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Tuesday, November 3, 1931
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The Headlines
BUYING LIFTS WHEAT IN WORLD MARKETS; RUSSIA DENIES HALT; Rush in Chicago Pit Boosts Prices More Than 2 Cents in Day's Trading. FARM VALUE UP MILLIONS Profit-Taking Causes No Check --Canceled Purchases in Europe Aid Advance. CUTTEN REPORTED IN POOL Soviet Embassy at Berlin Says No Ban Has Been Put on Exports, but Shipments Have Fallen. Profit-Taking Fails as Check. BUYING LIFTS WHEAT IN WORLD MARKETS Cash Floating Supply Low. European Crops Hit Hard. Trend of New Buying Uncertain.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Electric Guitar, Electron Microscope & Radio Telescope.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
34,548 days ago
(94 years, 238 days)