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Today’s Marketsa3»17SLIGHT TRADINGBy CLAUDE A* JAGGER (Associated Press Financial Editor) New Xork, Aug. 21—(/P)—The newest baby bull nfarket ran Into difficulties today, and stack trading degenerated into a contest for control of the price movement between opposing groups of professional traders, with the bearishly inclined makingIJ the better score*Most of the orders originated withfloor traders, and neither gelling norbuying appeared in any appreciablevolume from what Wall Street calls the “best people,” meaning* large in*I j vestors and important banking interests. Trading was again stagnant.Bears succeeding in puncturing a few soft spots in price fabric, particularly in the rails and specialties. Most of the pivotal shares fluctuated within a range of a point or less from last night’s closing levels, although there were a few breaks of several points.The Safety Razor stock again proved vulnerable Gillette and Auto Strop losing more than 7. Rails generally declined 1 to 5, Southern Railway reaching the lowest rice in six years; Illinois Central, the lowest in 5, and Baltimore and Ohio the lowest in 4. Shares declining 2 to 4 included Vanadium, Westingbouse Electric, Eastman, Auburn, American Tobacco B, National Biscuit, Air Reduction and American Smelting. Losses of a point or so embraced most of the important stocks by early afternoon.What was characterized in many quarters as bear propaganda appeared in the form of various unconfirm-able rumors one having to do with the financial condition of an important company, into which prominent bankers have recently placed several millions after a thorough investigation which they say convinces them that the concern is in a sound and promising condition.Publication of thejresuits of a poll of the country’s bankers, showing two-thirds looking for good business by October, was used as a bull ar-HERALD SCHOOLDRAWS CROWDCooking Demonstration at Gulfport School Auditorium Well Attended —Miss Katrina Indisposed.w -A record breaking first day crowd attended the Daily Herald cooking school which was held at the Gulfport High-school auditorium yesterday afternoon beginning at 3:15 o’clock. The electric woman, Katrina Von Televox, who was to perform under the guidance of W. C. Miles was slightly indisposed but she man- .^ aged to talk enough to tell the 6torjf|(J of Westingbouse Flavor Z^ie Ranges.She will receive immediate treatment which will enable- her to perform many wonders at the cooking schooleoto be held in the auditorium tomorrow I tr;BiilltO]seiafinight at 7:30 o’clock.Miss Gladys Baker, expert in charge of the cooking department, entertained and instructed the two hundred persons present with samples and systems of .cooking which not only save time and labor but add greatly to the comfort of home cooking.. Among other things she prepared and cooked a complete oven meal, I ho made angel food and other cakes, ap-1 m£ pie pies, icing and delectable condiments. The ladies were intensely interested in the cooking demonstration.Miss Baker is a fluent speaker andgitofThthlt;mablt;fifgives one the surety that she ThbywatorP’TiTnA'nf' in fipnHinp' BfnpJrsi famnnminlTrknows her business. At the conclusion of the cooking school prizes were awarded to ladies present. They wereas .follows; Mrs. W. R. Barber, large angel food cake; Mrs. W. A. Moore,22nd avenue. Westingbouse toaster;Mrs. R. C. McKay 20th avenue, apple | da pie.Prizes will be given at each of the I for sessions of the cooking school Friday the night at 7:30 o’clock and Saturday | cen afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.Tu]BL.
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Biloxi Daily Herald
Biloxi, Mississippi, US
Thu, Aug 21, 1930
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