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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1931

Page

14

Industrials And Utilities Show Mixed Market Trading

New York June 12 railroad securities led activity with morning gains then slight advancement to finish up 1 to 9 points. Industrial and utility shares were largely inactive with irregular gains while bonds and copper data influenced sentiment. Major movers included Atchison New York Central International Telephone and United States Steel with varied results as the market remained dull and turnover hovered around 1.6 million shares.

New York Germany Atchison and New York Central Pete Marquette Nickel Plate Union Pacific Central of New Jersey International Telephone United States Steel Westinghouse General Motors Union Carbide Bethlehem American Can Loew’e Paramount General Electric Allied Chemical American Montreal

Bond Market Rises Amid Irregular Changes In New York

New York June 12 bonds closed generally higher after irregular changes. Industrial railroad and public utility loans led gains in representative averages, signaling breadth in the upward move among corporate obligations. Sharp losses hit German, Argentine, and Chilean issues, with late trends among lower grade bonds turning upward overall.

New York

Foreign exchanges ease as Great Britain dollar demand shown

In New York on June 12 the foreign exchange market moved easily with Great Britain showing strong dollar demand at 4.865/32 on cables 4.869/32 and 60 day bills 4.841/16. France held at 3917/16 with similar patterns noted in other currencies.

New York Great Britain France

Hancock Investments Bid at Mullens Grocery Co Market Close

Bluefield West Virginia based Hancock Investments in First National Bank Building posted an asked bid of 70.00 for Fundamental Trust Shares tied to Indian Territory. The market closed on June 12 with a 10 percent decrease.

Cables and Demands Across Nations Listed

A list of percentage demands and cable figures shows Italy at 5.23 percent with cables 6.239/16. Belgium 13.92 Germany 23.70 Holland 40.24 Norway and Sweden 26.77 Denmark 26.7544 Switzerland 19.42 Spain 10.07 Portugal 4.44 Greece 1.291 Poland 11.22 Czechoslovakia 2.96 Yugoslavia 1.76 Austria 14.96 Romania 0.59 Argentina 20.50 Brazil 7.80 Tokyo 49.35 Shanghai 28.62 Montreal 99.43 Mexico City gold peso 49.25.

Cables Italy Belgium Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal Mexico City Closinw Adams Express Rumely Johns-Manville Alleghany Corpu Kansas City Kroger Grace Ween American Car and Fay Lambert Co Liggett and Myers American Internat American Loco Loew's, Inc American Rolling Mills Lorillard Ted Nsance American Smelting Lou, Gag and Elec Erican Steel Fdy McKeesport Tin Eee Eewannes McKesson and Robbins Mack Tyru Mathieson Ay Armour Wane Ae Missouri Missouri Kans Tex Armour Ber Montgomery Ward F. Byrd Nash Motors Atchison, T Tlantic Coast Line Nat Cash Register Auburn Auto Aviation Corpn Nat. Pow Light Baldwin Loco Nevada Coss Cunc Balto Ohio N. Y. Central Csdeccoas Quvnansae Barnsdall A Norfolk and Western Bendix Aviation One Lq North Amer, Aviation Eee Best and Co. Eae Nen North American Co Bethlehem Steel Ee Enee Otla Elev Ewee Borden and Co Pac, Gas and Elec Brooklyn-Union Gas Briggs Mfg Packard Motors Pac. Lighting Cccssss Newsentiece Byers Pipe Cscsess Paramount Publix Calif Cccsss Penick Ford Penny, J. CO Canadian Pacific Pennsylvania Cerro de Pasco Chesapeake Coron Ad Prairie Pipe Line Chesa Ohio Eee Proctor and Gambwo Chicago Great Western Pref Public Service N. J Chicago Mil St. P. and Pac Pullman Chicago Northwestern Foto OU Chicago R. I Adio Corpn Wwe Chrysler Eun Ccn Coca-Cola Conees Keith Orpheum Commonwealth and Southe Remington Rand Eee OPEL St. Joseph St. Louis Seaboard Air Line Continental Insurance Continental Motors Sears Roebuck Continental Oil Sarcwee Ices Cactin Dollantind Indectbe Blig Shell Union Oil Crucible Steel Curtis-Wright Winnionseen Curtiss-Wright “A Sinclair Oil Davison Chemical Southern Calif, Edison Delaware and Hudson Drug. Inc Southern Pacific du Pont Ace Southern Railway Eastman Kodak Sae Eee Standard Oil N. J Erieer wreGere. Ci Mi Wi Aecommenenates Federal Water Service Stone and Webster Foster Wheeler Ae Studeb Ween Ewwene iPox Film Comessanteesnenbapdilchieieets Freeport Texas Wenn Texas Gulf General Amer Timken General Asphalt Transamerica Corp General Electric Union Carbide General Foods Maeeene Union Pacific General Motors United Aircraft United Corpn U. S Ewe Ewes Tiga Epigmainaentiven Great Northern U. S. Steel Ee Grigsby Grunow Mame Utilities Power and Lt Goodrich Eesatencetchen Vanadium Steel Goodyear Tire WORRO Cecis Badiemeenbin Hayes Body Ccnenquianasuns Ward Baking Eee Aby Hershey Choc Warner Pictures — Ee Houdaille Hershey Weeennee Warren Bros We Houston Oil Eee Maryland Hudson Motors Western Union Eem Enn Hupp Motors Westinghouse Airbrake Wmnaemeneiens Illinois Central Ween Ene Westinghouse Elec Willys-Overland Woolworth Et Harvester Worthington Pump International Shoe

Call money rates steady on day with varied loan terms

In New York on June 12 call money remained steady at 1.44 percent for all day loans while time loans held firm with 60 day terms at 1 1 percent, 3-4 months at 1 percent, and 5-6 months at 1.17 percent. Prime commercial paper traded at 2.42 percent and bankers acceptances were unchanged.

New York

Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported

Treasury receipts for June 10 totaled 8 775 063 65 with expenditures of 14 979 234 05 and a balance of 47 580 199 52. Customs receipts for the month close of business June 10 amounted to 9 169 641 62.

Washington Treasury

Dry Goods Market Update in New York Trade

In New York on June 12 cotton be exchanging was quiet in finished cloth while inquiries improved in wash fabrics. Price weakness held in finished and unfinished markets as production curtailment spreads through summer. Wool goods sell well with output kept steady or rising to September. raw silk firmer on cocoon shortages for summer reeling as birdlime prices ease.

New York

Sugar market steady with limited operator purchases

New York reports raw sugar unchanged and futures steady. Approximate sales reach 36,050 tons, including 20,100 tons via exchanges. Futures quotes closed July 1.21, September 1.29, December 1.37, January 1.88, March 1.45, May 1.51 with refined grade unchanged at 4.45 and light withdrawals on old contracts.

New York

Butter Prices and Trade Mood in Chicago markets

Butter prices held steady in Chicago on June 12 despite nervous, unsettled trade. Sellers were active while buyers remained cautious. Fresh 93 score 22 22 percent, 92 score 211g, 91 score 20 percent, 90 score 20 percent, with 88 score 1944 noted. Centralized carrots cited with 90 score 21 percent, 89 score 20 percent, and 88 score 1944 in the same market snapshot.

Chicago Regeivere

Cincinnati Produce Market Update

Cincinnati Ohio listing shows egg prices with small numbers and ungraded eggs at about 15 percent nearby. The fragment mentions Pune and a time placeholder but lacks clear date or full context for pricing details.

Cincinnati Ohio Pune

Market Report: Pittsburgh Produce Prices June Listings

Pittsburgh produce prices for cabbage onions potatoes butter eggs cheese and poultry from U S and Pa depts of agriculture. Cabbage from Ohio Marietta district Tennessee New Jersey. onions Texas yellows whites. potatoes Louisiana Alabama Carolina Maine. butter prices per score. eggs current receipts firsts and extras. cheese unchanged. poultry prices by kind and weight.

Pittsburgh U.S Ohio Marietta Mississippi Tennessee New Jersey Texas Louisiana Bliss Alabama North South Carolina Maine Green Mountain

Wheat climbs as spring crop fears renew market anxiety

Chicago June 12 Wheat rose as several days of declines ended and traders re priced futures on renewed worry over spring wheat prospects. The advance came amid cautious trading and broader grain market firmness.

Chicago

New York Stock Exchange Quotations

N Y Stock Exchange quotations feature Jack R Younger as assistant manager and provide market pricing details for trading sessions.

N. Y. Stock Exchange Jack R. Younger

Winter Wheat Damage and Grain Prices Rise Margins

In Canada a bullish factor amid a Chicago expert noting winter wheat from the central southwest eastward including the Ohio valley damaged by excessive moisture. Reports from multiple winter wheat areas show unusual infestations of cutworms armyworms and insecta. Wheat closed unsettled with fractional gains while corn rose about 4 percent and oats gained around 4 percent. provisions varied from a 2 cent decline to a 5 cent rise.

Canada Chicago Ohio Valley

Seeds and grains unchanged in Toledo market

Grain and seed prices in Toledo Ohio on June 12 remained steady. Market observers note no significant shifts in supply or demand for seeds and grains across principal local commodities.

Toledo Ohio

New York Poultry Prices Steady in Dressed Trade

New York reports poultry dressed steady and unchanged while live poultry remains weak by freight and express at 18 to 21 cents. Eggs quoted at 29 061 cents per dozen, with mixed colors and other grades stable.

New York

Chicago Livestock Hogs Ranges Rise At Market Report

Chicago hog prices rise with 15 000 head sold including 5 000 direct. Best 270 lbs and under up 25 to 35 cents, heavier weights and packing sows up 10 to 25 cents. Bulk 160-260 lbs 7.00 to 7.10, top 7.15. 270-350 lbs 6.25 to 6.85. pigs 6.50 to 6.85. packing sows 5.25 to 6.00. Light to good choice 140-189 lbs.

Chicago U. S. Dept

Livestock Price Ranges and Cattle Market Report

Market notes show price ranges for weights and grades of pigs cattle and veal. Slaughter cattle and vealers listed with weight bands and price ranges from 6.00s to 9.00s, noting steady to uneven gains and early clearance of classes. Bulls yearlings and cutter stock also included with varied quotes.

Livestock Market Inches By Cattle and Sheep Prices

Prices for vealers milk fed and medium young cattle range around 3.50 to 6.50 with varied grades. Sheep activity shows general steadiness at 8,000 head with native lambs brings 8.25 to 9.59, yearlings and ewes noted with wide weight-based spreads and cull lots at low values.

Tomas

Baltimore Livestock Prices and Receipts Report

Baltimore June 12 cattle receipts 75 with steers good to choice 7.25 8.00, cows 4.50 5.25, heifers 6.00 6.50, fresh cane and springers 30.00 60.00. sheep and lambs receipts 1,900 with lambs up to 8.49 9.25 and sheep 1.00 3.00. hogs receipts 1,590 with heavies 6.25 7.30 and mediums 7.50 7.75. calves 4.00. All figures denote prices per unit and vary by grade.

Baltimore

Pittsburgh Livestock Market Prices Report

June 12 Pittsburgh livestock report from U S Department of Agriculture lists cattle hogs sheep and calves with price ranges by weight and grade. Reads hogs 75 to 160 pounds price ranges and cattle cows bulls vealers lambs with varying weights and conditions.

Curb Market Quiet With Narrow Stock Swings

New York Curb trading was extremely quiet with the smallest volume of the week. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie rose while utilities like Commonwealth Edison and Cleveland Electric showed small gains amid late recoveries. Oil issues stayed quiet and firm with Gulf recovering most of a 3-8 point drop. total transfers reached 260000 shares.

New York Pittsburgh Lake Erie United Gas Commonwealth Edison Cleveland Electric Associated Gas Vacuum Cities Service Imperial Gulf Insull Utilities Investment Mayflower Trust and Holding Company

Wall Street Briefs: Dividend Stock Change and Brokerage Firm

Stockholders of Consolidated Mining and Smelting of Canada approve a stock dividend with directors to act on the payment June 13. Auchincloss Parker and Redpath form a Washington investment brokerage with offices at 719 Fifteenth Street and memberships on major exchanges. Dow Jones dispatch notes Chicago Great Western directors review earnings reports for Q1 and early Q2 as meeting adjourns.

New York Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Auchincloss, Parker and Redpath Fifteenth Street Washington, D. C New York Stock Exchange Washington Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange Hugh PD Auchincloss Cauncey D. Parker Jr Albert C. Redpath Richard P. Dunn Harold C. Patterson Dow, Jones and Company Chicago Chicago Great Western Railroad

Company Plans Dividend Declarations For Preferred Stock

On June 15 the firm is likely to declare another dividend of 50 cents a share on its 4 percent preferred stock. A 50 cent preferred dividend was paid April 20 following a $1 payment on January 7.

Trade Trends And Industrial Outlook May Report

Building activity in May shows a slight lead for public works and utilities over nonresidential across 37 states east of the Rockies, totaling 108.95 million against 108.23 million for nonresidential. The nationwide May total across all classes reached 306.08 million, down from 457.42 million a year earlier. Coal demand remained weak with retailers stocking only for current needs. Heavy construction plans for the week fell to 27.01 million, the smallest for the year. Insolvencies rose with 474 defaults in six days, the lowest weekly total since October. Steel mills reported midrange operating rates, with Shenango Valley around 65 percent and several firms near 60 percent. Dow Jones notes slight upticks in employment at Westinghouse Electric.

Associated Press Public Works and Utrlines United States R. G. Dun and Company Steel—Fairy Shenango Valley Dow, Jones and Company Carnegie Steel Company Sharon Steel Hoop American Steel and Wire Company Farrell and Mercer Works American Sheet and Tin Plate Company Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company

U S Leads Global Commercial Aeronautics Says Young

Clarence M. Young assistant secretary of commerce states in his annual report to the president that the United States possesses a transport passenger and mail system superior to the rest of the world combined. He notes the domestic system as the benchmark for aviation progress.

Washington United States Clarence M. Young Young

Production in Many Lines Continues Large

New York June 12. Dun's to morrow notes continued unsettlement to some commodity prices and restrained business in parts of trade. Yet production in many lines remains large with output still high. Stores in some sections exceed last year’s June totals in volume, led by wear ing apparel, home furnishings and electrical appliances. Stock turnover is higher in some areas than a year ago. Weekly bank clearings total 7 902 333 000, down 22.3 percent from a year ago, and outside New York the decline is 22.1 percent.

New York Dun's

Denial of Archduke Otto Engagement Report

Baron Gudenta, marshal of Archduke Otto's court, denies any engagement to Princess Maria of Italy. He states there is not a word of truth and that the archduke is not considering marriage now. Former Empress Zita visited Italy to see her mother and paid homage to the pope.

Brunsele Belgium Archduke Otto Hungary Maria Victor Italy Baron Gudenta Zita

Lanark to Clifftop Bus Line Authorized

Charleston W Va June 12. The Beckley Lanark bus line extension to Clifftop was approved by the state road commission. An application to operate Beckley Clifftop was denied. The Beckley Thurmond line tied to Ben Dorsey lease was canceled after noting prior losses.

Charleston W. Va Lanark Clifftop Beckley-Lanark Stanford Transit Company State Road Commission I. C. Alders A. C. Sutphin G. C. Hedrick Beckley-Clifftop Ben Dorsey Blue and Gray Transit Company Beckley and Thurmond Sanders Beckley-Thurmond Ftew

Road Commission Cancels Bus Permit

Charleston West Virginia June 12 The state road commission supervisor F O Sanders ordered cancellation of the Pennsylvania Transit company certificate of convenience for a bus line from East Steubenville to the Pennsylvania line. The commission also approved transfer of a certificate for a Charleston Logan motor freight line from J E Reed to Aracama Taxi company.

Charleston W. Va F. O. Sanders State Road Commission Pennsylvania Transit Company Ohio State Line East Steubenville Follanshee Pennsylvania State Line J. E. Reed Aracama Taxi Company Logan

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