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Flour Bounds Up 20 Cents A Barrel Commodity Sweeping Restoration of Confidence Causes Securities to Stage Brilliant Recovery CHICAGO, March prices moved generally upward encouraged by the resumption of trading on the stock exchanges and by wide buying as banks generally opened throughout the country after the two week holiday. Foodstuffs, almost without exception, showed firmness, usually because of improved buying. Flour prices were advanced 20 cents barrel in Minneapolis, chiefly in anticipation of resumption of trading on grain exchanges tomorrow. Eggs were quoted 1-4 to 1-2 cents dozen higher. Butter showed similar advance. Poultry was also firm and fractionally higher. Hogs were the chief exception to the rising price trend. Swine sold five cents lower than yesterday, but pork had already had good rise. Cattle and sheep Day's News joined the advancing price movement, both affected chiefly curtailed receipts. Cattle ruled higher, in spite of draggy In Brief trade in dressed beef, and lambs 25 cents The highest price at which wheat might sell in Chicago tomorrow Talk Bonds, Banks would be 55 cents bushel for the Roger Bab- September delivery. The lowest for and that delivery would 44 7-8 cents. ferred Gov. Sholtz and Compt. GREAT RECOVERY Florida's bond and banking situation. NEW Mar. One of the most brilliant Jap Chins with coveries in security prices in the WASHINGTON Pres. Roosetoday received Vice history of the New York stock Osani Nagano, chief Japanese change today attested the sweeping delegate the Geneva Arms restoration of financial confidence conference, social visit. which has swept the country with Help the Relatives the reopening of thousands of Pres. Roose- sound banks. today nomination of Shares surged up to Henry of New scores of favorite issues, and York to be assistant secretary of the navy to the senate. measured price averages, the percentage gain over the final Same As Usual level of Mar. when the market FORT LAUDERDALE The closed for its first important shutBroward Bank Trust Co., openfor normal business, just down in 19 years, was than more though there been per cent, single day's banking Freeman, exsurge for which records of many ecutive. show no parallel. Troubles in Vienna The advance bonds was just VIENNA State police raided striking Many issues the Austrian parliament and forci- swept up to more than $50 bly interrupted an attempt by the bond of $1,000 par value, and political opposition hold dump several of the United States defiance Chancellor government issues, which normalDollfuss and Pres. Miklas. narrowly that changes reckoned 32nds point, Technocrats Defeated shot much $10 $30 $1,000 bond. The standard invading polities the statistics price average 60 tion drew goose corporate issues, tabulatsingle member the technocracy since 1926, registered the sharpparty elected. advance in history. REGAIN LOSSES The general level of shares gained the sharp losses February, and getting back to the level since Jan. 31. Bonds, measured by the average recovered the severe losses the five days before the tional banking holiday was declared. The big commodity markets the Chicago grain and the New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges were not slated to open until but staples other markets joined the swift ascent of securities. Silver futures National Metal exchange jumpabout ounce. there little trading in copfutures boosted 8-10s cent pound. hide futures gained about pound, and smaller advances registered such staples sugar, coffee, cocoa and crude rubber. While the pronounced strength bonds scarcely bespoke incipient inflation, for the effect inflation upon the fixed income curities regarded adverse, brokers reported that the speculative public was undeniably imbued with the idea of rising staple prices, either through inflation, lifting of pressure the restoration financial confidence, and the banishing of panic psychology. DOLLAR STRONG The American dollar dipped rather sharply relation to leading currencies in the dealings, soon strengthened. The pound sterling, after rising cents to $3.47 3-8, fell back $3.45 5-8. The so-called stocks were prominent the advance, measure beer been passed with big majority in the (Continued on page column