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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1920
Page
15
Stock market weakens near bottom amid rail congestion and crop cash pressures. Reading helps drag indices down while banks urge customers to cash out. steel and petroleum issues fall on labor and demand concerns with heavy selling across major brokers.
Readable fragments show a list of company names and figures with prices and percentages alongside. The text reads like a stock ledger with entries for American Petroleum, General Motors, Union Pacific, Reading, Pan-American, and others, interspersed with random numbers and partial company marks. No coherent narrative visible. maintains a ledger-like feel with sporadic names and values.
Bridgeport probate court actions in 1920 order administrators to publish notices and appearances for estate matters, including sale of real estate and creditors' requirements, with deadlines in July and August. Court directs administrators to notify interested parties by public notice in local papers and to appear for hearings.
The New York cotton market paused for most of the day as local brokers cited uncertainty about underlying progress. An intraday advance of about 119 points drew realizing activity, while the close was steady with a slight decline from August levels amid liquidation. Exports reached 1,223,954 this season. private receipts 6,396. stocks 878,034. Spokane item notes a rise in price for tinker cake to 25 cents.
Water rates for the quarter ending July 1 1929 are now due at the company office No 20 Main Street. All bills must be paid on or before July 13 1929. Office hours on Saturdays are from 8 AM to 12 noon for public convenience and will be kept open from 8 AM to 8 PM on July 6 and 7 1920.
Real estate entries list quitclaim and warranty deeds involving Michael Semen Andrew Grice and others. Transfers cover parcels on Mary Mihaloyvig Kh fol Sieman Street Union Avenue Madison Port Land Company parcels and various avenues. Mortgage dealings include Bridgeport Savings Bank and specified sums, with multiple undivided interests and parcel dimensions noted.
Market notes from Bridgeport show varied produce and live stock prices. Dressed and dairy items include Western daisy butter and lard at several dollars per pound, with oats and corn listed per 100 pounds and beans selling slowly. The report mentions onions, berries, apples, and oranges with mixed demand and a remark that no females were found on the market.
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