Live Financial News of Day Tersely Noted
New York March 1 1924 Lackawanna Steel stock and earnings figures dominate a brisk markets column. Reported 1923 earnings and 1917 profits are contrasted with current valuations and per share data. Commentary covers railroads United Fruit and Superican Car and Foundry plus dividend expectations and February financing trends.
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New York
Lackawanna Steel
Het Ecarnings
Comany
Stock Exchange
Freer Movements Bring Brighter Mood As Weather Improves
New York March 1 The city notes freer movement driven by better weather and improved transportation and coal supplies. Despite congestion and shortages of some goods, trade expands, war production exceeds schedules, textiles trade rises, and retail merchants buy more aggressively for spring while luxuries remain plentiful in spots. Weekly bank clearings reach 5 301 368 000 dollars.
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New York
Bradstreet
Why Jennie Hates Flowers A Portrait Of Child Labor
A nine year old Italian girl in New York’s west side helps her family manufacture floral wreaths from cambric petals stained and dried with alcohol and glue. The family, including younger siblings, works daily earning a few dollars weekly while the father resists noting it as a man’s work.
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Jennie
Lower West Side
New York City
Maggie
Nardo
Angeline
Louise C. Odencrantz
World Outlook
Second Month of Rail Control Brings Results
Washington reports the third month of government railroad control shows traffic conditions improving. Pooling facilities and fixed freight classifications ease congestion, with lines to New York Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore and St Louis targeted for future flows. May see rate making power to the President as tariffs rise to solvency amid wage hikes and winter deficits.
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Washington
Ratte
North Atlantic
New England
South Atlantic
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
New York Central
Lackawanna
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Mikado
Santa Fe
Mallet
Mississippi
Congress
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Haig Congratulates Maude on Tekrit Success
Telegraphed message from Sir Douglas Haig to General Sir Stanley Maude praises the rapid skilful blows at Tekrit. British troops in France join in sending warm congratulations and keenly follow the progress with comrades in this country.
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Douglas Haig
Stanley Maude
France
Tekrit
Market Quiet With Railroads Showing Action
Trading in New York stocks was quiet with price changes limited to a few speculative issues. Strength came from pool-pressured shares while short selling rose on eastern European risk. railroad earnings and overall transport activity drew little response. Notable items: Utah Copper dividend cut, New York Air Brake profits shrinkage, and mixed shifts among Tobaccos GM Utilities Beet Sugar Sears-Roebuck and Pittsburgh Coal. Total volume 335,000 shares.
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New York
March
Europe
Itation Exchange
House of the Administration
Pensylvania
Pittsburgh
Utah Cooper
New York Air Brake
Tobaccos
General Motors
Beet Sugar
Sears-Roebuck
Industrial Alcohol
Pittsburgh Coal
Lackawanna Steel
American Car
U. 5. Steel
Liberty
UU. S
Sharp Drop in Treasury Balance at Month's End
Washington reports a sharp month end fall in the treasury balance from 982 million to 829 million dollars amid heavy disbursements totaling 170 million. Notes show purchases of foreign government obligations and farm town bonds, with thrift stamp sales and rising certificates of indebtedness. The text notes a general decline in funds and questions about short term note uptake, adding odd aside about life expectancy and a funeral comment.
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Washington
Treasury
Cash Corn News Dominates Grain Market
New York reports focus on cash corn as contract trading stalls due to price gaps with cash value. Food administration aims to export 4.5 million bushels to Europe in coming weeks while mills struggle to obtain corn. Oats firm on covering recent sellers. embargoes hamper western shipments and terminal congestion persists.
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New York
He Food Administration
Iuurope
Europe
Cotton Market Prices and Private Wire Quotations
New York cotton quotations received over private wire show March at 41.82 to 41.70, May 2385 to 8150, July 2094 to 2060, October 2995 to 2968 with daily high low and close figures. Bridgeport probate records note a court hearing on March 1 1918 for an Adoption Agreement of Pantro Citrano aged 18, requiring appearance and proof before the Probate Court.
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New York
T. L. Watson & Co
Bridgeport
Probate
Tout
Marou
Panto Citrano
I i Ng Deen
Local Deaths and Funeral Notices From City Dated 1918
Death notices list Charles Starr aged 66 at No 68 Randall Avenue funeral at 1 45 pm Saturday interment Park Cemetery Crustave Heppner aged 26 16 months of 712 Bennett Street funeral March 2 at 3 pm from St Pauls Evangelical Church interment Park Cemetery Strancellia Haydon wife of Frank M Haydon aged 68 10 months 2 days funeral March 2 at 2 30 pm No 294 Garfield Avenue interment Park Cemetery Card of thanks from W Z Carpenter and Pamsy 141 Hicks Street for saving their home
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St. Paul's
Park Cemetery
Strancellia
Frank M. Haydon
Garfield Avenue
Automobile Coriege
Bridgeport Council Orders Hearings On Phone Co Spur
At a Bridgeport Common Council meeting on May 4 the clerk was directed to notify interested parties to appear before the council in the City Hall courtyard at 8:00 PM on the fourth of May for a hearing. The hearing concerns the American phonograph Company petition to lay a spur across Howard Avenue road and sidewalk into The Yost Ball Grounds property. City Clerk Robinson oversees notification.
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Amerean Traphophone Company
Howard Ave
Yost Ball Grounds
Art T. Alas, Robinson
Guardianship Hearing for Bridgeport Estate Sale
The Guardian of an estate in Bridgeport applies to the court for an order to sell part of the estate as read in application. The court orders the application heard at the Probate Office in Bridgeport on March 2, 1918, and directs notice be given to interested parties to appear and show cause by that date.
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ATH
Cox
Bridgeport
Marga
Piver
Eid
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St. Paul
Financial District
Union Pacific
Union Pacific Common
Hearst
Arthur Brisbane
Washington Times
Moon
Newark
United Fruit
United States
Nipe Bay
Superican Car and Foundry
American Ar and Foundry
Kelly-Springfield
Pittsburgh Coal Preferred
Fec
Journal of Commerce
Mary
Indus Company Mes
Clark Childs & Mo
Avel
London
Paris
Sumatra
Yukon
Alaska
Humbert
United Motors
Atlanta
Austin Arizon Ma
Big Ledge
Bost & Mont
Bueete
Detroit
Bradshaw
Caledonia
Canada
Arizona
Cresson Gold
Hecla Mining
Jerome Prescott
Jim Butler
Marsh Mining Iy
Nixon-Nevada
Onondaga Bey S
Rochester
Alaska Gold
G&ww
Atch
T&s Fe
Gah Balt & Ohio
Chesa & Ohio
Erie
Goodrich Coe
Indy
Louis & N D
Missouri Pac
Nevada
Nat Enamel
Norf & West
Idd
Nor Pac
NY Central
Yu Pitts
Ray Consot
Repub
T & Sti
Sinclair Oil
Lg Sloss
Shef & I
South
Pac &T
Bay Sinde Corp'n
Third Avenue
Tenn Copper
Texas
Union Pac
UN Cig
Ind
Alco
WUS Steel
Utah Copper
West U Tel
Willys
U.S
W. Z. Carpenter
Pamsey
Hicks St
City
George P. Potter
Mortuary
Broad Street
Tei
Barnum
the Sewing Machine Cabinet CO
Washington Avenue
Bet, Pembroke and
Hallett Sts
Postoffice
Loewith & CO
Bank ST
Roth-Blume
Main ST
Wevering Peat
Neweat
Locomobile Co. of America
the Automatic Machine Co
Washington Ave
American Graphophone Company
Howard Avenue
BAYER
Main Street
Remington Arms CO
Boston Avenue
Conn
Bryant Electric CO
Trig OF Court, Maticurt
Ss. Proma
Paul Tn Millet
Tudse
Liberty Ordnance Co
Union Avist
U. S&s
Edwin Smith & Co
Smith's Gon
Deephoney
Employers Consulting Bureau
Poli
Ebone Barnuns
the City National Bank United States DE Pastary
Wala. Streay
John P. Keogh
As. Barnum
T.L. Watson & Co
Bankehms
John
James Staples & C
Fairfield Ave
Connecticut National Bank
Corner
Main and
Wall Streets
Austin Company
Newfield Building
Astor House
L. D. Stauffer
T. J. Phillips
K. A. Pritchard
Austin Standard
THE
Induseprial Builders
Cleveland
Lodianapulls
Pilttsburgh
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