Market closes week and month with quiet confidence
New York March 30 AP The stock market ended the week and month with a quiet display of confidence as rails and metals support carried other divisions. Most active stocks posted minor gains while cotton weakness weighed on commodities though improved dust storm news aided sugar futures. Bond and foreign exchange trading showed upturns with a sharp pound slump. notable performers included Santa Fe U S Smelting Coca Cola and General Motors among others.
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New York
Rails and Metals
Mid-West
Santa Fe
U. A Smelting
Coca Cola
Sloss-Sheffield
Preferred
U. S. Steel
General Motors
du Pont
National Distillers
United Fruit
Chrysler
Liggett & Myers
Motor Products
Howe Sound
Bohn Aluminum
Consolidated Gas
New Orleans Cotton Closes Steady Up Five Points
New Orleans March 30 AP A good cotton market closed steady with a five point gain. Sales reached 602 bales while middling was priced at 11.35.
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New Orleans
Galveston Cotton Steady in Spot Market
Galveston March 30 AP spot cotton remained unchanged at middling 11.30 cents per pound with sales of 150 bales.
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Galveston
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Summary
Kansas City livestock figures show hogs mostly steady with Friday averages, cattle strength in week totals, and lambs to packers with modest shifts. July futures slipped, May through December futures mixed, spot addling stable at 11.30.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
New York curb market stock quotes roundup
Associated Press notes a snapshot of curb market trading with figures for Alum Co Am 37 Amn Cyan B 16 1/4 Amn G&E 22 1/8 Am Sup Pow 7/8 Ark Nat Gas A 5/8 City Svc 15/16 City Svc Ptd 10 1/4 Cons Cop Min 2 1/8 El Bonds & Share 5 7/8 Ford Met Ltd 7 1/2 Hecla Minn 6 7/8 Newmont Min 38 1/2 Nia Hud Pow 3 1/8 Penn Road 1 1/4 Swift & Co 15 1/2 Trans Cont Air 3/16.
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New York
AdamExp
T&t
Alaska J
Krencoit
Allegany
KrogGro
P&l
Amt&t
Nynh&h
NorAmr
At&sf
NorPac
Ohio Oil
Pac G&e
Bal Loco
Packard
Rb&orail
Park
Barnsdl
Bendix A
Penny JC
Beth Stl
Penn RR
Bob Alum
Phelps I
Borden
Phil Pet
Brigzer
Progamb
Budd Mt
Pullman
Byers Co
Hec Radio
Reytobb
C&o Rail
P&p
Sears R
Shell
Skelly O & Chi
Chrysler
G&e
Sperry
Sperry Crp 8&8 14 Com&Sou StaBrde
Congo Na
Sta G&e
Con Gas
O Cal
Con Oil St OilInd
Con. Can
Sta O Njo
Conoild
Studbkr
CornPro
Tex Corp
Curt Wrt
Tex Ul
O& W
Tex Pc&o
Dia -Mat
Douga Air
Trans Am
du Pont
Carbi
Elec P&l
Air
Air Corp
Erie RR
Unit Corp Aq
Rsiz
Glidden
Us Steel
Goldust
E&m
Associated Press
Alum Co Am
Amn Cyan B
Amn G&e
Am Sup
Ark Nat Gas A
City Svc
City Svc Ptd
Cons Cop
el Bonds & Share
Ford Met Ltd
Hecla Minn
Newmont Min
Nia Hud Pow
Penn Road
Swift & Co
Trans Cont Air
New York Cotton Mixed Moves With Thin Trading
New York cotton prices fluctuated narrowly as old crop positions held steady under trade buying while later positions eased from liquidation. The market closed with subdued activity and slight net changes.
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New York
Wool market notes on grease and scoured prices
The report details call prices for combing fleece at 26-27 cents grease for 64s and finer, 27-27 1/2 cents for 58s to 1/2 blood, and lower grades at 23-24 cents for 48s to 1/4 blood. Western grown finer wools led demand, with bulk French combing wools selling at 60-63 cents scoured. Texas wool averaged 60-62 cents over twelve months.
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Ilar
Texas
U S Bonds and Treasuries Prices Shown
Market notes list several bond issues and prices: Fourth 4 1/4s at 33-38 old, 100.5. Treas 4 1/4s at 47-52, 115.25. Home Owners 4s at 51, 100.31. Fed Farm Mtg 3s at 49, 101.20. Fed Farm Mtg 3 1/4s at 64, 103.9.
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U. S. Bonds
Associated Press
Treas
Fed Farm
Wool Market Activity In Boston Past Week
Boston reports wool demand was fairly active with fleece wools showing steady movement. Mediums grown in Midwestern states were notably active, with buyers and merchants comparing fleece quality and prices across the market.
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Boston
Ap-Us
Middlewestern
Obhig
Sim
Grain futures move as Chicago markets close
Chicago grain prices posted modest gains with wheat futures up for May and July contracts. May wheat at 95 3/8, July 92 3/8, September 92. Corn showed March at 82, May 80 3/8, July 74 1/2, September 70 3/8. Oats rose with May at 44 3/4 and July at 39 1/2.
Market Prices For Grains And Meats
Commodity prices listed show rye barley lard and bellies with monthly values. September and May figures for rye barley and lard appear alongside July and September readings. Notable entries include rye at 5/8 37, 54 5/8 and 57 1/2. barley and bellies with mixed month quotes. lard at 12.75 and 12.72.
War and Peace Vote Shapes New Government Powers
War and Peace continues as the new government secures a 107 to 53 victory on a 25 percent devaluation of the belga. Senate committees back the plan and grant special powers sought by the administration for a period.
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Senate
London Sterling Falls Amid Market Turbulence
Year ends with most exchanges moving against English sterling as Belgian devaluation unsettles markets. Belga steadies at 25.60 per pound due to short coverage. Record Want Ads Bring Results committee studies a Community Chest to fund Salvation Army Red Cross and Boy and Girl Scouts in a single drive. Directors grant 25 to equip Thorne Park softball field. Legislative highway city beautification aeronautics and relief discussions held.
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London
Belga
Railroads face fixed charges on petroleum products and ores
The proposed rule fixes petroleum products at one cent per 100 pounds, limits sand and stone charges to one cent per 100 pounds when line haul rates are $1 per ton or more, with no charge below $1. Switching charges rise ten percent. A $1 bill of lading fee was disapproved. Commissioner Miller notes likely revenue about half of carriers’ estimate of $170 million yearly.
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Miller
Unique Advertising Idea of Conoco Co
Continental Oil Company launches a Spring stunt with 3000+ company and dealer vehicles carrying reprinted ads across about forty states. The nationwide drive, tied to Conoco campaigns, aims to highlight readership among 22 000 dealers and 3 000 participating vehicles, boosting Germ Processed Motor Oil sales noted since 1934. Continental marks its 60th anniversary, dating back to 1875 in Ogden Utah.
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Continental Oil Company
Continental
Conoco
Celezi Brating
Ogden
Utah
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