The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-05
Behind the
Stock Ticker
BY LOUIS VI. SCHNEIDER


tail activity hit some by war news
but industrial activity gaining with
heavy goods dominating Yet
wholesalers bullish on autumn pros
poets =. Hardware export demand
shows betterment Auto output
off less than seasonal; plants build
ing up pre-defense supplies
Rail engine shipments higher.
To boost slack in cotton-mills
government asked bids on %, 12s,
40 yards cotton Steel output
advancing against seasonal trend
new orders-domestic and foreign
equal high rate of operations b..
Shipbuilding activity best in years
Refrigerator sales up on sea-
sonal factors; industry tooling for
1941 models in rush preparing for
possible war work.
Glass exports higher now that
Belgium was overrun Furni-
ture orders up Rayon cloth
shipments show dip from last week
power rate against seasonal
trend =. Paper-mill activity high
er; third quarter prices will adj
vance Clothing sales-men' is
and women's-lagging c. Bulk
of business failures in retail trade
General trade conditions good
with summer and sports wear in
largest demand.
Bonds - Investment omm t
ments withheld pending more ia
vorable news from abroad In
crease in maintenance costs ascrib-
ed for Maine Central LIST Mort. &
Call As of 1945 being sold on rail-
lies 3. Glenn Alden Coal 1st Mtg.
As Of 1865 held for income .
Businessman risk: Kansas South
ern Ref. SIS of 1850 For pos
sible price appreciation there's
switching from Great Northern
Railway Gen. C. IS Of 1873 into
the e 4 rs Of 1877.
Commodities maintain price
levels. British government will de-
stroy mid-cocoa crop Of Gold Coast
and Nigeria; that's low-grade
cocoa; Brazil supplies of higher
quality corn planting going
on under favorable conditions g.
Since January, Brazil destroyed
$4,000 bags coffee British
took 100000 bushels Canadian
wheat as we'll as 100000 bar
rels of flour; preparing for pos
sible Nazi bombing of mills.
To help hog growers, Federal
Surplus Commodities corporation
bought 100000 pounds of lard
and 100000 pounds salt pork
last December FSCC took Al ,600,-
900 pounds of lard and pork pro-
ducts FSCC also bought 1929
pounds butter and 724 900 dozen
eggs; total FSCC purchases are
722, 900 pounds butter and Is, 100,-
900 dozen eggs Higher tin
quota will hold prices easier .
Zinc demand expanding Scrap
copper up on war demands.
-Bits-For first time in
years, federal reserve bank re-
ceived gold from Spain; amount
was 81, 100000 Automobile
manufacturers more anxious 10
manufacture guns, tanks and air.
plane engines rather than air.
planes; margin of profits larger
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
company carries accounts in 3,517
institutions: serves regional stores
Ford Motor company to ex-
pand plant facilities at Dallas
Texas.
Atchison. Topeka e. Santa Fe
railroad using sides Of freight cars
as billboards advertising routes of
Santa Fe system-why not rent
out for commercial advertising
purposes? Nazi government
ordered all Danish ships in foreign
ports to complete runs and return
home More than $50 kinds
varieties and style7 of canned
foods being market
U. S. army ordered another $40
motorcycles from Indian Motor
cycle company in addition to re-
cent 1000 order for cycles with
sidecars; and company's French
order for 5000 units nearly COM
pleted i. Airplane industry's cur
rent backlog of orders runs tc
tune of ss7O,0OO.00O Standard
Brands purchased Davies County
Distilling company Of Kentucky;
to sell whisky via Fleischmann