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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1954
Page
15
The Associated Press details today’s closing prices across major exchanges including the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange. It lists figures for numerous tickers, with emphasis on daily movement and notable gains and losses among prominent companies.
chaotic grain trading at the Board of Trade in Chicago as prices slipped amid pressure and weak intermarket liquidity. Wheat moved down about two cents with September at 2.12. cash prices showed declines and hedging activity appeared, reflecting speculative caution and uncertain market support.
New York shares fell sharply as major divisions slid in late trading. Losses reached 1 to 3 points with volume around 2.2 million shares amid declines in rails and industrials. Brokers viewed the drop as a routine correction from a recent peak with no rush to sell.
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The index for commodities today fell to 165.56, a new 1954 low, with prior data around 28,000 and week figures noted. The report references mixed figures such as 75.49 and 181.72 while highlighting an average around 100. The fragmentary text is inconsistent but indicates a price trend decline.
Long Beach officer Charles Workman reports his wife Mardelle 30 and their 11 year old son were subjected to anonymous threats after he and partner Lawrence Lee arrested Eliphalet Jarvis Broyles 67 of Los Angeles for street preaching in a prohibited area. Broyles, counselor for the American Soul Clinic, had been addressing a large crowd at the municipal bandshell when incident drew a crowd of about 100. Officers say threats continued as Broyles was led away, while bystanders mobbed the scene.
A seven year old boy with hydrocephalus died Monday at St Marys. David Timmer of 1245 Washington Street had a cheerful outlook and spent much time at home and in school when possible. His parents Mr and Mrs Wale Trimmer said many organizations helped with a shed and wheelchair. funeral at Dildays Mortuary pending. Survived by parents a sister Jake age four and a brother Richard age two.
The Commerce Department reported July personal income at an annual rate of 29612 billion dollars, only slightly below the record 2884 billion. Income has remained fairly stable since spring 1958, varying by about one and a half percent over the period. In the first seven months of this year the annual rate reached 485 hikon, matching the first seven months of 1953.
EF Hutton & Company asks readers to request monthly Meeetome Business Survey without cost or obligation. The notice invites attention to a specialized market survey service offered to interested individuals or businesses.
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