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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
19
DOW JONES AVERAGES show slim changes with industrials and rails moving. The data lists closing values around 2955 with notable highs near 1935 and bond figures about 301.16, reflecting a compact snapshot of market sectors and utilities performance.
The New York Stock Exchange reports today's closing prices across major indices and listed stocks. Trading activity reflects market movements with shifts in key securities, sector leaders, and notable volume.
New York stocks opened mixed and rose at times then slipped back in a quiet session. About 2.7 million shares traded as steels and motors showed activity without decisive moves and Parke Davis rose on dividends.
A dense report from Los Angeles details wholesale prices, poultry, and meat quotations with numerous figures, product grades, and station quotes. It notes varied movements in cattle and grain markets, mentions exporters and financial entities, and cites price ranges and changes across commodities and securities.
New York financial and commodity markets will close Monday January 2 for the New Year observance. Some domestic commodity markets will close at noon Friday December 30 including coffee sugar cocoa and exchange. Other U S and Canadian markets will run a full session Friday December 30. British markets open Friday December 30 and Monday January.
Fragmented OCR data shows mixed currency quotes for Great Britain and Canada, with a 30.06 percent premium noted in New York markets. Futures prices in US and London are listed, alongside agricultural item costs such as meals and barley. Strong entities include Great Britain and Canada.
In Greensboro North Carolina about 25 900 undelivered Christmas carts will be burned by the Post Office due to wrong or illegible addresses or no addresses at all an official announced today
A youth armed with an automatic pistol robbed the Uptown Liquor Store at 1632 E. Rosecrans Ave on Wednesday, taking $70 before escaping in a car. The clerk described him as about 26, neatly dressed, smooth shaven and businesslike, claiming financial hardship for his family. Police noted he warned, You got as good a description of me, go ahead, and call the police.
Readable items show diverse company names and prices but no coherent narrative. Mentions include earnings figures for firms such as Rum Chem Cena Ya and Coleman Hugieceiing, along with several dated charges and percentages. The fragmentary text offers little for a definitive summary or attribution.
New York reports the Associated Poesy weighted wholesale price index fell to 175.73 from 175.88. The reading reflects a slight drop in staple costs amid weekly market movements.
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