Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-01-27 | Page 12 | Wall Street Briefs

I V r Wall aU Street Briefs I NEW YORK Jan 27 Heavy p OP Heavy melting scrap steel In the Chicago district Is being quoted at 10 to 10 1025 25 a ton 25 cents under the previous previous ous Otis maximum range A sized fair-sized tonnage was reported sold to a a. leading leading lead lead- ing independent mill at 1025 Dealers Dealers Dealers Deal Deal- ers continue to pay 10 Residential I building in the metropolitan metropolitan metropolitan metro metro- politan area of New York for the 19 business da days s 's ended January 23 Increased 12 per cent to from fi for the like Uke period last year F. F W. W Dodge Dod e corporation reports Total construction awards in the area for the period were 42 against in the corresponding corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding pe period of 1930 I While the automotive parts I sory industry closed the year 1930 with a total volume of business smaller naIler small naIl er than in hi 1929 an upward trend made its appearance in December and further im improvement can be expected ex expected ex- ex during the spring months the Motor and Equipment association re re- re ports The average activity for suppliers sup sup- pliers of at parts accessories and ga garage garage garage ga- ga rage equipment to the wholesale trade in lii December ra ran favorably ahead of December 1929 the report adds and December business of or origInal inal thai equipment makers also regist registered regis regis- t red an increase e over November in in- in cheating heavier schedules for the next 60 days in hi the car and truck thick plants Charles Donnelly Donnell president of or the Northern Pacific railroad said freight revenues for the first three weeks of January showed a d decline of about 8 per cent against a a. 14 to 15 per cent decline m in the latter part of ot 1930 World consumption of ot American cotton during December totaled apP apProximately ap- ap P Proximately bal balt bales compared with in November ember and 1041 1011 in December of ot the previous year ear the New York cotton service reports During the five fl months of the tile season ended December 31 consumption aggregated ag- ag gregat-ed gregat rega d about bales against in the like period of ot the previous seas season n. n