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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1930
Page
10
New Orleans cotton prices stayed quiet with narrow gains early, March touching 10.07 and May 10.33 before midday highs. After midafternoon activity eased, prices slipped to new daily lows, closing 1 to 4 points down with exports at 27 460 bales.
In New York trading, cotton futures saw quiet activity with small orders causing brief advances. March rose to around 10.07 midday, July reached 10.58, and overall prices held near the prior close as exports and south selling influenced modest market moves. Spot middling remained steady.
In New Orleans December trading, cotton prices stayed near the final level with some months flat. Demand for contracts was light but sufficient, with a mid session rally lifting prices slightly above yesterday’s close as stocks and world consumption figures showed a mixed outlook for the coming year.
US inspection bureau notes. hogs 53 000 with direct 11 000, medium weight 200 250 lb 7.40 8.00, heavy weight 250 350 lb 7.10 7.89, slaughter pigs 7.65 8.30. Cattle 8 500, calves 2 000, uneven trade on fed steers and yearlings down 25 75. Vealers 10.00 12.50. lambs 7.25 8.40, middles 6.00 7.25, ewes 2.00 3.75.
USDA reports slow potato trading in Chicago with light activity due to cold weather. Wisconsin mound whites quoted at around 1.55 to 1.74 per cwt as market conditions soften.
Bonds firm with railroad issues rally. Utilities improve while foreign exchanges ease Sterling declines. Cotton barely steady with stock market sympathy. Sugar steady with trade buying. Coffee easier. Brazil lowers offerings. Wheat firm with Winnipeg cash firmness. Carn and cattle softer. hogs lower.
Chicago grain markets opened with a wavering tone then moved higher as corn led gains. Wheat opened down about a cent to a 3-8 rise before steadying, while other grains followed the uptrend.
Stock market summary notes notable gains in carrier shares led by Haven Atlantic Coast Line and Lackawanna as rail consolidation plans boost optimism. Copper steady, silver hits a new low, call money firm, and Allied Chemical, American Can, and US Steel rise modestly amid earnings concerns.
USDA notes Louisiana oranges steady at 2.30 2.25 per box for best Creole Sweets and 4.35 4.75 for Navels. Apples and Winesaps prices listed, cabbage arrivals moderate, potatoes and onions with mixed bids. Vegetables show variable demand with celery higher. Cuban okra and tomatoes sold in light demand. Monday shipments include sweet potatoes oranges and mixed vegetables.
Cotton seed oil closed steady in New Orleans trading on December 30. Prime summer yellow quoted at 675 with prime crude at 5.75 to 6 percent. Futures for January at 6.67, February 6.72, March 6.89, April 6.92, May 6.98, June 7.02, July 7.12, and August 7.14.
Fire at 1 25 p m Tuesday caused considerable damage to furniture in the residence of W M Banister 410 Clayton street West Monroe The kitchen was the origin while the family was away Fire department crews from West Monroe responded with both trucks and quickly extinguished the blaze The house owned by T L Tippitt sustained the loss
Police here on Tuesday released a description of two men who allegedly held up the Jitney Jungle store in Jackson Mississippi Monday night, taking seventy dollars. Investigators said the suspects fled in a Chevrolet sedan with Ohio license plates.
Market notes from Chicago list poultry categories with varied prices including fowls 16 to 20 cents and springs 23 cents. The report references live poultry categories and general market activity, though some data appears garbled.
Gus Kokinos sues Ouachita Creameries Inc in Ouachita Parish District Court seeking to dissolve the lease for the 707 DeSiard street business building and $5,873.73. He claims $96.82 rent for August and $200 for September through December unpaid, plus back salary from June 1, 1928, to December 31, 1930 totaling $3,800. He also cites $2,176.91 loaned as manager with no notes or security and seeks a writ of provisional seizure to prevent removal of furniture and equipment.
A. C. Pipes of Ouachita parish sues the Texas Construction company of Dellas in Ouachita parish district court for eight thousand dollars. The suit claims an eye injury from rock fragments at a Sterlington booster station impaired sight in one eye and caused loss of work ability after twenty years as a concrete worker. The Texas Construction company was erecting a station for Louisiana Gas and Fuel, an assignee for Magnolia Gas.
Roys Chicken Garden on Columbia road becomes Columbia Road Chicken Garden under Mr and Mrs Wilder new operators formerly of a South Grand Street hotel. The venue will host a New Year’s Eve menu and a Dixie Jazz Artists musical program drawing steady local interest.
Fire Chief Ralph Naff of Alexandria toured Monroe on Tuesday visiting the St Francis sanitarium where Monroe Fire Chief Frank Roddy is recovering from injuries sustained when a speeding car struck a fire truck early Sunday.
The Byrd South Polar expedition relics and memorabilia display will continue for another week at the old World Building on South Grand Street. Georgia Tucker Fent-Teacher association officers announced the extended exhibit under auspices. The event draws local parish interest and plans to involve schoolchildren with an essay contest and prizes to be announced in schools.
Albert Brown a 20 year old West Monroe man was jailed on a burglary charge for breaking into Steve Byrd home and assaulting him. Byrd a 75 year old West Monroe man was jailed on a charge of threatening to kill Dellie Watson. Bond set at 100 for each. A third arrest Monday involved Fred Jackson released on 300 bond for possession of liquor.
The December raid on 101 Arent Street in Monroe led to whiskey being seized. He was not jailed then, but authorities learned yesterday that the suspect was in Monroe.
Delhi Louisiana December 30 Mr and Mrs Charles K Hawley observed their silver wedding anniversary at a dinner at their home Sunday Guests included Mr and Mrs M M Munholland of Monroe Mrs W C Royce and children of Monroe Mr and Mrs E W Thompson and daughter Sarah Katherine of Homer Mr and Mrs Claud W Davis and son Ned of Baton Rouge and Mrs K T Davis of Melville
Milton Coverdale sheriff announces sale under writ of fieri facias for Lot 10 Square 4 Ouachita Cotton Miles Addition Monroe. Property seized from Carmela Ternatore in People’s Homestead & Savings Assn v No 18 659. Sale at Monroe Court House western front door on Saturday January 1931 between legal hours, cash without appraisement to highest bidder.
Writ of execution issued from the Site of Louisiana directs sale at the court house Monroe Louisiana. On Saturday January 1 1991 between the hours of sale Lot 9 Block 4 Ouachita Cotton Mills Addition Monroe fronting 60 feet on Pear Street.
A writ of Seizure directs sale of Lot 7, Block 4, Miller's Second Addition, Monroe Louisiana, under court order in Ouachita Parish Fourth District. Sheriff Milton Covey announces cash sale to the highest bidder at the Monroe court house front door on January 1, 1931, with terms approved by the court.
Public notices detail numerous writs of fi fa and sales in Monroe Louisiana. Auctions set for January 10 and 24 1931 list household goods fixtures and parcels seized by the Fourth Judicial District Court in Ouachita Parish. Also notes stockholders meeting for Ouachita Cotton Mills and dissolution of Ebony Carbon Company with liquidators named.
Public sale notices list properties in Monroe Louisiana from the Fourth Judicial District Court Ouachita Parish. Listings include Mrs Cora Bradley Wilhite and others with January 1931 and 1936 sale dates. Properties include parcels in J M Breard Addition and Block 1 of Ouachita Cotton Mill Addition.
The Fourth Judicial District Court of Ouachita Parish Louisiana will offer for sale at the court door in Monroe on January 34 1931 between legal hours the undivided half West Half of Section 23 Township etc. Lots 4 and 5 Block 2 Riverside Heights addition Monroe less 15 feet from Lot 5 East side. Property of the defendant to satisfy writ. Terms cash. Milton A Monroe clerk. Dec 23 1930 Jan 9 16 23 1931.
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