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The Bakersfield Californian from Bakersfield, California • Page 6

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5 Friday, December 15, 1944 gaftmffltlb Calif Ofltton Handbags Plus Federal Excise Tax Exquisite dressmaker pouches of soft, supple genuine leathers or fine broadcloths, accented with Lucito or mock tortoise shell. $495 Plus Federal Excise Tax These arc sure to win her. Now box bags, sbouldcr pouches, envelopes and top handle styles! .95 Plus Federal Excise Tax Copies of expensive originals. carefully detailed in fine quality simulated leathers and fabrics. Plus Federal Excise Tax Luxury with -unusual detailing genuine Cordes, rich leathers and gleaming plastics, with spacious, fitted interiors.

17 Nineteenth Street A. Stock Turnover Hits 10,940 Shares LOS ANGKI.ES, Dec. 17,. Karly stock pricey continued strong today with a turnover of. 10,940 shares.

Among the 16 issues that advanced were General Motors. Pacific Gas and Electric common, Richfield Oil, Solar Aircraft, Southern Pacific, Union Oil of California, Transarner- ica nnd Security Company. Five issues were off and un- chaiiRed with Lane-Wells, Republic Petroleum and Ryan Aeronautical among those declining. i'lose Cencnil Motors Lane Wells Pacific Can itnd Pacific CoaM AK. IVIriilcum liichl'icid Oil lijail Sciuritics CoinpMtiy Sinclair Oil Solar Aircraft Somhi-rn Piii'lflc Union Oil tit Ciilifnrnlii.

'j 1 1 41 1 1 'll Los Angeles Produce LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15. Trnrllne in fruits and veBctables was moderate today. Squash waa cauliflower, cucumhcrn and bell peppers firm to slightly Mronecr; lettuce steady on 4 dozen, slightly weaker on 5s; apples steady to firm. Squash: White Rummer, all districts, lims Italian, all districts, lugs 4.

Ciiblingc: Local Cxnnonhnll. crates 4.25; Savoy, local, crates Hfitt red nibbauc. local and northern J4 per ci-ate. Haullflower: Local Snowball, lettuce crates, untrimmcd J1.75W2. (Cucumbers: imperial valley, luffs $4.75 Lcitiice: Dry pnck Yuma.

Imperial valley and Santa Uarbara county, 4 dozen $4.10: 5 do7.cn. Santa Bfirbara county. San Luis Obispo county and San Joaquln valley, light weight, Apples: F'er Washington, combinations, extra fancy Jonathans 8.50; standard Delilcous S7.50fc8.iiO; Idaho standard Delicious Watsonville Pippins. 4-tier per box. WaxbiiiKlons.

packed, all rnrltiee. $3.80 I i-Kllllll-r '10 1 I i-nibi-r 'iOUc. WHH to 'in- 1 J1.1 0 si, 1,1 T4 Un rley iwer to a hiKlicr, December DiGiorgio Common High on S. F. Market SAN FRANCISCO, Dec.

15. Active buying hoisted a number of western stocks to new highs today. DiOlorglo common took the spotlight, getting up more than 6 to a new top at 30V6 before backing down slightly. The preferred rose 10 to Anglo California Bank Calavaras Chemical pfd Chrysler Crown Eellerbaeh Crown Zellerbach pfd DKjiorKio DiGlorgio pfd. Emporium Capwell 10.

W. A. Plant Ka rnsworlh (ieriernl Motors (ii'iieral Paint Stall- Hawaiian Pineapple Pacific C.as Klectrlc Ii pfl Pacific LiKht Retmbllr- com It'-cm rtichfleld Oil Tide Water Oil Tranmtmerica Close 28 04 22'i 30 1094 30 48 5 -V, 1 1 9'4 1 il '4 McCORMICK-OEERING, INTERNATIONAL Farm-Alls, Tractors and Trucks FARM MACHINERY SALES PARTS SERVICE Kern County Dealer A. H. Karpe's Implement House Bakersffield Wasco Delano BUY THAT EXTRA BOND TODAY RADIO Headquarters Radlt art Appliaaci Ca.

Fex TfcMter Building Jill Stntt, DM MNf RECORDS SAVES TEETH Blow Otrtj la onxt mall toeib ctntio CWM mart cuw of turn promptl? OPEK SftTIWDir, KCEMBER Till 9 P. M. (Also Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, December 20, 21, 22) PROFESSIONAL QUALITY TOOLS TINNER'S SNIPS Super-Tuff" slccl AA blades. Gunmetal handles. BALL PEIN HAMMER Polished forged steel.

Hickory handles. 12 oz WC MILL FILE Oblong shape. Ideal for all general purpose use. From I vC SLIP JOINT PLIERS Drop forged steel. Nickel plated.

6 inches Craftsman Hack Saw TOTALING MO OR MORE CAN BE MADE ON SEARS Safety grip gives protection to hand. Adjustable 8 to 32-inch. 10-inch 1111,1 I ID 141 I'll" $1.19 "Dunlap" Mechanic's Tool Box Big 9-incb Cbest made of heavy 22- frauge steel, electrically welded for strength. Will take lots of abuse. Full length piano hinge, heavy reinforcing corner irons, hasp nnd littings.

Metal handle. Yes, These arid Many More Tools Are Available at Sears Claw Hammer Half-inch Chisel Dunlap Brace $1 25 Head Is made of drop forped steel not chip or flare. Curved claws accurately, correctly shaped. Hickory handle. Size IVj.

Head, 16-oz. Special analysis tool steel blades. Highly polished rust- resisting finish. Leather tipped hickory handles. Steel clad, easy work- In ball bear, ing head.

Self-centering alligator jaws; drop forged. Mahogany head and handle. Famous Craftsman Tools Extension inaccessible 6-indi Slide Bar extra leverage. 8 inches long 83c 13-pt. Socket for hexagonal to 94-inch each Flexible freedom of action.

9s to 94-iiHh. ea. $1.19 Speeder swing; 16-inch length $1.10 Reverse action. 6-inch $2.85 Universal any angle up to 90 degrees $1.10 Flex uses. 10-inch $1.55 12-pc, Socket Set 8-pc.

Wrench Set 88 For assembly work, ifmltfon, carburetor, ap- plnnce, radio and office machine repair jobs, Stamped steel. Blnok finish. to Wrecking Bar 45 Tough alloy steel, heat treated and hardened for strength. Set includes two 8-pt. sockets, Vi and seven sockets, to Ilex handle; cross liar for flex handle; metal box.

Aluminum Level One-piece forged octagon steel, neat treated. 24-inch. 3' Craftsman 24-inch. Machined, polished and trued aluminum frame. Dustproof glasses.

SEARS ROEBUCK AND CO 1317 Stwt NEW YORK STOCK CLOSE NEW YORK. Dee. 15. (JP) Air Reduction Aliixka Junedu Allied Chemical and Dye Alllo Chalmers American Cun American Car and Foundry American Locomotive American Rad. and Sul.

San American Rolling Mill American Smelter and Ref American Tel. and American Tobacco American Viscose Anaconda Armour A- Company Ati'hlson. Topcka Santa Fe Atlantic Reflnlnu Aviation Corporation Bnldwin Locomotive Hendix Aviation Relhlehem Boeing Airplane Borden Borff Warner BriBgs Mnnuffu'liirins Hecla Canada Dry Canadian Pacific Case (J. Caterpillar Tractor Celjinppe Corporal Ion Chesapeake Ohio ColKnte-Pii c'olumbhi c.as anil Klcrtric C'uninierc-ia! Credit Comnu'rcinl InveMmvnt Commonxvcallh Kdison Commonwealth Southern Consolidated Kdlson Consolidated Vultee Container Corporation Continental Oil Del Crown Zellerbnch Curtisfl-Wrisht Dousrlas Aircraft Du Pont de Nemour Knslern Airlines Eastman Kodak Electric Auto LiKht Electric Boat Electric Power Genera! Electric Central Foml'i Cicnern! Motur.s Ooodrich C.oodyear Tire Rubber Oreat Northern Railroad pfd fjreyhound Corporation Homestake Mining Tloud Hershe.v International Hnrvestpr Internalloual Nickel Can International Paper International Tel. Tel Close 6 -i .156 39 41 '4 1174 40 VB 66 SO 31 TS'i (14 vi 18 "fi Mi 4-1 Va lli 28 '4 32 22 J4 fill .153 41 .44 40 4(1'4 M'-! f.4 Johns-Manville 105 Kennecotfc 36 Glase 53 '3 L.oew'8, Inc.

7914 Martin (G. 23U Martin Parry 11 McKessim Rohblna Montgomery Ward 52 Na.sh Kelvlnaior 16 National Biscuit 24 National Cash Register 33 National Dairy Products -National Distillers 37'i National National Power Light 7'4 NPW York 22 North American Aviation North American Co Northern Pacific Ohio Oil Pacific Oas Ktectrlc Packard Motors 51,4 Pan American Airways Paramount Pictures 2976 Penney's 108'4 Pennsylvania Railroad Pepsi-Cola fifi PhelpN Dodge 25 Phillips-Pel rolcum 44 's Public Service of N. Pullman 49 Hadio Corp. of America 10 a nadio-Kelth-Orpheum Rayonier, Inr- Id 1 Republic Steel 11) Rf.vnntds Tobacco Rii'lifleld Oil 10'i Hr-henley Distillery Sears, Roebuck Shell Union Oil 25 Socony "Vacuum 13 Southern Pacific 411,4 Southei-n Railway 34 a i Sperry Corporation Standard Brands Standard Gas Electric 14 Standard Oil of California Standard Oil of Indiana Standard Oil of N. Studebaker Texas Company Tide Water Associated Oil Transamerica Transamerica Western 1'nion Oil of California I'nion Pacific Tnlted Air Lines United Aircraft ni(ed Corpora lion United Gas Imp Tnitud States Rubber United States Steel Warner Bros.

Pictures Western Union Telesraph West nuthouse Elec. Mfg Wool worth Youngstown Sheet Tube 28'i 3.1 19Vi 48U. I6T4 11 2 8 '4 19 11(1 Vi 30 1'ft COV4 1.1 -H 45 llfi'i. Los Angeles Livestock T.OS A.VOIJLES. Dec.

15. Cattle salable 1000. Generally steady, seven loads good steers unsold: good red heifers $11.75. common rows eminent and utters cutler to common bulls stock cows S. 50.

Calves salables 25. Quotably steady. few medium vealers $1 1 1 Hogs salable 250. Few Ibs. Sin; quotable top medium to grood sows Sheep salable none.

flood to choice wooled lambs quoted Sin Francisco Livestock SOUTH PAN FRANCTSCO, Dec. 15. (UP) Cattle salable 100; active, fully steady; good slaughter steers absent; good few common to medium 11.50. canners and cutlers medium to good sausage bulls S10SP10.75. Week's receipts 1375: good clearance.

Government Bonds NEW YORK, Dec. 15. (JP) The closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange: Treasury 112.6. 2 -js, 2 odd, 100.2. 2'-s, 69-64, June 100.1.

70-65, 100.3. 72-07. 100.3. Cotton Futures NEW YORK. Dec.

15. In cotton futures outeled down today but the market held firm on mill buying which met only scale up offerings. The December contract expired at noon In orderly trading on a final price of. 21.79 cents a pound. Private advices reported mill buying In spot; cotton small during the past week with a sharp decline in country sales In cotton, partly due to substantial quanities moving Into government hands under the loan and purchase program.

Late afternoon prices were 20 to 30 cents a bale higher. March 21.89, May 21.85. July 21.46. Futures closed 20 to GO cents a bale higher. December (contract expired at noon today) 21.79, March 21.93©21.94, May 21.83(^21.84, July 21.45, October 20.46 bid.

Middling spot 22.33 nominal. San Francisco Dairy SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 15. score 43c, 92 ecore 90 score 42'Ac. 89 spore prices, loafs 27.9c, triplets 27c.

grade A 56 57 'Ac, large grade 4.Hi@M4Vic, medium grade A small, grade A Central California grade A medium, grade A 5-tc, small, grade A 46c. Stocks Hit Seven-Year High in N. Y. DOW-JONES AVERAGES Preliminary closing Dow-Jones averages: Industrial 152.28, up 1.48; railroad 47,35, up 0.45: utility 26.10, up 0.11; 65 stocks 56.15, up 0.51. Sales totaled 2,135,780 the most since July 5, compared with 1.38(i,170 shares yesterday.

Curb turnover was 418,620 shares compared with 375,280 shares terday. NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Railroad shares dominated forenoon trading in stocks, rising to a new high since September 4, 1937. Volume was fairly heavy.

Rail blocks extending to 5000 shares were frequent, gains ranged to 4 points at the high in Nickel Plate preferred. Southern Railway, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Baltimore Ohio preferred were up a point or more at the close. Poultry and Eggs LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15. Wholesale prices consumer grade: Large, grade A grade medium grade A small, grade A 43(8'44c.

Retail prices to consumers (carton): Large, grade AA grade A (iSc. grnde medium, grade AA. 63c. grade A small, grade A 51W54C. Candled graded eggs to retailers leases): Large, grade AA file, grade A 59c, Ti medium, grade AA 54c, grade A 64c; small, grade A 44SM6e.

Minnesota Mutual. Life Insurance Co. Earle V. Parker, Agency Mgr. General Offices 338-9 Brix FrMno Bakersfield Repreientativei FRANK J.

BANDUCCI 421-A Street, Phone 2-8252 STELLA BAILEY Hotel Padre, Phone 7-7551 JOHN W. HATCHER, Jr. 210 Wilson, Oildale, 2-2729 EARL DENNING 721 Quincy, Phone 2-2590 JOHN T. DEEM, 609 Washington, Oildale, 2-5589 i i i i i ujunr FURS Select Hers From UO'S Kern County's Largest Exclusive Fur Store COATS Russian Ermine Canadian Beaver Black Persian Broadtail Bombay Lamb Natural and Dyed Squirrel Mink Tail Stroller SCARPS Kolinsky Stone Martin Sable Mink Silver Fox Cleaning Dying Remodeling JACKETS Silver Fox Mink Tail LEO'S FUR SHOP Street Phone 2-6827.

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