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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1930
Page
12
In New York the stock market opened with selling from higher broker loans and tight Federal relief credit, but most offerings were absorbed. Weaker tone persisted in motor, motor accessories, steel and railroad shares as recent earnings trailed expectations. Major speculative activity appeared to be on the upside despite some early selling.
Hundreds of mothers laud Konjola as a master medicine for stomach liver kidneys and bowels, arthritis and nerves after their children improve from indigestion headaches and illness. The piece also notes cotton market activity in New Orleans with May deliveries trading around 15.87 to 16.00 and futures closing barely steady.
Flint Michigan April 235 Patrolman Harold M Conger shoots at Fred Malone as he flees on the street The shot hits Malone s hip flask causing glass splinters and a whisky splash Malone is jailed afterward rather than treated for injuries
A year ago bullish activity concentrated in amusement utilities oils and high priced specialties. First quarter earnings showed gains for American Bank Note Kelvinator Bush Terminal Chicago Great Western and Maine Central, while Bethlehem Steel Michigan Steel Independent Oil and Gas Congress Cigar Union Carbide St Louis San Francisco and Perre Marquette posted declines. Foreign copper buying remains steady though domestic demand is quiet.
A 19 year old London inventor William H. Pritchard designed a mahogany box resembling a wireless set to detect poisonous gases. It uses two lamps a green indicating fresh air and a red lighting with a shrill buzzer when gas reaches one part in two thousand parts air.
Butter unchanged at 10,860 tubs. eggs firm with 35,389 cases. Extra firsts priced 25 to 25 and a quarter cents, graded firsts 24, ordinary firsts 23, storage packed firsts 26, storage packed extras 27 to 14.
Mother's Day will be of special significance in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kessler near Savannah Georgia. Mrs. Kessler is the mother of 10 children eight of whom are twins. Dennis and Dennis aged 9 months are held by the Keepers. Clyde and Carl are 12, Erwin and Everett are 6, and Mildred and Myrtle are 3. Clarence and Winifred are 10 and 8 respectively and are not shown.
Chicago grain report notes rains in Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska lowering wheat to near record lows. Export demand wanes while European purchases lag, with India forecasting a 50 million bushel 1930 crop above last year. Market closes nervous with near half to one and a half cent drops across wheat corn oats lard and hogs.
Nationalist government plans a memorial cemetery near Nanking for 24000 fallen revolutionaries. The site on Purple Mountain will feature a restored beamless hall temple, a central hall for historic documents, three walled cemeteries, and a nine story pagoda.
New York reports cotton opening steady with a 1 to 12 point decline. May notices, about 226 000 bales, prompt liquidation and active covering, pushing May from 16.15 to 16.27 before easing to 16.19. October slips from 15.09 to 15.07 as Liverpool soils and India boycott rumors affect demand.
Description notes a tower rising above the city with a broad view of the Yangtse valley below. Crews of river craft on the river will have an unobstructed line of sight to the structure.
Chicago livestock office reports hog trading in April with 13 000 head, including 3 000 direct. Prices steady to 10 cents higher, top 10.20. Bid ranges for 150 230 pound hogs 9.90 to 10.15, 240 300 pound hogs 9.65 to 9.90.
Prices for cattle, calves, and hogs are listed by weight and class with ranges for good and choice, medium, and utility grades. Slaughter classes cover steers, heifers, cows, bulls, vealers, stocker and feeder steers, and market trends note generally steady values with notable price spreads. Sheep data include lambs, ewes, feeder lambs, and woolskin trends with per hundred weight pricing.
London reported on April 24 that Clarence Elliott, a famed scientist, has returned from South America with a sizable zoological collection for the London Zoo. The set features deer among its notable curiosities.
London reports Major General the Rt Hon J E B Seely survived countless perils during the World War. He faced earth air fire and water and endured a burst gas tank in midair while a rifle menaced him at fifteen yards, yet he escaped with only scratches after more than a hundred battles with death.
Liverpool cotton market shows steady demand with irregular prices. American good middling 9.95, strict low middling 8.39, sales 9 000 bales including American 2 000. receipts 29 000 American 2 000. Futures close barely steady with May 8.18 and other months around 8.1 to 8.16. Also notes a bizarre item about two feet high giant frogs and other odd creatures.
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