Stocks Dip After Christmas in Quiet Wall Street Trade
Post Christmas session sees selling pressure with Dow like declines of 1 to 3 points. Market dull with wide bid offer gaps as foreign exchange strengthens. Notable losers include U S Steel, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Chrysler, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Du Pont, and Allied Chem. Total volume about 1.315 million shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motor
New Jersey
U.S
American Smelting
Cerro de Pasco
American Telephone
Standard Oil
California
Case
Johns Manville
Texas Gulf
U. S. Steel
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Chrysler
Alaska
Juneau
American Tobacco
Liggett & Myers
N. Y. Central
du Pont, Ausemicant Can
Allied Chem
New York Stocks Close Mixed on Busy Dec 26 Sessions
New York stocks ended uneven as traders sifted through a crowded list of issues. The tape showed wide moves in several rails and industrials with notable activity in Am Tobacco and U S Steel, while utilities and consumer goods drifted.
Kansas City Market Report Brutally Mixed Beef Pork Summary
Kansas City market totals show hogs 5000 strong to Ivyer topping 3.25 on choice 190 2230 lbs with various weight ranges from 140 160 lbs at 2.65 to 3.15 and larger hogs at 3.00 to 3.26. Cattle numbers around 7000 with steers 550 909 lbs 5.00 to 6.25 and 900 1100 lbs at 4.75 to 6.25. cows 2.50 to 3.00. Sheep 5000 with lambs 15 to 25 higher. wooled lambs 7.25 top, 90 lb down lambs 6.75 to 7.25. yearlings 4.00 to 5.75. ewes 2.25 to 3.35. Continuous market report notes varied weights and grades across hogs cattle and sheep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Boston Wool Market Faces Quiet Trade Amid Firm Domestic Prices
The wool market in Boston showed quiet activity while asking prices for domestic wools remained firm. Strong foreign market prices last week and steady mill demand gave the market a strong underlying tone, despite limited overall business. Estimated receipts of domestic wools at Boston for the week ending Dec 23 were 155,000 pounds, down slightly from 155,900 the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
US Dept Agr
Boston Grain and Flour Exchange
Chicago Grain Prices for December 26
Market figures show wheat at December 81 1-2 and May 4 1-4, July 83 1-8. Corn at December 44 3-8, May 50 7-8, July 52 3-4. Oats at December 33 3-8, May 36 7-8, July 36 1-8. Rye at December 53 1-4, May 57 1-8, July 59. Barley at December 45, July 50 1-2. No sales for September. A handful of numbers and a stray 14 77 625 appear amid the quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Grain O
Cotton Quiet as Holidays Limit Trading Activity
New York on December 26 reported a quiet cotton market with little holiday news. Prices eased slightly on scattered southern selling and liquidation, with March slipping to 106.13 and May to 1027, about 6 to 8 points lower. Active positions ended 5 to 8 points lower. spot middling held at 10.15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
US Bends New York Dec 26 Scores and Rates
The report outlines closing figures for New York on December 26 with scores 41-4 and 33-38, including Treasury figures 4.2-4, 47-52 and an index level 106.16. The brief notes AP data point provide market or game-like figures and rate metrics for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
York
AdamExp
Alaska
Amcr&É&F
Samegets
Amameit
McLetin Am
Ill A
Il B
AT & SF
Ad Hef
Cop
Mer
Sil
T&t
Keneott
Krog Gr
Lambert Ligmyrb
Tob
Mack Tr Melpor
Nash Met
Nat Bis
Nat P&l
NY Cil
Wnoramer
B&o Rail
NoramPpt
Barnsdl
Nor Pac
Beatric
Ohio Oi
Bendix A
Beth Sti
Pac G&e
Borden
Brokmant
Perk U2
Brok Man Pf
Penny JC
BuradMa
Byers Co
Cal Hec
Pac
Case Ji
Coca
St Colgate
G&e
Congo
Coty
Carter
Lac&w
DiaMat
Doug Air
du’ Pont Eastman
ElauTi
Clec
P&l
ElsTorBt
Erie RR
Fid Pfi
Fire T&r
Fosterw
Lwee
Gen Asph
Elec
Mtr
Genrsig
GiRaz
Gimbel
Glidden
Goldust
Goodyr
Schulte
gLearg R
Gnell
Skelly
Soc Vac
SoCalEa
Sou Pac
Sou Ry
StaBrds
SONJ
Ste Wrn
St&Wster
Studbkr
Tex&Pac
TexCorp
TexGul
Timken
Air
Corp
s-UsSteel
Vadeco
Usstips
Veil Pla
Vanadum
Warn Pix
U. S. Bends
Treas
Stock Averages December 26 1933 Report
Stock averages for December 26 show Indis 20, Industrials 20, Utgs 90, Transports 20 with values 8.1, 41.0, 61.1, 76.0. Prior day readings were 89.8, 42.1, 62.4, 77.8, reflecting slight shifts. Data compiled by Standard Statistics Co. Copyright 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Statistics Co
Market Wrap of NY Stocks December 26 AP Report
New York closes with mixed gains and losses as major names including American Cyanamid Agilent Merck and Ford show fractional moves. Utilities and oil issues including Gulf Oil Humble Newmont and Texaco provide notable activity while industrials like Seiberling and Cord Corp drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alum Co Am
Am Cyan B
Am Ford War
Amer G & E
Amer Mar
Amer Sup
Ark Nat Gas A
Assoc G & E
Assoc G & E A
Brillo Mfg
City Sve
City Sve Ptd
Cons Cop
Cord Corp
Detroit Air
BH B.& S
Ford Ltd
Gulf Oil
Heclar Mining
Humble Oil
Newmont
Cotton Prices Drift Lower in New Orleans Trade
New Orleans spot cotton closed quiet, down six points, quotation 663, middling ten dollars per hundredweight. Market sources note mild pressure as futures stabilize and demand remains restrained in late December trading.
Good Christmas for the Needy of Roswell
The Salvation Army sent Christmas baskets of food to 105 needy families delivered by Kiwanis, Lions and Boy Scouts. Toys reached 875 children averaging two items per child. Veterans groups churches Rotary and others aided the city’s Christmas effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Kiwanis Club
The
Lions
Boy Scouts
Veterans’ Organizations
Rotary Club
Millions for Canadian Dam Is Asked
Washington reports a $25,064,000 loan request filed with the Public Works Administration for a large irrigation project on the Canadian River in the southwest. The plan, before the Mississippi Valley committee, ties to the Mississippi drainage flood control and irrigation program, centering on a dam on the Canadian river near Tucumcari New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Canadian River
Southwest
Public Works Administration
Mississippi Valley Committee
Mississippi
Arkansas River
Tu‘cumcari
New Mexico
Parents appeal to surrender in Michigan slaying case
Grand Rapids, Mich. Dec 26 AP Authorities search southern Michigan as newspapers publish a parental plea to William McCann 28 to surrender over the slaying of Margaret Peevey 22 a deaf mute whose body was found in a field near Grand Rapids Two bullets from a small bore rifle were fired into her head two teeth knocked out and her clothing torn Sheriff Fred Kelley said McCann a former sweetheart left the city after obtaining money from his mother and missing since Thursday night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
William McCann
Margaret Peevey
Lloyd A. ‘Malcott
McCann
Fred Kelley
Kelley
Miss Peevy
Chicago
Willow Springs
Cleveland
Kansas City
Court Rules In Favor Of A G Gross In Damages Suit
Judge James B. McGhee awarded A C Gross the defendant and dismissed the Braswell suit for $50,000. Braswell claimed $25,000 actual and $25,000 punitive damages after being struck by Gross on the Roswell Vaughn highway last summer. Testimony suggested a parked car and a road fire obstructing traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. McGhee
Lawrence Braswell
A. C. Gross
Braswell
Gross
Roswell-Vaughn
Call Succeeds Fields at Federal Land Bank
L E Call of Manhattan Kansas will be elected president of the Federal Land Bank of Wichita at the next bank directors meeting and his election will be approved by Governor Myers of the Farm Credit Administration. Call has headed Kansas State College agronomy division and has served as bank director since 1930. He plans a safe conservative administration with sympathy for farmers amid the current difficult period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Call
Fields
Federal Land Bank
Wichita
Kan
L.E. Ca
Manhattan
Kansas
Federal Land Bank of Wichita
Wm. S. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
The
Land Bank
Myers
W. E. Pepperell
Pepperell
John Fields
Federal Land Bank of
Wichita Land Bank
Major McClure Talks Vocational Guidance at Kiwanis
Major John McClure of N. M. M. I. delivered an engaging Kiwanis talk urging early vocational guidance for children. He used a garden metaphor to stress planting good seeds, proper gardeners, and weed control. Roswell Morning Dispatch editors joined the club as new members as officers for 1934 were noted to be installed next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McClure
Kiwanis Club
Almest
Roswell Morning Dispatch
Lake J. Frazier
Paul Wilmot
Chamber of Commerce
Blizzard Warning Grips City As Snow Surges
The storm drives 20 mph winds and heavy snow across major cities. New York records 10.3 inches in seven hours, delaying trains, buses and flights while 1,700 emergency workers augment a 10,000-strong removal force. In Chicago a forced plane landing grounds schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
New York
New York City
Hudson River
Armenian Archbishop Murder Suspect Arrested in Panamanian Born Man
Juan Gonzales Tehalikian, 28, charged with homicide after an Armenian shopkeeper identified him as the shopper who changed a bloody shirt following the church stabbing. He admits being at the scene but denies involvement. Four others held on homicide charges, named Mazian, Yerjianen, Soylgian, and Sarkisian, all admitting Tashnag membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehalikian
Armenian Apostolic Church of America
Caid
Panama
Martin Mazian
Aslan Yerjianen
Matos Soylgian
Nishan Sarkisian
Tashnag
Debated Lane Law Dampens Prohibition Expectations
Debaters argue over liquor licenses prices and enforcement after repeal. Reports say unified licenses could simplify sales in drugstores and all dispensers. Santa Fe officials dispute board rulings on bottle removal and prescriptions for white whiskey.
Tommys Horse Ends Up In Big City Scoop
In Twin Falls Idaho Tommy Clausen rides a bay horse through the streets. Officers cite the horse for lacking a tail light under the dairy law, then ticket Tommy for speeding beyond six miles per hour for horses. The story ends with the horse spending the day in a livery stable after Tommy’s release from jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Falls
Idaho
Tommy Clausen
Tommy
Suchorse
Dukeminier and Rhea Win Title in Roswell Tennis
J Price Dukeminier and John Rhea captured the mens doubles handicap title at Roswell Tennis Club by defeating Perry and Dick Dean in a five set final Sunday morning. Set scores were 3-6 6-4 7-9 6-4 7-5 with the losers receiving handicap games in select sets. Other winners included J C Dunlap in mens singles and Mrs Herman Dodd in womens singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Price Dukeminier
John Rhea
Roswell Tennis Club
Perry
Dick Dean
J. C. Dunlap
Herman Dodd
Perry Bean
Helen White
Deadly Christmas Storm Toll Across Nation
The storm left many states buried in snow with record lows. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and surrounding areas reported multiple exposures and deaths. Notable tragedies included a Battle Creek home fire, a Cleveland tree incident, and two Rochester sisters found starved. Across the midwest and beyond, motor accidents and natural disasters claimed lives, with Alaska, the Philippines, and Newfoundland also reporting fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
Iowa
Battle Creek
Mich
Cleveland
Rochester
N. Y
Mid-West
Pennsylvania
Mesilla Valley Cotton Meeting Discusses 1934-35 Contracts
In Las Cruces New Mexico growers met to review government cotton contractions options and the 1934-35 acreage reduction drive. The 1954 adjustment program offers about 125 million dollars to southern producers next year with rental and parity payments based on land withholding and allotment. The storage reduction campaign covers 12 counties. R C Stockdale of Dona Ana county led the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Cuces
N M
Ecottom
South
New Mexico
R. C. Stockdale
Dona Ana County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oday’s Stock Markets
Wall Street
Kansas City Livestock
Niag Hud Pow
Penn Road
Seiberling
Shatt Dean
Sound
Swift & Co
Texan
Unit Gas
Unit P & L
Unit Verde
New Orleans
Roswell
Lillian Clark
San Francisco
Metropolitans Company
Newark
A. G. Gross
Maj. McClure
Kiwanis
Juan Gonzales Tchalikian
State Liquor Control Board
J. C. Pillow
Pillow
Liquor Board
E. K. Neumann
Dukeminier
Rhea
Missioner
Eleveth
Minn
Rhinelander
Wis
Illinois
Dakotas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Claiskanie
Ore
Aleutian Islands
Philippine Islands
St. Johns
N. F
Monica Hattery
Mesilla Valley
Cotton Meeting
Royal Command
Dornford Yates
Chandos
Hanbury
Royal ‘Command
Roy Vickers
London
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!