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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
10
Box A 32 Journal World seeks an experienced housekeeper to stay with an elderly couple in the country. Applicants should demonstrate reliability and caregiving aptitude. Send inquiries to Box A 32, Journal World.
Notices announce the admission of instruments as will and codicil of Heber D. Ketcham estate executors, mortgage foreclosures for Peoples State Bank and First National Bank Lawrence, and public sale orders with several defendants listed. Also estate appoints an executrix with nine-month claims period and multiple public notices in Douglas County Kansas.
Rain and cooler forecasts pressured corn prices with a near session drop erasing most of the prior advance. Soybeans and edible oils weakened with soybean oil competing against others, while lard fell to new lows. Wheat and oats declined as open interest in Chicago wheat and corn totals showed bulk activity. In Kansas City, hogs were steady to higher, cattle and calves mixed with grass stock prevailing, and lambs rising modestly amid a broad market tilt.
Idaho Bliss Triumphs and Nebraska Bliss Triumphs prevail with odds shown. Burbanks U S No 1 two point two five to one point two three, Nebraska Cobblers and good quality show favorable lines alongside Idaho and Nebraska results.
Kansas City market notes report egg prices with Firsts at 14 and current receipts at 11 1/4. Butter and butterfat figures listed. poultry prices show hens, broilers, and roosters ranges. Government bonds in New York trade show Treasury 3% issues with prices around 55 to 51 and a closing near 110.9.
Traders mostly held cash in an exceptionally narrow session with no clear trend. Closing moves were small and many issues unchanged as about 200 000 shares changed hands, blamed on the European war and uncertainty over Britain’s defenses.
Shares show uneven movement with notable names like General Motors and Bethlehem Steel among gainers and declines. Cotton rises modestly as construction advances on a 64 mile eight inch crude oil pipeline from Cowley to Coffeyville, Kansas by National Refining Company.
Livestock prices remain unchanged for hogs and sheep. Grass slaughter steers hold steady with bulk in the common to medium grass range. Four loads of cutter grades at 6.75 and five loads at 5.50.
Officially estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow list cattle at 400 calves 200 hogs 2000 and sheep 1000. This advance figures note Kansas City markets and AP USDA sourcing.
Kansas City wheat and corn quotes show minor changes with No. 2 dark hard wheat at 71% and 68% to 69% on various contracts. Corn spreads and oat prices drift slightly, millet and rye offerings listed. Chicago follow-ups show mixed closes across grains and beans. Idaho Russet potatoes described as fairly steady with a light supply and steady demand.
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