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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1941
Page
8
O B Boggs lists a sale item for a building made of wood and rock at Spring River Camp with contact number 1-1513c for inquiries.
Reg ent Will Keleher announced here today that the legislature will place him on a payless basis. The statement signals budget or compensation adjustments affecting his position and duties.
Readers are treated to a promotional note about Chesterfield cigarettes with a free copy of “Tobaccoland” offered by the makers. The book is described as entertaining and informative on growing, manufacturing, and distributing tobacco, with a side mention of Mrs Bev Lamer busy with new stories.
John Powhattan Powers turns to historical research with Paul Revere as a new interest while Fayette Davidson of Claw fame faces costume changes. An ad club gathering at the Boy Scout hut on North Missouri will feature bobbing for apples as entertainment. Herbert Lowrey and Andy Kemper are honored though they have already departed for Fort Sam Houston.
Woodsy Wood heads the Montgomery Ward allied forces while John Halter is away. The arrangement assigns Wood to oversee operations and coordinate with partners during Halter's absence, ensuring continued leadership and decision making.
Mrs. E. E. Lamontine was reported getting along as well as can be expected at St. Marys hospital after a major operation performed yesterday afternoon at 5 30.
A dense OCR list presents tickers, company abbreviations, and mixed fractions, detailing numerous corporations across sectors such as BriggsM CityI and F, ComlSol, GenElec, Goodyr, TexCor, StdOilC, USSteel, and many others with share fractions and January 15 references, forming a snapshot of market quotes and sector activity in a single, compact item.
Wall Street marked a sluggish downturn with most stocks down fractions to about two points. Daily turnover was 390,400 shares, the smallest in three months. Highlighted by a hog price surge, the commodity trend varied as major issues like Union Pacific IBM Douglas Aircraft Du Pont and GM showed declines while others edged up.
Butter receipts total 721,990 with market steady. Eggs receipts 8,831 show firmer tone with fresh graded ex tras firsts at 18 1/4, firsts 17 3/4. Current receipts 16 3/4, dirties and checks 15, refristds 16 3/4. Poultry live car movement steady to firm with hens 5 lbs and under at 18 1/2 and geese over 12 lbs at 13. other prices unchanged.
U S bonds market update from New York shows bid close for the 3 1/4s at 107.31 and 4s at 1134 2 1/2s at 107.14 with 2 3/4s at 109.8. Federal Farm Meeting and Home Owners Loan figures are unquoted.
Curated curb market notes from New York on January 15 list Alum Co Am at 151 and Alum Goods 18 3/4, Ark N Gas Pf 7 5/8, Bliss EF W 18, Carrier Corp 9 1/4, Cities Service 5, El Bond Sh 4, Fairchild Av 10 3/8, Hecla Min 5 7/8, Humble Oil 59 1/4 as current quotes and movements.
New York wool futures edged up .1 to 1.3 cents on short covering by spot houses and steady spot month demand, with mills and deferred months firming. Cotton futures closed 6 to 13 higher led by January through March, as ongoing demand supported cross-month gains in a firm market.
Spot cotton in New Orleans on January 15 closed steady to five points higher with sales totaling 2,249 bales. Mid stable at 10.21 cents.
Boston wool market reports slow sales with inquiries slight. Combing three eighths blood territory wool sells at 85 to 88 cents on a secured basis while graded French combing length half blood territory wool brings 97 cents to 1 dollar secured. Brokers note sizable orders for South American wool for import.
Spot cotton in Galveston remained steady at six points up with mid upland middling priced at 10.02 dollars per pood or standard unit, reflecting stable trade conditions on the market.
Kansas City on January 15 reports hogs salable 2,000 head with prices mostly 25 to 40 higher, top 8.70 for 170-270 lb cattle showing gains. 270-360 lb 8.10-8.50. lighter hogs 7.25-7.35. sows to 7.60. Cattle salable 3,000 with calves 400. fed steers and yearlings steady to higher, best gains 10-15. heifers and mixed yearlings up 25. cows steady to strong. vealers and calves strong. Missouri fed steers 13.10. yearlings higher. 9.75-12.00 for medium to good steers. Colorado heifers 12.25. butcher cows 6.25-7.50. vealers 10.50-12.50. feeders 11.60. native stockers 10.00. Sheep salable 6,000 with bids around steady. best fed lambs above 10.50. ewes 107 lb at 5.75.
Chicago Jan 15 Wheat May 87 1/4 Jly 82 1/2 Sep 82 7/8. Corn May 83 1/4 Jly 63 1/2 Sep 63 4. Oats May 37 1/4 Jly 33 1/4 Sep 32 1/4. Phone your classified to No 11.
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