Stocks Sturdy Amid Pound Decline on Jan 18
Wall Street held generally steady despite a sharp drop in the British pound to below 4.97 dollars for the first time since November. Turnover was 2,176,080 shares as traders cashed in profits and moved to the sidelines. Rubber, copper, and rail issues fluctuated while bonds maintained a strong undertone and several major equities posted small gains.
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New York
Union Pacific
Goodyear
Firestone
U. S
Kennecott
Anaconda
American Smelting
Cerro de Pasco
American Telephone
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Johns Manville
Allied Chemical
du Pont
American Commercial Alcohol
Public Service of New Jersey
International Harvester
Western Union
Stock Averages Report for January 18 1934
The January 18 stock averages show five industrials up and twenty rail issues down with twenty acting varieties. Trading figures list Today 95.3 43.2 74.9 84.4 and previous day 95.5 48.1 75.6 84.7, reflecting market movements across major categories.
New York Stock Market Highlights Jan 18 AP
New York bid list shows Alum Co Am at 83. Amer G & E at 25 1 32, Amer Mar 1, Gulf Oil at 66 5 8, Ford Ltd 5 3 4, Newmont 53, Niag Hud Pow 63 8, Penn Road 31 4, Swift & Co 15 7 8, Unit Gas 21 2, Unit P&L 41 2, Unit Verde 4, and other industrials trading with varied small fractions. Market snapshot notes several utilities, miners, and oil firms among active issues.
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New York
York
T&t
Wencott
Car&f Krog Gr
Rg Am&forp
Lambert
Amer
AmnLoco
Ampe&lpf
Mack TriAmRadSt
Dictpor
McKetin
McLellam
AmSmell
Nat P&l
Nynhe&h
Avia C
Balboc
NorAmer
BaLoco
la Rai
L-O NorAmer
Barnsdal
I Nor Pac
Beatric
Ohio Oil
OwlllGl
Pac G&e
Bob Alum
Packard
Borden
Para Pub Cil
Brok
Park U Brok Man
Penny JC
Bulova
Penn RR
BuradMa
Phelps D
If Byers
Phil Pet
Cal
Hec ST Procomb
Pullman Ae
Cun Ry
Can Pac
Chrysler
Colgate
L&sf Col
Schubtelk G&e
Seab Air
Com&Son
Sears
Shell U
G&e
SON J
Stearn
Coty
Studbkr St
Elec P&l
Timken
Erie
Fosterlo
teernMill
Sug Pt
West UN
Homstak
West Air
Wetb&m
Hous @il
Yél Tr&Cv
Alum Co Am
Am Cyah
Amer G & E
Amer Mar
Amer Sup Pow
Ark Nat Gas A
Assoc G&e
Brillo Mfg
City Sve
City Sve Ptd
Gold Corp
Cresson
Ford Ltd
Gulf Oil 66
Heela Mining
Tilhe Men
Newmont
Niag
Penn Road
Séiberling
Shatt Denn
Sound
Swift & Co
Texan
Unit Gas
Unit P&l
Unit Verde
Kansas City Livestock Prices Climb Across Categories
Kansas City market report shows hogs 10 to 15 higher with top 3.45 for 180 to 250 pound choice stock. Cattle and calves firm with gains of up to 15, yearling steers to 6.75 and vealers 3.00 to 5.50. Sheep volumes around 6000 rising 10 to 15, fed lambs up to 8.25, wethers 5.00 to 6.50, ewes 2.75 to 3.90.
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Kansas City
US Dept
New Orleans Cotton Prices Steady in Spot Market
New Orleans on January 18 reports spot cotton steady with 7 point decline, sales totaling 872 bales, middling grade at 11.12 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
Galveston Cotton Price Report Delivers Stable Market
In Galveston Texas on January 18, AP reports spot cotton unchanged at middling quality with steady intraday activity and no price shifts noted across the market. Market watchers await further transactions and regional export demand signals.
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En. Tex
Grain futures ease on Chicago Board prices
Chicago grain futures report closes with mixed moves as wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley futures show narrow gains and losses. Lard and bellies markets note limited activity with no bargain activity in January bellies.
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Chicago
Wool prices steady for western clips at Boston market
Western grown wool traded freely in Boston with prices firm to slightly higher than last week. French combing 64s and finer fetched 82 to 84 cents secured. strictly combing 64s and finer territory wool quoted 86 to 88 cents scoured. 58s and 60s territory wool 82 to 85 cents scoured. Twelve months Texas wool remained active at 86 to 88 cents coursed and 82 to 85 cents for average lines.
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Boston
US Dept
Territory
Texas
Liberty bonds close in New York on January 18
U S bonds in New York close with Liberty bonds finishing at 100.29 for the First 4 1 4s and 105.30 for the Treasury 4 1 4s, with ranges 33-38 and 47-52 respectively.
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U. S. Bonds
New York
Liberty Bonds
Treasury
Conservancy Board to Meet Saturday Morning
The Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy Board will meet Saturday at ten o'clock in the law library at the courthouse to discuss local water rights and stewardship.
Roswell Couple Granted Marriage License Yesterday
A marriage license was issued yesterday afternoon to Curtis V. Corn and Billie Guyneth Beasley, both of Roswell.
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Curtis V. Corn
Billie Guyneth Beasley
Roswell
Mentality Probe Of Young Hastings Girl At Arraignment
Mary Kavala a 12 year old girl from Hastings on Hudson New York listens intently during arraignment in Westchester County Children's Court on a charge of causing the death of her playmate Josephine Waropay. A court appointed medical commission will determine her mentality.
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Mary Kavala
Hastings-on- Hudson
N. Y
Westchester County Children’s Court
Josephine Waropay
Morgenthau Sets Common Sense Rule On Gold Return
Washington reports Secretary Morgenthau outlined a common sense rule for returning gold and certificates to the treasury. He said the public may turn in gold as long as rules are followed, with over $100,000 received at the treasury yesterday and extensions affecting penalties for hoarding. He noted foreign shipments would be handled at treasury prices and kept in the United States. Attorney General Cummings reported about $39,000,000 turned in by hoarders and 42 hoarding cases pending, including Frederick Campbell surrendering 26 of 27 bars.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
United States Mint
Federal Reserve Banks
United States
Cummings
Department of Justice
Frederick Campbell
New York
Deadline January 31 for cotton acreage contracts in Chaves
Farmers in Chaves County must sign 1934 35 cotton acreage reduction contracts by January 31 1934. County agent J R Thomas relayed a notice from W L Elser urging full county participation and naming community committeemen available to assist with filing.
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Chaves County
J. R. Thomas
W. L. Elser
New Mexico
Thomas
Safety meeting of CWA foremen today
A meeting of all CWA foremen in Chaves county was called for 4:30 this afternoon with G K Richardson safety engineer for New Mexico to speak. Foremen from multiple roads districts and schools attend along with the Chaves county CWA board and Lea Rowland supervisor for Roswell city projects.
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CWA
Chaves County
G. K. Richardson
New Mexico
C. H. Wilson
C. T. Drury
Cemetery Road
H. M. Chewning
Y-O Crossing
P. J. Harris
Dunken Road
Walter Jones
Pine Lodge
H. H. Lewis
Karl E. Boone
County Line
O. H. Hewett
Olive-Elkins Road
C. F. Robertson
East McGaffey
Zeb Chewning
Roswell
Jack Sweatt
Hagerman Road
E. A. White
Hagerman
J. G. Anderson
Dexter
Mr. Nelson
Roy Daniel
G. N. Amis
Buck Dunn
Tom Williams
L. D. Kerr
Dexter-Greenfield
Chaves County Cwa
Lea Rowland
Pirates Loot- Coast to Coast Robbery on a Vessel
Pirates seized control of the liner, overpowered passengers, dumped counterfeit money, looted trunks, then ransacked the ship. They redirected to Swatow, forced repainting, threatened arson, kidnapped nine wealthy passengers including a woman, and demanded ransom while the Nationalist government was asked to dispatch a gunboat for rescue and extermination efforts.
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Swatow
Tour of Stock Feeding Pens Tomorrow
Thirty three people notified the chamber of commerce about joining tomorrow's farm tour. The group will depart at 7 30 from the chamber, visit Ernest Malone farm, lunch at Oasis ranch, then tour Roswell area pens in the afternoon. Expected turnout rises to at least sixty with more promising entrants from local business and agricultural groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Farmers Committee
E Nest Malone Farm
Cottonwood
Lake Arthur
Oasis Ranch
Roswell
Wyatt, Johnson
Jos de Graftenreid
W. S. Carter
Santa Fe
Amarillo
W. Co
Staggering CWA Workers Planned for Hagerman Projects
CWA officials will implement staggered work crews on four Hagerman projects in Chaves county including the Hagerman Drainage District Hagerman school Hagerman fish hatchery and Hagerman road work. Two crews will rotate weekly to spread labor while avoiding floating camps and skilled labor.
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CWA
Chaves County
Hagerman
Hagerman School
Hagerman Road
T. J. Hall
Roswell
Kidnapers Leave Clues In St Paul Car And Note
Walter W. MaGee, wealthy contractor, received a low voice phone call claiming the Bremer car was in Highland Park, St. Paul and a note would be left on his back doorstep. MaGee and official Fd Penschuck attempted to trace the call before the line went dead. A typewritten note addressed to Charles MaGee appeared at his home with guarded instructions to contact the kidnappers, while Prem er’s car was later found a mile from the noted location.
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Walter W. MaGee
MaGee
Bremer
Highland Park
St. Paul
Charles MaGee
Pollahon Vulcaniz New and Used Tires
Local tire shop at 205 East Ind Adv Jsoble Record offers new and used tire sales and related services. Quick-aim auto care presence noted as a neighborhood business.
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Pollahon Vulcaniz Ng
East Ind—Adv
Brother of Harding Dies in Ohio Suburb
Dr. George T. Harding, 55, brother of the late President Warren G. Harding, died at his Worthington home near Columbus after several weeks of serious illness. A renowned neuro psychiatric physician, he was the second of three generations active in medicine.
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Columbus
George T. Harding
Warren G. Harding
Worthington
Harding
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Wall Street
Standard Statistics Co
Kansas City Livestock
Galveston
Wynecoop
Alice Lindsay Wyne
Arrow
Katherine Wynekoop
International Illustrated News
U. 5
Virgil Grantham
East Grand Plains
Fred Nelson
George Bogert
Raymond Durand
Pirates
Page
Gath
McCoy
DR. Gaines
Penann
Denver
Cential
Fd Penschuck
Premer
Ioof
Camp Camino
Wilsons
Swift’s
Clardy’s
Hills Bros
Colorado
Wee We
Ae Ta
Justo
Wesson
Starks
California
Arizona
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