New York, Sept. 18.
Billions of dollars in security price valuations were wiped out in world markets last week on the threat of war in Europe. The same news that sent security prices plunging brought strength into wheat, sugar, rubber and the non-ferrous metals, copper, lead, zine and tin.
Stocks and bonds at New York London, Paris, Amsterdam and Cal selling since 1914. Highest grade investments and low priced, purely speculative issues were equally hard hit. Stocks of the New York stock exchange suffered a market valuation loss for the week in excess of U.S.82,500,000,000.
Losses ranged io eight points with inactive issues down even more. Only 59 of the 1,094 issues traded were able 74|to advance in the face of the selling There were 971 which declined and 64 were unchanged.
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