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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1939
Page
7
Reporting shows a public sale ledger with items across townships and cities including Lawrence City. Entries cover departments like Fire Garbage General Hospital Hydrant Library Light Park Sewer Street and Whiteway Paving with sums such as 9 942 55 and 56 432 18 alongside individual charges like 78 53 15 84 and 4 396 95 for total tallies.
No. 2 red wheat climbs to 98 percent of a cent per bushel in the spot market, the highest in years, with No. 2 yellow hard last hitting $1.00 on March 3 1938. Fox Wheat finishes down while December and May futures show mixed shifts. Wheat futures purchases total 24,289,000 bushels for the day amid activity in corn and oats with open interest up.
Kansas City livestock shows 1000 hogs with prices steady to higher on 170-280 lb animals and sows around 4.35 to 4.75. Cattle and calves steady with several lots of short fed steers and yearlings, vealers 8.00 to 9.50, cows 4.00 to 6.25. Sheep 1000 lambs active. Colorado fed lambs at 8.90, Texas yearlings 6.25. Cash grain mixed with wheat and corn varying by class. Kansas City reports official receipts and close prices for wheat corn oats and rye. Chicago nearby futures listed for wheat and corn with February and May contracts noted.
Oats, soybeans, rye and lard futures listed with December May July prices. Potatoes in Chicago at 59 with total U S shipments 227. Idaho Russet Burbanks U S No 1 1.70 80, No 2 1.25 30. Colorado Red McClures No 1 few sales. Nebraska Triumphs cotton sacks prices. Minnesota Red River Valley cobblers 85 percent U S No 11, 15.
Kansas City December report lists prices and receipts for dairy and poultry. Buttercreamery items show 2714 and 22. poultry includes hens 1114, roosters 6 744, springs 10 14, and broilers 13.
Grain prices show wheat 78, yellow corn 50, mixed and white corn 47. Butterfat values No. 128 and No. 226 listed. Poultry prices differ by weight with hens under 4 pounds 7 and over 4 pounds 10, springs and broilers 7.10, roosters 5476. Hog price 5.20.
AP dispatch notes closing government bonds with rates for Treasury notes and bonds including Treasury 4s and 3s. The figures show price quotes around 102.19 for Treasury near term, 114 for Treasury 4s, and 109.9 for Treasury 3s amid December trading.
Survivors of the 4,260 ton Finnish steamer Mercury say the ship sank after hitting a mine off the Scottish coast while bound for Finland. All but one crew member were brought ashore today.
A compact rundown of legal and archival Latin terms and abbreviations with brief meanings. Includes terms such as ibid nem con stet viz ad lib and notes on their usage in citations and drafts.
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