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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1939
Page
9
New Orleans reports Un favorable weather in belt aids Serica cotton futures with prices steady to up modestly. In New York futures rose, led by July and October gains, while spot cotton in New Orleans closed dull with middling near 9.0 cents.
Liverpool wires report a quiet spot market with prices firming. American cotton absent. quotations show strict good middling 447, good middling 612, middling 5177, with futures closing 2 points lower to 2 higher and July at 505, October 468, December 455, January 455, March 456, May 456.
New Orleans and New York reports show bleachable cottonseed oil futures finishing firmer in July contracts while other months held steady or rose modestly. Prices ranged with July around 6.63 to 6.84 for different delivery months and contracts.
New York sugar futures eased with July down 5 points to 1.82 and January at 1.90 off 3. Raw sugar steadies at 285 nominal and refined held 445 to 450 cents. World markets show July down 4 points amid London and international council releases while March sits at 1.09 1/2. Futures No 3 closes 2-3 lower with 25 150 tons traded.
Chicago market notes show U S Department data with total shipments 860, new stock modest demand good. Prices vary by variety and state with Bliss being strongest in Alabama and U S No 1 washed at 2.00-2.15, other regions like California and Idaho reporting thin sales and light demand.
New York reports uneven stocks with late buying easing decline and bonds easing while some governments resist downturn. Curb narrow and cotton steady with price fixing, sugar soft as producers sell, coffee irregular with trading and local covering. Chicago wheat firm, corn mixed, cattle and hogs mostly firm to higher.
New York stocks ended with sporadic gains and losses after a volatile session. Trading was light under restricted offerings as curb stocks fell, while wheat rose and cotton recovered. International concerns included tensions in Tientsin and European market declines. Domestic news touched on TVA limits and tax revision proposals.
Chicago grain prices advanced on June 14 amid Liverpool quotations and Argentine wheat concerns. Wheat and corn moved higher while oats and soybeans stayed near unchanged. Livestock markets showed steady to stronger demand with hogs, cattle, and calves trading up to 25 cents higher on several weight classes.
Photographers in Paris compete for speed in a recent contest by capturing the moment a black ball passes the zero mark beside a scored board. The event prizes split-second timing and visual precision amid a camera craze.
W Va June 14 rat tlesnake tamer Lee Mooney aged 77 long known for strolling with rattlers in his shirt. He charmed townspeople and once twisted snakes in knots. A snake bite during a club performance led to hospitalization and his death.
A Daggett California mother sent a Father’s Day sonnet for Max Kuner of Seattle. Editors planned a Father’s Day feature with photos but published the sonnet with Kuner’s obituary after his death yesterday.
The weekly summary reports favorable progress in western and eastern growing areas while central regions suffer delays from excessive rains. Texas and Oklahoma show good to excellent gains, and Atlantic states remain generally favorable though some locales report rain hampering chopping activities.
Butter prices shown across multiple grades with scores from 93 to 88 and assorted weights. Creamery and firm lots traded, with 24 3 4 to 25 and 23 1 4 to 24 9 8 cent ranges, while centralized carrots and other prices remained unchanged.
In Chicago on June 14 poultry live loads total 38 trucks with steady to firm quotes for turkeys hens and towns and other prices unchanged. A separate note states that U S police numbers rose from 60 000 in 1910 to 150 000 in 1930.
Creditors and interested persons are warned to show cause within ten days why the provisional account of Judia Hedgmon administratrix should not be approved and homologated and funds distributed accordingly. Witness the Fourth Judicial District Court judges on June 12, 1939 in Monroe Louisiana.
A scanned OCR page shows various classified categories ranging from legal notices to real estate and car ads. It includes two sheriff sales in Ouachita Parish Louisiana, detailing property descriptions, sale dates, and sheriff information, plus notice of multiple notices to be held by the Fourth Judicial District Court in Monroe.
Multiple notices from Ouachita Parish Fourth District Court reference probate dockets and real estate executions. A succession of Virginia Louise Dooley and of T. B. Taylor are listed, with sales dates and property descriptions. Milton Curdale Sheriff and Biedenharn Realty Co. are named in writs of fi fa and public sale actions.
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