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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1935
Page
9
Turbulent market mood steadies as trading closes with modest gains and losses across sectors. Investors weighed war fears and truce hopes against improving industry signals as oil and utility shares led slow advances while several names faced declines on lighter volume.
In New York trading, many leading curb shares closed higher despite profit taking. Metrix and Improvement posted gains amid mixed activity as about 10,000 Transers changed hands vs 410,000 yesterday. Stocks such as Booker Sil Sullivan, Newmont Mining, Parker Rast, Out Oil, American Gas and Rice Tile showed advances, with others including American Cyanaird and International Petroleum making small gains. Rasler tenignetes and several names like Seitt Taternacional, Sunshine Mining, Pan-American Airways and Great Atlantic and Pacific also improved.
Chicago and Pittsburgh markets show cattle calves and hogs mixed in demand. Cattle quality plain, steer values near 10.00, fat sheep and lambs slower but finishing firm, hogs around 8.25 to 11.38, seasonal shifts and varied consignments across shippers and local houses.
Foreign exchange and produce report from Pittsburgh notes car lots and market prices for apples onions potatoes butter eggs and poultry. Records list varieties and prices by region including New York Maine West Virginia and Pennsylvania with steady demand and daily car counts.
New York dispatch reports live poultry by freight and express rates across multiple grades. Chickens, turkeys, ducks, and other fowl show varied price ranges. dressed poultry and mixed colors see limited changes. Pacific coast and Western standards noted with private sales figures and grade shifts.
The Associated Press reports a mixed price trend with wholesale staple prices declining slightly from yesterday while year over year figures show varied changes. Boston wool markets show moderate activity with limited sales of medium grade graphite territory wool and slight price movements across classes.
Ripley notes explain yesterday's cartoon detailing a 200 year old Hershey church building. The original Derry church, built in 1780, sits within a glass walled enclosure as part of a colonial era Christian settlement display. A 1783 Communion service by the King of England is mentioned among antiques.
Grain prices and market briefs summarize fluctuations in wheat, corn, and sugar demand alongside metal and cotton quotes. The dispatch includes New York commodity prices, sugar, copper, tin, antimony, cotton futures, and treasury figures with era style notes.
New York market notes show irregular stock activity with copper and aircrafts resisting profit taking. Bonds mixed as governments and low priced rails improve. curb market higher with specialties metals and oils in demand. Foreign exchanges irregular as gold currencies rally briskly. Cotton quiet with trade buying and hedge selling in the South. Sugar lower with disappointing spot market and coffee barely steady with trade selling.
Fragmented OCR lists numerous radio segments with orchestra names and performance slots across NBC WEAF network. Entries mention TG-Newe, Geo, Ditty Orcks, Rex Dalls and Ensemble, Ravens thy Week End, NBG Music Guild, Cur al Dels Song Program, and many hour marks. The text preserves many performer lines and program titles but is garbled and hard to parse for coherent scheduling.
Salem College basketball team will play West Virginia University in Morgantown on Wednesday evening February 5. Coach T Edward Day announced today. Last year the Mountaineers beat the Tigers by ten points. Industrial activity in Germany has risen about seven percent this year.
The piece surveys top college backs across the nation. It profiles Riley Smith of Alabama and Bobby Wilson of Southern Methodist as leading all American backfield choices, with rivals like Bill Wallace Rice McCauley and Sam Baugh noted for their standout seasons. It notes impact players from Notre Dame Stanford Texas and California and praises Smith as a dynamic field general for the Crimson Tide.
Stanford’s Greyson starred as a versatile fullback and spark plug in the Pacific Coast Conference race, while Kicker Monk Mo aided the Cardinal surge. The piece names rivals Beise, Crayne, Shuford, Whitehead, Constable, Tinsley, Shuler, Winika, Moscrip and others across major programs, highlighting a wide array of backs and ends.
Michigan State relies on Sidney Wagner a rapid tackler who intercepted 12 passes this season while Lester towers over rivals with leaping passes. Ohio State captain Gomer Jones dazzles, Steve Sabol of NC State closes out strong, Walter Gilbert anchors Auburn, and Steve Cullinan from Oklahoma rises from Princeton reserves to star as a fierce Tiger tackler.
Waswanappi led from start to finish to win the one sixth and pay 35.40 for a $2 bet at Charles Town. Broke on Top finished strong to place, with Hot Lane showing. Suspensions and jockey penalties followed the race, including disobedience and a five day ban for Grigg.
In Logan on December 6 the Bearded Boys edged the Wildcats 41 40 at center court. The winners led by key play from their star and benefited from a late surge. Referee Pery Bowling officiated as fans watched a close BBG victory.
Racing results from yesterday’s meet list numerous horses and times with sections including prize amounts and ages. Names such as Turton, Parke, O Malley, and Big Lair appear among many others with earnings and placements. The fragmentary OCR shows a long listing of entrants and purses, plus notes on races for three year olds and up.
Nomination of officers was postponed due to a lack of a representative member base. Guest speaker avid J. Province attended as Wheeling High faced a 2-1 defense in its final game against Bellsire, with confusion in the backfield during the second half as players misread assignments.
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