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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
8
James B. Baker from Hills Bros. Coffee reports a satisfactory sales increase over the past year in Roswell. Yucca Drug Store advertises a closing out sale with attractive prices and urges customers to stock up before December 5.
Dr Milton M Goodman a chiropodist foot specialist is temporarily located at 217 J P White Building for appointments dialing D E Pruit 12821. The notice directs foot sufferers to seek care with the experienced specialist during the temporary arrangement.
Local notice announces a closing-out sale at Yucca Drug featuring only new merchandise and medicines. Includes emphasis on avoiding old or deteriorated items and invites customers to shop the updated stock.
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady with a 3 point gain. Sales totaled 2,220 bales as Middling price reached 9.98 dollars per unit.
City electrician John Blea puts up artistic cellophane decorations in three large city hall windows with flood lights for night visibility. South window completed. other two to finish by week’s end. The displays are bright and show well inside during the day. A separate report notes a one room house at 1211 West 13th badly damaged by fire this morning. Mrs Stosie McCarthy occupied the dwelling and the blaze was extinguished by the fire department.
J P Fitch regional Boy Scout executive based in Dallas met with P W Thorson and other leaders in Roswell. He will stay several days to discuss raising funds to match a $3,000 gift from the Frank Phillips Foundation for expansion in the Eastern New Mexico area.
Dec trading session shows a wide range of moves across top equities with AmAil at 57 7/8 and AT&T at 166 1/2. Industrials like General Electric at 32 7/8 and BoeingA at 17 5/8 register gains, while AmLoco slips to 15 1/4 and AmSmel 43 5/8 amid cautious investor sentiment.
The market closed with mixed results as gains appeared in some favorites while many names declined. Trading was slow with 584,800 shares changed hands, and optimism waned despite domestic news including potential railway loan rate cuts and improving October sales at Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck. Major movers down included General Motors, Chrysler, Boeing, Sperry, United Airlines, and Eastman Kodak, while Sears Roebuck, American Smelting, and Dow Chemical fared better. Kansas City livestock markets showed hogs down modestly, cattle uneven but steady to strong, and calves steady, with fed steers and yearlings priced higher for the day. Sheep and lambs opened strong, with native lambs rising and ewes steady to higher.
Boston. South American and Australian wools of fine and half blood breed were in fair demand at firm to strong prices. Domestic wools were mostly slow, with most activity in mixed territory wools. Lots of bulk half-blood with fine and three eighths blood grades sold at 97 cents to 1 dollar per scoured pound.
Butter receipts 483209 firm creamery 93 score 35 1/2 36 92 35 91 34 3 4 90 34 1/2 89 33 3/4 88 33 90 centralized carrots 34 1/2 Eggs receipts 3383 unsettled fresh graded extra firsts 30 firsts 29 other prices unchanged Poultry live 64 trucks hens ducks geese easier chickens steady hens over 5 lbs 14 2.2 lbs and under 12 1/2 ducks 4 1/2 lbs up white 13 1/2 geese 12 lbs down 13 1/2 over 12 lbs 13 Other prices unchanged
U. S. bonds in New York on December 5 show 3 1/4s at 108.14 and 4 1/4s at 122.20 with 2 1/2s at 108.21 and 2 3/4s at 110.12. Fed Farm Mtg: Unquoted. Home Own Loan: -(/P).
New York cotton closes mixed with Dec at 10.19 and Jan around 10.10. Chicago grain edging lower with wheat near 90 Dec and corn around 61. Ongoing curb market listings show various American firms trading. Wool futures steady with March May focus. Regular Social Evening noted at KB P Hall 6:30 Friday.
Jittery shoppers are urged to visit Dan Carpenter's Pecos Valley Nursery at East Fifth Street for Christmas shrubbery. The ad promotes a selection of evergreens and mentions Week End Poultry Specials with two small hens, overgrown fryers, pullets, and turkeys at 28 cents per pound. WHATLEY PRODUCE CO. 12-5t2ce
Multiple short classified items list rental offers rooms apartments and furnished units with prices and contact details. Includes for rent near 510 South Virginia an inquired furnished apartment at 506 North Penn Street and a furnished room with garage at 810 North Penn Among sale items a bungalow at 223 East Hendricks and poultry listings from W C Wayles and Glenn Wheeler Dairy with hens turkeys and hand painted Xmas cards listing contact numbers and prices.
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