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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1927
Page
19
Surplus funds from investments flowed into stock issues as speculators push prices higher. The article notes gains in rail shares, energy firms, and major industrials with heavy activity in Western markets and notable firms like Phillips Petroleum and New York Central. Inflation fears and policy talks frame a volatile backdrop as money seeks equity gains.
The bond market stayed firm despite a flood of new issues with gains in Chicago and Terre Haute noted. Convertible issues and industrials showed varied movement while government bonds attracted demand. some Bolivian and Mexican securities weakened as payments news affected markets.
The duly statement from the US Treasury lists a general fund balance of 7,872,444.46 dollars as of today, detailing the balance in the general fund. The document appears in the Washington Treasury balance report, Vol. 2, with financial figures presented in a formal government style.
Stock market figures summarize ten first grade rails ten secondary rails and ten public utilities with various price points and annual comparisons. The report lists numerous tickers and par values, totals for bonds, and year to date versus prior periods.
AP dispatch from New York outlines butter creamery and storage values with receipts totaling 10 924 for butter and 21 967 for eggs. Prices show creamery extras at 60 61 cents. Pacific Coast whites at 40 44. potatoes and cabbage markets noted as dull with regional price ranges and bulk freight figures.
New York Feb 2 AP speculative curb activity centers on a few stocks with bullish tilt while broader market remains flat. Prairie Pipe Line climbs to a record, Union Tobacco surges on merger hopes then trims gains, Rand Kardex bids up on merger talks with Burroughs, Remington and others. Utilities and oil issues show mixed moves as markets digest crude production drop and potential consolidations.
Chicago grain markets opened firmer with reports of Argentina and Australia vessel chartering, while U S export estimates for wheat dip under 4 million bushels. Wheat May 1 41 5 8 to 2 32 7 8 July 1 29 5 8. Corn May 80 3 8 to 1 2. Oats May 47 3 8. Prices ended mixed with minor gains for oats and unsettled moves in wheat and corn.
Cotton futures closed steady with gains of 4 to 6 points. March 13.37, May 14.60, July 13.83, October 14.0, December 1917. Spot steady at middling 13.7. Clearing House shows exchanges at 1.54 billion, balances 163 million, Fed credit balance 120.8 million.
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