INVESTORS timid
ON BOND MARKET
Interest In Carrier Liens
Lacks Enthusiasm;
Prices Irregular
jjEW YORK, July 31—(TP)—The
bond market wobbled over an ir
regular price route today.
pespite the encouraging lead of
. jt'ock market, investors failed
work up much enthusiasm for
,jer bonds ana the price list
c the close was a fairly even mix
'urp‘ 0f small gains and losses.
Turnover dried up to $3,020,000
from $3,570,000 Wednesday.
Traders interested in railway se
ries noted two pieces of Wash
in at on news bearing on railroads;
firs-. Presidential veto of a bill
cjPj gnect to permit railroads to
dpaj with interlocking bank and
investment firms in sale of secu
. ■ es, if such securities were sold
pjj j competitive basis and in con
form.ty with I. C. C. rules.
Clark Accuses
Second. Attorney General Clark,
in^a new complaint, accused more
than 900 railroads of collecting
“unjust and unreasonable” rates
on wartime shipment# of steel air
plane landing mats.
Listed corporates marked down
included Boston & Maine 4s at 83,
North Western 4 l-2s at 68 7-8,
Hudson & Manhattan refunding 5s
at 57 1-2, Pennsylvania R. R. 4 l*2s
at 104 1-4, Frisco 4s at 85. Ahead
were A T & T 2 3-4s of 1961. at 113
1-2, B & O stamped convertibles at
50, St. Paul incomes at 76 1-4,
Rock Island 4 l-2s of 1952 at 59,
Denver & Rio Grande Western
incomes at 50, Illinois Central re
funding 4s at 100 1-4. Lehigh Valley
stamped 4s at 35 1-5, and Missouri
Pacific 5s of ’77 at 78 1-4.
Australian loans were under mild
pressure in the overseas list. U S.
governments moved narrowly in
the over-the-counter market.
BOND AVERAGES
Compiled by The AuecUted Press
JULY 81—
*« 10 10 10 10
Roils Indus Util Fgn Low Yd
Net change Unch Unch D.l A.l D.l
Thurs 94.7 103.4 103.2 71.3 114.7
Prev day 94.7 103.4 105.3 71.2 114.8
Week ago 95 0 103.4 105.4 72.0 114.8
Month ago 92.2 1 03.5 1 05.4 72.4 115.0
Year ago 101.9 103.9 107.5 78.3 118.1
1947 High 97.1 104.2 103.7 76.6 116.5
'947 Low 89.8 1 03.2 104.5 71 2 114 7
1946 High 106.9 105.2 109.5 79 0 120.2
1946 Low 92.0 102.7 103.3 74.4 114.3
The Mayan Indians' had no
knowledge of the wheel, the true
arch, or iron, bronze, and copper
tools but managed stupendous en
gineering feats.
weep-mo-mom
■ • rmAO€ ****
HUtfWEEDS WITHOUT
HARMING,LAWN GRASS! (
f H) TREATS AVERAGE
•o*. LAWN
tcoootaj qam »fae
Stop digging!W«fed*No-Morelcmso6fyb^*
leaf weeds. Simplyspray k on your lawn. Abso
lutely safe. Will not harm most lawn grasses.
Use several times a season fora weed-free lawn.
_
IJM
•naan* nua.
•UBy-T(WW£
|
!? NEW ALL-PURPOSE GARDEN DOST PACKED
* NEW EAST-TO-USE APPLICATOR!
*w yWTi-SLJP ROOK WAX1
«Kt» aesl of dte,
Uatertnutts’ febortto^
t «*► S«^»5 » «ai-*bpf
floor rMmiwotfJw* y*p*
U^ot Drks tgdd&fi :j
K)% 'DOT Ac
H m Peotod Powder.
Hrt
ifflfafi
UN'X
suTirau»
jPA j Cleans, waxes, pol
Jgr ishes in one easy
PM operation._
~ MY m mMVKXl STWESI
The Sherwin* Williams Co.
Goldsboro Branch, 203 W. Walnut St.
Phone
GRAIN
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO, July 31—(/P)—Corn
paced an upturn in grains on the
Board of Trade today, all contracts
establishing new season highs on
a broad buying movement based
mainly on the lack of moisture in
the mid-Western corn belt. Wheat
and oats were strong.
Wheat closed 3% higher, Septem
ber $2.31%-%, Corn was 4%-7%
higher, September $2.13-2.13%, and
oats were 27/*-3% higher, Septem
ber 94-84%.
Open High Low Close
WHEAT—
Sep 2.28% 2.32% 2.28’% 2.31%
Dec 2.26 2.29% 2.26 2.28%
May 2.22 2.26 2.21% 2.25%
CORN—
Sep 2.10 2.13% 2.09% 2.13%
Dec 1.89 1.95% 1.88% 1.94%
May 1.84% 1.89% 1.83 1.89%
OATS—
Sep 92% 94% 91% 94%
Dec 90% 92% 89% 92%
May 87% 89% 87 • 39%
SOYBEANS—
Nov - - -- 2.80
Mar - - - 2.75
LARD—
Sep 17.75 17.80 17.45 1745
Oct 17.75 17.75 17.60 17.60
Nov 18.00 18.10 17.67 17.72
Dec 18.45 18.65 18.30 18.35
CASH RAIN
CHICAGO, July 31 — (*») —
Wheat: No. 1 hard 2.33; No. 3
hard 2.31 1-2; No. 1 dark hard 2.23
1-4; No. 2 red tough 2.28. Corn:
No. 1 yellow 2.25—2.26 1-2; No. 2,
2.24 3-4—2.27; No 3, 2.63—2.24
1-4: No. 4, 2-13—2.18; No. 5 2.11—
Oats: No. 1 heavy mixed 1.11 1-2;
No. 1 mixed 97 1-4; No. 2 heavy
mixed 1.00: No. 1 extra heavy mix
ed 1.10; No. 1 heavy white 1.00;
No. 1 white 97—99; No. 2 heavy
white 1.00; No. 2 white 95 1-4—96;
No. 3 white 1.00. Barley: malting
1.90; seed 1.40—1.75. Rye: No. 2
grades. 2.40—2.50. Soybeans: No.
2 yellow 3.33.
TREND OF STAPLE PRICES
NEW YORK, July 31—The Asso
ciated Press weighted wholesale
price index of 35 commodities to
day advanced to 184.63.
Previous day 183,26. week ago
183.38, month ago 176.75, year ago
145.61.
1947 1946 1945 1944
High 184.58 169.72 112.81 108.73
Low 64.05 102.02 107.90 106.03
(1926 average equals 100
Salads hit a new high is good taste
with the mayonnaise that coaxes out 4k
—never smothers—all their hidden flavor)
Mrs. Filbert’s is rtui mayonnaise— /
whipped satin-smooth, with a tangy
freshness that seems right off the »«a<f
egg-beater. Now more tempting than
ever with real lemon juice added!
Your family will love it on
salads, snacks, sand
wiches. Get a jsr of Mrs.
Filbert's delicious
Mayonnaise at your,
grocer’s today.
Mrs. Filbert's
Mayonnaise
Til® Neighbors x By George Clark
3mJ»H w.wt»»**' _^ '
"Just put plenty of butter and jam on these little crackers
my diet calls for and they’re really not bad at all."
ELKS TO FETE
BOYS TONIGHT
Party Planned A* Get-To
Gether Before Departure
For Mountain Camp
Twelve Wilmington boys wilt be
guests of the local Elks Lodge 532
at the Elks camp at Henderson
ville from August 3 to 17, it was
announced yesterday.
The boys, to be picked because
of various merits, will hold a get
together party at 7 p. m. tonight
at the Elks Lodge.
They will be a porion of a num
ber wiao are guests of lodges from
all over the state.
O. A. Jurgensen is chairman of
the committee handling the affairs
of the boys as guests.
ROSEHILL CHILD
DIES OF INJURY
Seven-Year-Old Girl Fatal
ly Injured In Truck
Car Crash
Special to The Star
ROSEHILL, July 31—Myra Ellen
Murphy, age 7, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Holmes Murphy of Rose
hill died Wednesday night in James
Walker hospital in Wilmington of
injuries received about five hours
earlier when an automobile driven
by Charles Luther Westbrook of
Ayden crashed into the rear of
her father's one and one-half-ton
truck in which his wife and chil
dren wer# riding home after hav
ing barned tobacco.
Funeral services will be held
Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock at
the home by the Rev. C. T.
Rogers. pastor of the Rosehill
Methodist church. Burial will be
in the Little Creek cemetery near
Rosehill.
In addition to her parents she
is survived by one sister, Joyce
Faye Murphy; two brothers. Wen
Thefiimk # GREAT PASTRY
COOKS ARE BORN
TheTrath: GREAT PASTRY
CAN NOW BE MADE IN EVERY HOME
Homemade pie with the flaky crust
he loves! That’s what any wife can
- give her husband now — with the
| new Pillsbury Pie Crust Mix. Ten
der, flaky crust every time. You
can’t miss. Use your own favorite
filling recipe —or see Ann Pillsbury’s
special recipes right on the package.
Tender, "short” crust—the
flaky kind
Bieh flavor of fine shortening
Warm brown color
Cuts at touch of a fork
Mixes quickly. Soft, pliable,
rolls out easily
Doesn’t stick to hands or roll*
ing pin
Doesn’t break apart when
lifted into pan
Edges seal easily
f Fast—fix in less time than
takes oven to heat
All you do is add cold water
out of the tap, mix and roll out
NEW YORK PRODUCE
NEW YORK, July 31—ftJ.R)—Pro
duce markets;
Potatoes; (dollars per 100 lbs un
less otherwise indicated) unsettled.
Washington long whites No. 1,
4.50-5.25; Long Island cobblers No.
1, 2.35-.75; No. IB 1.00-.50; pick
outs .75; New Jersey cobblers No.
1, 2.50-.75; Delaware cobblers No.
1, 2.25-.50; Maryland cobblers No.
1, 2.00-.75.
Sweet potatoes: (bushels bas
kets) quiet. New Jersey, Jersey
type No. 1 processed 2.00-3.50;
Alabama triumph No. 1 new 2.75
4.00; No. 2, 1.75-2.00; Florida
golden No. 1, 4.00-.50; yams
no offers.
Live poultry: easy. Turkeys
hens 42; roosters old 17-21; ducks
Long Island 27-28; rabbits all va
rieties 10-22; fowls 25-40; chickens
34-38; broilers 30-39; pigeons and
squabs 60-65; pullets 38-49.
dell Holmes and Harry Daniel
Murphy all of the home; her ma
ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie King of Wallace and pater
nal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. Murphy of Rosehill and a
number of uncles and aunts. Mrs.
Murphy, mother of the child es
caped with only minor injuries
while Joyce Faye Murphy was
seriously injured and is in flie
James Walker hospital. Other
members of the family escaped in
jury.
Murphy’s truck was badly dam
aged. Westbrook, driver of ihe car,
is under bond while waiting for a
hearing on the accident.
Sale of cotton goods was forbid
den in England in 1700 because it
competed with native wool.
N. C. - S. C. PEACH MARKETS
SPARTANBURG, S. C., July 31
— UP) — (USDA)— Peaches;
Wednesday haulings, moderate to
heavy; demand moderate; mar
ket about steady. Saies FOB ship
ping point, bu. baskets U. S. No.
1 Elbertas, 2-inch and up 2.25;
1 7-8 inch and up 2.00; 1 3-4 to 2
inches 1.25—1.35, mostly 1.30—1.35.
few 1.40. Some shipments rolled
unsold.
Hamlet and nearby points; con
siderable stock orchard run and
moving by truck. Wednesday de
mand slow, market about steady,
sales FOB shipping point, bu. bas
kets, U. S. No. 1 Elbertas, 2 1-4
inches and up 2.40—2.50; 2 inch
and up 1.74—2.00, few best 2.25;
1 7-8 inch minimum 1.50; 1 3-4 to
2 inch 1.25—1.40; 85 per cent or
more U. S. No. 1 quality, 2 inch
and up 2.00, few 2.15; some on
grade marks, 2 inch and up 2.00—
2.25; Georgia Belles U. S. No. 1,
2 inch and up 1.75—2.00. showing
good color, high as 2.25. Some
shipments rolled unsold.
STOCKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
NEW YORK, July 31—t/P)—Sales,
closing price and net change of the
fifteen most active stocks today.
Comwlth and Sou 126,800 3% A %.
Ana Woolen 17,100 43% A 2%.
N# Supply 9,800 20% A %.
Gulf Mob and Oh 7,900 13% A %.
Studebaker 7,500 22 A %.
United Corp 7,000 3% A %.
Gen Mot 6,400 60% A 1%.
Radio 6,369 A %.
Chrysler 6,200 59% A 1%.
Publicker Ind 6,200 30 D %.
U S Steel 6,100 74% A 1%.
Illinois cent 5,500 27 A %.
Am Roll Mill 5,300 32% A 1%.
Armour and Co 5,300 14% A %.
Balt and Ohio 5,100 13% A %.
CHICAGO PRODUCE
CHICAGO, July 31 — (U.R) —
Produce: Poultry: 33 trucks;
steady; fryers 30—35.
Butter: 485,348 lbs. firm; 93
score 69 1-2; 92 score 68 1-2; 90
score 67; 89 score 65. Carlots: 90
score 67 1-4. 80 score 65.
Eggs: 11.801 cases. Irregular.
Extras 1, unquoted. Extras 2. cur
rent receipts 38—38 1-2: dirties
35—35 1-2. Checks 34 1-2—35.
NAVAL STORES
SAVANNAH, Ga., July 31 — (J>i
— Turpentine, 57; offerings and
sales, 134; receipts 11,116; ship
ments, 1,100; stocks 8.464. Rosin:
offreings and sale, 50: receipts,
7,673; shipments, 3,934; stocks.
10.497.
Quote: B, and D. 6.50; E, 6.55;
F, and G, 6.75; H, and I, 6.78;
K, M, and N, .90; WG, WW, and
X, 6.92.
WANT FAST HELP from
GETTING UP NIGHTS?
• Hera’s good newt for you folks who
have to get up at night to pees wator, have
backache, too, because of minor functional
kidney disorders.
Three generations ago, a famous doctor
devalopod a msdicina for this vory troubla.
Now millions have used it, often with
amaxingly feat, effective results. The medi
cine it Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, made
of 16 herbs, roots, vegetables, and bal
sams — truly nature’s own way to relief.
Instantly you taka it, it atarts to work
flushing out kidneys ... increases the
flow pf urine, helping to relieve excess
acidity ... so irritated bladder gets a
good flushing out, too. Caution: Taka as
diluted. You’ll say it's marvelous.
For free trial supply, writ# Dept. D,
Kilmer k Co., Inc., Box 1255, Stamford,
Conn. Or — get full-tixed bottle of
Swamp-Root today at your drugstore.
L
i
6ANNIN6*
» 6UP9UU
AT YOUR !
meets
FRES
BECAUSE IT’Sq£jjL
Sliced thin (not
crushed or ground);
grinding lets flavor
and aroma escape
into the air. Slicing
leaves all the flavor
in the cells—keeps
it fresh —to be re
leased quickly into
the coffee you brew.
BBINDELL’S
Always Serve The Finest Foods
DELICATESSEN AND BAKERY FOODS
Prepared Fresh Daily Bv
MARGARET MILLAR
FANCY
Whole Grain Rice, 2 lb. phg_37c
BORDEN’S
INSTANT COFFEE, jar.43c
nnimirv’c
CHOCOLATE SYRUP, jar .... 25c
HUNT’S
Blackberry Preserves, lb. jar.. 39c
HUNT’S FANCY
APRICOTS, No. IVi can. 29c
CLAPP’S OR GERBER’S
Strained Baby Foods, 3 cans... 23c
BORDEN’S
Evaporated Milk, 5 cans.59c
SKINNER'S
MACARONI, pkg.10c
LIQUID OR POWDER
HEMO, jar... .59c
DASH DOG FOOD,Jeans .25c
VITA FANCY
STUFFED OLIVES, 3 oz. jar. 33c
TRULI PURE
CREAMERY BUTTER, lb_69c
DUKE’S
MAYONNAISE, pi. jar.49c
MUSSELMAN’S SOUR-PITTED
CHERRIES, No. 2 can.37c
MUSSELMAN’S PURE APPLE CIDER
VINEGAR, qt. hot. 19c
PETER PAN
PEANUT BUTTER, jar 35c
CHIFFON SOAP FLAKES, phg. 29c
TETLEY'S TEA, 14-lb. pkg... 27c
GOLD COAST
Spiced Peaches, No. 2 can.35c
BRINDELLS I
FINE FOODS
_10TH AND MARKET STS.
DIAL 2-3311 FOR NEWSPAPER SERVICE
- --—-— ■ rl