Strikes and Weather Curb Industrial Output This Week
Strikes and bad weather slowed production across industries this week. Railroad walkouts idled U S mobile and steel plants, while price controls and cold weather further disrupted supply chains. The impact touched auto plants, steel mills, and farm implement makers as freight and mail service faced delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seceeian
Wes Aki
Trum
Securiy
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Reserve Bank
Vomload
International Harvester
Harvester
National Tube Works
U. S. Steel Corp
Lorain
Ohio
Midland Steel Products Co
Cleveland
William M. Rand
Monsanto Chemical Co
Office of Defense Mobilization
Pop Debunks Air Force Posters in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Maryland reports Sgt. Fox a 61 year old mechanical inspector in the Army Air Force who jokes posters showing recruitment are prop wash. He enlisted November 26 1910 at Ft Slocum and is a veteran of the Mexican border campaign with service in the Philippines in 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Air Force
Plans Defense Karachi Strengthens Civil Defense in Pakistan
A civil defense organization for western and eastern Pakistan will be formed soon with S. N. Bakar of the Ministry of Interior in charge. Bakar received civil defense training in England. Volunteer groups aiding internal security will join the new organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plans Defense
Karachi
Pakistan
S. N. Bakar
Ministry of Interior
Bakar
England
Rail Bond Market Mixed Amid Switchmen Strike Turmoil
Bond prices drifted in narrow ranges as a switchmen’s strike disrupted trade across the country. Investors trimmed gains and sold on Thursday and Friday, while a few issues posted gains. Major bonds cited include Baltimore & Ohio liens, Capital Airlines 4s, Chicago and Eastern Illinois income bonds, Missouri Pacific General 4s, Morris & Essex 6 7/8s, and Phillips Petroleum Convertible 2 1/2s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio
Capital Airlines
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Missouri Pacific General
Morris & Essex
Phillips Petroleum
Market quotes and security listings snapshot
An old financial page lists bid and asked prices for numerous securities including Alabama Power, American Enka, American Marietta, Atlanta Gas Light, Chase National Bank, Carolina Telephone, Colonnial Stores, and Dan River Mills. It shows common and preferred stock percentages, bonds, and related notes across a wide range of companies and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North State Telephone Company
North Carolina
Iran installs sugar monopoly after Russian deal
Tehran reports that foreign sugar purchases are now controlled by a government monopoly. The 1951 Russo-Iranian deal for 750000 metric tons further shifts sugar into state control, ending the previous free market arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Russia
Closing Stock Quotations Am Rad Am Smelt Ref and More
Summary of closing stock quotations across multiple firms and sectors listing percent changes for Am Rad and Smelt Ref 79 percent AT&T 153 percent Am Tob 65 Anaconda 47 Arm & Coil AT&SF 177 percent ACL 76 Aul Ref 71 Atlas Pow 39 Avco Mig 8 Bald-Lima 14 B&O 23 Boeing Airplat's Borden 304 Warner 67 Briggs Mfg 32 Budd Co 174 Burl Mills 33 Bur Add Mach 17 Calumet & Hec 9 Can Dry 134 Can Pac 27 Caro P&L 31 Case J I 63 Caterpi Tr 52 Champ P&aF 4 Ches 4&C 35 percent Chrysler 79 Coca Cola 121 Colum G&E 13 Com Credit 50 Com Soelv 26 Consol Edis 31 Cons Vultee 18 Cont Can 35 Cont Mot 10 Con Of 94 Corn Prod Ti's Curt Wright 11 4 Curt Wri A 26 Davison Chem 34 Sperry 32 Std Brands 25 Std Ot Cal 98 Std Ol Ind 65 Std OW NJ 103 Stevens JP 48 Stewart Warn 19 Studebaker 34 Swift 38 Tex Co 92 percent Tex Gulf Prod 264 Tex Gulf Sul 105 Textron 22 Timken Det Ax 22 TransAmerica 16 Trans West Air 27 Union Carbide 58 Union Pac 109 US Steel 471 Vanadium 34 Va Caro Chem 11 Vick Chem 26 Warner Pict 11 West Mary 224 West Union 41 West Eloc a8 Wilson 14 Woolworth 46 Youngs S&T 59 Zenith Radio 64
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At&t
Arm & Coil
At&sf
Avco Mig
Bald-Lima
B&o
Boeing Airplat
Warner
Briggs Mfg
Budd Co
Burl Mills
Caro P&l
Champ P&af
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Colum G&e
Curt Wright
Sperry
Cal
Ind
Stevens JP
Stewart Warn
Studebaker
Swift
Tex Co
Tex Gulf
Tex Gulf Sul
Textron
Timken
Det Ax
TransAmerica
Trans & West Air
Union Carbide
Union Pac
US Steel
Vanadium
Va Caro Chem
Vick Chem
Warner Pict
West Mary
West Union
West Eloc
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By Richard Fiske
Janna
Bureau of Labor Statistics
American Enka Corp
American Marietta Co
American Trust Co
Atlanta Gas Light Co
Auto Finance Co
Bank of Manhattan
Bassett Furn Industries
Bausch & Lomb Optical
Black Sivalis & Bryson
Blue Bell, Inc
Cssseee
Bl Rdgins Co
Shelby
Buffalo Eclipse Corp
Butler's Inc Com
Butler's Inc
Cannon Millis
Caro Min Tel
T Fluo
Garfinckel, Jul Inc
Garfinckel
Dite
Athe Sw Garfinckel
Jul Inc
Garlock Packir Genuine Parts
Gordon Foods
Hanes
P H Ki
Home Insurant Hotels Statler
Houston Oil
Hytron Radio
Inter Mt
Tel International
Irving Trust
Ivey
JB & Co
Jefferson Ltd
Kellogg Co
Ins
Tae
A “Tea, Inc Com 124 Inc
Inc
Jus & Co
Eve Saeeny
McBee Company
Monumental L
Moore
Mooresville
Morganton
Life
Wport Steel Tolson
Raibroat
Spiereerans Occidental Lif
Ohio Water
Oswego Falls
Peninsular Tel
Peoples Saving & Trust Co
Piedmat & No Piedmont Avia Pijot
Edtash Co
Ramid Life
Bertson, H
Uthern Airw
Webb Mi’ Ndalea “Mills
Eli
Eeenee
Besveeee
Ture
Rod Co
Weveseeedll As Co
Lee Co
TD Evceee
Cesses
Al's Bank
CO Sane
Eevess UE
Ite Loan & Fi - Corp
Onecutter Mille
Romberg Carlson Com
Imbrg Carlson
Ice Lowell Shops
Yim
Taylor Foods
Taylor Instrument Co
Tenn Gas
Texas Eastern Trans
Textiles, Inc Com
Textiles, Inc
Tidewater Power Coss
Towmotor Corp
U. S&s
van Camp Sea Food
del Lack & W
Doug Aire
Dow Chem 9I'Y
Gillette
Glidden
Goodrich
Goodyear
Graham Paige
Ry Pf
Hud
Mot
Hupp Corp
Mm Cent
Int Harvest
Nick Can
Int
Tel & Tel
Johns Manville
Kennecott
Kroger Co
Ligg & Myers
Lockheed
Loewsi
Lorillard
Louis & Nash
Mack Truck
Magnavox Radio
Mont Ward
Nat Biscuit
NY Cent
North Amer
Pac
North State
High Point
Thomasville
Randleman
Thomasville-Randleman
Utilities Commission
North State Telephone Co
North Carolina Utilities Commission
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