SHAREMARKET INDICES
LONDON. To-day’s stock indices compiled by the Financial Times with previous quotations are (October 15. 1926, equals 100):
NEW YORK Dow Jones' averages (1926 equals 100: and turnover on the New York Stock Exchange are as follow:
Highest in 1939.—Railroads, 35.90 (September 27); industrials, 151.22 (September 12). Lowest in 1939; Railroads, 24.15 (April IS): industrials. 121.4 (April 8).
Govt. Sects. Home Indus- Gold Rails, trials, n.ines. Feb. 5 109.2 52 95.8 190.4 March 1 109.9 54.1 101.6 19b.u April 1 108.6 55.5 98.2 196.1 May 1 110.8 54.7 96.1 197.0 June 7 108.8 39.8 77.2 162.3 July 1 107.1 33.8 69.4 137.0 July 9 109.0 36.6 72.9 138.9 July 22 108.3 38.4 70.4 142.4 July 23 108.8 40.0 74.2 150.6 Juiv 29 — 109.1 40.3 75.8 151.8 July 30 109.1 39.5 74.5 147.0
20 Railroads. 30 Industrials. Shares sold. Feb. S 31.46 148.40 870,000 March 6 31.01 147.97 860,000 April 2 30.59 147.92 830,000 May 2 30.66 147.76 650,000 June 1 23.05 115.67 270,000 July 9 26.19 121.60 300,000 July 18 26.49 123.00 220,000 Julv 23 26.44 122.23 250.000 July 29 26.58 123.15 260,000 July 30 - 27.09 125.97 670,000
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 180, 2 August 1940, Page 3
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