Profits Taken Despite Good Local Reports New York, Nov, 19.
Stock Exchange trader, fearful of today ignored continued favourable war developments over the week-end domestic business reports and took profits. Recently favoured specials and leaders dropped fractions over one point. United States Steel. the most active issue, was off one and one half points at the low.—United Press, Everywhere the King walked, through damaged streets he was greeted by cheering crowds, and cries of "God bless you" and "Thank you for coming" were frequently heard, His Majesty often commented to the mayor on the wonderful spirit of the people, Greatly cheered by the King's visit, work for the relief of distress was being carried on with redoubled energy under the leadership of Lord Dudley, Regional Commissioner, and Mr. Morrison.
Loud-speakers on vans patrolled already-cleared streets today telling the homeless to go to dispersal points, where buses were waiting to take them to rest centres, All those within a radius of many miles have been ordered promptly by Miss Florence Horsbrugh, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health, to adopt certain hygienic measures, Thousands of workers were being fed by field kitchens run by the authorities, and there was no shortage of food in rest centres. The ordinary mechanism of the Food Ministry was working well.
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