The Archive · 1938

New York Stocks

Friday's Closing Quotations

New York, Nov. 4.

After opening steady, stock prices on Wall Street today finished irregularly lower, Operators mostly continued to mark time due to the lack of a definite trend, coupled with the coming election uncertainties. Sentiment, however, was in no way impaired, as large potential buying power appears to be waiting for a lead. Most recent pivotal issues were under pressure, principally due to the lack of stimulating news. The turnover today amounted to 1,200,000 shares.

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