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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1934
Page
4
Stocks drifted in a colorless session with little news and few big moves. Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit rose after dividend resumption while U.S. Steel Preferred fell over two points. grains showed modest fluctuations and cotton reclaimed some gains as metals softened early.
A terse notice seeks a passage to San Diego California for one to three persons around August 25. Contact by phone at 487 Al8t3e.
Hog prices rose 1 percent from Friday with top hogs at 6.55 per 230 pounds, cattle totals at 23 000, calves 5000. Steers and yearlings scarce, yearlings around 1125 pounds at 5.25 to 7.75 per hundredweight, steers 550 pounds to 1500 pounds 4.85 to 8.75, heifers 4.85 to 6.85, cows 2.75 to 3.50, milk fed stock 3.00 to 4.00, lams 10 15 and sheep steady with best natives around 6.35, Colorado range lambs up to 7.00 and higher.
The New York Stock Exchange today closed with a broad mix of gains and losses across numerous issues. Major industrials and utilities showed varied moves as investors digested late summer trading, with notable activity in aluminum, oil and chemical names.
Boston wool market focuses on sales opening the new season in Australia. Early cable reports from Brisbane indicate prices about on a parity to slightly higher than London last series close. Domestic wool receipts at Boston for the week ending August 18 totaled 3,054,300 pounds, down from 4,800,809 the prior week.
New Orleans August 20 AP futures markets closed with gains of 17 to 22 points. October 13.28 to 13.25, December 13.39 to 13.41, January 13.48B, March 18.58, May 13.63B, July 13.68B. Spot cotton steady with 19 point rise and 543 bales sold. middling at 13.25.
New York cotton eased early on covering and trade buying but rallied in late trading. Futures closed very steady with gains from 19 to 26 points. Oct 13.25 27 Dec 18.41 48 Jan 13.48 Mar 13.59 60 May 13.68 July 13.76 77 Spot steady around 13.40.
A local business listing notes a graduate optometrist and optician operating at 309 North Main in Roswell New Mexico with a contact phone number 21. The entry highlights professional services in eye care and eyewear within the Roswell area.
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