The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-17
DEALINGS ON CHANGE
SMALLEST IN MONTHS
Stock Exchange Business Is Re.
stricted in Volume Trading
Very Inactive. "
'tti "-. .t ...,
HEAVY DEALINGS IN
THE LIBERTY ISSUES
Final Quotations Under the Top
Prices with Irregular Tone
at the Close. ..,
at the Close.

New York, Nov. 1C--Operations on
the stock exchange today were the
smallest, and in most essentials the
least noteworthy Of any full session
for several months Dealings barely
totaled 285,0OO Tres, the latest re-
strictions OF the xchange tending fur
ther to limit transactions to actual
purchases and sales 49,.
Price changes were influenced to a
considerable extent by negative con.
ditions, rather than actual happenings.
The more perplexing railroad situa.
ton, the absence OF definite advices
from Russia and conflicting news from
the Italian front combined to provoke
fresh liquidation. F l. ~.
Movements were narrow, however,
except among rails and few inactive
specialties. Delawa re and Hudson fell
four points to the new minimum Of
SO, Pennsylvania Reading and other
coalers as well as Pacifics and Grang
ers reacted one~tO two points, and
minor transportations were lower.
Active industrials, inc luding the war
group, were little aft ected by the re-
dictionary, trend Of representative
stock, recording extreme gains of one
to two points. Motors and shippings
denoted further short covering cop
pers made up some Of yesterdays lost
ground. Final quotations were under
top prices, the list closing with an IT.
regular tone.
Italian exchange was especially
weak, lires at $3.50. approximating
their greatest discount, guilders also
showing some depression. Call loans
were easier, time. rates remaining
firm.
Bonds were hesitant, with further
heavy dealings in Nbert TISSUES, the
rs falling from, 81 4S t0,avfre5h mini
mum of 1914, while the, ANS rose
from 1865 ,t0, . 9,I "a, substantial ad-
vance oyer the, as, +, Total sales of
bonds q; par valued aggregated
$4,270,OO0 49,.
United States Eond Gold issues)
were unchanged on call. ....., 49,.
COAL AND LABOR SHORT.
New York, Nov. l6-Dunn's tOmor.
row will say: a.s-.,s 80 49,, M
With the increasing restraints i'm
posed by war conditions and with tn
many uncertainties Of the PERIOD bus-
mess is handicapped in various ways
and it's progress is necessarily check
cred and irregular. Not true lack OF
confidence, but owing to the draw
backs iii production and distribution.
and also because d diminishing sup.
plies Of tinaterials Aid merchandise.
some important tran Sd f6ns are being
held iii 'abeyance,5 and The idifticultie,
of filling requirements are not calcu-
lated to lessen with winter drawing
near and a still greater congestion in
transportation foreshadowed. it is
particularly unfortunate, a. time
when the manufacturing forces of tn.
country should he running most
smoothly to meet the extensive ana
growing war needs and the large de-
mands from regular channels. tina.
some plants have been obliged to
shu. down through Inability to obtain
fuel and that the works in many d.
rections continue hindered by labor
shortage and other obstacles. Where
uninterrupted opera tons are possible
there arc comparatively few instances
where producers have not sufficient
orders in hand To keep Them actively
occupied, and it is not uncommon to
hear of ordinary business being turned
aside to make room for the pressing
wants of this government and its al
lies. ...... ..ss
Weekly bank bearings $5,494,O G0,
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