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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1940
Page
9
Chicago and Kansas City markets show wheat fluctuating with small losses amid moderate buying. Cattle and hog prices edge higher in Kansas City with mixed demand and solid yearling prices. livestock receipts and cash grain values listed for May 21.
Saturday's final levels softened briefly then rebounded with wheat at 2% cents higher but corn lower. Cotton eased in afternoon trading to about 1.45 dollars per bale as wool, rubber, copper and hides futures lagged.
Hay no receipts with alfalfa and prairie prices listed. Chicago potato market reports US ship ments with Bliss Triumphs and Idaho Russell prices. Eggs butterfat poultry hogs and grain prices shown for Kansas City. Local market figures include hens roosters and eggs price ranges.
At the Kanwaka 4-H club meeting Carl J. Hird and Wilma Lea Johnson were named delegates to the 4-H roundup to be held the first week in June at Manhattan. The gathering also noted social visits and a 20th wedding anniversary in Lawrence.
War stocks lead the market down as allied reverses spark a five year wide break. Losses mount in steels aircrafts electricals coppers motors and chemicals while turnover hits about four million shares. Brokers cite Nazi advances and French defeats as depressants. bonds and currencies also slip with utilities and rails posting declines.
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