Flood of liquidation drives many stocks to new year lows
Liquidity pressure in the market spiked with huge volume, as bears pressed prices across railway and industrial shares. Call money rose to 7 percent amid a broad liquidation wave and speculative tensions in cotton contracts, while money, bank reserves, and gold exports shaped trading sentiment.
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New York Stock Market and Commodity Updates
The February coal tonnage for Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad reached 1,242,927 tons, up 4 percent from last year, with shipments to the West and tidewater rising. Money on call strengthened, sterling weak, wheat and corn futures showing modest gains and losses amid volatile trading. Cotton futures steadied late after nervous sessions, while copper and metal markets showed quiet activity and mixed prices in New York and international exchanges.
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Daily Colton Market highlights New York April 28
Market notes from New York and Washington show steady butter and cheese, mixed poultry and meat prices, and firm grains. Cottonseed oil primus crude and various sugars hold steady while eggs, potatoes, and vegetables display varied regional quotations.
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Wall Street Struggles Provide Mixed Signals on May Moves
Special to The Washington Post reports calm broker sentiment amid approaching May deliveries and dividends. Banks show relieved gold demand, while a 1.25 million share turnover signals trading flurry. Railroad stocks such as Atchison, B&O, St Paul, Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Illinois Central led declines as industrials hovered near year’s low.
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Tnion Pacific
Iinois Central
Stock Market Slump Tests Investor Confidence in Feb Trade
In a day of uneven trading turnover surged as heavy selling pulled many issues lower while bargain hunters reappeared. Rock Island preferred rose briefly but closed down. Steel common posted one of its best days yet yet the preferred slid sharply.
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Trading activity on focal frop market with firm prices
Day marked by restricted trading and featureless activity with firm prices and occasional gains. Washington Railway and Electric 4s at 843-4, Potomac Electric 4s at 108, Potomac Consolidated at 1012-8, Capital Traction 1313-4, Lanston 927-8, Union Trust 1301-4. A. K. Parrish elected president but refused the office. Benjamin Woodruff chosen as secretary. The exchange amended rules to curb self-to-sell sales and block multiples of quotation lots. C. D. Radcliffe ill with appendicitis. Henry Walters leaves for Europe on vacation.
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Diamonds and the De Beers story in world trade
The article describes diamonds as the dominant global trade, noting the vast share from South African fields, the De Beers monopoly led by Rhodes and Isaacs, and the global import figures. It recounts diamond discovery, the labor compounds, and the shift from manual to mechanical sorting and mining processes shaping the modern diamond industry.
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Live Stock Markets Improve Steady in New York and Chicago
In New York on April 28 beef and veal receipts show little change with steady demand. calves and hogs also steady as good dressed veal and prime plate hogs trade. Chicago estimates cattle receipts near 8,000 with steady market. hogs about 10,000 head with $10 to $15 higher noted. sheep and lambs remain steady with buffalo lambs around 7.50 and spring lambs near 10.00.
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