Short market Hashes
GALVESTON. Tex.. August 14.—Cotton
shipments through Galveston for the sea
son beginning August L are ahead of fig
ures for last season, an increase of 3,775
bales being noted in shipments during the
week ending August 10, according to fig
ures made public today. Total shipments
in the week ending August 10 were 10,303
bales as compared with 6,623 in the same
period last year. Shipments for the week
were: Foreign 7.090. last year 1,618:
coastwise 3.157, last year 3,066: by rail
151, last year 1,040.
NEW YORK. August 14.—The Schulte
Store*. Inc., reports net profits of $2,069,
2*3 after all charges but federal taxes
for the first six months of tho current
year. This, compared with $1,202,422 in
the corresponding period last year. Sur
plus for the first-six months of 1923, after
preferred dividends and taxes, amounted
to $1,719,000.
NEW YQRK, August 14.—Fublic offer
ing was made today of the initial financ- [
ing for the Ki esgc Department Stores Inc.,
recently organized by S. S. Kresge and as
sociates. It consisted of the sale of pre
ferred and common stock in blocks of 10
shares of preferred and eight shares of
common for $1,200. The common stock is ,
of no par value and the preferred is 7 per
• i c.v.dative stovk of $100 par value.
^ SAX FRANCIS'
a $7,500,000 corf
for the ttanspi
fru! a and oth i
coast, will ests'.'
Francisco in a ft
The c<... rmr.y >
vessels, and
. —The
he east I
■ rjshables to
day a, it is announced,
ntraet for several
g * rotations in Janu
ary. It was announced. The vessels will
have unusually large refrigeration holes
and also will be equipped to carry pas
sengers.
