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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1940
Page
9
MARKETS LIVERPOOL Dec 10 Spot cotton quiet prices 7 points lower. American quotes range from strict good middling 9.04 to good ordinary 6.84 with other grades listed. Futures closed unchanged to 3 points lower, March 7.91 July 7.83 Oct 7.76.
Potatoes arriving 92 on track 394 total U S shipments 952 supplies heavy demand slow market dull Idaho Russet Burbanks United States No 1 142 1 2 to 55 Nebraska and Wyoming Bliss Triumphs United States No 1 140-65 Minnesota and North Dakota Cobblers 80-85 per cent United States No 1 75-1.02 1 2 early Ohio 80-85 per cent United States No 1 1.00 Elias Triumph 9-90 per cent United States No 1 75-1.05 Wisconsin Kapahdins United States No 1 1.05
Domestic sugar futures firmed on December 10 as buyers absorbed profit taking. January at 1.34 cents per pound and July at 2.08, with March at 79 and July BM. Refining price unchanged at 4.35 cents while world futures were steady to higher.
Butter receipts total 652157 with no change as the market remains steady. Eggs receipts reach 4597 with a weak trend. fresh graded extras sell 25 1 2, firsts 24 1 2, current receipts 22 1 2, dirties 20, fresh checks 19, refrigerator checks 17, refrigerator extras 22, refrigerator standards 23 3 4.
Chicago Dec 10 live poultry markets report 4 trucks steady with spring chicks up 4 pounds and White Rock stock quoted at 161 2. Other prices unchanged as markets hold.
Chicago grain markets show December wheat futures advancing to near seasonal top with gains of around 3 to 4 cents. Wheat closes 1 to 4 cents higher. December and May positions firm. Corn futures rise 5 to 11 8 cents. oats up about 1 cent on December delivery. overall activity tighter with mixed price shifts across grains.
Ferriday residents welcomed new arrivals Mrs. G. K. Alford and families with Betty Jean and son G. K. Visitors and church groups appeared at Natchez Temple B nal Levee Sisterhood luncheon.
Flooding continues with river stages rising over the last 24 hours. Officials report Stage 16 rising and a 00 to 02 change in the flood alert as water levels advance along the river corridor.
New York markets show irregular stock movement with leaders in a slim groove while bonds hold at new highs. Foreign exchange narrow with the Canadian dollar dipping. cotton, wool, and metals hold steady or slip on hedging and liquidation. Chicago wheat and corn rise on limited December offerings and short covering. cattle steady to lower, hogs fall 10 to 15 points amid ample receipts.
The New York stock market opened with a tentative rally but soon fell into irregular territory. Declines appeared across many leaders while a few issues edged higher and some firms like Chesapeake and Ohio advanced to new 1940 highs amid slack volume and year end tax selling lingering.
Funeral services for J. S. Liggin 85 and wife 79 will be at Fellowship Church Lincoln parish at 2 PM. Interment in Fellowship cemetery under McClure Funeral Home Rushton. Survivors include three children, 21 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren. The couple recently celebrated birthdays five days apart. Mrs Liggin survived by a sister Colvin and a brother. Mr Liggin born near death site. Liggin school named for his mother.
A vandalized headstone from an unused cemetery, bearing a defiant inscription, was stolen eight years ago and later found near the city outskirts. A police officer kept it until officials of the Pioneers' Cemetery association reclaimed the stone, placing it to guard the rebuilt vault of J. H. W. Jensen, a noted figure in early Phoenix.
Marion December 10 Special The Union Parish 4 H Executive Council elected Calvin Reeves president for the ensuing year. Other officers include Gloria Jean William vice president Francis Albritton secretary treasurer J W Scarborough reporter and Miles Green and Treva Phelps elected delegates to the state executive meeting in Baton Rouge.
Legal notices detail writs of seizure and sales in Ouachita Parish including Monroe properties. Auctions set for January 4 1941 at the Western front door of the Court House with cash terms and appraisement bid options. Additional notices cover vast land parcels in West Monroe Old Trenton and a 200 acre tract plus 103.92 acres, with administrator sale in Terminal Heights and HOLOCO properties.
In Ouachita Parish Fourth District Court, Commercial Securities Company versus Russell H. Simpson, a writ of fi fa has been executed. On Saturday December 21 1940 at noon the court house western front in Monroe Louisiana will sell three seized vehicles including a 1946 Chevrolet one 1937 Model Ford V eight coach and a 1936 Terraplane to satisfy the writ and costs.
The Tensas Basin Levee District holds a special session to authorize the President Pro Tem to sign checks in the President’s absence and appoint a warehousing committee. The board addresses West Monroe rights of way, claims by Mrs White and Silagle Johnson Lumber, and delegates attend the Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association meeting.
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