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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1926
Page
10
Lists uncollected real estate taxes for Bluefield in Beaver Pond District for 1925. Includes numerous property owners by name and lot references across Secs 204 868 and surrounding sections with amounts and credits, continuing from page nine.
Reading shows a series of parcel references, owners and lot numbers with minor monetary figures like 25.48 and 102.23, indicating a property ledger. Mentions York Masonic Investment Co and several individuals such as F. W. Young and Mary E. Yost with multiple lot notations.
The Chicago butter market remained steady to firm with notably improved demand and light offerings. Centralized car market stayed firm with sales of 90 score butter reported at 38.5 to 38.4 cents, and fresh 92 score at 38 cents. Centralized 90 score at 38 cents and 89 score at 57 cents.
New York stock prices surged through much of the session before ending with irregular results, as gains and losses appeared in close proximity. Total volume reached 2,520,600 shares with notable moves in U S Steel General Motors and Woolworth while bonds posted gains in government issues and select foreign issues.
An OCR readout lists rail and sleeper connections with times and routes including Radford Bristol Philadelphia New York Hagerstown Roanoke Shenandoah Norfok Wilhmaun Kenova Columbus Sleeper services and various local stops. It outlines several 1:35 pm 9:20 am 14:00 style times and car allocations toward end of day with multiple destinations.
New York government bonds list Liberty Tye at 101.13 and the first issue 48 at 100.28 with current quotes.
New York June 18 call money firm with a 4 percent ruling rate. High and low 4 percent, closing bid 4, offered at 4 percent. Last loan 4 percent. Call loans against acceptances 3 percent. Time loans steady with mixed collateral. 60 to 90 days 4 percent, 4 to 6 months 4 percent. Prime mercantile paper 4 percent.
New York June 18 foreign exchanges list irregular quotations in cents. Demand for Great Britain at 486 3-16, cables 496 11-16, sixty day bills 825-16. France 276 1/2 percent, cables 2.77 percent. Italy 3.59 and 3.60 for cables. Other rates include Belgium 2.8, Germany 3.80, Holland 40.19, Norway 23.12, Sweden 26.82, Denmark 26.50, Switzerland 19.55, Spain 16.24, Greece 1.24, Poland 9.00, Czecho Slovakia 2.96, Jugoslavia 1.77, Austria 14.125, Romania 43, Argentina 40.50, Brazil 15.62, Tokyo 46.91, Shanghai 73.25, Montreal 100.14 1-16.
Heavy rains across Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas slow harvests while grain markets advance. Wheat gains about 1 percent, corn falls roughly a quarter to one and one eighth cents, oats steady to slightly down, and pork products show mixed moves.
Chicago June 18 cattle receipts 3,000 with fed steers and yearlings scarce. Market steady for general quality, bulk offerings priced 950 and below. Top long yearlings quoted at 10.00.
The list shows closing prices and percent changes for a wide range of companies and securities. Notable names include Armour, Colorado Fuel, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Reading, United States Steel, and Southern Pacific, with various preferreds and common stocks cited along with railroad and utility firms.
Best matured steers top at 9.85 with stock cows from 5.50 to 7.00 while bulls hold at 6.54. Hogs show slow to moderate demand with a top around 15.00 and average weights 210 pounds. sow and pig prices vary 12.80 to 17.10 and 14.75 to 15.00 for finished stock. Sheep receipts reach 8,000 with native lambs mostly 15.00 to 41.25, steady to 25 lower, Idaho feeding lambs around 14.75 and 25.00 higher for select lots.
Live poultry steady with broilers by freight 25 to 48 cents, by express 32 to 33 cents. Dressed poultry weak with prices unchanged.
A one hundred fifty two cent drop appeared in raw sugar as the market narrowed. Only sale noted was 26 900 Cuban bags at 4 14 duty paid. Futures closed slightly lower with July at 2 42, Sept 2 55, Dec 2 71, Jan 2 74, March 2 75. Refined prices steady at 5 40 to 5 70.
Cotton goods remained quiet in June with print cloth prices easing slightly. Osnaburg sales reached about 500000 yards for bag use, and wide cloths for rubberizing near 500000 yards for prompt shipment. Wash goods were dull while silks for coats and dresses showed modest demand. Raw silk held firmer in Yokohama.
End of article notes wool markets steadier with more business and two major carpet manufacturers announcing two weeks of plant closures over the holidays.
Seed and grain prices listed for Toledo on June 18 show Wheat No 1 at 1.55 to 1.56, Corn No 2 yellow 72 to 75 cents, Oats No 2 at 44 to 45 cents, Barley 71, Rye 96, Cloverseed cash 22 domestic 17 50 October 19 40 December 15 85, Alsike 17, Timothy seed cash 3 60 September 2 90 October 3 85 asked.
Trustee under a trust deed dated August 10 19 in Mercer County West Virginia will sell at public auction July 1926 at 10 o clock a m in the Ritz Building on Federal Street Bluefield the described real estate a house and lot bounded Day Street Davidson Street and Day Street with Day Street also noting a prior lien of 1400 and terms one third cash and balance in two equal installments over twelve months. The sale is subject to the prior lien and notices. Trustee Russell S Ritz signs the notice.
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