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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1937
Page
9
Public auction planned by trustees Chas Burks and Thos Kirkpatrick to settle defaulted loan on property in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia. Sale date set for a Wednesday in June at 1 PM, cash payment required, with full description of lots and parcels including the Fairview Addition maps and prior releases. Proceeds apply to debt, with rents and insurance prorated to sale date.
Grain on tracks 24 hour basis nominal. Wheat No 2 red prices 1.20 1.22 with No 708 1.21. Corn No 2 lane 1.16 1.17. No 3 yellow 1.14 1.16. Oats No 1 white 50 51?4. No 2 white 49. Grain in store and transit billing attached shows Wheat 5c above track quotation, corn 444 cents above, oats 3 4 cents above. Hay unchanged.
Chas E Burks and Thos B Kirkpatrick, trustees, will sell at a shy auction the lot 41, Section 01, Union Street Extension, Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia, as security under a 1927 deed of trust. sale subject to existing leases, past due or owing taxes and assessments, and rent and insurance at date of sale. Sale date May 1987.
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash on Wednesday June 36 1987 at 12:00 noon EST. Trustees Chas Burks and Thos Burks Kirkpatrick will sell the two story frame residence on Tyler Street Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia described as the parcel began at Tyler Street southeast corner of Sue J Wall lot and bounded by Temmp Akers Home Property Benny Block Property. Subject to all taxes levies and insurance liens through sale date.
In execution of a 1926 deed of trust the trustees Burks and Kirkpatrick will sell at public auction on Wednesday June 30 1937 at 1130 A M Eastern Standard Time in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia two lots known as Lots 7 and 8 Section 3 Grahamfield described as part of Beaver Pond district with an eight room dwelling on Ogres Street. Taxes and assessments paid to 1937. Cash terms. May 21 1987. Chas F Burks and Thos S Kirkpatrick Trustees.
Lancaster Pa June 15 Cattle 221 steers firmer 10 to 25 higher cows good demand firm 25 higher than week ago stockers and feeders firm Calves 157 firm good and choice 10.50 11.00 Hogs 97 firm tops 12.00 weaker and plain slow barely steady indicate overall hold in market despite varied demand across categories.
C B Hancock, broker for Appalachian Electric Power, bought and sold local stock and bonds on commission. The transaction involved dollars six and 87.06 in totals.
Legal notice of sale under a 1925 deed of trust secured by property in Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia. Trustees Patrick and Burks will sell at public auction to satisfy default, on Wednesday June 30 1937 at 8 00 P M Eastern Standard Time. Property known as eastern portion of Lot 14 Section 314 226 Third Street includes seven room frame dwelling and double garage with easements and prorated insurance through year 1997.
Chicago la vestock data shows hogs 17 000 with most prices 15 25 lower than Monday. Cattle 7 500 with steady demand for medium weights and top at 14 75. Sheep 5 000 including 1 800 native lambs 50 75 lower. yearlings near steady. Prices for various weights and classes listed.
Baltimore cattle steady with cows dominant. bulls, calves and hogs mixed as buyers hold firm. Hogs slow with weights 140 to 250 pounds priced around 10.50 to 11.80. sheep steady though undertone soft. Local supply includes both good and light slaughter cattle, with cattle and calf figures noted for various classes.
AP notes moderate demand for produce in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania with weak sales for 100 lb sacks of No 1 North Carolina cobblers at 1.35 to 1.50 and other regional cobbler prices. butter unsold with varied grade scores. eggs firm amid fluctuating current receipts in Ohio and Kentucky. cheese unchanged. poultry markets steady with ranges for hens, broilers, turkeys, ducks, geese, and fresh killed hens with dressed prices.
Live poultry by freight remains about steady with express prices for broilers rocks reds crosses and fowls mostly unchanged. Eggs total 36 972 and mixed colors standards to middlings show slight variations while premium marks and browns prices hold with minimal shifts.
Chicago wheat futures rose 4 4 cents from yesterday with corn up 2 4 and oats 4 2% higher as fears of global bread insecurity spread. Rye led gains with a 7 5 cent bulge while provisions showed mixed results from a 10 cent decline to 30 cents rise.
In New York on June 15, the cotton goods market showed a dull tone. Burlap softened while finished goods remained quiet and wool held firm. Silk showed no change and there was steady demand for fall rayon fabrics. A note recalls the player piano was patented in 1860.
On June 15 in New York the stock market showed firm to rising activity with gains in steels and motors. Bonds were mixed while U S loans case and curb markets hint at steady conditions. Foreign exchange remained steady with the franc in a rut as cotton rose on local and trade buying. Limited improvements appeared in spot markets as raster commission houses noted cautious optimism.
New York stock morning followed by minor late gains as steel, motors, farm implements and rubber shares rose fractions to three points amid ongoing labor deadlock and automotive plant disruptions. Trading volume totaled 927,463 shares with mixed bond trends and firmer sterling, while GM Fisher Body in Cleveland shut down until further notice and Chrysler gained.
New York on June 15 AP reports bond trading showed modest activity with narrow, uneven price moves. Otis Steel 4s 92 1/2, Western Union 5s 101 1/2, and American Founders convertible 5s to 134 led gains, while Pure Oil 4s with warrants 111 1/2 and Studebaker convertible 6s at 105 1/2 climbed. Some issues like Northern Pacific 4 1/2s 104 3/4 and Southern Railway 4s 76 1/4 dipped slightly, New Haven 6s 65 and South Pacific 87 1/4 rose slightly. foreign loans were quiet and edged lower with small gains for Brazilian, Cuban and Italian issues.
New York curb market trading held steady with modest advances for Electric Bond and Share American Gas and Electric and On Gas. Aluminum Co rose 5 points to 135 while Technicolor gained to 26 percent. Pittsburgh Plate Glass led losses, closing at 121, down 4 percent, with several others slipping fractionally.
Sugar traders in New York held prices steady as no sales moved forward and market levels stayed near the 3.45 mark. Officials noted limited activity and tight supply conditions with bids remaining in suitable positions despite subdued demand.
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