Markets Slip as Sterling Dims and Stocks Lag
The Washington Post reports stocks failing to respond to late news, with sterling dropping to its lowest in weeks and the franc under pressure. Rail shares and railroad stocks show mixed moves while certain oil issues and financials hold with modest gains in selected issues.
New York Stock Exchange Fades as Mixed Trading Tide
Markets drifted with little feature activity as absorptive moves for property by Delaware Shell Trading and Transport affected some stocks. Industrials were quiet, Aetna Explosives traded modestly, Guantanamo Sugar rose, and National Bank rights held strength. Oil quoters and Boston closing bids reflected a subdued heat of the day with scattered gains and losses.
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Delaware
Shell Tradine
Ryan Consolidated
Ite
Hercules
Aetna
Guantanamo
United Hetais
Nationalty Bank
United States
Bonds Generally Are Featureless In Active Trading
A July 23 market summary notes a moderately active Liberty and Victory bond trade with prices easing about 1 to 85 cents across issues. Rails show mixed prices, with no expected major shifts until freight rate actions. Industrials and transfers were dull. Russian currency weak, Belgian and Swiss issues steady, and corporate reports show Barnett Weather earnings and Chandler Motor Company dividends.
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Speen
Washington West
New York
Liberty
Victory
General News
South Manchurian
Japan
United States
Virginia &S and
Brown Bros
Barnett Weather Company Inc
Maintenance
Chicago Grain Market Faces Bearish Crop Estimates
July grain session saw losses as bearish crop estimates weighed on values. Wheat closed heavily down, corn and oats marginally lower, while provisions varied. Cash grain quotes, dairy and poultry movements, and commodity futures reflected general weakness across the board.
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Local Stock Exchange Trading in Washington Railway and Electra
Trading on the local stock exchange saw Washington Railway and Electra preferred stock advance to 48, with three shares at 46, 10 at 47, and 168 at 48, yielding a net gain of 3 points. Capital Traction and Union Savings Bank shares changed hands, while bonds including Potomac Piecer and Wests Railway and Alcette 4s traded. market activity showed fair demand and mixed moves across multiple issues.
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Fr & Steven Mergentaler Syneryn
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PLAN TO FIGHT BOND TAX PLAN IN COURTS
War era finance rows loom as banks challenge Liberty bond and Treasury notes tax provisions under the War Loan Act. Local assessors face protests, urging courts to decide the legality of taxing interest and deposits. The dispute centers on whether the federal government can tax government securities and related interest.
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Treasury
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Metal market brief shows unchanged spot and futures
The market reports steady prices across copper tin and zinc with both spot and futures holding. London copper sits at 41 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence per ton while futures trade near 93 pounds 7 shillings. Tin and zinc show small steady shifts with limited movement in July and August contracts.
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New York Grain Spot Prices Report
Spot prices for wheat and corn mixed as of July 23 in New York markets. No 2 red and white wheats shown with values around 94 and 298 cents per bushel for spot and freight terms. No 2 mined durum appears cited. corn No 2 white also listed with current price.
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