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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1934

Page

5

Stock Market Ends Mixed After Heavy Session

Wall Street opened the day weary after yesterday’s surge as prices declined generally in a profit taking drift. Turnover totaled 3,130,847 shares with mixed results across sectors and several names advancing on earnings or strength in government securities. National Distillers rose about 2 points on December quarter earnings of 2.21 a share while Douglas Aircraft faltered and many blue chips fell one point or more.

New York U. S National Distillers Douglas Aircraft U. S. Steel Allied Chemical U. S. Smelting American Telephone U. S. Steel Common Chrysler Case Westinghouse American Smelting N. Y. Central Santa Fe du Pont Bethlehem Steel

Dow Jones Nikkei style stock closing list from New York

The New York Stock Exchange closes with wide assortment of names across industries. Notable figures include Chrysler 56 1-38, Coca Cola 101, General Electric 22 5-8, US Steel 56 1-8, Union Pacific 127, and Westinghouse 19 3-4 among many others.

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Hogs, cattle, and sheep prices from Kansas City market

AP dispatch from Kansas City reports hogs at 5000 head steady to lower with tops at 3.45 for 180 to 240 pound choicers and sows 2.50 to 3.00. Cattle 5000 head calves 600 fully steady, top yearling steers about 6.75, steers 650 to 300 pounds 5.50 to 7.00, heifers 4.35 to 6.25, cows 3.00 to 5.50, vealers 4.00 to 6.50. Sheep 7000 head, lambs strong, best fed lambs 9.10, yearling wethers 5.00 to 7.25, ewes 3.35 to 4.50.

Kansas City Livestock Kansas City

Wool market steady as 64s and finer move slowly

Trading was slow in most lines of greasy combing domestic wool with occasional lots of 64s and finer territory wool moving at steady prices. Inquiries on medium qualities and a few small sales closed while prices remained firm on territory lines at 80-83 cents for strictly combing 56s 3-8 blood and 72-73 cents for strictly combing 48s 50s 1-4 blood. Similar quality fleeces held firm at unchanged quotations from last week.

Boston U. S. Dept

Liberty bonds close with mixed results in New York

U S Bonds New York January 31 AP reports Liberty bonds closed with the First 4 1 4s at 33 38 100 24 and the Thirty Year 41 45 47 52 at 107 reflecting varied demand across issues.

U. S Bonds New York Liberty Bonds Tres

New York Cotton Futures Steady After Liquidation

New York January cotton prices slipped earlier but rallies by covering and trade buying steadied futures, closing 4 to 5 points higher. Spot prices held at middling 11.75, with overall market sentiment showing ongoing liquidation and scattered selling yet futures firmed.

New York

Stock Averages Decline Amid Mixed Industrial Signals

A measured trading day shows standard stock indices edging higher in late January 1934 with industrial averages at 50. Inds 20 and 24 At's 900. notable values 100.1, 50.9, 78.6, 88.7. The day ends with averages around 101.8, 51.6, 78.7, 90.0 as markets drift.

Earthquake in Nevada damages Mina buildings

San Francisco reports an earthquake striking Mina Nevada causing damage to about a dozen buildings. Thirty shocks were felt in Mina, with the major quake at 11 24 a m and subsequent lighter shocks within the hour. The tremor was also felt in California and Utah as residents began returning to schools and shops reopened.

San Francisco Mina Nevada California Utah

Dillinger Gang Shuttled Through Tucumcari

Chares Mackley Harry Pierpont Russell Clark and Mary Kinder escorted by officers passed through Tucumcari N M at four this morning aboard a special train en route to Indiana after their arrest with John Dillinger in Tucson last week. Mackley greeted reporters and officers with pardner banter while Pierpont showed little enthusiasm and Kinder eyed the guards. Clark remained tight lipped and nursing wounds from Tucson. Authorities report no trouble yet, with tight security across the transfer.

Crown Point Tucumcari N. M Chares Mackley Harry Pierpont Russell Clark Mary Kinder John Dillinger Indiana Tucson Mackley Pierpont

Barracks Briefs Show Off Rabbit Swims and School Skits

The column recaps quirky campus happenings including Frasier, renamed Weissmuller, swimming a mile in under 90 minutes and winning 44 smokers after bets. It mentions Anse George planning Sahara tours, Ducky Clark nicknamed Pleasure-bent with a playful note on aftershave, and local tailors stringing racquets for $ business. The Hroncs lose to the Lobo stars by 26 in a two game set, winter hints linger, the President's ball entertains cadets, and McCleneghan faces nicknames as Acting Captain amid campus pranks.

Frazier Frasier Weissmuller B. A Anse George Sahara Ducky Clark Heller Bobby Max Wiecks Marshall Stanmire Stanmire Hroncs

Alex's Cafe Serves Home Meals in Roswell

Alex Sarah, with eight years in Albuquerque and two in Nickson hotel coffee shop, opened Alex's Cafe at 104 East Second Street Roswell. The cafe offers home cooked meals at moderate prices and sells Century beer twelve ounce glasses for ten cents. Last summer a fire closed the cafe two days for a full overhaul destroying the refrigerator and damaging the interior.

Albuquerque Alex Sarah Roswell Busy Bee Cafe Nickson Hotel Sarah Alex

Soviet high altitude record dispute noted

Lieut.-Commander T G W Settle of the United States holds the world altitude record at 61,237 feet, a mark not recognized by the International Aeronautique. The Soviet Union is not represented in the body that approved the Settle record.

Liya Usyskin T. G. W. Settle United States Soviet Union International Aeronautique

Cotton Market Steady As Prices Edge Up

New Orleans January 31 AP spot cotton is steady at 10 up with total sales of 1,274 bales. Middling grade priced at 11.12, reflecting a slight uptick in demand for the day in New Orleans.

New Orleans

Bear of Oakland arrives at Bay of Whales to aid Byrd party

Aboard Admiral Byrd's Flagship Little America the Bear of Oakland supply ship reached the Bay of Whales at midnight. Crumbling ice threatened the winter camp as essential provisions were offloaded. The vessel sailed from Dunedin, New Zealand two weeks earlier to deliver needed supplies for the expedition.

Admiral Byrd Little America Bear of Oakland Bay of Whales Bear of Oakland Dunedin New Zealand

Cut-Price Paint Recipe Teaches Valuable Lesson

A shopper and his wife recount a trip to a paint store where the proprietor explains paint quality. He contrasts high grade paint with cheap cuts that mix more solvent and less durable pigment, showing the long term savings of choosing quality over initial price. The lesson: know what you get for your money and ask for details.

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