The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-02
Stocks Went Down In Market Trading
 At Close To-day
Drops of From to Points in Leading Issues Other Shares Moved Very, IrregdIarIy Until the Finish

and cotton dipped about so cents a bale.
 silver metal, also influenced by the pounds decline, broke to a record low at 25 cents Q fine ounce for bars.
 Bonds moved irregularly. British issues eased off fractionally. Ger man issues were barely steady, failing to follow a sharp rally that carried the Berlin Brouse to new highs for the year on announce ment of the appointment of Kurt won Schleicher to the chancellor ship.
 Bradstreet found business at a standstill. but Dun noted that "the final month of the year has opened under circumstances far more aus picious than were discernible at this period in 1881" The latter review found maintenance of previous levels or a decrease in the hesti- tance which had been handicapping the forward movement.
 According to preliminary calcu- lation, the Dow Jones and Com- pany industrial average stood at 55.91, off 2.11, Railroad 24.57, off 1.18 and Utility 25.5O, off 1.10.
 Sales were 100000 shares, com- pared with a similar amount yes- terday.
 Aggregate market value of 10 leading stocks was $5,270,966,3S3 against $5,439,286,567 yesterday, a decline of $16s,32O.1s4.
 Wool Dealers Campaign
 Boston, December 2 A campaign by wool dealers to maintain firm prices at any cost in order to put an end to terrific losses sustained during the past three years'' was described in Bradstreet's Weekly Review of local trade conditions today. "The larger concerns, together with the National Marketing Cor- poration have stated" said the review, "that they will not yield on any prices which they continue to hold very near the September high point.
 "The cards appear to be stacked in favor of the wool dealers as far as firmness or strengtehnirg of prices are concerned but there is a slight chance that some of the weaker sister," in order to in- crease their volume of business, will start to make concessions.
 'sOn the other hand, there are large mills that will try to pro- tect values from receding too far and will back up their desires for current price levels" The review said a softening of the wool mar ket "would be deadly" to the care fully planned campaigns to put wooIen goods prices on a sound basis.
 Christmas shopping Is now "very much in evidence" at lead ing department and special stores, said the Review, land an excel lent trade seems to be prospect"
 The Review reported quiet con- ditions in most clothing lines, . quiet and firm" leather market. and seasonal lull" in shoe pre- duction. It said number of shoe manufacturers report more orders received, and considered prospects "equal to last year for good pro duction in a few weeks"
 Wool Market Boston. Dec 2-(UP)-The To- cal daily wool market reort issued today by the Boston U. s. agri- cultural deartment bureau fol- lows: "Manufacturers continue 70 show considerable interest in wool and they are taking moderate quantities of few lines, ricially the finer grades of western grown wools and medium fieeces. Strictly comb ing 56s Ohio wools are bringing around 20 cents in the grease while slightly heavier wOols of similar grade and length of staple from other sections of the fiddle west have sold at 19 cents with secured basis values in the range of 36-38 cents. Strictly, combing 4Ss. sos Ohio f1eeces bring mostly