New York, Feb. 11.
The colton market opened quiet with prices ruling steady on fair Bombay and Liverpool cables. However, operators were generally apathetic owing to the long week-end holiday and impending legislative matters, Closing quotations were from 1 to 8 points down.
Good commission house demand and new buying, influenced by rumours of the possibility of the quota remaining unchanged, advanced prices in the rubber market today. At the final bell, gains ranged from 16 to 23 points above yesterday.
The Chicago Wheat Pit continues to be a weather affair. Bearish cables were offset by continued unfavourable weather reports, and final quotations were from % cent to % cent above the previous close.
New York, Feb. 11.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange today was a quiet pre holiday affair. There was nothing in the news to affect the market either way to any greet extent. The advance witnessed was due more to a lack of selling pressure than any other cause, whilst continued favourable business news was also a helpful fader. The volume of trading today amounted to 320,000 shares.
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