Word: pound
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Orleans, La., March 18--The cotton market slumped another $2.80 a bale today to where it was almost two cents a pound below the price the government is lending the farmer on his crop...
Instanter a dull market became a buying bedlam. Stocks soared, shorts were squeezed, new crowds appeared in brokers' boardrooms. Government bonds cracked, endangering the current $2,400,000,000 refunding operations. Foreign exchange markets in London, Paris and Manhattan were suddenly overturned as the dollar plummeted. Pound sterling, which had been sinking alarmingly for days, shot up 5½? to $4.78 in a few moments. The U. S. Stabilization Fund desperately dumped hundreds of millions of francs...
...members of the Crimson team entered the preliminaries last Friday, yet only two men reached the finals. Stoddard, fighting in the 126-pound class, lost to William Chilvers of Columbia University by a decision after two extra periods of fighting. In the 175-pound division. Emory lost to Edward King of Columbia University who had a time advantage of five minutes and three seconds...
Those men named to compete today are: Edward J. Petrenik '37, 118-pound class; Howland B. Stoddard '36, 126-pound class; William B. Cavin, Jr. '36, in the 145-pound class; Gorard Piel '37, in the 165-pound class; Richard W. Emory '35, in the 175-pound division; and Albert Aranson '35, in the heavy-weight division...
Again the hacksaw was used to saw through a large rivet holding the 16-pound hammer in place. Whether it was then carried out of the building or concealed within, remains a mystery...