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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1933
Page
11
Cotton prices drifted lower with spot prices down several points while futures held near steady. Traders noted light holiday trading as middling grades hovered around 10.15 with some declines in nearby months and cautious selling absorbed by the market.
New Orleans December 26 prices for crude and prime oils hold steady with minor advances and declines across months. Futures details include January crude at 4.21, March 4.55, June 4.73, July 4.98, with other months near these levels. Bleach inseed futures also end unchanged across listed months.
Foreign exchange report notes Great Britain rates in cents and bills. Cables and terms show varied figures across nations including Germany Norway Sweden Austria Argentina and Mexico City markets. The text cites late March references and Parker mentions amid unsettled exchange conditions.
New York stocks drifted with little resistance after the post holiday session, showing losses around several points as bids and asks widened. Financial movement remained dull with mixed bonds, subdued commodity teams, and several big names slipping while others held near steadier levels.
Chicago market report lists butter and eggs with price ranges and receipts, noting 14 511 fir m butter creamery specials and 5 408 firm eggs over two days. Several company stocks and corporate names appear in a broad market roundup, including Pacific Gas & Electric, Continental Insurance, and Western Union, among others.
New York reports heavy stocks with a slow decline in metals and irregular bonds while U S governments hold firm. Curb trading dull as foreign exchanges stay firm and sterling shows strength. Cotton quiet with poor demand. sugar and coffee move. Chicago notes wheat steady, corn firm, cattle up, hogs steady to lower with top at 3 65.
Chicago December grain prices showed an upward trend after an initial drop. Wheat recovered from losses to close up 1-8, corn moved from 3-8 lower to 1-4 higher, oats finished mixed, and provisions held steady to a modest rise.
Hogs 45 000 head incl 20 000 direct slow steady to 10 lower than Saturday. Cattle 12 000 and calves 2 000 with steady tone but slow trade. Sheep 18 000 fat lambs up about 25, packers and shippers active, best lots above 7.75 per hundredweight.
Chicago December 26 poultry market report lists live and dressed prices. Hens 4 1 2 pounds up to 12 cents, Leghorn hens 8, Rock springs 12 13, colored 11 11 1 2, Leghorn chickens 8, roosters 6, hen turkeys 14, young toms 1d, old toms 11, No 2 ducks 10, geese 10 1 2. Dressed turkeys firm with young hens 18, young toms 19, old hens 16, old toms 15 No 2 12.
Call money steady at 1 percent for the day in New York. Time loans show modest moves with 60 days at 3 to 4 to 1, 90 days at 1 to 1 1-4, and 4-6 months at 1 1-4 to 1 1-2 percent. Prime commercial paper at 11-4. Bankers acceptances unchanged with 30 days 5-8 to 1-2, 60 days 5-8 to 1-2, 90 days 3-4 to 5-3, 4 months 3-4 to 5-8, and 5-6 months 1 to 7-8.
A reader asks if she should press a three year relationship toward marriage with a prosperous suitor who shows no urgency. The columnist urges focusing on her interior decorating studies to gain independence, suggests writing a clarifying note, and warns the partnership may reflect convenience rather than love.
A pair of letters discuss a woman's time with an unappreciative suitor and the idea of breaking dates. Peggy counsels the woman to forget the present boyfriend, noting he may marry only from a sense of honor, while warning of a misalliance given education and home life contrasts.
The ship Monica Hartery foundered in stormy seas with the death toll rising toward the 200 mark across the country. Survivors are being treated as search efforts continue for missing crew.
At least 14 people die in Louisiana and Mississippi over the Christmas weekend due to auto crashes and shootings, with 12 deaths in Louisiana. The toll includes Joseph Zimmer in New Orleans, Porter Redgood near Godonna, Blaise Rodriguez in Chibodaux, and others, plus 171 drunkenness arrests in New Orleans.
In Battle Creek Michigan on Christmas night Ivan Britvee 47 lost his infant daughter to a fire started by straw igniting near a stove. His wife Mary 42 who has been blind for years remains in serious condition and Britvee suffered burns to hands and arms while rescuing his wife and child.
Classified sections list rates per line for the Morning World and Monroe News Star with a 45 cent minimum. Notices include a promissory note lost on December 4 1993 pledged as public notice not to negotiate and dog Lost Ace Boston terrier contact number 3446-5.
The president and financial aides sharpen the budget message ahead of Congress as the deficit nears 963.5 million dollars. Tax receipts add 16 million to shrink the gap from last year, while spending tops 2.4 billion with emergency and RFC items leading. Sinking fund use shows a drop from 418.8 million to 17.3 million. In Michigan, new motor law bars driving after unpaid auto accident judgments.
A Christmas day flood in the Pacific Northwest killed four people when a natural dam failed in Clatskan, Oregon. Milo Allen 50 and his sons George 30 Robert 12 Donald 8 were recovered from wreckage. the mother was critical. Floodwaters threatened eastern Washington and northern Idaho while receding in other areas.
National weather summary reports heavy to moderate snow across multiple states with several inches in West Virginia Kentucky Maryland Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Roadway disruption and minor accidents accompany a cold wave as temperatures dip near or below freezing in many areas.
Potatoes in Chicago on Friday December 26 show 213 on track 246 with total U S shipments reaching 528 Friday 577 Saturday 11 Sunday and 27 Monday. Supplies are moderate and no trading activity due to cold weather and cars not being opened. Market remains nominal with unchanged conditions noted in Washington.
Ex premier Herriot renewed his campaign for France to settle American war debts after illness and a period of silence. He argues the debts should be paid despite parliamentary inertia and Britain U.S. talks. The piece notes press caution and a historic long London rainfall record from June 1903.
Schedule shows trains and motor coach routes with times between Alexandria Bastrop Bastrop to Alexandria and Westbound Eastbound services. It lists arrivals and departures across multiple lines including Interstate Transport and American Airways with various morning to late night slots.
The News Star and Morning World offer advertisers a free Losers' Service Bureau listing to aid in recovering lost articles. This service provides no extra charge and helps locate missing items.
A collection of personal notices and official public notices from Monroe Louisiana dated 1933 1935. Items include a card of thanks from the Atroldi and Mendella families for Lenora Atroldi's death flowers, a transfer of debts in the Louisiana Tire and Salvage Co sale by J J Hanchey, retirement notice of Samuel and Abe Ungerleider from Fenner Beane Ungerleider, the Ouachita National Bank annual stockholders meeting on January 9 1934 and related liquidating committee reports, and a promotional line about affordable cars with a payment plan.
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