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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1928

Page

18

Market Slump Across Stocks Bonds and Gold Flows Remain Heavy

The week saw a marked drop in stock speculation, with Friday volume under 1.5 million shares and many leading issues at new yearly lows. Bond prices fell as new offerings reached 62 million, while gold exports to Italy and France brought outflow near 600 million since last September. A cotton rally at week’s end followed dire weather reports.

Stanley W New York Italy France Paris London

New York Stocks End Week With Mixed Reports And Broad Declines

Trading closes with 664 300 shares, Laclede Gas rising to 30 1 4 while Radio weakens to 170 1 4. Pierces Arrow gains on merger hopes, several issues reach year lows. Foreign exchange steady, cattle and sheep markets show mixed results with grass-fed prices dropping and grain-fed stock scarce. Week totals show weak volume and uneven momentum across sectors.

Laclede Gas Pierce Arrow Studebaker

Stock Market Slumps In New York On Heavy Losses

The New York stock market drifted lower amid selling sparked by a sharp drop in Banditary Corporation common stock on the curb market. Active issues fell 1 to 6 points with only partial recoveries, while a few specialties showed notable gains as trading stayed light and the ticker lagged behind a half holiday session.

Stanley W. Prenosil Associated Press New York

Chicago hog market strong with gains on Tuesday

Chicago hog buyers posted gains as 7 000 head traded and prices rose 10 to 15 cents from Friday. Top 180 to 200 pound porkers brought 11.10, packing sows steady, shippers estimated at 1 000 head.

Idahos Rangers Chicago

Cotton Prices and Trading Figures Across Ports

New Orleans reports Middling 2193 with receipts 730 exports 6914 sales 448 and stock 23947. Galveston shows Middling 2155 with receipts 1167 sales 667 stock 182804. Mobile records Middling 2160 receipts 60 stock 6098. Savannah lists Middling 2183 with receipts 415 sales 69 stock 26.

Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Baltimore New York Boston Houston Memphis Augusta St. Louis Fort Worth Little Rock Atlanta Dallas Montgomery New Orleans Galveston Mobile Savannah

Wheat and corn rally buoy prices after rain in harvest area

Chicago reporting on June 23 notes unwelcome rains in the harvest region lifting wheat prices after early declines. Corn futures jump, especially July delivery, aiding a finish rally in wheat. other grains and fats show modest moves across July to December contracts.

Chicago

Naval Stores Trading Figures From Jacksonville Market

Turpentine firm reports sales none with receipts 928 and shipments 208 leaving stock 24 789. Resin firm shows sales 1 554 receipts 2 865 shipments 1 625 and stock 66 237. Prices listed for grades B D E E 1825 E 8 30 M 8 35 N 8 50 WG 9 40 WW X 10 00.

Naval Stores Jacksonville Fla

London Money and Rates Report

Bar silver at 27 8 8 per ounce. Money rates show 3 8 8 percent discount for short bills 3 13 16. Three months 3 7 8 15 16 per cent.

London

Stock Market Averages and Trading Summary

AP stock figures show 20 industrials and 20 rail averages for Saturday with totals of 664,300 shares traded. Prices listed include 185.69 and 142.17 with week prior at 190.13 and 143.61, noting fluctuations amid 1928 era market conditions.

Associated Press Pyigay Ciciensicne Det

Light Trading in Bond Market Amid Merger Rumors

Irregular gains and losses mark a thin Saturday session as second quality rails utilities and industrials firmed while first grade rails weakened. Pierce Arrow 8s hit a yearly high before retreating. merger talks with Studebaker buoyed industrials. Several bonds, including Anaconda Copper 6s and Crown Cork 6s, rose. North American Cement 6 1/2s fell on Penn-Dixie split. Government issues closed modestly lower.

New York Pierce Arrow Studebaker Anaconda Copper Sinclair Consolidated Oil Crown Cork and Seal Armour and Company Bethlehem Steel North American Cement Penn-Dixie

Wheat Market closes with mixed futures in KC report

Kansas City wheat prices firmed and futures mixed on June 23 with July at 1 31 1-8 and September 2 3-8 while December reached 1 37 1-4. Corn futures followed a parallel pattern with July 95 1-4, September 93 3-8 and December 80 5-8.

Kansas City

Market Report Sees Mixed U S Cargoes and Slow Trading

Chicago dispatch reports receipts at 73 cars on track 183 and total U S shipments 1200 cars. New stock trading slow with a weak market. Alabama Louisiana Oklahoma Texas sacked bliss and North Carolina Irish cobblers noted with price ranges 1 40 to 1 55 and 2 30 to 2 40. Old stock largely inactive.

Chicago U. S Alabama Louisiana Oklahoma Texas North Carolina

Bond Market Averages From Assc Report

Bond market averages show rails utilities and industrials with gains across the week. The table lists first grade rails around 95.5 and industrials near 100.6 with a combined average near 97.7 for Friday and Saturday. Total bond sales reach 4.512 million par value.

Cotton Seed Oil futures rise on cotton strength and bad weather

New Orleans June 23 futures opened irregular then advanced with cotton strength and belt weather. Prime summer oil finished at 9.60 up ten points, prime crude ed strong, June 9.70 July 9.75, later months mixed. September 9.97 October 9.99 December 10.08.

New Orleans

Turpentine and Resin Prices and Stocks Report

Savannah naval stores report lists Turpentine run 92 1-4 with sales 296 receipts 952 shipments none stock 1907. Resin firm sales 2006 receipts 1750 shipments none stock 96663. Quoted prices B 800 D 810 E 815 F 830 H 830 I 830 K 830 B 840 N 855 WW 1005 X 1003.

Naval Stores Savannah

Cotton Advances on New York Market

New York reports cotton prices rising by 2.50 dollars per bale on June 23 as market activity shows gains across the board. The increase reflects stronger demand and tighter supply outlook for midyear shipments.

New York

Cotton futures surge on rain fears and showers forecast

On the New York cotton exchange October contracts rose in a broad buy movement, closing yesterday at 21.46 and moving to 21.96. Final quotations were near the day’s high as urgent demand followed reports of heavy rains in central and eastern belts and forecast showers for Sunday.

New York Cotton Exchange

Plans for organizational officers announced across churches

The article lists candidates and roles for several church and missionary positions, naming presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and superintendents from multiple towns and institutions including Greensboro, Wadesboro, Falkland, Greenville, Mooresville, Mebane, Guilford College, High Point College, and others. It identifies Mrs Bess Monroe as president, Miss Gladys Routh as secretary, Miss Hattie Mae Covington as treasurer, and names several superintendents and recruits in a detailed roll.

Bess Monroe Maxton Gladys Routh Greensboro Hattie Mae Covington Wadesboro Lucy Cherry Crisp Falkland Novella Exam Greenville Hester L. Steele Mooresville Annie Wilson Mebane Chandos Kimrey Guilford College Tenth Legion J. Elwood Carroll High Point College

Col Milton's Texas journey to Matamoros and gulf coast towns

Col Milton tours the gulf coast through Corpus Christi and Matamoros in Mexico, praising the Rio Grande Valley as fertile and irrigated. He travels with the C. G. Foster Investment party, describing climate, crops, and hospitality, then reports library statistics and a teaching note on interpreting newspapers.

Texas Houston Gulf Coast Corpus Christi Rio Grande Valley Mexico Matamoros Tanalepas Cortez Col Milton C. G. Foster Investment Company Mercedes High Point F. C Gomo E. B. Ullman Luther Lowder Albemarle R. F. Cline Concord Col. Milton Charles Volz Mission William Wade Donna B. M. Reichardt

Library Annual Acknowledges Volunteers and Subscriptions

The year’s volunteers Miss Dorothy Cummings Miss Frances Harrison Mrs Louis Voorhees The Girl Reserves Homer Bivens Dwight Barringer Banks Poston Frank McMullan Theodore Hoke Aubrey Poston and Merle Brown are listed for efficient help. Many individuals and organizations donated books magazines and subscriptions to the library with monthly reports noting acknowledgments. The High Point Enterprise promoted library matters and desk receipts show total 454.88 with reserve postcards 8.12 and losses for yearly subscriptions 2.00.

Dorothy Cummings Frances Harrison Louis Voorhees Homer Bivens Dwight Barringer Banks Poston Frank McMullan Theodore Hoke Aubrey Poston Merle Brown High Point Enterprise

Speakers rallied citywide for hospital bond election

Supporters plan to send speakers across the city over ten days to advocate the hospital bond issue. Undecided voters plan to wait for both sides before acting as the May ballot date shifts. Dr D A Stanton urged June 10, then July 3 after council changes amid rumors of a potential cancellation.

D. A. Stanton Dr. Stanton

Business Men Taught How to Give Interview

Clyde R. Miller, a former newspaper man, teaches Cleveland business and professional men how to handle reporter questions. His class at Cleveland College, a Western Reserve University night school, aims to equip public figures with what the public wants to hear and how a reporter can uncover even more facts.

America Cleveland, CO Clyde R. Miller Cleveland Cleveland College Western Reserve University Miller

Court action over car theft and liquor dispute in High Point

Freeland accuses Saunders of stealing his car and owes him 580 dollars. The liquor car belongs to Sexton. Saunders claims the liquor is hidden and will be kept hidden until the 580 dollars is paid. Judge Brown binds Sexton and Saunders for December federal court. Sexton posts 500 dollar bond. Saunders posts 2000 but remains jailed. Freeland faces no charges at this time.

Freeland Sexton Saunders George W. Freeland High Point William G. Brown

Farmers Elevator Coops Market Over Half Billion Bushels

The U S department of agriculture reports over 8 330 farmers elevator associations in the United States marketed more than half a billion bushels of grain in 1926 27 with a sales value around 450 million dollars.

United States U. S. Department of Agriculture

Radio farm information spread spreads from U.S. to Europe

Europe adopts farm information through radio mirroring American practice. Czecho-Slovakia has used radio for two years and France plans similar use to reach farmers with agricultural guidance.

Europe America Czecho-Slovakia France

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