Stock Exchange Session Short With Shares Firm
A fire at the New York Stock Exchange damaged hundreds of feet of insulated wires in the annunciator board delaying opening from 10 to 1. Industrial shares largely held, with rails leading the gain as investors bought both foreign and domestic issues. notes recalled past closures due to bombs, snowstorms, and blizzards.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Rails
Wall Street
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Suth “Pacific
Union Pacific
Assay
J. Morgan & Co
Profit Taking in Cotton Drives Prices Downward
New York cotton futures faltered as profits were taken after yesterday’s advance. December contracts dipped from early highs, with October and January also easing. market closed lower, helped by weak demand signals and cautious trading ahead of government crop reports. In New Orleans spot cotton remained steady with prices flat at midweek levels amid mixed trade data and awaiting weekly crop reports.
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Texas
Imore
Longs
Unil
Coge
Cotton Market Reports Mixed Middling Prices Across Ports
The report lists cotton middling prices and movements by port cities including New Orleans Galveston Savannah Wilmington and Texas City with receipts exports and stock figures. Interregional data covers interior movement in Houston St Louis Little Rock Philadelphia and other centers, totaling receipts and shipments for the period.
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Fort Movenow
New Orleans
Atock
Galveston
Atork
Rionne
Savannah
Wales
Wilmington
Texas City
Bortoliy Sntiatiog
Bal Mitaore
New York
Houston
Ipmiente
Saica
St. Louis
Little Rock
New Orleans Cotton Falls Early in Session
New Orleans August 2 prices in the cotton market were lower at opening and showed limited recovery. Realizing profits by long holders contributed to offers while fresh factory troubles in France stimulated new selling. The initial drop pushed prices about twenty points lower as traders faced a weak start.
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New York
Orleans
Ilanieilbead
Brey
Coxe
Yeas
American Exchange
Shew Dork
American Velo and Grain Exchange, Inc
Getton
Liverpool
Inter
New Orleana
France
Sdyverpool
Professional views on cotton situation in New York
The market opened steady then eased on profit taking as traders questioned the government report. A gradual improvement is hoped, with sentiment slowly turning from pessimism toward better business. attention centers on War Finance Commission legislation and broader world market adjustments.
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New York
Liverpool
Eady
Hubbard Bros. & CO
Meytt
War Pinanca Corporation
Ktom
Liverpool Cotton Market Report August Quiet and Steady
Liverpool Cotton Market shows quiet trading with prices for good middling around p67 and middling near 8.22, low middling about 7.82. The report lists figures including ES grueney 617 and antinery 5.42, noting sales with 4 600 American e units among the activity.
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Liverpool
ES Grueney
Antinery
New York Cotton and Oils Market Report
New York Stock Exchange notes 10,500 bales all American with futures closing steady. August 8.51, October 8.75, December 3.88, January 8.88, March 9.00, May 204, July 9.08. cotton seed oil advanced early on buying and later fell back with a 20,000 barrel sale reported. Prime crude and other values bid. dry goods markets show firmer govers and steady export trade. yarns quiet and spring men’s wear orders rising.
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New York
Palm Beach
Tost Dicht
Wo Exchange
Santnada
Santos
Bourbenst
New Orleans
Santos Futurea
Rio
London
Bank Clearings And Quotations Of Local Markets
Crude and refined prices listed for Atlanta cotton seed products and related commodities. Market basis shown for prime and base grades with unit prices and terms. Fragmentary OCR yields mixed figures for cakes, linters, and mills with unclear descriptors and sporadic values.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Quotations Spot Cotton Market Report
Inline quotes show spot cotton values with middling receipts and shipments in bales. Numerous port arrivals and goods listed across Atlantic ports from August 2 to 3, noting prices for copper, lead, zinc and other metals as well as cargo movements and market conditions.
Cargo from Guatemala arrives at Mobile port in lull
A cargo of crafts from Guatemala, the first to reach Mobile in months, formed part of the Norwegian steamer Port Antonio’s load from Truxilio and Livingston Guatemala. A large shipment of silver from Mexico and Central America followed. Ship officers said millions of dollars in gold and silver are coming into Honduras via Mexican routes for shipment here, part of a broader movement to this country.
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Mobile
Ala
Guantemala
Port Antonio
120 More Failures in July Over June Reported
New York August report from R G Dun Co shows commercial failures totaling 42 774 162 dollars in the United States last month. The figure is 120 more than the prior month reflecting increased insolvencies and business strains nationwide.
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Montgomery’ Ward
Atchison
Wall Street
New York
United States
R. G. Dun& Co
Jung
Wheat Prices Rise On Bullish Receipts Outlook
Chicago reports bulls push wheat higher on shrinking receipts and scarce country acceptances, with futures finishing mixed but showing strength before export demand weaknesses appeared. Corn and oats rose modestly while hog futures and lard markets varied. Mississippi River areas noted harvest activity, with regional prices and shipments affecting the market.
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Chicago
Gaza
Illinoia
Indiana
Ohio
Seaboard
Europe
Beason
Money Market and Liberty Bonds Report
New York markets show mixed progress across currencies and securities. Rates for time loans steady while Liberty bonds closed with varied prices. commodities and futures reflect minor shifts in sugar and butter markets amid broad trading activity.
Two Georgia Banks Reopen After Closure This Year
Two state banks closed months ago by the Georgia state banking department were allowed to reopen Tuesday by order of the same department. Farmers' Bank of Covington, with capital stock of 30,080, reopened with H. L. Hitchcock as cashier. Bank of Grays in Jones County, closed April 22, reopened with H. W. nntenaret ae Weffergon as cashier and capital stock of 25,000.
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Georgia
State Banking Department
T. R. Bennett
Farmers’ Bank
Covingto
H. L. Hitchcock
Bank of Grays
Jones County
H. W. Nntenaret
Enadler
Stocks Rally Amid Demand and Smoke Disruption
New York stocks moved higher with standard rails leading gains as buying revived from a low, aided by favorable market technicals and limited selling. Northern Pacific jumped over 19 points from yearly lows, while Great Northern preferred climbed to 76 7 8. Some issues like General Electric and United Drug lagged, and call money rose to 4 1 2 percent amid broader bond demand.
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Austrican
Missouri Pacific
Sami Eather
New York Central
American Inter. Corp
Norfolk ‘and Western I.ay N
Hartford
Mu Northern Saville
American Sugar Amer
Smilty
Big
PenAmerican E Petroleum Taegeeeer
Sumatra Tobacco
Ant
Pittsburg
Ae Consolidated Ae
Ilaine
Rendin
Atlantic Coast
Canadian Pacific
Shell Trans. and
Trad
Central Leather
Chandler Motors BB
Bloms-Brier. Steel
Chesapeake and Mhio Ae
Bouthern Pacific
Chicago
Mil
Bouthern Railway
Chiago
Brudebaker Corporati
Termessee
Geneaes
Cracbie ‘Steel
Texas and Pacific A
Union Pacific
Pseer
General Electric
General Motors
S. Ind
Atcotol
United States Rabbi
United States Steel
Mer
Sturine, Pvt
Tay Joternati al Wiekel
Ns Prterantianet Ayer
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Western Uni Wivesaoatn
Ean Y Louleville Sud
Naatville
Pitt Seatinghouse Electric
New York
Lst
Ae Oclouk
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
International Arrester
Chandley
United Drug
Arthurs On Trial In Robbery Case In Fulton Court
The trial of Mr and Mrs Arthur on robbery charges connected with a June Campbellton road incident opened in Fulton superior court. Jewelery worth 1506 plus other items were seized from a car including a diamond ring two rings and a wedding band. The Arthurs, Highsmith and others were indicted jointly, with the Payne case also slated.
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Arthur
Campbellton Road
Fulton Superior Court
W. L. Payne
Nat McWhorter
Payne
M. J. Glenn
Norfolk
Arthurs
Arthura
Highsmith
Dewey Webb
Robert Mendenhall
Three Qut On Ball In Hatfield Case
Welch West Virginia August 2 three men C D Lively George Pence and William Stalters were held in twenty thousand dollars bail each in connection with the killing of Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers at Welch yesterday. They appeared in criminal court waived examination and requested bail. Judge James A Strother fixed the amount at twenty thousand which was furnished. No special grand jury will be called to investigate the shooting and the case will go over until the next regular term of court October 3. The bodies of Hatfield and Chambers were taken from an undertaking parlor here to Matewan late last night.
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Welch
W. Va
C. D. Lively
George Pence
Wiliam, Stalters
Sid Hatfield
Ed Chambers
James A. Strother
Hatfield and Chambers
Matewan
Post office building collapses in Bari earthquake
The Bari post office on the Adriatic collapsed today after an earth tremor. Night bodies have been recovered and many injured are reported. One body identified as M. Zavolania, a Greek millionaire, was found among the ruins as he conducted business in the post office at the time.
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Rome
Associated Press
Bari
Italy
Adriatic
M. Zavolania
Off
Fice
Federal Reserve Report On Acceptances Sixth District
The Atlanta Federal Reserve reports June acceptance activity from the sixth district. Ten banks had no acceptances in June while three reported activity down about 2½ percent from May and 22 percent from 1953. Foreign acceptances fell 38 percent from May and about 50 percent from June 1920.
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Clark Howell
Frq
Constitution Bureaa
J . Raleigh
Washington
Constitution
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve
Trinkle Leads Virginia Primary Governor Nomination
Richmond August 2 The Richmond Times Dispatch shows E Lee Trinkle of Wythe leading in Virginia Democratic primary for governor by about 15 000 to 18 000 over Ho St Georges Tucker of Rockbridge. Total vote likely above 150 000 with other races unsettled and shifts possible in several districts. Trinkle’s margin mainly from ninth district. Tucker forces report strength in seventh eighth and tenth districts.
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Richmond
Virginia
E. Lee. Trinkle
Wythe
Ho. St. Georges Tucker
Rockbridge
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Julius E. West
Suffolk
Julien Gunn
Henrico
Kenneth Newcomer Gilpin
Clark
William Bullitt Fitshugh
Northampton
Brook D. Adams
Charlotte
State Corporation Commission
Elben C. Folkes
Allam
Senator Trinkle
Trinkle
Tucker
Times-Dispatch
Wytheville
New York Stock Exchange Halts Trading Amid Smoke
August 3 New York stock exchange opens at noon after a fire in the new annex. Smoke filled the building. trading paused briefly while firemen fought the blaze. Riveters aided by dousing girders, then resumed work as orders piled up and trading briskly continued. Officials note this is first time fire disrupted exchange business.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Fira
Governor Small May Retaliate Against Sheriff
Springfield August 2 hints that Governor Small will retaliate against Sheriff Mester over warrants for embezzlement and defrauding the state. Friends say the governor will resist arrest by statutory means until deputies attempt service, then strike back with full force. Sheriff Mester vows to uphold duties and permit no outsiders interference, warning of more arrests if warrants are blocked.
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Springfield
Small
Mester
Overnor
Kime
Classified Rates and ads guidance for rentals and notices
Classified text outlines rates and classifications for ads such as For Rent Rooms Furnished or Unfurnished and Wanted ads. It lists line rates, payment conditions, and mentions specials for certain categories. It references telephone contact and miscellaneous notices, with scattered names and addresses in a dated tone.
Educational Paragon Contact With Music Teacher Hsing
A fragment notes a contact attempt with a city music teacher named Hsing by a person in Educational Paragon seeking a good proposition and requesting a phone number. The message includes a reference to E-655 care Const. and an instruction to get in touch.
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Paragon
Atborn
Hsing
Care Const
Lost and Found and Public Notices Teem Atlanta
Lost items include a car purse with jewelry and a letter, a leather bag with papers, an open face watch with initials, and several warnings of reward for recovered property. Also public sale notice by Fulton County Trustee in bankruptcy for American Machine and Manufacturing Company, including land tracts valued at $44,800 bonds and a 15 August sale date.
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Toman Park
Ger Brannan
Ivy
Aturphy Avenue
Les Street
Jock
Peachtree- Whitehall
Hantch
Hemlock
Parly
Ubeney
Wnsilysk
Sary Cierg
Briarcliff Road
Courtland Street
Piedmont Ark
Mont Park
Ameli
Peachtree-Brookwood
Hurt
Bemlon
Hichland Avenue
Itomobile
Deticwe Bureau
Atlanta, Ga
North Borsyth Street
Notity ARTUAORTLE UNDERWRITERS DETECTIVE BUREAUy 401_Hurt Bidz
Atlanta
Elka Club
Arbitonca
Fulton County
H. ‘Adams
Gelt
American Machine and Manufacturing Company
Ashby’ Street
Sald State and Comety
City of
County of
Fulton
Ashby and
Jefferson Streets
Ashby Street
Eve Burt
Ashby
Lima
Coul
Tolning
Dpurteguth
W. W. Hanks
Fulton Superior Court
Avanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway Company
Henry
Georgia
Jefferson Street
American Sachine and Manufacturing Company
Sald American Machine and Manufacturing Company
Iosepn Davidson
Davidsco
Patorts
Davidson
Grint Building
Angus
Bankes
Crowley
Gre
Powell
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Cambria
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Southern Pacific Ev
Southern Railway
Southern _Railiva
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Pacifia
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Port Rods
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Hrontera
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Arikola Mendi
Span
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Rotterdam
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Inventor
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Saga Ia Grande
George H. Jones
Schroon
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Tampico
Tino
Warafidt
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Amrin
Ger
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Trunswick
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Eauler
Guatemala
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Close
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Tech
Carlight
Eee Bier
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Pet
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Aoige
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Eky
Cowa
Boas
Atockers
Apne
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Honduras
Carolina
Oper
Money Market
Greece
Sweden
Norway
Argentina
Brasilian
Montreal
Naraliyer
Liberty Bonds
Liberty
Swift & Co
St. Louiz
Naval Stores
Todack
Rosin
Jacksonville
Turpentine Fem
Shosalen
United Kingdom
Earl
Seth
Sethette
Hatfield
NEW York Stock! Exchange
Smoke Stachethors
Bates
Manin
CouPany
Bers
Americancottons Grain Exchange
Clearind House
Broad St
Thortera
Investment Securities
Exchange Place
Jong
St. F. Stltchell
Windsor
Asheville
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