Cotton Futures Rally After Government Crop Estimate
In New Orleans and New York markets on December 8, cotton futures fluctuated after the government pegged the crop at 12,727,000 bales. Prices dipped before the report, then recovered with March and May posting gains, closing with small net declines overall. Exports totaled 30,948 bales as trade absorbed surplus on a larger than expected crop figure.
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New Orleans
Bureau
Shorts
New York
Foreign Exchange Rates Reported in New York
In New York on December 8, foreign exchange markets showed steady movement with a range of rates. Cables quoted by countries include Great Britain around 3.23, France near 3.90, and Italy about 5.12, with numerous demands listed for Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain and other currencies.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
xPortugal
xGreece
xPoland
Czechoslovakia
xJugoslavia
xAustria
xRumania
Argentine
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
Mexico City
Liverpool Cotton Market Steady. Prices Decline Slightly
Liverpool market shows 7,000 bales of American cotton on spot demand with prices down 14 points. Quotations for American grades range from strict good middling 5.73 to good ordinary 4.23, with futures closing very steady from December at 4.81 to October 4.89.
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Liverpool
Sugar futures hold steady with narrow gains in New York
Sugar futures softened little and ranged within small bounds as the market closed steady to up two points. Trading volume reached 3,750 tons with contracts including Dec TIB, Jan 74, March 79, May 84B, July 90, Sept 94-95, Oct 96N, marked B Bid or N Normal.
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New York
Call Money Steady in New York Market
New York December 8 call money held at 1 percent all day. Time loans steady with 60 to 90 days at 1 to 2 percent and 4 months bids at 5 to 6 months 1 percent. Prime commercial paper at 1 1/2 percent. Bankers' acceptances unchanged.
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New. York
Market Roundup Steady as Bonds Rise and Commodities Drift
New York stock lists drift quietly with bond markets steady as U S treasuries advance. Curb trades show stagnation while foreign exchanges remain irregular and sterling stays heavy. Cotton weakens on bearish government report. sugar and coffee show mixed moves. Wheat holds firm in Chicago with milling buying. corn steadies on weather forecast and firmer cash. Cattle and hog markets vary with gradual strength.
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New York
U. S. Treasuries
Chicago
Grain Prices Move Downward in Early Chicago Trade
Chicago on December 8 reports grain prices easing with wheat futures down broadly, corn near unchanged to modestly lower then rebounding, oats little changed, and provisions mostly steady to slightly higher.
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Chicago
New Orleans Market Prices for Fresh Produce
Prices across celery lettuce artichokes potatoes and fruit in New Orleans show mixed movement with celery slipping, iceberg lettuce at 2.40 to 2.50 per crate, artichokes around 2.65 to 3.50 per box or 100 pounds, and citrus and grapes trading in narrow ranges. Louisiana car shipments noted with mixed commodities including beets carrots and broccoli and a small wartime reference to cars moved.
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New Orleans
USDA
California
Maine
Louisiana
Potaoy
Mallow
Livestock Market Report Chicago December Hogs Cattle Lambs
Chicago market summary shows hogs at 30 000 head with direct sales 13 000 and early gains 5 to 15 cents but later bids steady. Top hog price 3.40 with pigs 2.85 to 3.35 and sows around 2.40 to 2.80. Cattle trading slow with 5 000 head and calves 1 500. slaughter cattle and vealers range 5.25 to 9.00 per hundredweight and vealers milk fed 4.75 to 6.00. Sheep at 10 000 head, slow and uneven with lambs 5.75 to 6.60 for lighter weights and 1.25 to 2.75 for lambs overall.
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Chicago
USDA
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Trade
In New Orleans on December 8 cot tonseed oil closed steady with prime summer yellow at 2.95 to 3.05 and prime crude at 2.12 to 2.50. Futures ranged Dec 2.90 Jan 3.00 Mar 3.25 May 3.35 July 3.43.
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New Orleans
New York
Poultry Prices Reported In Chicago Market
Chicago December price list shows various poultry items with quotes for hens roosters turkeys ducks geese and Leghorn broilers. Prices span range from 8 to 16 cents per unit across different grades and weights with notes on Rock Springs and colored springs entries.
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Chicago
Colored Springs
Rock Springs
Wall Street Wobbles As War Debt Focus Gathers Steam
New York stocks drifted listlessly with only light short covering lifting a few issues. The market held a generally irregular tone as traders watched war debt prospects and Paris talks while GM, Dupont, and Safeway declined about a point and Allied Chemical and Allied Chemical held gains among mixed results.
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Claude A. Jagger
Paris
MacDonald
Herriot
Steel Preferred
Dupont
Safeway
American Telephone
American Smelting
General Motors
North American
New York Central
Loews
Montgomery Ward
General Electric
Allied Chemical
Dove succumbs from injuries in auto crash near Rayville
Dove, 25, a farmer 12 miles north of Rayville, died at Monroe hospital from injuries after a truck overturned three miles east of Rayville Monday. The crash happened when the truck Dove rode in swerved to avoid a cow and hit another car. He is survived by his widow, father Tom Dove, and brothers T A Dove and William Dove. Funeral set for Rayville.
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Tra Dove
Rayville
Monroe
Dove
Christmas seal drive slow despite 26th anniversary
Ouachita Parish Tuberculosis and Public Health Association reports slow return of 4500 Christmas seals. Captain G B Cooley says many have forgotten to send money, urges support for research, clinics, nurses, and protective tests to reduce tuberculosis further. He notes the seal’s 26th year has helped cut deaths and hopes it need not reach fifty.
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Ouachita Parish
Shoes the dog police scenting pork chops on theft case
Chicago report tells how a police dog named Shoes tracked a theft suspect after a pocketbook was dropped. Neighbors complained the dog followed frying pork chops instead of the trail, prompting the idea the dog might lack a license to hunt thieves.
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Chicago
Shoes
Kristie Hojek
William
Man celebrating golden wedding vows stays home every night
England's John Robinson marks fifty years of married life by never leaving home at night. He has missed only one evening to sit with a sick friend and claims peace in the family is easy because he stays home every night and has never seen the sea or a movie.
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England
John Robinson
Butter and Eggs Market Report Chicago Dec 8
Butter prices show varied grades with averages from 21 to 23 cents for firsts and extras while eggs steady with receipts around 2,526 and values in the 29 to 32 cent range for fresh graded firsts and extra firsts. creamery specials noted at 22 1-2 to 23.
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Chicago
Potatoes Market Note From Chicago
Potatoes nation price and movement update shows 34 on track 170, total U S shipments 369, supplies moderate with little trading activity due to cold weather.
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Chicago
USDA
U. S
Santa Claus rehearsal photo with Lucan Fleming
The caption notes Lucan Fleming rehearsing for Santa's scheduled appearance on December 25. The Associated Press photo indicates a publicity setup for a holiday event featuring Fleming in a Santa role.
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Santa Claus
Lucan Fleming
Screenpy
Associated Press
Strickland Arraigned on Utah Fugitive Charge
J R Strickland was arraigned before US commissioner Allen Guthrie on a fugitive from justice warrant from Utah. Bond set at 1000. Strickland will return voluntarily to Utah to face federal charges including larceny forgery and uttering a forged check after a burglary arrest at Sur Wa store on Lee avenue and Dixie street.
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Allen Guthrie
United States
Utah
Strickland
R. A. Gehringer
Sur-Wa
Lee Avenue
Dixie Street
Child Fatally Struck in Shreveport Auto Collision
Three year old Hugh Alfred McCorklin died after running into a car driven by 38 year old J C Dickerson in Shreveport Louisiana yesterday. Dickerson was released on his own recognizance pending further investigation.
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Shreveport
Hugh Alfred McCorklin
J. C. Dickerson
Dickerson
House Agriculture Committee Sets Open Hearings on Farm Aid
The House Agriculture Committee agreed to 10 open hearings on the Democratic farm aid program starting next Tuesday with plans to conclude them within the same week to speed relief legislation.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Bond Named New Orleans City Attorney
Nat W. Bond, political leader of the 12th ward regular Democratic organization, was appointed city attorney for New Orleans today to succeed Michel Provosty, who became a judge of the Orleans parish civil district courts yesterday.
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New Orleans
Nat W. Bond
12Th Ward
Michel Provosty
Orleans Parish
Witness denies conspiracy in Franklin embezzlement case
DeQuincy Sutton testifying for Lester C. Franklin denied any plan to divert state tax funds to Franklin’s gubernatorial campaign. Prosecutors alleged a conspiracy involving embezzlement of public funds, Sutton countered the claim and said no such scheme existed.
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Jackson, Miss
Lester C. Franklin
State Tax Commission
DeQuincy Sutton
Franklin
Hold Act Repealed In Louisiana Referendum Vote
In Louisiana a November 8 referendum approved repeal of the Hold Act but critics say the state constitution lacks a provision for submitting legislative matters outside constitutional amendments. Authorities may pursue any lawful course pending final judicial disposition.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Abt Mrnosé
Contracts Set For Buildings In Two Towns
Plans by J. 3. Smith & Associates for a new one story administrative building for Bastrop schools were approved and C. & Andrews of Mus ton awarded the low bid of 4987. They also received a 2300 repair contract for Beekman school plus a two room addition. The Bastrop project includes a built up roof plastered interior gas heating and modern plumbing and electrical work.
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J. 3. Smith & Associates
Bastrop
C. &. Andrews
Muston
Beekman
Oak Grove Girl Dies After Drinking Poison
Mable Best, 19, died in Oak Grove Louisiana after drinking poison in the presence of five witnesses who thought she was joking. Two doctors said antidotes might have saved her life if they believed her claim. She was at work in the telephone exchange when ill. An inquest returned a verdict of death by own action.
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Oak Grove
Mable Best
Accused Shoplifter Arrested at Brown Paper Mill
Dave Jackson Jr., 23, a negro, was arrested this morning by Sheriff Milton Coverdale and J. M. Hammons at Brown Paper mill. He allegedly shoplifted in Mack Hammonds store, taking a sweater and one or two other articles.
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Dave Jackson, Jr
Brown Paper Mill
Milton Coverdale
J. M. Hammons
West Monroe
Coverdale
Mack Hammonds
Trial date set for Fritz Cole in Henry slaying case
Vicksburg Mississippi December 8 The Fritz Cole murder trial for the October disappearance of Pat Henry Jr a local attorney was set for next Monday A 250 man special venire was requested by the state Cole also faces an indictment in the Whittaker slaying but no trial date is fixed yet
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Vicksburg
Miss
Fritz Cole
Pat Henry, Jr
Cole
George Whittaker
Injuries Prove Fatal In Vicksburg Truck Crash
Injuries from a collision near Vicksburg Mississippi proved fatal for Alexandria Brown of Anguilla. Tom Hicks a Black man and driver of the truck was taken into custody by officers.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Here
Alexandria Brown
Anguilla
Tom Hicks
Babcock Elected President of Finance Companies Group
R P Babcock of Jamaica New York was elected president of the National Association of Finance Companies at its annual convention in New Orleans He succeeds Victor L Brown of Milwaukee Wisconsin the retiring president.
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Babcock
New Orleans
R. P. Babcock
Jamaica
N. Y
National Association of Finance Companies
Victor L. Brown
Milwaukee
Wis
Heisman Hosts Golden Tornado Reunion in Atlanta
John W. Heisman former Georgia Tech coach gathered members of the 1927 Golden Tornado at Atlanta for a team reunion.
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John W. Heisman
Georgia Tech
Golden Tornado
Atlanta
Medical Center Praised in New Orleans Inspection
Dr William D Cutter secretary of the AMA council on medical education praised Louisiana State University Medical Center after a three day inspection saying no similar size school has a more wonderful building or better medical equipment in New Orleans.
Two College Classes Hold Morning Meets
Junior and senior classes of Ouachita parish junior college met this morning in separate groups. Seniors discussed class rings to be ordered in the near future.
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Ouachita Parish
Obituary notices for Pew and Penton families in West Monroe
Clifford Charles Pew three months old died at his parents home in the Ransom addition West Monroe. Rev S la Bunch led the funeral at home and Riverview Burial Park was the final resting place. J A Penton forty two died suddenly of heart failure en route to St Francis sanitarium Bastrop burial found acute alcoholism per coroner Dr M B Pearce. Survived by mother Mrs Floyd Penton Sweetwater Texas two sons Jack fifteen Billie eleven of Ponchatoula a brother R A Penton Bastrop and four other brothers in Sweetwater.
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Clifford Charles Pew
J. E. Pew
Ransom Addition
West Monroe
Rev. S. la Bunch
Riverview Burial Park
Bastrop
Sweetwater
Funeral services for Mrs Mathilda Humphries of Crew Lake
Mrs Mathilda Humphries 68 died at home yesterday afternoon. Funeral held at her residence with Rev S W B Colvin officiating. Burial followed in a Grayson area cemetery. Survived by husband D A Humphries three sons Albert Humphries of Crew Lake Fred Humphries John Humphries of Taft Texas and daughter Mrs Grace Wynn of Crew Lake. Also noted North Carolina State College football center Capt Red Espey played most of this year’s schedule.
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Mathilda Humphries
Crew Lake
Red Espey
North Carolina State
Cone
How to Believe Hanwdevka Three Minutes Remedy
A newspaper ad touts B. C. a pharmacist compounded remedy that eases violent headaches in three minutes. It claims fast relief for muscular aches, colds, neuralgia and fever without opiates, in 10¢ and 25¢ packages sold at drugstores.
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B. C
B.C
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