Stock Market Averages Bullish After Momentum Amid Merger News
The Associated Press reports a predominantly bullish day in New York trading with prices climbing from the open and finishing near session highs. Motor stocks rose on Chrysler Dodge merger chatter while radio shares surged to a high before retreating. Rail stocks held steady despite weak traffic data and several companies posted notable gains in widespread activity.
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Chrysler-Dodge
Motor Group
Hudson and Packard
Pierce Arrow
Jordan Advance
Stanley
Associated Press
New York
Cal
Federal Reserve
Chrysler
Dodge Bros
Motor
Hadeon
Packard
Jordan
Pierce-Arrow
General Motors
Adams Express
American Bank Note
American International Corporation
Cluett Peabody
International Telephone
Kroger Groceries
Murray Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Raila
Bond market holds steady amid high rate stance
May 31 New York bonds remained quiet amid cautious month end mood. Industrial issues drew some demand with two motorized notes, utilities firmed slightly as Dodge Brothers debentures hit a new top on Chrysler-Dodge merger talk, and Pierce Arrows gained two points amid merger speculation. Rail issues softened while the foreign list stayed steady and government issues showed mixed results.
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New York
Dodge Brothers
Chrysler-Dodge
Pierce Arrows
U.S
Exchange firm amid varied international demand quotes
New York May 31 report shows firmer fond exchange quotations with Great Britain at 4.88 and 4.887-16 for cables, France 3.93, Italy 4.26 and 5.27 on cables, and several other nations including Belgium and Sweden showing elevated rates.
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New York
Great
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugo-Slavia
Austria
Sluefield West Virginia Bank Bidg Fire Auction Notice
Blurred fragment from Sluefield West Virginia reports an auction notice tied to a fire damaged site at First National Bank Building. Limited readable items suggest bidding actions or deadlines pending formal notice.
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Moses Hyman
First National Bank
Welch West VA
Market Glance Shows Mixed Currency and Stock Notes
A terse market snippet mentions 42 percent figures for Argentina and Tokyo, with numbers 12.08 and 67.12 percent, plus Montreal stock notes. The fragment lacks clear context or entities beyond these figures.
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Tokyo Cone
Hanghai
Montreal
Market Summary New York May 81 Call Money Steady
Call money steady with all loans at 6 percent. Closing bid 6 percent. Time loans firm. Mixed collateral 60 to 90 days at 5 percent. Four to six months prime mercantile paper 4.4 percent. Bankers acceptances unchanged.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Dry Goods Market Quiet with Mixed Cotton and Silk Movements
In New York on May 31 cotton goods were quiet and easy with 38 inch cloths offered at 7 ¾ cents. Raw silk declined sharply while burlap trade remained quiet and Calcutta prices were higher.
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New York
Calcutta
Sugar market eases as futures fall in quiet session
New York May 31 Spot raw market was quiet with prices unchanged. Raw sugar futures eased under liquidation with July at 2.67 and January at 2.81, while refined sugar stayed steady at 6.05 to 6.10 for fine granulated.
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New York
Grain prices show mixed May close in Chicago
May contract end brought irregular grain trading. Wheat eased due to moisture and forecast domestic yield, rye jumped about 64 percent on tighter near term supply, corn edged higher, oats varied, and provisions declined slightly.
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Chicago
Long Center Word and Miscellaneous Clues Typed In Turbulent Text
Fragmented OCR lists terms and stray phrases across topics from architecture to anatomy. It mentions a long center word, wooden peg, exo shaped figure, and various definitions such as fronta arg ued fish caught off New England coast and imbecile.
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New England
Mismatched Clues Challenge Local Quiz Night
A quiz item lists opposites and simple terms including a bankable bank ship and a sheltered area, a masculine red deer and a single playing card. The clues point mainly to common nouns and basic subjects rather than a single consistent answer.
Chicago Butter Market Steady With Mixed Scores
Butter prices in Chicago on May 31 show a steady centralized market with unchanged other grades. Fresh butter scores range from 89 to 92 with percentages around 41 to 42, while centralized scores hover around 88 to 90 with similar percentages.
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Chicago
Produce Prices and Demand in Pittsburgh Markets
Pittsburgh reports slow demand across commodities on May 31. Apples show steady barrels with New York Baldwins at 8.00 peak, 5.50 for small, russets 7.00 to 7.50. Willow Twigs and bushel baskets follow. Potatoes and corn steady with mixed regional whites and russets. celery, sweet potatoes, and peppers listed with varied crate and hamper prices.
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U. 8
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Maine
Green Mountains
New York
South Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
Tennessee
Nancy Malia
Poultry Prices Week New York Market Report
New York trading on May 31 shows 4 dressed poultry steady with old roosters 15 to 21. Live poultry varies with broilers freight 31 to 40 and express 20 0. fowls 24 to 26, express 200 26. roosters 15. turkeys 20 20.
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New York
Seed prices and cash grain quotes from Toledo market
The item lists cash prices for seeds and grains from Toledo in 1931 including Wheat No 2 red 177, Wheat No 3 yellow 1.10, Corn No 2 yellow 111 percent, Rye No 2 1.37, Clover seed cash and other seed notes.
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Toledo
Mag
Domestic and imported cash figures across months
Readable fragments show domestic and imported cash amounts by month and person. Entries include October and December domestic values, December 2.60, and May figures, with names Timothy and others.
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Alaske
Timothy
Live Stock Market Report Chicago May 31 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Hogs at 32 000 head noted market dull and steady with Tuesday or 10 to 15 lower. top 10.00 paid for 180 to 260 lb hogs. Cattle receipts 12 000 calves 4 500 active market uneven by weight best steer meat 14 75 heavies 14 50 heifer yearlings 14 00 bulls higher. Sheep receipts 12 000 uneven steady to 25 lower on slaughter classes with lambs and heavy sheep softer.
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Chicago
United States Department of Agriculture
Real estate transfers filed in Mercer County Court Clerk’s Office
Real estate transfers recorded yesterday include John Roberts and others as trustees transferring property in Bluefield sections 601 and 602 to E nt Burks for 4250 dollars. J D Long and wife transfer lot 3 in section 1108 Bluefield to K B Thomas for 10 dollars.
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Mercer County
John Roberts
E. Nt. Burks
Bluefield
J. D. Long
K. B. Thomas
Flag Decoration Planned for Houston Democratic Convention
The national Democratic convention in Houston, Texas, May 31, will display the flags of each state and territory in the main auditorium. Plans for decorating the vast Houston Coliseum are being laid out.
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Kansas City
Houston
Texas
Houston Coliseum
National committee decor plan for dais and stage
George 8 Cohen, chairman of the decorations committee, outlines the setup for the debates. Items will be arranged alphabetically around the speakers' section with a US crest at center and a backdrop of Southern iris, thirteen American flags, and red white and blue bunting along the rear beams.
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George 8. Cohen
Emilax
United States
Cuban President accuses ex interior secretary of libel
President Machado charges Col Aurelia Hevia with personal libel saying a pamphlet on constitutional amendments was meant as a personal affront. The text notes a fact about human skulls: there are 22 bones in the skull.
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Havana
Machado
Col
Aurelia Hevia
West Virginia Man Earns Honors at Annapolis
West Virginia student C. M. Blackford of Salem wins second honors in the Annapolis class of 175 prospective officers. He ranks close to top midshipman Charles R. Watts of Zanesville, Ohio, who leads the class. Physical disqualification bars Blackford from a navy commission. Blackford and five others held 85 percent or better in scholarship over four years.
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C. M. Blackford
Salem
W. Va
Wilbur
Naval Academy
Blackford
Charles R. Watts
Zanesville
Ohio
West Virginia
Navy
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