Spiritless Day Spent by Stocks
A battered market notes a weak session with few gains as shares drift lower. Traders cited thin volumes and mixed earnings while some issues like Allied Chemical showed minor slippage amid overall decline.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1932
Page
8
A battered market notes a weak session with few gains as shares drift lower. Traders cited thin volumes and mixed earnings while some issues like Allied Chemical showed minor slippage amid overall decline.
The bond market showed a steady to firm tone with U S and German government obligations at center. Sales reached about 64 million par value while domestic corporate bonds advanced a fraction. Treasuries were in greatest demand as issues remained quiet, and United Drug rose slightly on the day.
Live stock quotes from the Associated Press note market activity in burgs and livestock categories. Cattle and calf markets show varied demand with medium and heavy weights, buyers cautious on certain cuts while newer buyers enter the market. Sheep and hog prices edge up or down with regional shifts and grading notes. The report also mentions consumer trends in fashion with artificial eye brows and hair matching embroidery seen in Paris.
Wall Street Briefs report Standard Gag Electric's preliminary construction budget at 19 474 753 dollars for new projects and plant needs. John J O'Brien notes 1 491 011 dollars to complete current projects, with assets and current liabilities detailed for the railway company and other firms.
Trade trends from the Musserated Press note consumer stock shifts and producer admissions about market ease. It cites a October gas sale revenue of 48,219,994 compared with 50,887,075 in October 1931, from the Americas Gun association, marking the smallest monthly figure since March 1933.
Fragmentary weather notes list cities from New York to Denver with scattered terms like temperatures precipitation and reports. No clear dates or measurements present. content appears garbled and may reflect a brief clip from a regional weather bulletin.
A scrambled OCR fragment reports on exchange rates and securities across multiple countries. Mentions include Italy Germany Belgium Poland Norway Romania Argentina Brazil and Canada with scattered figures such as 3.50 2616 and 13P, plus references to bills, 79 day bills, and various currencies. The text is garbled and lacks coherent context.
United States farm land values average 97 008.31 with livestock and equipment while 13 states report above prewar worth. 1930 census shows wide regional differences with 12 federal land banks selling 1 500 000 farm properties in August, and debt trends linked to reduced farm incomes and rising bankruptcies in several states.
New York trading ended mixed as market nerves eased and lenders posted gains. Oil and commodity sectors were uneven with several issues up while others softened.
The Associated Press reports New York markets show sugar quiet with unchanged spot prices and futures fluctuating, with February contracts moving and nearby months varying around the same levels. Treasury figures and December expenditures are listed, along with assorted textile and goods notes and miscellaneous market chatter from Cincinnati and other centers.
A derisive transcription lists multiple radio broadcasts and performers across stations WEAF WABO NBC and BBC style notes. It mentions choirs carols soloists Ruth Blumanfeld Mary Eastian London soprano Gidney Boys and more, plus a Boulogne mayoral medal for rescue efforts at the Channel port.
Notice declares mortgage foreclosure by H M Anderson trustee for The Equitable Life Assurance Society on Myrtle N Cannon property in Kanawha County West Virginia. Sale set for December 27 1992 at the East Prong Door Court House in Charleston with taxes unpaid. parcel described as part of Lot urban acreage in Chariton and adjoining streets. Includes prior conveyances and guardianship details, and references to related deeds and wills. Also references unrelated agricultural ad and London monkey attack incident.
The notice names J A Wark a physician living at Blue Creek Kanawha County West Virginia seeking license to practice and details a trust deed by J W Parsons and Anna Parsons to Kemp Morton trustee. It also lists a trustee sale by Kemp Morton on December 6th for land in Charleston Kanawha County including a lot described in Shirley Rea Lands, with sale at two o'clock in the afternoon at the courthouse, subject to unpaid taxes.
In Fort Worth Texas Ciara nda eleven-year-old girl fainted after a pecan induced indigestion attack. She struck her head in a fall but doctors say the injury is not serious. The report notes an incident of food refuse use in Berlin and mentions a London youth Michael Alton in a separate line of text.
Fragmented classified note offering Florida property amid garbled text. Mentions a five room bungalow near Lantana Palay Beach center, 36 acres with 9 tool houses and improvements. Requests trades or city property. Contact 20101 Winn Salt.
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