This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1944
Page
6
New York stock leaders resume a slow decline as bonds ease and rails stay in supply. Cotton fluctuates with liquidation and cover. Chicago wheat falls 18 cents, rye down to 11/4, hogs active with early clearance at 14.75, cattle steady with steer top at 18.35.
Cotton futures fell under long liquidation and hedge selling in New Orleans trading, with war news and rain in the belt cited as factors. Prices closed 40 to 65 cents per bale lower, with October around 21.50 and December near 21.30, signaling a softer close after a volatile session in New York and New Orleans markets.
Chicago grain notes show rye futures retreating from early gains as cotton and stock markets waver. Wheat and oats also declined, with September wheat closing down about a fraction of a cent to around 1.54 1/2 dollars a bushel amid mixed trading and price quotations mixed in the report.
New York brokers report leaders drifting with limited pressure and scattered strength while declines widen to fractions. Volume about 500,000 shares with bonds dipping. Chicago wheat falls and cotton eases late.
An advertisement extols Wheaties cereal as a source of real whole grain nourishment and a crisp toasted flavor. It emphasizes daily consumption for healthy habits and places the slogan Breakfast of Champions in quotes to highlight the product’s image.
Chicago markets show potato arrivals 107 and on track 242 with varied U S No 1 prices from Idaho Washington Colorado North Dakota and other regions. Hog and cattle totals indicate steady to weak demand with best hogs 14 75 per cwt and cattle 13 50 to 17 75 with top beef cows around 7 75 to 10 75.
Butter firm on receipts of 718277 while egg receipts reach 10302 with irregular demand market unchanged and prices steady in Chicago trading.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.