Market Quotations from Baltimore and Philadelphia Exchanges
Baltimore and Philadelphia markets report mixed poultry and egg prices with steady butter and varied cattle, calf, and hog quotes. Cattle and hogs show little change though wholesale pork trends reveal some declines. fat lambs rise slightly with top prices near 9.25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Kent Island
Philadelphia
Plymouth Rocks
New Jersey
Leveiter
Baltimore Livestock
U. S. Dept. Agri
Ybek
Stock Market Report Sees Modest Gains Amid Slow Season
New York December 16 The market opened wavering then rose for modest gains as leaders retreated at lower levels. Trading was slow with profit taking near week’s end. Bonds and commodities showed uneven trends while overseas markets were steady and currencies slipped. Major names like Douglas Aircraft and Boeing rose while several large firms resisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Douglas Aircraft
Boeing
Bendix
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Anaconda
Kennecott
DuPont
Owens-Illinois
International Harvester
Standard Oil
N. J
Phillips Petroleum
al. Chem
Am. Can
A. T. and
B. and
Bethlehem
Can. Edison
Genl
Cigar
Sear Elec
Motors
Goodyear
Int. Har
J. Manville
M. Ward
Natl. Dairy
Nix. C
Packard
Penney (Jc
Penn R. R
Republic
Southern R
O. of N. J
Texas Corp
Union Pac
U. S. Steel
Va.-Car. Chem
Va.-Car. Ptct
Western Union
Woolworth
Local Markets Update From The Toledo Wholesale Market
The local markets page lists daily prices for wholesale flour, several patent brand bags, cracked corn, meal, and mixed feeds. It also shows prices for various poultry items including young roosters, fowl, and turkeys, along with hogs, lambs, and butterfat pricing across different weight classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Euvien
Wheat and Corn Slip in Chicago Trade on Rainy Conditions
In slow trading at Chicago, wheat prices fell one to two cents a bushel and corn about one cent with limited buying support. Rain and snow across parts of the region prompted some selling. closing quotes are listed for wheat and corn along with soybeans rye and fats, while cash grain markets in Chicago and Baltimore show varied bid levels for No. 2 and No. 1 grades and related staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Cash Grain
Illinois
Baltimore Grain
Baltimore
Winchester
Wallace shifts on surplus crop distribution plan
Secretary Wallace said the proposal to distribute surplus farm products to low income groups at reduced prices will not be presented to the new Congress. He reaffirmed emphasis on distributing surpluses to the undernourished in his annual report to President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Congress
Roosevelt
Less Bloc Action Seen For House
Rep. Boland of Pennsylvania the Democratic whip said the party’s losses in the last election would lead to congressional approval of administration measures. He predicted a smaller House would be more cohesive and see less bloc action in the coming session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep
Boland
Pennsylvania
New House
Dies committee drafts plan to curb un American activities
The Dies committee proposes a five point program to combat subversive influence. It calls for identifying aliens, enforcing deportation laws, regulating organizations with finances and directors, outlawing such groups, and requiring real names for political members. The panel heads toward a report before the January 3 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House UN
Rep. Dies
D-Tex
Congress
British Prepare For Trade Fight
London reports Britain ready for a possible trade war with totalitarian states. Prime Minister Chamberlain backs a raised export guarantees bill to £75 million, enabling aid to exporters facing Germany's barter system and allowing material support to China. Some MPs hint at discontent over Chamberlain amid trade slump after Munich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rader Winget
London
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Germany
House of Commons
Board of Trade
China
Britain
Game Birds Raised On Clarke County Estate By Greenhalghs
Clarke county farmer Mr Greenhalgh and manager George Turner pioneered game bird breeding at Springsbury. Starting with five hen pheasants and five pairs of quail two years ago, they produced 400 pheasants and 360 quail released in Clarke County this summer. They used eggs from Toledo and Warrenton breeders, hatchery methods, and careful brooders to ensure success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Scripebury
Clarke
Clarke County
Springbury
George Turner
Greenhalgh
Toledo, Ohio
Springsbury
Fred Sharpe
Warrenton
Drug Firm Head Shoots Self in Scandal After Arrests
The Coster Musica case ends with his suicide at a country home as US authorities move to re arrest him and two aides for Securities Act violations. The episode uncovers fictitious assets at McKesson and Robbins and probes the Musica family’s past and Who's Who misrepresentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer
U. S
Fitch
George Ich
McKesson and
Robbins
Coster
Dietrich
Donald
Ret
New York
Coster-Musica
George E. Dietrich
George Verni
Musica
Tetoe
States Oil Company
Philip
Antonio
McKesson and Robbins
Arthur
Bennett
Terry
Oes Tane
Pils Weigas
al Pu
Bennet Developments
Vernard
Diet Tigh
Musica Finances
Attorney Censured For Dual Representation In High Society Split
London's Law Society disciplinary committee censured William M. Mitchell for acting as attorney to both Count Wilhelm von Haugwitz-Reventlow and Barbara Hutton during a June interview in France. Mitchell claimed he believed the Count had a new solicitor and was no longer his counsel. The panel found grave censure warranted but ruled it not professional misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William M. Mitchell
The
Law Society
Barbara Hutton
Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
Mitchell
France
Naval airship K-2 reaches Lakehurst after 8 hour flight
The K-2, the largest non rigid airship in the U.S. Navy, arrived at Lakehurst Naval Air Station at 11 25 a m from Akron Ohio after an eight hour and thirty minute flight. Lieut-Comdr Walter Ziman called the ride comfortable. Pennsylvania winds were cited as a factor. Norris Town Pennsylvania hosted two Navy blimps, J-4 and K-1, that met and escorted K-2 to Lakehurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
N. J
United States Navy
Naval Air Station
Akron
Walter , Ziman
Navy
Pennsylvania
Norristown
Italy Orders Jews to Sell Land for Fixed Interest Bonds
Rome December 16 The Italian cabinet ordered Jews to exchange all land and buildings exceeding a fixed value for bonds bearing four percent interest. The decree targets property holdings and imposes a forced sale with financial conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Friends of China Receive 15 New War Planes
China announced it had acquired 15 new fighting planes as gifts from overseas supporters. Contributors in San Francisco supplied several aircraft, with others from New York, Cuba, and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends OF China
Chungking
China
San Francisco
New York
Cuba
Canada
Agreement Reached with Ringling Brothers Circus
Officials of the American Federation of Labor said a tentative agreement was reached with Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. The AFL said exclusive employment would apply to circus division members and other details were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Federation of Labor
Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus
Aew
Two Trapped In Mine Explosion At Nora Coal Mine
ENTERPRISE Va December 16 A mine explosion at Nora Coal Company trapped two coal miners early today. Fellow workers feared deaths while miners suggested a dust explosion though company officials at Shinnston headquarters had not yet determined the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Dac
Nora Coal Company
Shinnston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leghorn
Stock Market Report
Kaiser
Gilbert Jordan
Enfield
William C. Hitchener
Cincinnati, Ohio
Kaiser Wilhelm
Doorn
Netherlands
George Dietrich
McKesson & Robbins
Bridgeport
Conn
James Cromwell
Doris Duke
Honolulu
Hawaii
Cromwell
Gloria Carpenter
Barbara Whitehead
Natalie Graves
Plymouth
N. H
Dane
Helen Leitch
New York Institute of Dietetics
Miss Leitch
American Ballet
Gerge
Greenhalghs
United States Marshal’s Office
New Haven
Marquis
Naval Airship
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!