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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1934
Page
8
A four spade contract appears after the sequence Pass Pass DbL Pass Pass. West leads OKS8. South holds QI10 and KJ92. North East respond TM 54.
A nurse confirms fears as Donna and Miss Perkins discuss her absence. Donna worries her husband Bill might learn the truth after a late delay and a missed call, while Grandfather sleeps and the two women return to the living room.
Donna faces a tense night as Bill’s jealousy and a hinted deception strain their marriage. She overhears tension, contemplates confronting him, and contends with fear of exposure while awaiting Mrs Planter’s inevitable judgment. The story centers on trust, truth, and a crisis of perception.
News item lists practice for Rainbow Wedding participants at Bethel A M E Church tomorrow at 4 30 p m. Also reports Golden Star club meeting at 222 Ellis Street tonight at 7 30 and preacher Rev A L Polk visiting Edwards Memorial Presbyterian church to speak for club 1 led by Deacon Joe Downs.
Mrs. Mattie Battles of Huntington visits her daughter Mrs Alma Florence at Travelers Hotel where Alma has been ill for several days.
The state board of control will receive bids June 25 to bottle and sell surplus Berkeley Springs water. The board canceled a prior contract months ago for noncompliance by the contractors. Cologne, Germany, is called the City of Three Kings as the reputed burial site of the Wise Men.
The market closed modestly down with the Standard Statistics average for 90 stocks easing 1.1 to 80.1. Auburn Auto fell after the 50 cent quarterly dividend was omitted, while Chrysler General Motors Hudson and Nash declined. Bond activity was listless with transfers totaling 10.144 million and the 60‑issue Standard Statistics average edging up 0.2 point to 86.4.
New York Stock Exchange quotations are presented for Livingston and Company. The firm identifies as members of the New York Stock Exchange and other principal exchanges with offices at the West Virginian Hotel Building. James E. Mann is the manager, contactable by phone at 1800.
C. B. Hancock firm notes a transaction with Pensbone Company involving an 86.00 and a 7.00 amount, with preferred stock bought and sold.
Lancaster Pennsylvania June 11 cattle 2591 good to choice located steers steady common and plain slow cows steady bulls plentiful slow all lower except choice best stockers steady to strong others slow calves 336 steady hogs 290 steady with last weeks advance choice westerns wholesale 4.50 60 retail 4.50 sheep 24 slow spring lambs 8.50 9.00
Cattle total 2 060 with 1 150 direct. Steers, bulls, cows, vealers and calves listed with price ranges. calves and vealers weaker on some lots. Sheep and lambs total 10 650 with springers down. hogs 4 320 including 4 280 direct. Warpet 184 lb average, hog prices up about 10.
The New York curb market was irregular with dwindling volume. Gulf Oil fell 2 1 4 points to 66 1 2, Hiram Walker and American Gas and Electric shed a point, while Standard Oil of Indiana Armour Swift Newmont and others slipped a bit. Transfers around 135000 shares.
New York price listing dated June 11 shows live poultry weak with broilers 16 to 20 cents by freight and 14 to 25 by express, fowls 12 to 15 by freight or express, roosters 7, turkeys 11 to 16 by freight and 12 to 17 by express, ducks 10 freight or express unquoted, dressed poultry steady, eggs 17 868 steady. Premium marks and various standards quoted for mixed colors, firsts and seconds with several regional price variations noted.
Baltimore June 11 livestock market shows 800 cattle with slaughter steers at 5.00 to 7.00, Helfersgood 3.50 to 4.50, cows 2.75 to 3.50, calves 400 with vealers good.
The report lists feeder weights and price ranges for hogs, pigs, sows, sheep, and lambs. Hogs and hog categories show price spread by weight, with 140-160 lb good and choice at 4.75 5.25, 180-200 lb at 3.40 8.00, and heavier classes around 2.99 4.35. Packing sows 275-425 lb at 3.00 40. Pigs 100-130 lb at 2.50 38.25. Spring lambs 8.00 50 for choice and 7.00 8.00 for good. Ewes 90-120 lb at 2.00 50 and 129-150 lb at 1.50 2.00. Overall listing shows broad pricing across weights and grades.
Treasury figures for June show receipts of 15.655 million dollars against expenditures of 32.233 million, leaving a balance near 1.951 million. Customs receipts for the month total 6.206 million. fiscal year receipts since July 1 amount to 2.823 billion with 6.539 billion in expenditures, including 3.682 billion in emergency outlays. Gold assets stand at 7.00012878344?
Chicago grain market reports limited improvements from rains in the northwest. Wheat closed irregular with small gains, corn and oats advanced unevenly, and provisions rose slightly.
Cotton goods prices rose slightly while finished goods show steady demand for quick use. Rayon goods for July sold well and silk stocks moved in small lots as wool goods for fall improved. Burlaps stayed steady and quiet.
Market notes show butter steady with fresh yields around 93 score. Chicago quotations list prices from 244 to 90 with various lots around 23 to 24 percent in centralized car rots and 21 to 25 percent elsewhere, reflecting mixed grading and supply.
Raw sugar remained firm with no reported sales. Futures showed firmness while refined prices stayed unchanged.
New York June 11 final bond quotes show Liberty bonds at 348 and 32 47, Firsts 4s at 8, 32 47, Fourth 4s at 103.29, Treasury 4 8 at 112.12, Treasury 4s at 108.10, Treasury 3s at 106.17 and 104.26, Fed Farm Mtg 3s 1964 at 101.24, Home Owners Loan 1948 101.4.
Washington June 11. The house banking committee voted 16 to 4 to keep provisions eliminating privately owned national mortgage companies from the housing program. Harry L Hopkins protested, but the panel refused to restore the measure to its original form. The senate committee sent the bill to a subcommittee for further study.
Governor George White telegrammed President Roosevelt asking Ohio be declared a drought state and for immediate $500,000. Funds would buy seed for forage crops to replace losses and fund a work program to aid drought affected farmers with living expenses. Ohio crop value loss is estimated at 22 to 23 million dollars.
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