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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1940

Page

11

New Orleans Cotton Prices Ease After Hedge Selling

World market report shows cotton futures slipping 1 to 4 points with Oct and Dec contracts down amid hedge selling. Spot cotton in New Orleans closed quiet with low middling at 8.80 cents and middling at 9.80, receipts and stock levels noted. average middling price across southern markets down 9 points to 9.80 cents.

New Orleans

Cotton futures fall on hedge selling and local pressure

New York August 22 hedge selling and local pressure pushed cotton futures lower. Southwestern and Memphis interests sold, spot houses opened, hedges moved forward. Late prices off 7 to 5 points with October 9.26, December 9.23, July 8.77. Futures closed 4-6 points lower amid active market activity.

New York Southwestern Memphis Ooens

Cotton market report from Liverpool with varied prices

Mod erate business in spot cotton in Liverpool with prices up 7 points. Quoted grades include American strict good middling 8.90 and good ordinary 7.15. Futures closed mixed with October 7.57 and January 7.23 among the listed dates.

Liverpool

Cottonseed Oil Prices Hold Steady In New Orleans With Seasonal Shifts

The New Orleans market shows steady cottonseed oil tone with a bleachable prime summer grade at 5.85 nominal. Prime crude sits at 4.50b while later months trade at 5.06b 5.10b 5.20b 5.22b and 5.31b for March.

New Orleans

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures rise in New York

New York futures for bleach able cottonseed oil closed 10 to 13 higher with 127 contracts traded. Sept at 5.57, Oct 5.59, Dec 5.70, Jan 5.73, and March 5.81.

New York

Sugar futures edge up as selling pressure fades

Active domestic sugar futures showed firmer trading as selling pressure eased. January to May futures rose 1 to 3 points, while world markets were mixed and mostly quiet. No. 3 futures held steady or gained slightly with 17,950 tons sold. No. 4 saw smaller moves with 2,950 tons traded.

New York

Poultry Prices Mixed as Markets Open in Chicago

Chicago market report notes 56 live poultry trucks unsettled with hens five pounds and under priced at 15 1/2 cents. Other prices hold steady as of Aug 22.

Chicago

Stocks Firm As Markets Edge Higher Across Sectors

New York reports a broad advance led by equities with industrials firming and bonds up, while foreign exchange stays steady. In commodities, cotton and sugar show activity, metals hold gains, and livestock futures mix with hogs up to 7.25.

New York Chicago

Wall Street Holds Gains On Hopes Of War and Business Boost

New York stocks advanced selectively for the fifth straight session as war news and brighter business outlooks supported sentiment. The market moved to near day’s highs in the final hour with gains mainly in blue chips such as U S Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler, GM, DuPont, and Kodak amid higher bonds and mixed commodities.

Victor Eubank New York Wall Street U. S. Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors Dupont Westinghouse Eastman Kodak Union Carbide American Telephone Douglas Aircraft Anaconda American Smelting Southern Railway Sscanesweeees Alaska Juneau St. Alleghany Corporation Scseesevens Allied Chemical & Dye Ccecasenssa American Water Works Csceseseness American Hide & Leather American Locomotive Sevevsvad American Power & Light Ovens Oe American Rad & Bt BS Cressceesseves GM Jean Roller Mills Icieeees Ican Smelting & Refining American Steel Foundries American Sugar Refining American Tel & Tel Os American Tobacco B Atchison T& SF Atlantic Coast Line Seeee Bulova Watch Sresecee Burroughs Adding Machine Calumet & Hecla Struvesceess Canada Dry Ginger Ale Vovece Canadian Pacific Sissssseneresenese Case JI Company Mosm Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Esqees Columbia Gas & Electric Commercial Credit Ereveees Commercial Investment Trust Continental Oil Delaware Crane Company Crown Zellerbach Curtiss-Wright Curtiss-Wright A Deere & Company Delaware & Hudson Delaware Lack & Western Distillers Corporation Seagrams Coses Tomo Binge Livisresvarvieressesvseve Ceereseseees Th Engineers Public Service Firestone Tire 4& Rubber Fiintkote Company Sceceeveres General Electric Secessesvesses General Foods Pestiaene Gillette Safety Razor Gimbel Brothers Anoeee Moretti Ase Eabes Goodyear Tire & Rubber Great Northern Iron Ore Cts Great Northern Railway of Greyhound Corporation Gulf Mobile & Northern Loft Incorporated Loew's Incorporated Lone Star Cement Long Bell Lumber A SROR Macy R H Company Marine Midland Marshall Finid Éadeees Mathieson Alkali McClean Stores McKessand& Robbins M 1 Company Mid Contret Minn-Molize Company Seagarb G.teh The Power & Light Aie Endicott-Johnson Company Homestake Mining Houston Oil Illinois Central Ingersoll Rand Interlake Iron International Harvester International Hydro-Electric A International Paper & Power Teers International Tel & Tel Essce Johne-Manville Products Kennecott Copper Lehigh Valley Railroad Libbey-Owens-Pord Glass Dros Bne National Biscuit American Car & Foundry Armstrong Cork Electric Auto Lite Evseeeseees Electric Power & Light Hecker” Products Hudson Motor Inspirational Copper International Business International Nickel Can Interstept Kroger Grocery Lockheed Aiircraft Nash-Kelvinatoreen Tiinharden National Cash Register

Grain prices rise on scattered mills buying in Chicago

Chicago grain markets show mixed early activity with mills lifting wheat 1 to 2 cents and corn easing. Wheat finished higher by 3-8 to 7-8 cents, while corn eased then ended up 1-4 to 1-8 cents higher, and oats rose 1-4 to 3-8 cents.

Chicago

Livestock Prices Rise Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Chicago market report shows salable hogs up 10 to 20 cents with top at 7.25, cattle gains led by fed steers and yearlings up 10 to 25, vealers and bulls rising, sheep and spring lambs gaining 15 to 40 cents with fat ewes steady.

Chicago United States Department of Agriculture

Potatoes market report from Chicago with varied prices

Arrivals total 71, on track 163, shipments 263, supplies moderate and demand slow. Idaho Bliss Triumphs US No. 1 at 1.50 to 1.55, Oregon Bliss Triumphs US No. 1 at 1.50 to 1.60, Minnesota cobblers Hollander generally good 1.05 to 1.15, Nebraska Bliss Triumphs good quality unwashed 1.25 to 1.35, washed 1.60 to 1.70.

Chicago USDA U. S Idaho Bliss Oregon Bliss Minnesota

Butter And Eggs Prices Reported In Chicago

Butter receipts reach 986,927 with firmness across grades. Creamery 93 score at 27 1-4 to 27 3-4, 92 1/4, 90 centralized. Carrots priced at 26 1/2 with other prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 9,859 and unsettled. storage packed firsts at 18.

Chicago

Stringed Eggs Sold in Puerto Cortex Honduras Market

In Puerto Cortex Honduras eggs are sold by the string in bundles of three or more Each egg is wrapped in a dried banana leaf and separated by a straw fragment indicating a rustic packing style via local markets.

Puerto Cortex Honduras

Parachute Drop Demonstrated At Aero Rendezvous

Army air corps experts study a safe landing method as a 52 foot diameter parachute descends from a plane piloted by Jimmy Goodwin of Newport Kentucky at the Aero Rendezvous in Augusta Maine.

Army Air Corps Jimmy Goodwin Newport Aero Rendezvous Augusta

Social life notes from Tallulah and Gulfport visits

Tallulah society roundup details Friday Night bridge at Dr and Mrs J Roy Medlins with G L Smith and R R Spigener winning high scores. Guests include many local families and travelers to and from Gulfport and Amite, with church circle meetings and visits to Baton Rouge Chicago and Victoria Texas noted.

J. Roy Medlin G. L. Smith R. R. Spigener G. M. Fuller Davis Whitfield Dean Moberley Hazel Jean Moberley I. L. McMullin The Baptist Missionary Society Bud King Roy Boswell C. A. Julian A. L. Goss McMullin Henry Sevier Mason Spencer R. R. Taylor D. H. Allen J. A. Gilbert W. C. Starrett Horace Lee B. P. Folk

Levee Board Adopts Plan For Bayou Bartholomew Project

The Tensas Basin Levee District meets in Rayville to ratify a shift in Bayou Bartholomew Lake work. Assistant State Engineer J. R. Adame explains a new plan using pipe under the highway with Louisiana Highway Commission to lower Lake water about five feet. The action authorizes payment for the project and ratifies the change from the prior bid plan.

Tengas Babin Rayrille Batic Leese Peetetes Ia Otice Regaler Oettion W. Semmeriin Richland Parish J. & Rolfe Morehouse Parish L. C Nunn Celdwek Paran DP. Whiteon Catehouse Pariah M. A. Maneham Ralte Monroe J. B. Adame Louisiana Highway Commission Morehouse Road Bayou Bartholomew Lake R. Il. Prichard Levee Board Bayou DeSiard Prichard Grayson Nunn Board of Commissioners Tensas Basin Levee J. R. Adame Bayouard J. W. Summerlin

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