Word: curbed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Interlude. On the New York Curb, Standard Oil of Indiana stock jumped to a new high of 103½, partly because of ill-founded rumors that Mr. Rockefeller Jr. and Col. Stewart were buying. Actually, the total turnover on the Curb was only one per cent of Standard Oil of Indiana stock; and the big warriors were not bothering with that tiny fraction. The stock dropped to 95 at the end of the week...
...personal physician is always closeted with him privily for five or ten minutes before he makes a public appearance or speech of any kind. Intimates of the House of Stresemann profess to know that the doctor spends these five-minute periods in reminding the statesman that he must curb his temper, eschew his favorite fiery oratory, conserve his strength...
...advertisement made it known that C. C. Kerr & Co., of the New York Curb Market were offering for sale 250,000 shares of common stock priced at $10 a share in the Jenkins Television Corp. (total capitalization $10,000,000). The purpose of the Jenkins Television Corp., as expressed in a letter written by President James W. Garside, was to "transmit or broadcast television pictures and programs; to transmit photographs ... to engage in the broad development, exploitation and sale of television and image transmitting apparatus. . . ." The advertisement pointed out that the development of television so far has paralleled that...
...first upset in the post-election bull market came last week over a matter of $3. Sir Joseph Flavelle, head of the Canadian Marconi Co., a Canadian radio stock listed on the New York Curb, announced that $3 was too high a price for Canadian Marconi shares. Inasmuch as Canadian Marconi was being quoted at $27, Sir Joseph's tow Opinion of -the stock shocked Marconi speculators. Dropping perpendicularly at a speed that left the ticker far behind, Canadian Marconi dove to 15½ before trading in it was suspended. The stock had been riding on a rumor that...
Real Estate. Manhattan's two organized stock & bond marts are the New York Stock Exchange and the New York Curb Exchange. Last week President Peter Grimm of the Real Estate Board announced plans for a third securities exchange. With temporary headquarters at No. 12 East 41st street, Manhattan, it will deal in real estate, stocks and bonds...