Short Covering Appears in Oils Amid Stagnant Trade
New York stock prices rose mildly as short covering led oil shares higher in a dull session. Steel and iron sectors showed little progress with some price firming in semi finished materials while overall trading remained subdued. Houston Oil led petroleum gains as Standard Oil of New Jersey moved to the 80s.
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New York
Steel Trade Weekly
Pittsburgh
Iron Trade Review
Bradstreet’s
Stock Exchange
Armour of Delaware
McKeesport Tin Plate
Madison Square Garden
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Foster-Wheeler
Percarquette
Lehnandak
Bayuk Cigar
Curtiss-Wright
A.” Firestone
Pullman
United States Steel
Houston Oil
Petroleum
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Simms
Sinclair
Sun
Pierce
Standard of Kansas
Foreign exchange rates quoted in New York market
The New York foreign exchange market shows firm demand and listed rates for major currencies. Great Britain at 4.8556 on demand with cables at 4.85 and 60 day bills 4.839-16. France demand 3.92 cables 3.921-16. Italy demand 5.23 cables 5.237. Debts show various bids for Belgium 13.95 Germany 23.85 Holland 40.1844 Norway 26.74 Sweden 26.82 Denmark 26.74 Switzerland 19.35 Spain 12.10 Greece 1.29 Poland 11.25 Czechoslovakia 2.96 Yugoslavia 1.76 Austria 14.10. Ru-
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
de Ds
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Austria
Global Currency Fragments and City Data Amid Inconsistent Figures
A fragmented OCR read lists various city and country values with mixed currencies. Entries include Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Shanghai, Montreal, and Great Britain in dollars versus others in cents, with percentages like 33.12 and 11.70 and a stray 99.955-16, creating a puzzling snapshot of historical exchange or pricing data.
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Argentine
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
Great Britain
Bonds Show Slow Trading With Few Notable Movements
New York bonds opened June 4 with little inclination to rise and overall sluggish activity. Foreign issues attracted attention but yielded ground, rails fluctuated, utilities stayed firm, and industrials saw sharp changes. Late buying offset midmorning apathy as government issues gained modestly.
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New York
United States
Government bonds close steady in New York market
United States government bonds closed with Liberty at 101.22 and 4s around 112.19. Treasury 4s traded near 108.80 while Treasury 3 40s listed 101.00.
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New York
United States
Liberty
Treasury
Call money steady in New York on June 4
Call money remained at 3 percent all day in New York. Time loans held at 3 percent for 30 to 90 days with minor variations and 3 percent for longer terms. Prime commercial paper quoted at 3 percent. Bankers' acceptances eased to about 2 1/4 percent for 30 to 120 days and 2 2/3 percent for five to six months.
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New York
Poultry price report from New York markets
Poultry dressed prices irregular with chickens 28 to 37 cents. Live broilers freight 20 to 32 cents, fowls 18 to 26 cents, roosters 12 cents, turkeys 15 to 20 cents, ducks 10 to 25 cents. Eggs receipts 43,871 cases steady, mixed colors and nearby varieties priced. numerous grade details unchanged.
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New York
Ilice
Heunery
Flour News Dispatch
Flour markets show no change with prices steady as of June in New York trade. Traders await guidance on supply and demand factors amid global market signals.
Sugar futures rise as demand shows strength
Raw sugar traded higher with gains of 1 to 2 points as buyers showed more interest. Futures final prices edged up and total sales reached about 44,050 tons amid light offerings and limited selling.
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New York
Market Prices For No 1 and No 2 Contracts and Refining Reductions
Closing prices show No 1 July 144c and September 1.51c with various months up to 1.76c for May. No 2 July 2.32c rising to 3.50c December. Refiners cut prices by 20 points to a 150c base for fine granulated or the lowest level in ten years.
Pittsburgh Produce Market Flats Amid Slow Demand
Pittsburgh June 4 Produce receipts show slow demand with mixed gains across items. Apples receipts 17 cars with Baldwins at 2.25 2.60 and Russels 2.00 2.15. cabbage 39 cars about steady. onions 29 cars about steady with No 1 Texas yellows and whites at 1.50 1.65. potatoes 92 cars steady with Maine Green Mountains 3.50 3.60 and Bliss Triumphs 4.00 4.25. butter 33 1 2 percent etc. eggs and cheese steady. poultry prices listed for heavy hens, mediums, leghorns, broilers, ducks, turkeys, and dressed poultry.
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Pittsburgh
New York Baldwins
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas
Maine Green Mountains
Alabama
Louisiana
Bliss
North
South Carolina
Standard Oil completes plan for 800 mile pipeline
New York June 4 The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has completed engineering plans to lay a twin ten inch pipeline 800 miles from Tulsa Oklahoma to a point near Wood River Illinois thirteen miles north of St Louis at a cost of about 15 million dollars.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Tulsa
Okla
Wood River
St. Louis
Pittsburgh Livestock Market Reports Sharp Fluctuations
Pittsburgh livestock receipts show 2 500 hogs with mixed demand and prices ranging from 10.00 to 11.00 for mediums to mediums plus. Cattle receipts at 25 head feature heifers and cows with prices up to 19.50 to 11.00 and 7.25 to 12.25 for various grades. Sheep receipts at 1 000 head list generally 25 to 50 cent declines with weights from 8 to 12.50 for good to choice.
Phillips Pipeline to Build Longest Gasoline Line Yet
Phillips Petroleum announces in a stockholders letter that construction has begun on a 800 mile eight inch gasoline pipeline from the Texas Panhandle to Wichita Kansas City St. Louis and other points. The line will be built and operated by Phillips Pipeline company, a new subsidiary, at a cost of 15000000 dollars, and will be the first gasoline line in the Mid Continent area.
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New York
Phillips Petroleum Company
Texas Panhandle
Wichita
Kansas City
St. Louis
Phillips Pipeline Company
Mid- Continent
Chicago Livestock Markets Report June 4 With Mixed Results
Receipts totalled 21 000 hogs and 11 000 cattle plus calves. Hog trade was uneven with some weighty butchers and top at 10.50 while lighter cuts ranged 9.26 to 10.50. Cattle bids were 250 lower on fed steers and yearlings but some early sales held. top slaughter scalar 14.00 for heavy steers, cows 6.50 to 7.76, vealers 7.00 to 12.75, stockers 7.60 to 10.75, sheep slow with lambs at 12.25 to 13.25 and ewes down to 3.75 to 5.50.
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Chicago
Wheat Prices Slump After Dust Storms and Rain
Chicago grain traders saw wheat drop to near the day’s bottom as dust storm damage in Canadian fields and timely moisture in the spring belt reduced demand. Corn slipped about 1 and a half cents, oats fell small amounts, while provisions held steady to a slight rise.
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Chicago
Seed Catalog Fragment From Toledo Market
A terse seed listing from Toledo Ohio shows No 2 red seed at 1.09 per unit and No 2 white corn or seed entries with limited details. Other varieties remain unchanged in price and availability.
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Toledo, Ohio
Jane
Dry goods market activity in New York cloth division
Cotton goods showed improved inquiry in the gray cloth division. Sheer wash fabrics and printed wash goods were more active. May silk movement figures indicated the smallest stock on hand in years, signaling tighter supply in the sector.
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New York
Unclear historical text listing multiple firms and figures
Fragmented OCR shows Bluefield West Virginia firms and various numbers. Mentions First National Bank Ridge, Atlantic and Tug River Lumber Co, Majestic Colleries Co, Pecabontan Fuel, Ellumi nation, and percentages with values like 75.00 and 100.00.
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Bluefield Industrial Building Co
Comes
Sccees
Monte-Viets Park
Comes Corp Areo
Ciecerence Majestic Collieries Co
Pecabontan Fuel. Com
Tug River Lumber Co
Alachian
Otesseee
Indian Territory
Trial Delay For Judge In Mail Fraud Case
Counsel for County Judge W U Bernard Vause of New York secured a one week postponement of his federal trial on mail fraud linked to the Columbia Finance Corp failure vast loss. Six other defendants in the case include Vause who was indicted for perjury and grand larceny.
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Ounsel
W. UW
Bernard Vause
New York
Columbia Finance Corporation
Vause Uso
Reynolds Tobacco Expands Workforce For Higher Cigarette Output
New York June 4 The R J Reynolds Tobacco company reports substantial additions to its working forces to boost daily cigarette production.
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New York
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Sailor's Holiday stars Cooper and Hale at Colonial Theatre
George Cooper plays a cautious buddy to Alan Hale in Sailor's Holiday a Patheal dialogue feature at the Colonial theatre today Cooper veteran of stage and screen adds to a cast with Sally Ellers Paul Hurst Mary Carr and Jack Richardson Fred Newmeyer directs from an original Joseph Franklin Poland story Cooper is noted for The Trail of 98 The Barker and Hell's Angels
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George Cooper
Alan Hale
Colonial Theatre
Cooper
Karl Dane
the Barker
Sally Ellers
Paul Hurst
Mary Carr
Jack Richardson
Fred Newmeyer
Joseph Franklin Poland
Firefighters Battle Large Forest Fire in Randolph County
Fire crews in Randolph County near Elkins West Virginia reported splitting the fire into three sectors with more than 200 firefighters on scene. The blaze scorched over 2000 acres of undergrowth and cut over timber plus hardwood at Wildell Knob, threatening the Monongahela National Forest. Volunteers from Parsons Elkins and local colleges joined the effort led by C L Perkins and L S Cross of the forest service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
W. Va
Randolph County
Wildell Knob
Monongahela National Forest
Parsons and Elkins
Elkins Hi-Y Club
Davis and Elkina College
C. L. Perkins
National Forest
L. S. Cross
U. S. Forest Service
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Alf
Scotland
Standard Statistics Co. Ind. Rit
Util, Tot
Asa American Wecome
Wee American Tobacco
Bsi
Auburn
Bethlehem Steel
Oseves
Hyers Co
Dupont
Fanetman
el Po
General Electric
General Motors
Hudson Motor
Johna Manville
Kelly
Northern Pacific Tee
Owens Bottle
Tee Packard
Pan Pt B
Ressedbeeneees
Reynolds
Sears Roebuck
Pete Ereereenreee
Shell Union
Sim Bone Cawesevernereeears
Wewee
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Thxag Corp
Union Pacific
Maryian Eee
Eatingnouse
Aspdtak
Westin Houme Electric
Standard Statistics Co
Ind. R.R._ Util
Tengo &, Poe
James Wwood
Jonent
L. Alexander
A. & McBride
Mgr. Sales
Vandee Anet Mer Snies
R. Hawthorne
Secre Pocahontas Fuel Company
Pocahontas
Tidewater
Great Lakes
Teeorguvalah
Ined Carter
Sevel
Poca Salmente
Pocahontas Coalfield
Pocahontas Fuel Company, Incorporated
Virginia
Ae Se
Broadway
Norfolk
Main St
Bosston
Mass
Board of Trade
Cincinnati
Ohio
Portland
Maine
Pocahontas Wharf
Bluefield
West Virginia
New Bedford
Aikman Street
Atlantic Coast Tidewater
Lambert's Point
Sewell’s Point
Newport News
Tage
Sandusky
Toledo
London
Amante Morey
BAVON @ Co., Ltd
Lime Street
Honew
E. C
England
Henry Coe
Clerci
Piassio Matteo
Geneva
Pocahontas Fuel Co., Inc
Pittsburgh Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Chicago Grain
Co, BE. Lilley
Isaac T. Manno
M. L. Harrison Frank
Bailey
A. W. Reynolds
Walter Perkins
Edwin Mann
Geo
Strader
First National Bank
Bluefield, W.va
L. A. Hooper
Japan
Hale
Heaven Eyes
Bim
Scooge
Carlos
E &2
Lake &Nod Oak Streets
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Poor Heaven Eyes
Boots
WALET
BY Marti
Papa
MIT
Franz
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