Market Sluggish and Uncertain As Steel Rebounds to 110
New York trading opened uneven as steel shares led slight gains while the market overall showed persistent dullness. United States Steel weighed with activity at 110, other issues like Baldwin American Sumatra and Distillers posted fractional advances, while many stocks fell or held near unchanged amid mixed signals on demand and corporate prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel
Whitch
Baldwin
American Sumatra
Distillers
Western Union
St. Paul
Arciummlation
Steel
Curb Market Review and Cotton Declines Mixed Trade
The Broad Street curb market waits for new issue activity as a trading group. Aetna Explosives and Wright Martin show small moves, Chevrolet Motor falls, United Motor weak, Burns Bros. Ice trades, oil and mining stocks steady. Cotton opens lower with late day rallies on weak Southwest weather, December contracts rise mild but settle mixed with gains.
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New York
Broad Street
Tme
Aetna Explosives
Wright- Martin
Wright-Martin
Chevrolet Motor
United Motor
Burns Bros. Ice
Live Stock Markets Across Chicago and New York
Chicago market activity shows hogs and cattle with mixed signals and record highs in early trade, while New York receipts indicate steady to firm prices across hogs calves and sheep. Parallel notes cover metal, paper, and cottonseed oil markets with price indications and daily balances.
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Chicago
United States Bureau of Imarkets
Oregon Wethern
New York
New York Money Market Rates and Bond Activity
New York money market shows mercantile paper four and six months at 6 and 6 percent. 60 day bills quoted around 4.72 percent with commercial and cables rates near 4.71 to 4.76 percent. Government bonds steady while railroad bonds are irregular. Time loans firm with bids at 6 percent for 90 days and 6 months. Call money high at 5.34 with closing bid at 5 percent. last loan at 5 percent.
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New York
Mercantile Paper
Ster
Cail Money
New York Grain and Produce Prices and Meat Condition Report
New York grain prices show steady spot corn and mixed yellow corn. Livestock and produce prices listed for poultry cheese eggs vegetables and fruit, with Department of Agriculture notes on meat condition: beef receipts moderate, pork steady, lamb moderate, mutton none.
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Long Island
New York State
Virginia
Kennery
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Market Notes On Bonds and Industry Output In New York
In New York on August 8 bonds were dull and irregular amid strong war news and a quiet market. Brown Brothers Virginia debit certificates rose to 57, closing at 56, while third 4s slid then recovered. Columbia Gas first mortgage 5 percent bonds traded near 78, yielding about 8.5 percent, with other issue gains and a broad rise in second 4s and related securities. Industrial output noted July big iron gains and Ford price leadership influencing car production, while taxes and merchant marine factors shaped exports and credit conditions. The report also discusses England’s tax provisions, interest and loan activity, and university of coal, gas, and utility holdings with emphasis on entities such as Columbia Gas, Brown Brothers, and Ford.
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New York
W. B. Hibbs & Co
American Foreign Securities
Am. Tel, & Teich, As
Armour & Co
Atchison
Atlantic Loast Line
Atlantic Jetrole
Haltimore & Ohio Co
Barnett Oil
Eng Ledge
Bethlehem Steel
Bingham M
Brooklyn Transit As
Boston
Montanahae
Butterworth Dudgen
Central Leather
Caledonia Mining
Central
Canada Copper
Chic., & Q
Mil
St. P. Ov
Ric R & Pac
Chic & Northw
Colo, &Outhern
É & Bag
den & Rio G
Cities Service Pr
Distillers Securities
Consolidated Arigona
Dom
Tan
Cosden Co
General Electric
Ty Cosden Pf
Cramps Great Northern Ist
Cresson
Illamois Central
Crystal Coppenterborough Rap
Curtiss Aero
Mer
Marine
Davis Dal
Kansity Southerner
Denbeigh Liverre
Liggett. & Myers A
Ilk Basin
Louis & Nash
Emerson
Kan
Texista
Emma Copper
Missouri
Wederal Oil
Montsna Power
First National Copper
Y. Central Deb
Glen Rock
Norfolk & Western Eqn
Northern Pacific
Green Monster
Oregon
Ig A
Bt le San FR
Rostal
Island Oil Ase Gaq Seaboard Air Line
Adj
Jerome Verde Southern Bt Tel, Bs
Jim Butler
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Keystone Tire Wazay
Ge ‘Ds
Lake Torpedo Vue
Texas Company
Magma Copper
Texas & Pacific Ista
Marlin
BO Union Pacific
United Kingdom
Maxim Mason Valley
Merritt Cs
Metropolitan Tetroleum Joe Va.-Car
Midwest Oilcom
Midwest Dupt
Midwest Refining
Mitchell Motors Ee
Motherlode 3A Ag
Nipissing Mines
North Amer, & & FP
Aig Taes
Northwestern
Ohio Copper
Oklahoma
Jaberty
Liberty
Peerless Motors
Aberty 2d
Ray Hercules
Red Warrior
St. Joseph Lea
Sapulpacom
Sequoyah Oil
Shape Sinclair
Standard Motors
Submarine Corporation
Tri Triangle Uim
United Eastern Ss BM
Teight & H Cor
Rv Uy
S. Light & HW
United Motors Nay Bing
Sharin We
United Verde
United Western One
Bince Victoria
Wayland
Wright-Martin
West End
Anglo-Amer
Qil Ca
New
Atlantic Refining Co
Borne-Scrymser Co
Buckeye Pipe Line Co
Cheseborough Co. Mig. Co
Ine Co
Northern Pipe
Obra Oil Co
Pierce Oil Corpor
Prairie OU & Gas Co
Ryairye Pipe Line Co
Solar Refining Co
Southern Pipeline ‘Co
South Penn. Oil Co
Southw
Pa. Pen. Co
Oi Co
California
Washington Post
Brown Brothers
Virginia
McAdoo
Sue
Columbia Gas First Mortgage
Treasury
Cincinnati
Cleveland
United Fuel Gas
Union Gas and Electric
Spain
Ford
Ford Jed
Overland
Chevrolet
Dodge
Maxwell
Congress
Potomac Electric Cons
Captal Traction
Washington Railway
Georgetown Gas
Washington Gas
Col. Gas & Elec
Col. Gas & el
Capital Traction
Etec
E P
EL Power Ist
Elec. Power Fs
Am. Tel
Tel Con
W. M. Cold Storage
St & Safe de
Wash. Ry
Flec
Wash
Elec
N. & W. Steamboat
Washington Gan
Col. Gas and Electric
Tel
Sendda Lanston Mergenthaler
Ween
Lanston Scrip
World Money Markets and Agricultural Prices Report
The Aug 8 dispatches summarize weekly statements from England Bank, Bank of France, and Imperial Bank of Germany with shifts in reserves, deposits, and notes. Major totals show mixed gains and losses across gold, bullion, securities, and circulation, followed by commodity quotes for butter eggs cheese poultry sugar and coffee in New York markets.
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London
Air of
England
Powernunmens G
Paris
Bank of Francs
Treasury
Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
Baltimore Markets Poultry And Butter Prices Aug 3
Baltimore markets report poultry prices across grades from spring chicks to old hens with per pound ranges. Butter prices list Western Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia creamery and store packed firsts and extras across regional lines.
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Baltimore
Livy
By Express
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ohio
West Virginia
North Carolina
Plans to regulate bank loans under capital issues committee
The Capital issues committee plans to review bank loans over $100,000 for capital purposes, expanding its oversight beyond stock and bond issuance. With cooperation from bankers and financial groups, the plan aims to ration money and credit to direct capital toward the war effort, relying entirely on voluntary cooperation.
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Capital Issues Committee
Bumper Crops Now Assured Despite July Losses
The Department of Agriculture reports generally larger plantings across crops this year, but July heat and drought trimmed prospective output. Total losses approach 750 million dollars, with grain and feed crops down about 450 million and cotton down 250 million. Corn led declines, with about 173 million bushels off. wheat futures remained strong, while tobacco rose by 41 million pounds from July forecasts.
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Department of Agriculture
Analytical Laboratory offerings and services noted
Analytical Laboratory at the National Vaccine and Antitoxin Institute lists examinations for water milk food drugs and related items. Bacteriological and chemical analyses of blood stomach content and excreta available upon attending physician orders only through 1512-15 You Street N W North 69.
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National Vaccine and Antitoxin Institute
You Street N. W. North 69
Four Miles Line To Link Camp Humpreys With Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon and Camp Humphreys Railway Company plans a four mile line funded by 420000 in short term notes to buy 50 show cars. The Washington Virginia Company controls the project, with cars due for delivery and service expected between Camp Humphreys and Washington by September 15. Capital committee action anticipated to finance before the September Liberty Loan drive opens.
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Capital Issues Committee
Washington-Virginia Railway Company
Mount Vernon
Camp Humphreys
Mt. Vernon
Washington-Virginia Company
Washington
Philadelphia
Market rallies on bullish crop report expectations in Chicago
Chicago traders priced in a bullish crop report with corn futures rising on expected yield cuts while oats and provisions showed mixed gains and declines. Cash grain quotes anchored the session with No 2 yellow corn around 1.78 to 1.89 dollars and oats near 0.69 to 0.70 dollars, as futures opened higher and fluctuated through the day.
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Chicago
Longs
Kansas
Safest Investments and Investments It Amounts £ 500 Upward
Fragmentary financial note describes first deeds of trust notes as secure on real estate in DC, termed mill-edge investments, depending on financial response and stability of issuers. It invites readers to request the book Concerning Loans and Investments from Swartzell Rheem Hensey Co at 727 Fifteenth Street N. W.
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District of Columbia
Corp Lerve Bs
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Eugene E. Thompson
John Joy Edson
Fifth Federal Reserve District
National Bank Resources
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
John B. Larner
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Miffintown
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N. Y. Ave
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