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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1960
Page
13
MISSING THEIR MARK DES MOINES AP George Roggensack speaks bluntly about customers who request style matches for carpets and draperies at his department store. A shopper sought something to pair with her French prudential furniture.
Cotton futures in New Orleans showed no change at 11 a.m with slight gains. New York quotes July at 32.84, Oct at 31.09. New Orleans July-Oct not quoted. Chicago hogs active with widespread gains and high demand. steer and heifer ranges listed, calves and sows mixed. Slaughter cattle and lambs show sturdy to higher bids across various weights and grades.
Live poultry totals reach 51,000 pounds with White Rock fryers 22 to 23 cents and roasters 25 to 26. Cheese quotes range 37 to 50 cents with grades and types listed. butter and eggs show steady activity. Soybean and rye futures weaken on the Board of Trade with July soybeans down about a cent before partial recovery as markets digest oil and meal trends. carrot receipts noted alongside sparse wheat and corn data.
Wall Street chatter suggests politics will influence markets but public tolerance for extreme claims remains high. Hornblower & Weeks says sentiment may hold for a summer advance as parties pivot to programs with higher spending on military, welfare, health, Social Security, and wages. Arthur Wiesenberger & Co notes new materials will disrupt old ones with fast fiber glass growth expected.
UPI reports liberal supplies for most commodities at the Farmers Market in New Orleans with varied prices across produce. Beans corn cucumbers eggplant peppers potatoes squash and tomatoes show mixed movement and price levels, including large melons at about 3 per dozen and peppers around 1.50 to 2 per bushel.
Dow Jones at 2 p.m. Eastern shows the 30 industrials down 2.59 to 639.90 while the rail averages edge up. The utilities and other groups mixed, with total listings around 2,030,000 shares traded for the period.
Hydrological report lists 24 hour stage readings and changes for cities along the Mississippi and nearby waterways. Entries show stage levels, rise or fall movements, and occasional notes on locations such as New Orleans, Vicksburg, Natchez, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport with varying increases or decreases.
The House passed by a landslide a bill to outlaw payola and curb irregularities in the television and radio industry. The vote was 208 to 15 and sends the measure to the Senate. Rep. John B. Bennett urged bringing big radio and TV networks under direct FCC control.
Associates Discount Corporation v Berwick Jr involves a Fi Fa writ. On Wednesday June 29 1960 at the western front door of the Ouachita County Court House in Monroe Louisiana the 1959 Ford Galaxie with motor number HOKW1461205 will be sold to satisfy the writ and costs. Sale is cash with appraisal to the highest bidder. Court dates stated June 17 24 28 1960.
Personal DE CARE and other services listed with rates and contact numbers. Found and lost notices for pets and items around Monroe and White’s Ferry road. Public service note offers free Found ads up to three days. Automotive listings include Twin City Pontiac and Scott Outboard Sales at provided addresses and phone numbers.
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