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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1920

Page

12

Stock Prices Hold Strong In Yesterday's Market

Transportation shares led the uneven New York market with Atlantic Gulf and Crucible Steel showing erratic moves. U S Steel rose while several second-tier issues fell as tax payments trimmed demand. bonds moved briskly and New York and Boston activity showed mixed results with total 1920 year-to-date volumes noted.

New York Boston U. S. Steel North Butte Tor Atlantic Gulf Crucible Steel Bank of England Reading Northern Pacific Atlantic Sears, Roebuck& Co Missouri, Kansas & Texas J. & W. Seligman & Co Hallgarten & Co Speyer & Co Commerce Commission Germany A. W. Lincoln & CO Foreign Exchange Post Office Square

New York Cotton Market Opens With Mixed Quotes

The New York cotton market shows early quotes with December and March contracts varying. Prices for January and March indicate modest gains and losses as traders assess demand and supply, while May futures display the typical back-end spread movements.

New York Stocks Mixed as Markets Hover At Open

New York stocks moved in a narrow range with small gains and losses as traders awaited further cues. Major average levels showed inconclusive direction amid thin trading.

Reading and Gulf stocks signal shifting market mood

Financial writers note that market conditions may correct abnormal trading patterns as the year ends. Reading extension and other plans loom, while Atlantic Gulf slides after a dividend and asset shift into oil, pipelines, and refineries. Roger Babson shifts to bullish stock picks amid improving mood following wool auctions at Ford all.

Market Tone Improves Amid Mixed Rail and Industrial Action

Financial editor notes a firm overall market with rails pausing after a prior advance and most issues posting gains from small to large margins. Industrials perform well except Atlantic Gulf, while steels and oils lag on concerns of ongoing liquidation. United States Rubber climbs three points. earnings forecast around 16 dollars a share. Bears still cut dividends, but some firms will endure. Short covering fuels strength, though big shorts delay profits until year end. Mechanics & Metals National Bank cites uncertainty about how long the low mood will last and when revival begins.

Atlantic Gulf United States Bears

Early revival hinted by brisk wool auctions

The report notes bidding was good and auctions brisk while earlier government wool sales showed weak interest, suggesting a potential early revival in business activity.

Request for Higher Freight Rates for New England Lines

Interstate Commerce Commission heard from George S. Hobbs of the Maine Central that New England railroads need about 14 to 15 percent more revenue from joint freight rate divisions east of the Hudson. D. S. Brigham of Boston and Maine testified coal costs rose from 6.28 to 7.19 per ton, contributing to a roughly 3 million dollar annual deficit, suggesting coal, not rate divisions, drives the deficit.

Washington New England Hudson River Interstate Commerce Commission George S. Hobbs Maine Central D. S. Brigham Boston & Maine Railroad Brigham Boston & Maine New York Central

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