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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1927
Page
20
TREND WEW YORK Jan 3 reports wild price action across multiple sectors. Steel and chemical shares surged briefly while broad market leaders like Royal Typewriter and Procter Gamble regained ground after a volatile session. Public utilities and transportation issues also showed notable activity amid shifting investor demand.
Chicago prices showed little change as trading stagnated under steady market conditions. Wheat held a one cent range while corn moved within a narrow area before upticks and modest recoveries amid unsettled demand signals.
A writer warns against trusting famous family names such as Rockefeller and Ford in dubious investments. He shares a cautionary tale of a widow swayed by a fly-by-night proposition that mirrors a respected lineage, illustrating how mere coincidences in names can create dangerous false security.
Rubber clean at only January 33.30 March 39.60 May 39.20 as of the New York market on January 3. The AP reports ongoing volatility in futures with readings showing small shifts across contracts.
In New York on January 3, investors showed cautious but firm interest as January reinvestment lagged. Foreign government liens attracted demand for yielding assets while U S government bonds stayed subdued. The Third Liberty 4 1 9 touched a record high, and several railroad and industrial issues moved modestly higher. Over subscription figures emerged for the Federal Farm Land Bank issue and bids opened for the City of New York 4 1 4% corporate stock issue.
Bank and Insurance stock quotations published by Bankers Capital Banks and Trust Companies summarize market activity for listed financial firms. The page lists prices, bid and ask figures, and daily changes for banks, insurance firms, and related financial services.
Foreign exchange in New York shows steady quotes with the British pound near 4.85 dollars in cables and bills at 4.80. France around 3.95, Italy about 4.49, Belgium 13.01, Germany 23.78, with other major currencies listed including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Poland, Czecho Slovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Roumania and Argentina. Tokyo at 49.00 and Shanghai 59.78 mark notable external valuations.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Stocks opened the year weak on the New York Stock Exchange with declines ranging from one to nine points in many issues. Selling stemmed from Mexican tensions, profit taking, reinvestment worries, and bear attacks amid unfavorable trade reports. Money rates softened, with call money at 6 percent, while higher priced industrials and speculators led the losses.
The article explains how the U S Treasury surplus after covering interest and operating costs has been used to reduce the national debt. It notes 1924 interest at 832 million and current charges around 787 million, with total expenses slightly over three billion dollars.
New York prices for butter, creamery products, eggs, and potatoes show unsettled markets. Receipts: butter 6,496. Fagsenaler eggs 10,901. potatoes dull with Long Island bulk at 120 pounds and Danes herring wholesale around 28.00 to 30.00 per ton.
Copper quiet on spot and futures trading at 13.25 to 19.37 per pound. Tin firm with spot and nearby at 67.59 and March 66.50. Zinc steady at East St Louis spot 6.97 to 7.00. No. 2 coal prices vary by region, with Alabama quoted 20.09 to 21.00. Lead dull at approximately 7.89. Anthimony listed at 12.87 spot.
Call money eased on January 3 with 21 loans reported at 5.0 percent, closing bids steady. Time loans showed mixed collateral for 60 to 990 days at 4 6-8, 4-6 months at 4 5-8, prime mercantile loans at 4 1-4 to 4 1-2 percent.
Cotton futures in New York ended softer across several months with January around 12.60 cents and March at 12.69 cents. Spot middling price held at 12.80 cents as buyers stayed quiet.
Shipping notices show several ships arriving and sailing between New York and overseas ports. Vessels named include Arrived Ascants London January 3 and Franconia New York January 4, with others bound for La Guaira and Marseilles from December 30 to January 4.
Realty records list Charles Gladstein transferring Stillman street property to Michael Mengelsen and Weed Engineering Works to Manufacturers Iron Foundry on Union avenue. Mortgage deeds show Michael Mengelsen to Gladstein for Stilman street and Ametia Messer to Nine Weeks for Hickory street. Washington balance at noon shows 262,757,288.98 General Fund.
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