Stocks Open Irregular on Wall Street With Mixed Gains
New York stock market opened with irregular prices as gains appeared in United States Steel and General Electric while Steel and oil shares showed firmness. Standard of New Jersey rose to 39 1/2, the highest in months, with steels active and pools watching next week for further moves. Trading softened later, with several large holders offloading shares for tax reasons and pools expected to resume activity Monday.
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New York
Stock Exchange
United States Steel
General Electric
Standard of
New Jersey
Marland
Bank Clearings and Money Market Report
Aponis bank clearings Friday totaled 3.35 million with bank debits of 6.098 million. New York Money Market reports quiet time money at about 5 percent for all dates and prime commercial paper at 4 to 3 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aponis
New York
Arte Financial
York
Foreign Exchange Markets Open Higher on Demand
Foreign exchange markets opened higher with varied demand across currencies. Sterling at 35 percent, francs at 54 percent, marks at 2.91 percent, Swiss francs 17.49, guilders 37.97, pesetas 13.04, and other currencies showing gains in cables, reflecting broad demand and shifting rates across major currencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Bond Markets Firm In Morning Trading
The bond market opened firm with industrials drawing special attention. Convertible 1s rose 3 points to 88 8, 7s gained a point to 101, Cuba Cane Sugar 7s and 8s hit highs around 90% and 97 1/4, California Petroleum 345 at 94 1/4, Virginian Railway first 5s down 1/4 to 92, L and N rails off 1/2 to 97 1/4, St Paul 4s 25 up 1/4 to 67 1/4, D and R G convertibles at 65, Third Avenue adjustment 5s down 1/2 to 42, Liberties nearly unchanged, French Republic 74.5 at 92, Marseilles 6s 74 to 74 1/2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Financial New York
Zm & Co
Cuba
California Petroleum
Virginian Railway
St. Paul
Third Avenue Adjustment
French Republic
Marseilles
Advancing Tendency Noted in Curb Trade
New York curb market saw prices rise toward noon after a morning irregularity. Prairie Oil and Gas led with an early high of 235, others like South Penn and Humble edged up, Penn. Mex. Fuel and Standard of Ohio gained, while Kresge fell nearly 2 points as industrials stayed largely unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Financial
New York
Prairie Oil and Gas
South Penn
Humble
Penn. Mex
Standard
Ohio
Magnolia
Kresge
Gasoline Prices Display Tank Wagon Rates
Gasoline prices quoted exclude 2 cents per gallon state tax. Enersee shows 11 cents, Purol 12.2 cents, Red Crown 12.2, Tarret 12.2, Silver Flash 16, Standolind avia 10.08, ENE-Crystaline 10.76, Moore Se Se Perfection 10.75. 4-tLion Power cleaners 25.1 cents, Vv. M. & P. 22.1, Standolind cleaners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore Se
Perfection
tLion Power Cleaners
Cotton Market Summary for December 28
Cotton market notes show January at 35.45 cents, down 10 points from Gore and 35.82 down 10 points. July at 3526e up three points. Market motion reflects modest shifts with unsettled pricing signals amidst December activity.
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Gore
Dressed Beef Prices at Swift Co With Table
Dressed beef price list from Swift and Company shows rib cuts at No 2 30c No 1 17c loin No 2 25c No 3 8c rounds No 2 20c No 3 15c chuck No 2 2c No 3 10c plates and other numbers appear incomplete and unclear.
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Swift & Co
Raw Sugar Market Opening Noted in London Trade
Market report shows sugar futures with March and May contracts listed. Prices cited include 430G4.030 for March and 285 4 for May amid early trading activity in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ea Praenetal Pao
Lendai
Fresh Markets Echo Indiana and Chicago Prices on Butter and Poultry
Indianapolis reports fresh butter and poultry prices with varied weights and discounts, while Chicago and Cleveland share meat, dairy, and egg price movements. New York rounds out with flour, pork, sugar, coffee, hay, and dressed poultry values across multiple regions.
Indiana Stocks and Bonds Listing 1930s Era
A dense catalog of Indiana corporate bonds and stocks with issue notes, par values, and maturities. Dates range from the 1920s to the mid-1950s, listing entities such as Indianapolis Gas, Citizens Gas, Vandalia Coal, Wabash Railway, and several utilities and rail lines with varied 5s to 7s coupons and due dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Life
Am Crevsoting Co
Pfa Belt RR
Belt
Century Bidg Co
Pid Cities Service Co Co
Cities Service Co
Citizens Gas Co
Indiana Hotel
Ind Nat Life Bo
Indiana Pipe Line Co
Indiana Title Guarantee Co
Indianapolis Abattoir
Indianapolis Gas
Indpla & Northwestern
Indpis & Southwestern
Todds Street Railway
Indpis Tel
Indpis Tel Co
Mer Pub Util Co
Met Car Co
Pub Savings Ins Co
Rauh Fertilizer
Standard Oi! Co
Ind Sterling Fire Ins Co
T&l Co
Union Trace
Ind Co
Union Trac
Ind
van Camp
Vandalia Coal Co
Wabash Ry Co
Bons Belt RR & S
Broad Ripple
Ind Pow Co
Citizens Gas
Citizens St R Ss
Ind Coke & Gas
Ind Hotel
Ind Hotel Co
Ind Northern
Ind Ry & Lt
Indp's
Ab Co
NAL Hey
Indp
Indpis Gas Sa
Mert
Indpis Northwestern
Indpis St Ry
THL& E
Judge grants mercy pleas in fur theft case
Judge James A. Collins hears pleas for mercy for James R. Jacobs 28 and Walter Bergman 21 in Criminal Court over a fur theft from Herbert H. Reiner valued at 1175. Attorneys plead leniency noting dependents and prior clean record. Judge orders probation and a fine suspended on good behavior. Hess cited as leader and parole violator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Collins
James R. Jacobs
State Ave
Walter Bergman
Churchman Ave
Herbert H. Reiner
Borgman
Merey
Byron K. Elliott
Jacobs
State Reformatory
Collins
Frank A. Hess
Grains Edge Higher at Opening on Dec 28
Grains opened strong on the Board of Trade with wheat, corn and oats rising, spurred by Liverpool gains and local demand. Profit-taking appeared on the bulge as December deliveries loomed and Minneapolis stocks rose, while hog prices weakened and provisions declined. Primary receipts and city car lot figures for wheat, corn, and oats were released for Chicago on December 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Financia Chigagon
Board of Trade
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Chicago
Grain Shortage Forces Canadian Wheat Imports
Chicago report notes a bread spring wheat shortage across the country and says American mills must import Canadian grain to stay operating. About 12,000,000 bushels have been imported with duties paid, while winter wheat remains broadly favorable and corn husking is slowed by moisture in the Ohio Valley.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Ohio Valley
Local Wagon Wheat Prices From Mills and Elevators
Local mills and elevators are paying one dollar for No 2 red wheat. The price reflects a standard market rate offered to farmers for the commodity.
Girl's Trial Postponed in Louisville Robbery Case
Thelma Louise Clark of Paducah Kentucky had her auto banditry trial delayed by Criminal Court Judge James A Collins after her father failed to appear. Indicted with Rudolph Fleener and James Harrington of Louisville for robbing Alfred Voight at 4811 College Ave of a watch ring and $24 on November 28, the trio allegedly lured Voight from Claypool to a secluded area by Casino Gardens where the theft occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Louise Clark
Paducah
James A. Collins
Rudolph Fleener
James Harrington
Louisville
Alfred Voight
College Ave
Back to Blue Grass Theft Case Here in Indianapolis
Albert Moore, 25, a farmer from Frankfort Kentucky, was fined one dollar and costs and given one day in jail by Judge James A Collins in Criminal Court for theft of an overcat. The judge asked when he would return to Frankfort and Moore replied he would go home right away. The judge quipped he hoped Moore would make New Year’s resolutions in time to get home.
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Albert Moore
Frankfort
James A. Collins
Moore
Indianapolis
Collins
Birdie Billman
Criminal Court
Lesche
Cloverseed Market Dealers Pay $10.12 Per Bushel
Cloverseed dealers are offering 10.12 dollars per bushel for cloverseed, signaling a firm price level for farmers. The market shows steady demand as producers weigh harvest timing and storage considerations.
Hog Market Rebounds After Thursday Loss at Local Yard
Light offerings and steady shipping demand lift hog prices 5 to 10 cents with lightweight hogs up a dime to 7.35 top, mixed and medium hogs at 7.25 to 7.30, sows and pigs higher while cattle remain quiet. Calves surge to 14 to 14.50 with tops near 15 and some as high as 16.50. native fed lambs rise to 13, sheep steady at 6, receipts light around 700 hogs and 600 cattle, 100 sheep/lambs.
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Kansas City
Buite
Itelgee
Chicago
Cincinnati
Caloyee
Market Erie
Receipta
Buffalo
Acarce
East ST. Louts
Livestock prices across multiple markets reported
Chicago and other cities show mixed cattle hog and sheep trade with receipts around thousands. Cattle demand strong in Chicago with high yearlings and beef steers, hogs steady to uneven, prices ranging widely by weight and grade across Cincinnati Buffalo Kansas City East St Louis and other centers as markets adjust to holiday timing.
Employment Slacken in November in Seventh Reserve District
United Press report from Chicago on December 28 notes November employment fell 1.7 percent across 296 manufacturing plants in the seventh reserve district. Despite the drop, overall employment remains higher than the same period in the previous year according to the Reserve Bank of Chicago survey.
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United Press
Chicago
Seventh Reserve District
Reserve Bank of Chicago
Envelope Costs Driven by Paper and Mucilage Prices
The Dollar-HE paper and mucilage dominate envelope costs, totaling 55 cents of every dollar. Labor adds 17 cents, while 28 cents cover profit and overhead. A 10 percent wage rise would raise the price by 1.7 cents per dollar. a 10 percent materials increase would add 54. cents. Next: Building Hardware.
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United States
Indiana Republicans hold quiet talks with Walb and Watson
Scores of Indiana Republicans gathered on the Severin’s sixth floor for conferences led by Clyde Walb and Senator James E. A. Watson to shape the party’s stance toward Governor McCray. Few legislators attended, including Raymond C. Morgan, J. Monroe Teh, William Swain, and James Knapp, as district chairmen across eleven districts joined the sessions.
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Indiana
Severin
Clyde A. Walb
James E. A Watson
MecCray
Raymond C. Morgan
House
J. Monroe F
George Elliott
Newcastle
W. J. Robinson
Lebanon
Lawrence Cartwright
Portland
Hold-up Men Get 10-20 Year Terms
Jack Holloway and Thomas Dranginnis were sentenced to ten to twenty years at the Indiana State Reformatory after being found guilty of a robbery at a filling station on E Washington Street and Brookville Road on October 23. They were held at the county jail pending Governor McCray’s recommendation for transfer to Michigan City. The pair, who traveled from Los Angeles, confessed to also robbing the Belvidere State Bank before their arrest and taking $35 from the station.
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Los Angeles
Belvidere State Bank
Four Men Form Central Committee for Indianapolis Coliseum
J Edward Krause announced a central committee to advance Indianapolis coliseum plans. Members are Fred C Gardner George J Marott William J Mooney and Edward O Snethen. They will select four assistants and begin studying building type location and cost.
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J. Edward Krause
Indianapolis
Fred C. Gardner
EF. G. Atkins & Co
George J. Marott
Marott Shoe Store
William J. Mooney
Mooney-Mueller-Ward Company
Edward O. Snethen
Indiana Trust Bldg
Civic Club Federation
AT&T Announces $2.25 Dividend for 1924 Shares
American Telephone and Telegraph declares a regular quarterly dividend of 2.25 dollars per share to stockholders of record at the close of business December 20, 1923. The dividend will be paid Tuesday January 15, 1924. H. Blair Smith, Treasurer.
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H. Blair.smith
Laymen rally to raise nine thousand for convention
A laymen's committee organized in Indianpolis Protestant churches seeks $9,000 more to cover Student Volunteer convention expenses opening at Cable Tabernacle. Committeemen in numerous churches list provided names and addresses as fund drive proceeds over Saturday and Sunday.
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Cable Tabernacle
Indianapolis
Woman Resigns State Industrial Board Post
Mrs L Luella Cox of East Chicago resigns as director of the women and children division of the State Industrial Board. Governor McCray received and accepted the resignation. Cox, a noted charity worker, cited personal business matters and several commercial offers as her reason, resigning on November 39.
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L. Luella Cox
Chcago
Women and Children
State Industrial Board
McCray
Marriage Licenses Listed For Many Couples In City
A long list of marriage licenses includes Joseph Herron and Bertha Shields of Noblesville Indiana both in their late forties and sixties among many other couples with ages and addresses. The notice also lists births with numerous parental pairs and locations, alongside a health column noting several chronic conditions such as arteriosclerosis chronic bronchitis empyema and cirrhosis.
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Ruth Hutchinson
Georgette Gray
Talbott
Helen Dalton
Norways Sanatorium
Artha Howard
Blake
France
Mary Beck
Central
Willian Moody
Central Indiana Hospital
Plex Lamount
Alvord
Raph Elmer Sparkes
N. Adams
Harry Wilson Caldwell
City Hospital
Allen Phillips
Cornell
Addie Simmons
Burdsal Parkway
Daniel Benton Cauble
Thalman
Mary Francis Kortepeter
Ransdel
Jessie Pressel
Parker
Catherine Johnson
Building Permits and Dwellings Listed in Local Files
A list of building permits and new or continued construction items includes J W Darmer dwelling at 1917 N La Salle, Canon Carey nee, 309 Ridgeview dwelling, Mary E Eastridge carriage at 633 N Jefferson, Olive A Day addition at 715 W 27th with 3700, J Sexton dwellings at 2522 and 2518 Adams, Ellie Coryell dwelling at 1132 Groff 2,500, Taggart Baking Company boiler at 331 E Market 6400, Central Union Telephone wreck at 25 N Whittier 200, Shelburn double at 2437 Shriver ey Terrell addition 626 Douglas, Southern Building and Realty Company double 202 Ewing 3,000, Southern Building and Realty Company dwelling 654 Exeter 4000, J A Carr dwelling 618 N Bradley 3700, William Locke gas tank 125 N New Jersey 200, Grinslade Construction Company doubles at 1234 Bradbury 2000 and 1230 Bradbury 2000, Grinslade Construction Company double 1226 Bradbury 2000, etc.
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J. W. Darmer
N. la Salle
Nee
Canon Carey
Ridgeview
Mary E . Eastridge
N. Jefferson
Olive A. Day
Suger J. Sexton
Adams
J. Sexton
Ellie Coryell
Groff
Taggart Baking Company
E. Market
Central Union Telephone Company
Wreck
Whittier
Shelburn
Shriver
Ey Terrell
Douglas
Southern Building
Ewing
Southern Building and Realty Company
Exeter
J. A. Carr
N. Bradley
William Locke
New Jersey
Grinsiade Construction Company
Bradbury
Grinslade Construction Company
Eet FE. Sharp
Centennial
Reward Granted to Police Pension Fund
City controller Joseph L. Hogue turned over 165 dollars from the reward fund for Helen Hager Whelchel’s slayer to the police pension fund. Captain Kinney announced the arrest of John Thomas Shaw was aided by the entire force.
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Jseph L. Hogue
Helen Hager Whelchel
Kinney
John Thomas Shaw
Courts Collect 702000 In 1923 Grass Widows Report
Marion County records show more than 202000 conferred in 1923 under court orders for grass widows and dependent families whose nominal heads refused support. Alimony paid totaled 147957.95 by five Superior Court judges and a Circuit judge.
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Marion County
Albert H. Losche
Superior Court
Circuit Court
Losché
Frank J. Lahr
Pulitzer Air Races in 1924 Set for Dayton
Dayton, Ohio, December 28. Frederick B. Patterson announces the 1924 Pulitzer air races will be held October 2 3 and 4 at Wright Field. The NAA contest committee voted unanimously for Dayton. Headquarters to be opened and funds to be raised as committees are named.
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Dayton
United Press
Ohio
Frederick B. Patterson
National Aeronautical Association
Wrightfield
DeMolays Hold Graduation For 250 Young Members
Graduation exercises were held Thursday night at the DeMolay chapter house 630 N Meridian St for 250 Indianapolis DeMolay members who have reached 21 years of age. A brief ceremony was conducted by the officers. Joseph E Reagan dad of the chapter gave a short speech congratulating the young men on their citizenship and noting they must be retired from the order.
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DeMolay
N. Meridian St
Indianapolis
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Talbot Ave
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Barth Ave
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Nobiesville
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Thomas Jones
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Beryl L. Whiteside
Walter Young
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Wayne, Neb
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