Stock Market Struggles As Late Day Sell Off Dampens Session
Wall Street extended losses in the final half hour as volume rose to 725500 shares. Leading issues fell 1 to 2 points with declines in U S Steel Montgomery Ward General Motors Bethlehem Steel and others. Some liquor stocks edged up while motor industry talks were postponed to allow new compromise proposals, with hopes for an early settlement noted just before close.
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New York
House of Representative
Case
Allied Chemical
American Can
U. S. Smelting
John Manville
Chrysler
U. S. Steel
Montgomery Ward
General Motors
Bethlehem Steel
Sears-Roebuck
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Amercan Telephone
Union Pacific
Douglass Aircraft
United Aircraft
Schenley
National Distillers
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
New York Stocks Mixed as Prices Move in Thin Trading
A scrambled list of stock names and prices shows widespread small gains and losses across major industries. Notable entries include Am Can AmWooln Coca Col and U.S. Steel with modest shifts, as investors parse a murky market. Market breadth remains narrow with thin volume and scattered activity.
Chicago Grain Markets Close Prices by Month and Grain
Chicago on March 17 reports May and July futures for WHEAT CORN OATS RYE and BARLEY with May July and September settlement figures. LARD and BELLY futures shown for May July and September, detailing price levels for each commodity.
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Chicago
Kansas City Livestock Market Reports March 17
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes cattle and hog price moves. Hogs: 600 head with 400 direct, steady. sows down to 2.75. Cattle and calves: 100 head, week trends mixed with steadies and gains. fat cows up to 25, vealers strong. Sheep: 3,000 head, lambs up to 15, ewes up to 10, week’s top lambs 9.65, top ewes 5.65.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
U. S. Dept. Agr
Cotton futures ease on weekend liquidation in New York
In New York on March 17 AP reported opening advances in cotton futures followed by declines as weekend liquidation pressured a narrow market. May futures fell from 12.21 to 12.10 and closed 12.13 with the market steady to slightly lower. Spot middling quoted at 12.35 with other futures and grades listed. Boston noted steadier Western wool trade easing into the week with modest price moves in 64s and finer wools and little change overall.
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New York
Liverpool
Boston
U. S
Baston
Home Owners Loan Bonds Move in New York Market
In New York on March 17 AP reports Home Owners Loan 4s of 1951 traded with a total of 19,000 units. The issue settled at 1 and 8 97 on 1-4 and 1-2-97 maturities, reflecting activity in the municipal bond market.
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Joan Bonds
New York
Cotton Prices Steady in Galveston Market
In Galveston on March 17, spot cotton held steady at middling 12.25 cents per pound. Trading volume reached 600 bales as farmers and traders awaited further market signals.
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Galveston
Market prices scattered by Associated Press data
The report lists various company and utility stock and bond figures with prices and fractions, including Amer G&E Amer Mar Amer Sup Pow Ark Na Gas Assoc G&E City Soe Cresson Detroit Air Ford Ltd Gulf Oil lLtumble Oil Niag Hud Pow Pennroad SO Ind Swift & Co Trans Air Unit Gas Unit P L Unit Verde and others. The data reflects a segment of bond and stock quotations in a financial market roundup.
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Adam Exp
Alaska J
Allegny
al C&dye
Allis C
Car&f
For P
Amer Int
Amn Loco
Amer P&l
Roll M
Am Smeltr
AmStiFdr
T&t
Amntobb
AmWtrWk
AmWooln
Amwinpf
Anaconda
Anchore
AT & SF
Aub Auto
Avia Cor
B&o Rail
Barnsdl
Bendix
Boh Alum
Borden
Bulovi A
Burad Ma
Byers
Cal Hee
An Pa
C&o Rail
Lac&w
Dia Mat
I P Mowetaig
du Pont
Fastman
Elec P&l
Erie RR
Fox FA
Gen Food
Gen Mill
Ger Sic
Gil Raz
Gimbel
Slidden
Coldust
Goodyer
Gt NorPtf
Homstak
Hous Oi
Howe End
Har
Jas Mvr
Kennett
Krog Gr
Lambert
KgMyr
Liquid C
Lor Tob
Mack Tr
Meinpor
McKetin
McLellim
Midcpet
Mo Pac
Montard
Murraye
Nat Bis
Natcshr
NatDary
Nat Dist
Nat P&l
N ¥ Ctl
Nh&h
Na Aviat
Nor Amer
Nor AmpPr
Nor Pac
Ohio Oi
Pac G&e
Packard
Penny JC
Penn RR
Phelps D
Pullman
SA NP
Air
Tut Corp
Indal
Stahbstr
Studbkr
Rex Corp
Pi‘ Tr S Timken
Trans Am
UnCarbi
Util PA
US Steel
Pfr
Vanadum
Vadsca L
Warn Pix
WestMid
West UN
West Air
West E&m
WoolWrth
Yel Tr&c
Associated Press
Am Cyan B
Amer G&e
Amer Mar
Amer Sup
Ark Na Gas A
Assoc G&e A
City Soe
Cresson
Detroit Air
el B
Ford Ltd
Gulf Oil
lLtumble Oil
Niag Hud
Pennroad
SO Ind
Swift & Co
Trans Air
Unit Gas
Unit P & L
Unit Verde
Barracks Brings Gala Masquerade To Tonight
Barracks Briets Tonite features a big canoe event with second class tendering to first class. A gala masquerade will host defunct admirals Prussian generals cowboys vaqueros and others in relaxed attire. E troop leads troop competition with five demotions in seven weeks. Elmer Pratt performs a new impersonation. Eugene O Neill Day after Day and Eva Le Gallienne At 3 arrived at the library. Russell and Rice missed an El Paso trip for Hedda Gabler. Red Eaton objects to Homer nickname asserting Babe Ruth links.
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Tonite
Jinkins and
Hamilton
Becker
Red List
Bill Nordhem
Johnny Kokernot
Billy Henderson
Bill
E Troop
Elmer Pratt
Movement
Dramatique
Elmer
Eugene O’neill
Eva le Gallienne
Russell
Rice
el Paso
Hedda Gabbler
Ibsen
Baltimore riot ends in double bandit slayings by guard
Joseph Kelly, bodyguard to Willis King, killed two bandits after they raided King's Baltimore restaurant. Police photographed Kelly at the Baltimore station during the investigation into the shooting, as authorities sorted details of the fatal confrontation.
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Willis King
Baltimore
Joseph Kelly
Roswell Chamber Protests Post Office Schedule Change
A Roswell Chamber of Commerce committee protested a proposed Post Office schedule change for the Roswell Carrizozo line. Telegrams were sent to Senators Cutting Hatch and Rep Chavez voicing concern that service between Roswell Carrizozo and Hondo Tularosa would slow. The committee members are Paul Wilmot Myron Prager and George Hill.
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Roswell
P. D. Taylor The Welder’s Big Roswell Shop Success
P D Taylor known as Taylor the Welder runs possibly the largest welding shop in this part of New Mexico at 212 North Virginia in Roswell. Four years ago he started with a portable electric welder and now operates a shop with overhead cranes a complete blacksmith shop boiler making equipment and a three man crew. He notes the depression boosted repairs as more machinery is repaired than new parts and his business serves many points outside the county.
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New Mexico
Roswell
P. D. Taylor Welding Works
North Virginia
Taylor
Mr. Taylor
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