Motor shares in stock market center of action
New York April 18 Constructive forces were at work in todays brief session of the stock market. The general list rose led by motor shares reaching new peak prices for the year. Maxwell Motor A stock touched 109 and B stock peaked at 89 7-5, with slight gains after profit taking. Nash hit a record high as Mack Truck moved to new peaks before easing. United States Steel and Bethlehem Steel rose despite liquidation fears tied to a government suit for war contract recovery. Many industrials and rail shares posted gains amid brisk activity and short covering. In foreign exchange, demand sterling held around 4.78 1/4, francs rose, and Kroner reached a yearly high. Dry goods trade saw large print cloth sales and quiet demand for other fabrics.
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New York
Mercantile
Maxwell Motor
Nash
Mack Truck
Fish Rubber Common
United States Steel Common
Bethlehem Steel
Corporation
Baldwin
American Can
Otis
Pan American
Marland, Pacific
Standard Oil
New Jersey
American Chicle
Bush Terminal
General Electric
Radio Corporation
Pierce Arrow Preferred
Pullman
Savage Arms
Utah Securities
Virginia Railway and Power
Delaware and Hudson
Frisco
Oslo
Watkins Will Speak At Negro Church Here Today
S. D. Watkins, manager of the A. M. E. Zion Publishing company in Charlotte, will preach at St. Stephen A. M. E. Zion church at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. today. Pastor Rev. C. W. Carver praises him as an able speaker and invites the Negro public to attend.
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S. D. Watkins
A. M. E. Zion Publishing Company
Charlotte
St. Stephen A. M. E. Zion
Reactions Start in Cotton Trade on Saturday
An early advance on dry Texas weather prospects sparked reactions in the New York cotton market. July slipped to 25.00 after peaking near 25.15, May opened down, then recovered. overall market closed barely steady, with May at about 24.80 and October at 25.00. Shipments and stock movements, including talk of exports to Japan, colored demand, while Liverpool cables showed less impact.
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New York
Texas
Liverpool
Japan
Fair activity in the cotton market at New Orleans fair
The cotton market in New Orleans on April 18 showed a fairly active short session. July rose to 25.25 before easing to 25.01, with a net daily loss of 3 points for July and gains on May, amid weather notes predicting possible rain and European unrest. Exports totaled 4,429 bales.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Europe
Balkans
Portugal
Map
Highest Levels For Week At the Close
New York trading closed at week’s highs as France’s financial measures spurred demand for French bonds. Paris Lyons Mediterranean issues rose 1 2 points along with other French and municipal liens. U S Treasury securities advanced while railroad and industrial issues saw selective gains. Oil, motor and chemical company mortgages led the industrial list.
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New York
France
United States Treasury
Pere Marquette
Norfolk and Western
Chicago
Terre Haute
Oil, Motor and Chemical Company
Shows Improvement After Appendectomy For Rep Oldfield
Washington April 18 The condition of Representative Oldfield of Arkansas in a hospital after an appendectomy continued to show improvement today with a very comfortable day reported.
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Washington
School Bonds Discussed At Elm Street PTA Meeting
Mrs C Dunbar told Elm Street Parent Teachers Association members that the coming election on school bonds is vital for the school system and urged parents to vote. She also urged support for the county wide measure. Awards were given for attendance in grammar and primary grades.
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C. Dunbar
Elm Street
Parent-Teachers'’ Association
Reid Marsh
Chappel
Hayman
City nurse comments on mothers aid fund in High Point
Mrs. W. G. Hammond, city nurse, praised the state mothers aid fund after returning from Raleigh where she conferred with Miss Emma Tuttle, director of the fund. High Point reports four mothers aid cases.
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W. G. Hammond
Raleigh
Emma Tuttle
High Point
World cotton output to rise five million bales in 1924 25
Washington April 18 The agriculture department issued revised figures showing global cotton production this year will exceed last year by five million bales The 1924 25 crop is placed at 24 53 0 0 0 bales up from 19 52 0 0 0 bales The world cotton area is forecast at 79 500 000 acres up from 71 200 000 acres the prior year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Seaboard Airline freight up 17.8 percent in early April
Traffic on the Seaboard Airline in the first half of April rose 17.8 percent from a year ago, handling 97,263 cars of revenue freight compared with 82,580 a year earlier.
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New York
Seaboard
Heflin to Speak at Thomasville High School Tonight
The event features Senator J Thomas Heflin delivering The Story of the South in the Thomasville High School auditorium at 7 30 p m, under civic club auspices to aid the woman’s club building with a small admission charge. Heflin, praised as a southern orator and statesman, is noted for his vivid rhetoric and poetry.
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J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Thomasville
Senator Heflin
South
Heflin
Queens College
Charlotte
Alexander Graham
North Carolina
Truth
Buffalo
New York
Orator Drawl Delights Audiences Across Regions
A speaker with a distinctive drawl captivates crowds, delighting listeners with engaging storytelling. He is praised for a fine personality and an ability to tell stories that earns ovations at every appearance.
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