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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1940
Page
7
Complete wicker furniture group including table doors lamp three chairs settee yard chairs and living room chairs with fruit jars kitchen utensils and more to be sold by Thomas Bros auctioneers with Howard Longnecker as clerk. Proceeds go to unspecified beneficiaries. Auction appears to be a general miscellaneous sale.
Public sale at the Frank Marshall farm near Pleasant Grove with a roan cow, calf, a Chester White sow and pigs, Ford sedan, John Deere spreader, hog house, wood, tools, furniture, stoves, beds, and more. Cash terms. Owner Mrs Frank Marshall. Auctioneer H A Peterson.
Market reports from Chicago and Kansas City note a downward tilt in wheat on small hedges against new supplies, with a late rally driven by mill buying. Cash premiums rose, some mills hedging by buying futures. prices mixed across wheat, corn, and oats with open interest totaling 78 million bushels for wheat.
Barley and wheat bids move in small increments with September and December futures quoted. Oats, corn, beans, lard and bellies show varied activity with adjustments for nearby and distant months, reflecting market volatility and supply pressures.
Aug 24 Chicago AP USDA report lists potatoes arrivals and on track totals. Idaho Russet Burbanks Bliss Triumphs and Cobblers price lines shown with unwashed and washed details. Other market items include grain wheat and corn, poultry, butterfat, eyes, and hogs at 6 50.
Readable excerpts show percent figures for a range of companies including Bethlehem Steel General Electric General Motors Sears Union Pacific United Gas U S Steel and Western Electric, with percentages varying widely and several firms labeled in scattered fashion.
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