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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1932
Page
8
Feverish trading in the New Orleans cotton market produced sharp swings and new season lows. Prices opened down, surged on stock gains, then fell again with July slipping to 5.05 and December to 5.37 before a late rally. exports ran 16,014 bales as closes held 24 to 28 points under the day's highs.
The New York cotton market fell under heavy liquidation with July dipping to 5.02 and near the all time low set in 1898. Selling came from Wall Street Liverpool and southern sources while demand remained muted and the market closed steady to 22 to 26 points lower from early highs.
New York June 1 The cotton market rose 7 to 10 points in early trading but soon fell as domestic and foreign liquidation pushed prices to losses over $1 per bale. Final quotes near session lows. Liquidation intensified by Liverpool firm failure and renewed stop orders. Oklahoma and Arkansas saw good rain while other regions were dry. Government funding for 1932 totaled $4.674 billion.
Stocks irregular with early rise followed by liquidation. bonds steady. rails firm. curbs uneven with early gains fading. Foreign exchanges easy, sterling down. Cotton and coffee weak with selling. sugar quiet. Wheat weak in Chicago on bearish crop estimate. corn soft on weather forecasts. cash markets easier. Cattle irregular. hogs active and higher.
Chicago grain prices moved higher at the open influenced by strength in New York. Wheat led with gains of 1 to 2 cents before closing mixed, corn traded 1 1/2 to 2 cents lower, oats slipped 1/2 to 3/4, and provisions were steady to 10 cents lower amid cereal and securities losses.
Reiter and Eggs report steady butter and graded creamery specials with scores ranging from 92 to 93. Prices show extras and firsts varying from 16 1 4 to 18, while standard grades hover around 16 3 4 to 12. Storage and current receipts noted, with fees around 26.923.
Chicago on June 1 reports mixed potato trading with Wisconsin round whites US No. 1 at 85-95 and Idaho Russet at 1.10-2.0 per cwt. Supplies are liberal in most regions while trading remains slow. Texas Bliss Triumphs US No. 1 at 200-1200 price range with limited demand.
New York sugar futures steadied intraday with an uneven start and closed mostly unchanged to higher. About 9 100 tons were sold. July 61, Sept 68, Oct 71 72, Dec 75, Jan 17, March 80 82, May 86 87.
New York stocks opened higher but quickly faced renewed selling as higher prices invited liquidation. Utilities bore the brunt with mid day declines, while several leaders slipped from early gains. The session saw heavy turnover near 1.8 million shares as investors weighed senate revenue measures and lumped impaired loan pressures into trading.
Hogs active and higher with 19 000 head totals including 4 000 direct sales. Cattle with 8 000 head and calves 2 000, fed steers and yearlings strong and market more active. Vealers and sheep steady with higher tendency and varied weights across categories.
In New Orleans on June 1 cottonseed oil closed steady with prime summer yellow offered at 3.00 to 3.10 and prime crude around 2.50 to 2.62. Futures for June to January ranged from 3.07 to 3.35 with monthly prices listed for July through December and January.
Foreign exchange is described as easy with quotes for major currencies worldwide. Demand rates are nominal and listed alongside cables and 60 day bills for Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Spain Portugal Greece Poland Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Austria Romania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal Mexico City.
Liverpool June 1 Cotton 12 000 bales including 10 900 American. Spot in fair demand with prices down 15 points. Quotations for American grades listed from strict good middling 4.72 to good ordinary 3.47. Futures closed steady with July at 3.89, Oct 3.91, Dec 3.94, Jan 3.97, Mar 4.03, May 4.08.
A freight car of unbroken Brahma steers heads to Major McGuire park for a July rodeo as eight Texas bulls escaped into the grandstand and swamp areas. Cowboys chase the beasts solo, with two mounted guards to shield riders. Horns were trimmed to prevent goring until event day.
A newspaper feature explains turning common packing boxes into playthings for children. Wooden packing cases become doll houses and sleds, small shoe boxes form slides, and cardboard boxes serve as villages and toy buildings for rainy day fun.
Ramon Novarro shines in Huddle at Paramount as an Italian laborer who earns a Yale scholarship amid steel mill brawls and football action. Campus sets mirror Yale. several thousand feet filmed on campus with Ernie Pinckett and other stars. The Heart of New York at Capitol stars Joe Smith and Charles Dale in a Mendel, Inc. adaptation directed by Mervyn LeRoy. At Strand, Union Depot with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Blondell unfolds in a bustling railway world.
Neville high school senior class presented the operetta Oh Doctor in the school auditorium before about 1000 fans. The cast delivered strong performances with a mix of comedy and pathos in a sanitarium setting crafted by director Miss Clara Hall and dramatics director Mrs Minnie Ruffin.
Mrs W H Hale of Tallulah is a patient at the clinic, receiving treatment. The notice gives no further medical details.
The article discusses storing long shallow boxes for a farm fence project and for children's play. It notes a child should not be given endless boxes with instructions but can use them creatively when the moment arises, turning a dreary afternoon into absorbing activity.
Rev E A Bateman announces tonight's sermon at Immanuel Baptist Church West Migroe titled The Cup That Christ Rejected urging all members to attend. He recalls last night’s talk Is the Devil in Hell or Does He Live in West Monroe and argues for a personal devil living in West Monroe and the necessity of the gospel for salvation.
Poultry prices and classes listed for Chicago market with values for alive stock including 41 trucks, hens steady, fowls 12 1 2 to 13, broilers 17 20, Leghorn broilers 14 15, roosters 1, turkeys 10, ducks 10 11, geese 4.
Monroe Hardware company will donate rifles for Camp Ki Ro Li shooting matches this summer. Hunt and Whitaker will supply several rifles. Scouts may bring bolt action rifles but must surrender them and ammunition to camp officials. Barkdull Faulk Post No 13 awards the American Legion loving cup for highest overall score. Barney Davitt of troop 32 West Monroe won last year. This year prizes include large and small official scout knives.
Willie Guerriero, brother of Monroe physician Dr Henry E Guerriero, was elected president of the next year's junior class at Tulane University College of Medicine in New Orleans.
Call money in New York held steady at 2 1-2 percent for the day. Time loans ranged 11-2 for 60-90 days and 1 1-2 percent for 4-6 months. Prime commercial paper quoted from 2 3-4 to 3 1-4. Bankers' acceptances remained unchanged.
Princetown England chosen as an assize town for a court tied to prison rioting leading to half day school closures for children to celebrate the designation.
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