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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1974
Page
5
New York Stock Exchange quotes show notable activity with many blue chips and industrials listed. Key names include Alcan, Allied, Amgen, American Express, Coca Cola, General Dynamics, DuPont, Exxon, Ford, IBM, and GTE among others, reflecting broad market movement and price ranges in mid afternoon trading.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous corporations with numeric percent figures and positions such as Jantzen JetHPilot JonnMv and many others. The text resembles a stock or financial index page with company names followed by prices and percentage changes, but lacks coherent narrative.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 879.07, down 1.62 points. The Transportation Average was 200.94, slipping 1.51 points, while US Utilities at 94.17 moved up 0.32. The Stocks Index traded at 281.77, down 0.67 with volume around 15.68 million shares.
Fed margin requirement cuts spark hopes of easier policy and a stock market rally. Analysts note past cuts boosted markets. 1973 shocks foster caution for 1974 forecasts amid oil shortages and energy controls. Utilities now outpace bonds in yields, a trend not seen since the 1950s.
The Money Manager column discusses a four billion dollar gap in the nation’s money stock blamed on undercounting by banks, the Fed’s data flaws, and potential inflation in 1974. Meltzer of Carnegie Mellon argues the Fed’s bad procedures exaggerate money growth, urging public participation in energy windfalls as an alternative policy.
New York stocks moved irregularly on the NYSE with active trading. The Dow Jones average fell 0.46 to 880.23 near 2:30 p.m. after earlier weakness. The Dow had gained about 30 points over the prior two sessions and analysts noted profit taking in high priced issues. The S&P 500 slipped 0.73 to 99.07.
A reader asks why manufacturers lack a simple customer feedback system for warranty and non warranty issues. The response notes many firms are reducing runarounds and avoiding form letters. Senator Moss plans a forthcoming “good guys” report based on a survey of 300 large corporations.
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