Word: tradings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...nephew of the famed Susan B. Anthony. Once more the name of Anthony serves feminism, although some are inclined to question the value of this service. Many women's organizations are opposed to the "Lucretia Mott" Amendmentment. The National League of Women Voters-the National Women's Trade Union League, for example. They argue that to adopt the Amendment would be to undo all the work they have done to secure legislative protection for women in industry. The argument of the National Woman's Party may be represented by an argument from the speech...
Years ago, a case occurred where the Exchange was not so fortunate; and the petitioning member was allowed, in the teeth of the market's authorities, to return to the floor. However, the law cannot compel one man to trade with another. The broker in question was "sent to Coventry." No one recognized or spoke to him. His bids and offers were ignored and he could do no business on the Exchange floor. After an hour or so, he gave it up and retired from the Stock Exchange as gracefully as possible. Never since that time has the Exchange...
...merger movement continues to excite interest. In addition to progress among the Big Four in the Northeastern section of the country, the Southwestern roads, especially Missouri Pacific, Missouri, Kansas & Texas, Kansas City, Southern and St. Louis & San Francisco, are beginning to entertain serious merger developments. Whatever 1925 proves in trade and industry, little doubt exists that it will be a remarkable year for the railroad business...
...prosperity of chain stores continues to be the admiration and despair of most other lines of trade and industry. For the calendar year of 1924, the F.W. Woolworth Co. showed net, after depreciation and taxes of $20, 669,397, $7.95 on each of its present 2,600,000 common shares, or $31.80 on its 650,000 shares of old stock, upon which $31.84 was earned in 1923. Woolworth has assets totaling $92,422,858, compared with...
Veteran grain men are already declaring that the present "bull movement" in wheat is the most wonderful one in the history of the trade. Cash prices have been driven above $2.00?a figure reached only in the years 1864, 1866-9, 1888 and 1916-21. During the years 1884-87, 1892-96, 1899-1903 and 1906, the price of wheat did not even reach $1.00 per bushel. Its highest quotation was reached in 1919, at $3.50; while the lowest quotation was seen in 1895, at 48 cents...