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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1934
Page
9
A bridge hand from the North North dealer is analyzed with both sides vulnerable. The sequence shows 39 Pass Pass Pass and 62 1076 183 13107 55, with the hand to be discussed in tomorrow's article. Copyright 1934 Ely Culbertson J 102 AJ95.
Moderate sales of gray cotton goods were reported at higher prices. Sheetings were unsteady for bag and converting trades. New fall silks appear with light immediate demand. Wool goods stay quiet amid talks to reduce output. Burlaps quiet. New rayon fabrics for fall being sampled.
The Colonial theater in Bluefield hosts Wells and Winthrop’s Heat Wave, a four day program featuring a mix of musical acts and comedy. Harold Senn leads an ensemble including the Kimbell Sisters, Art Stanley, Corinne, the Franklin Hale Girls, and Billy Young, forming a marquee touring bill from Miami and New York venues.
John Wotring 28 died after a boxing match with Harry Frazee 25 at the Brookside filling station near Aurora. Frazee and Jake Shaffer surrendered to Prosecutor Melvin C. Snyder stating Wotring received a blow to the face with an open hand. An autopsy by Dr. A. B. Cadden was planned.
Baltimore market report dated June 12 notes cattle seen steady with steers 7.00 to 8.00 and heifers 3.50 to 4.50. Calves at 4.75 to 5.50 for vealers, hogs up 200, with various weight ranges from 140 to 390 pounds and prices from 3.55 to 4.60. Sheep and lambs numbered 250, steady, spring lambs 7.50 to 8.50, ewes largely 2.00 to 2.60, miscellaneous common and medium stock also listed.
New York curb market closes with fractional gains led by oils and utilities showing narrow movement. A steadying demand develops after an initial drop as Gulf Oil recovers half of yesterday's two-point loss while Electric Bond and Share hold steady and several others post small gains. Transfers total about 162,000 shares.
Demand for stocks remained persistent with moderate strength as the market recovered losses. Leading shares rose toward week end highs aided by a second hour buying surge while bonds stayed steady and investment issues gained. High grade issues and notable names such as International Telephone and Eastman Kodak posted gains, with the Standard Statistics average up near 81.0.
Livingston and Company presents quotations from the New York Stock Exchange showing current price movements and trading activity. The release lists stock names along with price shifts and market notes for investors following the day’s session.
The snippet notes Appalachian Biscuit Paver Co with a $6.00 per share figure and a $31.00 figure mentioned as preferred stock bought and sold. No clear event, date, or full context is provided.
Dressed poultry steady to firm with live poultry weak and express prices mixed. Eggs show firm 35 517 per crate with various grade weights and special packs. white and brown eggs rally with premiums and regional variations noted.
Hogs totaling 22 000 head with 9 000 direct sold, mostly higher than Monday. Prices range for hogs 140-160 lbs at 3.35 to 4.15, 160-200 lbs 3.50 to 4.25, 220-260 lbs 3.90 to 4.25, 250-350 lbs 4.00. Packing sows 275-550 lbs 2.90 to 3.60. Cattle and calves: total 9,700 with killing cattle steady to strong. steers 450-900 lbs 5.75 to 8.50, 900-1,100 lbs.
Market report lists bids and price ranges for cattle calves and sheep. Includes heifers cows bulls veal stocker and feeder cattle with weights 550 to 1 050 pounds and notes on spring lambs slaughter sheep ewes weights 90 to 150 pounds and prices per hundredweight.
Lancaster Pa June 12 cattle 268 good local fed fat steers steady with glow grass cattle slow cows and bulls steady stockers steady common kinds slow calves 160 steady top 7.90 hogs 317 slow steady westerns retail 4.75 wholesale 4.50 60 sheep 19 lambs slow 25 50 lower choice spring lambs 8.00 60
State Dept of Agriculture reports New York and Jersey City livestock activity with cattle 130 head direct and 1,870 hogs including 1,830 direct. Vealers 1,720 with 1,750 direct. vealers 50 higher to 6.00 7.00. calves nominal. Sheep and lambs 4,780 including 4,490 direct. lambs steady to strong at 8.50 to 75. sheep nominal.
Chicago price ledger shows butter steady near 93 cents per pound with small fluctuations. Entries include 92 to 91 cents, all around 23 percent yield estimates and occasional references to 90s with similar margins.
Chicago June 12 corn rose on broad buying reaching near the day’s limit, while top corn prices softened on profit taking. Wheat and oats advanced with gains around percent, and provisions climbed 15 to 40 cents as markets closed strong.
Final bids show Liberty 3 6s at 32 47, First 4s at 32 47, Fourth 4 6s at 33 88. Treasury issues include 4% 48 at 47 52 and 48 at 44 54, and 3 6s at 46 56 with 3s 6s at 40 43 June. Farm Mortgage 3 4s 8 at 54, Home Owners Loan 48 at 51, last quoted 101.25 and 101.9 for other issues.
The treasury position on June 9 shows receipts 9,521,021.94 expenditures 10,890,879.73 balance 1,949,195,767.82 and customs receipts for the month 7,048,592.96. Fiscal year receipts since July 1 total 2,882,042,075.11 with expenditures 6,549,792,849.16 including emergency spending 5,085,765,550.37 and gold assets 7,808,874,512.64.
Raw sugar in New York showed no sales and futures varied within a narrow two point range. Refined sugar held at 4.45 for fine granulated.
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