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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1933
Page
9
In New Orleans on December 5 cotton prices moved upward after a steady start. March hit 9.93 and May reached 10.06 to 10.21 before inching higher later. The market showed firm upturns in wheat and grains with spot cotton quoted around 13.0 cents and active trading totaling about 23,030 bales.
A fragmented financial snippet shows multiple bid and ask quotes and closing prices. Entries include figures like 9.99 9.79 9.9 10.02 and 10.29 10.42 with indices 983 1040 and category markers SM W2 indicating market notes.
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New York stocks and grains moved up today with gains across industrials and a higher volume. Major issues including Allied Chemical and Eastman Kodak rose as investors anticipated possible federal regulation of stock exchanges and watched dividend news from Santa Fe preferred.
Sugar futures opened with a slight decline then firmed, with January rising from 1.22 to 1.25 and September from 1.43 to 1.47 as the day neared close. By the last hour prices held around the best levels and the market closed steady with 2-3 point gains. Trading volume reached 15,750 tons.
Legal notices outline sheriff sales by Ouachita Parish Fourth District Court for Monroe properties on December 9 1933 with cash terms and appraisals. City council adopts Ordinance 2694 licensing regulating sale of alcohol and imposes fees and restrictions effective December 6 1933 with later payment date.
Chicago grain prices rose early today as reports said President Roosevelt and Acting Secretary Morgenthau would push the administration policy forward. Wheat climbed after opening higher and closed firmly 2 5-8 to 2 7-8 above yesterday. Corn gained 2 1-2 to 3 1-8, oats rose 1 3-8 to 2 1-4, with provisions steady to up 20 cents.
Chicago livestock prices show weaker undertone across hogs cattle and sheep. Hogs total 25 000 with 3 000 direct and bulk 180 to 280 pounds at 3.40 3.50 per hundredweight while heavier hogs sell up to 3.50. Cattle and calves total 12 500 with feeders and yearlings mainly good to choice. Vealers steady with slaughter cattle and vealers listing various weight ranges. Sheep about 20 000 with fat lambs opening slow and generally lower. lambs under 9 pounds and ewes priced around 1.75 to 3.25.
The foreign exchange firm lists rates for Great Britain at 5.15 dollars and 5.14 for 60 day bills, France 6.18, Italy 8.33, Belgium 22.00, Germany 37.70, Holland 63.40, Norway 25.90, Sweden 26.60, Denmark 23.0, Switzerland 30.65, Spain 12.87, Portugal 4.67, Greece 38N, Poland 17.65N, Czechoslovakia 66N, Jugoslavia 2.17N, Austria 1750N, Rumania 98N, Argentina 33.35N, Brazil 865N, Tokyo 31.00, Shanghai 33.87 1-2, Hongkong 37.75, Montreal 101.31 14 in New York, New York in Montreal 8.75 N-Norminal.
Chicago market report lists live poultry carload and truck sales with varying prices for Leghorn hens, colored hens, flock roosters, turkeys, ducks, and geese. Dressed turkeys show steady quotes for young and old hens and toms with No 2 weights noted.
Potatoes in Chicago show dull trading with moderate demand as USDA reports 32 on track 241 total U S shipments. Prices range from Wisconsin Round Whites 1 22 to 1 25 per cwt Idaho Russets 1 57 1 2 to 1 60 Colorado McClures 1 60 and Ohio 1 10 1 2 1 17 1 2 with occasional higher selections and few sales nearby.
A witty remark on how classified ads reflect a habit of early rising and the wisdom it yields. The line frames ads as a mirror of disciplined routines and practical habits.
A 1934 foreclosure sale is scheduled in Ouachita Parish with Joseph Arthur Smith as defendant and Milton Cordalf sheriff. The action covers Lot 10, Square L in Lock’s addition to Monroe, described by Jackson and Calypso streets, with other parcels and costs listed. Classified ads report multiple lost items including a small setter, a sorrel mare, a dark mare mule, and a brown kid glove with notices offering rewards.
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