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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1925
Page
15
Bridgeport area items note high stock prices and textile revival prospects. Includes brief mentions of cotton and other products sparking a textile business revival. Also lists job ads for sales and manufacturing positions, plus local notices for property and examinations.
Racing results section lists various runners with odds and placements. Names such as Peter J. Vaten Tu Kare Burns of eve Ayia alge Paty appear with associated numbers and fractions, indicating race outcomes and betting figures across several heats.
Purses of 700 dollars highlight early races for two and three year olds at New Orleans. Entries include multiple horses such as Cromel High View Queen Agnes Stave Luo Gen Wood Joestar Time Hey Taco Rolling War O Kelly and others across the purse events and open claiming contests.
A flood of death notices lists multiple individuals with funeral arrangements. Names include Elizabeth W Dudley, Elizabeth A Cordon, Arthur Garling Insy, Philenia Winn Gagner, Margaret Cresso Grosso, Charles Grant Harding, Eva Mabon Kasson, Maloney, Catherine Maloney, Peder Peters, and Marcus Simmons. Details cover survivors, residences, church services, and interment venues such as St Michael's Cemetery, Lakeview Cemetery, Mountain Grove, and local churches, with dates and times in March 1925.
A dense OCR reading lists horse names, ages, and entries for races including one mile and sixteenth events. It mentions eligible horses, owners, purses around 1 005, taxes due, and notices about hearings and court actions with dates and offices.
The stock market ebbed and flowed through the week amid a sudden monetary shift and anticipated rate increase. British government stocks rallied while French and British rates recovered. Shares in iron, steel, and engineering gained as oils and nitrates moved, with activity in Mexican bonds and Johannesturg buying shaping sentiment.
A new fish market is being built at the Milford Bridge entrance amid disputes over the project. Local officials and parties claim progress, with completion expected around the coming month. Separate items note property tax notices and a longtime resident’s public figures.
Remington Arms starts a full time schedule after a period of reduced hours. Officials say the move is driven by commercial demand rather than military orders. The shift will affect about 1,500 workers and move to a live and one half day week.
Market round up shows vegetables steady at similar levels to fruits amid lingering weak demand. Butter hogs eggs and dairy hold firm with prices varied by grade and region. Traders focus on butter supply and storage shifts while livestock and feed costs fluctuate through midweek reports.
Reports from Craige Van Horn camp recall nominations for delegates to the Song of Veterans encampment to meet at Hartford on April 24 and 25. The reg meeting passed with 13 appeals from the Board of Relief and a ceremony for the Milford banquet and a ladies’ night to follow Patrick’s Day events. Separately, criminal cases feature a Milford suspect arraigned before Judge J Brown and a series of town incidents with fines issued for license violations and disturbances.
The recent Federal Reserve rediscount rate rise slowed overall bond trading, curbing prior price gains while lending a minor influence on rates. Despite tighter money conditions, financing remained steady with large offerings planned, including Oklahoma Gas & Electric and Tokyo Electric, amid mixed moves in St Paul bonds and news of reorganizations and new Treasury certificates.
New York March 8 A survey for the Academy of Political Science by Robert S. Binkerd shows stockholders in leading utilities and related industries have increased dramatically since 1918. About 800,000 were employees 1,000,000 customers and 3,050,000 investors from the general public. The study describes data from 524 steam railroads electric power firms and related sectors.
Richard Spiga reports that New York stock exchange shares rose to record highs last week while grain and cotton prices stayed elevated. A late-week stock retreat accompanied weaker second-quarter orders in steel and general merchants, with investors now seeking real value before buying.
New York March 8 The Bank of England's return to the gold standard at 5 percent sparked a price surge to record highs in London. Bank-rate stability kept the American balance in London, while money markets showed irregularity and a firm call money rate. Stocks reflected speculative forces as traders weighed end-month credit needs and potential tax effects. The Interurban Transit Co sought higher rates but was blocked by a state commission.
The data show living costs rising while rent trends remain mixed. overall shelter costs inch downward recently but rents have risen since 1914 with only brief declines, and meals and fuel show varied pricing. The analysis notes food accounts for about 42 percent of family sustenance cost and combined miscellaneous expenses add up, with shelter the main optimistic note as rent movements are not sharply downward.
Raw Yous reports Maren 8.5 prank J. Clevdwin, a Tammany leader, died suddenly today at home in Mohroe, Orange County, according to messages reaching this city.
The Weekly Index displays two Fisher measures: wholesale prices of 200 representative commodities and the purchasing power of money, both relative to the prewar year. The May 1920 peak indicates prices rose about 147 percent above prewar values, with the dollar worth about two thirds of its prewar value. Data rely on Dun's Weekly Review quotations and War Industries Board weights.
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