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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1922
Page
13
Market closes with gains as wheat led the advance despite a listless open. May and July wheat rose to the top, corn and oats firmed, and provisions varied but trended higher. A proposed Russia loan to the Senate Agricultural Committee suggested as a price influence, while early river pool declines tempered initial moves.
The Ideal Coal Company pays over 10000 dollars to Anthony Chapulis after a wall collapse killed his two children Amizh and Mary during pluxing. The company confirms no appeal to the judgment and fulfills the quit claim deeds in the town clerk office. One deed settles 6948.38 dollars, the other 4829912 dollars.
London dispatch suggests the illness is caused by methaemoglobinaemia or sulphaemoglobinaemia with no further explanations. The note urges sufferers to accept this assessment as the London Lonct. reports.
A jumble of storefront rental notes appears across Stratford Avenue and Bridgeport streets with mentions of corner stores at EBARNUM AVE and Main and Capitol. References to Tile Guaranty and Trust Co and Congress Street appear, with calls to inquire by phone or visiting locations.
An item lists sale or exchange of a 30 acre farm and 3 room house with improvements and tools in Monroe Conn with nearby addresses. Metal market report from New York shows copper at 39 to 13 7 8, tin steady at 39.35, lead at 4.10 to 4.15, zinc at 4.05 to 4.00, and antimony around 4.25 with no change in prices.
Obituary notices list Alfred Aiello aged 15 and multiple death notices with funeral details across local addresses. Entries include Atkinson Stratford and Bannon Port Chester, with funeral times, church services, and interment information.
New York March 2 The bond market opened with uneven activity but quickly firmed, showing marked strength in foreign issues from Japan, Belgium and Canada. Western and southern groups stayed firm, with suger and Liberty bonds trading unevenly. Seaboard Air Line and Republic Savings saw notable moves amid overall gains.
James Van Dyk Co leases store and cellar at 1244 Main Street formerly occupied by Furer's Muslet shop for three years. The first year rent is 413, the second year 413, and the final year 500.
Trading closed with gains in Gulf States Steel United States Steel and several other issues as renewed demand and dividend suspensions influenced prices. Broad activity featured higher bids for utilities and chemicals while a light money market kept rates near 4 percent.
Local church proceedings list Mrs Sophia Brady Mrs Izzo Jacklin of Bridgeport and Mrs Tatton of 676 Main Street connected with Zion Church and Gregory streets. Trials set for February 14 and 28 for charges of rebellion and undermining church authority. Brady Jacklin and Tatton expelled or suspended for six months with resignations discussed. details note funds mismanagement in Zion Mortgage Club.
Local produce prices show no price advances yet as potatoes, Florida greens, and oranges move with mixed strength. Cabbages and onions ease slightly while meats hold firm and dairy products rise. fruit and vegetables list varied prices from apples to sweet potatoes with harvest receipts noted.
New York market news shows firmer butter with Fresh and Heid creamery extras at 23 to 230 and creamery firsig 39-87. Cheese steady as state dairy eggs turn firmer with nearby whites at 45 extra-3io and firsts at 24 2-2 RL.
Property transfers and mortgage deeds listed, including quitclaim deeds and a mortgage for 4000 dollars. Names include John P Bitzpatrick Carl Wen phom John A Peterson Touly Veoney Moravian Levy Paid E Stow el Michael Jacobsen Benjamin Rath and Anthony Chapulis. Addresses cited include Wood Avenue Lincoln Avenue and Wordly Avenue.
Call money in New York shows slight gains with high demand. Rates hovered around 4 percent as lenders and borrowers adjusted despite unsettled conditions.
Bridgeport division reports sales of United States Treasure certificates totaling 38,150 with February sales at 27,045 lagging behind 14,275 December totals. By month end, 26 of the $1,000 certificates, 105 of the $100 class, and 6 of the $25 certificates had been sold.
New York March 2 price fluctuations in the curb exchange were erratic with no uniform trend. Durant Motors of Indiana quiet in forenoon then surged in afternoon from 12 1 to about 14. Olds Service held advances. Maracaibo Oil spiked early to 56 then cooled. Standard Oil of Indiana dipped then recovered before earnings showed a big 192? reduction. Copper and Anglo American slid. large blocks changed hands. bonds remained active and steady.
The market in New York on March 2 saw mixed foreign exchange shifts with most European currencies weakening against the U.S. dollar. The French and Belgian rates slipped, German mark declined, Austrian and Polish exchanges also eased, while Sterling edged down about two cents. Central European remittances remained notably soft, and several cross rates and bankers’ quotes appear for cities including Antwerp Amsterdam Genoa Copenhagen and Bern.
Washington reports February brought firmer conditions in several basic industries, brightening prospects for spring trade. Textile sector faced price and order problems, while shoe and leather showed modest gains mainly in New England. Iron and steel mixed, with notable uptick in United States Steel Corp plant activity.
The New York Reserve Bank release shows incomplete figures on gold reserves, deposits, and assets. It notes total gold holdings around 122 million dollars and total deposits near 708 million, with reserves ratios and notes in circulation mentioned amid broader economic uncertainty and mixed industrial activity.
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