The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-14
Late Market Quotations
Liberty Bond Market

Liberty Bond Market
NEW YORK, Aug. Ia
bonds were quoted TO-DAY a. Liberty
gas, so.1s; first As. 1850; seconS y
|S4l2; first 4As. S4.60: second ~ y
1890; third 4ks $3.50; foruth ~ ~
$3.50: Victory 3As, $3.50; Wis.,
I4Es. 95.52. 'c'or7
Daily Stock Letter.
Il United Press Leased Wire SAT-.
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Tba M Se
York Evening Suns financial res, Wv
today said: i'''ss
Wall street continued To fan.
foreign political events TO-DAY as ha,s
ing the most important inflnau u's
over the financial markets. bnr hus,
ness on the stock exchange was nrs s
and generally featureless and tradius
elements adhering to waiting polics
In the expectation that next wesI:.
occurrences would throw a clear.
light on the situation. :
Stocks drifted irregularly du,,,.
the greater part of todays short sas No.
sion, but exhibited steady md,
tone.
A few OF the oil and rubber sbare.
rose a point or so on limited buvins
and the rails improved fractionally
but no attempt was made to mari
prices up with the idea of attractin,
a following.
Cotton Report.
YTTptk1J oocol uy:-.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14.-Cotto.
consumed during July exclusive /,
linters totalled 525,405 bales as com
pared with 510,32S bales consumes
July last year, the census bureau an
nounced today.
Cotton consumed in cotton GROWN,
states during July totaled 294ssi
bales as against 273.205 bales july
1919.
Cotton held in consuming establish.
ments July 81 totaled 1.356,777 bales
against 1,303,41s bales held July al
last year.
Held In public storages and at com.
presses totalled 2,056,212 bales as
against 2,20S,367 bales July 81, 1918.
Imports totaled 29.9SS bales for
July as against 19,403 bales July 1918.
Cotton exported including linters
totalled 211 ,S41 bales as compared
with 52S,902 bales July last year.
Foreign Exchange Market.
limited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Aug. 14-Foreign ex.
change was steady at the opening to
IL OH ~
3S3A, off ~. Francs were OTIS, IN.
changed. and lire .0502, unchangei
Marks demand opened .0214 and U. S.
dollars on Canada demand 1910.
Demand sterling closed firm at
$3.e43s, up ". Francs held steady ct
OPS: lire closed at .0496. off .00Os
on the day. Canadian dollars closed
at 1910.
Stock Market Notes.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Prices were
irregular at the opening of the New
York stock exchange today. Opening
prices were:
United States Steel S7ss, off u;
American Sugar 115A. unchanged;
Sinclair Oil 81. up ~; Baldwin 106, Of
q; Mexican Petroleum 15s, up 1S;
United States Rubber Sc. up ~. Max
well Motors lot, up Is; Crucible l3a
up q /; Food Products SO, up "; South
ern Pacific 9T7s, up Is; Texas Com
pany ASH, up u; Bethlehem B "a, up
"a; Industrial Alcohol 50, up "A; Union
Pacific 11TA, up IS.
The better part of the list showed
fractional gains at the opening. Sugar
stocks, however. were somewhat soft
Baldwin opened off IS. recovered most
of the loss in the first few minutes.
Mexican Petroleum led the oils, open
ing at 15S, up Is and advancing TO ies
on subsequent sales.
Tho market closed irregular.
There was an edging OFF OF prices
near the close after traders had coy
cred short contracts. With the eA,
ception of the more active high priced
issues the reactions were fractional,
Crucfble lost 3 to- 1872. Trading was
extremely light right up to the close
Closing prices were: United sta'es
Steel SITS, off "a; Crucible 13Z, on
Ia; vanadium 67A, up r.; BALDWIN
1854, off 1ss; American Locomouve
SAY. of IL; Mexican Petroleum.
18TH, up rs; General Motors 2IS' W
IL: Studebaker 63A, of Is; Soethefh
Pacific s11a, unchanged; Readlns
s7ss, off "a; Pan-American Petroleum