The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-15
The Market News
TIE HERALD takes pride in lis membership
in The Associated Press, the great news gath

T7lE HERALD takes pride IN its membership
IN The Associated Press, the great news gath
cring organization which with merring ac.
curacy and unmatched speed places before the
READERS Of The Herald the running record Of the
worlds happenings in this and distant lands.
Naturally the spectacular new seen under the
little caption, by The Associated Press, CON
Germs the rise aud fall Of dynasties. the ebb aud
flow of battle lines. the words and deeds of presi-
deuts. statesmen aud generals. hut in a more hum
drum way. though scarcely less in importance than
the mighty issues. The Associated Press i Of actual
every day service 90 a great many OF the readers
of The Herald through It's market reports.
IN its exact. painstnkiug record NJ the rise or
fall Of prices Of staple commodities. Of cattle. hogs
aud sheep, of wool aud cotton, Of sugar and faX.
Vt butter. cheese aud eggs. Of wheat. corn. oats
and other grains, of potatoes aud poultry. OF the
stock and bond market, aud of the many other fac
tors which enter into the business world. Is re-
necicd the financial, industrial and productive pulse
Of the nation.
Nowhere in the service Of The Associated Press
il there displayed to u greater extent the genius
Of this wonderful organization for combined speed
aud accuracy. The difference Of a figure. apparent
~ trifinr in itself, may spell wealth or ruin 10 some
distant producer who looks IN his daily paper for
the quotations by which he may decide whether
10 sell or hold his crop. To diminish the possibility
Of error special safeguards have been established
The market report is IN the hands OF a special de-
partment. IN the New York and IN the ihicago
Offices NI iNf ANHNfNN'HN iNfNNH hfN NV p" ''
duties than 10 prepare the daily market reports
Years of experience prepare them for the respon
,ibiity The shifting prices from hour 10 hour are
carefully studied aud recorded. Twice driN u
review Is sent oui supplcmcn'ug the recorded
prices OF grains and live stock and scarcely nm hour
of the day bat some market, small or large, re
ccvcs attention ON the wires.
The closing hell of the great exchanges has
scarcely ceased 90 yihraic before the final figures
for the DAYS trading are being flashed across the
continent and within q few minutes farmers IN
Kansas and California. in Illinois and Alaharia
know that wheat i, up or down that corn Is steady
ar weak that oats are holding their own, AMI that
cotton !, firm or falling. New Mexico stock grow
or, know the rise aud rall Of steers and lan'ls
Our mining men know the changes of the day ~
the metal markets OF the world.
To those not directly interested the columns OF
figure, showing the opening aud the closing. the
high aud the low quotations are dull reading. but
IN those who understand .ac meaning u those
numerals aud ciphcrs. who ran see behind them
me intrult Of the grain exchanges. the huge pens
Of cattle, aud in still further distance waving grain
fields. mile on mile of grazing lands. the tower.
ing elevators, factories with blazing furnaces or
busy looms, the market page filled by The A,so.
ciaird Press has a peculiar fascination aud trans
'cndS m interest and importance all the other
pages Of the paper.