Retail sales gain in May signaling slow recovery
May retail sales rose at the nation’s largest chains led by S S Kresge with a 25 percent year over year gain and 41 percent from April. Auto makers reported improved May car sales but warn against predicting a rapid recovery amid cautious consumer spending and high unemployment.
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Bond Prices Rise as Week Sees New Offerings
Long term bond prices gained while short-term issues were steady amid forecasts of slow economic improvement. New offerings over 1.1 billion attracted solid investor demand with about 700 million in intermediate and long-term debt nearly sold out on Thursday.
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Commodity futures drift lower on major exchanges
Prices for wheat corn oats and soybeans eased over the week on U S futures markets with limited volume and light public participation. Wheat soybeans and related products fell while live cattle held steady amid expectations of record grain output and cautious demand.
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Ed de Moch
Chicago
U.S. Treasury Bonds Prices and Yields Across Maturities
Over the counter U S government treasury bonds show weekly high low and close prices plus the net change from last week and yields. The table lists maturities from Aug 75n through 00-05 with prices around 90 to 105 and yields ranging roughly from 4 to 9 percent, subject to federal taxes.
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Over The Counter Securities List
The Southern Illinoisan presents an unofficial over the counter securities list with bid and ask quotations. Prices are approximations and based on market activity without official exchange verification.
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Weekly Stock and Bond Totals Report
Weekly figures show New York stocks at 123,503,940 and bonds at 119,687,000 while American stocks reach 16,876,340 and bonds 7,098,000 Midwest stocks total 6,075,000 with a year ago 74,583,600 and 85,140,000 for stocks and bonds respectively.
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Standard and Poor s Weekly Stock Indices Report
New York AP reports S and P weekly index figures across Industrials Railroads Utilities and Stocks with highs lows and closes given for the period. Poors Weekly 500 Stox Index figures also appear though some data lines are truncated and inconsistent.
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New York Stocks Mixed as Markets Absorb Mixed Signals
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Stock market gains on hopeful but uneven week
The week saw modest gains as investors echoed Treasury Secretary Simon's cautious optimism about a recovery. The Dow rose 7.35 to 839.64, S&P 500 up 1.33 to 92.48, and the NYSE composite 0.73 higher at 49.19, with volume at seven‑week highs. Gainers outpaced losers 1,258 to 530 amid mixed breadth and a 9.2 percent unemployment rate reported.
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Standard & Poor
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Unclear OCR list of codes and numbers from New York bonds and utilities
A fragmented OCR text lists numerous codes, percentages, and identifiers for bonds, utilities, railroad lines, and regional abbreviations. The readable content consists of scattered alphanumeric strings, place abbreviations, and dates, with no coherent narrative or verifiable event.
Dow Jones Weekly Averages Reported for Broad Range
The weekly closing ranges for major indexes are listed with highs lows and net changes. Dow Jones averages show slight gains across rows including Transports Utilities and Industrials, with values around 170 for Dow components and around 83 for Utilities and 76 for Industrials.
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