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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1920
Page
19
Market commentary notes a sharp sentiment shift and a market break after initial advances. Prices swung with irregularity, early gains beckoned by crop funding moves while short interest remained limited.
York market report shows butter steady with receipts 12 575 barrels. Creamery prices rise versus extras with varying scores. Potatoes firm for Long Island and Jersey. wheat No 2 red and hard futures steady with durum at 2.93. Corn No 2 yellow seen around 4.79. Lard firm in Middle West ranges 18 to 20.
In New York on July 9 reports show quiet conditions across textiles. Gray goods remain in-demand though volumes are down with print cloths for Oct-Dec delivery at 18 cents a yard while Warns and silks show softness and wool markets stay very dull.
Yesterday's trading data shows mixed activity across stocks and energy firms with prices, highs, lows, and last quotes. Notable mentions include petroleum producers, refinery groups, and rail related shares as markets digest sector movements and corporate performance.
Fragmented OCR summary mentions Liberty bonds and a wartime bond drive with phrases about seconds and quarters, listing various bond components and terms. The readable text is highly garbled and lacks clear events, dates, or named entities beyond “Liberty Bonds” and generic measures.
The coffee market showed slight gains with 17 to 21 points higher in afternoon trading. Closing bids stood at July 13.65, September 12.84, October 12.38, December 12.64, January 12.65, March 12.79, and May 12.79.
In Chicago the grain market showed sellers in control for much of the session as government reports influenced sentiment. Prices ended heavy on corn with September at 199 1-8, December at 338 7-3, while oats finished about unchanged to 1-2 down and provisions steady to 25 cents higher.
A damped trading day sees the cotton market closing steady with a slight overall decline across most months, only September showing a higher move. Export bales reach 6 224 007 99 for the season while port receipts total 5 182 US, 3. part stocks sit at &TM,S48- Gevering Wouse 51 Yement. Clearing house exchanges report 812 182.67 with a balance of 707 548 575 and sub-treasury at 416 776. Federal reserve credit balance stands at 74 493 591 and stock averages are noted for the week.
A historical report notes shale rock from the western slope may yield petroleum ingredients. Demonstrations show odor and combustion tests releasing petroleum scent, with experts estimating vast shale reserves in Colorado and the West could fuel many plants and aid oil supply.
Report of the condition of The North End Bank & Trust Company as of June 30, 1920 with assets liabilities and totals. Oath sworn by HARRIS L. OBRIEN on July 7 1920 before Notary A. J. Noel. Miscellaneous attachments include transfers and claims against several named individuals and Bridgeport Savings Bank.
A sequence of real estate deeds lists transfers of parcels on streets including Norman Street, Fairmont Avenue, Willard Street, Maple and Reservoir Streets, and State Street. Names such as Boardman, Klein, Pasquale Tuctia, Simon Klein, Laf ayette Street, and others appear with parcel sizes from 24 to 100 feet and prices ranging up to 11,400 dollars.
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