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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1925
Page
9
May and July wheat futures fall 1 4c amid cooler winter belt worries and weak foreign data. Cash values ease while corn and hay markets show limited demand and modest price shifts as receipts rise and shipping orders influence activity.
Official NY curb exchange transactions list stocks and bonds traded. Market mixed with Farm produce prices steady to weak with strawberries and potatoes easing while cantaloupes and Florida oranges hit new price highs. One line notes total stock sales 431100 shares and bonds 1049006 dollars.
The Walnut Street Realty Company stockholders will meet June 10 1925 at 11 30 a.m. in the 1514 First National Bank Building Cincinnati Ohio to consider surrendering the corporate charter and franchiser and dissolve the corporation. Miles W Townsend president Alfred Bettman secretary. Dated Cincinnati Ohio May 11 1925.
A string of patent grants and notices from Columbus and nearby cities includes Joy Parrish and several Cleveland firms, with award amounts from 50 to 50000 dollars. Names listed include Aerr Gentz Spooner Ka brunner Baker Foster King and others, with companies such as Hungarian Central Publishing and Pentland firms named among recipients.
The Cincinnati Stock Exchange ticker system shows last week’s trading at 22 532 shares of stocks and 5 000 dollars in bonds for six days, versus 28 285 shares and 21 300 dollars in bonds in April. John S. Horst, ex cashier of Winton Savings Bank, is back at home and plans to relocate to Orlando after September. Ivan F. Westheimer is in New York on business for Westheimer Co. Pure Oils Company stockholders were notified that their annual meeting at 246 North High Street Columbus Ohio will be June 5 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time to elect eleven directors and conduct other business.
George B Brown president of Cer tainted Products says 40000 shares sold brings total outstanding to 132000. 1924 earnings about 9 per share on 92000 shares. First four months of this year earnings nearly double 1924. Dividends on common stock expected at next board meeting. Chicago Rock Island Pacific and St Louis Southwestern plan to make Dallas a joint terminal center, developing a large tract near Union Depot into a modern freight terminal, after which Rock Island will stop using its Dallas freight facilities with Santa Fe.
The Wabash Railway buys 18 000 shares of Ann Arbor stock with Kuhn Loeb as bankers, prices 62 50 for preferred and 35 for common. Outstanding shares are 40 000 preferred and 82 500 common.
Du Pont directors yesterday proposed raising authorized common stock from 100 million to 150 million dollars. Stockholders will meet June 18 to act on the recommendation. The last capital change was in 1922 lifting common stock from 80 million to 100 million. The directors also declared quarterly dividends of 2.50 dollars per common share and 1.50 dollars per debenture share.
The McKinney Steel Holdings Company was announced yesterday to take majority control of the McKinney Steel Company of Cleveland. New York bankers are expected to launch a public offering of the holding companys preferred stock. Previously the McKinney Steel Company was a closed corporation with no public securities.
Call money is steady with high at 3 percent and low at 3 percent, closing bid 8 percent, last loan 3 percent. Time loans show mixed collateral for sixty to ninety days at 3 percent and four to six months at 3 1/4 percent, with prime commercial paper at 3 1/4 percent. Bar silver at 67 1/2 cents, Mexican dollars at 51 3/4 cents. London reports bar silver at 31 7/16 per ounce and money at 3 percent with discount rates for short and three month bills around 4 1/4 percent.
Cincinnati hog and cattle prices mixed as receipts in 48 hours showed 1 576 cattle and 1 726 hogs with Denver and Chicago markets noting steady to higher trends. Beef cattle priced mostly steady to higher, lighter weights strong, while hogs gained 50 cents on good lines and sheep and lambs showed limited movement with thin demand. The report covers Cincinnati Chicago Kansas City Indianapolis and district totals with price ranges and top quotes for each category.
Daily foreign exchange rates listed by the New York World News Service. European rates show Sterling and French francs, Italian and Belgian d enom, Swiss and Dutch units. East and Central European currencies reported with demand and cable figures. Japan and Hong Kong shown, plus Latin American and Calcutta markets and miscellaneous checks and fees.
Chicago stocks show modest gains and declines with Armour preferred at 86 1 4, Cudahy 97 1 2, Libby McNeill 6 1 2, Middle West Utilities 93 1 4, Swift & Co. 11 0, Swift International 26 1 4, United States Gypsum 15 2.
Listings for WLW SAI WKRC and others show dinner concert chime programs and entertainers through late night. Notable segments include New York WEAF programs, cantatas and recitals, and special events from the National Conference on Widows Pens ions with officials, plus orchestral and vocal performances across multiple cities.
A string of radio station call letters is presented, naming Central-KOB WCAL WEMC WCBD WGAZ WGST WHA WSUI WOS WO and WOWL and Eastern CNRM PWX WAHG WBAV WBBR WCAP WHAZ WLIT WMAK WOR WTAM and WOO.
The listing shows a detailed WLS Chicago program lineup from 6:30 P.M. to midnight including Organ Contralto at 6 30 Lullaby time 7 45 WLS Theater 8 P.M. Play 9 P.M. Evening R F D program 10 P.M. Quartet Contralto 10 45 Harmony Trio and 11 P.M. Entertainers with Midnight Revue.
WMAQ Chicago lists a 447.5 meter broadcast with a 4 P.M. Red Crosstalk program followed by 4:30 P.M. musical program. At 6 P.M. the organ and orchestra perform and 8 P.M. features a literary talk with an 8:40 P.M. lecture. A 9:15 P.M. quartet closes the night.
At Webh Chicago Theater the program opens 7 PM with a one hour concert followed by 9 PM orchestra vocal and instrumental set for one hour. An 11 PM dance with vocal performances closes the program.
In Chicago stations Wenr and KYW list a full evening lineup with Musical program and Orchestra at Wenr. bedtime stories, dinner concert, farm speeches, hour of music and special 144 hour program at KYW through 10 PM.
Radio listings show WBCN Chicago broadcasting bulletins at 5 PM and 10 PM, with a 12 PM special feature and 11 PM receive program. Juvenile period and police bulletins are noted, along with a 1 hour popul program and 2 hour special feature.
At WQJ Chicago the lineup lists a 7 PM dinner concert with a vocal hour, followed by a 10 PM music segment featuring entertainers for three hours. An afternoon 1 PM Hotsy Totsy hour rounds out the schedule.
Local schedule lists baseball at 8:30 PM followed by an orchestra talk at 5:45 PM with a note of 1% hours. The entry includes distance 399.8 meters and locations Wahas Louisville.
The listing shows a 250 meter station in Chicago presenting a 7 PM semi classical program for about 1% hours followed by an 8:30 PM popular program. An orchestra performs for two hours at Eastern Stations.
The 361.2 meter station lists a dinner concert at 5 30, children's hour at 6 30, New York program at 7, entertainers at 7 30, Everready hour at 8, and a special program at 9 P.M.
WCAU Philadelphia 2 Meters 7 P.M. Recital talks 8 P.M. Special feature 8 20 P.M. Music talk Vocal 9 30 P.M. Orchestra. WEAR Cleveland 389 4 Meters 7 P.M. Program from WEAF three 10 P.M. Recital one hour WEAF New York 491 5 Meters 7 P.M. Dinner music Art talk Vocalists Talk 7 30 P.M. Entertainers 9 P.M. Dinner program 10 30 P.M. Orchestra.
Schedule lists 394.5 meters and events from 5:30 P.M. to 10:30 P.M. A dinner program at 5:30 P.M. followed by a talk at 6:50 P.M. WYG orchestra performs at 6:50 P.M. and the Glee Club concert is at 7:30 P.M. An organ recital closes the night at 10:30 P.M.
The schedule lists 6 30 P M orchestra and 6 30 P M health talk followed by 7 P M varied musical program. Talks run two and three quarters hours and a musical revue closes the night at 11 P M.
A parade of radio listings shows programs across stations WIY WJIZ WGBS WDKA with baseball scores talks music orchestras and entertainment segments in early evening hours including musical reviews movies and theater concerts across multiple metros.
Cleveland May 18 The arrest of John Hollis of Youngstown on passing bogus ten dollar bills signals the uncovering of a large tri state counterfeit ring. Hollis held several bills when arrested by Secret Service agent Harry Cooper and is believed to be the only full time passer among a group in Pennsylvania. The ring operates through Pennsylvania Ohio and Michigan with a headquarters in Pennsylvania.
Miss Mary Florence Deaver longtime nurse supervisor at Christ Hospital becomes engaged to Rev. John A. Fouch of St Joseph Missouri. She served Christ Hospital twenty five years and has spent the last two years in St Joseph.
Wheat pricing fell today as large outbound shipments from Minneapolis Kansas City Omaha and other centers pressured Chicago market. May quotes slipped to 1.69 to 1.69 1 2 and July to 1.52 with corn and oats down and provisions mixed.
National Association of Real Estate Boards divisions will conduct special inspection visits at selected Detroit buildings during the annual convention from June 23 to 26. Tours will use Detroit developments as study material for various real estate practice topics.
The Becker Real Estate Company Northside office moved a brick bungalow with seven rooms at 1618 South Argyle Place Northside to Delia Spilker for 9250 dollars. Anna May Haffner acted as the seller.
Mrs. Clara Steigleder bought a 50 by 160 foot lot in Pitton Subdivision, located 209 feet south of Glenway Avenue, through broker Joseph F. Sehlhorst. The site will be improved with a six room bungalow at an estimated cost of $10,000.
A seven room brick residence at 3487 Harvey Avenue Avondale was sold to Mrs. Bessie Kibby for 13000 from Miss Mary Hussy and Mrs. Bridget Ryan. The Cincinnati Real Estate Board multiple listing division Brown Brown and Jerome M. Jackson Realty Company acted as co-operating brokers.
Delia Donlon disposed of a two family frame house with two six room apartments at 1841 Fairfax avenue Walnut Hills to Harry W. Morgan for 7500 dollars. Myers Y. Cooper acted as broker.
The Red Cedar Products Corporation of Chicago opens temporary offices in Room 710 Mercantile Library Building 414 Walnut Street and will run Cincinnati and Hamilton County operations while serving as Ohio headquarters. The firm makes aromatic red cedar clothes closets for new or old houses with Martin Hoffstadt as local distributor.
New York May 18 Midland Valley Raid declares semi annual 2.4 percent payable June 1 to stock of record Baton Rouge Electric Company 5 common payable June 1 to stock of record Solar Refine Company 5 payable June 20 to stock of record May 29 Kennecott Company Carterly 7 parere July 1 to stock of record Mobile and Birmingham Railroad Co 2 preferred payable July 1 to stock of record June 1 Solar Refining Company semi annual 5 months ago company declared an extra.
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