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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1920
Page
17
In New York on February 5, stocks finished irregular with late strength as offerings were absorbed. Early declines gave way to a general rally aided by steady margins, lower call money rates, and expectations of smaller government withdrawals.
Financial expert RY Noger W Babson warns in his essay that currency depreciation and foreign exchange trends demand prudent saving. He argues saving funds strengthens banks, fuels housing and factory investment, and cushions workers against looming hard times while prices and profits shift.
Telegrams financial page last week forecast an easier money market, firmer stock market, and further grain price drops. Yesterday's market largely confirmed these calls with grain prices sliding and money rates dipping, while stocks showed intermittent excitement yet remained mostly firm.
W T Tyler in his annual report to Director-general Hines calls for retaining reforms of railroad operation under government control after March 1. He recommends embargos and permits to manage traffic at ports, continued pooling of lake and tidewater tolls, unified car supply rules, heavier loading to improve equipment use, and ongoing coordination of terminals under central railroad control.
Cash and futures markets for corn tumbled today with declines from 3 4 to 12 cents in cash and 3 4 to 4 3 4 cents in futures. Large manufacturing buyers absorbed some offerings, preventing deeper losses that would hit producers amid car shortages and shipping limits.
Washington Feb 9 A committee of the shipping board recommended awards totaling 12 089 149 dollars to foreign ship owners for vessels and materials requisitioned during the war. The 22 French claims include ships and materials. Other nationalities such as Norwegian Russian Italian and Danish are listed with varying award sums.
Edward Brown Manitoba provincial treasurer said the province will lose hundreds of thousands of dollars paying provincial loans on the New York market because of high exchange rates. He noted two loans totaling 6.5 million already paid and another 1 million not yet due, to be offset by English sterling purchases in London. The report appears in the Annals Agreement with Berlin reporting Belgium reaction to the German Belgian financial agreement being annulled.
A semi-official note denies reports that former emperor Charles is financially ruined and asserts he holds a fortune of several million kreuzer plus possible value from jewels. The same report covers American Smelting and Refining Company raising lead prices from 50 to 75 cents per pound.
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