprouts—Fancy California 26c Cabbage—Holland seed. 2He lb.: red cabbage, 6c lb Cauliflower—Crate. $2.75. J Celery—Michigan, squares or flats 1.75; Michigan rough. #3.25: Michigan umbo. $1 dozen; California, #5.76. Celery Cabbage—Box $1.60 Cucumbers—Florida. #2 dozen. Eggplant—Florida. $2.60 Der doz •Garlic—Fancy. 12He lb Kale—California, 12Hc lb.; H. G., 75c per bu. Lettuce—Western iceberg, ct.. $3.7504: H. G.. hothouse. $2.10. . Mangoes—Florida peppers. #6.50 crate; $1.50 neck. Mushrooms—Pennsylvania $1.50 tor 3lb. basket. Onions—H. G. yellow. 100 lbs.. #2.75; B. G. red. $1.75 crate: Utah Valencias, 105-lb. bag, $2.50: Spanish, ort, $1.75. Oyster Plant—H u 46< dozen Paraley—H. G. 50c Der bunch _ Potatoes—Michigan round white sack #4 25; Minnesota early Ohios. 120-lb bag. 34.26: Russets. #3.75. Radishes- —Southern lon* reds 26c: hothouse buttons. $1.15. Root Vegetables Turnips bu.. $1 parsnips bu.. $1.50- carrots, nu $1.50: Canadian rutabagas $2 ewt.- H G.beets bU;. $1.50 Shallots—Louisiana 85c dozen Souash—H G Hubbard obi. #2.60. Sweet Potatoes—lndiana tersev bu $2.7503: mediums. $2 0 2.25. Tomatoes—Six-basket crt.. $7.50; Nancy Halls. #1.7502. RAILROADS USE BUSES Many eastern railroads are providing- a regular motor bus service for their patrons in order to retrieve the business lost through the competition of outside bus lines. ' The bus has proved Its popularity and the •roads are trying to beat their ipetitors at its own game. MOST FAULT AT HOME Only 6 per cent of motor vehicle accidents involve cars in interstate traffic, while 94 per cent are cauSkd by cars in their home states and 53 per cent by cars in their home towns, according to figures based on the records of 37,000 motor vehicle accidents in Connecticut.

Long Horseback Ride

Nobody anywhere Is any fonder of horses than A. F. Tschiffely. of Buenos Aires, Argentina, who if riding horseback from that city to Chi cago. This picture was taken when he had got as far as Coton, Panama, and shows him with the two steeds that are carrying him.

New York Stocks i (By Thomson St McKinnon)

—Dec. 30— Railroads— Prev. High. Low. 1 00. close. Atchison ..170 167 160% 166% At Const L 204 % . 204 % 304 11. & 0.... 107 % 107% 107% 107% Call Pae.... 166 % C. A O. . . .163 J 62% 163 163% C. & N. W. 80% ... 80 8(1 C.. R. * T 69 Del & Hud ... 173 Del &L... 146 % ... 145 % 146% Eric 40% ... 40% 40% Eric Ist pfd 63% . . 53% 53 (it No pfd. su% 80 % 80% S3 % Lehigh V.. 100 % .. . ICO', 100 K C South 42 ... 42 41 % L. & N 120% M. K. &T. .32 % .. . 32 41 % Mo Pae pfd 01 00% 01 01 % N Y On . .140% 138% 140 1 43% NY NHAH 42% ... 43% 42% No Pacific. 70% ... 70% 80 Nor Sc W.. 158% .. . 158 158% Pennsylvan.. 57 ->6% 57 56% Reading .. 05% ... 04% 95% S Railway 125% 134% 135 131% So Pacific 110% 109% 110% 100% St. Paul. . . 8% ... 8% 8% St. Paul pfd 18% 18% 18% 18 S I. St 8 W 63 si.& s k ini % ... ioi % mi % Union Pac 161 % ... 160 % 160% Wabash ... 41 % ... 41 % 41 Wabash pfd 75% ... 75% 75% Rubbers— Ajax 0% ... 0% 0% Flak 16% ... 16% 16% Goodrich .. 44% 42% 43 43% Gdyr nfd.. 00% 00% 00% 09% Kcfly-Spg 0% U S Rub... 59 57% 58 59% Kiiuipliients— AmC&KdIOIH ... 101% 101 ‘ Am Loco. 109% . . 109 100% Am Stl Fd. 44% 44% 44% 44% Bald Loco 163 161 161% 163 Gen Elec.. 84% 83% 83% 84% Lima ... ... d.> N Y Airb , 43 1* Steel Car 40% •... 40% 40% Pullman . ..189 186% 188 188 % West A B 112% 112% 143% 141'. West Elec. 69% ... 69%. 69 % Steels— Bethlehem,. 47 ... 46 % 47 Colorado F . ... ... . . 43% Crucible .. 80% 80 80% 80 Gulf S Stl. 55 ... 35 55 '4 PRC Sc 1.. 45% ... *40% 45 Rep Steel. 57 . . 37 )6% Sloss-SholT. 128% 128 138% 130 % U 8 Steel.. 158% 157% 157% 158 Alloy ... ... 20 % Vanadium. ... ... ... 39% Motors— Am Bosch.. 10% ... 10% 10% Chandler .. 21% ... 21% 21% Chrysler ... 42% 41% 43 42% Conti Mot.. 13 ... 13% 13 Ddge ... 27% 27% 27% 27, Peerless .. 28 ... 28 28 % Gabriel .. . ... <4 Gen Mot. . 157% 155% 156% 157% Hudson ... 54% 53% ->4 54% Hupp .... 22 ... 82 32 Jordan ... ... 20 ■% Mack ... 07% ... 97% 07% Moon . . . ■ v • .. 12% Nash .... 60 % 08% t>o% 60 % Packard . . 36 % 35 % 36 30 Pierce-At' 22% ... 21% 23 Stlidebaker. 54% 54 54% -4 % Stewart W.. 65 ... 0. 6. Timken ... 80 % 80 80 % 80 Willys-Over.. 22% ... 22 23 44 White,Mot.. 58% ... 57% 57% Ani SmeltT 145% 144% 144% 145% Anaconda... 48 ... 48 48"* Cerro De P . . . ... .. . 63% Inspiration. Cots ... :.-•% ’— * % Int Nickel.. 38% 38% 38% 38, Kennecott... 01% 61% 61% 61 % Tex GAS 4P % 48% 48% 49% U S Smelt. 36% ... 36% 36% AtlanTa” R 110 ... 114 1*4% Cal Petrol. 31 % ... 31% 31% Freeport T. 34% 34% 34% 34% Houston .... ... ... 62 1 1 lndpend Oil 30% .... 30% 30% Marl and Oil 58% .'7 ; i>7 % ->8 Mid Con Pet 35% 35 3.> 3.i% P-A Pete li 67% 66% 67% 68 _ Pacific Oil . . . ... ... 1 % Phillips Pet 56% 56% 56% 56% Union Oil., 57 % 56 % 57 o 7 % Pure Oil- ... 37 % ... 27 % 27 % Royal Dutch 52% -.- 53% 53 Shell ... ... 29% Sinclair ... 10% 10% 10% 19% Sketly 34% :!4 % 34% 34 % S Oil of Cal 58% ... 58% 58% S Oil of N J 39 . . . 30 39 Texas Cos . 67 % . . 57 % 4 % Trans Pet. . 4% 4% 4% 4% Industrials— Ad Rumely 9 ... 9 0 Allis Chaim . . ... ... 80 Allied Chin 137% 136 % 1.37 136% Armour A.. 15 ... 14% 16 Amrr Can . 40% 49% 40% 51% A H & L pf 50% Arncr Wool 33 ... 32%, 33% Coca Cola .174% 173% 174 173 Cont Can ... ... ... 72 % Certainteed. .. ... ... 41%

Out Our Way

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Davis Clicm ... ... 28 Dupont .. 178% 177% 178 170 F Pmycr* .113% 113% 113% 113% Gen Asphalt 80 88% 80 88% In Cm Eng 51% 50% 51 60% lilt Paper.. 56% ... 65% 56% lot Harv . . 144 ... 114 111' May 111. St ; 136% Mont Ward 07% ... 66% 67 Niitl Lead 170 Owen Bottle . . ... ... 77 Radio 56 % 55 % 65 % 56 Rem Typo. ... ... 113% Real Sill; . . 44% ... 44% 44 % Sear* Rocb. 54% ... 53% 53% Utltd Drug . 16Hr% ... 168% 16S IT S C 1 P .232 . . . 232 233 It S In Ale 70 % 78 70 77% Woolworth 185 183 183 184% Utilities— A T and T 149 ... 149 149 Am Express .. ... ... ,130 Am Wt Wk. 03% 67% 63 V 62 Brklyti Man ... . . * 60 Col G and E 80':, 80% 89% 80 Cons Gas . .100% ... 109 100% lntorboro ..48% ... 48 47% No Amu Cos. 46% 46% 46% 46% Peoples Gas . . ... ... 128 Phifa Cos .. 85% ... 85% 87 St (1 and El . . ... ... 55% Wn fir non.. .. ... ... 147 Shipping— Am lilt Cpn .. ... ... 38% Am Sand C. . 5% . 5% 5% Atl.ui Gulf. . . ... ’... 41 f M M pfd 38 Uutd Fruit. .. ... ... 118% Foods— Am Sugar.. 80% ... 80% 80% Am Bt Slur . . ... ... 23 Austin NiiTi . . ... ... 0 Beccli N Pk .. ... ... 59 1 , Calif l'kg 60% Com Prod. 50% ... 50% .50 CubaCiipf. .. ... ... . 47 Cu Am Sug . . ... ... 27 F lei *oh maim 46% ... 46 ’ 46% Jewel Tea.... ... ... 52', Npt Biscuit 08 ... 08 07% Punt a A leg 41% ... 41% 14% Pnstum ...101 ... 100', 100', Ward Ilk B. 30% ... 30% 30% Tobacco*— Am Slimat. 42 ... 42 42% Amer Toll. ... ... ... 122% Am Tub B 121% 121% 121% 121 Cons C-gars 84% 84% 84% 83% Gen Cigars. . . ... ... .74 Liggett .... ... 100% Lorillnrd... 32 ... 32 32 It .1 Rynlds . . ... . . 120% Tob Pro I) 109% ... 109 108% II C Stores. . . ... ... mi Schulte R S 50% 40% 50 50

Chaplain to King Visits U. S.

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“Woodbne Willie,” the English war veterans call him. He is the Rev. G. A. Stnddert 'Kennedy, chaplain to King George, just arrived for a visit to America.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Calves Make Good Advance —Other Markets Unchanged. —Hoc Price RangeDec. Bulk Top Receipts 23. 11.85 11.90 3600 24. 12.00 12.10 2.000 27. 12.40 12.50 4.500 •8. 12.25 12.35 7 000 29. 12.16 12.25 6 500 30. 12.00 12.10 9.000 The advance in hog prices Monday at the Indianapolis stockyards has boon offseet by cuts during the week today’s reduction getting prices back to Friday’s level. The drop today was largely 15 cents on the hundredweight. The market is showing the effects of the two holidays, and in genbral the movements here have been similar to those at the Chicago stockyards, where a 25-cent drop took place today. On a whole prices there are below those here. Nine thousand porkers were received at the local market today, with 538 holdovers added to these. Bulk sales were at sl2 per hundredweight, while the top was $12.10, l>oth 15 cents lower than Wednesday. Hog Price Range Meat weighing 120 pounds up formed the offerings which brought the bulk price of sl2. A few selected light and medium weights went at the $12.10 top. Packing sows were listed at $lO4/'ll, unchanged. Nine hundred head of cattle were received today, the same number as the preceding run. Continuing' steady, the market prices were: Beef steers. $7.50(h 10.50 beef cows, $54/ 6.50 low cutters and cutter cows. $3.50414.75: bulk stock and feeder steers, $6,504/7.75. Calves Gain The veal market was active today, with sales largely 50 cents above Wednesday’s. In some instances as much as $1 more was paid. The fresh run was 800 calves. Good and choice vealers sold mostly at $1641 16.50, with best vealers getting sl7 down. Although 1,000 sheep and lambs arrived today, salable offerings were light! The market was little changed. Native lambs were sl2 down: top fat lambs, sl2: bulk fat lambs, sll@ 12; bulk cull lambs. $5,504/9; ewes. $6 down: bucks. s2© 4. —Hon— Receipt# 9,000: market lower 120-300 lb* $12.0041 12.10 300 lbs up T.. Indefinite , —Cllile ■ Receipt* 900: market steady to strong Heel steers s7.sote t 0.50 Bulk stock and feeder steer#. 6.50 4# 7 75 Beef cows 500 ® f1.50 Low cutters and cutter cows 3 504# 4 75 —Calves— Receipts. 800: market higher Be*' vealers $15.(10 4/17,00 Heavy Calve* 650 4# 9 00 -Shrro— Receipts. 1.000: market steady. Top fat lambs $12.00 Bulk fat lambs 11.00'./12.00 Bulk cull lambs 5.50 4# 9.00 Ewe# fl OU down Buck# 2.004# 4.00 Other Livestock I-OUISVILI.E. Dec. 30—Hog* —Re ceipts, 800: market, roughs and stag* steady, others 25c lower: top*. $ll.OO Cat tie —Receipts. 100. market steady. Calves —Receipt*. 100; market steady: good to choice. $11,504/ 13: medium to good. $9 50 4t 11.50 outs. $9.50 down. Sheep Rece "Us. 150: market steady: top lamb*. sll 4/11.60; seconds, $7 417.50; sheep. $5 tto.oO.

Produce Markets

Butte iwnoU-s*, _ Creamer; best grade. a pound. 5-tfri 56c. Hutterfat—Local dealers pay 53 ® 55c. Cheese iwhu.tHSle selling ortcesi Wi# •onsin Daisies 24 4* 26c Longhorns 24 4/ 27c: Limburger. 37c. E*r*- -s'ni-iiv iresb delivered at Indian apolis. 40® 42c. Poultzy—Fowls. 21®23c: Leghorns. 13 ® 15c: ducks. 16®18c.

In the Cotton Market

NEW YORK. De.-. 30—Continental Europe lias always favored the call and the close tor tradiag. I suppose th-ir newspapers carry only thoe price*. They ha"e Wri furnishing the basic cause for those strong closes recently. It looks like a sound, substantial market in which the buyers will have to continue making the price concessions.

In the Sugar Market

(By Thomson Sc McKinnon) NEW YORK, Dec. 30—Except for the better sentiment as a resulo of tne lowered European crop estimate, there 1* nothing of an interesting character in the sugar trade. We wUI probably have another dull session with only narrow price changes. We tool friendly to the long sido on any moderate reactions.

-By Williams

Feeds Pigeons 12 Years

Daily for twelve years Charles l.utz has fed the pigeons cn Ihc mall in Central Park, New Yoik—rain or shine. Such constancy deserves the popularity portrayed by this picture.

MAIN COMMODITY SALES ARE LESS November Lower Than Two Preceding Months. Ftii United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—Wholesale sales of leading commodities declined during November from the levels of the two preceding months, but maintained about the same volume hr in Novemlier of 1925. reports of the Federal Reserve system reports released here today Indicated. The decline is normal, the report said, as September and October are large buying months for retail concerns anticipating the holiday business increase. Sales of groceries were 4 per cent smaller than in November of J 925 In all districts except (lie Boston. Philadelphia and Chicago areas. The largest slump, approximately 10 per cent, was reported in the New York, Atlanta. Minneapolis. Kansas City, and San Francisco districts. •Wholesale snoe sales, however, were 13 per cent higher than a year ago in the country as a whole, with increases in every district. Hardware sales were also larger than in November last year, in all sections except the New York, Atlanta, and Minneapolis districts. Drug sales were larger in nearly all areas.

Indianapolis Stocks

—Dec. 29 —Murks— Rid Ask Am Central Life 360 .... Amer Creosoting Cos pfd...101 Aw Rumely Cos com OH 10 Ad Rumely Cos pfd 32 33 Belt R R com 65 H 6$ Belt R R pfd .... .... 55 60 Cent Ind Power Cos pfd... 87 90 Onti.rt Ibdi Cos old . 100 Cities Serv Cos com 49 H •.. Cities Service Cos pfd 92 ... Citizens Gas Cos com 49 H 60 gitlzens Gas Cos pfd ...105-*S ... ommonwealtn Loan Cos pfd 97 H ... Kopitahlf Securities Cos cbm 61 ... Hook Drug Cos com 28 H ... Indiana Hotel com 115 ... Indiana Hotel pfd 100 Indiana Pine Lino Cos 64 ... Indianapolis Gas 66 H 60 linin'* ,v Northwestern ofd 48 Indianapolis St. Ry 38 41 Interstate Pub Ser pr lien pf.. 98 99 Merchants Pub Util Cos 0fd..100 ... Progress Laundry com .... 21H ... Pub Sav Ins Cos 15 ... Ktmh i erlmzei ofd 48 ... Real Silk Hosiery ofd 96 100 Standard Oil Cos Ind 69 ... Sterling Fire Ins Cos 15V ... T H 1 & B com 1 T H J * E pfd 23 T"4l 1 & L Cos pfd 89 Union Trac of Ind com Union Trao of Ind Ist nfd.. .. 10 Union True of Ind 2d nfd.... 2 union Title Cos com ... 88 Van Camp Pack Cos pfd... to ... Van Camn Prod Ist 0fd.... 91 Vi 96 Van Came Prod 2d ofd 95 —Bank Stork*— Aetna Trust and Sav C0...115 ... Bankers Truat Cos 132 .... City Truat Cos i4O ... Continental National 115 ... Farmers Trust Cos 240 ... Fidelity Trust Cos 160 ... Fletcher American 170 ... Fletcher Sav and Trust C0..250 ... Indiana National Bank ....268 2<2 Indiana Trust Cos 230 250 Livestock Ex Bank 162 172 Marion County State 8ank..175 ... Merchants Nat Bank 325 ... Peoples State Bank 290 ~. Security Trust 250 1 ... State Savings and Trust... . , 90 Union Trust Comoany 403 428 Wash Bank and Trust C0..157 —Bonds— Belt H R and stockyards 4s 90 ... Broad Ripple 6a 79 ... Central Indiana Gas 65.... 98 ... Cent Ind Power Cos 6s 99 ... Cent Ind Power Cos 7s 99 Citizens Gas Cos 6s 10014 101 Vi Citizens St R K 5s 85 80 V* Home T and T of Ft W 6s. .103 Indiana Coke and Gas 6a . . .102 H ... Indiana Hotel 5s 98 ... Indiana Northern 6a 2 ... "nd Ry and Lt 6s 95 ... tnd Service Coro 5e 92 Vi ... Ind Union Trac 5s ........ 4 ... Indols Col 4 So 6a 99, 101 Indpls Gas Cos. 5s ....... 99 Vi ... tmfpla Lt and Ht 5s 101% ... Indpls % Martinsville 65... 62 ... Indpls Northern 6s 23 Vi 24 *i Indpls V Northwestern 65.. 64 07 Indpls & S E 6s 2 ... indpls sbelby A 3 E 6a ... 2 Indpls St Ry 4s ... . 64 00 Indpls Trac & Term 65.... 94Vi 96 ndple Union Rv 6s 101 ... Indpls Water Wks Sec Cos.. 100 ... Indnls Water SVio 103 M ... Indpls Water 4Vi a 94 V 4 04% Interstate Public Service 6s. 102 ... Interstate Pub S Bs 6Vis.. 104 T H I & E 5s . . ...... 75 T H T and Lt 5s .93 Union Trac of Ind 6a 20 "2 —Libert* Bond*— Ist 3'ia 100 30 100.42 Ist 4Vi s 102.72 102.86 2d 4Vs .101.00 100.10 3d 4*i s 101.10 101.20 4th 4'.s 103.40 103.50 U. S. Tr. 4Vis 110.00 110.20 U. 9. Tr. 4s 105.90 106.00 U. S. Tr. 4V4 a 102.90 103.00 —Sales——At Auction—--450 shares Vanadalia Coal Cos. c0m.,..55 SI,OOO bond Vandalia Coal Cos com... t |6

MORE COVERING THAN SELLING ON STOCK EXCHANGE Professionals Hope Public Will Get in Market Next Month. By E. Walter Mnekler, Written for the United News NEW YORK, Dec. 30. —About the best that can be said for Wednesday's market is that Tuesday's sellers, failing to attract a following for their movement, were more inclined to cover than to continue selling. At the same time it is impos-* sible to accept the daily fluctuations as evidence of anything more substantial than the shifting ot the basis upon which the professional element operates. Just before t lie Christmas holidays there was evidence of increasing interest on the part of the outside public, but this was not sustained. Estimates of the comparative extent of public and professional operations are. after all. nothing but estimates, but if an accurate estimate were possible it would probably be discovered that more than nine out of ten shares traded each day were for professional ac counts with the status of some of the remaining tenth shares in doubt. Look to Public The public is not in the market. In January it is hoped devoutedly by all professionals that, the general public will come into the market with a rush and take stocks off of their hands. The “Van Sweringen stocks” did little, despite publication of the fact that the Kemp group in Richmond was again on the war path and was planning to assert once more the rights of the Chesapeake & Ohio mi norlty. Special mention was made o|j the alleged use of Chesapeake & Ohio surplus for the purchase of Eric stocks. Interests close to the Van Sweringens here refused to discuss the matter. There has been considerable discussion of pending financing by Chesapeake & Ohio. This would probably take the form of additional stock, although it is known that no definite plan has been agreed upon or even suggested. Proceeds would be user for the several improvements including the new spur connection linn under process by Ch< sapeake A Ohio. Meantime, it is hoped the new merger plan for the Nickel Plate system will be finished in time for submission to the interstate commerce commission next month. Merger Questions In view of the two rejections to this plan by the commission it Is accepted as highly probable that members of the commission have been consulted unofficially step by step in the new plan. Another rejection of the plan would probably mean that the whole project would be dropped and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the whole question of the railroad mergers in this country would be set back many years, possibly half a century. The liases of the Nickel Plate deal have been very substantial and it is questionable if any other single group is strong enough to gather in all the lines and the many ramifications entailed in such a deal and hold them during the period required for the consummation of the operation. If the interstate commerce commission throws down the latest Van Sweringen plan, the leaders of other plans will likely be very much discouraged.

Local Wagon Wheat

Local cram elevators are paying $1.25 for No. 3 red wheat. Other gradea are purchaaed on their merits.

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