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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1925
Page
17
New York traders relent to wall street uncertainty while strong earnings reports lift rubber and several industrials. Gains push U S Steel and Dodge Brothers to record highs. Danish and Norwegian currencies rise as demand fuels foreign exchange activity.
The NYSE Securities Committee bars DuPont common stock from quoting above £40. Money rates edge higher, seen as bullish yet restraining for speculation. Steel sheet prices rise in Chicago with new quotes. Public offering of 100,000 Investment Trust shares by Trading and Holding Corp at 12.50. Copper production in June totals 128,300 tons, 786,900 tons for the first half of 1925, with US mines at 70,322 tons in June.
Future prices for crude rubber fell sharply with smoked-ribbed for October December delivery sliding from 96 12 cents to 89 cents. Robbed also declined about three rents to $1.07 as buyers remained scarce. London’s hint of government reconsidering rubber imports weighed on the market.
In Chicago grain trading July 14 grains eased after a lower start while September wheat held steady. Corn declined about half to three quarters cent, oats slipped up to a cent, and provisions eased by the close. Wheat futures showed modest gains for July and September.
Copper firm in spot and futures at 14 1 4. Tin steady with 68 37. Iron steady with unchanged prices. Lead steady at 8.00 to 8.30. Zinc steady East St. Louis spot and futures at 7.17 to 7.20. Antimony spot 19 60.
Liberty bonds listed in New York on July 14 show varied quotes across different series. Prices include Liberty 3 1 25 at 100.26 and Liberty 2nd 4 1 4 at 101.8 with other series around 101 to 163.37 for U.S. Treasury notes.
Irregular foreign exchanges listed for major currencies and capitals. Quotes include Great Britain at 485 11 16 for demand and 486 1 8 for cables, France 4.69, Belgium 4.63 1 2, Germany 23.84, Japan Tokyo 41 8 8, Shanghai 78 1 3, Montreal 100 1 32.
Cotton market summary from New York shows spot steady at middling 24.95. Futures closed steady with gains ranging from 8 to 34 cents. Listed active months include July 24 18, October 24 48 to 24 50, December 24 58 to 24 60, January 23 98 to 24.00, March 24 30, and May 24 65 to 24 60.
Money opened and renewed at 4 1 2 percent, slightly below Monday's close. Time money showed quiet demand for sixty to ninety days at 3 3 4 percent bid and 4 percent offered, with longer maturities at 4 percent bid and 4 1 4 percent offered.
Bradstreet figures show failures 1.4 percent lower in H1 19 than H1 54 nationwide while liabilities declined 38.8 percent. The Northwest shows sharp gains in economic improvement, and analysts note that failure waves peak after a downturn ends and prosperity begins.
New York July 14 AP stock prices rose in the curb market with speculation focused on special issues showing large current earnings or pending mergers. Gasoline stocks rose weakly, while Southeastern Power and Light and Power Corp of New York led gains. Universal Pictures Intercontinental Rubber St Regis Paper Fox Film and others posted new highs with profit taking trimming some gains.
Butter and cheese markets firm with creamery and state milk prices up to 27 cents. Potatoes, beans, dried fruits, and seedless raisins show mixed quotes. Poultry and beer markets steady with daily U S Treasury statement noting 182 823 378 18 dollars.
New York July 14 AP Bond trading shows quiet, uneven moves as demand shifts balance between supply and mark. Wall Street uncertainty over firmer money rates dampens activity and tempers buying. Railroad issues display mixed pricing while strong bids support Rock Island notes financing Stock Island’s Cotton Belt acquisition. Hungarian Consolidated munici pal loan to be offered. ten cities and 38 towns back bonds. Copper and rubber issues gain with higher commodity prices.
The United States reported a favorable balance of trade totaling $1,042,007,000 for the year ending July 1. Exports reached $4,867,060,000 while imports were $3,824,000,300, with exports and imports both rising versus the prior year. Gold movements showed a surplus in exports of $243,729,000 against imports of $194,145,007.
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