Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-05 | Page 12 | Mine Stocks Lead in August Gains

MINE STOCKS LEAD LEADIN IN AUGUST GAINS The market value of representative Ive tive common stocks increased sed or 39 per cent in August to at the end of the month according to a New York brokerage firm The issues now are appraised appraised appraised ap ap- ap- ap praised at 1005 per cent more than on June 30 Since the end of June the rails motors steels and electrical equipments are up per cent and the mines are up per cent centOn On a percentage basis the largest largos Increase during the month of August was a gain of per cent in the mines The steels were up per percent percent percent cent the amusements per cent the rails per cent the utilities 47 per cent the electrical equipments per er cent the motors 42 per cent the industrials per cent the chemi chemicals als per cent the railroad equipments per cent foods 24 per per percent cent the oils per cent anc and retail shares per cent The largest gain in dollars was in the utilities The r rails ils were up up the oils the motors and the mines The increase of in August was was larger than th the gain o of in July but on a percentage per per- b basis s s the J July Jub ly gain Q of 44 42 per cent was bigger than the August gain of 39 per 39 per cent