This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1940
Page
9
New Orleans markets closed steady with little change in cotton futures. Trading showed a quiet session as prices held near last close with moderate activity and a large stock alongside receipts of 1,522 and total stock at 538,576.
Hedging and southern selling offset by trade and mill support as Bombay accounts liquidate about 5 000 bales early. Midday quotes show March at 10.14 May 10.06 December 9.44 with final prices 1 4 points lower. Spot houses moved several thousand bales toward the lows of the day and near month liquidation pressured values. Middling spot at 10.32, off 4.
Spot coven quiet with prices up fractional points. Quotations show American, strict good middling at 9.2 percent and other grades ranging to strict good ordinary around 1.64, with futures closing steady to up 16 points. Contract levels listed for March May July and October.
In New Orleans on December 23, cottonseed oil markets showed a quiet steady tone with bleachable summer yellow at 5.75 and crude at 4.75. In New York futures closed 5 to 6 higher with January 5.04, May 6.18, and July 6.14 bids, amid 38 contracts traded.
New York trading shows mixed activity in domestic sugar futures with steady bid side and scattered selling. January 195, July 216, March 73 and May 75 1 2 traded while raws held at 2.95 cents after Saturday sales at 2.93. Demand for refined product remains fair ahead of tonight’s deadline on refiners’ day to day offer at 435 cents versus 440 base.
Chicago market report shows weak butter and egg receipts on December 23. Butter values range around 32 to 39 cents, with varying grades and car lots reported. Eggs receipts total 3 779, noted as weak with fresh graded and refrigerator categories listed at multiple price points. US extra white graded eggs cited with loose and carton pricing.
Chicago on December 23 reports 452 as on track with a total U S shipments 455 for Saturday. Idaho russet Burbanks U S 1 140 to 155 per cwt. Colorado Bliss Triumphs U S 1 160 to 170. Minnesota and North Dakota cobblers 8 per cent or more U S 3 87.5 to 100 per cwt.
The page lists river stage readings for stations in Mississippi and nearby states with rises and falls at multiple locations. It also includes stray mentions of calcium in the human body and a twin aspirin and soda tablet for drug counter sale, lacking cohesive context.
New York stocks drift lower with leaders easing while bonds show irregulars and utilities steady. Cotton mixed as trade and mill support offset selling. sugar rises on general buying. metals hold steady as steel operations fall. Chicago wheat firm on flour activity. corn steady with slow pre holiday demand. cattle advance up to 25 and hogs 25 to 40 with smaller receipts.
The New York market failed to advance for the eighth straight session as heavy year end tax selling and war anxiety kept averages from rising. Downtime in bonds and commodities mirrored stock weakness while low priced shares traded heavily on year end adjustments.
Chicago December prices list extensive poultry values across classes including live hens over 5 pounds at 15 1 2, under 5 pounds at 13, Leghorn and Plymouth Rock varieties priced separately, broilers 2 1 2 pounds and under at 17 1 2, colored and white varieties 17 to 19, roosters 10 1 2, ducks 4 1 2 up to 15, geese split by weight and color, turkeys toms and hens with prices from 12 18 to 21, capons 7 pounds up 22 and under 7 pounds 19, slips 17.
Chicago grain prices show a tentative down start for wheat with slight rally later near 84 1 4 for May and 79 1 4 for July. Corn opens steady to down and closes unchanged to up 1 8, with oats holding steady.
Card thanks neighbors and friends for kindness after the death of a loved one. Mentions Methodist Choir Rev Freeman prayers and flowers. Signatures from Victor Sackett family and Salmon family members.
The New Orleans cotton market will close at noon on Tuesday December 24 and Tuesday December 31. It will be closed on Christmas Day December 25 and on New Year’s Day January 1.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.