Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 142, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 October 1931 — Page 25

OCT. 23, 1031

STOCK MARKET TURNS UPWARD AFTER DECLINE Failure of Small Company Unsettles List for a Short Time. Average Stock Prices Averagt of thirty industrials for Thursday 105 02, off 3 37. Average of twenty TANARUS Is 53.08, off 180. Average of twenty utilities 41.71. off 1.87 Average of forty bonds 84.75, oft .18 BY ELMER C. WALZER I'nited Press Financial Editor NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—Failure of a small Stock Exchange house shortly after the opening today unsettled the stock market for a time, but toward noon the list was turning. upward in dull trading. Steel common held close to Wednesday night’s closing level after a substantial gain made after the opening had been wiped out. Other industrial leaders moved witnin a point range. Alcohol stocks firmed up with United States Industrial Alcohol the feature. Utilities and rails moved narrowly over an irregular course, while coppers maintained a firm tone. Cotton futures advanced, while wheat sold oil fractionally. Bonds were mixed, featured by further advances in foreign government issues. Call money held at 2' ■ percent. Shortly after the opening. President Whitney announced the suspension of the firm of J. A. W. Iglehart & Cos. The company’s main office is in Baltimore and it maintains branches in Clarksburg, W. Va., Wilkesbarre, Pa., and Wilmington, Del. At that time Steel common, which had touched 68Vi, off U, had regained its loss. Case was at 50, up 1; Du Pont 58Vi, up General Electric 30%, up Vi; U. S. Industrial Alcohol 28vi, up 3; National Industrial Alcohol 25, up "U. , Utilities held close to the previous close. In the rail group small gains were noted in Atchison and Baltimore & Ohio while Pennsylvania w-as unchanged and small losses were made by New York Central, Missouri-Kansas-Texas and Alleghany Corporation. The copper shares made the best group showing, nearly all of them advancing on a firmer tendency in the price of the metal. Bank Clearings INDIANAPOLIS STATEMENT —Oct. 23 Clearings $1,993,000 Debits 4.943.000 CHICAGO STATEMENT —Ot. 23 Clearings $46,500,000.00 Balances 3,600,000.00 TREASURY STATEMENT —Oct. 23Net balance for Oct. 21 $339,724 114 97 Expenditures 13.169.47L65 Customs rects. month to date 23,271,116.16

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

GOOD DEMAND SENDS SWINE PRICES HIGHER Indications Are Sharply Lower in Cattle Market. Hogs turned about for fractional gains this morning at the union stockyards, receipts throughout the circuit falling slightly below a good j normal trend. Most classes were up j 5 to 15 cents. The bulk, 160 to 350 pounds, sold for $5.20 to $5.50; early ; top holding at $5.60. Receipts were I estimated at 7,000; holdovers were 154. Trade was exceptionally quiet in cattle, beef steers holding steady. She stock was at a standstill with indications sharply lower. Receipts were 800. Vealers sold off 50 cents at $8 down. Calf receipts were 500. Lambs regained a part of recent losses with prices up 25 to 50 cents this morning. The bulk sold for $6.50 to $6.73; early top pegged at $7. Receipts were 1,100. Chicago hog market moved slightly higher this morning, with a few scattered early sales and bids strong to 10 cents tip from Thursday's average. Hogs weighing 200 to 240 pounds sold at $5.25 to $5.40, while best kinds held around $5.50. Lighter weights scaling 140 to 180 pounds sold at $4.85 to $5.10. Cattle receipts 1,500. Calves 700, market unchanged. Sheep receipts were 11,000, market around 25 cents higher. HOGS Oct. Bulk. Early Top. Receipts. 16. $5.30® 5.50 $5.50 6,000 17. 5.40®. 5.60 5.60 2,500 19. 5.40® 5.60 5.70 7 000 20. 5.40® 5.50 5.50 8.000 21. 5.25® 5.40 5.40 8.000 22. 5.25® 5.35 5.35 7.000 23. 5.20® 5.50 5.60 7,000 Receipts, 7,000;. market, steady. —Light Lights—-(l4o-160) Good ad choice $5.00 —Light Weights—-(l6o-180) Good and choic.. . 5.20 (180-200) Good and choice.'.. 5.30 _ —Medium Weights—-(2oo-2201 Medium and g00d... 5.35 (220-250) Good and choice... 5.35® 5.45 (250-290) Goo?®and V cholce S 7! 5.50'S 5.60 (290-350) Medium and g00d... 5.30® 5.40 —Packing Sows—-(27s-500) Medium and g00d... 4.00® 6.00 (100-130) Slaughter pigs ... 4.50® 4.75 CATTLE (Slaughter Class) Receipts, 800; market, steady. —Steers— Good and choice $ B.oo® 10.50 Common and medium 5.00® 8 00 „ J (1.100-1.500) Good and choice 7.75®10.50 Common and medium 5.50® 7.75 —Heifers—-(soo-850) Good and choice 7.00® 9.50 Common and medium 3.50® 7.00 —Cows— Good and choice 4.25® 5.50 Medium 3.00® 4 25 Cull and common 1.50® 3.00 —Bull (yearlings excluded) Good and choice beets 3.50® *.50 Cutter, common and medium.. 2.00® 3.50 CALVES AND VEALERS Receipts, 500; market, lower. —Vealers— Good and choice $ 7.50® 8.00 Medium . 5.50® 7.50 Cull and common 3.50® 5.50 —Calves— Good and choice 5.50® 7.50 Common and medium 3.0® 5.60 STOCKERS AND FEEDER STEERS Good and choice 5.00® 6.75 Common and medium 3.00® 5 00 (800-1.500) Good and choice 5.00® 6.75 Common and medium 3.00® 5.00 SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1,100; market, higher. Good and choice $ 6.00® 7.00 Common and medium 3.50 ft/ 6.00 Ewes, medium and choice 1.25® £.50 Cull and common 50® 125 Other Livestock By United Press , CINCINNATI. Oct. 23.—Hogs—Receipts, 3.500; heldover. 140; fairly active, weights, 180 lbs. up mostly 10c higher: spo’s on more on heavy butchers: better grade mostly $5.60; some 310 lbs., $5.40; lighter weights, steady; 130-170 lbs.. 54.75®5.25; sows, steadv to strong, $40:4.50; smooth light weights. $4.75. Cattle—Receipts. 500; calves, 300, slow about steady; odd lots common and medium steers and heifers. [email protected]: a few better finished kind upward to $7.50; a few fed yearlings. $3: most beef cows. [email protected]; bulk low cutters and outers, $2.25®3.25: bulls, draggy at $4.25 down; good and choice vealers steady to 50c lower at $7.50®8.50; lower grades unevenly lower at $7 down. Sheep —Receipts. 700; steadv: better grade ewe and wether lambs. ss.soft/6: common and medium. $4®5.25: skips downward to $3 or below; fat ewes mostly $1.50 down. By United Press EAST BUFFALO. N. Y.. Oct. 23.—HogsOn sale. 2.400; active to all interests; mostly 10c higher: bulk desirable, 175-240 lbs.. $5.75® 5.85; 160-170 lbs.. 55.60S 5.70; 150 lbs. down. $5.25®.5.50. Cattle—Receipts, 250: slow, steady; common grass steers, $4.75; bulk unsold; cutter cows. [email protected]. Calves —Receipts, 550: vealers, 50c lower: slow at decline: god to choice. [email protected]; common and medium. $6®7.50. Sheep— Receipts. 2.500; holdovers. 600: lambs, fairly active: steadv: good to choice. $6.50 to largely $6.75: medium kinds and fat bucks. $6; strongweight throwouts. $4.75® 5. By United Press CLEVELAND. Oct. 23.—Hogs—Receipts, 1.300; holdover, none, steadv: 200-300 lbs. sorts, $5.65: 160-190 lbs.. $5.50: light lights and pigs. $5. Cattle—Receipts, 400; slow, only scattered sales around ssftis.so on common kind: trade sticky with weak to lower tendencies: low grade cows also weaker: cutter grades. $1.50®3.50: few common. $4. Calves—Receipts. 150: steady on better grades around $9.50® 10; but plainer kind slow; some lower grades unevenly lower: common to nearly good kind. $6.50@9: some cull under $5. Sheep —Receipts. 1.100: steadv fat lambs, upward to 56.50®6.75: cull to medium, s4®>s.sQ; bulk around $5; fairly numerous at $5.25. By Times Special ° ct - 23 - —Hogs—Receipts. 500: 10c higher: 175-240 lbs.. $5.30: 240-300 lbs,. 54 v22 ; 300 l bs - UP- 53.95: 130-175 lbs., ®£'Z2i-* 39 lbs. down. $4.60: packing sows. $2.80®>3.55: stags. $2.55 down. Cattle —Resteadv: beef steers, mostly. [email protected]; medium and good heifers. ss® 6.50: slaughter cows. $4 down: bulls. $325 @4; stockers and feeders. s4ft/6. Calves— Receipts. 400: steadv: best vealers. $6.50medium grade. $3.50®4.50: culls. $3 down Sheen and lambs—Receipts. 150: steadybest fat lambs. $6: buck lambs. $5: throwouts. $3 down. Thursday's shipments— Cattle. 67: calves. 6a; hogs, none; sheen 52

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Dow-Jones Summary

Minneapolis Ac St. Louis railroad reports September gross at $868,058. against Sl.260.254 in September. 1930. Net operating revenue after operating expenses was $104,107, against $384,298. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours Ac Cos. in nine months ended Sept. 30, earned $3.34 a tommon share, aganist $3.88 in like 1930 period. September quarter sl.ll, aralnst $1.22 in previous quarter and $1.05 in September. 1930, quarter. New York cables opened in London at 3.91, against 3.93: Paris, checks. 99.375; Amsterdam. 9.625: Italy. 75.00. and Berlin. 16.75. Southern California Edison September balance after taxe3 and charges, but before depreciation amounted to $1,883,357. against $2,201,531 In September. 1930. Nine months $14,990,893. against $15,394,853. Reading Company declared the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents on first preferred stock, payable Dec. 10, of record Nov 19. Daily average volume of federal reserve bank credit outstanding during week ended Oct. 21 was $2,278,000,000. increase of $242,000,000 over previous week and $1,250,000,000 over like 1930 period. Brokers’ loans oft $44,000,000 In week ended Oct. 21, new low of $884,000090. Non brokers’ loans off $36,000,000. New Y’ork bank ratio 65.8, against 61.8 a week ago, and 87.2 a year ago. Sun Investing Company declared the regular quarterly dividend of 75 cents on S3 convertible preferred stock, payable Nov. 1, of record Oct. 30. Indianapolis Stocks —Oct. 23 Bid. . Ask American Cent Life Ins C0..975 Belt R R & S Yds Cos com... 28 33 Beit R R & Yds Cos pid ... 49% 54% Bobbs-Merrill Cos 10 Central Ind Power Cos pfd 7% 60 70 Circle Theater Cos com 7% Citizens Gas Cos com 10% ... 20 Citizens Gas Cos pfd 5% ... 94 100 Commonwealth Ln Cos pfd 7% 97 103. Commonwealth Loan Cos 8%..101 Hook Drug com 9% ... Indiana Hotel Cos Clavnool 105 Ind Hotel Cos pfd 6% 100 Indpls Gas com 6% 55% 60 Indpls Pwr & Lt Cos pfd 5% % 90 95 Indpls P Wei Ln Assn cm 8% 50 Indpls St Railway 1% Indpls Water Cos pfd 5 % 100 Pub Serw of Ind 1% 72 Pub Servos Ind 6 % 70 80 Metro Loan Cos 8% .100 No Ind Pub Serv Cos pfd 6%.. 87% 92% No Ind P gerv Cos pfd 5%%.. 80 85 No Ind P Serv Cos pfd 7%.. 93 98 Progress 16% ... E. Rauh Ac S Fert Cos pfd 6% 47 Shareholders Invest Cos 9 Ter Haute Tr Ac Li Cos pfd 6% 90 Union Title Cos com 6% 10 • Van Camp Prod Cos Ist pfd 95 Van Camp Prod Cos 2d pfd 8% ... 95 Backstav Welt Cos com 17 Ind Pipe Line Cos 8 9 Link Belt com 19 20 Lynch Glass Machine Cos com 12 13% Noblitt Sparks Induustrials Inc 17 22 Perfect Circle Cos com .... 30 32 Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc... 3% 4 Real Silk Hosiery Mills pfd.. 16 20 Standard Oil Cos (Indiana) 21 22 Ross Gear 18 20 Nqtl Title 3% 4 J D Adams Manufacturing Cos. 13 14 BONDS Belt R R & Stky Yds Cos 45.... 90 Cent Ind Gas Cos 5s Central Ind Pr Cos pfd 90 Citizens Gas Cos 5s 95 Citizens Street Railroad 5s .. 20 Home T & T of Ft Wayne 65.101% ... Indpls Power and Light Cos 5s 95 95% Indiana Service 5s 61 62 Ind Railways Ac Light Cos 55.. 85 Indpls Gas Cos 5s 95 Indpls Street Rys 4s 9 Indpls Trac Terminal Cos 5g..'. 45 50 Indpls Water Cos 5%s ’53 97 Indpls Water Cos 5%s ’54 97 Indpls Union Rv 5s 95 Indpls Wa Cos Ist lien ref 55.. 92% .. Indpls Water Cos 4%s 93 Interstate Pub Serv Cos 4%5.. 77% 78% Interstate Pub S Cos (B> 6%s 80 81 No Ind Pub Serv Cos 98 99 Terre H T Ac L 5s

New York Curb Market

(By Thomson & McKinnon) —Oct. 33 11:00! 11:00 Am Cynamid .. 4 5 /ujMidwest Ut ... 10'i Am Gas & Elec 44 3 /r!Mo Kan Pipe.. 2H Am Sup Pwr.. 6 3 /4iNewmont Min .. 18’/a Ark Gas (At.. 3 !Nia Hud Pwr .. 6V* Ass Gas & El TViiPenroad 4' a Braz Pwr & Lt. llTalStd of Ind .... 2H4 Can Marc .... 15/a!Stdl 5 /a!Std of Ohio ... 40 ,/ * Cent Sts Elec. 3V2 Un Gas (A)... 3'/b Cities Serv 7% Un Lt & Pw r r.. 12 Ford of Can ... 12 7 /alUn Verde 5V2 Ford of Eng .. 7% Ut Pwr (Bt .. 4% Imp Oil of Can 9 7 /alUnited Fnders.. 3'/2 New York Bank Stocks (By Thomson & McKinnon) —Oct. 22Bid. Ask. America 41 43 Bankers 74'/ 2 76>/z Brooklyn Trust 245 255 Central Hanover 166 170 Chase National 50 52 Chatham Phoenix Natl... 34 36 Chemical 37’,4 39*4 City National 65 67 Corn Exchange 78 81 Commercial 180 188 Continental 21 Vi 23 Vi Empire 34Vi 36Vi First National 2.400 2.500 Guaranty 348 353 Irving 25 26 Manhattan & Cos 46 Vi 48 Vi Manufacturers 39 Vi 41 Vi New' York Trust ... 106 109 Public 29 Vi 31 Vi Other Livestock By United Press CHICAGO. Oct. 23.—Hogs—Receipts, 19,000: including 6,000 direct; steady to 10c higher; lightweights up most; 220-300 lbs., $5.30(35.50; top $5.50; 140-210 lbs.. $4.85@ 5.30; pigs. $4.50(35; packing sows, $4.65(3 5.10; Tight lights, 140-160 lbs., good ana choice, [email protected]; medium weights. 200250 lbs., good and choice, [email protected]: heavy weights. 250-350 lbs., good and choice, [email protected]; packing sows, 275-500 lbs., medium and good, [email protected]; slaughter pigs 100-130 lbs., good and choice, $4.50(35. Cattle—Receipts, 1,500. Calves—Receipts, 700; slaughter steers and yearlings mostly steady; plainer kinds slow; she stock very dull at week’s sharp decline vealers steady and bulls weak; slaughter cattle and vealers: steers 600900 lbs., common and choice, $8.25(311; 900-1.100 lbs., good and choice, $8,253$ $11: 1.100-1,300 lbs., good and choice, $8.25 <311; 1,300-1.500 lbs., good and choice, 58.25 '311: 600-1.300 lbs., common and medium, $44/8.25: heifers. 550-850 lbs., good and choice, $6.25,® 10.25; common and medium, $3.75@5; common and medium, $2.50(33.75; low cutter and cutter. $1.50(32.50; bulls yearlings excluded good and choice beef, $4.25(35; cutter to medium. $2.75® 4.25; vealers milk fed. good and choice, $6.75® 8: medium. $6®6.75; cull and common, ss@6; Stocker and feeder cattle; steers, 500-1.050 lbs., good and choice, $5®:6.75; common and medium. s3.so<§4t>. Sheep— Receipts, 10,000: generally steady to strong: good and choice natives and range lambs, $5.75/36.25 to packers; outsiders upward to $6.60; throwouts, $3.50® 4.50. according to kind; fat ewes. $1.75 <5 2.50; lambs 90 lbs. down, good and choice, $5.75(36.75; medium, [email protected]: all weights common, $3.50®5; ewes, 90-150 lbs., medium to choice, $1.25® 2.75; all weights cull and common. [email protected]; feeding lambs, 50-75 lbs., good and choice. $5(35.60. By United Press EAST ST. LOUIS. 111., Oct. 23.—Hogs— Receipts, 7,000: market, opening slow; early sales. 180-220 lbs., 10@15c higher than Thursday's average at $5.2535.45; top, $5.45; 140-160 lbs.. $5(3 5.10; sows unchanged at s4® 4.75. Cattle —Receipts, 1.100; calves, receipts 1,400; market, not enough native steers on sale to make a market; vealers steady to 25c lower at $8: ohter classes cattle weak, mostly on a cleanup basis: some western sters at $5.25; top sausage bulls. $3.50; not enough sales of other classes worth mentioning. Sheep —Receipts. 1.000: market not developed; indications steadv: lambs. 90 lbs. down, good and choice. $5.50® 6.50; medium. $4.50 ®5.50: all weights, common. $3.25®,4.50: ewes, 90-150 lbs., medium to choice, $1.25 ®2.50; all weights, cull and common, $1 @1.50. By United Press FT. WAYNE. Oct. 23 —Hogs. !0c to 15c higher; 100-120 lbs.. $4.25: 120-140 lbs., $4.60: 140-150 lbs.. $4.75: 150-160 lbs.. $5; 160-180 lbs. $5.05: 180-200 lbs . $5.10: .DO--225 lbs.. $5.20: 225-250 lbs. $5.30: 250-300 lbs.. $5 20: 300-350 lbs.. $5.10: roughs. $4; stags. $2.50: calves. $8; lambs. $5.50. By United Press TOLEDO. Oct. 23.—Hogs—Receipts, 150: market, steadv: heavies. $5®5.25: mediums. $5.2535.40: Yorkers. $4.50®4.75: nigs $4.503 4.75. Cattle —Receipts, light: market, steadv. Calves —Receipts, light; market, steadv. Sheep—Receipts, light: market, steady. By United Press PITTSBURGH. Oct. 23.—Hogs—Receipts, 2.800; market, steady to 15c higher; 20020 lbs.. $5.75®5.90: 250-290 lbs.. [email protected]: 140-180 lbs.. [email protected]: packing sows, $4.25 3 4.75. Cattle —Receipts. 25: market nominally steadv. Calves—Receipts. 100; market steady; top vealers. $9.50; medium to good grade. $5.7538.50. Sheep—Receipts 1.500; market. steady: choice handyweights lambs. $6.75; bulk. $5.7536.50: medium grades down to $4.50; aged stock scare*.

GRAIN OPTIONS UP ON STRONG FOREIGN NEWS Trade Expresses Belief That Higher Prices Are in Order. BY HAROLD E. RAIWILLE I'nited Pres* Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Oct. 23. Wheat prices were uneven, but mostly higher as the Board of Trade opened today with unexpected strength abroad the chief factor. Liverpool was firm and higher on a better demand for winter wheat and lower sterling exchange. March wheat was weak on scattered selling, but other months gained fractionally. Corn was uneven. Oats were firm. Liverpool Prices Advance At the opening wheat was % cent lower to % cent higher, corn was U cent lower to % cent higher and oats was % cent up. Provisions were slow. Liverpool was higher than expected and stood %c up at midafternoon. Bullish sentiment predominates in the wheat pit with some traders intimating that materially higher prices will be seen later on. They contend that local longs are sold out and that when they attempt to replace their holdings, prices will ascend rapidly. Comparatively little bearish talk is heard. The decreased Russian activity is taken as a favorable omen for the market here. Corn at Standstill Trading has ebbed away to practically a standstill in corn. The action of wheat has dominated the market for some time and it is felt will continue to dictate the trend for the present. Unfavorable husking returns are coming in from parts of Illinois but are receiving little attention. Activity in oats has fallen away, partly due to the interest in wheat. There has been talk of a foreign demand for Canadian oats but so far no sales- have been reported. Chicago Grain Range —Oct. 23WHEAT— Prev. High. Low. 11:00. close. Dec 52% .51% .51% .52% Mar 55% .55% .55% .55% May 57'/* .56% .56% .56% July 57% .56% .56% .57% CORN— Dec 36% .36 .3 6 Vs .36% Mar 38% .38% .38% .39 May 40% .40% .40% .40% July 42% .42% .42% .42% OATS— Dec 23% .23 .23 .23 May 25% .25% .25% .25% July 25% .25% RYE— Dec 40% .39% .39% .39% May 44% ,43% .43% .44 LARD— Oct 7.90 7.92 Dec • .... 6.55 6.57 Jan 6.30 6.30 Cash Grain —Oct. 22 The bids for car lots of grain at the cfJl of- the Indiananolis Board of Trade, f. o. b shipping point, basts 41 Vic New York rate. were. Wheat—Firm; No. 1 red. 43®44c: No. 2 red. 42®;43c: No. 2 hard. 42@>43c. Corn —New: No. 3 white. 32®/33c; Np. 4 white. 30®31c; No. 3 yellow. 30® 31c: No. 4 yellow. 28® 29c: No. 3 mixed. 28® 29c: No. 4 mixed. 26®28c. Oats —Steadv: No. 2 white. 20@21c: No. 3 white. 19fti20c. Hav —Steadv: (F. o. b. country points taking 23Vic or less rates to Cincinnati or Louisville.) No. 1 timothy, $2®2.50; No. 2 timothy. $6®;6.50. —lnspections Wheat—No. 2 red. 7 cars: No. 3 red, 2 cars: No. 2 mixed. 1 car. Total. 10 cars. Corn—(New): No. 1 white. 1 car: No. 2 white. 1 car: No. 3 white. 1 car; No. 5 white, 1 car; No. 2 yellow. 4 cars: No. 3 yellow. 10 cars: No. 4 yellow. 9 cars: No. 5 yellow. 6 cars: sample yellow. 2 cars: No. 3 mixed. 1 car: No. 5 mixed. 1 car. Total. 37 cars. Oats—No. 2 whitp, 3cars: No. 3 white. 31 cars: No. 4 whlre. 1 car: No.' 1 mixed, 1 car: No. 2 mixed. 1 car. Total, 37 cars. By Times Special CHICAGO, Oct. 23.—Carlots—Wheat, 35; corn, 163; oats, 41; rye, 1, and barley, 12. By Times Special CHICAGO. Oct. 22.—Primary receipts: Wheat. 1.245.000 against 700,000: corn. 429.000 against 435,000: oats. 212.000 against 215,000. Shipments—Wheat. 905.000 against 804.000: corn. 115,000 against 274,000: oats. 804.000 against 182,000. By United Press CHICAGO. Oct. 22.—Cash grain close: Wheat—No. 2 red. 53®.53%c; No. 3 red, 52%@54c; No. 1 hard. 55c; No. 2 hard. 54Vic: No. 3 hard. 54c: No. 2 northern. 57c: No. 1 yellow hard. 54%c: No. 3 vellow hard. 53c: No. 1 mixed. 54c: No. 2 mixed. 56%c. Corn—No. 2 mixed. 39c; No. 1 yellow’, new. 39%c: No. 2 yellow, old. 35% @39%c: No.- 3 vellow. old. 39@39%c: No. 3 vellow, new. 36'4®37%c; No. 4 vellow. 38%®38%c: No. 4 vellow. new. 35®36c; No. 5 veliow. 38c; No. 5 vellow. new. 34®, 34'ic; No. 6 vellow. 37%c: No. 2 white. 40%c: No. 3 white. 37%c; No. 6 white. 37 ®37%c: sample grade. 34@34%c. Oats— No. 2 white. 240®24%c: No. 3 white. 23® 24c: No. 2 mixed. 22Vic. Rye—No. 2. 47%c. Barley—4o®/57c. Timothy—[email protected]. Clover —510:[email protected]. By United Press TOLEDO. 0.. Oct. 22.—Close: Elevator prices—Wheat, No. 2 red. 55%®56%c. Corn —No 2 vellow. 43@44c. Oats —No. 2 white. 27@28c: old oats, premium. 3 to 4c. Rve—No. 2. 46cc. Grain on track. 28%c rate. Wheat—No. 2 red. 50%®51c: No. 1 red. 1 cent premium. Corn —No. 2 yellow. 37®39c: No. 3 vellow. 38@38c. Oats— No. 2 white 24%®25%c: No. 3 white. 22Vi ®24Vic; old oats, premium. 3 to 4 cents. Clover—Prime. $7.50: October. $7.50: December. $7.75; February. SB. Alsike —Cash $7.50: December. $7.75: February. SB. Butter—Fancv creamery. 35®36c. Eggs—Current receipts. 26®.30c. Hav —Timothy, per cwt.. SI.OO

Local Wagon Wheat

City grain elevators are paying 41c for No. 2 red wheat and 40c for No. 2 hard wheat. NEW YORK COFFEE RANGE —Oct. 22High. Low. Close. January 5.15 5.10 5.10 March 5.25 5.20 5.20 May 5.35 5.30 5.30 September 5.53 5.49 5.50 December 5.03 5.00 5.00 JUDGE BALTZELL BACK Scheduled to Hear Special Pleas in U. S. Court Here. Federal Judge Robert C. Baltzell, who returned to his offices here this week after court sessions in Evansville and New Albany, will hear special pleas of two men charged with liquor conspiracy, and perhaps pleas of two or three other defendants in liquor cases here Saturday. Harry Lee and George Graham withdrew not guilty pleas today and entered the special pleas, their attorneys maintaining they already have been punished for the offense, according to George R. Jeffrey, United States attorney. Regular term of federal court here is to begin Monday, Nov. 2. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: South wind, 5 miles an hour; temperature, 64; barometric pressure, 30.11 at sea level; ceiling, broken clouds, hazy, estimated, 5.000 feet; visibility, 6 miles; field, good. Teachers Convene EVANSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 23. With an attendance of more than 1.500, the annual two-day convention of the Southwestern Indiana Teachers’ Association convened here today.

Bright Spots of Business

By United Press NEW YORK. Oct 23—Optimism regarding the general business situation still in evdence. according to Bradstreet's weekly review. BOSTON—New England Telephone and Telegraph Company reported for the nine months ended Sep:.. 30 net Income of $8,968,211. against *8.510.237 ln the Uke 1930 period. UTICA. N. Y —Globe Woolen Mills, a unit of the American Woolen Company in Utica, will reopen within six weeks and employ 800 workers, it was announced. CLEVELAND—City Ice and Fuel ComEany reported for the nine months ended ept. 30 anew high record net income of $6,021,108. compared with $5,683,249 in the first nine months of 1930. RICHMOND. Va.—National Distillers Products Corporation reported for the nine months ended Sept. 30 profit, before federal taxes, of $376,516. against $344,654 in the like 1930 period. NEW YORK—Spencer Kellogg Ac Sons. Inc., reported for the year ended Aug. 29 net profit of *643.518. against $636,614 in the preceding year. Net Changes By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—Closing prices and net changes on principal stocks traded today on the New York Stock Exchange follow: Up. Off American Can 83% .. 1% American Ac Foreign Power 16% .. 1 American Telephone 13% .. 4% Allied Chem, unchanged ..863% Anaconda 17% % Atchison 110% .. 4 Auburn 124% .. 7 Bethlehem Steel .. 27% .. 1% Case 49 .. 3% Consolidated Gas 73% .. 2% Du Pont . 58% .. 2% Electric Power 23% .. % General Electric 30% 1 % General Motors 26 .. % Inti Nickel, unchanged ..10 Inti Telephone 18 1% Kennecott 15% % Loews Inc 36% 1 Montgomery Ward 12% .. 1 N Y Central 55% .. 3% North American 39% .. 2% Paramount 13% .. % Pennsylyania 32% .. •% Public Service 63% .. 1% Radio 13% .. % Radio Keith 8% .. % Sears Roebuck 40% .. 1% Standard Gas 40 .. 1% Texas Corp 18% .. % Union Carbide 35% .. 1% United Corp 14 Vs .. 1 % U S Steel 68% .. 1% Vanadium 20 .. 1% Westinghouse El .'. 47% .. 1% Chicago Stocks Opening (By James T. Hamill Ac Cos.) —Oct. 23 Bendix Avioa.. 17%Tnsull com .... 12% Cent So Wst. . 10 llnsull 6s '4O 57% Cent P Serv A 4 |u S Rad Ac Tel 16% Corn Corp 6% Ut Ac Indus com 4% Com Edison ..145 Ut Ac Indus pfd 13% Chicago Sec .. 6%!Walgreen Strs.. 13% Gt Lks Arcrft.. 3 IZenlth Radio .. 1%

Produce Markets

Eggs (country run)—Loss off delivered in Indianapolis. 18c: henerv Quality No. X. 21c: No. 2. 12c. Poultry (buying prices)—Hens weighing 5 lbs. or over. 16c: under 5 lbs.. 15c: I<eahorn hens. 12c; broilers, full feathered 3V2S lbs. and up. 14c: bareback, lie: Leghorn broilers 12c: spring chickens. 4M? lbs. and up. 14c; under, 14c: old cocks. B@9c: ducks, full feathered. 9c: geese. 6c. These prices are for No 1 top duality auoted bv Kingan & Cos. Buter (wholesale)—No. 1. 37@38c; No. 2. 35® 36c. Butterfat—33c. Cheese (wholesale selling price per pound)—American loaf. 23 3 / 4 c: pimento loaf. 25%c: Wisconsin firsts. 19c; Longhorns. 19c: New York limberger. 30c. By United Press NEW YORK. Oct. 23—Potatoes—Market, good demand; Long Island. Usc3s2 barrel; New Jersey. $1.253 1.50 basket; Maine, [email protected] barrel: Idaho. $2.15(32.60 sack. Sweet potatoes—Market, dull; Jersey baskets, $1.75; southern baskets. 40®65c; southern barrels. [email protected]. Flour —Market, steady: spring patents. $4.30(3 4.56. Pork — Market, steady; mess, $21.50. Dressed poultry—Market. quiet; turkeys, 22 3.50 c; chickens. 17®:30c: broilers, 17®34c; fowls, 11326 c; ducks. Long Island. 163.18 c. Live poultry—Mreket, sgteadv: geese, 10® 15c; ducks, 133 23c; fowls. 17®26c: turkeys. 20 330 c: roosters. 16c: chickens. 163:24c; broilers. 203 28c: capons. 273'28c. Cheese —Market, dull; state whole milk, fancy to special, 14® 17c; young America, fresh, 15Vi@16c. By United Press CINCINNATI, Oct. 23—Butter—Steady; creamery in tub lots according to score. 30332 c; common score discounted 23 3c; packing stock. No. 1. 25c; No. 2,20 c: No. 3. 12c; butterfat. 29@31c. Eggs—Market, lower; cases included: Extra firsts, 26c; firsts. 23c; seconds. 20c; nearby ungraded. 24c. Live poultry—Thin and coarse stock sell only at heavy discount; fowls, 5 lbs. and over. 21c: 4 ibs. and over, 18c; 3 lbs. and over. 16c; Leghorns. 3 lbs. and over, 13c: roosters. 11c: broilers, colored, 1 lb. and over. 23c; IV2 lbs. and over. 20c; 2 lbs. and over. 18c: fryers. 3 lbs. and over, 17',2c: partly feathered. 10c: Leghorn broilers. 1 lb. and over. 23c; IV2 lbs. and over, 18c; 2 lbs. and over. 15c; black springers. 10c: roasting chjekens, 4 lbs. and over, 17'/2C. By United Press CLEVELAND. Oct. 23—Butter—Extras. 3512 c: standards. 34c: market, steadv. Eggs—Extras. 32c; firsts. 25c; market, steadv. Poultry—Heavy fowls. 22®24c: medium. 18 320 c; Leghorn. 12®15c: heavy rollers ,18®19c: Leghorn broilers. 133 15c; ucks. 12®16c: old cocks. 12@14c: geese. 13c: market, steadv. Potatoes —Ohio and New York mostly 55c per bu. sack: Maine Green Mt.. 90cc®$l; few sl.lO per 100 lb. sack: Idaho Russet mostly $1.75 per 100-lb. sack. By United Press CHICAGO. Oct. 23.—Eggs Market steadv; receipts 3.528 cases; extra firsts, 24'/2®25c; firsts. 23’Ac: current receipts. 193,22 c: seconds, 12@16c. Butter—Market. steady; receipts 10,981 tubs; extras, 31 Vic: extra firsts. 29®30c: firsts. 263 27c; seconds. 24@25c; standards, 30c. Poultry —Market about steady; receipts 3 cars; fowls. 16®/21c; springers. 15>/ 2 ® 16Vic; Leghorns. 12c; ducks, 12® ; 17c; geese. 12c: turkeys. 173 21c; robsters, 12c; brokers, 2 lbs., 14c: broilers under 2 lbs.. 14c; Leghorn broilers. HVic. Cheese—Twins, 14 >i ®l4Vic: Young Americas. 14Vi<5.T4%c. Potatoes—On track 302: arrivals. 101: shipments, 944: market dull; Wisconsin Round Whites, 7&c6;85c; Minnesota and North Dakota Cobblers, 75c 385 c; Red River Ohios. 903 97V2C; Idaho Russets, $1.20® 1.25. FILE 8-HOUR DAY PLEA Carmen Make Second Attempt to Shorten Working Hours. Second attempt of Indianapolis Street Railway Company employes to obtain an eight-hour working day was made today with filing of a petition before the public service commission. Denial of a previous plea for the shorter working schedule and recognition of the car men’s union, was based on assertions employes did not follow regular lines of arbitration before appealing to the state board. The commission is the last appeal of employes from company affairs. The employes also seek time and one-half for work over the eighthour schedule. CLOSE BANK AFTER'RUN State Takes Charge of Citizens Trust at Huntington, Ind. By United Press HUNTINGBURG, Ind., Oct. 23.A run on the Citizens Trust bank here Thursday afternoon resulted in closing of the institution today. Officials of the state banking department took charge. C. B. Dowell is president of the bank; F. W. Limp is vice-president, and Leo J. Hoing, cashier. Capitalization was $25,000, deposits $393,000, and loans $242,000.

Gummed Up By United Press OSHKOSH, Wis., Oct. 23. It look three men to remove A. P. Nonweiler’s clothing after he fell into a 250-gallon vat of iacquer at his factory here. He was able to climb out, but the lacquer dried so quickly he was completely incrusted before setting foot on the ground.

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BRIGHT FUTURE PREDICTED BY STEEL LEADER Increased Interest, Better Sentiment Shown at Institute. By United Press NEW YORK. Oct. 23.—Sentiment in the steel industry is a little better and some consumers are showing slightly more interest in their steel requirements, according to Eugene G, Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Grace made these remarks informally in advance of the meeting of the American Iron and Steel institute being held here today. He added that one of the most encouraging business developments recently has been improvement in the prices of commodities. “This is one of the first directions ln which betterment should be noted,”’ Grace said. He stated Bethlehem Steel has been operating at a rate-of about 32 per cent thus far in October, about the same rate which prevailed in September. Foundation Being Loid T. M. Girdler, chairman of the Republic Steel Corporation, said the steel industry was laying the foundation for improvement in 1932. “The steel industry,” Girdler said, ”is operating at less than 30 per cent and the time for the usual fall busy spell is about over. On every side, however, we see signs of better conditions, and it is my feeling that the last months of this year will be relatively better than they usually are. “Once in a long while we strike a year-end that is good in the steel business. I see no chance for large improvements, but I think we are preparing the foundation for a much better 1932.” Business of National Steel Corporation has improved since Oct. 1, E. T. Weir, chairman of the corporation said, adding he believed the low point had been seen in the steel industry generally.

Business On Upgrade ‘‘Since Oct. 1” Weir said, “cur business has improved and I firmly believe we have seen the low point in the steel industry. Our volume of orders over the past week has been heavy, that is in number of specifications, the tonnage for each one being small. This indicates, however, that inventories finally have reached rock bottom and fabricators are under necessity of taking in material to cover whatever business they are able to pick up themselves.” Weir found sentiment generally better and a willingness on the part of buyers to contract intc next year for the lines on which books have been opened for that advanced delivery- He stated wage reductions made effective Oct. 1, were well received and added the labor situation “can be said to be in excellent shape.” L. E. Block, chairman of Inland Steel Company reported evidences of a better feeling and more confidence. Sentiment More Cheerful • “There should be no further dwindling of steel production, he said, as there are definite feeling! in many directions of better and more confident outlook for the future. “This has been strengthened recently by announcement of the President’s plan and belief that liquidation has run its course.” George M. Verity, chairman of American Rolling Mill Company, believed anew foundation of confidence is in the making, following events of the current year, and especially of the last ninety days. L. E. Gohegan, vice-president of Gulf States Steel Company, reported sentiment in the south somewhat more cheerful than in the north. “The steel business is as dull as in the north,” he stated, “but operations should work gradually higher in the near future. Normally our peak season is in September, October and November and another bulge generally takes place, in the spring. Ido not expect any large upturn this fall, however.” In the Cotton Markets (By Thomson & McKinnon) NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—0n the opening there was a good demand which was commonly believed to be for oriental account. Prices were one or two points better. For the rest of the morning the trade was doing very little on either side of the market and, while the tone remained steady, the market gradually lost 10 or 12 points. The chairman of the farm board expressed satisfaction with southern banks action and it seems that an effort will be made to tie up acreage reduction with the plan, by taking care of only those whose intention to plant is satisfactory. The state department is said to have refused to go into Egypt’s plan for co-operation in acreage reduction laws. The reluctance to sell cotton at this price on the part of the farmers is still very much in evidence. We restate our belief in ultimately higher prices for cotton, but see no reason why purchases should be hurried. Buying on decline is good mercantile business and so recommend It for cotton. CHICAGO —Oct. 22High. Low. Close. January 6.95 6.77 6.89 March 7.15 6 31 6.93 May 7.33 7.13 7 13 July 7.50 7.31 7.31 October e 57 December 6.85 6.67 6.67 NEW YORK High. Low. Close. January 6.90 6.67 6.69 March 7.07 6 81 6 84 May 7.24 7.01 7.03 July 7.44 7.19 7 20 . December 6.81 8.57 6.59 NEW ORLEANS High. Low. Close. January 6 86 6 87 6.89 - March 7.05 6 80 6 84 May 7.25 7.01 7 03 * July 7 44 7.20 7.20 * October 6.68 6.47 6 47 December 6.75 6.55 6.58 RAW SUGAR PRICES —Oct. 22High. Low. Close. January 1.23 1.25 1.27 March 1.28 1 26 1.27 May 1 35 1.32 1.33 July 1.40 1.37 1.39 September 1.46 1.43 1.44 December i.js jj7