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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1942
Page
9
A dense set of old style classifieds includes lost purse items and rewards, wanted to buy used dinettes and furniture, farm labor, various sale and rental offers, and a San Francisco evacuation notice mentioning mass removal of Japanese nationals from 20 inland counties scheduled July 9 to July 13.
Stocks mixed as bonds hold. cotton firm and rail and utility shares rise. Wheat futures climb in Chicago while corn lifts with wheat. hogs ease to 14.65 and cattle steady to 14.40 for good to choice steers. Kansas City hogs, cattle, and sheep receipts forecast for tomorrow with mixed grain prices and hay quotations listed.
Chicago grain and soybeans moved higher as pressure on July futures eased and short sellers returned to the buy side. Improved flour milling demand in the East supported sentiment with large bakers reportedly buying 100000 barrels of flour yesterday.
Futures records show gains as July wheat enters market via elevator interests and hedging remains moderate. Open interest totals and commodity prices for corn soybeans wheat, with Kansas City reports listing eggs butter and poultry prices across grades.
Potatoes arrivals 175. on track 307. total U S shipments 446. supplies moderate. demand light. best stock steady while far off condition weak. California long whites at U S No 1 3 85 40. Alabama Bliss Triumphs No 13 25 0 50. Louisiana Bliss Triumphs No 1 2 90. North Carolina Cobblers No 12 65 75. Virginia Cobblers No 12 72 12 75. Government Bonds New York June 30 Treasury 38 55 51 110 21. New York Stocks Wall Street mixed as leaders tread narrowly. war news slightly better.
Stocks drifted with scant stimulus from business and tax news and little overall direction. Santa Fe rose about two points after midday on a $1.50 common dividend, while other rail shares stayed flat and transfers totaled roughly 225,000 shares.
Mrs. E. W. Emery, Wichita, president of the state Congress of Parents and Teachers, urged Governor Ratner by telegram to set up a statewide children's registration system as part of Kansas defense efforts. She said registration and ID would prevent losses in war emergencies and that parent teacher groups would cooperate.
The governor referred the suggestion to Dale Fisher of the state defense council for study, indicating further review by the appropriate official.
The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railway declares a 1.50 dollar dividend on common stock payable September 1 to shareholders of record July 31. For the first half of the year 1.00 per share was paid, with two 1.00 payments also made in 1941. The Journal-World notes its readers and results.
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