New York Stock Exchange Transactions Overview and Bond Market Notes
The report covers afternoon price snapshots across exchanges with scattered figures and mentions dry wells in the oil and water sector. It notes drilling activity rising in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington to bolster water supplies amid groundwater declines. It also lists investment trust quotations and various securities trading data, highlighting firm activity and market movements.
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Johnston
Bae
Stock rally stalls as Dow slips mid day
New York stocks drifted lower as the Dow fell 5.07 to 962.93 at noon amid caution over a fading rally. Analysts noted trader wariness after Treasury Secretary Blumenthal warned of limited business capital investment. Asarco led NYSE activity, up 20 percent on heavy volume. Cummins Engine dropped to 49 1/2 as plans for about 4 million dollars of new stock were announced.
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New York
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Asarco
NYSE
Cummins Engine
Drought Dries Up U S Water Wells Across Midwest
The government reports thousands of wells drying up due to a prolonged drought. USGS says Minnesota has about 900 dry wells, Michigan 140, and Wisconsin 500, with California and the Northwest digging deeper for moisture as groundwater declines.
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U.S
Washington
Midwest
Biological Survey
Minnsota
Michigan
Wisconsin
California
Nortwest
Richard Johnson
USGS