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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1927

Page

13

Miners Fight Fades in Pittsburgh District as Open Shop Backed

The miners' union loses influence in the Pittsburgh district with World and The Labor Tribune urging a return to work on an open shop basis. Coal shares rise as investors anticipate UMWA defeat and a favorable lake coal rate decision. May output reached 708,000 tons for Jeland Creek Coal, the first 700k month, boosting five-month total to about 3 million tons.

Miners’ Union Pittsburgh World Labor Tribune Pittsburgh Coal United Mine Workers of America Lake Pittsburgh Coal Company Jeland Creek Coal Company Interstate Commerce Commission

Foreign Exchange Rates Hover in New York Markets

New York reports wide quotations across currencies with British demand at 4.55 percent and 60 day bills at 481 percent. France shows 2.914 demand and 3.91 cables, while Germany posts 23.68 percent demand and Holland 40.03. Other notable figures include Belgium 15.88, Norway 25.86, Denmark 26.72, Switzerland 19.28, Argentina 42.50, Tokyo 46.37, Shanghai 63.25, and Montreal 99.98-16. These figures reflect active trading across major and emerging markets.

New York Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czecho-Slovakia Jugo- Slavia Austria Rumania Argentina Brasil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal

Unclear Market Figures Include Names Like Alsike and Timo

Fragmentary data shows prices such as 16.75 and 16.65 for December domestic, with items listed as Alsike, Aveuet, Timo thy, and cash payments. Evidence of old and new values appears, including 2.45 and 2.55.

Alsike Aveuet Timothy Cash Old New

Dry Goods Trade Narrows Near Lindbergh Celebration

New York dry goods markets closed at noon for the Lindbergh celebration. Cotton goods orders scattered and satisfactory. Spot deliveries of printed goods and wash fabrics in demand. Yarns barely steady amid cotton decline. Tropical worsteds for 1928 opening in July. Burlap markets steady and quiet. Silks quiet.

New York

Call Money Holiday In New York Market

Call money in New York shows a holiday with Tats steady. Collateral terms span 60 to 90 days at 4 percent, 4 to 6 months at 4 percent, and prime mercantile paper at 1 to 4 percent.

New York Prime Mercantile

Grain Prices Rise as Rain Halts Field Work

Chicago June 13 corn prices climbed due to heavy rains that halted field work. Wheat rose on corn's strength with closing quotes up 3 to 4 cents, oats gained ½ to 1 cent, and provisions increased 7 to 20 cents.

Chicago

Poultry Prices Reported in New York Market

Live poultry irregular with broilers by express at 24 41 and fowls by express at 20 6. Dressed poultry quiet with broilers freight 30 40, chickens rot 20 37, fowls by express 20 29, frozen 20028, old roosters 12 18, turkeys fresh 25 30, frozen 32 46.

New Yorks Exress Express

Butter Market Steady As Chicago Prices Hold

Butter in Chicago on June 14 remains steady with unchanged prices. Centralized car market shows steady trade flow and mixed U S score distribution across grades including fresh 92 and 91 scores, with 89 and 87 scores also noted.

Chicago

Livestock Prices Surge Across Chicago Market Report

Chicago livestock market summary June 13 shows cattle receipts at 17 000 with higher bids for fed steers and yearlings up 10 to 25 cents. Hog receipts 43 000 with early top 9.30 and prices 8.60 to 9.25 for common weights. Sheep and lambs receipts 16 000 with fat lambs 1 to 1.50 lower, native lambs 16.00 to 16.50, feeders scarce.

Chicago Nebraska

Real Estate Transfers Filed in Mercer County Court

Real estate transfers recorded in Mercer County Court Clerk's office include M. Hall to Dorsie Lee Taylor for a lot in Athens at $570. Effie Tolbert to S. J. Peters for a lot in Lorton's Lick at $1. Mary B. Oliver to Walter S. Trent for lots 29 and 30 in Bluefield at $1,250. G. W. Henderson to John A. Jackson for lot 11 in Matoaka at $50. Nora Bailey to J. H. Myers for lots 15 and 16 on Wallace Street in Princeton at $4,200.

Mercer County M. ©. Hall Dorsie Lee Taylor Athens Effie Tolbert J. Peters Lorton’s Lick Mary B. Oliver Walter S. Trent Bluefield G. W. Henderson John A. Jackson Matoaka Nora Bailey J. H. Myers Wallace Street Princeton

Market quotes show grain and seed prices in Toledo

Wheat No. 2 red quoted at 1.45 to 1.46, corn No. 3 yellow at 1.00 to 1.01, oats No. 3 white 50 to 51, rye No. 2 at 1.19, clover seed cash imported 13.00 bid.

Toledo Oboe

String Talk Ousting Telegraph In Alaska

Fairbanks June 13 Alaska faces a shift from telegraph to wireless as "string talk" replaces "ale talk" across the territory. Thirty three army radio stations serve Alaska with a short wave system centered in Fairbanks plus sites at Seward and Ketchikan. The old 300 mile Richardson trunk line from Fairbanks to Valdez is set for abandonment due to storm disruption and cost of supplies in maintenance of traditional lines.

Fairbanks Alaska United States Richardson Trail Valdez Seward Ketchikan

Mandolin Quintet Broadcasts on WGY in Schenectady Program

The Severino mandolin quintet will broadcast from WGY at 7 p m eastern time Tuesday June 14 with additional picks on WIZ WHAD WFAA WRZ and more. Listings show a wide schedule across stations and times reflecting a national orchestra and soloist lineup.

WGY Severino WIZ Continentals WFAA Cellé WRZ Jesters WEAF KVOO Bristow CKCL Toronto—Orchestra WEBH Chicago—Orchestra WMCA New York WDAP Kansas City School of the Air Schenectady Harmony Twins KGO Oakland—Orchestra Weeco St. Paul WIBO Chicago WTAM WTTC Fort Worth

Broadcasters Mix of Orchestras and Concerts Across Cities

A dense list shows radio stations from Cleveland to Los Angeles broadcasting orchestras, concerts, operas, choruses, and dance programs. Entries name stations such as WGN, KFI, WEAF, WRC, and KGW with various ensembles and time slots, including soloists, choirs, and full orchestras across multiple cities and periods.

Iowa farmers grow a strong new oat variety Loyola

Des Moines report details the first harvest of a new Kherson oat called Loyola. Developed from a 1906 Ames plant by Prof L C Barnett, its creation followed two decades of Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA efforts. Loyola boasts high yield, stiff straw, and stem rust resistance with an average 63.3 bushels per acre versus 64.2 for Lowar.

Des Moines Iowa L. C. Barnett Ames Tts Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station United States Department of Agriculture Loyola

Kansas Expands First Home Economics School

Kansas expands its first home economics school tracing origins to Bluemont College where Kadzie Hall stood as the first U S building dedicated to domestic science students. The program began 52 years earlier under director H Checuléine, offering sewing and cooking to young housekeepers.

America Kansas Ian Beerainia Kansas State Agricultural College Kadzie United States

Urges Same Training for Daughters as Sons

Manchester banner line reports Miss J. P. Strachey principal of Newnham College Cambridge urged English businessmen to provide training openings for daughters comparable to those for sons. She lamented the scarce real opportunities for educated women in business and urged women to enter the workforce to avoid a future setback in business.

Manchester Eng England Misa J. P. Strachey Newnham College Cambridge Geneve Mise Strachey

Stocks Bonds and Coal Property Ledger C B Hancock Bluefield

Ledger style listing shows multiple entries for stocks bonds and coal interests under C B Hancock of Bluefield West Virginia. Amounts vary with items such as Askee 8 Blackwood jumper at 187.50 and Cardinal Coal at 800.00.

C. B. Hancock Bluefield Fleet National Bank Askee Blackwood Jumper Co Craddock, Erty Co Sosees Merle i Ae Cardinal Coaley East Helgeng Wilton Smokeless Cost Co

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