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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1927
Page
13
Stock quotations from Bankers Capital Banks and Trust Companies present a compiled rundown of prices and movements for banks and insurance firm shares. Data includes opening and closing figures, daily highs and lows, and notable shifts affecting major financial entities.
Stock market averages are reported with unclear data and garbled terms. The piece mentions bonds and market activity but lacks clear figures, dates, or names to identify specific firms or indices. The messy OCR yields limited, non-specific references to market trends and financial indicators.
Fragmentary text shows a reference to a rubber topic and a VOR fee with a date or identifier 51 ABD. Mentions Mona Mouty and a street name Strada nea. Fragment lacks clear event or outcome. cannot determine full subject.
Arrived vessels and new loan activities interrupt the port scene as ships from Naples and New York trade routes surface in a bustling harbor report. Local shores note changes in tonnage and delays affecting trade flows.
A terse financial brief notes that reserves held by clearing houses declined in the latest period. Analysts point to shifting liquidity demands and seasonal settlement flows as contributing factors. No major system disruptions are reported.
Realty deeds list transfers on Dayton Road Beaview Avenue Terry Place Keeler Avenue Homestead Avenue Brook Street Laurel Avenue Marion Street and Ocean Avenue plus mortgages on Willard Street Madison Avenue Sedgewick Street Capitol Avenue George Street Tesiny Avenue Seaview Avenue Borton Avenue Salem Street Staples Street Kingsbury Road Whittier Street and Whitler Street in Bridgeport. Numerous transfers involve individuals and banks including Italian Credit Association Industrial Bank and Mechanics and Farmers Savings Bank.
New York markets show butter easing with receipts totaling 8 406. Creamery products command higher prices including extras and firsts. Pacific coast items move at a range up to 64 9 4. Potatoes and cabbage markets show varied activity with Long Island and Central New York regions noted. Prices for Maine and Mountain regions listed with bulk rates around 4.50 to 5.65 per 190 pounds.
Money markets show calhimoncy easier with closing bid around 6. Rates for time loans hold steady with 60 to 90 day and 4 to 8 month maturities. Prime mercantile paper quoted at 41 to 42.
The report notes cotton futures in New York closing steady with varied month positions. January at 12.67, March 12.86 to 12.87, May 13.07, July 13.21, October 14.40. spot price around 12.35, with steady overall tone and limited movement.
New Hampshire fruit growers project a rising future as extensive planting of young apple trees expands the state’s commercial orchards. A state experiment station survey shows 104 orchards totaling 351,969 trees, with 477,121 nonbearing trees. Hillsborough, Merrimack and Rockingham counties hold 73 percent of orchards and 78 percent of trees. Millabrough leads with 140,439 trees across 303 orchards. Coos has 475 trees in three orchards. Sullivan and Grafton, though small, show strongest future growth with over 60 percent of orchards planted to nonbearing trees. Fifty-two percent of trees are McIntosh, followed by 20 percent Halawins with rising plantings.
Six legions of 1 400 men each have been moved along the Franco Italian border according to the Daily Sketch. Italy can augment each legion by three regiments of 9 000 men for each region. Each legion now fields three machine gun sections and three rapid fire batteries on armored cars with Alpine observers reporting daily movement and new artillery emplacements toward the frontier.
Liberty bonds closing prices shown for Liberty 3 1 7a Firat 4 1 5a and other issues. Listings include Second Fourth and Treasury 3 3-4 notes with varying yields and a total around 101.02 to 110.08 in quoted terms. The fragmentary data reflects bond prices and maturities traded in New York trading desks.
The New York Commercial and the Journal of Commerce, two longtime New YorkCity papers, were purchased by the Ridder Brothers Bernard Joseph and Victor, publishers of the Zeitung and related outlets. The deal marks a step in the Ridder publishing expansion blending historical titles with modern media interests.
Four building permits were issued yesterday at the final session of the Building Commission. Totaling 2950 dollars, the approvals include M. Uuehernan’s concrete-fours storage building at 204 North Washington Avenue, Sand J. Clanisko’s cement block garage on Wordis Avenue, G and E1 Morris’s frame addition to a garage at 424 Lincoln Avenue, and Metro Oil Company’s steel mimp shed on the south side of Larmu avenue between Central Avenue and Court Street.
Local resident Orestes egos filed a bankruptcy petition in New Haven with debts of 24034 and assets 39846 including insurance policies and real estate. Anthony Valatha of Martford, a shoe dealer, also filed bankruptcy with debts 7788 and assets 3379.
New Haven reports building permits of the year totaling 3 11 222 000 in value. The prior year 1922 recorded 9 826 000 in total permits.
Multiple notices report deaths and funeral plans across Stratford, Fairfield, Bridgeport, and surrounding towns. Recurring names include John Prospero Grassi, Marion Frances Greening, Herbert Smith, Daniel O Keefe, Mrs Essinia Jacobelli, Donald William Ehlert, Lawson Robert Burgess, Ralph Sandland Relph, John Ryan, Simon Crehan, George Heppard, Elizabeth Kelly, Thomas Vincent Graham, Robert Heltzel, with services scheduled at local homes, churches, and cemeteries such as St. Michael's, Mountain Grove, Lakeview, Mt. Auburn, Park cemetery, and Union cemetery. Interments follow in multiple local cemeteries. dates listed span the immediate weekend and recent days.
London observers note the current fog lacks the old distinctive character. They compare it to Victorian era haze as streets have widened and the air is less dense. Scientists debate whether the fog’s scent or composition has changed with urban modernization.
Washington report notes millions of pounds of fruits and vegetables arrive in the United States yearly from abroad to satisfy winter cravings. Bananas lead imports from over a dozen countries with onions from eighteen nations and garlic from eight. Argentina, China, Bermuda, Cuba, Belgium, England, France, Mexico, and others supply apricots, cherries, grapes, melons, peaches, pears, plums, watermelons, and specialty items. About 15 million pounds of cabbage mainly come from Holland.
Details emerge of a dentist named HW PIsaperstein held for a week on the eve of his marriage to Miss Mary Oster. The missing groom, twenty eight, reported his capture during a wedding eve kidnapping and robbery, with faint notes of a wedding supper canceled and a lone letter from the bride.
Washington officials plan a public display to raise awareness of the lockjaw threat. Park workers will test a mobile magnet device along trails in Rock Creek and surrounding areas as part of a safety exercise. High officials and Congress members attend daily to monitor the effort.
Springfield shows decline in building, with total value just over 11.5 million for the current year versus 13.743 million last year. Construction, including repairs and alterations, totaled 8.774 million this year compared with 16.002 million previously.
Galveston Texas December 1 Two persons were killed and sixteen injured when a special interurban car crashed with a freight train at a crossing near the city terminal. Officials reported the fatalities and injuries as responders began rescue efforts.
Series of death notices and funeral details from Stratford area and surrounding towns listing names, ages, addresses, dates, and church or cemetery services. Recurring items include cremations or burials at St Michael's cemetery, referrals to local churches, and requests to omit flowers.
The notice mourns Babee Barnes Dalley who died January 2 and recalls her as a beloved mother grandmother and valued family member. It asks loved ones to remember her in peace and stay united as a family.
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