Clu Pont de Nemours Eagle Picher Lead Elec. Bond New York, Dec. 23.
The cotton market early advanced en higher Liverpool cables, covering by shorts and scattered local and foreign buying. Later, prices moderately declined on liquidation and hedge selling. Finally, the market closed steady on some trade buying, quotations ranging from unchanged to 3 points down.
More activity was witnessed in the rubber market today, and prices progressively hardened on higher London cables, professional and Commission house buying, better "Wall Street advices and more factory interest. At the last call over, gains of 16 to 24 points were recorded.
Trading in the Chicago Wheat Pit today was also more cheerful, and prices moderately advanced on firm foreign markets, professional buying and a favourable cash demand. At the final bell, gains of of a cent were registered.
New York Cotton New York Rubber]
Jan. 830-30—01Jan. Mar. 831-37—03 Mar. May 820-20—01 May July—792-92 une. July Oct. 759-59—02 Dec 762 M—03
164141 +16 1647-47 +24 1641-3 121 1643-48 +22
New York Sugar No. 4
New York Silk Mar. 1.14-15 unc.
May 115-154 une, Jan. 1.78B-19A -4-114
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