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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1940
Page
7
Motorcycle for sale 1934 Harleys in excellent condition with new tires tubes and battery. Cash price 160 dollars. Inquire 1717 La Phone 3194. Apples red Jones Deno na yellow small crabapples $1.25 per basket. Turnip seed 6c per lb Brecheisen 2 miles west Clearfield.
Chicago July grain futures end lower across wheat oats and soybeans as July delivery ends. Wheat closed near unchanged to fraction higher with open interest around 4.409 million bushels at start of trading. Heat across belt monitored by traders amid a broad mercantile market close. Kansas City hogs and cattle trade mixed with modest losses and slow demand.
The bulletin lists grain prices for corn soybeans and wheat with various No. 2 and No. 3 grades across futures, July to December, plus millet rye barley and milo. It also covers hay and potato markets in Kansas City and Chicago prices for eggs butter poultry and hogs with current receipts and shipments, ending with a brief Wall Street snapshot mentioning early gains for aircraft makers and steel and motor shares.
The report shows a mixed trading day with several major names like United, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler, and Sears lagging for most of the session while others including U. S. Steel and Du Pont held a steadier course. Industry groups were uneven as the pace fluctuated across sectors.
A Hardy Oak home group meets at Valley Grove school house Friday July 26. Rex Alexander preaches at 9 45 a m with Sunday school to follow. Laura Zook leads a Christian Endeavor discussion, Don Kimmel leads song service. Ice cream social draws large crowd. many candidates introduced. Ladies Aid thanks donors. Local visitors include Elmer Shults and Ray Stewart. Reverend Nichols slowly improves after heart illness. Neighbors busy harvesting and threshing.
Des Moines area residents attended a Neighborhood Circle gathering at Mrs Kate Black's home on Thursday afternoon. Members answered roll call with a verse and enjoyed visiting, with plans discussed for an upcoming club picnic and future meeting date to be announced.
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