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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1925
Page
9
A dense list of classified ads and public notices is presented, including salesmen wanted with commissions, job postings in Rome and Charleston, R. Va, and various personal notices. The item also notes public notices on property, wedding style notices, lost items, and a legal advertisement about a chancery case in West Virginia with multiple party names and court actions.
New York March 2 sugar market open steady with spot prices at 27.00 per 100 pounds and higher shipments. Porto Rico prompt sale 427, 21,000 bags Philippines June July at 452. Raw futures declined 3 to 7 points on selling and covering. May 2.60, July 2.00, September 2.88, December 2.83. Refined bids mixed. demand unchanged. Also credit balance balance and shipments noted. final notice shows contested estate of TJ Oakes with executor Malden and W. Van Jefure.
Midland Trail Transit Company advises travelers of a Monday connection to Gavan Valley train at Basnoucavills with new accommodation. Virginia and Maryland lines operate daily from Capital station via Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, with specific departures around 290 Am daily and exceptions on Sundays. services connect with Wasigroup and local routes in Washington area.
May cattle receipts slow steer trade with weak demand for medium quality. Best steers around 10.65, bulls and yearlings around 9.70 to 10.70. Hogs receipts 24,000 steady. top weights 180 to 260 pounds bringing 12.85 to 13.65. Sheep receipts 3,000. fat lambs lower, clipped high yields around 12.00. Overall market mixed but generally steady to weaker across categories.
In New York May 1 the market remained dull for primary commodities with weak textile demand. Buyers gathered in large numbers for carpet and rug auctions, as 92,000 bales of wool and 6,600 tons of carpeting were expected to be sold, burlaps sold for futures ships at lower prices, and linen trades stayed subdued while Hawaii textiles posted a small advance.
New York May 1 stock prices showed unusual strength with rail shares leading gains and several issues reaching year peaks. Strong performances from Norfolk Southern and Southern Railway extended gains while Atlantic Coast Line rose long term. Multiple industrials and utilities posted higher closes, though a few issues weakened slightly, reflecting a broad market expansion in volume.
May 1 New York firm Streulus Dairy and Produce reports the annual expert of the Mid-Montanat Ban petroleum cooperation, formerly Coder and Company. Expected to show about $100,000 surplus for Gia in wentrast, after a deficit of farok the year before.
The report lists various bond notes and values including New Yorks and Washingtons with 2% yields, plus extensive dairy pricing and butter and milk demand. It notes steady but cautious buying, limited dealer premiums, and varied consignments from New York to Florida, with market rumors and price ranges for butter and milk products.
Bond perves surged in New York on May 1 led by rail issues amid merger talk and dividend rumors. Gains of a point or more appeared across many rails including Delaware and Hudson and Norfolk and Western, with notable activity in treasury and government issues and Duke Tobacco group taking stake in rail bonds.
A partial, damaged OCR item notes Liberty Bonds with details on offerings, dates, and terms. Mentions Wards, Danae, and potential rates, with scattered figures and dates likely connected to a bond sale or related financial notice from May to October, including a 3% rate reference and a 344 prime comment paper note.
The market reported irregular gains for sugar and bonds and steady foreign exchange quotations in New York on May 3. Currencies showed mixed levels with Britain at 4.84% demand and 4.88% cables, France around 5.24%, Italy near 4.13% demand, and other European rates listed. Several countries including Argentina and Brazil were noted as holidays.
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