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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
11
Couple offered two room and furnished apartment options with phone contacts 611 134 and 1061. One listing notes a nine room apartment on Third Street with papered walls and a phone 2761. A large store room on South Bluefield is available through Shepherd Realty Co. Also mentions Two-Modern Virginia and Samuel as sources.
A modern cafe is offered for sale by the owner in Bluefield. The listing notes the business as a good opportunity with stable operation and potential growth. Potential buyers should contact the owner for details and viewing arrangements.
At a June stockholders meeting the Iroquois Mining Company voted to dissolve its corporate charter and surrender its franchise to the state. The board will convert assets to cash pay debts and distribute remaining funds pro rata, with no payments to stockholders until further notice.
New York June 1 Treasury prices shown include 3s at 108.8, 34s at 109, 3% at 110.11, and 3s at 109.14 with Federal Mortgage 3s at 107.3. The figures are part of Associated Press averages and bond listings.
Several deeds appear to record transfers in Bluefield and surrounding areas. Names include Maddie and David Rhudd to Martha Vera and others, C J Damewood to T R Suiter, Mabel Newman to Jim Gaill on Princeton Road, and multiple interests in tracts on Oakvale Road and a Bluefield block addition. Values shown include modest sums and parcels in sections and lots.
Real estate listing offers a high modern equipped property on a scenic patch featuring springs, young and old orchard, garden and fine pasture land. Describes towering trees, flowers and rare beauty with inquiries directed to Ann Mats at 46th Street, Miami Beach, W.
Chicago livestock prices show active cattle and calves with steady to higher tone. Salable cattle total 8,500 with calves around 1.00. steer and heifer demand strong with best 900 lb cattle near 10.00. bulls 7.25 to 9.50. sheep and spring lambs active to full steady with top natives around 10.75.
Produce demand moderate in Pittsburgh with supplies varying by region. Long 216038 sacks from South Carolina 165 75 and North Carolina Cobbiers 1.65 85, with Bliss Triumphs and other varieties noted. U.S. and Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture sources cited.
Stock quotations compiled by Abbott Proctor and Paine of the New York Exchange and other principal markets. Includes a listing from 607 Raleigh Street and the Ames & Mann firm with manager.
New York poultry market report lists mixed colors from fancy to extra fancy at 18 to 21 percent, extras around 17 percent, and storage packed firsts at 17 percent. Current receipts show 14 percent for various grades, with whites and browns varying by quality and region, total sales around 332,213 and prices firm.
In New York on Tuesday June 19 government bonds showed small gains as prices in the market rose slightly. Traders moved cautiously with modest upward adjustments across issues and yields eroding a touch.
A brisk rally in New York currency trading pushed several rates higher amid fluctuating demand. The franc rose from its intraday peak but closed up 0.2 percent, while other currencies such as the Canadian and British units showed varied shifts in the open market and the 60 day quotes remain unsettled.
Baltimore livestock report shows 125 cattle with limited offerings and steady cow prices. calves and dealers numbers noted. U S December balance figures indicate total receipts about 110.2 million with expenditures around 32. maybe balance, customs receipts and gold assets cited. California forestry division cited 1939 brush and forest work.
Sugar trading in New York fell as markets awaited clarification of the situation. July futures slipped, while May contracts moved erratically. Dealers reported withdrawals and weak demand, with prices down about 2 cents from earlier levels.
Chicago grain bid shows Wheat finishing up 1 percent with both July and September contracts near 78 percent, after early gains. Market notes include day’s range around 76.42 to 76.00 and prices ending near retracement levels amid modest demand.
New York stocks steadied as Wall Street weighed Hitler Mussolini peace terms. Rails rose, bonds mixed, and foreign loans favored. The Associated Press average edged up 0.2 to 41.3 with 560,350 shares traded. Chrysler, AT&T, DuPont, Allied Chemical among movers.
A fragmented line cites butter related to a statistic about telephone reach in the United States suggesting a ratio of seven persons per telephone. The source text is incomplete and unclear but indicates communication infrastructure.
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