Wall Street slips as oils drag market after rally
The stock market faced selling pressure led by oil shares while utilities steel and rail stocks held gains. U S Steel hit a fresh high above 245 as Auburn Auto advanced to 450, with other majors like American Telephone and Westinghouse Electric reaching new records amid mixed signals on earnings and policy.
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Stanley W. Prenosil
Associated Press
New York
Youngstown
WU. S. Senate
Federal Reserve
U. S. Steel Common
American Telephone
International Telephone
Westinghouse Electric
American Machine and Foundry
Auburn Auto
Allis Chalmers
Baldwin Locomotive
Goodyear Rubber
American Power & Licht
Wright Aeronautical
Houdaille-Hershey
Pacific Telephone
Western Union
Purity Baking
Bethlehem Steel
Public Service of New Jersey
Lambert
Sears Roebuck
American Tobacco
Worthington Pump
Pete Marquette
Houston
Atlantic Refining
Union Oil of
California
General Asphalt
Mexican Seaboard
Chicago Livestock Prices Hit Mixed Tone on Hogs Cattle
Chicago hogs receipts 42 000 with prices mostly 10 to 20 cents lower top 11.75. Good to choice 160–210 lb 11.40–11.70, 250–300 lb 19.15–11.15, lighter 130–160 lb 10.60–11.65. Packing sows 8.75–9.75. Pigs 90–130 lb 10 900 11.25. Cattle receipts 27 000 calves 5090. Grain fed steers scarce, top 17.00. other classes uneven. Slaughter steers 13.00–17.00 per 1300–1500 lb, 950–1100 lb 13.07–17.90. Fed yearlings 13.25–18.50. Heifers 13.50–15.75, cuts 8.50–12.25, low cuts 5.75–7.00. Bulls 9.75–11.50. Vealers 15.18–17.00. Stocker steers 11.90–12.75.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
Oyster diet linked to microscopic plants carried by currents
The food of oysters consists chiefly of microscopic plants which are carried to them by the currents of water.
Additional Stock Quotations Summary
A brief listing shows quotations for Vick Financial Penn Road Commonwealth Shenandoah and Ford of England with numeric figures such as 13 34 6 25 18 5% 35% presented as a market summary. The fragment indicates a multi issuer quotation record without context or dates.
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Vick Financial
Southern Corporation
Penn Road Corporation
Commonwealth & Spa Corp
Ford of
England
Shenandoah Corporation
Wheat Prices Fall as U.S. Wheat Supply Rises
Chicago wheat prices declined with a 13.355 million bushel rise in U S visible supply weighing on values. Markets showed overbought sentiment with wheat 25 to 35 cents lower than Saturday, corn down 1 to 1 c, oats steady, and provisions easing slightly.
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Chicago
United States
Coffee rinse for hydrangeas and ferns may boost blooms
Weak coffee poured on hydrangea roots can enhance bloom color and plant health. Ferns benefit from a tea bath occasionally to boost vigor and growth.
Discharged by Stripping Tablecloth For Three Meals
Captains of old English ships reportedly discharged crews by removing the tablecloth during three meals in a row to mark dismissal. The practice appears in maritime lore as a formal signal of ending service.
George Washington Never Lived in the White House
The article notes that George Washington did not reside in the White House as the building was unfinished at his death.
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George Washington
White House
Capture of Jerusalem by Omar in 637 A D
The Mohammedans under Arab caliph Omar took Jerusalem in 637 A.D. after a four month siege.
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Omar
Jerusalem
Farm Board Aids Cotton Crowers in 1920s Plan
The federal farm board tentatively agreed to make certain financial advances to cotton cooperative associations to assist this year’s crop. Loans cover 90 percent fixed value from intermediates plus 10 percent from cooperative reserves, with further 25 percent from two government agencies. Total operations estimated between 5.9 and 10 million dollars.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady and Higher on Liverpool Cables
New Orleans August 19 The cotton market opened steady and slightly higher on better Liverpool cables. Early gains of 7 to 8 points gave way to modest declines, with October to January futures trading 13 to 16 points above Saturday's close. Realizing pulled values back but the market remained generally quiet and within the early range. A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean sparked a late rally, with mid session showing gains over the prior close.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Caribbean
P.C
Jalay
New York
Caribbean Sea
Or & Paints
Chicago Potato Market Slips on Light Demand
In Chicago on Saturday and Sunday receipts reached 656 cars with 58 cars for distribution. overall demand was light and prices softened. Kansas and Missouri sack Irish cobblers traded 2.15 to 2.49 per cwt while Nebraska sacks ranged 2.60 to 2.75. Minnesota sacks for round whites 2.64 and early Os 1.90 to 2.50.
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Chicago
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
Brushing Screens A Weekly Cleaning Reminder
The article notes August screens collect dust cobwebs and will spatter windows when rain arrives. It advises brushing them off thoroughly once a week to maintain clarity and reduce buildup.
Equalization Makes 15 Cent Tax Cut Possible
Nearly $3,000,000 more was distributed to 96 counties for school aid this year, potentially reducing the school tax by 15 cents per $1.00 valuation if county-wide. Tables show how much extra tax each county would have levied without the increase, with Clay and Avery at the top and Gaston at the bottom among 96 counties.
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Martin
Clay County
Avery
Pender County
Cabarrus
Wake
Graham and
Wilson
Gaston County
Dresser Drawer Tips For Sticky Weather
A home remedy notes that dresser drawers may stick in hot rainy weather. Plane off the sides and bottom, but never the top, to free them. Rubbing soap, paraffin or tallow on the edges can also help ease closure.
Public trial of Scrub Bull sparks dairy industry debate
Scrub Bull faced robbery and larceny charges in Laurel Mississippi with a life trial that drew hundreds. The jury found him guilty before he vanished at night after a death sentence. The event coincided with the Milk Products Show backed by Laurel banks promoting Jerseys and agricultural development.
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Scrub Bull
Laurel
Mississippi
Bull
Bulletin
The
American Bankers Association Agricultural Commission
Banks of
Bankers Develop Novel Institute in Georgia
The Georgia Bankers Association with the State College of Agriculture sponsors farmers institutes across the state. A key feature is a four-truck mobile exhibit filling 40 by 60 feet with panels charts and models on agronomy horticulture engineering poultry animal husbandry soils and fertilizers home economics and marketing. An electrified farm model and model buildings illustrate farm electricity use and layout.
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Georgia Bankers Association
State College of Agriculture
Butter and Cheese Markets Steady in New York Trade
Dairy items in New York on August 19 show butter steady with receipts of 9 734 pounds and creamery extra at 92 score 43 14 cents per pound. First grade butter 88 to 91 score quoted around 40 to 43 per pound. Cheese receipts totaled 146 325 pounds with firm market conditions.
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New York
Charters Granted in North Carolina Incorporations
The Southern Appalachian Telephone Company of Asheville receives charter to operate a telephone and telegraph exchange with capital stock $590,000 preferred and 1,000 shares no par value common. Subscribed stock 30 shares by J. H. Smith E. W. Orzen and C. W. Valentine of Asheville. Fad Craft Hosiery Mills Incorporated of Burlington authorized $100,000 capital stock with $4,100 subscribed by L. A. Brown W. W. Brown and W. C. Brown of Burlington.
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Raleigh
Southern Appalachian Telephone Company of
Asheville
Telephone and Telegraph Exchange
J. H. Smith
E. W. Orzen
C. W. Valentine
L. A. Brown
W. W. Brown
W. C. Brown
Burlington
Strike at Clinchfield Mills Sparks Picketing and Evictions
Workers at Clinchfield Mills declare a strike after a three week closure linked to a union dispute. Evictions of 22 workers from company housing trigger court actions. union leader Albert Hoffman says strikers will not resort to violence as they picket to block non union entrants.
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Judge Townsend
Sheriff Adkins
Clinchfield Mills
Marion Manufacturing Company
Hoffman
Adkins
Marion
Henderson
Albert Hoffman
Marion striker balances two plant protests in two towns
The article notes a worker divides his time between the strike at the Marion Manufacturing Company in Fast Marion and the newly started action at Clinchfield mills, issuing a brief statement today.
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Ters
Fast Marion
Marion Manufacturing Company
Clinchfield Mills
Motorists Urged to Check Uniforms Before Complaining
Raleigh August 19. R A Coughton chairman of the state highway commission and Captain Charles D Farmer of the state highway patrol urge motorists who are stopped by motorcycle officers to observe the uniform and insignia before reporting to the commission. Many complaints cited misidentification with city or county officers. the commission and patrol have no control over those officers.
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Raleigh
R. A. Coughton
State Highway Commission
Charles D. Farmer
State Highway Patrol
Farmer
Doughton
Young Rider Hurt In Motor Crash At Intersection
A young white man was injured when a motorcycle collided with a car at the Emerywood entrance and North Main street intersection yesterday afternoon. He was taken to High Point hospital by H. E. Johnson whose car is said to have figured in the accident. The boy’s name was not available this morning as he was sent home after treatment.
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Emerywood Entrance
North Main Street
High Point Hospital
H. E. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Greensboro
Bby
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