Wall Street Mixed As Stocks Rise Moderately On Defense Hopes
Wall Street today showed a modestly bullish tilt with limited bidding for favorites and negligible offerings. Transfers reached 469,700 shares as U S Steel and Dow components traded, while bonds advanced selectively and commodities varied.
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U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
General Motors
American Telephone
Consolidated Edison
Uglas Aircraft
American Airlines
United Air Lines
Westinghouse, du Pont
Great Northern
American Smelting
Texas Corp
Chicago
Kansas City livestock market report June 24 shows gains
Hogs total 2,500, active trade with gains to 10 cents. Cattle totals 6,400 with calves 1,650. fed steers and yearlings in limited supply. grass steers steady to higher. bulls up to 25. stockers and feeders steady to strong. Sheep opens with clipped lambs 25 cents higher. top 8.00 for clipped lambs, natives hold above 0.25. New York stocks noted afterward.
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USDA
Oklahoma
Chicago Produce Prices and Poultry Trade Report
June 24 Chicago reports show butter receipts at 989 155 with varied scores, carrots and eggs steady, local firsts and storage items listed. Poultry prices detail live trucks, hen and broiler weights, Leghorn and Plymouth Rock varieties, and mixed colors with multiple price points noted. Boston wool futures for June 24 with subdued demand, original bag and fleece prices cited, country-packed wool weak but steady on brief sales.
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Plymouth Rock
White Rock
White
Money market rates steady in New York summary
Money New York reports call money steady at 1 percent with prime commercial paper at 1/2 percent. Time loans hold at 60-90 days 1/4 to 1 1/4 percent, 4-6 months 1 1/2 percent. Bankers acceptances unchanged for 60-90 days 1/2 to 7/16 percent, 4 months 9/16 to 1/2 percent, 5-6 months 5/8 to 9/16 percent. Rediscount rate at New York Reserve Bank remains 1 percent.
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T- Call
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Wool futures drift lower on thin demand in New York
New York June 24 Wool top futures closed 2 to 4 points down as Boston traders showed fair interest but overall demand remained thin. July liquidation by spot interests and locals was absorbed by short covering and trade buying. July at 96.0, Oct 93.5, Dec 92.3. Standard tops 104.0, bid-off.
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Boston
Jly
U S bonds and farm loan notes quotes from New York
Treasury issues show 3 1/4s for 1945 and 1946 at about 108 and 109 with various maturities. Federal Farm Mortgage bonds trade near 104.2 while Home Owners Loan 3s sit around 107. Details list several series and price points for traders.
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Curb Market Roundup Stocks Decline in New York Close
New York curb close June 24 lists notable movers and prices: Alum Co Am 160 Am Book 36 5/8 Ark Nat Gas 2 1/4 Bliss 15 1/4 Carrier Corp 7 3/4 Cities Service 5 1/8 El Bond Sh 6 3/4 Fairchild Av 9 1/4 Ford Mot Ltd 1 1/8 Humble Oil 54 1/8 NY Wat Sve Pf 19 Ning Hud Pow 5 Pender Gr B 12 Rustless S&S 10 1/8 Seiberling Rub 4 Shat Denn 4 1/4.
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Adams
Alaska
Juneau
Allegheny
Allis
Smelt & R
Beth Steel
Boeing Airplane
Ceeven Weve
Borg Warner Own
Briggs Mfg Calumet & Hec O
Case
Chrysler Corpses
Colum G & el Ty
Consol Oil
Coty Inc
Crucible Steel
Curtiss Wright
Douglas Aircraft
du Pont de
N 'See
Eastman Kodak
Eaton Mfg
el Power & Lt
Wwe
el Paso Nat Gas
Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Mills
Gen Motors
Goodrich
Goodyear T & R
Interlake
iInt Harvester Eeeereeereee
Nick Can
Tel & Tel
Johns Manville
Kennecott Cop ‘Kroger Grocery
Lockheed Airc Esses Ees
Wee Lorillard
Magma Copper
Miamia Copper
Mid
Minn Honey Beg
Montgom Ward
Eee
Nat Cash Reg Ree
Nat Biscuit Ee
Nat Distillers Nat
North Ameria
Northern Pacific
Ohio Oil
Radio Corp of Am
Rand
Sears Roebuck
Shell Union Oil
Simmons Co
Skelly Oil
Socony Vacuum
Sou Cal Edison
Sperry Corp
J Stone & Webster
Studebaker Corp
Swift & Co
Texas Corp
Tex Gulf
Tex Pac
Thatcher Mfg
Trans America
Trans West Afr
Iaia
Union Carbide Eos
United Air Lines
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US Pipe & Fury
Smelt R&m
Steel
Vanadium Corp
Warner Bros Pict
West Union Tel Ssn
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Youngst
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Bliss
Carrier Corp
Cities Service
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Fairchild Av
Ford Mot Ltd
Humble Oil
Y Wat Sve
Grain futures in Chicago close stable on June 24
Chicago grain futures ticked higher with wheat dipping to 79 5/8 to 80, corn sliding to around 60, and oats near 39. Prices shown for July September and December contracts reflect modest shifts as markets closed.
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Jly
Take Away France Fall of Bordeaux Fronts Advance
British and German reports outline France's dire military collapse as German columns push along the Atlantic coast toward Bordeaux and Poitiers. Italy seeks a Mediterranean coast occupation and a buffer state, while Petain denounces British mediation efforts amid shifting French allegiance and colonial mobilization in Syria and Africa.
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De Gaulle Receives Broad Backing Amid France Crisis
De Gaulle's headquarters reported a broad flow of French citizens from all walks of life supporting his stand. The British ambassador to France has left aboard a British warship after France's overrun by Germany put him in danger. The French embassy declined to comment on his status. At headquarters De Gaulle wore French army uniform with several uniformed officers nearby bearing medals and ribbons.
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Britain
Bordeaux
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Charles Corbin
Ronald Hugh Campbell
Congress Spent and Cotton Prices in New Orleans and New York
Congress spending figures show contract authorizations and automatic appropriations totaling over 3.975 billion, with Roosevelt estimating additional debt-service needs. Roosevelt’s budget request was about 14.142 billion, down from Congress by roughly 298 million due to defense increases. In cotton news, New Orleans spot closed steady at middling 11.00, while New York futures varied, with July contracts around 10.27 to 10.49 and nearby notes at 9.37 to 9.21 for December and January expiries.
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France Faces Armistice Pressure And German Advances
German forces push into weakened France with offensives toward Grenoble and Chambery while extending grip on coast points near Bordeaux. Reports say Weygand warned France cannot escape occupation, Britain pledges aid but avoids harming an ally. Armistice terms and negotiations loom as Belgium food shortages rise.
Armistice Signals After Don River Capture
War bulletin reports surrounded forces on the Donon river in the Vosges surrendering at noon. Over 22,000 prisoners include a corps commander, three division chiefs, about 1,000 officers and 12 artillery units. Hostilities to cease at 1:35 a.m. Tuesday after armistice signing words.
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Italians Launch Simultaneous Offensives Against French Alpine Army
The Italians opened concurrent assaults today targeting both the front and rear of the French Alpine army, signaling a coordinated move in the mountainous theater with potential strategic implications for the ongoing conflict.
Italian forces claim Alpine frontier gains with forts captured
The Italian high command said on a broadcast that Italian troops gained notable successes yesterday on the Alpine frontier and captured a number of French forts.
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London
Explosion at Bucharest munitions depot kills soldiers
An undetermined number of soldiers were killed when an explosion struck a munitions depot in a Bucharest suburb. A fire spread from the blast to a nearby military camp, with reports indicating rapid flames racing through the area.
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Germans push toward Grenoble and Chambery against French resistance
Berlin reports continued French resistance south of Lyon while German forces push forward toward Grenoble and Chambery as high command notes advances on the southern front.
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Armistice Delegates Prepare Final French Terms
In Rome on June 24 French armistice delegates spoke by telephone with Paris as Italian terms loomed. Fascist leaders expected a final decision this afternoon. In Bordeaux the French cabinet reportedly conveyed its discussions to peace emissaries in Rome.
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Wellington Star torpedoed near Cape Finisterre
London reports the British liner Wellington Star of 11,400 tons was torpedoed near Cape Finisterre. Reuters from Lisbon says the German high command claimed on June 17 the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine led by Lieut.-Capt. Fraunheim, with no time or place given for the engagement.
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Women At The GOP National Meeting
Philadelphia reporters describe how Republican women at the national convention mingle with delegates in the final hours before the first presidential ballot. Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms guides quiet support for Dewey while Alice Roosevelt Longworth meets with Taft allies. Mrs Wendell Willkie greets crowds at a mass meeting as Worthington Scranton directs hostess duties with a large staff and daily bridge sessions to reach delegates.
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Thomas Dewey
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France Signs Armistice Amid Alpine Front Offensive
The armistice was signed after a four hour conference at Villa Inchesa near Rome. French delegates arrived by plane from Munich and met Italian officials for discussions in French. The signing occurred as Italian and German forces pressed French Alpine troops from front and rear.
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French Government Orders Allied Services in Bordeaux
The German radio from Geneva reported that divine services are ordered in Bordeaux for Tuesday morning to mark the cessation of hostilities. Attendees will include all members of Marshal Petain's government and President Lebrun.
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Geneva
Marshal Petain
Lebrun
German forces report slight progress in France war update
Bordeaux June 24 The latest French high command communique states that German troops have made slight progress during the current hostilities.
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Bordeaux
Chinese city hit in Japanese air raid damages
In Chungking on June 24 the French consulate was demolished and the British embassy and consulate damaged in a Japanese air raid. Seven Chinese employees of the British and French consulates were killed while no Europeans were hurt. Downtown Chungking suffered heavy damage with thousands of houses demolished or badly damaged.
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China
Yangtze River
London
Dabbs Reports Fine Country East of Here
Charles Dabbs and his family traveled from here to Lubbock via Muleshoe and Clovis. He found the eastern country in fine shape with green grass and good conditions. Rain wet the path near Muleshoe and extended to Roswell.
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Charles Dabbs
Lubbock
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