Show i. i I MELS NIELS REPORTS ON N SALES OF NAVY rATY EXCESS VESSELS March Maich 1 Secretary l. Informed d the Senate toda today that disposing of ot excess war v.-ar ar tonnage a savy 11 hos lies sold old twenty nine vessels Ht t I of ol them small craft of oC Uy 7 no commercial value alue Although h condition relative to for foreign own own- hip attached to tho sales pales he said lr one ship had been placed under a f n flagS flago flag flap rhe S o largest ship disposed of was of tons Ions i displacement nt Prices ranged to w lILT y 5 more nore c ships arc are l to bc be sold he ii d and ad f for tor J ten ot or them bids have n a received t Answering lets a Question Secretary M It hJ hw hj said Ld In ln man many cat ca cases the vessels advertised ad more than en I e it and h every ever ner a attempt ma made e to tp ln- ln rest buyer cItizens of or tho the United tes In their sate sale io o had hall b been cn Placed m papers W he said sald- nor nOI foreign forein ty w ta i circularized c re regarding ships t LL American waters vaters rn |