Contrasts in Trading Dominate a Volatile New York Stock Market
Vivid contrasts defined Saturdays in the New York stock market as prices swung across a wide range, with 2,501,000 shares traded and a fourth consecutive 2,000,000+ share day. Leaders like Radio bent, Bell-Wether slipped, and General Motors fell after an early rise. oil shares and utilities showed bursts of strength while others retreated.
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New York
The
Exchange
Bell-Wethars
General Motors
Brunswick-Balke-Collender
Standard of Indiana
Sinclair, Marland and
Richfield
Brooklyn Edicon
Wright Aeroplane
Curtis
General Electric
Westinghouse Manufacturing
U. S
Schulte
American Steel Foundries
Atlantic Refining
Market steadies after cotton rally in New Orleans
New Orleans traders saw a muted day as the cotton market steadied after an early advance. May, July, and October futures rose briefly on bullish demand signals and weather optimism, then retraced with selling. Exports reached 27,023 bales, closing modestly higher.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Nebraska Ranks Third in Beet Yield and Second in Per Acre
Nebraska posts the nation’s third highest total sugar beet yield and the second highest yield per acre. The figures highlight the state’s strong beet production relative to other states. Farmers and industry groups note steady gains in efficiency and area harvested.
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Nebraska
Turmoil Saturday on Wall Street as Prices Jump Then Fall
Wall Street opened with a historic surge as prices spiked $1 to $5 a share before a swift profit take erased gains. The ticker system clogged, orders overwhelmed brokers, and by close several major issues fell from earlier highs with heavy volatility and record delays.
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New York
Wall Street
General Motors
American, International
Allied Chemicals
Atlantic Refining
Brooklyn Edison
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul & Pacific Common
General Electric
International Harvester
Liquid Carbonic
Schulte
Westinghouse Electric
Wright Aeronautical
Prince of Wales Thrown Three Times in Worcester Steeplechases
The Prince of Wales rode in two Worcester steeplechases and was thrown three times. He quit the first race after tumbling twice but completed the second race despite another fall.
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Broomsgrove
Worcestershire
Eng
Prince of Wales
Irregular but firm bond and cotton market activity
New York and Chicago report a mixed session with bonds generally active and firm amid weekend profit taking. Copper, rails, and utilities show varied moves while cotton prices fluctuated in a narrow range on steady to soft demand and weather hopes in the eastern belt.
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New York
Mellon
St. Paul
Andes Copper
Duquesne Light 4
Missouri Pacific
Katy
Northern Pacific
Seaboard
Budapest
Chicago
Liverpool
West Texas
Commission House
Dry Goods Commission
Southern
Hedging
Bombay
Wall Street Summary of Major Stocks and Prices
The page lists numerous firms including Allied Chemical American Can Am Smelt and Ref Am Locomotive Anaconda Copper Kennecott Copper and Union Pacific amid broad market quotes. It shows closing prices and percent changes for many names like General Electric General Motors Bethlehem Steel and Sears Roebuck with a dense array of figures and percentages across industries.
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Sumatra
Ucc
Consolidated Gas
Cuba
Dupont de Nem
Elec
Erie Railroad
Freischmann
Sss
Freeport Texas Co
General Asphalt
General Electric
General Motors
Great Northern Pid
Louisville and Nash
Marland Oil
Kas
Texco Pacific
Montgomery
Nash Motors
National Biscuit
New York
Nick
Hartford
Norfolk and Western
Northern Pacific
Packard Motors
Pan Am Petroleum
Nee
Pennsylvania
Phillips Petroleum Ee
Toros Ee Aes
Remington Rand
Cas
Reynolds Tobacco
Saude
St Louis
Seaboard Air
Sears Roebuck Sinclair
Con Oil
Southern Dairies
Vince
Southern Pacific
Cleo
Southern
Bouthern
Wes Bol Standard
Cal Secureve
Standera
Fiscolins
Texas Corp
Ceve OY
Tesas Gull Buser
Texas and Pacific
Texas and Pac Coal and Oil
Union Pacific
Peasan SS
U. BS
Rudder Winses
Steel
Aeks Care
Wabash Ry
Ward
West Maryland
Willys Overland
Woolworth and Co
Raleigh Folk Recall 1924 Campaign in North Carolina
Raleigh notes recount how no Democratic candidate visited Raleigh in 1924 and McAdoo stood as favorite by default. It recalls past visits by Woodrow Wilson and Roosevelt, splinters in the Republican Party, and questions whether Al Smith must campaign in the Solid South if nominated.
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Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina
McAdoo
Underwood
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Capitol Building
New Jersey
Wilmington
Josephus Daniels
Princeton
Mr. Wilson
White House
Baltimore
Champ Clark
Teachers’ Assembly
City
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Capitol
W. W. Kitchin
Harmon
Roosevelt
Detroit
Mr. Taff
Union Depot
Fair Ground
Fayetteville Street
United States
John Charlies McNeill
Eood
al Smith
South
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St. Paul Common
Hudson, Hupp
Mack
Sterling Cables
Financial District
Dalton-Johnson
New York Stock Exchange
Stanley W. Prenosil
Thomas Lewis Kinman
College Place
Wash
Mr. Kinman
Chicago Grain
Ere
High Point
Tornado Insurance
Southern Mortgage Loan & Land Company
Wachovia Bank
E. Mendenhall
H. E. Johnson
Roy C Welborn, V.pres
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