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THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT; WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1930. 22 -O Corporation Reports, Hartford Stocks A. E. Magnell, Financial Editor Leadership On Bull Side Latest Developments Travelers Insurance And Hartford Fire Strengthen Aetna Fire Firm and National and Phoenix Slightly Lower Industrial Stocks More Active and Prices Continue to Show Improvement Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company is busy In several of Its departments as a result of which there is unusual activity at the Clinton, plant Organizing Ordinarily during the am two weeKs or juiy operations are wholly sus pended to permit employees to take their vacations and to permit shop re Cotton Market Closes Up to 14 Points Lower New York, July 8. (AP.) Early declines in cotton under liquidation and some local selling promoted by relatively easy Liverpool cables and a fairly favorable view of the early weather were increased right after the publication of the government acreage report today.

This brought in a flurry of Wall Street and local selling, but the official acreage figures were not far out of line with the average of recent private reported and offerings soon tapered off. Ju'y contracts after selling down to 12.85 or into new low ground rallied to 13 08 and closed at 13.04 compared with 13.18 of the close at the previous day. The new October declined to 12.56 or 23 points Strong Banking Interests Interesting Connecticut Industry Brief sketches (to appear daily) of romantic manufacturing enterprises that have made the Nutmeg State world-famous, and kept its people prosperous. Prepared by The Courant in conjunction with the Manufacturers Association of pairs and improvements. Because of demands for production In certain jines 200 employees at the company's plant at Clinton, have been kept at work.

Officials declined to specify the partial departure from the Being Formed, Says Wall Street Gossip, to 50 years o'-d practice of closing the plant other than to say it was business Net earnings of Brlggs Stratton Corporation for the first six months are expected to s- slightly in excess of $2 a share on 300,000 shares of common stock, it is stated by Stephen F. Brlggs, president This is equivalent to the full annual dividend requirement on the shares. Sales for June exceeded those for any preceding month of 1930, according to Mr, Briggs, and advance orders for July are in satisfactory volume. California Water Service Co. California Water Service Company, a subsidiary of Federal Water Service Corporation, reports gross revenues of were the same.

Connecticut Power was off one-half from Saturday's final, while Hartford Electric Light requiring prompt and immediate delivery. Lift Pessimistic Pall Early reports were to the effect that 200 looms were being operated and because of production at the rate of 10,000 yards daily it was thought that a most phenomenal situation existed. New York. July 8. (AP.) For the Stock of the company has recently been fairly active and the buying of better part of a couple of months (Furnished by Putnam Co.) The local market has continued dull, with auiet trading for the first part of the week.

At the board meeting Tuesday morning there were few changes in the bank stocks. Nev Britain Trust was offered at 180 without a bid, down 20 points from last week, while West Hartford Trust was offered at 300 without a which is off 50 points from last week. There were no changes in the other banks or any sales. Aetna Fire closed at 67 bid, 59 stcck was described as of excellent character. nast Wall Street has been bemoaning the lack of aggressive leadership on remained unchanged.

Hartiora uas common is still quoted 72 bid, with no stock offered, and the preferred is 45 bid. The industrials are better. American Hardware was quoted 57 bid. 60 asked. More would be paid for this stock and there is very little offered.

The Arrow-Hart Hegeman Electric issues were the same. Btgelow-San-ford Carpet common was off one In Boston to a final of 54 bid. 57 asked. net lower and a poit of the previous low and closed at 12.79. The general market closed steady, net un the constructive side of the market.

Perhaps, after all, those to whom one Bank of United States reports earnings applied to surplus since January 1 this year have amounted to $789,229 and surplus of $17,024,819 as of June 30 compared with $15,274,470 a year ago. Deposits June 30 amounted to $2,179,48 for the year ended May 31. might be disposed to iook lor sucn leadership realized the futility of 19JU, as compared on an equivalent property basis with $2,092,701 for the seeking to lift the market during that $211,800 366 and compared with $229,257,521 a year ago. Resources of $261 741,770 compared with $291,925,577 in June last year. preceding 12 months.

Operation ex period, naving Deen pretty wen aware of the trend of things that were penses, maintenance and taxes, other ahead of them. Now, however. Wall than Federal income tax, totaled $1, cnangea to i points lower. Cotton Price Range. (Furnished by Paine, Webber Co.) High Low Last July 13.08 12.45 13.04 October 13.05 12.82 13.04 October (new) ....12.79 12.56 12.79 December 13.23 12.9513.20 December (new) ..12.96 12.70 .12.96 January 13 21 12.99 13.21 January (new) ....13.00 12.80 13.00 March 13.20 13.00 13.20 Bank of New York Trust Company reported deposits of $113,859,829 as of June 30, compared with $80,194,141 a year ago and resources Increased to $146,450,214 from $116,840,437.

Earnings applied to surplus since January 1 amounted to $400,694. Surplus June 30 was $14,698 751 and compared with Street gossip has it that a new and 064.557, as against $1,058,712. Gross income amounted to $1,114,930, which poweriui bull party is organizing witn the support, so the story goes, of compares with $1,033,989 for the year $13,828,911 June 30, 1929. some of the strongest banking inter enaea May 31, General Foods Corp. Greenwich Water Gas had gross revenue of $1,629,970 for the 12 months period ended April 30.

After deductions for expenses, maintenance est in the country. Whether or not this new development will manifest itself immediately or hold back until impending second quarter statements Experimental shipments tD Europe May 13.38 13.19 13.35 of Birdseye quick frozen foods have and taxes, excepting Federal taxes, $830,135 remained. Prior charges of sub Spot, 13.15, down 15 points. been made by Frosted Foods, Inc. and sidiaries amounted to $157,260, leaving a balance of $672,874, which was are out or tne way is not certain, duc the contention is that real leadership have met with success according to Bristol Brass continues at 15 bid, 20 asked.

Most sales of this stock have taken olacs near 18. The preferred was offered at 100. Colt's Arms was quoted 23 bid, 25 asked, whicn is up one from Saturday's final quotation. The market on Colt's is active, with most sales taking place between 24 and 24 1-2. Eagle Lock also gained one point to a final of 34 bid, 38 asked.

Fafnir Bearing, offered at 75, was down 5. The Gray Telephone Pay Station market has improved considerably. The bid was up 6 1-2 points and the offering down 2. Landers, Frary Clark was 65 bid, 68 asked, and more would be paid for this stock. Manning, Bowman Co.

Class A held its gain of last week, being quoted 15 bid, 17 asked. The Class however, was off 2 points. The market for New Britain Machine common has been closed up and the Rule Free Drinks' an article by M. Chester, equivalent to 2.79 times annual interest charges on the funded debt of the company. Greenwich Water Gas is a subsidiary of Community Water on the bull side is in the making.

president of General Foods Corpora Meriden, Connecticut, The Horton Printing Cariipany, Doubtless inspired by the prestigt given the printing industry by that famous early American, Benjamin Franklin, one Elisha A. Horton founded, in 1867, E. A. Horton Company, doing general printing. Headquarters were in the old Hall Lewis Building, Meriden.

After seven years of successful business, the plant was moved to its present location at 21 Church Street. Upon the death of Elisha Horton in 1893, Isaac C. Lewis reorganized the company, with himself as president, Selah A. Hull, vice-president and treasurer, and William G. Hooker, secretary.

Auditors were George W. Fairchild and Baldwin I. Thompson. Mr. Hooker died in 1913, whereupon Mr.

Thompson became secretary and manager and also took over the former secretary's stock in the concern, now known as The Horton Printing Company. After fifteen years as secretary and a malor stockholder. Mr. Thompson Service Company. The real purpose of this purported tion, in the current issue of Food Securities Review, Chandler Com Use To Get Tips new campaign is the dissipation of pany's semi-monthly publication asked.

Automobile Insurance continued at 35 bid, 37 asked, with few sales. Hartford Fire was quite active. It was quoted 68 bid, 70 asked at the board meeting, sold off one point during the dav. and gained it back Just before the close. This stock has been the most active of all the local insurance stocks for the past two or three davs.

National Fire at 68 bid, 68 asked was off 2 from Saturday's closing. Phoenix Insurance was also down two from Saturday's final and closed unchanged for the day at 76 bid, 79 asked. The bid on Aetna Casualty Surety was off 3, while the offering was unchanged. Aetna Life was quoted 78 bid, 30 asked. It sagged off in sympathy with New York during the dav one point, which it recovered toward the close.

Although there were very few sales of Connecticut General Life, the stock was off points. Hartford Steam Boiler continues inactive. Travelers moved ahead slightly against the general list. It was quoted 1225 bid, 1250 asked at the board meeting, and at the closing the bid was up 5, while the offering was unhcanged. Connecticut Electric Service and New England Telephone both show one point losses.

The former closed at 90 bid, 94 asked and the latter 167 bid, 171 asked. South the heavy pall of pessimism tnat nas Massachusetts Investment Trust has declared a quarterly dividend of 44 rents a share and a stock dividend of 1-100 share, payable July 21, to Mr. Chester expresses the belief On Stocks Illegal settled over the greater part of the that quick freezing will help solve stockholders of record July 8. country. Bankers are said to be con the problem of shipping perishable vinced that the country is "Stock Market minded" and that there is foods from one country to another and cites a number of inquiries his Store Owner Says 'Mellow' North American Company operations for the first half of 1930 regarded as "eminently satisfactory in view of the fact that during the first six months of 1929 business activity reached an unprecedented level." President Dame little hope for early improvement in business as long as the Stock Market company has received from represen stock is more active, being quoted tatives of perishable food industries is ieit to stagger about on its own Salesmen More InformativeFined says: "Electric output of subsidiaries for 12 months ended June 30, 1930, In tnrougnout Europe, south America and Australia.

He says that Frosted Foods, is about to extend retail It is the belief in such circles, so the report holds, that a better Stock Market is prerequisite to better business. This may look like "placing the creased approximately 6 3-4 per cent over 12 months ended June 30, 1929, sales of quick frozen foods through Giving liquor to salesmen 60 that Increase for second quarter over second quarter of 1929 was 5 per cent 19 bid, 23 asked. North Judd had a one point gain to a final of 19 bid, 21 asked. Sales of this stock were between 20 and 20 1-2. The offering on Torrington has been raised one noint.

Stanley Works at 38 bid, 40 asked. Is the same. The bid on this, as well as the other industrials, is the best side of the market. Whit- out New England. He considers the cart berore the norre." tne tne against increase of 2 1-4 for first quarter over first quarter of 1929.

they would "feel good" and furnish completed a deal whereby he became new process as significant a devei ory holds, yet it can be said that the president and sole owner or the busi opment in the food industry as the "On June 12, 1930, the California properties became part of the system of Pacific Gas Electric Accordingly their electric output from that story comes from sources. ness. Mr. rnompson, or -a. i.

as ne invention and adoption of the tin their host with tips on the market situation was interpreted as illegal and hence in violation of the liquor laws by Judge Nathan A. Schatz in Even amonsr those who still lean can. is popularly known, has been continuously Identified with the company date to June 30, 1930, and for corresponding period of 1929 has not been In eluded in these figures. lock Coil Pipe also gained one point. toward beanshness, the opinion to Schiff Company.

Police Court Tuesday, deciding on the Below are the quotations or. tne 47 years. ern New England Telephone rights The Schiff Company reports gross day was that the market was developing no little evidence of having be case oi tTank Diamond of 483 Edge- Hartford Stock Exchange: Harvard Economics Society entertains a more favorable altitude towards wooa street, proprietor of a mea: Closing come rather heavily oversold. The the market and says: Shares Out. marKet at 99 Sisson Avenue.

sales of $876,566 for June against $748,169 for June, 1929. an Increase of $128,397 or 17.1 per cent. For the six months ended June, sales totaled Bid Asked point was made that reactions are pe "It seems clear that Important investment buying has been taking place Diamond was found euiltv of keen ine forced from day to day with in ing liquor with the intent to "sell at recent levels, but it may be premature to conclude that a period of stabili- creasing difficulty, and that indica or exchange" liquor and havine i zation in stock prices has been reached. It may be pointed out, however, that $4,695,439 against $3,770,675 for the same period last year, an increase of tions are that the short interest out reputation of "selling or exchanging great ease continues in the money market and that manuf actunng activity, standing is probably much larger 1924,764 or 24.5 per cent. nquor ana was nnea siau on both than it has been in quite a while when due allowance is made for seasonal changes, has held its own since Bickford's Inc.

The business is now conducted by and under the active management of his son, Raymond BvThompson, vice-president, and the secretary, Miss Florence M. Alexander. The plant is flourishing and provides industry at the present time for 35 of Meriden's citizens. With modern type faces and methods and a cooperating organization, the company is turning out first grade of work, covering all branches of printing from business cards or wedding invitations to catalogs, stamping, embossing, four-color process printing, binding, etc. One close observer was of the opin counts.

His flttrtmpv. Rmannpl rtnWcolr, early spring. Bickford's, for June reports ion that the short interest in the market at present is larger than at Tuesday night announced that at the "Doubtless political uncertainty contributed to the June decline in stocks, but the chief influences responsible were the weakness in commodity prices any time since early 1928 wnen it pro insistence or his client no appeal will be taken from the decision, bv re and the failure of business to show substantial improvement in the past few gross sales of $463,951 against for June, 1929, an increase of or 11.4 per cent. For the six months ended June sales totaled against $2 583.346 for the same vided the impetus for a long, sus quest oi nis cuent. months.

These latter conditions may have had their maximum effect, how tained rise. This contention is sup faergeant Thomas Grorin. vhn ever, and we do not believe that they will persist much longer." ported to some extent by the situation staged the raid, described the store as the stock loan maritet wnere steei period last year, an increase of or 11.0 per cent. is now reported as "lending flat a wen stocked place doing a legitimate business excent for the Watson S. Woodruff, president of West Haven Bank Trust Company, Tne omcers oi we company eue.

along with American Telephone and is a patient at St. Raphael's Hospital, New Haven. Edison Brothers Stores. Edison Brothers Stores report gross a number of other prominent issues, Diamond admitted ownership of two jugs of whisky found in the rear of RAILROADS Par Hartford Conn. Western Ft.

R. $2 F28 A31 100 BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES Bankers Trust' Co 100 Capitol Nat. Bank Tr. $6, QJ20 100 City Bank Trust $5, QJ 25 Com. Trust Co.

of New Britain, $7, QJ ....100 Connecticut River Banking $3 30 First National Bank, 10, QJ 100 Hartford Nat. Bank Tr. $140, QJ 10 Hartford Conn. Trust $4. QJ 25 Hartford Morris Plan, $8, QJ ..100 Merchants Bank Trust.

$4. QJ .....100 Mutual Bank Trust $2, 100 New Britain Trust $8, QJ ,...100 Park Street Trust $12, QJ .....100 Phoenix State Bank Trust $12, QJ 100 Riverside Trust $lf, QJ 100 West Hartford Trust $6, QJ 100 West Hartford Trust Co. Rights, w. FINANCE COMPANIES Hartford Aetna Realty $1, Land, Mortgage Title $5, QJ 50 Underwriters Finance $2.50. QJ 25 Underwriters Finan.

$7, QJ ..100 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES Aetna (Fire) Insurance $2, QJ 10 Automobile Insurance $1, QJ 10 Hartford Fire $2, QJ 10 National Fire Insurance $2, 10 xPhoenix Insurance $2, QJ .10 Rossia Insurance $2.20, QJ 10 sales of $379,304 for June against Willard B. Rogers, John F. Sullivan and William J. Shea have been tne premises, maintaining that he oc Cotton broke sharply upon the -re $325,695 for June 1929, an increase elected directors of tne Home Baruc Trust company oi soutn Mancnester. sumption of trading after the usual casionally enerea tne liquor to sale men visiting his store.

of $53,609 or 16.4 per cent. For the short suspension or activities wnicn siv months ended June sales totalled ihey know when the market is attended the publication of the gov Capitol National Bank Trust Company has declared the regular quar $2,266,941 aga'nst $1,751,563 for the same period last year, an increase of terly dividend of $1.50 a share payable July 21 to stockholders of record gomg to move up or down and if they are made to feel good they can tip ernments report on planted acreage at midday. Though the figures proved July 2. $515,378 or 29.4 per cent. uic uii auy ai me opportune time closely in line with preliminary private forecasts, the report was inter wrc iniuMt proprietor declared on F.

W. Grand-Silver Stores. F. W. Grand-Silver Stores for Mutual Bank Trust Company directors have declared 'the usual quar ma stand.

preted bearishly tending to accelerate Well, that was the. nM rimine. terly dividend of $1 a share, payable July 10, stock of record June 20. the selling which had been miiuencea June report gross sales of $2,565,268 ticut theory," Judee Schatz earner dv weatner reports against sn.501.576 for the same month The Government estimate placed this last year, an increase of $63,692 or 2.5 per cent. For the six months Public National Bank Trust Company reported deposits of $189,981,676 as of June 30, compared with $128,308,378 a year ago.

Resources of ed. "Started with a nutmeg and soon came back with a horse and wagon. It the same thing all over again and vear indicated acreage at 97.3 per R. B. Thompson, president; B.

I. Thompson, vice-president; Edna L. Thompson, treasurer; Florence M. Alexander, secretary. Russian Lumber Is Admitted By Lowman's Order No Proof It Was Produced by Convicts, Assistant Secretary Finds Washington, July 8.

(AP.) Assistant Secretary Lowman ruled today that six shiploads of Russian lumber imported by the A. C. Dutton Lumber Company at Poughkeepsie, N. should be admitted to this country as it had not been proved that it was produced by convict labor. Two shiploads of the lumber arrived at Poughkeepsie and Provi cent of the 1929 total, a decrease ot ended June sales totalled $13,665,838 651,924 compared with $170,361,844 as of June 1929.

Surplus increased to $16 from $15.421815 last-year. Earnings applied to surplus since January only 2.7 per cent, which just about uie supporting provision in the liquor against $12,314,900 for the same pe matched the unofficial indication of riod last year, an increase of i icaus, io seu or exenange lntoxi eating 3 per cent; J7 or a.97 per cent. 1 amounted to $462,076. Par value reduction advantages have struck the management of English i 1 Livestock Market One of the interesting yarns going Kline Brothers. Kline Brothers Co.

for June reports LIFE, INDEMNITY AND OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES COMPANIES the rounds today had it that early insurance companies. "Directors consider that the present nigh marset xucaeo. juv fAPi negotiations looking toward the ac gross sales of $382,687 against $450,409 for June 1929, a decrease of value of shares tends to restrict active dealing in them, and that a sub uep oi Agriculture.) Hogs 24.000. quisition of the Autostron Safety Ra 722 or 15.0 tier cent. For the six division will lead to a freer market, and, probably, will thus create a more widespread in the office among the investing members of the public" is the mciuaing nwo direct; mostly weak zor Company by the Gillette Safety months ended June sales totalled i iuc lower on ws sen mo Razor Co.

is a possibility. The for statement of General Manager and Secretary William W. Otter-Barry of 039,188 against $1,993,289 for the same neav.er weignts io-20c lower mer company has filed suit against the Sun Insurance Office, in a letter to stockholders advising them of Gillette since tne marKeting ox tne sows on tne decline, top $9.85 paid for 180-200 light, good and choice 140-160 lbs. light latter's new product claiming in a special meeting to be held July 15. The purpose of the meeting is to act on recommendations to change the number of shares from 240.000 shares of fringement of certain of its patents wcigm, iou-uu jos.

medium weight 200-250 ins. SS-to Hi This litigation is expected to come up for hearing early in the fall. Gil 10 pound par value to 2,400,000 shares of 1 pound par value. Par value or unissued shares will also be changed. "The proposal is welcomed by many of dence, R.

last week and were de neavyweignt 250-350 packing lette, however, has maintained right the large shareholders" says the general manager. "icuium ana good 275-500 lbs. slauehter nio-s diwH anrf along that its new product does not involve any infringement of rival nied entrance by customs officials under the tariff act which provides that articles produced wholly or in part in any foreign country by convict labor shall not be entitled to Underwood Elliott Fisher company has received an order for 1504 stand patents, holding that the company viiuiut iuu-iou ids. o.vo-SS.SO. was ready for anv legal controversy ard typewriters for school use and it is said to be the largest order for school type writers ever placed.

Vice-President M. S. Eylar says: "More than half in connection with questions of that nature. v-atue oooo; calves 2000; weighty steers slow; more action on yearlings and light steers; she stock also being slightly better action than yesterday; slaughter cattle and vealers steers, of the typewriters in use for Instruction purposes are are our product. entry.

Four other shiploads of lumber are on the high seas and Lowman instructed customs collectors that they 'Sales of machines for this purpose have increased io per cent a year, Not many corporations are going to be able to match the performance of Childs Comnany during the first half also should be admitted unless in 6uu uuc ouu-suu ids. 900-1100 lbs. 1100-1300 lbs. on the average, for the past forty years. Despite this growth, there has never been more than a momentary oversupply of competent stenographers.

There is today a particular shortage of male stenographers, although their salaries 29.670 20 2.500 325 6,000 870 40,000 320 5.000 135 5.000 425 11,500 220 240 400,000 45 120,000 128 138 2.000 150 2.000 165 1,472 220 10,000 180 1,500 900 16.000 500 4.000 600 150,000 300 30 35 20,000 20 10,000 40 16,000 45 5.000 95 750,000 56 58 i 500,000 35 37 1.200.000 68 70 500.000 66 68 600.000 76 79 300,000 28 31 300.000 122 130 1.500.000 78 80 300.000 125 130 300.000 60 62 250,000 100 106 200,000 1225 1250 1,122,571 shs. 91 95 659,523 shs. 77 79 27,511 90 95 150.000 72 30,000 45 840.000 79 81 24,000 550 350,000 167 171 1.375,000 40 12.400,000 57 60 300,000 30 400.000 25 4.890,475 4 200.000 34 36 29,783 101 105 10.000 8 3.500 200 5,891 40 314,384 shs. 54 57 2,724 300 100 60,000 15 20 5873 100 186,250 shs. 3 5 4.000 525 15,000 100 200.000 23 25 80,000 34 38 120,000 75 960,000 18 150.000 71 73 40,000 140 150,000 15 14,300 60 91,198 70 80 105 110 28.000 50 420.000 65 68 64,000 15 17 64.000 8 11 20,000 1 3 77,285 19 23 8 075 95 5,000 105 167,500 shs.

26 28 100,000 19 21 80.000 7 10 3,000 110 200,000 45 55 32,000 32 7,756 25 24.000 80 8,528 100 105 8,528 100 7,441 450 520.000 38 40 3.750 115 4,000 900 560.000 54 57 40.000 21 26.500 225 40 000 112 75.000 34 36 10.000 15 4.430 35 6.000 155 structions to the contrary were is period last year, a increase of of 2.3 per cent. M. II. Fishman Co. M.

H. Fishman for June 1930 reports gross sales of $189,904 against $178,758 for June 1929, an increase of $11,146 or 6.2 per cent. For the six months ended June 1930, sales totalled $825,164 against $651,471 for the same period last year, an increase of $173,603 or 26.6 per cent. Utilities Hydro Rails. Utilities Hydro Rails Shares Corporation net gain from interest, dividends and realized profits from No.

vember 4, 1929 to June 19, 1930, after Federal taxes and expenses, is Surplus gain June 19, 1930 to nay July 1 dividend of $25,443. Briggs Se Stratton Corp. Net earnings of Briggs Stratton Corporation for the first six months are expected to be slightly in excess of $2 a share on 300.000 shares of common stock, it is stated bv Stephen F. Briggs, president. This is equivalent to the full annual dividend requirement on the shares.

Sales for June exceeded those for any preceding month of 1930, according to Mr. Briggs, and advance orders for July are in satisfactory volume. of the year. In spite of a smaller 1300-1500 lbs. sales total, this company was a'jle common and medium 600-1300 lbs.

sued in the meantime. Lowman's decision was the result 5H.J3-$10; heifers, eood and choirs virtually to profits accruing to are materially higher than those of women of equal ability. Probably not more than 5 per cent of those studying stenography and typewriting today are men." the common stock. This would indi odu-hsu Jos. common and medium cows, ood and cat that to some extent at least the Central Fire Insurance stockholders may now deposit their temporary of a hearing held Monday at which Importers of pulp wood and the Amtorg Trading Corporation, the Russian commercial organization, testified the lumber had not been pro company profited by the slump in certificates for regular certificates of Insurance Company of North America commodity prices having passed along cnoice common and medium low cutter and cut ter bulls (yearlings ex eluded), good and choice (beef) $7.00 $8 50; cutter to medium little of the difference to consumers.

At anv rate while sales for June and on the basis of the exchange, and also receive 50 cents a share in casn lor each share of Central Fire. For each.two shares of Central Fire 1 1-2 shares of Insurance Company of North America will be issued. the half vear were slightly less than duced by convict labor. Boston Court Issues in the same periods of 1929, the proht ealers, (milk fed) trood anrf rhoiro for the common stock was equivalent siu.ou-siz.su: medium sasn-ainsn Insurance Securities Company has declared a dividend of 3 1-2 per cent, to $1.35 a share or almost double the cull and common stocker payable July 15, Stockholders of record June 30. ana ieeaer cattle steers, eood and Injunction to Prevent Plane Leaving State Boston, July 8.

(AP.) The first 68 cents a share reported for 362.320 common shares in the first half of choice 500-1050 lbs. com- last year. uion una mfaium W.OU-J7.75. Shenandoah Life of Roanoke, has attained the goal set ten years ir junction ever issued 'in this state sneep io.ooo: weak to be lowpr! Aetna Casualty Surety $1.60, QJ 10 Aetna Life Insurance $1.20, QJ 10 Conn. General Life Ins.

$120, QJ 10 Htfd. Stm. Boiler Insp. Ins! $1.60, QJ 10 Lincoln Nat. Life Ins.

S2, QF 10 Travelers Insurance $16. QJ 100 PUBLIC UTILITIES xConn. Electric Service $3, QJ Connecticut Power $2.50, QM 25 Greenwich Water Gas $6, QJ ...100 Hartford Gas Company, $2, QM30 25 Hartford Gas Company, $2, QM30 25 Hartford Electric Light $2.75, QF 25 Holyoke Water Power $12, QJ 100 S. N. E.

Telephone $8, QJ15 100 S. N. E. Telephone Rights, w. i.

MANUFACTURING COMPANIES Acme Wire $2, QM31 25 American Hardware $4, QJ 25 American Hosiery $2, QM 25 American Silver $2, QJ 25 American Thread $0.25. 5 Arrow-Hart Hegeman Elec. $3, QJ 10 Ar-Hart Hegeman EL $6.50, QJ 100 Automatic Refrigerating Co .100 Ball (The Edward) $10. QJ20 ,.100 Beaton Cadwell Mfg. $3, Monthly 25 Bigelow-Sanford Carpet $6, QF No xBigelow-Sanford Carpet $6, QF ..100 Bristol Brass com 25 Bristol Brass $7.

QJ 100 Billings Spencer Co 25 Case, Lockwood Brainard Co, $10, 100 Collins Company, $8, QJ15 100 xColt's Patent Fire Arms Mfg. $2, QJ 25 Eagle Lock Company, $3, QJ 25 Fafnir Bearing $2, QJ 25 Fuller Brush Class $0.80 QF 5 Gray Telephone Pay Station, $2, QJ 10 Hart Cooley $8, QJ 25 Hartman Tobacco Co. io Hartman Tobacco, pfd loo International Silver $6, QM ....100 International SUver $7, QJ ....100 Jacobs Manufacturing various 25 Landers, Frary Clark, $3, QM31 25 Manning, Bowman Class $1.50, QJ No Manning, Bowman Class 50c, QJ No National Marine Lamp Co 25 New Britain Machine $1.50, QM31 No New Britain Machine $7, QJ 100 New Departure Mfg. pfd, $7. QJ 100 Niles-Bement-Pond, $2, QJ No North Judd Mfg.

$2, QJ 25 Peck, Stow Wilcox 25 Plimpton Manufacturing $6, QM 100 Russell Manufacturing $6, QJ15 100 Seth Thomas Clock QJ15 25 Seth Thomas Clock $175, QF15 25 Smyth Manufacturing $6, QJ 25 Standard Screw $6, loo Standard Screw $6. 100 Stanley Securities $28, QF15 100 Stanley Works, $2.50. QJ 25 Taylor Fenn $8, QF loo Terry Steam Turbine various, QM15 ....100 Torrington Company, $3, QJ Union Manufacturing $1.50, QM31 25 U. S. Envelope $8, 100 U.

S. Envelope $7, 100 Veeder-Root, $2.50, QJ15 No Whitlock Coil Pipe $3, QJ 25 Wiley-Bickford-Sweet pfa loo cWinsted Hosiery $10, Reflecting the slack in the move ago and as of June 30 had $102,818,167 insurance in force. The company began business In 1916. to prevent an airplane being flown or moved from the jurisdiction of Mas ment of freight over the country's Ocean Glider Plunges sorted native lambs rangers unsold; best held above $11; fat ewes steady at lambs, 90 lbs. down, good and choice railways during the first half of the sachusetts courts was ordered today ear as compared with tne same pe Fire losses In Ontario for the first five months this year amounted to by Judge Louis S.

Cox in Superior Court. riod last year. June brought orders fii.io; medium all $4,447,836 compared with $5,534,634 for the corresponding period last year. Into Waves, Two Pilots Rescued by Lifeboat New York, July 8. (AP.) A wire to the equipment companies tor a to weienis, common sfinn-saTS- n-n Judge Cox's action was taken on a tal of only 900 new freight cars, the 9U-15U Ids.

choice S2.00-S3.50r all bill in equity by John F. Belanger of smallest for any months since last Sevmour Gans. formerly of Hartford, is now associated with Prentice weignts cull and common sl.00 this city against his partner, Parker W. Gray of Nantucket. The partner feed ng lambs.

50-75 cnod July. This brought the total or new cars ordered during the six months less message from Captain Stuparich of the liner "Saturnia" today reported that the glider "Cliabourne Slepack, members of the New York Stock Exchange, at their office, No. 197 Church Street, New Haven. ana cnoice i.zs-js.OO. ship entered into on March 28, 1930, lust ended to roughly 40,000 as against Foster" stayed in the air for eight in the initial hair or 1929.

stm hours Monday, believed to be thei Gandhi's Spinning: Wheel was for the purpose of establishing a commercial flying business and Gray says he put $600 into the enterprise. tne total lor tne current year was Find New York Bride substantially better than the 28,000 longest ocean flight ever made in a towed glider. Doctrine Pervades Nepal ordered in the first half of 1928. complaint sets forth that Bai- At tne end oi eignt hours a fauitv Once 'Taken' by American anger has consistently refused to allow him to have anything to do with the business or to account for moneys Took Poison by Error Budapest, Hungary, July 8. (AP.) Dorothy De Konkoly-Thege, New York bride who died Calcutta, July 8.

(AP.) Mahatma 'ariff Investigations Delayed Until New shock cord connecting the liner and the glider caused the little flying boat to plunge into the waves, from which it and its two occupants were Reveal England's Queen Is Cigarette Smoker London, July 8. (AP.) The fierce light which beats about the throne has revealed Queen Mary as a "regular cigarette smoker," according to several British newspapers. The Evening Standard says, "the earned. In addition Gray asserts, Gandhi's campaign against industrialism with its machines and fac Commission Named tories has been favorably received in Belanger has threatened to remove the plai.e from this state. saved with the help of a lifeboat.

The glider, named for the Broad Washington, July 8. (AP.) Pend The complaint asks that a receiver the independent Kingdom of Nepal, bordering on North India, and thousands of women are reported to have ing appointment of the new tariff be named and the partnership dis way actress who is sponsoring the venture, is being taken to Gibraltar for an attempted East-West flight commission as called for under the news is not at all startling. Long be gone oacic to tne old rashioned spin ning wheel. solved. 'Buyers' Strip Salesman fore smoking had ceased to be thought across tne ocean Denina tne "Saturnia" or a sister ship.

On the east Tariff Act of 1930, the Sugar and other investigations ordered by the Senate will not be undertaken act Nepal, with a population of about ward voyage practice flights are being uuo.ooo rigures in the fame of David freakish or fast for the average English woman, royal ladies having cos Ochterlony, born in Boston, the Of $465 and Take Car Worcester, Mass, July 7. (AP.) maae oy tne yoinnu owners, Hugh Keavney and Robert Lewis, to fa ively. President Hocver has under consideration a list of names for, the re mopolitan ways smoked, as did their son of an American loyalist, who in a hospital here Monday of poisoning, was the victim of a mistake in seizing the wrong medicine, police investigators have revealed. Tablets of a poison fell into her hands instead the medicine she intended to take. Mrs.

De Konkoly-Thege had spent Saturday evening in the lobby of her hotel with her husband and a party of friends and had chatted cheerfully about the following day's program. She then left the party and went upstairs to her room where she opened a small medicine chest brought with her from New York. The tablets of which she seized by mistake took effect instantly, but left her sufficient strength to tele miliarize themselves with ocean fly came out to the East in 1777, entered organized commission and is expecte-i ing. Benjamin Cohen, an automobile dealer, took a pair of prospective customers on a demonstrationride shortly before noon today, and when the tne maian Army, was Knighted for hJs conduct of the Gurkha War, and became known as Nepal's conqueror. The Napal government has re Find Shortage, Shut Bank, by Senate Republican leaders to submit some of them to the Senate this week, or at least before the special session ends.

outiit reached the 'end of Frank cently been considering means of en Street, near Lake Quinsigamond, one rrencn and Russian cousins. "Queen Alexandra smoked, so do her daughters, though naturally they would not be seen smoking on formal public occasions and it will be remembered that cigarette cases which appered among Princess Mary's wedding presents, were not sent by complete strangers." New Providence Bridge Order Cashier's Arrest Lancaster. Ohio. July 8. (AP.) ol the strangers poked a gun into couraging its people to patronize home industry.

The Department of State has beeun a svsbem Cohen's ribs, robbed him of 65 in of cotton seed distribution among The Farmers and Merchants Bank at Amanda, eight miles from here, was closed today by State bank examiners who told county authorities that cash, a diamond ring valued at $300, a gold watch valued at $100, and the automobile. the farmers, and Ithe economic significance of the home smm move o- Cohen was bound and gagged and a shortage of $45,000 had been? dis ment is being explained to the people everywhere. Bankruptcy covered the accounts. thrown from the car which was returned to a place within 200 yards' of Cohen's salesroom, and left there. prosecuting Attorney k.

s. Cunningham said he had been ordered dv Actress Gets Divorce bank examiners to arrest Clyde Barr. Steel Executive Riuis cashier of the bank for a quarter of From Robert Bell Reno. July 8. (AP.) Mrs.

a century, on charges of embezzle German Reply to Briand Proposition Forecast Berlin, July (AP.) Metropolitan dailies claiming to be able to give a reliable forecast of the German Government's reply to Briand's Pan-uropa memorandum state that Briand's proposition is regarded as coming within the purview of the League of Nations. All proposals of this nature, it is believed in Germany, should be submitted to the League in order that duplication of work might be avoided. Brazil's President-Elect Dined. Paris, July 8. (AP.) Luis de Suza-Dantas, Brazilian ambassador, today entertained President Doumergue and Dr.

Julio Prestes, President-elect of Brazil, at luncheon in the embassy. The luncheon was said to have been for the purpose of acquainting the Atom ot Customs Men New York. July 8. (AP.) Mvron ment. Barr, authorities said, was in custody shortly after the bank closed Crossed by First Auto Providence, R.

July 8. (AP.) The new Washington Bridge, a span between this city and East Providence, for Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts traffic, was crossed by auto for the first time today. The draw lifts were lowered together for the first time. Engineers reported that the alignment was practically perfect. Superintendent Andrew Rass of the contracting company drove across in his car.

He predicted that the bridge would be opened to the public in about tix weeks. C. Taylor, chairman of the finance out cnarges had not been filed. phone to the porter and ask him hurriedly to summon her husband. Despite every effort to save her life she died early Monday.

'Constitution' Again On Seas. Boston, July 8. (AP.) The historic frigate, "Constitution," conqueror of British warships and the Barbary pirates 125 years ago, today made her first voyage in 33 years as she was towed from the Navy yard across the harbor to dry dock to further the task of her second restoration. Prince George Flies to Show. Manchester, July 8.

(AP.) Prince George, youngest som th King, today flew from London to Manchester for the opening of the Royal Agricultural Society's show, crowning event of the year In British agricultural circles. land Market, of New Britain. The assets of the market were given as $1641.19 and the liabilities as $3933.54. At the first meeting of creditors of Clarence A. Arnold, Samuel Steinberg was named trustee by the referee.

Arnold's assets were given as $3450 and his liabilities as $6970.44. He Is a truckman. Four Bank Robbers Routed. Campton, Ky, July 8. (AP.) Ruch Evans, assistant cashier of the Farmers and Traders Bank here, routed four robbers today by opening fire as they attempted to force him into the vault.

The men fled carrying one wounded man with them and without having obtained any money. committee of the United States Steel Josephine Hutchinson Bell, actress, formerly connected with Eva Le Gal-lienne's Civic Repertory Theater in New York, has been granted a divorce here, from Robert Bell, said to be a gTamison of the late Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of the Mass. Woman Gets Bequeaths. New York. July 8.

(AP.) Marv John Recar, of New Britain, was appointed trustee by Referee Saul Berman at the first meeting of creditors of Sofia Danielczuk, New Britain merchant, held Tuesday at the referee's office. The woman listed her assets as $2250 and her liabilities as $11.19005. The account of Trustee Joseph Miller was accepted at the final meeting of creditors of Max Hammer, Hartford storekeeper. Matthew Pan-ciak was appointed trustee at the first meeting of creditors of the Hy- Corporation, today was required to pay $1937 additional duties on wearing Apparel which he and his wife brought from Europe on the liner "Olympic" last night. No fines or penalties were assessed on the steel Elizabeth Austin, who died January 7.

1929, left a net estate of $261,607, a transfer tax appraisal filed todav The papers in the case were sealed. showed. Patrjcia E. Woods, of Naticic, but it is understood today the decree was granted on grounds of mental a grana niece received jewelry valued at $1575: $5000 In cash and the residuary estate amounting to magnate. Philip Elting, collector of the port, who, with other high officials, heard the case, decided the failure to declare the goods was acci The United States consumes approximately 2,662,000,000 pounds of fish each year.

cruelty. They were married August 12, 1924. at Washington, D. where Bell's mother lives. South American diplomats with European political information.

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