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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1932
Page
8
The June 6 cotton market fell as bearish political signals and weak wheat and stocks pressured prices. July dropped to 5.09 while October and December retreated to 5.29 and 5.42 before a mid session rally, then closed with net declines of 15 to 20 points and overall steady from the day. Exports reached 22,193 units.
Reports of continued favorable weather in the south and softer wheat markets fueled liquidation and local selling in cotton. July futures fell to 5.07, about 22 to 23 points lower, before slight recoveries. mid afternoon rallies were modest. Futures closed steady 18 to 20 points down, spot middling at 5.20.
New York traders ended the session with a net loss of over $1 per bale by noon as prices fluctuated in a narrow range. News of the Chilean crisis, securities downturns, grain drops, and favorable weekend weather fed extensive liquidation. Rain affected Oklahoma Texas Arkansas and Georgia while print cloth sales surged. The Fossick bureau pegs potential 11,900,000 bale output if current yields hold, signaling ongoing irregular trading and limited buying interest.
New York June 6 cottonseed oil closed steady with prime summer yellow at 3.25 crude 2.50 2.62. Prices for February and other months shown with limited sales of five contracts amid fluctuating bids and values across weeks.
New Orleans on June 6 reports cottonseed oil closed steady in price. Prime summer yellow offered at 2.95 to 3.05 and prime crude between 2.50 and 2.62 for June. Futures show June 3.09 July 3.13 August 3.37 September 3.21 October 3.21 November 3.25 December 3.50 January 3.32.
U S shipments on Saturday and Sunday show 81 and 34 units with old stock dull as supplies remain heavy. Wisconsin round white sells slowly while Idaho Rus sets move steadily with light trading amid weather effects. Bliss Triumphs No 1 reaches 115 50 with fair to ordinary quality price near 1.00 to .05.
Markets at a Glance notes heavy stock activity with underperforming mines list and mixed rail moves. Foreign exchanges ease as sterling falls. cotton steady on favorable weather. sugar climbs while coffee remains quiet with Brazilian buying. In Chicago wheat weak on crop reports, corn soft with rising stocks. cattle and hogs firm to higher.
Chicago reports show broad declines in grain futures with wheat, corn and oats dropping after Liverpool's sharp wheat setback. Cables indicate Winnipeg market weakness influenced the trend as Chicago prices opened 1 8 to 11 8 lower and fell further.
New Orleans wholesale prices show green corn at 1.25 to 1.50 per hundred, with most other produce holding steady. Fresh goods include New potatoes 75 cents to 1.15 per cwt, Creole onions 1.00 to 1.25, cucumbers 50 cents to 1.00 per bushel, and watermelons 25 to 65 cents for 18 to 30 pound fruit. Shipments from Louisiana and Mississippi totaled dozens of carloads across vegetables and fruits.
New York June 6. Foreign exchange listings show demand and cable rates for major currencies and select foreign nations. Noting the demand rates are nominal, with Britain at 3.68 7 8 dollars and other currencies including France 3.94 15 16 and Germany 23.69.
Chicago market roundup shows butter and egg values with multiple grade ranges. Butter: various classes from 15 1 2 to 93 score, centering around 88 to 92 for firsts and extras, totaling 18 924 firm. Eggs: firm market with extra firsts around 12 1 2, graded firsts 11 3 4, current receipts 11, storage packed firsts 13, extras 13 1 4.
Poultry figures from Chicago on June 6 show lively trading with 20 trucks steady. Fowls priced 13 to 13 12, broilers 15 to 19, Leghorn broilers 13, roosters 7, turkeys 10, spring ducks 10 to 11, old ducks 9 to 10, geese 8.
Markets opened the week with a notable letdown from last week’s gains as profit taking and hangover selling limited buying power. Shares declined 1 to 3 points with many losses across major issues while bonds and preferred stocks advanced in spots.
A garbled OCR listing names of numerous American corporations across industries including General Electric General Motors Bethlehem Steel International Paper Texaco and Union Carbide appears with scattered fragments and misread characters. The text resembles a catalog or index of key companies rather than a narrative event.
Coroner C L Mengis holds inquest into Smith Nelson death, judging it a homicide by Willie Wright and L J Allen. Nelson, 30, found with head battered by hydrant or pipe and throat slashed after a late night fight, with witnesses and police piecing together the sequence and arrests.
The Monroe Sketch club will sponsor a carnival and masked ball on the roof of Hotel Virginia Tuesday June 8. It marks one of the interesting events planned by the new organization for the city following a recent fine art exhibition at Hotel Frances.
Chicago on June 6 reports hogs at 27,000 with various weights and a top at 3.60, cattle at 12,000 and calves 2,000, yearlings and light steers strong. Wealers and heifers show gains, steers 600 to 1500 pounds range 6.25 to 7.75, native lambs 6.25 to 7.00, ewes and lambs trading mixed.
Howard Hughes crime thriller Scarface opens at the Paramount with Ann Dvorak making a big time debut. Despite her success, the second Hughes picture Sky Devils is already playing nationwide.
Twenty five musicians attended a meeting on the Hotel Virginia roof to organize a Monroe symphony as a branch of the Shreveport orchestra. J Vernon Stanger will be general director with Lowery Jefferson assisting. Practice Fridays, plans to link with Shreveport next fall. Total 28 members so far with potential to grow.
General business in the petroleum industry to be discussed at a 7:30 p.m. meeting of marketers jobbers tank car purchasers and retail distributors at Hotel Virginia Tuesday night.
Sugar futures in New York firmed in the final hour with gains of 2 to 3 points from earlier. Futures closed steady to 1-2 higher with approximate sales of 19,100 tons and prices listed for July through May contracts.
S E Pipes of this city won two rifle matches at Smoot field and earned the highest aggregate score for the two events, receiving a silver trophy. His wife Mrs S E Pipes placed second in both matches and overall. Prizes included Kodak and other items. marksmen from Shreveport did not participate due to a conflicting match in Shreveport-Fort Worth.
Andrew Acres sues Monroe Transfer and Warehouse for 12624 over injuries from October 22 while unloading 21 bales of cotton at the Steamer Ouachita warehouse. He alleges a bale fell onto him, fracturing his hip and keeping him bedridden until he filed suit in April.
A charter was granted to the American Securities Investing Corporation a $100,000,000 firm formed by leading New York bankers to stabilize the bond market Incorporators include George A Brownwell Fred A O Schwartz and Charles M Spofferd State articles signed by Frank S Sharp deputy secretary of state securities division
City motorcycle officer Fe. P. Harrison narrowly escapes serious injury after his bike collides with a Chevrolet driven by J. D. Greer Monroe aviator at the Jackson Calypso street intersection. Both give consistent accounts of the incident and describe past aviation incidents and gear protecting the officer.
West Monroe cowboys yesterday caught three of eight Brahma steers that escaped from Major McGuire park. The capture occurred in Towpaw swamp. Two steers remain at large.
Mrs. H. T. Brown, 78, died at her home after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist church with Rev. Townsend and Rev. B. F. Neal officiating. Burial followed in the local cemetery. She was mother of 18. six survive Milo Hardy Malcolm Brown Mrs. John Hancock Mrs. Lee Ellison and Mrs. Bessie Mathinson. She also leaves one sister Mrs. John Murphy of Rayville.
Monroe Welfare Association issued a request today for a trunk to assist a family moving away from Monroe within days. Directors held their monthly meeting Wednesday at 10 o clock at the Biven Peak headquarters on South Grand and Grammont streets.
Call money remains steady at 2 1 2 percent all day. Time loans steady with 60 90 day terms at 1 1 2 percent and 4 6 months at 1 1 2 percent. Prime commercial paper quotes 2 3 4 to 3 percent. Bankers acceptances unchanged 30 days 1 7 8, 60 90 days 1 7 8, 4 months 1 1 8 to 1, 5 6 months 1 3 8 to 1 1 4.
Liverpool reports cotton receipts at Mo. and fair demand with prices nine points higher. Quotations list American grades from strict good middling at 4.25 to strict low middling 4.10 and good ordinary 3.50. Futures closed quiet with July at 3.85 and May at 4.05.
A two door Ford sedan owned by J. D. Purvis of West Monroe was thefted from under a filling station roof on Trenton Street about 9 o clock last night. License number 195 930.
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