The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-26
GAINS ON CURB
 ARE IMPRESSIVE.
Striking Strength Develops, With Oils Receiving The Bulk Of
 Speculative Interest

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.--Stock prices developed impressive strength in to- days active curb market with oils again receiving the bulk of specula- tive interest. Chesebrough, one of the so-called Standard oil subsidiariess jumped 70 points, on small turnover. while Solar Refining and Standard Oil of ohio closed F and 10 points, re- spectively, above yesterdays final prices.
 Vacuum oil moved up nearly 3 points and Continental, Imperial of Canada, Prairie Oil and Gas and Prairie Pipe about 1Js each, while the other active issues improved fractfonally. Buying of the oils was based on further fn- crease in Pennsylvania crude prices, which was said to foreshadow upward revision in other fields.
 Lehigh Valley certificates and of Canada advanced 2h points on . small turnover. Bridgeport Machinery touched a new high at 12k. Announce ment of the proposed 33 1-3 per cent stock dividend in Brooklyn City Rail- road apparently had been discounted. as the stock was in supply and fell be- low 13.
 POULTRY AND PRODUCE
 CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Poultry, alive. unchanged.
 CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-Butter higher; creamery extras, 51kc; standards, 51kc; extra firsts, 50@51c; firsts, ASIA Q49kc; seconds, t46@47c. Eggs higher; receipts, 5,976 cases; firsts, 41h @42hc: tras, 25h@26c; refrigerator firsts, 24A Q25c.
 ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.-Turkeys, 25c; hens, 21hc; others unchanged. Butter, 62hc. Eggs, 39c.
 NEW YoRK, Jan. 25.-Butter firm, receipts, 6,6SO; creamery higher than ex- tras, 53k @54c; creamery extras, 92 score, 53c; do. firsts, Ss to 91 score, 4Sk @52kc. Eggs steady; receipts, Ill., 424; New Jersey and other hennery state, nearby and nearby western hem nery whites. firsts to extras, 50@53c; Pacific coast whites, extras, 51D52c; do. firsts to extra firsts, 47h Q50c. Cheese easier; receipts, 173,060; state whole mix mix, Hats. average run, 21c; state whole milk flats held, fancy to fancy special, 25A @27c; average run, 24Q25c.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Live poultry irregular; broilers, 35@40c; dressed poultry quiet, prices unchanged.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-The butter mar ket here today continued in a firm po- sition, following another advance of a full cent. Dealers were holding con- fidently for prices named, and positive sz score was being held generally for premium. The bulk of the supplies on the street consisted of medium scores. Trade on the whole was moderately active. The car market was firm at higher prices. Available supplies of all grades was limited. Eighty score cars butter: s2 score, 51hc; 91 score, 51c; sO score, 5O1sc; S9 score, 49hc; SS score, 4skc; ST score, 47hc; 86 score. 46Hcx
 Centralized carlots: 90 score, 52c; s9 score, 50Ac.
 WOOL MARKET
 BOSTON, Jan. 25.-The Commercial Bulletin will say tomorrow:
 Business in the domestic markets mas speeded up bit during the past week. Sales have been larger and prices have been slightly dearer on the set for January 31 by the American Wooien company reveal good demand. . or not, the trade is evidently convinced that wool Is bound to remain on a nigh level, and that there will be suf- ficient business to justify present prices
 London has maintained prices firm. " on the basis established last week at Liverpool and the foreign prirnary markets are bit dearer this week.
 The wool growers in convention this week express themselves very optimis. ticaiiy concerning the future.
 "Mohair is fair in request and vary steady here and abroad"
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