The Archive · 1936

I, Dee. 19

Stock prices have held within arrow limits during the past and though a few individual issues registered appreciable advances and declines, the market as a whole appeared entirely trendles. There Was a particular selling pressure, but on te other hand, there wax {otal absence of urgent buyers. Changes in the dally volume of trad~ Ing showed no correlation with the Muetuations of the averages and for the time being speculative interest appears to have been diverted from the security markets to commodities.

"Aided by wide advances in wheat and rubber the Dow-Jones 11 ce modity index reached new high round for the last several years. Wheat advanced five cents on Monday due to Heavy purchases from Italy and Germany and most of thix gain Was retained, 'The increase in the quota of only' per cent, for the first quarter in 1837 and a further per for the second quarter to 75 per tye caused a AbBrD AD per ent, respect Céuton moved

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