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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
5
The New York stock market edged higher with a cautiously bullish tone. Aircraft and steel issues found support while rails struggled to rise. Commodities improved and cotton and corn led grains. bonds were quiet with some recoveries in secondaries. transfers totaled 524,930.
Chicago grain quotes show wheat May 96 3/8 July 88 3/4 September 87 1/4. oats May 50 1/8 September 50 1/8. rye May 66 3/8 September 65 3/8. January soybeans 16.30 May 15.90. Prices listed for March May July and September contracts across wheat oats rye and soybeans with brief bid values.
Hogs 2,000 slow uneven mostly steady to 10 lower than Wednesday's average with underweights down. Cattle 2,000 with calves 500 active strong to 25 higher. best fed steers around 35.00. heifers 6.50 to 10.50. cows 5.00 to 6.75. vealers 6.00 to 9.00. Lambs 6,000 to 10 over. top fed lambs 8.75. wethers 5.75 to 7.75. ewes 4.00 to 5.00.
The US Department of Agriculture reports an active wool market in Boston on January 31. Demand centers on finer western-grown wools with bulk French combing 64s and finer sold 67 to 70 cents a pound on a scoured basis. Texas wools moved 65 to 70 cents secured basis for twelve months and 55 to 58 cents for choice fall wools.
Liberty bonds closed for January thirty first with Fourth 4 1/4s at 101.31 and 33 38 old, Treas 4 1/4s at 114.21, Home Owners Loan 4s at 101.5, Fed Farm Mortgage 3s at 100.12 and 3 1/4s at 102.14.
Market summary from New York listing multiple stocks with prices and changes including Amn Cyan B17 Am Fgn P War 2 3/8 Amn G & E A 19 7/8 Am Maracaibo 1/2 Am Sup Pow 1 1/8 Ark Nat Gas A 3/4 Assoc G & E A 7/16 City Svc 1 3/8 City Svc Ptd 11/ Cons Cop Min 2 1/2 Cord Corp 3 1/2 Cusi-Mex 1 7/8 El Bond & Share 6 1/4 Ford Mot Ltd 8 1/8 Gulf Oil Pa 57 Hedla Min 7 1/4 Humble Oil 46 Lib McN&L 35 1/4 Newmont Min 35 1/4 Nia Hud Pow 3 1/2 Penn Road 1 7/8 Siberling Rule 2 1/2 Swift & Co 17 3/4 Texan Oil 7/8 Unit & Pow Al Unit Verde 3 5/8.
The New York cotton market opened slightly lower on disappointing Liverpool cables but trade buying and covering steadied prices. May futures rose to 12.45 before settling around 12.43, with most contracts ending steady or marginally higher. Spot middling rated at 12.60.
New Orleans January 31 AP futures closed steady with prices unchanged to one point lower. Traders watched steady demand as market held near previous session levels.
Galveston on January 31 reports spot cotton steady with mid Dling at 12.60 cents per pound and sales totaling 150 bales as AP notes.
The Square Deal Association, an anti Long group, appealed to President Roosevelt for a congressional investigation of Louisiana under Huey Long. The bid followed Long resuming a court inquiry into plots against him. Martial law in Baton Rouge sent National Guardsmen patrolling the capital while officials weigh constitutional rights.
In Flemington New Jersey on January 31 1935 Hauptmann alibi witness Ebvert Carlstrom faced cross examination after overnight investigation. Carlstrom refused to answer a question he said would incriminate him and another witness Louise Kiss testified she also saw Hauptmann in a Bronx bakery on the night of the Lindbergh kidnapping. The defense sought to rebut claims and prosecutors considered calling Arthur Larsen for further testimony.
Public hearings on liquor bills were postponed while the Senate state affairs committee debated a saloon measure restricting women from drinking establishments and location rules near churches. Meanwhile a separate honey bill aimed to police imported honey to prevent bee diseases, sparking sharp debate over prices and oleomargarine links.
A compilation of Senate and House actions listing SB68 through SB125 and related resolutions. It notes tax and treasury rules, checks, liquor restrictions, court funding, state fair finances, constitutional timing for sessions, and various introduced bills on licensing, bonds, animal welfare, grazing leases, burial costs, railroad car order, highway animal limits, and tax refunds for farmers.
A man with a wig and false mustache attacked Mrs Rivkin around 9 am as she faced him during a washday. She was bound with window cord, gagged with tire chain links, placed in a chair set on fire but escaped by rolling away. Detectives noted her account was incoherent and named a suspect, Wilentz, as someone who should be aware of details. HB126 to HJR41 legislative items and tax bills follow in the record.
National guardsmen and state police moved into Manchester Kentucky to break up what officials call an automobile theft ring run by a prominent official. About 150 in force halted outside the town as a quiet reception greeted the contingent. The town, county seat of Clay County, has a history of violence including past assassinations and court incidents.
The article describes a device called the volatility machine used for acceleration tests at Phillips laboratory in Cummins' Garage on Friday at 7 30. A Plymouth six cylinder engine powers the test with altered cooling, and instruments record motor temperature speed and time to reach the end speed while measuring fuel consumption.
All local FERA offices have moved into the Armory on West Fifth Street and will open there tomorrow morning. H H Lewis supervises the organization. The relief rural rehabilitation and transient service offices, formerly in the American Legion building, and the work division from city hall, plus the mattress making and sewing projects, are now at the Armory. The rent-saving move is to be shared by the city of Roswell and Chavez County at 12 dollars per month. The Armory telephone number is 854W.
Dr. Austin D. Crile, chairman of the Pecos Valley Artesian Well Conservancy District, spoke at the noon Rotary meeting about leaky wells and progress in sealing hundreds of wells. District Governor D C Pearson announced Rotary charters approved for Portales and Hot Springs, with Portales likely to be presented February 14. Oscar Greene announced a February 11 Boy Scout dinner at the Southern Methodist Church.
H W Smith of Carlsbad a representative for American National Insurance Co was robbed last night in Roswell of 278 including 250 in checks His car was taken then found later by Smith and a friend near South Sea Avenue Sheriff Bean and deputies are pursuing the case Two suspects described as a shabbily dressed man 20 to 35 years old were involved. the other could not be described.
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