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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
13
In late trading New Orleans cotton futures fell from 75 cents to near a dollar, with January 12.07 and July 11.95, amid bearish Liverpool signals. Exports reached 24,623 bales as spot prices closed steady 20 points down, with sales of 1,425 and receipts of 5,914.
Chicago grain markets opened lower as moisture outlooks in Kansas and Nebraska weighed on wheat. December futures fell to 1.335/8 and May to 1.2925/8, with corn sliding early then stabilizing near 1.07-1/4 for December and 1.04-1/2 for May. Rye closed modestly higher while oats and provisions held near last night’s levels.
New York December 17 cotton futures declined sharply as liquidation and stop orders pushed prices down 14 to 39 points. Rumors of lean cotton release after holidays and weak technicals kept sentiment soft while midday buying limited gains. spot steady at 12.75.
Liverpool reports 11 000 bales with 8500 American amid moderate spot business. Prices for American grades fall across the board with strict and good middling quotes from 7.13 to 7.73. Futures close steady with Dec 6.69 and Oct 6.38.
In New Orleans on December 17, 4% cottonseed oil closed steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 11.05 to 11.25, prime crude 9.75 to 10.00, and nearby and new contracts quoted: December 10.72, January 10.72, March 10.78, May 10.94, July 10.97.
New York on December 17 reports bleach able prime cottonseed oil futures ending barely steady with contracts for January 11.23B, March 11.26-27, May 11.42-43, and July 11.44B. A total of 201 contracts were sold including 14 switches.
Kelly High School junior home makers hosted a program featuring readings recitations poetry and stories. Mrs Dewey T Tarver and Miss Dorothy Hargrove accompanied Miss Johnnye Tarver who left for her home in California with her family.
The report shows 24 hour stage readings for a network across Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee regions including Memphis Vicksburg Natchez Baton Rouge and Shreveport. It lists stage changes and rises or falls at stations such as Ouachita Camden Little Rock Shreveport Nashville and Cincinnati with various measurements.
New York report shows irregulars in stocks with steels and special ties up while others hesitated. Bonds are pressured with U S government issues. Foreign exchanges steady as guilders rise. Cotton barely steady. sugar quiet. coffee steady. Chicago grains firmer led by corn and rye. Cattle up slightly. hogs gain 10 to 15 cents with top at 10.30.
Chicago market report shows hogs 25 000 head with direct 7 009 up 10 15 percent, top 16 30, cattle and calves 5 000 and 1 500 due to light receipts stockers steady to strong, fat lambs opening slow with slight price signals and bids around 8 50 to 9 00.
The market held firm with Great Britain at 4.91 5-8 dollars and 60 day bills at 4.90 5-8. France 4.67 1-2, Italy 5.26 1-2, Belgium 16.92, Germany Free 40.24 and other currencies quoted with varying bids and cables, including Tokyo 28.62 and Shanghai 29.60. N-Nominal.
Poultry prices steady across live and dressed categories in Chicago. Hens and toms show slight ups as weights vary from under 4 pounds to over 7 pounds with breeds including Leghorn Plymouth Rock and White Rock. Turkeys, ducks, geese, and capons list varied prices by age and weight.
Futures held steady on trade buying with May rising from 2.86 to 2.87 and September around 2.90. General market midday shows unchanged to one point higher, with Sales at 3,900 tons and various contract quotes listed including Jan 2.86b Meh 2.83b May 2.87b July 2.89b Sept 2.90b.
A historical note explains that gravity on the sun is so strong that an ordinary man would weigh about two tons. It contrasts solar gravity with Earth's lighter weight expectations.
New York stocks showed mixed strength with many favorites inching up by fractions as year end factors and tax considerations buoyed a broad market. Transfers ran about 2,000,000 shares while several leaders declined, leaving a uneven close amid gains for Westinghouse Airbrake United Aircraft Bethlehem General Electric and other big names.
Sutter And Baggs report butter prices at 8 206 firm with creamery specials around 33 3 4 to 34 1 4 and eggs at 4 467 steady. Extra firsts 28 1 2 for cars and locals, refrigerator standards 26 3 4, current receipts 27 1 2, with 93 score butter and 92 score extras noted.
U S Department of Agriculture notes total U S shipments at 488 with 74 on track 220. Best russets firm. demand fair. Other stock steady. demand slow. Idaho russet Bur banks U S No 1 2 50 to 2 75, U S No 2 2 00. Colorado red McClures No 1 2 55, Wisconsin round whites No 1 1 90 to 2 00, No 2 87 1/2.
Call money remained steady at 1 percent all day in New York. Prime commercial paper traded 3 to 4 percent with time loans offered at 1 to 4 percent for 60 days to 6 months. Bankers acceptances unchanged and the rediscount rate at the New York Reserve Bank stood at 1.5 percent.
A mother and her two young children died in a house fire in Janesville early today. The father escaped with his four month old baby by jumping from a second story window as the blaze consumed the home.
The Ouachita National Bank in Monroe schedules its regular stockholders meeting on January 12, 1937 at ten o'clock A M in the Directors Room to elect a Board of Directors for the year and transact any business. The notice is signed by W C Oliver, Vice President and Cashier and includes budget ordinances for Ouachita Parish for 1937.
Ouachita Parish Police Jury adopts a resolution to stop commercial fishing at Black Bayou Lake sections 3 4 18N 4E and 26 27 33 34 35 19N 4E. Commissioner of Conservation to publish notices and post signs.]]>
A dense rate card lists Want-Ads rules and closing times for Morning World and News-Star World with prices per line, classifications alphabetized from Announcements to Real Estate. It includes a foreclosure style notice for Universal Credit Co. versus C. H. Mallard with a Dec 8 1938 sale date and a 1930 Ford Tudor Sedan description.
One carat diamond described as perfect blue white in a handsome mounting. Cash price $185 for immediate sale. Jewelers allowed inspection anywhere. Respond with Box 913 News-Star.
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