Word: ruts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Lone bright spot in the steel business last week was the increased demand for tinplate wherewith to can drought-stricken beasts. Rut darkest spot in all commodities was the price of hides, down from 6½¢ per lb. to 3½¢ in the past week, or 15% in six trading days, because the market was glutted by Government slaughtering. After strenuous protest from tanners, RFC last week agreed to advance $10,000,000 to hold surplus hides off the market until demand increases or they can be dumped abroad...
...accepted. One thing must be done to end this gross exploitation. The University must run the Night Lunch on a non-profit basis and make public its accounts to guarantee the security of this basis. Moreover I condemn the CRIMSON for letting conditions roll along in the same old rut. Understand, that the institution of convenience such as the Night Lunch is a valuable one but it must be affirmed that wholesale filching of students' pockets by means of the term bill credit system is high robbery of a respectable but none the less irritable sort. Emuel Q. T. Gladpebble...
...Reflecting confidence in the dollar and the improving position of debtor corporations, bond trading on the New York Stock Exchange swelled to the largest weekly volume in ten years-$125,000,000 par value. Domestic bonds made the best gains since April. Stocks broke out of their long rut and approached the highs of the July bulge. Heavy trading sent Stock Exchange seats soaring...
Soon Jose was in a comfortable rut and wanted nothing better for the rest of his days. But Senor Wilson, his Americano boss, had his eye on Jose: when a new mine was opened up in the hills he promoted Jose to be timekeeper there. Again Jose did the job satisfactorily, but still he did not like it. When he got a chance to buy a farm and settle down once more he did it. Senor Wilson and Jose's other forward-looking friends could not understand it; but at last Jose was happy. He flattered Maria by marrying...
...Murder Case would have remained unsolved. But for David, Lord Midhurst would not have escaped from Mr. Fink's clutches. Lady Hermia Medmenham, Mr. and Mrs. Rivington, Mr. Gawthorne (the author has a genius for names), and scores of other people would have gone on in a very pleasant rut,--but for David...