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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
5
US Dept. of Agriculture cattle and hog futures and prices. Steers and heifers steady to mixed with light demand for yearlings. Hogs active with top quotes around 2.39 to 2.80 per hundred pounds. sows at about 2.25. Sheep kill quotas steady. no fed lambs offered. top native lambs around 5.10 to 5.25.
Wall Street could not sustain a rally into a second day with a choppy session. Selected leaders Allied Chemical Case Columbia Gas DuPont and Montgomery Ward advanced modestly while American Telephone and U S Steel declined. Oily shares held steady despite a drop in Midcontinent crude prices.
Chicago grain report shows December futures for Heat at 45 cents, Corn December at 22 for December prices with small shifts to May and July, Oats and Rye futures listed with January and July dates, barley and bellies figures noted. Trading details are partial and ambiguous due to OCR errors but indicate futures activity in Chicago markets.
New York cotton moves lower as southern and local selling, plus talk of easier technicals, push prices down from last week’s lows. March slips from 6.17 to 6.01, hovering near 6.06 midday, while December and January futures decline further on the day with spot around 6.60.
The current demand for 56s strictly combing fleece wools is limited to a few manufacturers, with some large volume business closed. Prices paid range about 1 3/8 to 1 1/2 in the eastern and midwestern fleece markets, with most sales at the minimum figure. Holders of Ohio fleece wools report firmness at 20 60 1/2.
New Orleans spot cotton closed steady 15 points down at 5.52 with sales totaling 3,238 and muddling liquidity as of December 14. AP reports a cautious session in the market with moderate demand and steady quotes.
New York curb action lists several bonds and stock readings with mixed quotes including Curb Ark Nat Gas and Ford with varied fractions. Galveston spot cotton trades steady, down 15, middling 6.85, sales 560.
Snowfall blanketed central and western New Mexico with six to ten inches in places. Temperatures ranged from 19 above at Delia to 27 above at Albuquerque while Estancia Valley roads were blocked and trains and planes were delayed. Snow plows kept highways open near Gallup and major routes, with Silver City also reporting over 10 inches in recent days. Two pilots were injured in a tri motor plane crash near Amarillo during the storm. Snow covered Santa Fe with four inches and Estancia Valley remained open though drifting heavy, with traffic advised to detour via Route 41 through Moriarity Estancia and Willard.
Subscribers are urged to call the Record office for missed copies. The notice lists DUSTINS NEWS STAND as contact and provides a phone number for special delivery service.
The appeal of Tom Johnson a black man convicted and sentenced to die for the Angelina Jaramillo death is expected to reach the supreme court in January. The timing depends on the court's reorganization with A L Zinn replacing Justice Tom W Neal. Johnson remains on death row at the state penitentiary.
The Cahoon armory at the New Mexico Military Institute hosts the district high school basketball tourney on March 3 and 4 after a district vote. Participants include Roswell, Tatum, Levington, Hobbs, Carlsbad, Hope, Artesia, Lake Arthur, Hagerman and Dexter, with Albuquerque hosting the state finals March 10 and 11.
The Record announces W. C. Winston as a candidate for re election as justice of the peace of Precinct No. One, Chaves county, subject to voters decision.
Santa Fe New Mexico October 14 Rafael Sandofal of Cerrillos has been arrested in connection with the shooting of J. D. Zucal another Cerritos storekeeper. Sheriff Jesus M. Baca said two men tried to hold up Zucal and then shot him as he escaped through a window.
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