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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1942
Page
7
Classified notices show wants and offers: transport to California with references and expense sharing. lost wheat linen purse with glasses and ring on highway near underpass Sun May 24 with liberal reward. 1940 Ford trucks and other vehicles for sale. real estate for sale. office room for rent. room and board sought. Petitions for Packard sedan sale and rent.
Hogs 5,300 strong to 10 higher with tops at 14.25. 150-180 lb hogs 13.75 14.25. Cattle 13,000 and calves 900. feeders steady to down, good to choice steers 11.50 13.00, stockers 10.50 13.25, vealers mostly steady. Sheep 10,000 with steady to higher bids, top natives 15.85. early lambs above 15.50. Estimated May 25 receipts: 5,000 cattle, 500 calves, 4,000 hogs, 9,000 sheep.
Stocks ease with steels leading the decline while bonds show irregulars. Cotton falls with New Orleans and local selling. Chicago wheat declines with a revise upward in the Crepe estimate. Corn holds steady to firm amid solid industrial demand. Hogs rise 10-15 cents to as high as 14.50 with small supplies. Cattle and steers weaken up to 25, cows and bulls steady amid heavy receipts.
Wheat futures dipped with July 1 contracts down 33 percent and soybeans easing over a cent at times as meal demand lagged. Open interest shows totals for wheat 33.67 million bushels and corn 64.253 million with soybeans 4.974 million. Chicago potato market reports mixed prices and steady to modest demand across varieties.
Stock market buyers generally stood aside in soft territory as leaders rested. A tepid attempt to rally faded with the day, leaving prices subdued in New York trading.
The opening show drew little response as Steel backed away and most quotes moved into minus territory. A modest array of plus marks appeared late with scattered point losses. About 200 000 shares traded, among the smallest in two years, as investors blamed uncertainty over the Khar kov battle and a cloudy tax program for weak bidding and sentiment. Bethlehem Steel fell to a new 1942 low, dropping nearly two points at the worst.
Villa Eden Avon Kiester of Linwood visited the William Torneden home Wednesday evening. Eighth graders Mary Ann Toyne Edith Douglas and Phyllis Greenwell will graduate from Linwood Monday evening June 1. Arlene Vitt of Eudora spent Thursday with Mrs Lelia Torneden. Kansas City visitors Frank Henik and family weekended here. Richard Greenwell from Wichita vacationing with parents. Arley Ruth Crabb of Williamsburg stayed several days. May Hughey and Myrtle Martin visited Peabody. Mrs Charles Hallenbeck visited California stationed brother. Martin Coyne and Merlin Brock were Kansas City visitors. Happy Hour club met with Mrs William Torneden hosting and Mrs Walter Greenwell assisting. Eighteen members and three guests answered Roll call Birth Flower Birth Stone Place of Birth. Ruth Pettengill won the door prize. Mrs Mabel Torneden and Mrs Lena Allison won contest prizes. Refreshments served by hostesses. Herbert Torneden announces birth of a boy Marvin LeRoy.
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