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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1930

Page

8

Unity Culture Club Sessions Held at Cropper Home

The Unity Culture Club met at Mrs. L. B. Cropper’s home in Soult on December 1. Attendance was good despite many members traveling. Mrs. Cropper read a paper and others presented pieces including Johnson's To Have and To Hold and Kirkland's The Band Plays, with fresh meats served after. The next meeting is set for December 12 at 2 PM with hostesses Mrs. L. Judy, Mrs. B. F. Jr, and Mrs. J. B. Richardson.

Soulton Ala Unity Culture Club L. B. Cropper J. B. Gibbons Albert Byars Battle Ground Saunders L. Judy B. F. Jr J. B. Richardson Alabama

Markets as stocks drift higher in dull session

New York prices crept up amid a dull session with rails and utilities joining late gains. Trading volume hit 1.1 million shares as issues like Atchison Missouri Pacific Atlantic Coast Line Dupont Allied Chemical Macy moved up a few points and Consolidated Gas U S Steel and American Telephone rose.

New York Atchison, Norfolk & Western Missouri Pacific Atlantic Coast Line Dupont Allied Chemical Macy Consolidated Gas U. S. Steel American Telephone Altho Cerrone Missouri Texas Studebaker Allied District of Columbia Court of Appeals Supreme Court Henri Deterding Royal Dutch Treasury

New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Mixed Liverpool Signals

Cotton opened steady in New York with a 1 to 3 point advance on buying but offerings grew after the call as southern selling appeared. Liverpool cables eased the market while New December touched about 10.45 and May around 11.06, 3 to 4 points off. Trade buying and covering kept prices near Saturday’s closes in the first half hour.

New York Liverpool Eat van Fond

New York Stocks Listings Dec 1 On Exchange

Prices at 2 oclock on the New York Stock Exchange show the day’s high and low for key issues in the December 1 session. Readings cover leading rail and industrial stocks with notable shifts in early trading.

New York New York Stock Exchange

71st Congress opens with new members sworn in

Senate and House members gather for the opening after elections. Vice President Curtis and Speaker Hoover presided as new unexpired terms are filled by Bulkley, McGill, Carey, Williamson and others amid mixed condolences and greetings. Adjournment followed at 12:20 p.m.

Senate House Curtis Ae Ae Hoover Ae Z. B. Phillips Thomas Gore Oklahoma Senator Pine Robert J. Bulkley Ohio Roscoe C. McCulloch Theodore Burton George McGill Kansas Henry J. Allen Charles Curtis Watson Indiana Robinson Arkansas

New Orleans Cotton Opens Quiet Then Steady Decline

The New Orleans cotton market opened quiet with Liverpool cables down slightly and first trades near unchanged. Prices drifted to midday lows as fears of adverse government action arose, then rallied in the afternoon before settling for a net daily decline of 8 to 13 points. nearby January 10.42 to 10.63, May 10.88, closing steady at overall lower levels.

New Orleans Liverpool Congress

Spot cotton closes steady in New Orleans market

New Orleans spot cotton finished steady and seven points lower. Sales reached 4,568 bales with low middling at 8.65, middling 10.15, and good middling 10.65. Receipts totaled 1,513 and stock stood at 729,137 bales.

New Orleans

Liverpool Cotton Exchange Announces Christmas Holidays

The Liverpool cotton exchange notes closures for the holidays. It will close at 4 p.m. December 24 until 12:30 p.m. December 31 and reopen at 11 a.m. January 7.

Liverpool Cotton Exchange

Liverpool cotton prices hold steady amid limited demand

In Liverpool on December 1, spot cotton showed scarce demand with prices barely steady across grades. American futures closed easy with Dec at 5.48 and Oct at 5.98, as sales reached 3,000 bales, including 2,200 American, amid 11,000 receipts.

Liverpool

Potatoes Prices and Shipments Reported by U S Dept

Chicago December 1 potatoes on track with 357 total U S shipments Saturday, 659 Sunday and 48 steady. Prices show Wisconsin round whites 1.40 to 1.55 for No 1 and 1.40 to 1.50 for No 2, Idaho Russets No 1 1.70 to 1.95, mostly 1.85 to 1.95, Colorado McClures branded 1.80 to 1.90, slightly frozen 1.60 to 1.65.

Chicago Colorado -McClures

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