Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 190, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1929 — Page 15

DEC. 19, 1929.

ISSUES DECLINE AS FOX FILM HITS NEW LOW United States Steel and Leaders Resist Selling.

Average Stock Prices

Average of twenty Indus rials for Wednesday wiui 246.84. off 2.74 Average of twenty rails was 148.95. off .66. Average of forty bonds was 93.41. up 4. Bu United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 19 —Persistent selling of Fox Film A and International Combustion Engineering, breaking both to now lows for the year, unsettled the stock market today and prices generally declined 'Tactions to more than. 3 points. United States Steel and other leaders for a time resisted selling, but they succumbed in late morning and sold off with the remainder of the market. General Electric, Radio Corporation. Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck were off sharply. Utilities lost ground with Standard Gas off 2 points, and American and Foreign Power off more than a point. Oil shares held about steady as did Motors. Amusements declined with Fox, Loew’s selling off nearly three points. Food shares eased off. Special issues failed to make any progress. Columbian Carbon lost all of an early substantial gain and held around the previous close. Trading was little changed in volume from Wednesday, which was one of the three smallest days of the entire year. During the first half hour today sales totaled 318,100 shares, compared with 301,700 shares in the same period Wednesday. This dullness was taken to mean that professional selling was not a factor except in a few instances. One of these was Fox Film A, which began another swoop downward Wednesday on the belief that objections would be filed to prevent carrying out a rumored plan to form anew holding company. International Combustion's decline was caused by recent passing of the dividends on preferred. Reports also were current that the recapitalization plan expected had fallen through. Both Fox and Combustion were weak in the early trading, but they had little effect on the list until late morning. For a time in early trading, prices of leaders had rallied.

Banks and Exchange

INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT Indianapolis hank clearings Wednesday, Dee. 19. $2,150,000: debits. *6 906.000. CHICAGO STATEMENT Ftr/ United Prc*“CHICAGO. Dec. 19.—Bank clearings, $89,200,000; balances. *11,200 000. NEW YORK STATEMENT Rn United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 19.—Bank clearings. *1.165.000.000: clearing house balance, *179000.000; Federal Reserve bank credit balance. $155,000,000. TREASURY STATEMENT B T'nifed press WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.—Treasury net balance Dec. 17. *189.866.074.31. Customs receipts for the month to the same date totalled $23,369,642.95. Births Girls ■John and Rozella Brewer. 2921 Baltimore. Wilbur and Irene Basey Methodist hospital. Klwood and Helen Dunlavy, Methodist hospital. Arthur and Elizabeth Punkhou6er. Methodist hospital. Charles and One Sharp, 406 East Raymond. William and Elizabeth Morrow. 2239 Northwestern. Earle and Madeline Albright, Methodist hospital. Charles end Florence Stumm, Methodist hospital. Boys Donald and Julia Huston. Methodist hospital. John and Bessie Thompson, Methodist hospital. James and Genevieve Butters, 2936 McPherson. Steve and May Markoff. 920 North Lynn. John and Ruth Fehsenfeld. Methodist hospital. Icon and Helen Harbison Methodist hosP Hugh and Helen Stonebraker. Methodist f '°C^ri*' and Minnie Overton, Methodist hospital. Deaths Richard O. Mathews, 84. 913 North Sheffield. arteriosclerosis. ... „ . , John S. O'Bryant, 71. 108 Gelsendorf. arteriosclerosis. „ . , Carolina Frances Prater. 56, 1042 West Twentv-eiahth. carcinoma. Edward Rcinbaa 2 mo.. 1801 Ruckle. Inanition. _ . .. Bridget. Shecdv. 75. 520 East Vermont, lobar pneumonia. . , John Edwards. 17. city hospital, acute ntvr-riltis. I •'! Foil is, 17. city hospital, acute m C ge'w. Williams. 56. 924 East Wash-ing-c -. rear, mitral Insufficiency. Ollie Edney. 32. 550 Exeter, tuberculosis. Seder Jeter. 36. city hospital, myocardi- * Jav Pitney. 58. Long hospital, lobar pneun''oharles Thomas Fate. 60. 905 North Wallace acute dilatation of heart. Catherine Sullivan. 71. St. Vincents hospital. hvrostatlc pneumonia. Stirullia Anderson. 3. city hospital, cerebro spinal meningitis. . „ , Minnie Dalhiser. 53. city hospital, accidental. CONFERENCE IS OPENED Start Two-Day Education Session at Central College. An educational conference for approximately seventy-five alumni and church officials opened at Indiana Central college today, for purpose of considering the needs of higher education. Sessions will close Friday. Dr. I. J. Good, president of the college, presided at today's session. Prominent officials to appear on the program included members of the college executive board. Bishop H. H. Fout, Indianapolis, and conference superintendents of the United Brethren church in Indiana. Illinois, and Wisconsin. Dr. Good and FTofessor W. O. Weidler were to be principal speakers today. HOLIDAY BONUS GIVEN Board Directors of Guaranty Trust Cos. Reported Wednesday. Bu United Frets NEW YORK. Dec. 19.—The board of directors of the Guaranty Trust Company announced late Wednesday that because their employes had assumed so much additional work this year a 10 per cent Christmas bonus would be awarded today. An 3 1-3 per cent bonus is customary and the additional l 2-3 per cent is given because of the unusual activity, _

New York Stocks 1 ■ (9t Thomson k McKinnon

—DC- 19— Pev. Railroads— High. Low. 12:60. Close. Atchison 224, 225'’4 226 227 At! Coast Line .176 174 174 Balt A Ohio 116 US'/i 11544 116 1 Canadla* Pac... 190% 189 189 190*4 Ch-sa Ar Ohio ..208% 208% 208% 209% Chesa Oorp .... 65 64% #4% 65 ! 2 Baldwin 30% 29 T ANARUS 29% 30V* Chi & X weft.. 861 s 86 '2 88% 86% Chi Grt West... 168* 158* 15% 16', , C R I & P 118 Del k Hudson.. 175 173 17J 173 Del k Lack* 130% Erie 60*4 601* 60Vi 60’a Erie Ist pfd 60*i 60*4 60% 61 Grl Nor 99% Gulf Mob k Oil. 39% 39 39 40% 111 Central 128 Lehigh Valiev .. 75 75 75 76 Kan Cltv South. 84% 84 84 84% Lou & Nash 130% 130'A 130 Vi 130 Minn S L 1% M K & T 49 43V* 48% 43 Mo Par pfd 137*4 137% 137% 139% N Y Central ...174% 174% 147% 175 N Y C k 8t L. .131% 130% 130% ... NY NH Ac H ...114% 114 114% 114 Nor Pacific 61 90% 90% 91% Norfolk As West. 230 V 4 230% 230 'A 231 O k W 15% 15% 15*2 16% Pennsylvania .. 80% 79% 79% 80% Peor & East ... 19 19 19 P A- W Va 121 120 120 122 Reading 128 123 128 128% Seabd Air L .... 11 10% 10% 11 Southern Ry ... 134 Southern Pac ..122 121% 121% 123 St Paul 26% 75*4 25*, 26% S'. Paul pfd 46% 45% 45% 47% fit L A; o F 110% 110 110 110% Texas k Pac ...128V* 128% 128% ... Union Pacific 216 216 216 216 West Maryland. 29% 28% 28% 39% Wabash 59 Rubbers— Ajax 1% 1% 1% 1% Fisk 3% 3% 8% S% Ooodrlch 48% 45% 46% 46% Goodyear 69% 68 68 69% Kelly-Spgfld ... 4% 4 4 4 Lee 6% 6% 6% ... United States... 28 27% 27% 27% Fculpmrnts— Am Car <’c Fdy 82!* Am Locomotive 103 Am Steel Fd ... 46% 46% 46% 46'A Am Air Brake Sh 47% 47% 47% ... Man Elec Sup .. .. ... ... 2% General Elec ...237'* 233*4 233% 236 Gen Rv Signal.. 85', t *5 85 33% Gen Am Tank.. 98 97% 97% 97% N Y Air Brake.. 44 44 44 44% Pressed SU Car. . 9 Pullman 84'/* 84 84*/, 84 Westing!) Air B. 46*, 46% 46% 46'/* Westingh Elec .138% 134% 135'/* 185V* Steels— Am Roll Mills... 84V* 32*4 83'/* 85% Bethlehem 93'/ 92V* 92% 92 Colorado Fuel 38% Crucible 79*. . 79% 79% 80 Otis 32% 32 32 33V, Rep Iron Ac Stl. 78% 77'/, 78% 78*4 Ludlum 34 32 33 30% Newton 60 U S Steel 170*4 169% 170% 171 'A Alloy 35% 35'/, 35% 35% Warren Fdv 24% Yonngrtown St! 110V* 110V* 110'/* ... Vanadium Corp. 53% 53V, 53% 53% Motors— Am Bosch Mag.. 42 38% 40V* 42% Frtggr 16*/, 15V* 15% 16% Brockway Mot... 19% 19% 18% 20% Chrysler Corp... 35% 35% 35% 35% Eaton Axle 29% 28% 28'/a 28% Graham Paige... 10 9% 10 10 Borg Warner ... 35 33% 33% 35 Gabriel Snubbrs 6% 6 6 6V General Motors. 41% 40% 41 41'i Elec Stor Bat... 83 82% 81% 70% Hudson 53 V* 52% 53 53 Hayes Bod Corp 9% B'/* 8% 954 Hupp 21% 21 21 21% Auburn 202% 202'/, 302'/, 202% Mack Trucks ... 7* 74 74 74 Marmon 36'/* 26 26 27 Rco 11% 11% 11% 11% Gardner 4% Motor Wheel 27 Nash 53% 53V* 53Va 54 Packard 16 15% 16 16 Peerless 6% 6% 6% 6% Pierce Arrow ... 22V, 22% 23% ... Studebaker Corp 43 42V* 42V* 43',* Stew Warner ... ... 40 Timken Bear ... 74 73 73 73% Willvs-Overland. 8% 8% B*4 8% Yellow Coach... 14% 14% 14% 15 White Motor ... 32% 32% 32% 33 Mining— Am Smelt At Itfg 72% 71% 71% 73 Am Metals 48 Am Zinc 9% 9'/* 9'/* 9% Anaconda Cop.. 77% 76'/* 76V* 77% Calumet Ac Arts. 87 85 85 87 Calumet <fc Hecla 71V* 31% 31% 31 % Cerro de Pasco.. 03 63 63 62% Dome Mines T/a Andes 34% 27V* 33V, 34% Granby Corp ... 55‘/* 53 55 53% at Nor Ore 20% 20% 20'k 20% Inspiration Cop. 30 29'/* 29V* 31% Howe Sound ... 40% 4040 41% Int Nickel 31% 30% 31 31% Kennecott Cop.. 58V* 57% 57% 58% Magma Cop .... 52 50% 30% 52% Mtami Copper... 27% 27% 27% 27-/* Nev Cons 31 30% 30% 31 Texas Gul Sul... 54% 54% 54% 35% St. Joe 53V* 53% 33V* 54 U 8 Smelt ...... 36 36 36 36 Atlantic Rfg ... 40 39% 39% 40% Barnsdall A .... 24% 24% 24% 24% Freeport-Tesaß.. 39 38 38 377, Houston Oil 38V* 37% 5<% 58% Indo Oil k Gas. 23V* 23% 227, 23% Con't OU 25% c > 35 25% Mtd-Cont Petrol. 27 27 27 27 Pan-Am Pet B • ■ j? Phillips Petrol .. 35V* 34% 34% 34% Prairie OU 54V* 54% 54% 54% Union of Cal ••• , s*/ Prairie Pipe .... 38V* 58V* 58% ... Pure Oil 24 24 24 24 Roval Dutch ... 52% 51% 51% 52% Richfield 27 V* 37% 27% 27% Shell 23% 23% 23** 23 Sinclair OU ... 25% 35% 35% 25% Std OU Cal 61% 61% 61% 61% Std Oil N J 64'/* 64V* 64% 64% Std Oil N Y ... 33% 33% 33% 33% Tidewater 12% 12%, 12% 12% Texas Corp .... 56% 56% 56% 56% Texas CAc O „ ...., 11% Transcontl 8% 8% 8% 9 White Eagle 27% Industrials— . Adv Rumley ... 14% 14% 14% 14% AUis Chalmers. 52 al% 31% 52 Allied Chemical. 256 254 254 257 A M Byers .... 87% 85% 87% 87% Armour A 6% 6% 6% 6% Amer Can 116% 114’* 116% Am Safety Raz.. 59% 59% 59% 597* Am Ice 36% 35% 36'/* ... Assd Dry Goods 30% 30 30 31 Bon Alum 53% 52% 53 55V, Coca Cola 131*1 131% 131*, ..... Conti Can 50*4 50% 50V, oo>a Certalnteed .... 13% 13V* 13% 13V* Crosle' 24 22 22 25V, Congoleum .... 14% 13% 13% 14V* Curtiss W 7% 7% 7% 7% Davidson Chem. 38V* 30% 30V* 30 Du Pont 116 115% 115'* 115% Famous Players 50% 49% 49% 50% Gen Asphalt .... 51 51 51 52 Fox A 34V, 31% 32 35 Gold Dust 40% 40% 40% 40>4 Int Harvester.. 81% 79% 81 81% Kelvinator 7% 7% 7% 8 Lambert 94 94 94 100 V, Link Belt 43 , ... Loews 43% 42V, 42% 44 May Stores .... 55 54% 54% 54 Roister 5% 4% 4% 5% Mont.com Ward 58% 57% 57% 58 Natl C R 75 74 74 74% Radio Keith ... 19% 19% 19% 19',* Owens Bottle ... ... 54 Radio Corp .... 45 43% 44% 45% Rem Rand 28% 28% 28V* 28% Sears-Roebuck .103 lOt 101 103% Union Carbide.. 76% 76% 76% 77% Warner Bros ... 417% 41% 41% 41% Un Air Craft.. 48 46% 46% 47% USCs Ir Pipe. 20 79% 20 20 U S Indus Alco. 139% 138 138% '"Us Worthington Pu ~ ... ... 75 Woolworth C 0... 75% 74% 74% isV* Utilities— Am Tel & Tel. ...221% 31% 2’n r^V* Am Pr Ac Lt.... 80% 79% 80% 82 Eng Pub Serv.. 38*. 38% 38% 38’:; Am For Power.. 91 % 86’, 90% 90% Am Wat Wks.. 87% 86’, 87% 88 Gen Pub Serv.. 32 31% 31V* 33 Col G& E 7176 71 7j 71% Consol Gas 97 95% 90% 95Vi Elec Pow & Lt... 47% 48% 47% 47% Int T Ac T 75*> 74% 75 74V* Nor Am C 0.... 92% 91% 92% 93 Pac Light 73 1 '* 73 73% 74. Pub Serv N J... 76% 75% 76 76% So Ca! Edison.. 551* 54% 54% 55% Std Gas Ac E1...115 113% 714 115 United Corp... 33’i 32% 32% 33 Utilities Power. 33% 32% 32% 32% United G * Imp 31% 31% 311 32% West Union Tel 203%

On Commission Row

FRUITS Apple*—Delicious, box extra fancy. $3.40: choice. s2® 5.25: Jonathans. $2.75; Grimes Golden. $3.35: New York Duchess s2.2s® 3.50: Gravensteln. $3; Wolf River. $2.50: Sta.vnjen Box. $2.75. Cranberries—s 4 * 35-lb. box: M. 35 a 50-lb. box. Grapefruit—Florida. $6.50®7. Grapes—California, seedless $3.50 a crate; Emperor. $2.50333.75 a crate. Lemons—California, a crate. $13.50914. Limes—Jamacla $562.50. Oranee*—California Valencia. $4-5668.50 Strawberries —$1.35 a Quart. Tangerines—s3 50 a crate. VEGETABLES Reaps— Florida $4.7535 a hamper. Beets—Home-troxro dez 40c Carrots—California, crate. $3.50. Cabbage—s3.so a barrel Celerv — Michigan 90c: Idaho $1.35 a dozen bunches. Cauliflower—Colorado, crate. $3. Cucumbers—Florida. $7 a crate. Etcplant- -*3.50 a deren: $ a hamper. Kale—Spring, a buahel sl.3s. Lettuce—California Iceberg. $6.50 a crate: home-groan leaf a bushel. $1.65. Mustard—A bushel. 11. Onlona— Indiana eel low $346 ■ 100-lb oag: white, 50-lb be. 11.7 b. Parsler—Home-erown dor tranches 4se Peas—California. $$ a himper. Peppers—Florida $$ a crate Potetoes—Wisconsin end Minnesota wWte. $4.50®4-75 a 169-lb. bag; Bed River Ohlos 120 lbs. $3.90: Idaho Russets. $4. Radishes—Button Hothouse deren 90c Southern lone red ls®3sc dozen Sweet potatoes—lndiana Jersey. $2.7$ a bushel No 3. $1 $5 a buahel: Nancy Halls $2 a hamper Tomatoes— California. $3 e bee; hothouse. $1 85 a 8-lb. basket. B j T niteii Pi>* CHICAGO. Dec. Is.—Apples per barrel. ss6s.

Shipping— Am Inti Corp.. 38’* 38% JB% 38% Am Shin k Com 138 138 138 Ati Gulf & W I 75% Inti Mer M pfd 25% 25% 25% 26 Ur.tied Fruit ...103% 102 102 Food*— Am Sug Rfg 61% 61V* 61% 61% Cudhav 47% Beechnut Pkg. .. 63% 62% 63'% 62*, California Pkg.. .. ... ... 66% Canada Dry ... 64!. Corn Produets.. 93% 93% 93% 93% Cent Bak A 43% Borden 70’, 68% 69*. 76% Cuban Am Bug.. 8% 8 8! 87, Hershey 72 72 72 Grand Union 12% 12% 12% 12U Grand Union pfd 36 Jewel Tea 44% 4-4 % 44% 45 Kraft Cheese 387. ?3% 36% 36 Kroger 497, 49 49 49 Loose-Wile* ... ... 52% Natl Biscuit 172'% 171% 172'% 172', Natl Dairy 49 48% 49 48'% Gen Foods 48 47% 48 47% Loft 4% 47, 4% 4% Stand Brands.. 27% 27% 27% 27% Ward Baking B 47* 4 s /* 47* 4% Tobacco*— Am Sumtra 227* 22% 22'% 22% Am Tob B 201 200% 200'% 203'% Con Cigars 49 Genera! Cigar .. 537a 53'/* 53% 53% Lig k Meyers... 94 93% 937* 94% Lorlllard 16 15*, 15% 16 R J Reynolds... 49% 49% 49% 46'% Tob Products B . 3% 3% 3% 374 United Ctgar St 4% 4% 4% **4 Schulte Ret Strs 57* 57, 5% 57*

In the Stock Market

(By Thomson k McKinnon) NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Although incentive is lacking to bring about a marked change in values, it has been noticeable for some times that except in special cases, adverse trade news has had little effect in disturbing the market. Apparently present levels have about discounted the prospect of disappointing first quarter reports from our major industries. Competent observers appear agreed that essential liquidation has been proceeding in orderly fashion and that the process of eliminating sore spots will be carried on without disturbing the market's equilibrium. Until such time as there is a definite turn for the better in the business outlook, or a constructive news development of the utmost importance occurs, we anticipate no material change in the character of the recent markets. The advantage, we feel is still with the investor who will select the better class of stocks during periods of weakness.

Produce Markets

Eggs (County Run)—Loss off delivered In Indianapolis. 46c; benery quality. No. 1.154 c: No. 2. 32<Sc. Poultry (Buying Pricesi—Hens weighing 4% lbs. or over, 23c; under 4’/* lbs., 20c; L'zhorn hens, 17; springers, 5 lbs. or over, 21c; under 5 lbs.. 18c; Leghorn, spring 15c; stags, 15c; cocks. 12©14c; turkeys, young hens, lat, 22c; voune toms. {at. 22c; old nens. fat, 16c; old toms fat, 15c; ducks, lull feathered, white, fat, 13c: geese, full feathered, fat, 12c. These price are for No. 1 top qualltp. poultry quoted by Kingan & Cos. Butter (wholesale)—No. 1. 40@41c; No. 2. 39540 c. Butterfat—3Bri39c. Cheese (wboiesfcle selling rice per pound) —American loaf 55c: pimento loaf, 37c; Wisconsin firsts, 27c; Longhorn. 27c; New York limberger. 30c. Bu United Press NEW YORK Dec. 19.—Flour—Dull and easy: spring patents, [email protected]. PorkSteady; mess. $27.50. Lard—Firm: middle west spot. $10.65310.75. Tallow —Easy; special to extra, 7%f<i7%c. Potatoes—Dull and weak: Long Island 52.50(6 6.25; Maine. *3.85'65; Bermuda. $5(u,11. Sweet potatoes —Quiet: southern baskets. [email protected]; Jersev. 600) $2.25. Dressed poultry—Quiet and steady; turkeys. 20(d40c; chickens 20(u, 40c; capons. 2705 46c: fowls. 20@35c: ducks, 13(d24c: ducks. Long Island, 23@26c. Live poultry—Quiet; geese, 1530 c: ducks, 13fa. 24c; fowls, 1805,27 c; turkeys. 20@30c: roosters 13(a;i4c: chickens. 14@26c; broilers. 17 33c. Cheese—Dull; state whole milk, fancy to special. 25@26%c; Young America. 22% (2,25 c. Bv United Press CLEVELAND, Dec. 19.—Butter—Extras, 41@4i 3 ,ic; extra firsts, 39$40Vic: seconds, 3i%0|32c- Eggs—Extras. 53c; firsts. 47c. Poultry—Fowls, 27c; medium, 24c; springers, 24c; thin springers, 15® 18c; Legnorns, 150520 c; Leghorn springers. 18®20c; ducks, 20®23c; ola cocks, 18c; geese, 20c; turkeys, 30®33c. Potatoes—New York, [email protected] 150-lb sack; Maine Green Mountain, $4.40 150-lb. sack: Idaho Russet. $4.25054.50 100lb. sack; home grown, [email protected] bushel sack. Bu United Press CHICAGO. Dec. 19.—Eggs Market, steady; receipts. 1.276 cases; extra firsts, 50(ft5Sc: firsts, 46®48c; ordinaries. 38® 43c; seconds. 2805,35 c. Butter—Market, steady; receipts, 4.645 tubs: extras, 37*4c; extra firsts. 35®36%c: firsts. 33(g.34%c; seconds. 31%@32c: standards, 37c. Poultry —Market, firm; receipts; no cars in. 16 cars due: fowls. 24c; springers, 21c; Leghorns. 17c: ducks. 180520 c; geese. 19c; turkeys. 26c. Cheese —Twins, 21%@22c; Young Americas. 24c. BUTLER WOMEN WILL GIVE SECOND CONCERT Varied Program of Songs to Be Given by Glee Club Jan. 14. The Butler university women’s glee club will give a concert Jan. 14 at West Park Christian church, un-

der direction of Franklin Taylor, club director. Classical.and folk songs and Negro spirituals will comprise the program. Readings and instrumental selections also are to be given. Tile program is the second of the glee club for the year, the first having been given at

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Franklin Taylor Monument Circle during the Armistice day celebration. Spring concerts in Lebanon and Anderson have been arranged. RUM RUNNER IS SLAIN Seek Identity of Mail Found in Ditch; Taken for ‘Ride.’ Bu United Press BUFFALO. N. Y.. Dec. 19.—Buffalo and North Tonawanda police today awaited replies from Detroit and Lansing authorities, giving information about bootlegging and rum-running activities of a man thought to be William C. Bennett, whose body was found in a ditch near Wheatfleld. The man had been shot and killed while riding in an automobile and his body thrown into the ditch, it was stated after an autopsy. Two bullet wounds were in the head. HEATER CAUSES BLAST Attendant Cuts Hand in Fleeing From Ignited Gasoline. When gasoline with which he was cleaning a pump ignited from a gas heater in the Shell filling station at North street and Capitol avenue this morning, the blast sent William Laufer, attendant, of 1922 | North Koehne street, fleeing to safety. In his flight Laufer ran his hand through a window glass and suffered a severe cut between thumb and finger. He was taken to city hospital.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

HOGS SELL 25 GENTS HIGHER AT STOCKYARDS Cattle Market Unchanged; Lambs Steady at sl3 Down. Deo. Bulk. Top. Receipts. 12. 3.50 5.50 8.000 13. 5.60 9.65 9.000 14. 9 85 10.00 5.500 16. 9.50 9.60 13.000 17. 9.50 9.60 9.000 18. 9.75 9 90 6.006 19. 10.00 10.10 4,500 Hog market largely 25 cents higher today than Wednesday’s average, at the Union Stockyards. The bulk, 160 to 300 pounds, were selling at $lO. A few good and choice butchers sold at $lO.lO. Receipts were estimated at 4,500; holdovers, 317. Cattle generally unchanged, with a higher tendency on all slaughter classes, and indications pointing to an upward market. Vealers were stationary, selling at mostly $15.50 down. Sheep and lambs steady a Wednesday's best prices, with a better grade of good and choice lambs selling at $11.75 to sl3; all other grades sold at sl3 down. Chicago hog receipts 30,000; including 5,000 directs; holdovers 5,000. A few early bids and sales were largely 25 cents higher than Wednesday’s average, choice of 200 to 240 pound weights, sold at $9.A5 to $lO. Cattle receipts were 4,000; sheep 7,000. —Hogs— Receipts, 4,500; market, higher. 250-300 lbs. and up 10.00®10.10 225-350 lbs 10.00 160-200 lbs. ....' 10.00 130-160 lbs 9.40® 9.75 90-130 lbs 8.750il 9.25 Packing sows B.oo® 9.00 —CattleReceipts. 300; market, steady. Beef steers. 1.100-1,500 lbs., good and choice [email protected] Common and medium [email protected] Beef steers, 1,100 lbs. down good and choice 12.25® 15.50 Common and medium [email protected] Heifers. 350 lbs. down, good and choice [email protected] Common and medium B.oo® 12.50 Cows 8.25*10.00 Common and medium 6.25% 8.25 Lover cutter and cutter 4.50@ 6.25 Stocker and feeder steers. good and choice 8.50® 11.00 Common and medium 6.50® 8.50 —Veals— Receipts 200; market, steady. Medium and choice [email protected] Cull and common 7.00(@12.50 —Sheep— Receipts ,100; market, steady. Lambs, good and choice $12.50(513.50 Common and medium 10.00(^12.50 Ewes, medium to choice [email protected] Cull and common 2.00® 4.00 Other Livestock Bu United Frees LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Dec. 19—Hogs—Receipts, 700; market 25c higher; 175 lbs. up, $9.95; 130-175 lbs.. $9.25; 130 lbs. down. $7.90; roughs, $3: stags, $7.40. Cattle— Receipts. 100: market steady: prime heavy steers, *ll <o 12.50; heavy shipping steers. $9.505|11; medium and plain steers. $7,50® 9; fat heifers, $7.50®12: good to choice cows. $5.50®8.50: medium to good cows. ss.so 'n 6.50; cutters, [email protected]; caners, *4% 5: bulls, [email protected]: feeders, $8®10.50; stockers. $7 (a: 10.25. Calves—Receipts. 100; market steady; fancy calves, sl3; good to choice, [email protected]; medium to good. s7®9; outs, $T down. Sheep—Receipts. 50; market steady; ewes and wethers. $12.50; buck lambs, $11.50; seconds. ss@B; sheep, $4 (5 5. Wednesday’s shipments: Cattle, 29; calves, 110; hogs, none; sheep, none. Bu United Press FT. WAYNE. Ind., Dec. 19.--Hog—Mar-ket. 25c up; 120 lbs. down. $8.75; 120-140 lbs.. $9; 140-160 Ihs.. $9.50; 160-200 lbs.. $9.65; 200-250 lbs., $9.75; 250-300 lbs., $9.35; 300-350 lbs., $9.60; roughs. *8; stags, $6; calves, 15; lambs. sl2. Bu United Press CLEVELAND. Dec. 19.—Hogs—Receipts. 1.600; holdovers, none: mostly 20@25c higher; 150-300 lbs., 10.100:1.0.50: 140 lbs. down. $9.50; sows, $8(5.8.25; stags, $6.24. Cattle—Receipts, 200: trade quotable strong to unevenly higher; most arrivals held oft market. Calves—Receipts, 3,00: erratically $1.50® 2 higher on small, strong supplies; upward to sl9 paid for Christmas vealers, but trade around $lB undependable; medium kind, $14.50@17. Sheep—Receipts, 1.100: quotable mostly steady around $13.50013.75; spots higher; few lambs, sl4, steady. Bu United Press EAST BUFFALO. N. Y.. Dec. 19.—Hogs —Receipts. 900; holdouts, 100; very active, 40®60c higher; bulk. 160-250 lbs.. $10.40® 10.50: few’ 310.60; 120-140 lbs.. slo® 10.25; packing sows. 25c higher, $8.25@9. Cattle —Receipts, 100: market, steady; medium heifers and steers. $11.25® 11.75; all cutter cows. [email protected]; calves, receipts, 100: better vealers steady, others slow and uncertain, good to choice. $15.75(0,16.50. Sheep—Receipts, 1,200; lambs, fairly active, fully steady, god to choice handyweights, $13.50® 14; medium and strong weights, $11.50<a13: fat ewes, [email protected]. Bu United Press CINCINNATI, Dec. 19—Hogs—Receipts, 2,300; holdovers. 110; active, bulk good and choice, 130-270 lbs.. $10.25. or 25c higher; lighter weight steady. $9.50(29.75 for 125-170 lbs.; sows, 25c higher, $8(2.8.25; few. $8.50; pigs. 100-120 lbs., listed $9.25 down. Cattle—Receipts, 225; calves, 200; uneven, scattered sales steady, few medium steers and yearlings, $Il@12; beef cows, $6.754?9; low cutter and cutter, mostly $4.75®...25: bulls, *7(0:8.50; better grade veals, 50c higher; others slow, top $15.50: bulk above sll. Sheep—Receipts. 200: steady; good handyweight lambs, sl3 (<7 13.50: common, medium and bulk lambs. $9.505111; good light ewes up to $5.50. SIX NEW CARDINALS RECEIVE RED HATS Two American Prelates Present at Symbolic Ceremony. Bu United Press VATICAN CITY. Dec. 19.—The Pope imposed the red hat on six new cardinals today. At a public consistory the jardinals recently created were formally given the symbol of their rank. Later a brief secret consistory was held for the symbolical ceremony of closing, and opening the mouth of each new cardinal. The cardinals were then assigned their titular churches and each received a ring. Forty cardinals, including Cardinal Dougherty, attended both ceremonies which were a prelude to the fiftieth anniversary of the Pope’s introduction to the priesthood. LOCAL FIRMS COMBINE New Company Adopts Name of Hetherington & Berner, Inc. Hetherington & Berner and the Robert Berner Structural Steel Company have consolidated. The new firm will be known as Hetherington & Berner. Inc., with general offices and works at 701-743 Kentucky avenue. The company specializes in manuiacture of steel storage bins, centrifugal sand and dredging pumps, dredging machinery and complete steel dredges. Mayor-Elect 111 Bu United Press HAMMOND. Ind.. Dec. 19. - Whiting's Republican mayor-elect. Francis McNamara, was taken to St. Margaret's hospital today in a critical condition, to undergo an appendicitis operation.

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Bu United Press CINCINNATI, Dec. 19. Stockholders of the Eagle-Picher Lead Company will be asked to ratify proposed formation of a subsidiary to manage the company's mining and smelting business, it was announced here Wednesday. The subsidiary would be capitalized at $7,000,000 and would take over operations of the Consolidated Lead and zinc Cos.. St. Louis, and numerous smaller holdings in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Bu United Press WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.—A final valuation for rate-making purposes of $101,500,000 was placed by the Interstate Commerce Commission today on the owned and used properties of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway. The valuation was made as of June 30, 1919. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company report* net lneeme for the fiscal year ended Oct. SI, increased 53.6 per rent, amountinr to IS.** per share on 2.239860 common shares, compared with SI.RS per share, on basis of same capiteJitatloa, in the preceding twelve months. Above earnings are adjusted to reflect 160 per cent common stock dividend as st Oct. 28, 1929, a* well as further increase of capitalization through sale of common shares to bankers and through exercise of right* offered to stockholders. South Penn OH Company has declared an extia dividend of 12% cents a share in addition to the Tegular quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share, both payable Dec. 30 to stockholders of record Dec. 14. Humble OU and Refining Company has declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents a share payable Jan. 1 to stockholders of record Dec. 12. placing the stock on a $2 annual basis. Previously the company paid quarterly dividends of 20 cents extra and 30 cents regular. Mountain Producers Corporation has declared the regular quarterly dividend of 40 cents a share Bayable Jan. 2 to stockholders of record ec. 14. Salt Creek Consolidated Oil Company has declared the regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents a share payable Jan. 2 to stockholders of record. Dec. 15. South West Pennsylvania pipe lines has declared the regular quarterly dividend of $1 a share, payable Dec. 31 to stockholders of record Dec. 14. Total Income from all sources of Prince k Whitely Trading Corporation for the first quarter of its fiscal year, representing earnings derived from only two months and fourteen days of actual operation from Sept. 17 to Nov. 30. is reported at $1,203,754 In the Initial income statement to stockholders made public today. This figure includes dividends on preferred stock owned, accrued but not declared, and c.anitat gain from giving effect to the proposed retirement of 20.000 shares of the corporation’s preferred stock purchased, out of surplus earnings over preferred dividend requirements, in the open market, at an average cost of $33.32 per share. B,v Times Bnecinl WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. Following three weeks of advance commodity prices showed a declines of 0.7 per cent for the week ended Dec. 14. according to the wholesale price Index of the National Fertiliser Association. Seven of the fourteen groups showed declines, and the remainder were unchanged. Stockholders of General Foods Corporation new total 27,356, according to an announcement by Colby MT. Chester Jr., president. This figure compares with 84,200 on Oct. 15, representing an increase of 3.150, and with 22.006 in March. In September. 1928. stock of the company was distributed among 8.017 stockholders. Opinion that Foote Brothers Gear and Machine Company common stock should earn more tob year than the $2.14 per share 1n 1928. the company’s record up to that time, was expressed today by w. C. Davis, president. Earnings of the company have shown a steady increase in each year since 1924 with the exception of 1927. Equitable Office Building Corporation, maintaining the accelerated rate of expansion which has been witnessed thus far in 1929. net income for seven months ended Nov. 30, gained 28 per cent, equaling $1.59 per common share, compared with $1.25 a share for the like 1928 period. Selberling Rubber Comoany profits for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31. 1929, declined to $132,207, amounting to less than SO.OI per share of common stock, compared with $1.30 per share in the previous year. International Carriers. Ltd., the largest railroad investment corporation in the United States, excepting companies controlled directly by railroads, has Issued Its first financial statement since the inception of the corporation. Aug. 5, 1929. Calvin Bullock, president, announced the statement showed total assets exceeding $18,000,000. of which about 89 per cent was invested in securities and about 10 per cent was in cash or cal] loans as of Dec. 9. Total securities held as of that date were carried at a cost of $16,031,978, whereas market quotations showed a depreciation of only $1,894,622, w’hich the management considers favorable in view of the heavy declines reported by investment trusts in general, KIWANIS TO INSTALL Mid-Winter State Meeting Program Arranged. Indiana Kiwanians will Install John J. Early, Greenfield, as governor of the Indiana Kiwanis district, at the annual mid-winter conference of presidents, secretaries and trustees In the Indianapolis Athletic Club, Jan. 8. A school of instruction for lieutenant governors and district chairmen of twenty-six committees will precede the conference on Jan. 7. With the announcement of plans for the mid-winter meeting. Early selected chairmen for the following committees: Agricultural. Oren A. Miller; transportation. John W. Quill; publicity, James E. Fischer: athletic awards. Garret C. Epperly, Evansville; attendance, Clyde R. Yater. Shelbyville; auditing. J. T. Arbuckle, Rushville; business standards, J. Raymond Schutz, North Manchester. Citizenship, Floyd McClure, Kokomo; classification and membership. Philip Lutz, Boonville; convention program. Robert W. Chambers. Evansville; efficiency. F. G. Woods, Richmond: extension. D. A. Strauss. North Manchester; finance, Meredith Lienberger, Columbus: good will and grievance, William W. Schwaninger. New Albany. Interclub relations. Luther Feeger. Richmond: education, Homer Showalter. Wabash; history. Carl E. Endicott. Huntington; laws and regulation'. Jphn K. Cfiappel. Petersburg; music, C. Lewis Green. Attica; past governors. T. A. Coleman, Lafayette; pianist, Hubert Tanner, Plymouth. Public affairs, Robert A. Carpenter. Elwood: resolutions. Dr. Burton D. Myers. Bloomington: song leader, J. W. Bosse. Valparaiso: underprivileged chUd, Judge Frank J. Sheehan, Gary, and vocational guidance and placement. O. R. Bangs. Bluffton. In the Air Weather conditions in the air at 9:30 a. m.: Northwest wind, eight miles an hour; barometric pressure, 29.83 at sea level; temperature, 10; ceiling 1,500 feet: visibility, two miles, light snow in air; field frozen, about two inches snow. i

WEAK FOREIGN CABLES FORCE GRAINSLOWER Cold Weather Reports Over Winter Wheat Belt; Pressure Heavy. Bu United Press CHICAGO. Dec. 19.—Wheat prices tumbled precipitously on the Board of Trade this morning as a result of the decidedly weak foreign cables. This, with the belief that exports would not pick up until after the holidays, put heavy pressure on the market and buyers failed to appear. At the opening wheat was s $ to 17* cents lower, corn was % cent lower to *?s cent higher, and oats was ] s cent lower to J 4 cent higher. Provisions opened firm. Liverpool opened lower than was expected today and fell slowly to % to 1% cents lower in the early afternoon. Buenos Aires was also lower at the opening, % to % cent off. The storm and cold weather continues over the -winter wheat belt, offsetting each other to a certain extent. The government report Wednesday is not expected to have much of an influence. Corn receipts will be considerably retarded by the weather, as the traffic is almost paralyzed over the entire belt. With the small stock on hand this may lead to shortcovering. The open interest remains very large, considering the stock available. Oats was again without feature and will undoubtedly be under the influence of the major grains until something new arises in the market. Chicago Grain Table —Dec. 19— WHEAT— Prev. High. Lew. 12:00. close. Dec 1.21 1.19% 1.20 1.21% Mar 1.27% 1.26% 1.26*, I.JB' May 1.31% 1.30% 1.30% 1.32% July 1.31% 1.31% 1.31% 1.32% CORN— Dec 91*s .90% .91% .90% Mar 94% .94 .94 .94% May 96*, .96% .96*, .96*, July 97% .97% .97% .98 OATS— Dec 45% .45% .45’% .4 5% Mar .48% %7% .47’, .48% May 49% .49 ,49% .49% July 48% .48% .46% .48% RYE— Dec .. 1 ,05’b Mar 1.04% 1.03% 1.05% 1.05% May 1.02*.) 1.02% 1.02% 1.03% LARD— Dec 10.17 Jan 10.45 10.42 10.42 10.42 Mar 10.65 10.65 10.65 10.65 May 10.87 10.85 10.85 10.85 Bu Times Porcini CHICAGO. Dec. 19.—Carlots; Wheat, 8: corn. 78: oats 22: rye. 11.

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I City grain elevators are paying $1.15 for ; No. 2 red wheat and sl.lO for No. 2 hard | wheat.

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By Always Getting 13 License

OF all the bizarre requests for special 1930 automobile license plate numbers received by Secretary of State Otto G. Fifield, none, probably is more unusual than that of Bert A. Boyd, 609 Board of Trade building, who really believes in defying that well-known jinx, No. 13. Since 1913, Boyd has had plate No. 13, and he always applies for it on the thirteenth of October. He was granted the same number this year, there being no other requests for thirteen as a license. No. 1 plate goes to Governor Harry G. Leslie. Fred C. Gardner has No. 2, John C. Ruckelhaus No. 3 and Ralph A. Lemcke No. 4. All

are prominent Republicans. No. 5 is held by Calvin K. Rieman of Ft. Wayne, No. 6 by Kin Hubbard, who has held it for years; No. 7 by Charles A. Jewett. The secretary of state reserves No.

10 for his own use. Edward Jackson, former Governor, who held No. I by virtue of his office, received No. 70 this year. Mrs. Cora E. Goodrich of Winchester, sister of the former Governor, James P. Goodrich, was given No. 100, a plate she has held for years. a a FOR the fifth consecutive year. L. R. Dearborn, real estate dealer, 4100 Otterbein avenue, has the unique distinction of having his house number correspond with his telephone and automobile license numbers. His phone is Drexel 4100. It was necessary to obtain special permission of the city engineering department to designate the house as 4100, it being the only residence in the city with an even hundred, Dearborn said. Requests for plate numbers range from a match for house numbers to dates of weddings. One peti-

tioner this year asked for a number corresponding to the figure inside his wife’s wedding ring. The sale of license plates started Monday and on the first two days of the week more than SIOO,OOO was taken in by the secretary of state. On Monday alone. $19,000 was paid In for 1.782 passenger car plates at

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Dr. H. E. Barnard, director of the W'hite House conference in child health protection, will be the speaker at a meeting in the First Friends church, Alabama and Thirteenth streets, at 7 p. m. Friday. He will be introduced by Dr. William F. King, secretary of the state board of health and member of the conference. Distribution of gifts and an entertainment are on the program of the South Side Turners’ annual Christmas party at 8:15 p. m. Sunday in the hall. 306 Prospect street. Annual Christmas party of the McGuffeyites will be held Friday night at the Denison hotel. Each member is to take a small gift for exchange. R. R. Harris of Indianapolis was re-elected president of the grand chapter of the Veterans’ Association, Big Four railroad, at a meeting in the G'laypool Wednesday. The Rev. Ira C. Dawes, pastor of First Friends church, will deliver a Christmas message to the Exchange Club in its weekly luncheon at the Lincoln Friday afternoon, Ross F Lockridge will speak before a meeting of the North M. E. Chruch Men's Club in a meeting at the church. Thirty-eighth and Meridian streets, tonight. A male quartet will provide music. ELECT LOCAL MAN Big Four Veterans’ Groups Choose Harris President. R. R. Harris of Indianapolis, was re-elected grand president of the Veterans’ Association, Big Four railroad, in a meeting of the grand chapter at the Claypool Wednesday. Other officers named are: James Thompson, Cincinnati, first vicepresident; R. H. Allison. Cincinnati, second vice-president; C. W. Buchanan, Bellefontaine. 0., third vice-president; C. H. Smith, Anderson. fourth vice-president: William Koch. Cincinnati, re-elected executive secretary-treasurer. More than 2.850 employes, with more than fifteen years’ service, each, with the railway are members of the association. The grand chapter, comprised of presidents of fifteen local chapters, planned organization of ladies’ auxiliaries. NEW YORK COFFEE RANGE —Dec. 18— High. Low. Close. January 7.25 7.35 7.25 March 7.14 7.05 7.14 Mav 7.10 6.98 7.10 July 7.10 7.00 7.10 September 7.16 7.05 7.16 December 7.90 7.60 7.90

the license office counter and receipts for the day, including advance payments, totaled $93,404.04. This year is the first time the license plate sale has been opened almost a month in advance of the date the plates are in force and the first day sales broke ail first day records. The secretary of state takes advance requests for special license numbers from Oct. 1 to Dec. 1. More than 5,000 residents of the state asked special license numbers this year and many were accommodated.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Lincoln Cab Company, Illinois and Fourteenth streets. Ford taxi, No. 59, license 8-059, from Sixteenth and Rural streets. Herbert Meister, 1124 North Oakland avenue. Ford tUdor, 85-689, from Tenth and Locke streets. John J. Flanigan, 128 West Twenty-sixth street. Ford tudor, 712-225, from New York and Meridian streets.

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Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: Mrs. Harry Wilson, 617 North Davidson street, Ford sedan, found at Massachusetts and Davidson streets. George Huffman, 1208 Bellefontains street, Nash touring, found In alley north of Thirteenth street, between Capitol and Senate avenues. Marriage Licenses Fred V. Baker. 23. of 1249 West Ra’\ butcher, and Alma O. Baker, 19. of 835 South Sheffield. Wilbur W. Davis, 21. of 708 North New Jersey chauffeur, and Lc Vonne Hoadiey, 19. of 618 East Pratt, clerk. Reed Stone. 21. of 210 Trowbridge, clerk, and Dannie Baugh, 21. of 222 North Walcott. Carl W. Creed. 26. of 255 Trowbridge, mechanic and Sarah L. Johnston, 20, of 629 North Hamilton. Building Permits E. Merrick, reroofing. 2165 South New Jersev. J. C. Scanlon Company, remodeling, 1401 West Washington. S3OO. F E. Rosberg. dwelling. 1413 Tabor. $3,000. H. A Smith, excavating. 2522 East S'. Clair $250.

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CROP INCREASE OVER 1928 IS SHOWN IN 11. S. Corn Production Totals 2,622,189.000 Bushels for 1929. Bu United Press WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—'Tha fifteen principal United States crops this year are worth $8,580,528,000, an increase of about 1 per cent mor than the $8,495,788,000 value of crops produced in 1928, the United States agriculture department announced late Wednesday. Production of com totaled 2,622.* 189,000 bushels in 1929, valued at 78 cents a bushel, or an aggregate crop value of $2,048,134,000, based on Dec; 1 farm prices. Winter wheat production was 578,336,000 bushels, worth $1.06 a bushel, or $616,128,000 for the crop. Durum wheat output totaled 52.380,000 bushels. at 80 cents a bushel, or $46,217,000 for the crop. Production Higher Other spring wheat production aggregated 175.792,000 bushels, valued at slOl a bushel, or a total of $178,567,000. Total wheat production was 806.508,000 bushels, worth $1.04 a bushel, or $840,921,00P for the crop Oats production was 1,238,654,000 bushels, valued at 43 cents a bushel. pr $538,445,000 for the crop. The barley crop was 307,105,000 bushela, worth 55 cents a bushel, or $168,307,000 totaled. The 1929 cotton crop was 14,919,000 bales, valued at 16 cents per pound, or a crop total of $1,225,032,000. This compares with a 1928 crop of 14,478,000 valued at $1,301,796,000. There were 40,629,000 bushels of rye grown worth 87 cents a bushel, or a total of $35,371,000. Buckwheat grown was 11,050,000 bushels, valued at 97 cents a bushel, or $11,241,000 for the crop. Tobacco Prices Up Flaxseed, production totaled 16,838,000 bushels, valued at $2.84 a bushel, or $47,871,000 totaled. Rica grown was 40.217,000 bushels, worth 97 cents a bushel, or a total of $39,346.000. Cotton seed production was 6,630,000 tons, valued at $30.33 per ton, or a total of $201,096,000. Tobacco produced aggregated 1,500.891.000 pounds, worth 19 cents a pound, or $285,582,000 for the crop. Sugar beets grown were 7,672,000 tons, worth $7,52 a ton, or $57,679,000 totaled. The grape crop totaled 2,022,417 tons, worth $29.33 a ton, or $59,387,000 for the crop. MAKE PLEA FOR DAUDET Exiled French Author Soon May Be Granted Pardon. h PARIS, Dec. 19. The exiled French winter, Leon Daudet, may be pardoned soon. Premier Andre Tardieu has asked the ministry of justice to prepare a report on Daudet. and it was estimated that the report would be favorable. Daudet, one of France’s best known literary figures, has been in exile at Brussels for political writing against the government. Edouard Herriot, Edouard Daladier, Georges Mandel and others joined a group of writers In requesting Daudet s pardon, Jan. 1. 20 KILLED IN CRASH Ten Others Injured When Train Hits Bus Near Barcelona. Bu United Press BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 19. Tv/enty persons were killed and ten injured today when an express train struck 'an omnibus, carrying thirty passengers, near Gelida, eighteen miles from Barcelona. The bus was shattered and th victims scattered over the right of way.

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