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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1927
Page
8
In New Orleans on June 22 the cotton market rallied from mid-session lows with Oct and Dec futures higher by 19 to 22 points. Exports reached 5,218 bales as rains in the belt supported a firmer tone and July shorts covered.
Early realizing sales absorbed by covering or trade buying as the cotton market opened today. Offers later were light with prices advancing on unfavourable weather and crop news. October contracts rose from 16.93 to 17.14 while mid afternoon market held about 14 to 18 points higher.
Cotton market in Liverpool shows price easing across standard grades with 8,000 bales sold including 5,900 American. Receipts total 18,000 bales, futures closed quiet and steady with July at 8.91 and March at 9.20.
Chicago June 22 Wheat slipped early after weakness in Liverpool quotations and brighter U S harvest weather. Corn and oats eased while provisions rose. Wheat closed 5 8 to 1 1 8 lower, corn steady to 3 8 off, oats 1 4 down, with varied movement among futures including July and Sept contracts.
Associated Press reports New York trading shows cotton seed oil closing steady with prime summer at 9.20 and prime crude at 9.00. Futures range from January 9.95 to December 9.90 with 19,900 sales noted.
CHICAGO June 22 Butter higher with receipts 10 514 tubs creamery extras 93 4 standard 29 1-2 extra firsts 88 1-2 29 firsts 36 seconds 88 35 1-2 Eggs unchanged receipts 11 591 cases Poultry steady receipts 4 care forc 20 springs 25 4 broilers 2 27 turkeys 80 roosters 13 ducks 2 geese 20 In colonial days in America geese bottles were so rare and valuable they were often mentioned in wills.
In New Orleans on June 22 cotton showed periods of strength and weakness with prices above yesterday. Early selling faded as reports of heavy rainfall from New Mexico to Georgia buoyed sentiment, while forecasts point to more wet cooler weather. Weevil damage and grassy fields prompt calls for dry warmth to protect the crop. prices likely to rise unless the weather changes.
In New York on June 22 speculators pressed gains as trading stayed dull. Oils and motors showed soft spots while rails and tobacco related issues rose to new highs. Major names like General Motors and Northwestern rail outfits traded with mixed results as weekly reviews and production data influenced demand. about 1.8 million shares changed hands.
The Atlanta Journal reports Bobby Jones will defend his open British golf title at St Andrews. He will sail from New York Saturday for Scotland after a practice round at East Lake. He plans an Albany exhibition with Joe Kirkwood before sailing. his party may include his father Robert P. Jones and friends Sherwood L. Hurt and Charles E. Freeman if passports arrive in time.
Mrs. Mattie Fuller 65 died at her Downeville home after a brief illness. Survived by husband and children Connie Fuller Annie Reardon Harvey Otis Wallace Louis Archie and Cecil Fuller. Active Wilhite church members with Mr. Fuller a steward. Funeral at Wilhite Church this afternoon at 8 burial in churchyard.
City hall session drew 75 bidders and more than a dozen bids for a six to eight story Bernhardt building. Estimated costs ranged from 350000 to 450000 dollars with plans featuring marble lobby, 25 offices per floor, three main elevators and a basement elevator serving a steam heating and refrigeration area. Firms from New Orleans Little Rock Memphis Kansas City and others attended the bid opening.
Mrs. James F. P. Wells was arrested by Officers Keller and Goza after a car chase on Worth Street and Lovers Lane. She was booked on three counts: drunken and disorderly conduct, speeding, and driving while intoxicated. A second woman in the car was not charged and was en route to a local hotel cafe job.
Rev. Albert S. Lutz preached on steadfastness at West Monroe Methodist Church South, urging persistent faith and obedience, with Myatt McClendon leading congregational singing and a youth prayer meeting in the Epworth League room. Tonight’s service continues with The Conscience Bearing Witness from Romans nine.
Linbergh plans a Dayton stopover today en route to Washington for talks with Army Navy and Commerce officials on aviation development He may fly the Spirit of St Louis or the Army plane and will meet Orville Wright in Dayton before the national capital A $1 000 000 airplane company offer awaits his decision after the talks
A high ranking Chinese official who died recently had his luxury car burned with its stuffed chauffeur figure aboard to aid his afterlife journey. The ceremony aimed to ensure use of the vehicle in the next world, reflecting traditional beliefs.
Atlanta golfer G Lagomarisno defeated Frank Dyer of Memphis five to four in the first match completed in the qualifying division playoff at Charlotte. Lago, known for a four average medal score, made two birdies on the last two holes.
Mrs. Chaplin rejects a large settlement offer linked to her charges against Charlie Chaplin's moral conduct. William Burkan counters, demanding perjury retraction, while Mrs. Chaplin pursues her rights in court. Trial is set for August 22 with estimates of Chaplin's wealth and income cited.
A renowned London medical specialist abandons a lucrative practice to take a position as a ship's surgeon on a transatlantic liner, driven by lifelong love of the sea and his early experience as a sailor.
J A Fortier chairman W M Walmsley secretary both of New Orleans and John D Saint of Baton Rouge say the fire insurance rate adjustment hearing is postponed due to flood disruptions and lack of 1921 1925 data per Act 302 1926. The Louisiana Insurance Commission will set a new date after parties submit the required five year experience.
Revival services are conducted at 10:00 A M and 7 45 P M daily at the Methodist Protestant church on Stone avenue. Rev J C Hearne from Grayson preaches with special music, drawing a hopeful crowd and inviting larger attendance.
During his time in office Stanley Baldwin has reportedly received more than 8000 pipes as gifts. The stat reflects the informal etiquette or personal taste surrounding the prime minister.
Glenn Bradford of Alexandria was in Monroe on business when a Ford touring car owned by O. N. Simmons was reported stolen from the Washington and Walnut street corner during the day Tuesday.
District court hears Eugenia Bridges on charges of shooting with intent to kill. The case follows Jesse Cooper's acquittal earlier in the week as jurors return verdicts.
The Ouachita Veneer company ships its first carload of finished hardwood lumber to Chicago marking a new industry for West Monroe. The plant recently started up and will operate full time, with work for many men. The company is incorporated for $50,000 with D. K. Brown of Ruston as controlling owner and stockholders Max Brown of West Monroe and J. H. Nelson.
Prisoners smuggled narcotics into the jail mine and demanded cigarettes and coal. They rattled cell doors and halted a mine cage, forcing timbers across it and overpowering guards. Communication with the convicts failed as they barricaded the mine and pressed for more supplies.
Hudspeth predicted surrender as guards prepared for a renewed mine revolt. Officials worried above ground plans to aid miners, sharpened files used in cell house fights, and a possible twine factory blaze to free workers. Warden Mackey fretted the fate of mules in the mine amid the disruption.
In Lansing Kansas the state penitentiary orders continued hunger cure for 328 convicts who barricaded in the coal mine protesting cigarette issues. Fourteen guards held by mutineers face hunger as Deputy Warden Hudspeth refuses offers to negotiate.
A group of 155 convicts fled a Texas farm bunkhouse through a hole in the floor but surrendered when pursued. A guard used a shotgun, five packs of bloodhounds were deployed, and authorities stated no more volunteers were needed. It was the largest escape at the facility to date.
Three of the 35 inmates who escaped from Ferguson camp near Madisonville were reported captured at the state prison in Huntsville. Officials expect difficulty rounding up the remaining fugitives and continue efforts to recapture them.
Central Service and Storage advertises expert vulcanizing with contact via phone number 481 for quick, reliable tire repairs and related services in town.
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