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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1917

Page

2

Pig Club profits and weights reveal youth farming effort

Fairfield County pig club reports 109 pigs produced a total gain of 10,366 pounds and an average profit of 10.95 per pig for four months. One Bethel boy earned 15.65 from a Chester White pig weighing 127 pounds at test end, rising from 22 pounds start. Bank and local financing supported the program, with detailed cost and weight data included.

F Wixted Bethel Fairfield County Bureau Pig Club Chester White Wevyen Don First-Bridge- Nat ‘Bank National ‘Bethel Mr. Johnson Nmbers

Stock Market Opens with Mixed Tone on Wall Street

On December 26 New York stock trading opened with fractional changes and a heavier tone by noon. United States Steel rose to 112 while other steels and metals slipped. American Tobacco and Baldwin Locomotive fell, railroads firm then declined as war issue support faded and large offerings pushed prices lower across multiple sectors.

New York Stock Exchange United States Steel American Tobacco Baldwin Locomotive General Electric Liberty St. Paul Baltimo & Ohio

New York Stock Exchange Quotations and War Era Notes

Reported over private wires with a diverse list of listed stocks and prices. The page also includes brief wartime notices and commentary on wartime economics, sugar shortages, and public figures such as Count Panin, with a general tone of the home front and industry commentary during the war period.

L Watson & Co Corner Main John St. Bridgeport Cone New York Stock Exchange

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