Market Steadies After Smallest Volume In A Month
Active Securities reports slow trading with 269,500 shares, the quietest turnover in about a month. The mood drifted as German advances toward Paris and U boat activity weighed on sentiment, with U S Steel easing to a slight decline and most rails and many issues remaining obscure. High-grade shares showed little movement while few speculative names fluctuated. bond offerings paused, call money eased, and Western rail tonnage fell slightly as buyers awaited transport expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel
Sumatra Tobacco
Texas Company
Baldwin Locomotive
Marine
Atlantic Gulf
Liberty
Paris 68
United States
Yesterday's Stock and Bond Transactions Summary
Readable excerpts show listed stocks and bonds with open high low last and cents per share. Names include Montana Power Alaska Juneau Allis Chalmers Amalgamated Sugar American Can Am Car & Foundry and many others with prices, dividends and yields. Government and municipal issues appear alongside NYSE quotations and foreign bonds with ongoing daily close values and activity notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Pwr
Canada
U. S
New York Stock Exchange
Saturda
Liberty
Suede
Seles
Alaska
Juneau
Asker
Adina
Allis-Chalmers Co
Agr Chem
Loney American Can Co
American Can Co
Am Car & Foundry Co
Ren Fintona Ie
Am Car & Foundry Co Pr
Chile
Hide & Leather
Am Int Corp
Am Steel Foundry
Sumatra
Anal Ares
Distillers
CIA
Sead Ain Tsadj Fs
Am Sugare
Jalsa
Zinc & Lead
Ben Henan Esses
Atly Hohe
Sbea Gilatts HB
A. Ie le
Erie
Alock
Atchison
Atlantic
Baldwin Loco
Baltimore & Ohio
Feevie Bi
Vpan
Batopilas Mining
Anaconda
da Beth Steel Clasa
Toth Steel
Tklyn Rap Tran
Gurns Bros
Seede Tia Brunswick
SUE Ani Br Butte Copper & Zinc
California Petroleum Pr
Canadian Pacific
Boyt
Central Leatherhaan Anon
Viann
Cerro de Pasco
Chandler Motors
General Motors
Goodrich BF
Northern P
Hask & Bark Car Co
Tony Siena Ae A
Internal Agricul Pr
Inspiration Copper
Linn Heoere
Interbor-Cons Corp
Boiei Donew
Internat Nickel
Mafecllen
Hon
Kelly Springfield
Eral
Kennecott Copper
Lackawanna Steel
Beir Toa
Lehigh Valley
Looses Bloc Co
Manhattan Shirt
Riley
Maxwell Motor 1St Pr
Yolkem Ot Ganada Be
Maxwell Motor 2d Pr
Hsit
Mexican Petroleum
Miami Con Copper
Dafoe
Midvale Steel
Nat Con & Cable
Enam & Stog
Manitoba
Natrr
Mex2dor
Medi Pener Asee
Nevada
New York Central
Sacu Coe Ets
Atontreal Cy & His
Ontario
Norway
Ray Con Copper
Rep Iron
Rep Iron & Steel P
Southern Pacific
Craie Stee
Southern RR
Southern RR Pr
Studebaker
Lao Reg Es
Tenn Copper & Chem
Yexax Company
United Alloy Steel
Beth United Cigar Stores
United Fruit
U & Ind
Baym J U8 Steel
Irregular Cotton Market Amid Crop Complaints Eastern Belt
The cotton market showed strong volatility with July weak from liquidation while later deliveries felt crop complaint pressure from the Eastern belt. Prices swung with July around 253 points over October, narrowing to 124 points, as traders adjusted shorts and longs and awaited demand for new crop months amid weather and labor concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Best
Uly Rese
Jenpaty cc
Wheat and corn market notes show favorable harvest prospects
Weather across the wheat belt proves highly satisfactory for the new crop with winter wheat harvests in Oklahoma underway and rising yields anticipated in Kansas. Spring wheat grows well, while corn markets strengthen and oats and egg prices firm, aided by declining visible supplies and cautious demand amid forecasted lighter summer receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheat
Oklahoma
Kansas
Special Meeting Notice for Ford University Press NY Branch
Notice set for June 1 at 10 in the forenoon at 95 Wentworth Street Manhattan to consider a $200,000 increase in authorized capital to $300,000 and, if approved, to reclassify 200,000 into preferred stock and 1,060,000 into common stock with 6 percent cumulative preferred stock terms, plus other business. Also mentions Mergenthaler Linotype stockholders meeting in Washington DC on June 12 at 4 PM for general discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford University Press
American Branch
Uiat
Ford University Press
Americ
New York Corporation
Corp
Wentstud Street
Manhattan
Ciy
New Yorks
Humphrey Milford
Charles C. Echepmoes
Mergenthaler Linotype
Mergentheler Linotyp Company
New Tork
Chamber of Commarcy
Wash
D.C
W. J. Kehoe
Adual ceat below the level of coffees sold at government rate
Market notes show prices drifting with limited offers and a steady to firm undertone. Adual ceat and cottonseed oil futures appear in the text, with hints of ongoing interest despite weak overall activity and small offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gal Lana
Mayen
Denon
A . Eee
Steen Tagrae
Riga
Save and Stop Inflation by Personal Saving
Mechanics and Metals National Bank argues that if every US citizen saves enough to liquidate borrowing used to buy goods, inflation would subside. It emphasizes that inflation is tied to individual finances and can be reduced long-term only through personal economy and saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Russian Cotton Output Shrinks Across Regions in 1917
The 1917 cotton harvest in Turkestan drops to 7,000,000 to 7,500,000 poods with 540,000 bales. Descrese noted across Ferghana district from 450,000 dessiatines in 1916 to 200,000 in 1917. Caucasus yields about 64,000 bales, with overall output around 578,000 bales. British Board of Trade Journal cites leftovers from 1916 at about 217,000 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Ferghana
Tashkent
Bokhara
Caucasus
Turkestan
Theritish Board of Trade Journal
War Losses of British Life Insurance Firms 1918 Totals
Statistics show nine leading British life insurers paid 255 159 war death claims by early May 1918, totaling £5 277 183. The accompanying table lists each company and its individual claim counts and sums.
Pere Marquette Earnings and Italian Bond Terms
Pere Marquette Railway reports a 1917 surplus after fixed charges of 1,287,206, down from last year. Operating revenues reached 23,507,855, up 948,602, but expenses rose 1,750,215, eroding gains. after preferred stock dividends the result equals 5.44 percent on 12,429,000 stock. Italy notifies Russian bonds in Italy will be accepted for 5 percent consols under specified terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pere Marquette
Pere Marquette Railway Company
Oper
Anreport
Italy
Ioan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Active Securities
US Steel Pr
Utah Copper
Utah See Corp
Va-Carolina Chem
Wabash
West Maryland
Willys Overland
Worthington Pump & M
St. Paul
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Len
Owen
Hitch
Low
Jim Butler
Nixon
L&z
T&t
AgsBeth
Geis Zeyr
Do Gan
Proc&g
Dom
Goy Bysa
Industrials
the Tribune
Raya
Data Ravens Arms
tAm Ventura
Barnett O
Boston-Wyo
Wesden & Co
Bik Basin
Esmeralda
Pei Ae
Bya Bi Aay
Bae
Glenrock Oil
D& Ito
Hanover O&k
Houston Oil
Internocet
Will
Imdokm Pew
fOmur Oil
Cina
Sapul Oi
Geone
Stanton Oil
West
Byler
Bare Ae
sBureka
Frederic J. Istesarel
Argentina
Gila Altea
Pallman BC
Cha
Peale Hk
Pacine
Simdad
Actna
Chevrolet
Care
Desig
Bessemer
al Ces
Pretsburgh
St. Louis
Tim Corm
New York
Onte
Sraer
Primary Pointe
Seaboard
Yeurday
Aidde
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Beatie
Florida
Philadelphia
Long Island
Virginia
Formosa
Exey
AMERICAN CAR_AXD FOUNDRY Co
Guaranty Rew Trant Company
Seana
Delaro
American Cah
Arnt Company
Delano
Treanuren
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!