Rush for Shares on the Berlin Bourse Berlin, Aug. 23.
The Bourse to-day was crowded] with an exceptional number of} visitors, who eagerly awaited an-Rouncement of the first quotation on the new German Steel Trust shares, the introduction of which was unique in the history of the Bourse. The quotation was delayed, as the two brokers in charge the new issue almost collapsed owing to heavy pressure of work.
The shares opened at 130 and, rose in the open market to 147.
Banks recently have been inundated with orders totalling over doable the Trust's capital of 800, (000,000 marks. 'The shares offered to-day, according to reports, were under' 30,000,000.—Reuter.
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