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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
2
The Department of Agriculture notes about 800 stock shipping associations exist, with roughly 200 in Minnesota where the movement began, other groups in the Middle West. The aim is to ship cattle to central markets, reducing reliance on local buyers and boosting farmer control over sales.
Special to The Farmer Martford June 3 William T Mincks Bridgeport was elected president of the Connecticut Securities Dealers Association at the annual meeting. Haywood H Wanles Hartford was elected vice president Francis & Cooley Hartford treasurer and W Connine Hartford secretary. About 25 dealers from across the state attended. Albert Hart Waterbury won the golf tournament with a net score of 74.
A list of NYSE quotations and market names includes numerous railroad coal and metal stocks such as Am. Beet Sugar, Anaconda Copper, Baltimore & Ohio, Interborough Met, Reading, Southern Railway, Union Pacific, and West Pennsylvani a, with varied percentage figures. The fragment notes the popularity of Cavalry training for recruits at Fort something and references Briggsport and Main Street, 1:30 p.m. assignments.
In the thirty first week the bens in the levying contest at Storrs laid 4615 eggs up from 4302 last week and 4114 a year ago. Oregon Agricultural College’s pen from Corvallis produced 62 eggs the best weekly show yet. Five top pens averaged over 600 eggs each, with White Leghorns and Wyandottes posting strong scores. Individual leaders included Hen No. 858 and Prakk R. Hapenck’s Hen No. 742 with high point tallies. Disqualifications were few among 350 hens.
The All Saints' Memorial Church selected Rev. J. B. Wellwood, currently rector of the American Church of St. John in Dresden since Feb. 1914, to fill the vacant position after Rev. F. B. Draper’s resignation last December. Wellwood is a Wesleyan graduate who attended the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Mass. The notice also covers a public hearing by the Connecticut State Highway Commissioner in Hartford regarding track relocations and crossovers for the Connecticut Company affecting Milford Stratford and Farmington, with specific dates set for June 1, 1916.
Boston prices reported over the private wire of T. L. Watson & Co show activity in Arizona and California copper names. The list includes Cal Am, Zine, Butte & Superior, Copper Range, Mayflower, Mohawk, North Butte, Sain, Tamarack, and E S Smelting along with Consol. figures.
New York traders opened with broad demand for rails and ceasers, Reading leading with a 4,500 share block at 108 1-4, advancing to 106 1-2 as United Fruit jumped to a new high of 163. Chesapeake & Ohio, Lehman Valley, and other rails moved in large lots. Shipping shares rallied, while U S Steel and major names joined the gains. noon trading showed erratic moves amid political jitters and profit-taking after early strength. Bonds remained firm.
An old advertisement touts Serpenriate and Recuperiabs as remedies for nervous exhaustion mental debility and related symptoms. It claims relief from weakness lack of vitals and fatigue using formulas from a French herbalist and chemical company based in New York at 2 East Street. The copy notes medical approval and universal use across Europe and America.
Stamford resident Richard Copans files for bankruptcy listing assets around 4.0 and a clothing and furnishings business. Fire damages include Norwalk home, Green's Farms barns, and a car accident injuring Mr and Mrs Sarsfield with dramatic rescue. Graduation baskets and bouquets noted at IObn Keck & Son.
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