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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1943
Page
7
Solid oak kitchen cabinet offered at 115 East 19th with phone 3235R. Also a good five burner coal range with oven listed at 1001 Delaware and phone 2750.
Portable Remington Rand typewriters released for students and home letter writing priced at 29.96 by Lawrence Hardware. A finder is asked to call 720 Hercules or return to Journal-World office. Also notices of a 6 room home for 4500 possession June 1, a grocery department job, an electric washing machine for sale, and a pasture rental north of town with directions.
New York markets show higher stocks with heavy trading and firm bonds. Wheat in Chicago strengthens with Stocks up on the day, corn and oats near ceilings, rye steady, hogs and cattle mixed in Chicago markets.
Kansas City auction notes show hogs 3,600 head mostly active with tops near 14.35, cattle 5,600 head steady to firm, calves and stockers mixed, sheep 7,500 with lambs at around 15.60 for wooled and 15.50 for clipped. Estimated tomorrow receipts: 38,500 cattle, 300 calves, 3,500 hogs, 6,000 sheep. Nearby grain: wheat around 1.38 to 1.40, corn near 1.14, futures mix with May wheat at 1.97 and corn around 1.02. Potatoes and regional produce markets also noted with firm prices.
In a brisk session on May 4 1940 stocks rose to three year peaks with fractional gains amid heavy profit taking. Penny stocks traded in large blocks while overall volume neared 3 million shares as brokers noted broad public participation and shifting funds into securities.
Investors grew bullish on Tunisia war news and bright business prospects despite ongoing questions about the coal floor. Bonds and stocks moved in tandem with selective advances amid mixed selling as traders awaited clarity on the coal floor situation.
The Midwest utilities commissioners committee asked the War Production board for materials to develop the Hugoton gas field and supply gas to industrial centers. Members from Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Louisiana attended the meeting where the resolution urging WPA action was adopted. The field spans Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Record E bond sales for April reached 68 056.25 dollars from 1 698 bonds as the second war loan drive boosted post office results. Roger Williams, postmaster, noted April was the strongest month of the year with prior months totaling 45 168.75 in January and 36 712.50 in February.
Manhattan Kansas May 4 Kansas State College marketing experts advised farmers that May would bring generally steady prices for their products. They forecast steady to slightly lower prices for hogs and slaughter and feeder cattle with ceiling prices for corn dairy products poultry and eggs.
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