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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1923
Page
14
A cluttered catalog of varied houses and building lots from multiple neighborhoods. Listings describe 7 room cottages, 2 to 4 family dwellings, garages, improvements, and corner lots with prices, terms, and contact hints, reflecting a busy urban market. Key mentions include Stratford, North Main, Beacons, and Brookfield areas with multiple agents and post office style notes.
Entire staple stock of groceries and fixtures from East Side Public Market to be sold in lots to salt storekeepers and denters at 37 East Main Street on Monday May 7 1983 at 7 30 PM Daylight Saving Time. Refrigerating plant complete computing scale display counter electric coffee grinder show cases platform scale 4 tub butter box time clock meat scale elephants meat grinder meat benches meat blocks sale delicatessen cases office booth and various other fixtures to be sold without reserve or limit.
The page lists numerous sale ads and business opportunities across stores, confectioneries, barber shops, grocery and gas stations, rooming houses, and machinery. It mentions prices, terms, and locations such as North Main, Confectionery store, Stratford, Park Ave, and Main St, plus equipment like mills, lathes, and safes. Names, addresses, and contact hints appear repeatedly for buyers and sellers.
The report notes rising shares of raw materials and producers goods in total imports while imports of finished manufactures and food products shift differently. It mentions percentages around 1 to 20 percent across categories and hints at structural changes in import composition versus earlier levels, with some categories decreasing and others increasing.Services and specifics are unclear due to OCR errors, but the gist is a shifting mix of imported materials and finished goods.
Weak reaction to a buying wave sees the industrial index slide about four points as cotton and other commodities soften. Analysts split on the cause with some linking wage pressures and higher costs to consumer prices, while others warn of lingering selling by the aggressive traders that dampened the week.
Lehigh Valley Railroad faced a poor year blamed on a strike. Reports show disrupted operations, financial strain, and management efforts to steady the company amid labor unrest.
Congress committees push to protect the public interest in railroad valuations before the Interstate Commerce Commission. A national conference set for March 2 and 6 aims to ensure fair representation and prevent unwarranted rate increases, backed by Progressive transportation committees led by Senator Robert La Follette and governors and lawmakers from multiple states. Prices and market summaries for various goods follow.
The market for native vegetables shows rhubarb spinach asparagus and seashons entering better local demand though not in large quantities yet. Rhubarb and Southern varieties fetch higher prices while spinach quality varies. Apples show firmer tone with higher prices for barreds, and overall receipts look set to rise next week for several items.
The Daily Boat Buyer notes April figures show reduced municipal borrowing nationwide with bond issues totaling 75,172,772 dollars, down from 147,300,292 in 1921 and 4,062,250 in 1921 for the same month. Legal debt limits restrain new long term loans as communities finish public works and rely on current revenues until growth allows increases. Sugar beet acreage in Loveland section will exceed last year by about 2,100 acres as planting is boosted by higher prices.
The page details weekly index figures for 210 commodities and purchasing power relative to pre war levels. It explains calculation methods, references Fisher's Thinking of Index Numbers, and cites quotations from Junes Weekly Review and Wat Industries Board reports.
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