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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1925
Page
13
Classified column shows numerous job ads and personal notices from a 1920s Gazette. Listings include chauffeurs, mechanics, seamstresses, laundry staff, stenographers, nurses, housekeepers, and salespeople. Also found are lost items, rewards, and personal requests across West Virginia and nearby towns, with names and contact details.
Legal notices warn of contracts, property, and licensing actions with dates in May and June. The text lists architects, trustees, and claimants, detailing bids, completions, and court filings across Elk County and Kanawha County, including building specs and sale terms.
Stock market activity shows industrials leading a vigorous rally with notable price gains. Strong performances include American Can reaching a new peak near 16 and Nash Motors showing a sharp advance before retreating. The day reflects renewed demand and mixed reactions across sectors amid shifting exchange and commodity signals.
An August 1925 notice outlines proposed consolidation of the Charleston Interurban Railroad, Kanawha Valley Traction, and Charleston-Dunbar projects to form a unified system. The plan seeks franchise extensions, property transfers, and stockholder actions set for May 23, 1925, in Charleston, West Virginia, with bids and contracts to follow.
A fragmentary schedule lists Chesapeake & Ohio Railway routes to Washington Charlottesville and Huntington with daily and Sunday services. It mentions times such as 30 pm and 4:46 pm, various destinations including Cincinnati Huntington and Louisville, and Midland Trail Transit Co connections. It also notes a Monday morning Charleston service and Virginia and Alderson connections with contact details in Huntington.
The record mixes scattered phrases about call money in New York and Maine with odd inserts on prices, collateral, and rates. It mentions Australia, railways, and a fire engine pump, all in a garbled, partial OCR style with unclear dates or sources.
Market notes show cattle receipts in Nebraska and buffalo reports at Buffalo with mixed demand. Cattle traded steady to weak with light weights meeting pressure. heavy cows and hides offered at lower bids while some fat lambs sold steady. Prices include various weights and cuts, with feeders and packers active and shippers moving tens of thousands of pounds.
May 13 report shows各 currencies with various demand and cable rates for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Greece Poland Austria Romania Argentina Brazil and Shanghai. notable figures include Great Britain 4.8645, cables 4.85, France 149, Italy 40.1, Japan not listed, Switzerland 19.44, Argentina 39.87, Brazil 10.15.
Chicago reports a volatile wheat market with a modest overall advance and sharp slips for May and June deliveries. Government forecasts reduce domestic winter wheat yield to 4,100,000 bushels below prior estimates while prices for nearby contracts swing between 1.66 and 1.67 for May and 6 24 to 6 4 for July, with mixed movements in corn and provisions.
May 1 sugar trading opened with declines in raw values, with Cuban and Philippine raws quoted around 4.44 for 27,000 bags of Charatone and 17,090 bags for Porto Mien. Refined sugar held at 5.00 to 5.70 per 100 pounds, with June and September futures showing slight moves amid market uncertainty.
Market summary details dairy and produce pricing with notes on cream creamery products and storage issues. References to fluctuating wholesale demand, dealer behavior, and central market conditions show declines amid cautious trading and mixed acceptances. The report highlights volatility and uneven receipts across categories.
New York May 14 bond prices slid on profit taking and a Russer break in Poland 8 percent bonds while overall market tone remained firm. Trading showed uneven price moves as funds shifted to stock markets and syndicate support for Polish debt faded causing a dip from pegged levels before partial recovery.
Railroad bonds and wool market activity show cautious confidence in Boston trading. Prices for wool vary by staple quality with midrange and improved stock prices noted, while New York cotton goods and yarns see modest activity and price stability amid shifting fiber markets.
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