Buying of U S Steel Common Is Stock Sales Feature
New York market overview notes heavy buying of U S Steel common pushing to a record high around 140 3 8 as traders weigh mixed news. General Motors and other industrials swing with mixed results while railroad shares slip on July earnings. copper gains lift Kennecott and Cerro De Pasco. cotton and coffee small moves. Portuguese exchange weak and Canadian dollar firm.
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U.S
New Haven
New York
Rasocatta Press
Gig
U. S. Steel Common
General Motors
Chrysley and
Packard
Pierce Arrow
Dend
Mexican Seaboard
Atchison, Balimore and Chio
Northern Pacific
St. Paul Common
Northwest Territory
Interstate Commerce Commission of the Securities
Southern Railway
U K
Kennecott
Cerro de Pasco
Johns Manville Trading Leads Curb Market Rally
New York Aug. 23 Associated Press Shares of Johns Manville corp surged in brisk curb market trading, rising over four points to 105 1/2. Philbury Flour and several other specialties hit new peaks amid active demand. Oil issues slipped on price cuts, while Margay Oil and Vacuum showed strength. Chain stores and major makers like Metropolitan 5 and 10 and G Murphy traded near year highs.
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New York
Associated Press
Johns Manville Corporation
Philbury
Pennsylvania
Prairie Cruces
Silinsis Pipeine
Praire
Margay Oil
Vacuum
Bellman Fcommon
United Shoe Machinery
Palmolive Feet
Fedders Manufacturing
G. ©. Murphy
Stock Averages And Bond Market Figures Reported
Market averages for rails and industrials listed with highs and lows for 1927. Bond market data includes ten categories with combined averages and month and year comparisons. Total stock sales reach 892100 shares with par value bond sales of 9,243,300.
Chain Store Gains Reach 14.4 Percent Above 1926
A 1927 business highlight shows sharp growth in 24 major chain stores with monthly gains over 1926 figures. The year’s increases range from 8.3 percent in May to 20.1 percent in April, with July and seven month totals indicating strong expansion in chain retail activity.
Chain stores drive half a billion in seven months
The report notes 24 chain store companies sold goods totaling 502,441,528 in seven months, showing the large scale of chain store trade. It argues most gains come at the expense of independent retailers and that chain competition poses a serious problem, while also outlining strategies independent stores might adopt.
Bank and Insurance Stock Quotations
Bankers Capital furnishes current bank and insurance stock quotations with brief closing figures and price movements for today.
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Bank and Insurance
Wheat and corn prices shift on Canadian weather
Wet weather and light frost in parts of Canada set a firm tone early, but Winnipeg weakness pulled Chicago wheat lower as trade opened. September and December corn rose initially on unfavorable weather, then eased. Provisions stayed easy. Wheat closed weak, corn up modestly, oats mixed with small gains.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Canada
Winnipeg
Cotton futures close steady with gains on late August session
Cotton prices finished higher across the board on August 23 led by October at 21.19 to 21.20 and March 21.67 to 21.69. December moved to 21.45 to 21.48, while January and May held around 21.48 to 21.73. Spot cotton remained steady at 21.40 middling.
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New York
Associst
Eq Press
Rubber closes steady with prices across near term contracts
New York August 23. Clearing house statement shows exchanges totaling 1,137,600 dollars and balances at 103,000,000. Federal Reserve Bank credit balance stands at 888,000,090.0.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Foreign exchange rates in New York fix today
Foreign exchanges remained steady in New York with full list of bid and cable quotations in cents and dollars for nations including Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Portugal Poland Czecho Slovakia Jugoslavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai and Montreat quotes.
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New York
Associated Press
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Portugal
Poland
New York Produce Prices and Receipts Report
Butter firm receipts 19 838. Packing stock current make no 1 911-2 A 32. Do no 2 911-2. Siggs irregular receipts 25 102. Pacific coast whites extra firsts 42 44. Potatoes dull three cars. Long Island no 1 cobblers per 150 Ths sacks 2.60 3.00. Cabbages dull Long Island white per barrel 1.26.
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New York
Associated Press
Pacific Coast
Long Island
Metals Market Report From New York August 23
Copper steady both spot and futures at 13.12 1 2 cents. Tin quiet with near term and October at 63 62 1 2 cents. Lead firm at 6.75. Zinc dull. East St Louis spot and futures range 6.30 to 6.87 1 2. Antimony at 11.37 1 2. Quicksilver 120.00.
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New York
Associated Press
East St. Louis
Bond Market Dall Interest Centers on New Issues Due
New York August 22 Bond market was dull yet prices stayed firm on easy money. Demand focused on upcoming new issues including 8 4 0 0 0 0 to the Australian government at 98 yield about 5 3 8 percent. Convertible issues led with Delaware and Hudson, Erie D 43, and Katy 6s and New Haven 6s reaching yearly highs. Long Island RR 4 8 0 0 top, Cities Service 63 up 11 4 to 10 1 2, Pierce Arrow 8 weaker, Peoria and Eastern 4s 48, Paris-Lyon Mediterranean 7s near highs. Government bonds dull. oversubscription reported for Columbus Railway Power and Light 41 2s.
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Uxpreva
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Cities Service 63
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Paris-Lyons-Mediterranean
43 & Group
United States
Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company
Treasury Balance August 20 Report
Treasury balance as of August 20 stood at 891 million 394 thousand 566 dollars and 11 cents. The notice records the August 23 release date and lists the exact figure for the U.S. Treasury as of the prior business day.
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