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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1927

Page

17

Railroads Move Higher as Market Eyes Mergers

Market notes show buying conditions favorable but overall stocks soften amid concerns over mergers and earnings. railroad shares led gains with Wheeling Lake Erie and Pittsburgh and West Virginia hitting new highs while heavy names like Hudson Motor and General Motors declined on mixed earnings and plant-expansion costs.

Western Gulf Mobile Northern Otheer Atchison, Chersapeak Ole Lehigh Delaware and Hudson Lacksawn Hudson Motor Car Company Motor General Motors Mar Trucks Studebeker Willys Overland Fhulton Jarkaon Studson Company Miperior Steel Burns Brothers Iaiues Consolidated Gas Jnst Colorado Fuel Douglas Pectin Orphaum Circuit Coluumbia Colter

Grain futures rise on Chicago openness and Britain demand

Wheat leads gains as APY with Liverpool quotes spark an early rally. Unfavorable southwest weather and stronger British grain demand push grains higher. May wheat around 40.75, July wheat up, corn and oats firmer with varied shifts through the session.

Chicago Jan APY Liverpool Great Britain

Shipping News Mix of Vague Entries from New York Ports

Shipping items list multiple vessels with scattered origins and January dates including Armved Deveshe New York and London Lycams New York, with ambiguous route notes and several misspelled port terms. The fragmentary notice offers no clear departures or arrivals beyond January datings.

Armved Deveshe New York Hamburs

Money Wisdom From Asking Questions in Investments

New York report extols questioning before buying any asset including real estate stocks and bonds. It warns salesmen push persuasive talk while buyers should verify titles, conditions, taxes, and finances with their own inquiries and, if needed, a lawyer, to avoid losses.

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Tax Credit Limits Under Revenue Act of 1926

Under the revenue act of 1926 the maximum earned income credit ranges from 10 000 to 2 000 dollars for a 25 percent credit. Tax on net income above 5 000 must be paid from wages salaries and other compensation for personal service. Surtax rules for incomes over 10 000 apply for the first time under the 1929 act. Net income 320 000 shows a married man with personal exemption 5 590 and other deductions 10 000.

Bear Raid Hits Estey Welte In Curb Trading

New York January 24 AP A bear raid unsettled curb market with Estey Welte A stock plunging from 48 6 8 to 22 then rallying to 27 off 15 8. B stock fell from 18 to 9 amid lack of explanation from sponsors about piano maker’s business strength. Several other stocks slid a point or two while some like United Tobacco hit new lows before recovering. Oil shares quieted though undertone remained steady and South American issues eased slightly.

New York Land Company of Flovida Freed-Iriscman Ha- Qo Glen Alden Coal Johnns-Manville New Marmon Motor Rand Kardox Swift and Company Victor Talking Machine Union United Tobacco Standard 611 Standard of Indian Imperial of Canada

Cotton Ginnings Largely Increased in 1926

Washington January 24 AP Cotton of the 1926 crop ginned before January 16 totaled 16 609 517 running bales with 611 052 round bases, up from last year and 1925 totals. The Agriculture Department’s December 1 condition estimate put production at 18 618 ten bales, largest crop ever. Ginnings by state listed with figures for Alabama to Texas and others. final government ginning report due March 21.

Washington Census Bureau Department of Agriculture Alabama Arkansas California Flor Georgia Missouri New Mexico North Carolina Tennessee Virginia States

Tax Sur-tax Rates and Filing Rules in Brief

The outline explains the 1924 income tax structure with a maximum surtax of 29 percent on net income over 109600 and a 49 percent top rate over 8000, detailing who must file, the March 15 deadline, and the normal tax brackets 1.5 percent on the first 4000 after exemptions, 3 percent on the next 1000, 5 percent on the balance, plus surcharges on income over 910000.

Wito Witere Conlerter Internal Revenue

Exaggerated Reports of Gold Cargos Boost French Bonds

French bond prices rose on a rush of buying tied to exaggerated gold shipment rumors. Gains spread across government, municipal, and corporate issues with notable strength in Paris Lyon Med areas and Belgian and Italian issues mixed. Utilities and rail bonds also edged higher as railway equities steadied amid profit-taking. An upcoming South Carolina Power mortgage issue and a Los Angeles Gas and Electric offering were announced.

U. S New York Paris France Lyons Mediterranean South Carolina, Power Company Los Angeles Gas and Electric Corporation

Foreign exchange rates in New York on January twenty fourth

Foreign exchanges were easy in New York with quotations in cents for currencies including Great Britain at 484 7 3, 485 5 16 cables, France around 3.96, Italy 4.29, Belgium 13.8, Germany 23.703, Holland 439.94, Norway 25.52, Sweden 26.48, Denmark 26.65, Switzerland 19.28 1 2, Spain 16.38, Greece 1.30 1 2, Poland 11.7, Czechoslovakia 2.96, Austria 14.12 1 2, Roumania 62 3 4, Argentina 41.25, Brazil 11.73, Tokyo 48.75, Shanghai 63.37, Montreal 99.84 3 8, Port…

New York Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Orway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czechoslovakia Duke Slavia Austria Roumania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal Port

Metal prices drift as copper and zinc show weakness

New York copper and zinc futures ease while tin and antimony hold. copper spot at 13.37, tin around 65.50 with March 65.00, iron steady with No 2 fob prices 21.50 to 22.00 in eastern Pennsylvania, Buffalo No 2 at 18 to 19, Alabama No 3 at 18, lead at 7.50 spot, zinc East St. Louis futures 6.45.

New York Pennsylvania Buffalo Alabama

Money New York Report On Call Money Rates

Money market recap from New York shows call money steady at 4 with closing bid 4. Time loans mirror steady tones with 0 to 90 days at 4 1 2 and 4 to 8 months at 4 1 3. Prime mercantile paper rated at 4 1 4.

New York Prime Mercantile

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