Portsmouth Daily Times from Portsmouth, Ohio • Page 21

TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1926 THE PORTSMOUTH DAILY TIMES PAGE TWENTY-ONE FINANCIAL PAG Markets By Associated Press leased Wire Stock Prices Work Into Higher Ground Under Leade rship of Railroad Issues Rains Force Downturns In Wheat; Other Grains Easy P5 a 25-- A ni-k prices worked inlo higher n-oimd leadership of rail shares, which responded Id a tor IPS uf favorable earnings reports April. Buying of- i i a nlso developed on a broader i various oil, tobacco, food end specially shares i i a prominent part In the forward movement. The visible Improvement in i settlement wns reflected In nn expanded volume of trading, i trilps averaging well above a million j-iinrcs for the day. In view of record March cani- inss of the carriers, Wall Streel has Ut-Mi pleasantly surprised by the add i i a gains reported for April and manifestations of this fee-Hug vero in the steady accumulation of ihf high grade rnll stocks todny. At- a i Coast rallied more four points.

Ui shares rallied in response to reports a increased dividends would be made possible by the Improvement in earnings from the higher prices prevailing (or crude and ic- fined products. of renewed pool operations' were seen in the bidding for numerous specialties, which brought advance of from 1 to 'A points in such issues as United Drug, International Combustion Kngineering, 1'ostum I'ereal. I i i i i i i i Harvester, Frceport Texts and Continental Insurance. Motor und rubber shares offered littler resistance to selling pressure and moved i i narrow limits. The closing wns i Total sales approximated .3,300,000 shares.

I COLOIBUS STOCK LIST 2 r. M. Quotations Ainu. 'K. com.

72-74. Cities Service com. new 401-4-41. Cities Service pfd. S5 1-2-S6 1 Cuhimhus Railway '1st pfd.

OS U- Oil 1 -2. Columbus a i a "IV 031-2- OC1-2. (ioodyenr common 30-31. Oliio Bell pfd. 1WI-110.

Ohio Corp- 3S 8-4-341-2. Pure Oil common 20 3-4-37 AMKKICAN KOLMNG CINCINNATI. Mny 2 -(U. P.1--American Rolling Mill, high and low 4S7-S; close bid CLOSING PRICES OF OHIO STOCK COLUMI5UBS, May 25--(AP) -Columbus stochs closed Cities Service, common, 40V4S-41: preferred Pure Oil Luw.iL.uai. i i i i i I'ow.

nnd Paper A Rubber Al. Cliem. and Dye Allis Chalmers Sift? Am. Agri. Chem 1 Am.

Heet Sugar Am. Car and 1'dy 1 Am. Drug Syu I A in. and For. Power 1 Am.

Hide and 1 Am. I a i i Cory Am. Linseed 1 Am. Locomotive 1 A in. Metal Co 1 Am.

Radiator I Am. Smelling and Kef i Am. Sugar Ketlnlng i Am. Tel. and Tel Am.

Tobacco I Am. Wnter Works und El Am. Woolen I Do preferred i Anaconda Copper i A and Co. of Del. prof.

i I in Illinois Assoc. Dry Goods 1 AU'hison, Top. and Santa Ulr. nnd All Ail. ''oust Line I A Helming Hnldwin r.iiUimorc and Ohio Corp.

lipei'h-min Pack, B-'MiU'lieni Siecl Uip 7 pet. pref i i pet. preferred V.L-i^s Mfg. Co Mtinh. Trims.

Hams Urns. "IS" I i i i Packing I I I'elrolcuin i nnd llccin Con. STOCKS. 72Vi Jewell Tea I 7 i I and Lauglin Stl. pfd Jordan Motors SI SO 1 Kan.

Cily Southern Ry. KenneeoU Copper Krt-sge (S. Co Kresge Dept. Stores Lebigh Valley Railroad Locomotive Louisiana Oil Ref. new Louisville Gus and Elec.

"A'' Lydluni Steel Mnek. Trucks a a a Shirt a Ry. prl. pfd Mny Mid Continent Pet. Missouri; Kau.

and Tex Missouri, Kan. nnd Ter. pfd. 1X5y 4 9j 'Jj7i 3S 8')'sl Hi! y7 au Si 29 9'JV'I 9S 50 i 4i) I 2j US OS 08 32 1 32 32 51 SOk-l Missouri Pacific 23 Vi 4 1 71 VA 71 4r iw i 113 14 40 1 30V-1 40 1320 1 I 21 i si 2r. 7-1 30 OS i a i i i I'acitlc Threshing I'iisv Tliroshiiig prel'.

Ci-nlral r.eather Ti'i-j-ci ile Pasco teed Prod nnd Ohio I'hii'agn Great Western diii-siKO. Mil. and SI. i'aul U. I.

nnd Pac chile Copper I i Corp i Peabody i'ora Cola ''iilorndo Ktiel nnd Iron crrSnmhia Gas and IClcc Cinnmorcial Solv. Cigar CmiFnl. Gas LViiuinental Can ''niiiincntal Motors Corn Products Crucililo. Steel Cuba Cane Sugar Ho preferred Dom. Sugar I 'avisnn Chemical 1'chuvnro nnd Hudson 1 'i 1 Lack, and Western I jmlirp Urns.

I preferred i a i i Kodak Kriv It. Morse and Co. I a Players Liisky Roily i Htinber new i i i i i i a i Co Texas A a Klectric Petroleum i i a Signal, new (B. Co T. nnd R.

pref. Northern Ry. pref. a a Steel Corp .1 1(11 84-y, Si KMn 42.12-1% IS; 57! 23 TS 153 in I 55 I I nri .1 351 75 I I 75 loy, 1 w. 40 i 07VJ 157V'i 7 as 2 35 i i 137 24'4 I 1 35 IfiO 7(1 33! 82 81 147 12-1 35 SI.

91 34i my. 15 43 my, 1 ai' 40317 i 1 1 ST! 01 G2 2.3] 74-151 Vji 33! 48'Ai 741" Missouri Pacific pfd. -Montgomery Ward Moon Car Mother Lode Na.sli Motors National Biscuit a Dairy Prod. National Niitiouul Supply York A i Brake New York Caunerti Now York Central N. Y.

Chi. and yr. Louis N. Y. N.

ll.iv. and Htfd. Norfolk and Kestern American Co Pacific Owens Bottle Packard Motor Paige Detroit Motor Car Petroleum Pennsylvania Pore Marauette Phillips Petroleum Pierce Arrow Pierce Arrow pfd Pullman Co. Pmitu Alogrn Pure Oil Radio Corp. Ray Consolidated Cop.

Reading Co Iteminston Typewriter Rcploglo Steel Republic I and Steel Reynolds Spring Kt. Louis Siin l-'ran. Ry. St. Ix)uis a Fran.

pfd. St. Louis Southwestern Savage. A Scli.tilie a i Stores ---Seaboard Air Line Seaboard A i Line pfd. Sctirs Roebuck Minims Petroleum Sinclair Con.

Oil Sioss Sheff. St. and Iron Soulhern a i i Southern Ry Standard Gas and Blcc Standard Oil, California Standard Oil, New Jersey Texas Co. Texas Sulphur Texas and Pacific Ry. T.I in ken Holler Rearing i Union Rap and Paper Pacific i Cigar Stores Fruit.

S. Cast Iron Pipe nnd Fdy. S. Distributing U- S. Indu.st.

Alcohol 1'. S. Rubber S. Steel Corp Steel pfd. a a i Corp.

Ky. Wabftsh pfd. 23; 31VI 42 4 11 39 2 30 57 Vi 90 IBM 31 24 -l' 140 .1 21 106 30 42 34 10 0 21 22 12 121 10 30 30 41VI 19 S2 46 Vi 83 57 Vi Moderate Increase In Activity On Bond Market; Public Utilities Strong Slocks MARKETS AT A GLANCE NEW YORK MARKETS Stocks i rail and equipment shares advance. Bonds i public utility issues in demand. Foreign exchange easy; French and llolglan francs react.

Cotton higher: drought eastern belt. tinea i steady; commission house Imyinp. CHICAGO MARKETS Wheat i a covering ny shorts. Corn lower; fine weather. Cnttle steady.

Hogs slow. oiy- 0(1 MV 87 140'A IW I26(. 114 f4 IB 11 Hit) 40 72 f.1% 34 11 21 20 359 897s 170 37 C7 24 37 90'Xj S2 87 0214 00 40 Vi 146 61 A CHICAGO. May 25 (Al 1 Ruins i part of the Dnkotas together i comparative weakness Liverpool quotations brouKt about downturns in wheat prices here. It WHS' asserted, however, thnt the moisture wns mostly inadequate und that the larger bread wheat sections remained dry.

Further purchases of Kansas Cily wheat to come here helped to keep May wheat values in an easy position for scattered evening up of accounts. Wheat prices underwent an early setback. Relative weakness of the Liverpool market together with some moisture in the northwest hud a bearish effect. Opening unchanged to one cent lower, wheat declined all c.round but later rallied. Corn and ouis ensy, com opening unchanged to Vic then showing general drop.

Provisions developed firmness. Selling of some wheat inlo store here today helped to relieve tension ag to settlement of May contracts. Jleports were also at hand that weather through out Europe had improved and that export demand therefore likely to continue on hand to mouth character. According to a statement today from a leading authority here a liberal allowance for I lie spring wheat crop in the United States this season is 340,000,000 bushelf) us agftinst 271,000,000 bushels in -1925. Reports current today said an average crop in important sections of North and South 'Dakota this season appears impossible.

Wheat closed irregular, net lower to cents advance, corn off to .181 9.8 1 04 1. J91 Vi 22 y. SS'A 108 'XI 33 Vi 05 9 A 80 'A up, oats unchanged to a cent i and provisions at 2 to 7 cents gain. CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE Open WHE AT-- High lxw Closed Produce Markets Cleveland Produce CLEVELAND, Butter extra In tub lots extr. firsts c.

firsts packing stock 27c. prints 1c extra. extra 31 first firsts Western firsts NEW YOHK. May 25 A moderate increase in a i i narked todny's bond dealings, but mylng interest remained at a low ebb. Accumulation of high grade railroad nnd other Issues for In- tmrposes wns promoted by ho Improvement in stock prices and he a i eiise of tlmo money rates, but i type of buying failed to i the market out of the rut In which it had beun drif(in(, 1'ubllc utilities miidi! the best showing of corporation bonds.

Northern Ohio Traction and Lights were the a of this yroup, spurting up 1 iwlnts to new hijjh level ut y.l on heavy buying. Ix)cal itrnctJon Issues lu'ld firm arliund yesterday's top prices. The revival of interest In oil company securities, following the latest advances in prices of. crude and refined prodvicls, extended to the bond market where Skelly GVt's resumed their advance i of almost two Si: ji: points to 13SVj. U.

S. BONDS. lllgli.l Low. p.m. DOMESTIC Liberty Do tlrst Do second 44s 3Jo i 4 Vis Do V.

S. Treasury 4s Lin UI H)0-2u 1100-24111)0-24 100-251100-221100-24 831101-0 101-4 103-1 1103-2 011104-10 104-7 1104-7 isiios-iijica-s IIQS-S 1 p.m. Cheese: Old York State new 27B old l.iuiburger brick fancy Swiss new 42c, imported Potatoes: old per 00-1 sack, Michigan 53.25@J5.35 100-lb sack, Minnesota $4.50 per 320-lb snck, Colorado Brown Beaut let; 54.50 per 108-lh snck, Florida Trl- uuiplis now 100 Ibs, Idaho Kiirnls S4.25 per 110 Ib. sack. Sweet potatoes Tennessee $2.00 per hamper, Jxnilsinua busliol.

Poultry: fowls cocks 3Se, springers Leghorn broilers 42c, heavy broilers slu ducks Arg. Covt. fis. law. ctfs.

City of Berlin GU.S, rets City of Copenhagen Com'wealth Australia 5s, 1055.. Department of Seine 7s Dom. of Canada Hs. 3902 Dutch Hast Indies Ib. 3002 ranch Itepublic "Vis Do 7s Gorman Central Agri.

Ban external loan 7s, npancse Govt. of 7s Do tis vlngdnm of Norway 5 1 of Sweden 5Vj Hep. of Bolivia Hs CHICAGO PRODUCE CHICAGO, Mny 25 A Bnlivir lower; receipts 20,705 creamery extrna 40; standards 40V1 extra firsts firsts seconds S-lf'C 30. Kegs uncIiaiiRCcl, receipts Other Markets GASOLINE AN1 ALCOHOL CINCINNATI, Mny 25--Denatured alcohol, in 36; gasoline tank wngon 22; 70 percent 31. COTTON MARKET NEW Mny 25--(AP)--The cotton made a a showing in today's early trailing.

Knrl.v wonthcr rciwrls scoineil very fiivornbln as to overnight conditions in the south 103 I 'A 93 01 47 .45 31 Vi 5 111 Hi; I 3 124 Vj 1123'i 25J101V. 1101 92 38 94 soy. 34 y. Mav new 30T us the in more si-anonable ti-m- May old 300 Pcraturo without any a i a but there was some by Snn't VWV. 1-VI- 13-ni 'i nml Probably a little i 'ttec' lUt mii of the I l(1 lt winch some trailers iniKli CORN May Sept.

Dec-. OATS-May Sept. lec. II YE-May showers in the southwest, lonijjh 73 70 72-Vi or tomorrow. 77 70 1 Liverpool wns i lower lc here opened steady at a dcrlinc of 3 points to an advance 41 S4 86 Vt 30 Vj Ts 3ft 87 CHICAGO A I TABLE Close Close Year l(XVi U.

S. of Brazil 8s 20 Ut 14 04 11 21 1 11 10 OSVi 10-lV'l! 98 05 63 'A 00 103 100 OS Vi ior Amor. Cs irx. so 101 05 S3 I S3 ICtt libs" i DOT, T4 DOMESTIC BONDS. I Amer.

Agr. Cliem. HnUiinore und Ohio 5s S.W. div Bethlehem Steel con. Us, A s.

f. Os C. und S. rfg. 5s, Commonwealth Pow.

Gs Delaware and Hudson cvt. 5s Dodgu Bros. deb. Os Gnodrlch (JVjS Goodyear Tire Ss, 1941 Interboro 11. Tr.

rfg. Gs, Kelly Springfield Tiro Ss K. and new adj. 5s, A N. V.

Central rfg. nnd imp. N. N. II.

and H. cvt. Os, 19IS Penna. 11. H.

Do 5s, UK) I Pere Marquete rfg. fs Seaboard Air l.lnn con. Rs Do adj. 5s Southern a i a gen. 8'Xss C.

S. Jtulilwr Hs U. S. Steel s. f.

ts Vi'-Cnr. Ch. 7s 40 pel. pd. ctfs.

Western a a 1st 4s Western Pacific 5s Weatlnghousc Klectric 7s Wilson nnd Co. 1st Os 1101 111 i)ti vi aoi' i no 1 Al I I 1781 971,41 Vs! lll'A Si 93 D3 100 100 121 121 300 14 74 100 121 103 133 Vi 70V? 38 33 33 32 10 32 24 miy, 10.5% 104 104 -'i 113 Vi Vi vJ 107 ill -A'lSS fe Activity and Strength Shown on the Curb NEW YORK. May 25-- (AJ 1 )-- Act i i nnd strciiKtb wtis shown to- ay in mnny issues on tho curb exchange. The scope oC bullish activities broadened to a substantial extent and many groups that liad agged or boon lieuvy up to a re- cent period were established at higher levels. The oil stocks were features In this respect.

Standard Oil issil-'s like Indiana nnd New York shares had ir moderately higher range although movement ol these issues lately had been slow und tho Im- provement was acler. Other oil a i Producers were in de of a a chnr- 11 slocks including 1-i-uunvcrs were in demand ut around prevailing prices, buying Ivljtfl pursuing the same policy of waiting for stocks to come on the market Instead of bidding higher prices In order lo fill their requirements. INDUSTRIALS. 1:30 High. M.

Associated i and EL, new Commonwealth new Klec. Ifond and Share pref Fujarilo Suynr Federated -Metals Kord Motor, Canada Gen. link. Corp. Do "IV i Safety Itazor Glen Alden Coal Goodvcnr Tire nnd Rubtwr Middle West Util Northern' Ohio I'ow Ohio Fuel Corp Proctor nnd Gamble I'nget Hound I'ow.

nnd Lt RlekenlmcUer Motor Co. Southeast Pow. nnd Lt. Do neiv 11 VM 10 28 18 30 1 8 D9 404 110 159 8V4 0 32V, 110 135 17 Vj 41)4 50 3 110 150 43 Vi Jnlted Lt. nnd Pow.

STANDARD OILS. Oil und Rcf Dhlo Oil Oil and Gas MISCELLANKOUS OILS. 111 1 1 1 67 fij 5U Vi 1 1 ICKHi 34 Wl'A 59 Cities Service, new Cities Service preferred Colombian Syndicate, new Gibson Oil 121 1 3 7 2 3 (i MINING. Cons. Copper llecla Mln.

Copper Hn I10NDS. and Kl. Os, 1955. 1 7s, 1(V)5 i 7 20 1 1C 1 104 Vi oae point and worked up two or Hire points. At the cad of the first hour July wns holding 1S.27 and Due-ember 17.45 or one to two i net higher.

221 17 44 50 112 52 136 54 Oil i i Motor Car i i Car Central r--ndent Oil and Gas Refining i Steel llnrvester Co I -Nickel "i i Gi 4 32 59 i 60 1 G2UI 5J 86; 2f. i 1O 10 10 1 37 -I 37 37 Wnldorf System Western a a Western Pacific Western Pacific pfd Western Union Tel Westinghouse Air Brake Westinph. Klect. nnd Willys Overland Wool F. W.I Co Worth.

I', and M. pfd. Wright A a i a SO I 71 y. sry. 21 1-30 Vfe 103 95'A 341154 1152 i VI! 14 "1102 50 I 52 121V- 4'12S 128 J12S vi 51 -12 211 73Vi! 73 Yesterday WHEAT-May, Jiew May, old Sept.

Dec. CORN-May "3 Sept. 77 OATS-May 30'A 40'A Sept. RYE-- Mny 84 Vi July Sept. 88 V6 LA RD-J 3507 Sept 1590 RIBS-- Ago 000 31.3%.

357'i 000 117 'A 12 July Sept. BELLI HS-J Sept. 1712 3R12 1835 318 31fi 3505 1517 1S50 1760 innn 2000 Today 363'A 000, .138 133'4 000 39 la 41 000. SOVi 000 3562 1585 0000 0000 0000 0000 WOOL MARKET BOSTON. May 2 5 Wool market steady i Australian Ts held nt SI.10.

clean in liond to ijl.15. The market along summer street showed indication of betterment, leing renewed I i i morning. NEW YORK. May 25--(AP)--Raw Hiignr firmer, spot prices unchnnged nt 4.14, shipment siiRnrs higher, for early June shipment, 4.18 paid. Spot market two points net higher.

Refined unchnnKed to five points hijfh- cr, 5.40 to 5.00 for i gnnmlatcd. Sugar futures closed steady. Appro-- imnte sales 30,000 tons; July Sept. 2.02; Dec. 2.74; Jan.

2.75; March 2.73. STEEL NEW YORK, 23--(AP) -Steel prices (. o. 300 pounds: I'itlsbnruli Blue annealed sheets 2.40E2.50 fjalvnnlzed sheets 4.40@-I.UO: black sheets 3.15@3.25; steel bars "I 112 I my. on i 72 21 i 21 21 70 60 si i Total sales 1,298,200 apainst 1.132.400 previous liny, nf1.200 week ago and 1.474.000 a year ago.

From Jan. I lo 177.13-8.000 asnin.st a year ago and 23! 3-1 303.170.50-) two years ajro. Wall "Rriffsi is nlr! of 5i crccnt cumnlatire pro' I JJlltxlS fnrred stock of the consolidated raii- Brothers co.nl had roads of Cuba nt a price of $40 nharL-. profitable year i the The fc 'O 11H 1S le ra 1C i i nn lncorac of will depend on the number of Cuba com- licim; the largest in the com- a bonds converted i the road's history and was a preferred stock. dividends to $15.17 a a Upon the espiratirm of these privi TOLEDO GRAIN CLOSE TOLEDO.

May 25--Wheat No. 2 roil corn No. 2 yellow 72'ii 73; oats No. 2 white No. yellow bnrley 72: rye 8S; cloversced canli' domestic 21.00; imported 10.00 i Oct.

IS.10 bid; nlsikft cash 37.00; limothy. cnsh 3.40; Sept. Foreign Exchange YORK. Mny 25-- Foreign e.t- chanpfs in centu for licmand: Great Britain 4.S; 15-1t': France 3.23'/j; I 3.S5: Beljthun A stock nnd $7.17 a share -jn it compares with net income of SL- rccc jo months preferred dividends to 510.22 5 on A 532.22 share the Tcar (j, compnny's inler- and Browns, whnle.snlo -was sold for of Holland 40.14: Nor- wn.r 21.6T. Sweden 28.7r; Denmnrk 2B.25: Switwrlanrl 30.3(j-, Spain 34.62; Trii'-k and Conch corporation the New York stock ox- proposod increa.se in com- from 1.000.000 shares to i so increases in from IWO.OOO shares to th? stock from jo 300,000.

under consideration by the to Rivft comninn stock- i right to subscribe to a new: July the Culm company's i 33.6: n.OO: Czecho rectors will hold a special meeting to decide details of the stock offerinff. LOCAL MARKETS (Wholesale) liadlslies, 30c per doz- Spring onions, 30c per doz. bucrhes New potatoes. S7.50 per bag. Lettuce.

53.00 per basket. Strawberries. 50.75 per case. Apples, $2.25 box. Oranges, S6 box.

Onions. S4.00 per crate. Cabbage, 5c per ll. Eggs, 23c. Butter.

44c Ib. flhlckens: Springers. hens, 34 tents; roosters Jfcc. Tomatoes. per crate.

Cheese. 23c Ib. Bananas. Uc rer Ib. Slovakia 2.96; Austria 14.125: Itn mania 3-S: A i a 4O.32o; Brazil 15.10: Tokyo 47.125; Shonghai 72; Mt.ntreal 100.0CU- Nurse Goes Under Knife Misfl Charlotte Hewitt, of this city who was recently graduated from the Christ Hospital Training School for Nurses in Cincinnati, underwent operation for in that city this Tier parents Jfr.

nnd Mrs. Pearl Hewitt brother-in-law and sister nnd her Mr. and COTTON NKW YORK, Mny 25--Cotton spi a middling 18.85; closed steady 6 lf 7 net higher; July 18.33 to 3830; Oct. 37.50 to 17.01; Dec. 17.H1 17.52; Jan.

17.42 to 17.43; -March 17.50. Tlie prospect for showers In the southwest helped to steady the fore noon market, but frilled to create a buying power of consequence nm trading remained very quiet. At mid day contracts were ruling around 1S.2H and December 17.41! i the general list net one point lower to 4 points higher. Flowers Makes Sixth Negro Champion The climb lo the middleweight hroiie of Tiger Flowers, Georgia ue- scrapper, who recently relieved Jarry Greb of the crown, makes the sixth negro champion In prize ring listory. George Dlxon is the first negro champion prlzo ring history displays.

Twas back In the years of 1800, 1891 and 1S92 a DIxon ruled the ban- amwtigbt division. In 1S92 Dlxxni stepped out to gain new laurels and was successful niougli to become featherweight champion of world, holding his tliroii2 from 3S92 i 1807, when Solly Smith knocked him off. Dixon, then, is stamped as the only negro fighter to hold two fhamplon.i-lilp.1. CIHIIU one memorable Joe Wolcolt, a person of considerable color, who ruled the welterweight division from 1001 i 1004. Wolcott won i in 3001 from a and lost It in thi i i Kid.

The second gen- i of color to i the welter crown. Next we ccmc upon Cans, something of a terror lo ancient lightweight chr.mpious and aspirants. Gnns ruled us lightweight king of the unlverw! from 1002, when he whipped Frankie Erne, until when he connected himself with more grief a (lie law allows nnd Battling Nelson as well. John A Johnson, more a i iarly known iis Jack Johnson, was the next champion, and the only negro heavyweight champion nf the world. Johnson won his title In 1P08.

Jim Jeffries had retired. Jeff turned tho i over to a i a Tommy Burns took from Uart. Then Johnson took out after Burns. Burn.x finally agreed to the scrap, and the Shrevpport stevedore captured ilia big title, holding It from 300S until 1015. when the Kansas ox, Wllinrd, loppled him off at Havana.

Now we have i Tigali Flowers, the Georgia mauler, ruling the. middleweight division, a i the title nwny fro-u Greb, tlic Pittsburgh scrapper won it from Johnny Wilson In 1023, and kept it up i bis session i Flowers. Flowers Is thr first negro chnm- pion to the middleweight division, a i nil divisions ot pugilism a i nt some i or other been ruled by a negro, except ip the flyweight class. lo pieces. fefifl This season the While Sox started without Johnny Mostll, star outfield- or, speed merchant of the American League.

Ho was missed, tho club lacked sonic of customary punch. The Pittsburgh Pirates had the same experlenci- In without Max Cnrey. While one plnycr doesn't' necessarily make a hr.ll club, his absence often nmkos fjulte a difference. To Meet Wednesday The Cnlholl; Order of Foresters will meet In regular session Wednesday night, when several, applications will be considered. Tracy Seeks.

Ruling On License Fuiids fe COLUMBUS, May (UP V-- Ball Is Not So Lively This Season CINCINNATI GKAIN CINCINNATI. Mny 'J5-- (AP) -Wheat 1.56© 1.58; corn 75; oats 4314 rg rye liny 20.00f?fl 27.50. Potntocs, new stock Alabama. Louisiana. 100 pound nocks 4.

5.00 Idnlio 10O poiimi sakH 3.50@3.75. Livestock Markets CINCINNATI LFV'ESTOCK I I A I May 25-- A Hog. 1 receipts plow; 5 to 15; lower: hea vies packers and butchers 14.W)(??14.CO: medium 14.GO; stags 7.00'5lO.OO; heavy fat sows S.OO32.75; Hgbt shippers 14.00: pigs 110 pounds and less 33.00 Cattle, recciptF 300; steady; steers, good to choice 0.00 ft 3 0.50; fair to good S.00@0.00; common to fair 5.J0 heifers, good to choice 9.25'fi fi.ori fair to pood S.50'39.25 common to fair 5.50® 8.50: cows, good to choice fi.OO@7.OO fair to good 5.00'S (i.OO: cutters 4.25Q4.75. Colves strong to 5c higher; good to choice 11 .78 12.30: f.ilr to good 10.00?f31.50; common and large 5.00 NEW YORK. Mny 25-- (AP)-- Coffee, Rio.

No. 7, Santos No. 4, futures steady; July 17.03: December 16.14. Sheep, receipts 5.00: steady; good to choice C.00(ft7.00: fair to good 6.X)( common 1.00S4.00: 4.00®5.00: Ijimbs strong to 50c higher; choice 17.00(317.50: a i to good Mrs. William Bostwict are at her seconds 14Mit14.ijQ: bedside.

BAR SIM'ER YORK, May 2 5 A a silver Mexican dollnrs 4t'rj. MONET NEW YORK. May 25. A a money steady high 4 low 4 ruling rate closing bid offered nt 4 1-4; last loan call loans against acceptances 3Vi; time loans steady; mixed collateral 00-90 days 4-0 months prime commercial paper 4. Rubber Market AKRON RUBBER A Mny 25--(AP)--The crude rubber market off a cent Tuesday.

Ixmdon was pence within a half pence of the Icny average permitted by present British Sterling was 4-S5 7-16. New quotations were: Ribbed, spot 40, Mny 46, June 45n July-Sept. Latex, spot 46. Number 2- ambr 42. 41 M.

41 Vi. Number 3 nmber 41, Ry HILLY BVANS Severe Handicap Major -league pitchers seem agreed a the baseball In u.se this year has been down considerably. If such Is the case, and it appears be true, the poor start of the 'lillnilelpbia Athletics is partly explained. The A i of last year playcx! a cut a slash game. A club, boii.it- ng many swinging hitlers, It didn't pay much attention to the jjet-n-run-nt-a-time plan.

No a lot of fly balls a would have f.learcd various fences or struck the concrete -walls last season nrc just plain outs this year. That hurts. The new ball may force change- in In number of mnjor league free swinging aggregations in particular. 10.00(812.00. Rolled brown 37V1.

37. Uprivcr pnra 39 buyers spot, coar.ic 24. cnucho 24. Jnly-Dtc. ribbed sheets were -Ji 41.

Cnuaual Hobby It is really strange what hobby baseball i men very successful In other brnnrht.o nf have in mirfd prominent New Yorker, Ilirsch. a wealthy Importer. Tins-eliall Is Mr. Hindi's hobby, his relaxation from i IIP pi.iyed some baseball ns a lie never gave signs of Incoming big league star. Sn his hobby is the managerial or owner end of It.

Whf-n he goes (he ball game it Is as a or owner, not And wr.ile be never "razzes' or takes a second guess, he figures move just as If he were direct- NEW TORK RUBBER YORK, May 25-- (AP)--Closing, rubber steady; 41.SO: Sept. Dec. 40.50. ing his a i club from the bench. As a rule he Is'Strong In defense of the manngcrs, but when ho does i fer to some bit of strategy used, there Is always much logic to his reasoning.

Wlille Mr. Ilirsch looks more like a movie a baseball magnate or mnntiger, he Insists a some day he will own major league bn'll club, nnd' he has promised me a job as manager. I i already respeclfnlly (Inclined the appointment, ns it is never goud policy to work for some fellow who understands your buslnws too well for your good. Regulation FieMs Rasebnll records of late yenrs show a a i i percentage of the home mnde have been recorded nt certain Those have a smaller play- ire Held and. of course, In the dnys of the lively baseball made home runs out of sly balls a would under ordinary circumstances have been easy out 1 Such figures argue for regulation fields.

The time Is coming when the plnylng territory of each field will be Identical. When such time comes there will he n'o advantage as now exists. A home club with a short field gets 71 gamps In which to shoot at the not a i a while each of the other seven clubs plays only 31 games on the same field. Baseball regulation and sooner or later will get tliem. Stars Missed One star player makes consider able difference In the work of a major league ball club.

I-nst year tl-e Chicago White Sox were pennant contenders i Man agcr Collins In the game. When an A a ruling covering questions of law brought but i an audit oC stale automobile license a counts, was asked of Attorney Genera! C. C. CrablK! today by State A i -I. T.

Tracy. Charges have leen current that in 1024 and license tag receipts were not deposited promptly 1n -thrj state treasury by Secretary of State Tliad Brown, ns required by law, hut were Instead for Indefinite periods in favored banks with a con- seijucnt loss of interest to the state. I Itoberf Orley Is the name given tv Hie son born I-'rldny to Mr. and Sirs. Orlpy Flack, 4.T09 Gallia avenue, "New Boston.

UJ LOCAL NEWS The Ashland, Klwanls club jf i be the guests of the local Kiwan- is is club on Thursdiiy afternoon -and evening of this week. The visitors 2 expect to come here not less than i strong and may even surpass this mark, so cordial was the invlta- tlon of local clnb. Dinner is to be served at 6 o'clock, with fried ip chicken occupying the honored posi- ion on the bill of fare. The feed will 'ollow scrcvcml matches of golf be- local and visiting members- the dinner tho program will the hands of the Ashland Ki- a nnd all who are present nra jfj anticipating an evening of rare en- loymcnt The local club will hold its regu- lar meeting at the headquarters of the Business and Professional AVo- men's Club, Gallia street, Wednes- day noon. Tlie program committee lins nrran: schedule, and sired.

a very interesting a full attendance is de- NEW YORK, Mny 25--Rubber, smoked, ribbed sheets spot 45 15-10. injury forced blm out, the club went The special committee from the Board of Managers of the Home for Aged Women, whlcJi wns named -to consider and decide upon a site for new building for institution met this afternoon nt the home of Mrs. Sam Wise, 513 Fourth street, but came to no decision on the A further Investigation of various projects the committee will again upon call..