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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
15
Trading gains momentum as speculation on oil conflicts prompts heavy selling of leading oil shares while railroad stocks surge. Merger rumors and dividend boosts lift prices with several issues hitting new yearly highs. oil firms slip but recover. Conference talks loom as clothing manufacturers prepare for talks with striking workers.
New York dairy market results show butter receipts at 19 655 pounds with creamery extras around 92 score at 41 14 2 and 42 2. eggs irregular receipts 42 413 with closely selected extras at 40 438. Cheese firm receipts total 411 014 with state whole milk flats and average run 19 19 1 2.
Wheat cash 1.18 to 1.19. Clover seed cash 11.45 bid 12.45 October, 12.15 December. Alarke cash 10.45 August 11.50. Timothy seed cash 3.85, September 4.10 asked, October 4.00 asked.
New York reports only slight change in cotton demand in the gray goods division with prices easing on some items. Buyers expected to arrive next month for preliminary spring showings. Yarns cheaper and quiet while silk dresses sold freely and silk fabrics purchased for fall. Bathing suits and light underwear showed improvement.
The fragment lists bid amounts with no context or dates. Readable figures include 100.00 125.00 140.00 102.00 163.00 55.00 855.00 85.00 475.00 70.00 associated with First National Bank Building and a phone number 133. The text resembles an informal bidding record or sale listing.
New York June 26 raw sugar quotes held at 6.28 duty paid amid steady trade. Cuban imports to local refiner sold at 6.28 for 6,000 bags while outport refiners paid 6.34 for 15,000 bags for June and July shipments. Spot market steadiness pushed futures higher on cover then dipped on liquidation, with July at 3.46, September 3.65, December 8.53, March 3.33. Refined prices unchanged with ranges 6.70 to 7.00 and strong withdrawal demand. refined futures nominal.
Cattle receipts 6000 with feed steers and yearlings active up 10 to 16 cents. top matured steers 10.60. bulk fed steers 7.75 to 9.76. best yearlings noon around 9.40. Hogs receipts 25000 steady to five higher on good grades. 250 325 lb butchers 7.00 to 7.10. 140 160 lb largely 6.25 to 6.50. Sheep receipts 9000 fat natives steady to 25 lower. rangers down. fat lamba 13.00 to 13.75. choice feeding lambs 12.00.
Chicago trading shows corn and oats jumping with overnight gains as adverse growing conditions hit crops. Corn closes strong with July and September prices up. oats gain modestly and wheat holds firm. Provisions move little, with small increases.
New York June 25 bonds drifted lower on average while several issues reached new 1924 highs. Trading picked up after a dull start as speculative railroad issues drew wider interest and livened activity in that sector.
The consolidation movement among railroads expanded buying power and aided liens on New Haven Katy Denver and Rio Grande Missouri Pacific and International Great Northern. Erie bonds faced profit-taking while high grade rail mortgages stayed in demand. New York Central rose to a 1924 top price as Pennsylvania Southern Railway and Hudson and Manhattan bonds moved higher. U S Steel reached a yearly peak and Atlantic Refining negotiated $15 million notes due in two to four years at 4.5 to 6 percent amid expected public interest.
Real estate transfers filed in the county court clerk’s office for recordation include transfers by vesters or other entities. The list details property parcels and involved parties, indicating lawful conveyances and recording actions.
A sequence of property transactions records transfers in Bluefield and Princeton. Names include A. F. Kingdon, H. A. Lucas, George W. Lambert, Jennette D. Walls, Clarke V. Foland, Mary W. Wilson, Bluefield Development Company, Victoria Compton, Minnie Lee Mambrick, Clark M. Thornton, J. W. Harrell, Rufus S. Brooks, G. E. Patrick, M. R. Kimble, and others. Multiple parcels with lots, sections, and acreage exchanged for varied sums.
The Whitefield Chamber of Commerce via the National Vigilance Committee warns against so called civil service coaching schools. It states no school has government ties or can provide exam questions or guaranteed appointments. True appointments come only through open competitive examinations under civil service rules.
Deputy labor commissioner E I McKinley reports large numbers of applications flood his office from illiterate individuals drawn to so called examination schools. He labels most as near fakes under postal law. He cites firms offering rapid civil service or professional credentials as predatory, second only to detective school scams in quantity.
A long list of houses and vacant lots is offered with prices and terms. Properties include Union Street eight rooms with garage and garden, College Avenue brick home with screened porch, Jefferson Street built in 1922 with quarters, and multiple 4 to 7 room homes on Washington, East Princeton, Rogers, Walnut, Hill, and other streets. Many on terms with partial cash, monthly payments. Vacant lots also advertised.
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