Stock market slides as bears lead Christmas rout on China fears
On December 23 New York and Moscow dispatches report heavy selling in U S stocks with declines led by high priced industrials and rails. Major names like Columbian Carbon Johns Manville and U S Steel fell while experts cited tax losses bear raids and lightened holdings. Izvestia in Moscow hailed a peaceful Russo Chinese Manchuria adjustment as a Soviet victory over imperialists and Chinese militarists.
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Commission Houses
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United States Steel Corporation
Baldwin Locomotive Co
Johns Manville
American & Foreign Power
General Electric and Simmons
American Can & 144
Standard Gas & Electric
Safeway
A. M. Byers
Fox Film
Air Deduction
Worthington Pump
American Water Works
Western Union
Houston Oil
American Power & Light
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Canadian Pacific
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Erie
Chesapeake & Ohio
Delaware & Houston
Rock Island
Moscow
Izvestia Today
Manchuria
Khabarovsk
Siberia
China
Izvestia
Nanking
Lvestia
Tsai Yun-Shen
Australia’s six original states named
The text lists the six original states of Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia.
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Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Tasmania
South Australia
Western Australia
Chicago live stock prices and receipts in detailed totals
Hogs receipts 40 000 incl 18 000 direct with top 9 75 for 185 lb. cattle receipts 12 000 calves 2 500 sheep receipts 15 000 with strong to 25 higher. Prices cover ranges for hogs cattle sheep and feeder categories across weights and quality brackets.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Eggs market report from New York prices list
Egg receipts show mixed colors fresh gathered extra 695, extra first 61 64, first 57 59, refrigerator special marks 4334, extra first 5, nearby white and brown varieties quoted, Pacific coast white 66 67, overall market lists multiple grade prices and regional assortments.
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New York
Bkennery
Hennery
Pacific Coast
Dirigible Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight Cancelled
Berlin reports the Graf Zeppelin polar flight planned for spring has been cancelled, announced today at the Zeppelin company offices.
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Berlin
Graf Zeppelin
Zeppelin Company
Forty Seven Communists Arrested in Bucharest Clash
In Bucharest on December 23, police and gendarmerie clashed with 47 communists denied permission to meet. The arrests followed the confrontation as authorities moved to disperse the gathering.
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Bucharest
Romania
Stock Quotations From Continental Oil and Related Firms
Fragmentary stock quotations list Continental Oil Gen Blee Ltd Penn Road Corp Sou Corp and others with scattered figures and symbols. The readable items show market entries for several firms and the general listing tone of a mid period financial page.
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Continental Oil
Gen Blee Ltd
Penn Road Corp
Sou Corp ci Vaesanvecens
Finamce
Cecsesves Com
Sou Sessereseues
New York Cotton Opens Lower Then Steady After Early Selloff
The New York cotton market opened about 65 points lower on ease in Liver pool cables but buying and trade demand steadied prices near prior closes. January around 17.10 and May 17.64 at midday with futures closing steady to mixed. spot middling 17.26.
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Liverpool
Liverpool Cables
P. C
Three Raleigh residents injured in weekend wrecks
One person died from injuries after being struck by a car driven by Walter Bagwell. University of North Carolina student Alexander Webb Jr. lost his left leg when hit on the Cary road. Rex hospital treated Alex Varnakes for injuries after being struck by a car on New Bern avenue. John Bullock was thrown from a car near Knightdale and later discharged after treatment for shock.
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Walter Bagwell
Alexander Webb, Jr
Alexander Webb
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Alex Varnakes
Rex Hospital
New Bern Avenue
John Bullock
Wendell
Knightdale
New Encyclical Issued By Pope Pius XI
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XI issuing his second encyclical in a week. He celebrants his sacerdotal jubilee and Catholic action effort while noting Rome friendly events and concords with Portugal Romania and Prussia. He cites improvements in Mexico and closer ties with Oriental churches and mentions Ruthenian episcopacy meeting in Rome and new ecclesiastical colleges and buildings.
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Pius XI
Italy
Portugal
Romania
Prussia
Mexico
Rome
Wheat market slips on weak demand and eastern selling
Chicago grain moved lower as free selling from eastern sources and stock market weakness drove down prices. Export sales were about 200000 bushels with the US wheat visible supply little changed. Kansas winter wheat condition rose to 82 percent from 80 percent average, while futures finished irregular to fractional changes across corn oats and provisions.
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Chicago
United States
Kansas
Union
Liverpool Cotton Prices Rise Amid Quiet Spot Trade
Spot prices advance across grades in Liverpool with American sales totaling 4000 bales and receipts at 11400. Futures closed quiet and steady with December through October contracts listed from 9.07 to 9.35.
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Liverpool
Rubio Going Home From Johns Hopkins
President elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio of Mexico, who has been under observation at Johns Hopkins hospital for a week, prepared to leave the institution late today. His wife, also a patient there, will accompany him to their hotel suite with their children until Thursday when they will proceed to Washington.
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Strikes Planned in South and East Textile Mills
Plans for strikes in eastern and southern textile mills were made by the National Textile workers union before the convention ended. One strike stems from the Gastonia murder conviction appeal, another targets conditions of workers in Paterson Scranton Allentown and Pawtucket next spring. The union reorganized with a national council of 41 and an executive committee of 15. James P. Reid was elected executive chair, Clarence Miller elected secretary-treasurer.
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N. J
National Textile Oe Wpers
Gastonia N. C
Aderholt
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Allentown
Pawtucket
R. I
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New Orleans Cotton Opens Steady After Early Losses
The New Orleans cotton market opened fairly steady despite lower Liverpool cables and a softer stock market. Early trades showed a four point loss, then a brief rally of six points before selling pressure ahead of holidays and January option day pushed prices down to 16.88 for the March contract.
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Liverpool
Cotton futures close steady amid late rally and mixed losses
Market activity mixed as January to May contracts moved between highs and lows with gains of 21 to 23 points from earlier lows. By noon prices held near highs and closed about one point higher or lower, while a separate note on Austrian shop etiquette mentions a proprietor and staff saying "In your hand."
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Notice of Annual Meeting of High Point Building & Loan
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the High Point Building & Loan Association will be held in the directors' room at the Commercial National Bank in High Point North Carolina on Thursday January 23 1930 at 7 o'clock p m for the purpose of electing directors and transacting such other business as may come before the meeting H E Ellis Secretary.
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High Point Perpetu Building & Loan Association
Commercial National Ban High Point
N.C
Co. H. Ellis, Sect’y
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