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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1955
Page
2
Live poultry unsettled with price ranges shown for heavy hens and various weights. Eggs steady with steady to higher wholesale buying prices for large whites and standards. receipts for poultry and eggs listed alongside regional notes from Little Rock and Batesville areas.
Chicago grains traded in a tight range in a dull session on the board of trade. Wheat edged higher while corn and soybeans trimmed losses before close. December wheat at $2.0534, corn around $1.29, oats up, rye up, soybeans virtually steady to slightly lower.
Market notes show wheat and oats with no bids and corn prices varying by grade. No. 2 yellow corn sits around 1.22 to 1.34 while old No. 3 and No. 4 values range with minor differences. Barley quotes are nominal with making choice near 1.30 and feed around 0.85. Soybean products show negligible shifts and soy oil unchanged.
New York stocks advanced in a generally higher market with many high priced issues split candidates showing gains. Prices rose about 5 points across most divisions, with Standard Oil NJ climbing after yesterday's split proposal and dividend boost. Chemicals, steels and motors posted solid gains amid brisk trading of about 2.3 million shares.
New York cotton futures were irregular as current crop months held steady amid active trade and replacement buying in nearby March. Switching from December to March futures was active, with later afternoon prices at 1.30 dollars per unit.
The report notes prices slipping with December at 33.58, March at 32.67, and May at 31.39 as trading moves lower than the previous close. The context implies continued soft sentiment in the commodity or asset sequence referenced.
National Stockyards market summary shows hogs mostly steady to higher with varied weights and grades, U S No 1 through 3. Sows and boars priced from 8.25 to 12.75. Cattle and calves totals listed with utilities, canners, and bulls at 6.00 to 17.00, prime dealers scarce. Weighty killing demand noted with selective highs and lows across multiple classes.
The item cites large daily check writing, average check value near $300, and widespread use of checks alongside cash. It references fraud losses, Christmas timing, a provocative question about trading money for woodpecker scalps, a best selling memoir, and a hotel owner hiring a fashion expert for guests in New York.
Calves sold from 10.00 to 16.00 per hundredweight by grade with good stockers from 17.00 to 50.00. A choice steer calf around 400 lb brought about 18.00. Sheep brought 28.00 to 19.00 for good and choice lambs with small lots of choice higher. Owes ranged 3.00 to 4.50.
In Trenton New Jersey a motorist encountered two elephants that had escaped from the state fairgrounds blocking his path. He said the sight made him feel as if he were drunk for a moment.
Hollywood reports Dr Richard Clark discusses the loss of a baby for film star Clark Gable and wife Kay Williams noting they will try again after the recovery. Washington remarks on eased Soviet trade limits but calls for continued pressure until policy changes are seen. Houston item mentions James Howard Mangum, a former convict, facing Louisiana’s stance on his case.
In twenty five years N J group repurposes old eyeglass frames to fund new glasses and artificial eyes for 105000 people. The rest of the morning mail includes reflections on health color psychology and a quip about Liberace and Dior.
Denton True Cy Young, one of baseball's greatest pitchers, died at his home in Peoli Ohio at 9 30 a m EST. He was 88 and died of a heart attack while seated in a rocking chair. In a 22 season major league career he won 511 games, pitched 906 games and completed 715 of 906 starts for 7377 innings.
Nassau County District Attorney Frank Gulotta said the five day probe into the shotgun death of millionaire turfman William Woodward Jr. yielded no evidence to contradict Mrs. Ann Crowell Woodward's claim that the slaying was accidental.
A quoted speaker proclaims, I am the happiest man the sun ever shone upon, signaling a moment of personal triumph or celebration. The celebration centers on extreme happiness attributed to sunlight and personal experience.
Fort Meade Maryland Mrs Erna Alley wife of Maj Ronald E Alley faces a 10 year hard labor term after his court martial for collaborating with Chinese captors in Korea. The family recounts the children crying and praying they will not be separated further as they await the outcome and await homecoming.
Central Arkansas is fair and slightly warmer this afternoon with near 60 high and mid to high 30s tonight. Northeast and Southeast regions see fair skies with mid to high 50s to near 60 and low to mid 30s tonight. Northwest and Southwest report fair conditions with highs around 60 and lows in the 30s to 40s tonight.
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