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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1934
Page
4
The rental column notes furnished apartments available at 410 South Penn and 912 West Richardson. Includes notices from J19tfic Coe about a three room unit and other furnished option.
Wall Street opened firm then drifted, with some leaders showing modest gains in the final hour. Wheat fell nearly 3 cents, crops and cotton weakened, while rubber rose. Bonds mixed as U S governments and Prime Corporation issues resisted. Notable gains came from Freeport Texas, Westinghouse Air Brake, American Telephone, Monsanto Chemical, Allied Chemical, and American Can.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange closed with a broad advance as numerous industrials and utilities posted gains. Key names including AmT&T, US Steel, General Electric, and Eastman reported notable moves amid a wide list of active issues.
Chicago market prices list futures for wheat corn oats and barley with July September and December contracts. Prices shown include wheat at 92 1/4 for July, 2 3/4 for September, 93 3/4 for December. corn 58 for July, 59 1/4 for September, 59 3/8 for December. oats 43 3/4 for July, 42 5/8 for September, 43 1/2 for December. barley 68 1/2 July, 52 3/4 September. lard 6.52 July, 6.85 September, 6.95 October. bellies 9.37 July, 9.55 September.
A compact market notes sheet lists multiple company and commodity prices with fractional gains and losses. Names include Amn Cyan B, Am Fon P War, Amn Maracaibo, Ark Nat Gas Ail, City Sve, Cord Corp, Cresson Gold, Det Aircraft, Ford Mot Ltd, Gulf Oil, Humble Oils, Newmont Min, Penn Road, Swift & Co, Tecxa Oill, Unit Gas, Unit Vedre, among others, with varied quotes and trading figures.
New Orleans spot cotton opens steady with a small 16 point decline. Sales reach 1075 bales while the middling price sits at 12.15. AP report from New Orleans dated June 20.
Stock averages for June 20 1934 show industry indices at 50 and rail averages near 20 with utilities at 90. Today's overall market index stands at 90.3 with leading groups 46.2 71.4 and 80.1. Pro day figures list 51.2 46.6 72.1 and 80.9.
Liberty bonds closed at 103.19 with 4 1/4s at 113.6 and 4s at 101.3. Treas 4 1/4s ranged 47 to 52, and Fed Farm Mtg 3 1/4s traded around 101.22. Home Owners Loan 4s stood near 101.3 with other issues noted.
A misc classified note promotes Roswell Mattress Company offering renovators sterilizers and rug cleaners with a contact phone 614. The ad markets mattress related services and related home care products under a simple local business listing.
EK Hardcastle offers upholstering repairing and refinishing services and can fix any sewing machine. All work guaranteed. Located at 208 East South Street.
Kansas City market results show hogs at about 3000 head with higher prices for 190-270 lb hogs at 4.75 top, cattle 4500 head with vealers weak, yearlings at 8.00 for 901 lb, steers 5.75 to 9.50 per cwt, heifers 5.25 to 6.75, cows 3.50 to 4.25, and milk fed 8.00 to 5.50. Sheep tally 6500 with spring lambs steady to 9.19 top and yearling wethers 5.00 to 6.90.
Cotton prices eased slightly as a favorable weekly weather report and light Liverpool cables reduced demand. Futures closed barely steady with July at 11.97 to 11.98 and nearby contracts around 12.24 to 12.62 for May. Spot middling cotton quoted at 12.20.
Notices list Dr T E Boggs as a graduate optometrist and optician based at 809 N Ms in Roswell New Mexico with a contact phone number.
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