Stock Market Ends Year With Violent Advances In High Priced Issues
New York. Dec 31. The stock market closed the year with a dramatic surge in a broad range of high priced stocks. General Electric hit a record high of 322 after an overnight leap, closing near the top with a 23 point gain. Radio Corp rose sharply, pushing GE gains to about 16 million in value. Volume topped 1.6 million shares as year end profits and tax considerations drove heavy trading. Several industrials extended gains, including American Express, Sears Roebuck, United Fruit, Texas Gulf Sulphur, and U S Steel, which rose on improving steel forecasts.
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General Electric
Wall Street
New Electric Bond
Radio Corporation
Stock Exchange
Sears Roebuck
American Car and Foundry
American
Texas Gulf
United Fruit
Nash Motors
United States Steel Common
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Electric Bond and Share Co
New York Stock M Exchange
Bond market ends year firm as foreign issues gain
Trading slowed by holidays but prices held firm with modest gains in European bonds. French and German issues advanced while demand shifted to foreign funding prospects. Thyssen Steel Works plans a 15.6 million bond sale. 10 million loan for a foreign government slated early next year. Domestic issues mixed as railroad bonds improve on St Paul refunding hopes amid utilities slight losses.
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Thyssen Steel Works
Germany
Graz
Austria
Saarbruecken
New York Central
St. Paul
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
North American Edison
Local loan firm seeks Bluefield properties and Virginia farms
A loan firm announces available long term financing secured by desirable residences and business properties in Bluefield and by farms in Southwest Virginia. They promise very small annual curtailments and unusually low net costs to borrowers and offer to explain the service.
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Virginia
Dairy market brief from New York to year end
New York dairy market notes show butter prices steady to easy with creamery extra offerings around 92. Sharp irregular quotes for Pacific coast whites at 661-2067. Various firsts to extras and refrigerator items listed with scattered codes.
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Cotton goods markets close steady in New York trade
New York December 31 reports cotton goods markets closed very steady with gray goods firm. Cotta blanket lines to be opened late next week. Knit goods quiet though fall business on the books. Outer wear fancy lines show strength for spring retailing. Silks firmer with mills considering arl-
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View Stocks Close Ased Chemical and Dye Names Giant
A sprawling stock list shows American Can, American Sugar, American Tobacco, General Electric, General Motors, Northern Pacific, and many others trading in a wide array of sectors. The compilation highlights interwoven names like Bethlehem Steel, United States Steel, Du Pont, and Chase-era firms reflecting a broad industrial mix among rail, chemicals, and manufacturing giants.
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American Can
Amatican Gar and Foundry
Toru American Locomotive
American Smelting Ant Telliers American Sugarose
American Tel
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American Water Works
American
lAnaconda Copper
Atchison Atchison _ Aulande Coast Tine
Baldwin Locomotive
Baltimore, and Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
California
Petrolea
Canadian Pacific Central Leather
Cerro de Pasca
Chandler Motor
Ghasapeake
Ohio
Chicago
Mil
St. Paw
Preltic
Congoleum
Consolidated
Condon OW
Cuba
Davison Chemical
Eeeas du Pont Dee Nemoucgs
Wis
Erie
Famous Players General Asphalt
General Electric
General Motors Great Northern Gulf States Steel Houston
Hudson MotorrMnols Central
Invincible OU
Rally- Springfield Kennecott Copper Laugh Valley
Louisville and Nashy Mack Truck
Marland Ol
Maxwell oMtora
Mexican Seabard
Missouri
Kansas
Texa
Missouri Pacific
Montgomery Ward
National Biscuit
New Yateepee
N. Y
N. H
Norfolk
Pacific Pablic
Pan
Amerte
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tet Pauips Petroleum Pure
Reading
Republic Tron
Reynolis Tobacco
San
Alt Ling
Bears Macbuck Eeis
Lair Consolidatiu
Sheffield
Boutherm Poche
Jepeie Esther Ee
Standard Ol
Galifornia
Standard OF of New Jersey
Pede Stewart Warner Rundeba Dayere Faxag Company
Texas and Pali Tobacco Products
Transcontinental Union
Puelle United Drug
United States
Utah
Wabash
Westinghouse Electric
Willys-Overland
Woolworth
Wool Goods Advances Cited Awaiting Fall Scheduling
Fragmentary line notes wool goods unsettled as officials await next fall’s fines and anticipated advances. The terse item hints at financial or policy adjustments linked to textile trade, with timing tied to autumn schedules and anticipated payments.
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Livestock market notes from Chicago on Dec 31
Chicago livestock market receipts show cattle 11,000 with fed steers and yearlings mostly steady to higher as demand broadens. Hogs receipts 45,000 with closing active bidding. top weights and butcher grades firm near 10.95 for heavy hogs, lighter weights 9.46 to 9.60, demand narrows slightly for lighter pigs.
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Market Report on Sheep and Lamb Prices
Sheep receipts around 20 000 slow fashioning fat lambs 75 to 1 top 17 60 bulk 16 50 17 00 steady to strong top owes 9 50 bulk 8 00 to 9 50 feeding lambs 26e higher bulk 16 50 15 00 tap 16 25 choice 100 pound fat yearlings 14 10.
Real Estate Transfers Filed in County Court Clerk Office
Real estate transfers filed yesterday include Nannie Howell to Josie M. Farmer for Bluestone River lot, Lilly Land Company to G W Harvey for lots 7 13 and 26 in section 10 Lilly Highway Addition Princeton with 170 dollars, Victor C Via and wife to G W Harvey for ten acres near Princeton for 1 dollar, James A Via and others to G W Harvey for 70 acres near Princeton for 500 dollars, L M Walker and wife to James A Crockatt for lot 1 section 311 Bluefield for 6 dollars, J F Meadows to J R Meadows for lots 1 and 2 section 19 Silver Springs Princeton for 10 dollars, F P Cook and wife to E C Walker for 16 acres Laurel Creek Forest in sixteen acres for 50 dollars, Montvale Addition to CG H Elson for lot 3 section 961 Bluefield for 5 dollars, Moses A Tall to M Wall for lot at Rock for 1 dollar, WP T Farris et al to G E Callahan for lots 9 and 11 section 1112 Bluefield for 1500 dollars, Mitoakia Realty Company to J C Lancaster for lot 16 section 5 Matooka for 250 dollars, Walter H Kirby to Walton Sudduth et al for lot 16 section 887 Bluefield for 600 dollars, W J Oliver and wife to HK H Sudduth Company for small Bluefield tract for 10000 dollars, A J M Yubliner et al to Walton Sudduth for lot on Stowers Street Bluefield for 2760 dollars, W P E Ross et al to…
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Bluefield
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J. F. Meadows
R. Meadows
Silver Springs
F .P. Cook
EC. Walker
Laurel Ck
Ferest
Laurel Creek
Montvale
CG. H. Elson
Moses A. Tall
M. Wall
Rock
WP. T. Farris
Matooka
Walter H. Kirby
Walton Sudduth Et al
W. J. Oliver
HK. H. Sudduth Company
A. Jf. Yubliner
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Ross Et Als
Real estate bargains on six to eight room heated homes
Today's Best Buys lists multiple six room homes with hot water heat on streets including Highland Poplar Balsam Rogers Giles Lee Pen March Union North Mercer. Prices range from 4 500 to 19 500 with terms from cash down payments to monthly installments.
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Trustees Convey to Walton Sudduth Some Lot in Bluefield
Trustees transfer ownership to Walton Sudduth of lot 33 in section 602 Bluefield for a nominal consideration of five dollars. The record notes the act by trustees and the small payment.
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Bluefield
Seed prices and bids in Toledo Ohio market note
Seed trading report from Toledo shows cash wheat at 1.92 with 1.08, Cloverseed at 19.40 cash and 19.60 in December, futures February 10.90, Alsike at 1905 cash and 1225 December, March 13.25 and 13.50, Timothy seed at 3.35 December and 3.45 March with bid.
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Timothy
Liberty Bonds Market Report From New York
Liberty bonds quoted with 1 2s resting at 101.2 and 45s at 102.10 bid. First 4 ½s touch 100.19 bid and second 4 ½s at 100.26. Third 4 ¼s at 101.3 and fourth 4 ½s at 101.27 with Treasury 4 ¼s at 100.21 noted.
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Grain prices surge on European buying in Chicago trade
European demand lifts Chicago grain markets with wheat closing strong. December wheat up 32-8 to feet, May 178 4 to 179, July 1327-8 to 1641-8. Corn up 11-4 to 21-4 cents, oats up 3-4 to 11-8 cents, provisions fluctuating from decline to a 20 cent rise.
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Chicago
General Electric shines in year end stock surge
New York reports a record closing stock market day with total turnover over 282 million shares. General Electric led the gains with 25 points as investors priced rights from the Electric Bond and Share Co. European steel competition and U S rail spending loom, while rail traffic and industrial output projections hint at a robust 1925.
New Year Holiday Shutdown Of Markets Planned
New York Dec 31 Securities and commodity markets land banks will be closed tomorrow in observance of New Year's Day. United States Steel chairman Albert H. Gary issued a New Year statement praising the country's material and moral strength, standing, and influence.
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Yall Securities and Commodity Markets
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United States Steel Corporation
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