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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1932
Page
8
Holiday influence kept activity muted with limited demand from mills and hedge selling. May and July futures slipped early, later recovering modestly as short covering appeared. Exports reached 17,590 bales while prices closed generally up several points from lows despite a quiet session.
Chicago grain markets opened with wheat quotes lower due to Buenos Aires setbacks and dry districts in domestic winter wheat. Corn opened down slightly and held near the initial range as wheat finished unsettled, with losses around 7 8 to 1 3 8 cents and corn down about 1 4 to 3 4 cents.
New York cotton markets opened quiet with prices showing narrow moves as near month liquidation and shifts into later deliveries occurred. March futures hovered around 5.87 while the overall board finished steady with mixed daily highs and lows and spot middling at 5.95.
The New York foreign exchange market showed steady levels on December 27 with major currencies quoted in dollars or cents. Rates included Great Britain at 3.33 1-4 to 3.33 3-8 for cables, and several European and international currencies with varying bid and ask figures.
In New York and New Orleans on December 27 cottonseed oil traded steady. Prime summer yellow ranged 3.50 in New York and 2.95 to 3.05 in New Orleans with crude at 2.62 to 2.75 and futures for January March May and July listed up to 3.40.
New York sugar futures opened with slight firmness but soon eased to narrow trading. Late quotes showed small losses across all contracts with 5,160 tons traded and prices listed for January through December futures, ending barely steady.
New York on December 27 reports call money steady at 1 percent all day. Time loans hold at 1-2 percent for 60-90 days, 3-4 percent for 4 months, and 1 percent for 5-6 months. Prime commercial paper quoted 11-4. Bankers acceptances unchanged with 30 days 1-2 to 3-8, 60-90 days 1-2 to 3-8, 4 months 5-8 to 1-2, and 5-6 months 7-8 to.
U S stocks ease while tobacco issues lead declines. Bonds show irregular but strong government demand. Curb market fluctuations narrow with currencies steady. Cotton quiet with local and southern markets weakening. Sugar barely steady, coffee steady with buying in trade. Chicago wheat weak with low season prices. corn firm as offerings stay light. Cattle mixed with active gains up to 25, hogs unevenly 5 to 15 lower, heavy weights down.
Trading resumes listlessly as holidays limit activity with tobacco and oil shares showing mixed moves. American Tobacco and Reynolds dip, while Seaboard oil climbs. overall volume around 750,000 shares and outlook clouded but with hints of industry pickup in 1933.
USDA notes most fruits and vegetables steady. Grapefruit tomatoes okra peppers and snap beans ease slightly. Price ranges include broccoli 35 to 40 cents a dozen bunches cabbage 50 to 60 cents per dozen heads fancy apples 1.75 to 1.80 per box grapefruit 1.90 to 2.00 per box coconuts 2.75 to 3.00 per hundred and more with assorted crates and sacks across items.
USDA report shows hogs at 10 to 15 lower for 180 pounders with top at 3.40. cattle active and higher on yearlings and light steers while vealers rise. Sheep activity slow but steady with better lambs and fat ewes available. breakdown of weights and price ranges provided for hogs cattle and sheep.
The bulletin lists U S potato shipments for Friday through Monday with totals 412 491 68 and 45 respectively. Wisconsin round whites range 75 to 80 cents, Michigan Russet Rurals 75 to 77 and Idaho Russets at 1.00 to 1.25, slightly frozen.
Chicago market notes show batter at 484 with 93 score for creamery specials and 22 to 22 1-2 for extras. Eggs totals 3,070 with steady movement, listing prices for graded firsts, current receipts, and refrigerator categories.
Fragmentary OCR shows a list of companies with partial percentages and names such as Standard Oil California New Jersey Studebaker Texas Gulf Western Maryland United Aircraft Union Carbide Union Pacific United States Rubber Woolworth and Western Union among others, indicating a directory or stock-sector compilation.
Chicago on December 27 shows live poultry prices for multiple items: hens 12 to 14 cents, Leghorn hens 9 cents, colored springs 10, Rock Springs 11, roosters 7.5, turkeys young hens 15, young toms 13, old toms 10, ducks 10 to 13, geese 11, Leghorn chickens 8, and broilers 2 cents.
Funeral services for the infant son of Mr and Mrs H E Stuckey were held at 10 this morning on Columbia road with burial in Smith cemetery. Mrs Milton C Wright 43 of 112 Harrison street died at a local hospital. funeral in Peters chapel tomorrow with Ruston interment and survivors listed. Rufus Jordan 11, Mangham, died of pneumonia and was buried in Mangham cemetery after a Mangham Baptist church service. survivors include siblings across several states.
A brief caption notes a quip about wives and provocation attributed to Schweizer Illustrirte. The cartoonish remark contrasts a quarrelsome wife with a patient one. No contextual details beyond the joke and attribution are provided.
Public auction notices from Ouachita Parish detailing sheriff sales in Monroe Louisiana. Several cases involve defendants such as Thornton Butler John B Filhiol Jr C C Bell G B Haynes and R A Jackson with properties including Lots 13 14 Block 6 Biedenharn addition and Fairview subdivision and West Monroe parcels. Bids to be paid in cash with no appraisal. Auction dates span December 1922 to January 1933 with various properties described and seized to satisfy court writs and costs.
Multiple foreclosure and property sale notices from Ouachita Parish Louisiana. Parcels include lots in West Monroe Monroe and suburban additions, with dates in December 1932 to January 1933, names such as G B Haynes H Humphe ries Pope and The People's Homestead Savings Association. Bids cash with no appraisal, at courthouse front door.
The sale outlines cash terms for the overdue 169.00 installment plus 8 percent interest from February 1, 1932, and 20.70 taxes with interest from August 24, 1932, plus 10 percent attorney fees and costs. Credit terms mirror the 1919 Act of Mortgage, with 22 annual installments of 169.00 dollars beginning February 1, 1933, and a final 162.50 dollar payment, all secured by a special mortgage on Ouachita Parish property.
G B Haynes is described as owner of Lot three in block three in Monroe Louisiana by plat in plat book three page twenty five with reference to case number 21 573.
R G Gantt offers property described as the west forty five feet of lots 7 and 8 in Flournoy's third addition West Monroe Louisiana fronting Stella Street with 108.88 to 88-100 feet depth. Costs to be paid. Sale dates December 6 12 19 26 1932 and January 2 1933. Local notice references cation vs No 21 626.
The timetable lists Illinois Central and Missouri Pacific rail services with north and south main lines, several fast No 204 to No 203 runs, arrival and departure times, and local stops including Natchez El Dorado Parmerville Bastrop and interurban coach connections. American Airlines east and west bounds and Tri-State Motors coach routes are shown with departure, arrival and local stop details.
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