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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1941
Page
8
We express gratitude to those unable to visit during the illness and death of our wife and mother. Charles E. Kelly, Mrs. Reba Snyder, Mrs. Sarah Brubaker, Mrs. Adele Dockray. -AAV. Also includes classified ad snippet about a bedroom set sale and beauty shop specials.
A thriller continues as Elbert Schuler and Dick Blackmar pursue the famed fish Old Fighter. In a wild snapshot they cast bait and the monster strikes, pulling the punt downstream in a dramatic clash that ends with them losing the line and promising more to come.
Announcement for the Te Pee Cafe at 108 E. 2nd to host a grand opening Friday morning August 29 offering free hot cakes and coffee to all until 10 30 a m. Event promotes community turnout and emphasizes welcome to patrons.
The market added modest gains led by speculative issues as trading turnover reached 427,500 shares. Rail loans aided a bond market recovery while farm commodities showed strength. Cotton futures rose and Chicago wheat and corn edged higher.
Boston wool traders reported slow business on August 27 with few buyers and limited volume. Prices held steady to firm overall, and demand centered on graded fine territory wools and combing quarter blood territory and fleece wools, with most grades unchanged from last week.
New York stock list closes with many names quoted including AmCan, AT&T, BoeingA, Chrysler, General Electric, US Steel, and Std Oil. Wool futures in New York grease and top futures edge higher or flat, with last prices and certificated spots noted. Bonds and mortgage securities remain unchanged.
Kansas City market notes show hogs at 170 to 300 pounds selling 11.75 to 11.95 as top, sows 9.85 to 10.65 with some at 10.75, cattle with 5 000 salable and beef steer and yearling bids steady, notable sales include 973 lb yearling steers at 12.75 and 1102 lb steers at 12.65, heifers 12.65 to 12.75, fat cows 7.00 to 8.00, and sheep with spring lambs no early sales while Colorado lambs hold above 11.90.
New York August 27 cotton futures closed 14 to 18 points higher. Prices listed: October 16.86, December 17.04, January 17.06, March 17.21 to 17.23, May 17.27 to 17.28, July 17.23. Middling spot 17.44. News reflects market movement with modest gains.
Chicago price summaries show butter receipts at 1 155 474 and steady. eggs receipts 6 170 steady with fresh graded extra firsts at 30 3 4 cents per unit and storage packed firsts 30 3 4. poultry trucks 45 weak for chicks while other poultry prices, including broilers under 4 pounds, Plymouth Rock and White Rock, show varied but largely steady figures.
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