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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1925
Page
11
Organized labor and management seek cooperation in labor budgeting as business budgeting takes hold. A badge system emphasizes planning based on past performance and future possibilities. Labor requirements, time studies, and job analysis become key factors to measure and forecast production needs.
In New York, business shows a steady rise with crop values about 5 percent above 1924. Iron, steel, metal, and machinery plants stay active while textiles, automobiles, and building trades remain favorable. Copper stocks hold firm with no inflation seen. Cotton declines, improving potential for cost pricing alignment. In Kentucky, overall activity improves with crop values about 5 percent below 1924 and gains in paper, printing, clay, stone, glass, food, metals, leather, tobacco, wood working, and coal.
The note discusses declines in corn cotton and farm staples and questions the immediate business outlook for the nation. It highlights farmers reducing loan debt for a second straight year while warning a poor next harvest or very low prices could disrupt purchasing power and farmer finances. Cigarette demand rises despite cigar slumps while flour trade remains sluggish and cement production hits new monthly records.
The report notes that while demand has fallen, on hand cement supplies exceed 1924 levels by over 20 percent. It states cement production will drop as a result.
Production at machine shops and foundries remains high and likely to stay up in the near term. However railroad buying did not meet expectations, and auto trade has declined.
High individual buying power has increased retail sales while bookings come in small lots for prompt delivery. Seasonal influences will curtail manufacturing operations.
The article argues stores tend to advertise more when trends are upward, though debate remains. It notes the public responds better to optimistic arguments during good times and stresses the importance of accurately anticipating economic conditions for advertising strategy.
Virginia stays mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with coastal rain. Warmer tonight in the southwest, northeast and north coasts see gales easing to northwest by Wednesday morning. North Carolina experiences cloudy tonight with east rain then fair Wednesday. coastal winds shift and diminish. Tennessee records fair nights with a warmer trend in the west on Wednesday.
irregular market conditions marked the opening as rails and select Industrials edged higher modestly while the motor group faced selling pressure. Chrysler declined about two points. rail stocks such as Kansas City Southern and Wheeling and Lake opened slightly lower. the day showed mixed gains in Sears Roebuck, General Electric, and American Can with several firms hitting new yearly highs.
Atlantic Coast Line and Wheeling and Lake Erie shares traded at year’s best levels amid mixed early foreign exchange. Demand for sterling remained steady at 4.84 dollars as markets opened.
From New York and New Orleans reports on December 1, cotton futures opened steady with quotes in New York at 20.12 for December, 19.43 for January, 19.52 for March, 19.20 for May, and 18.84 for July, while New Orleans posted 19.24 bid for December, 19.25 for January, 18.97 for March, 18.69 for May, and 18.40 for July.
Butter prices hold steady in Chicago trading as eggs move higher with firsts priced at 54 to 58 cents per dozen. Market roundup notes steady butter demand and cautious buying patterns amid holiday prep.
Chicago on December 1 reports poultry prices steady with live birds at 17 to 24 cents for fowls, 24 1/2 cents for springs, turkeys at 30 cents, roosters 15 1/2, ducks 18 and 21, geese 18.
Chicago market report from Dec 1 notes potatoes trading is slow while the market stays firm due to a good stock of supplies. AP dispatch reflects steady prices and cautious buyers.
Raw sugar held steady in New York trading on December 1 as refined sugar remained unchanged at five to five and a half cents per pound for fine granulated.
Butter firmer with creamery extras at 51 1 2, firsts 46 to 50 1 2. Eggs steady and firm with fresh gathered extras 60 to 69, firsts 61 to 65. Cheese steady.
Wheat prices opened with brisk gains in Chicago trading, rising about half to 1 7 8 cents. Corn and oats started mixed, with corn near unchanged to 1 2 cent higher and oats a small rise to 3 4 a cent.
A brief note notes hog values and a mention of a line in data. The fragment suggests pricing shifts or market commentary without full context. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
Provisions were responsive to the upward trend in grain prices as market activity showed continued demand and higher values for key grain commodities across multiple markets. Trade participants noted adjustments in supply forecasts and pricing strategies to capitalize on the rising agricultural outputs.
Notice lists appointed Judges H. Pearch and C. C. White and Officers C. P. Edwards N. Slaughter Lewis Foster and Shelbourn Ferguson to conduct a December 12 1925 special municipal election in Kingsport Tennessee. Bond question up to 300600 dollars for Kingsport Utilities water system acquisition and facilities including real estate and personal property used for water supply. City Board of Elections note dated December 1 1925.
Joe Lippo sues Alice Maness Lippo in a Bristol Tennessee Chancery case. The defendant is a non resident and must appear by the first Monday in December to defend. failure will lead to the bill being confessed. Notice to be published four weeks in the Kingsport Times. Dated October 29, 1941.
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