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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1933
Page
12
Markets showed firm activity with gains across sectors as investors responded to credit policy signals. Industrials and rail stocks led advances while utilities and chemicals posted notable rises. top gainers included General Electric and Montgomery Ward amid broad buying.
Local theater listings feature Made On Broadway with a cast including Babart Lady Eitern Ryans and Irene Wynne, plus the Fox program and Mack Sennett comedy. At The Kearse another feature, Perror Aboard, stars Charlie Mig gis on Halliday with Nell Hanflun and Joy. Market notes include cattle and sheep prices from Baltimore and stock-yard details.
The bond market moves forward amid strong open market purchases by the Federal Reserve and improving domestic trade. Corporate loans rise with the 40 issue averaging 77.2 after a 12 point gain. sales hit $20,552,000. A sharp cattle and livestock section in Jersey City notes steady vealers and lamb markets, with active direct sales and a firm overall tone.
Grain and provisions markets show notable strength aided by firmer securities, yet speculative demand remains cautious. Reports note price moves amid fluctuating government bond activity and Treasury notes closing mixed, with slight shifts in 4 1/4 and 3 1/2 rate benchmarks and ongoing volatility in nearby futures.
Market notes show cattle and hog prices with spreads across weights and grades. Highlights include heavy weights around 160 to 200 pounds, steers 900 to 1900 pounds, cows and calves steady to lower, and hogs showing broader ranges with modest gains in some lots. Shipping and holdovers reported, with overall activity described as generally slow to steady.
Wall Street briefs note bond market moves with daily buy reports. New York curb exchange prices rose as transfers around 43 000 and 42 000 were recorded, reflecting a volatile current week.
The trade foresees a $24 ton advance in Pacific port prices as a sign of revived demand following four years of tight buying. World visible supply fell 855 tons in May 1643, with 1 6168 tons monthly river shipments to all nations. Reports indicate improving demand for some stalled commodities with bottlenecks easing in copper and lead markets.
In a wide active session the market surged with Crp stocks pushing to new highs as volume reached about 1,940,000 shares. Leaders included Aluminum Co. of America Bell Telephone of Canada Western Maryland first preferred and Selected Industries, buoyed by Bumblem and Gulf. New York Poultry and Sugar markets showed varied readings with prices and futures noted, reflecting a robust but uneven trading day.
The notice compiles a mixed market summary from The Associated Press with sugar, wool, cotton, metals, and produce reports. It notes steady butter, wool strength in Ohio, and firm burlaps and cotton trends, mentioning prices and quality terms across commodities and locations.
Radio highlights list scheduling notes for June 2 including Premier Musalini Italian power pact address to be rebroadcast by WI2-NBG and WABC-CES with an English summary. Other programs include German ambassador Dr Bang Luthe on WABC CBS at 1 am, American Derby from Chicago on WEAF-NBC at 5 pm, Metropolitan Handicap from Belmont Park on WABC-CBS at 3 pm, National Four-H class meeting in farm and home hour on WIZNBC, and an Autumn light program on WJ NBC at ?.
Charleston high school tennis fell 6-1 to Parkersburg with David Horstein the lone winner for Bouxseon Tiong by 7-5 6-1. Exhibition matches featured Borstein, Stephens, and Smith in tighter affairs as Riverview looms for a season finale at 2:30 this afternoon.
New York reports Tommy Matters plans a 5 a m takeoff from Floyd Bennett Field aiming for a round-the-world speed record. Weather meteorologist Dr James H Kimball notes favorable conditions near Newfoundland but overcast skies along the Atlantic leg possibly delaying the voyage to Paris.
William Zimmerman Jr named assistant commissioner of Indian affairs after a career at Columbia Conserves India moboljg. The piece notes past roles and shifts in foreign service and budget action as Congress and the White House ponder a nationwide free government employment bureau system.
The Browser lampoons book reviews and authors like H G Wells and Sinclair Lewis, mentioning Ann Vickers, Air Adventure, and James Branch Cabell. It jokes about war memories, wine at a Sahara spa, and a disgraced courier, plus criticisms of reviews as too long or too technical.
A small blaze touched sawdust at the F. Lary and Sons plant on Pith and Bream streets yesterday. Firefighters extinguished the fire before serious damage and the affected material was sold.
Mrs Joseph M Harrell of Seventh Street announced yesterday the opening of a central registry for graduate and undergraduate nurses to streamline placements and credentials. The registry aims to connect qualified nurses with hospitals clinics and other health care facilities in the city.
Mrs George Burton head of the Baptist church mission circle hosted a Wednesday luncheon at her Kanawha Terrace home. Attendees included Mrs S Phulips, Mrs Robert Welle, Mrs J Myers, Mrs Willard Wren, Mrs L B Blaker, Mrs P Brothers, Mrs Florence Howes, Mrs C D Hopkins, Mrs J A Watson, Mrs J C Trowbridge, and Mr Thaxton. Weekend guests of Dir and Mrs Guy Cottrell. Several residents noted traveling and visits with relatives across Charleston, Paintsville, Green Castle, Huntington, and other nearby towns.
The city’s schools announced perfect attendance for the second semester. At G-A grade Tiskelwah, under Mrs. Gva P. Coen, the class led with 100 percent. Other schools, including Sunset Emmason and Taft, reported multiple students with flawless attendance across many grades and classes.
The piece presents a garbled monologue by Mr. Yatescki discussing deception and exploitation in society. It mentions con men, fraud, and false promises affecting the masses from land and oil booms to stock schemes, with reflections on trust and the dilemmas of choosing among flawed options.
W. Murray of Charleston and T. A. Massey of Whitesville were severely injured in separate automobile accidents yesterday. Murray collided at Vandalia, Massey was struck on Keers Creek Road near Marmet. Both were hospitalized with head injuries and in serious but improving condition as of last night.
Washington June 21 Senate Finance Committee votes 13 to 7 to strike the administration's industry control provisions requiring voluntary codes of fair competition for licensing noncompliant industries and to enable embargoes on imported goods. An amendment giving interior powers to regulate oil prices and production was defeated 17 to 1. Austria imposes a new surtax to bolster its unemployment fund.
Notice records the disillusion of Stockhi Saw Corporation of Went Virginia and Charlestown, Kanawha County, with plans to liquidate assets, settle debts, and distribute remainder pro rata to stockholders. Also notes charter surrender and publication requirements. Includes unrelated notices about Lackawanna Steel and trust sale in Kanawha County.
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