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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1947
Page
2
Market report from Chicago on March 6 shows butter receipts 479,024 with 93 score 76.57 balance unchanged. Eggs receipts 15,748 with US Extras No. 5 46 and No. 2 35-45.5. No. 3 and US Standards No. 1 and 3: No. 3 and 441 current receipts 40 dirties 37 checks 36.5. Poultry hens steady with 13 truck receipts. roasters bids and prices 33-35, 39-33, bids unchanged.
Livestock market report shows demand for hogs and cattle with weights 172 to 260 pounds. Hog prices range from 23.50 to 28.25 per hundredweight with top cuts at 28.00 to 28.25 for select lots. sow prices steady to higher. Cattle and calves active with vealers 21 to 29, yearlings 17 to 22, cows 10 to 16, bulls up to 17.95, overall market mixed but active.
The Star of Hope paper details its publication by Star Publishing Co with staff listings and postal info. It notes National Advertising representation and Associated Press affiliation. A market snippet reports sheep and lamb prices with ranges and odd lots, including good southwest lambs and medium grades.
Chicago March 6 grain prices climbed on word Agriculture Secretary Anderson promised Britain aid to bolster grain supplies this coming summer and autumn. Minneapolis cash wheat rose 4 to 5 cents a bushel, oats contracts hit seasonal highs with March near 96 cents, the highest oats price since 1920 except for a few days last July.
The day’s highs remained well above yesterday’s finish with corn and oats up. March corn rose to $1.59, oats to $0.94, and No. 1 heavy white cats sold at $1.00 in the cash market as prices closed higher than the prior day.
New York cotton futures rose amid active trading as mill and outside buyers supported gains of over 3 dollars per bale before a profit taking pause. Strong textile demand and tight spot supply drove the advance with government subsidy expected to continue, closing higher for nearby and further months.
New York traders reacted to the Supreme Court decision with a quick stock surge in the forenoon and a brief rush after the ruling. The market quickly cooled and finished mostly lower with notable declines at Bethlehem Steel Western Union A New York Central Pennsylvania Railroad Eastman Kodak and Electric Power Light. Less stock moved than in prior sessions with about 1,000,000 transfers and 330,000 registrations in the third hour. Norfolk and Western rose late, finishing up about five points to 251.
Cotton advanced in New Orleans as Washington signals subsidy continuation and upbeat reports from cotton goods centers. Closing prices showed gains with May, July, October and December contracts moving higher across the session.
The Violet Lo Junior Girls Auxiliary met Wednesday night at First Baptist Church for a weiner roast and hosted guests at Fellowship Hour. Twenty four G.A.s attended and they plan after school Monday church meetings with Mrs C W McConnell continuing the study of Everywhere Preaching the Word by Josephine Medlin.
Mrs. Hensyl Garrison of Berwick reports she dropped her diamond engagement ring in a bag of 25-cent potato chips while packaging. The loss was found only after about 300 bags were shipped from the plant to a store systemwide.
Radio listings outline NBC evening lineup with Henry Aldrich Burns and Allen Paulette Goddard Abbott and Costello Eddie Cantor. CBS features Eddie Bracken Dick Haymes Crime Photog and That Menagain. ABC offers New Song Series Studs Terken Town Meeting. Moscow propaganda item noted.
In San Francisco on March 6 thirty nine tenants found typewritten notices demanding 10 to 15 percent rent increases under their doors. The Office of Temporary Controls quickly confirmed rents remained frozen after many calls. The owner later explained preparedness notes about possible boosts had been prepared months earlier and found by the janitor yesterday.
A fragmented listing shows TV and radio programs across NBC CBS ABC and MBS schedules. Entertainers and shows include Irene Beasley Barbara Ward Meredith Wilson and Cliff Edwards along with children and public affairs segments.
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