Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-07-29 | Page 6 | Wall Street

I WALL ALL STREET 1 By Associated Press Prea NEW YORK TORK July 29 A A further break of 9 points In General Motors was Wa the only pronounced exception to the tho general genral firmness of stocks at the dull dul opening of today's n session United States Steel led the prominent Issues at a a. gain of half halfa halfa a a point with similar advances for Tobacco Tobacco Tobacco To To- bacco Products Mexican Petroleum and St. St Paul preferred while several specialties special ties gained from 1 to 2 points Prices eased before the end of the first half hour when trading came cAre almost to a standstill Liberty bonds wOre steady Trading fell fel Into a rut later the market market mar mat ket becoming more Irregular on orA the further fur fur- then ther heaviness of high priced d dP or specialties Y f a d Sumatra a Tobacco broke 3 P points and Tobacco 16 lost t 1 points on a sin gle sale Western Union forfeited a az other point and d American Telephone a a large fraction United d States State Steel was the eon only 1 leader aWo to show h r rt any activity J but gave no Intimation of tomorrows tomorrow's o d dividend divi action General EI Electric Pressed Steel Car r. r Peoples People's G Ga Gaa Detroit United sG Railways Ii a and Burns s Brothers Coat Coal embraced embraced em em- braced the few strong Issues s. s CHICAGO MARKET MARKET By Dy Associated Press Pres CHICAGO July 2 29 netter Better weather conditions especially rain In Kansas brought about lower prices today for corn Liberal receipts and continued successes against t the te E Germans tended also to favor the bears beau It was said the crop this seas season n was now three thre weeks nearer to maturity than was the case a year ago Opening prices which varied from the same as Saturdays Saturday's finish to toH H 40 11 o lower with August and September were followed bya by material setbacK all an around a Oats paralleled the action acton of corn Trade was of moderate volume After opening c o down with wih August Auget 70 c. c t the market market underwent a a further sag Upturns in the value of hogs strengthened strengthened strength strength- th en ened provisions Buying however was of only a scattered local LONDON MONEY By Associated Press Pres LONDON July 29 Bar Bar silver BUver 48 13 per oun ounce e. e Money 3 P p per r cent f Discount t rates short shor b bills s 3 I 32 17 p per r cent Three months' months bills bis 3 1732 32 per cent