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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1937
Page
9
James William Sptey seeks full discharge from debts under bankruptcy acts in the Southern District of West Virginia. A hearing is ordered for July 6, 1987 at Bluefield to determine if the petition should grant discharge. creditors and interested parties must show cause. The court will mail notice to known creditors with the order.
In the Southern District of West Virginia a bankruptcy petition requests discharge. The court orders notice by publication in The Bluefield Daily Telegraph and mail notices to known creditors to appear and show cause why discharge should not be granted.
Paul Alex Adams of Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia petitions for discharge from all provable debts in a 1936 bankruptcy. He states he was adjudged bankrupt on June 2 1936 surrendered all property complied with acts and court orders and requests full discharge subject to excepted debts. The filing is dated June 1 in the district court of the Southern District of West Virginia.
The court orders a hearing on July 2 1987 in Bluefield West Virginia at 10:00 AM. Known creditors and interested parties must appear and show cause why the petitioner’s prayer should not be granted. Clerk to mail notice to creditors at their addresses.
Toledo grain reports July notes the standard basis showing No 2 corn at 2.00 and No 2 yellow wheat around 1.17. Prices reflected nominal movements with various grades listed though some figures unreadable in the OCR.
June 18 reports show steady utilities and easier grains with uneven trading. Wall Street earned a modest advance as government steel strike interventions restrained gains and oil issues moved with supply signals.
Hogs 4,000 head with 1,500 direct, steady to higher by 10-20 cents. cattle 1,500 with scarce fed steers and yearlings, cows steady to 5.75, beef grades 6.25-7.50. sheep 4,000 including 2,000 direct, steady on all classes. Idaho ringers 72-74 lb lambs 11.25, yearlings 9.00, vealers 9.00-10.00.
Cattle sales steady to strong with a small show of cows bulls and calves. Hogs mostly 10 25 higher with good and choice 170 210 lb at 11.65 11.90. 220 250 lb 11.25 11.65. 140 160 lb 11.35. Sheep and lambs quotable steady with good ewe and wether lambs around 12.00. old thin sheep 1.50.
Lancaster Pennsylvania cattle numbers 1,390 with local fed cattle and bulls firm. Cows and fat steers steady, quality stockers and feeders steady. Calves 150 steady. Hogs 313 steady. Sheep 41 and choice lambs steady.
Chicago wheat prices fell sharply today as rains in Canada weighed on futures. July and December contracts showed declines, with oats and other grain contracts nearly flat or down modestly amid mixed market signals.
Pittsburgh June 18 AP US and Pa Dept of Agriculture notes moderate produce demand with no apples quoted. Cobblers and Whites priced across regions. eggs firm in nearby markets. poultry values show heavy hens, broilers, turkeys, ducks and geese with dressed hens and associated yields listed.
Live poultry by freight and express show limited changes. Dressed poultry steady with fresh boxes of chickens and broilers priced. fryers and eggs listed with scattered premiums for whites and browns. ducks unchanged.
In New York on June 18 the cotton goods market was quiet and prices eased while raw silk values held steady. Rayon yarns moved in good volume and wool goods sold fairly. burlap remained quiet and easier.
Raw sugar held at 3.45 in New York trading with futures irregular. No. 3 closed 1 to 2 points higher or lower. refined sugar unchanged at 4.50 but set to rise to 4.70 by market close.
The treasury reports receipts of 203.76 million dollars and expenditures of 290.64 million, leaving a balance of 2.626 billion. Customs receipts for the month total 23.70 million, while fiscal year receipts reach 4.884 billion with 7.756 billion in expenditures, including 2.729 billion in emergency spending, and gross debt at 36.551 billion. A note about chameleons follows.
New York June 18 AP bonds mostly edged higher yet government issues slipped. Total bond turnover stood at 6.226 million face value, below Thursdays 7.887 million. AP averages show utility issues up to 97.6, industrials to 102.8, low grade loans steady at 110.9, while rails fell to 92.9.
New York curb market advances on broad front as investors lift most issues from fractions to several points. Aluminum Co leads with a four point gain while American Gas and Electric and Northern States Power climb. Lake Shore Mines closes up one and Creole gains one and a half.
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