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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1955
Page
19
Markets closed with the Dow at 7953 as traders logged small changes across indices. Industrials slipped while utilities and transport segments showed modest activity in a cautious session amid thin liquidity.
The New York market quieted as trading thinned and the ticker often stood idle while investors watched the World Series. Early-week gains faded with declines on the Dow and mixed results on the American Stock Exchange, as Treasury obligations slipped and volume stayed light.
OCR fragment outlines soybeans and grains with mixed signals. Wheat weak on export demand while soybeans and oats show scattered gains and declines amid market uncertainty and price moves. Market notes reference December futures and overnight activity with several numeric garbles.
The New York Stock Exchange reports daily closing prices for livestock related securities. Market activity reflects shifting demand and seasonal factors as traders record gains and losses across cattle and hog futures.
The page shows closing prices and stock listings across sectors and companies traded on the American Stock Exchange. It includes numerous firm names, bond listings, and market figures, with prices and gains noted for several entities such as Union, Royal Oil, and Brown Co among others.
The New York bond market showed varied movement with prices fluctuating as many issues traded unevenly. Investors faced a ceiling of uncertainty with some bonds trading higher while others held steady amid tighter liquidity and shifting demand amid global market signals.
A tenant farmer’s wife and two young daughters perished in a home fire blamed on a sludge pot used to burn mosquitoes. Victims identified as Mildred Jackson 27 Kath Jeezy Jackson 4 and Patsy Mey Jackson 6. Father Gordon Jackson 25 and a 2 year old son Racey were badly burned. Marjorie Ann 19 escaped unharmed. Hospital status listed the boy as serious.
Washington reports a Treasury cash position with balance figures across deposits and withdrawals for the Fiscal Year. The document notes total debt at 247,426,514,242.06 and gold assets near 21,683,282.437.03 with other figures detailing withdrawals and assets, including debt not subject to the sloiuloty limit.
Fragmentary OCR notes show hay price figures with entries such as 35.00 and 79.00 per unit, along with references to dates and totals. The legible items point to a rural market update listing price points for hay and feed materials, without complete context.
The article lists wholesale price trends for staples and a batch of construction permits. It mentions J W Schoenfeld, Lafayette Hotel, Kenneth Wing, and Wallace G Moods among engineers and architects, with permit values around 1500 to 4000 dollars and multiple named addresses in San Francisco and nearby areas.
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