The Archive · 1940

U. S. Commodities

Tuesday's Closing Quotations

New York, Aug. 6.

The cotton market early moderately eased on an unfavourable "spot" demand, liquidation and hedging. Later, prices partially rallied on small trade buying and shorts covering. Finally, them market again reacted on the weakness of Wall Street and closed quiet, with quotations ranging from 3 to 5 points down.

Trading in the rubber market to-dav was a dull and narrow affair, with trade and factory absorption and higher cables being offset by profit taking and liquidation. At the close, quotations ranged from 2 points down to 1 point up.

Wheat futures in Chicago today moderately slipped in quiet trading on spot houses selling, liquidation, the absence of outside interest and an unfavourable cash demand. At the final bell, losses of 34 to % cent were recorded.

Climax-Miyb Cluett, Peabody Colorado Fuel & Iron, Comi. Solvents, Mountain City Copper Piper Aircraft Pittsburg Coke & Iron Reading Ca.

Richfield Oil Ryan Aeronautical Southern Rly. com. Sperry Corp.

Thompson Prods, Tidewater Ass. Oil Twin City Rapid Trait Un. Light & Power "A"

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