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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
8
An old advertisement promotes a permanent wave shop at 108 E 4th offering hair styling to feel young and lively. It touts Ann's Night Club as a lively venue with professionally mixed drinks and a gay crowd for civilians and uniforms alike.
World globe maps on a beautiful stand offered at 3.98 down from 5.50 while supplies last. Ginsberg Music Co. advertises. Graduate optometrist Dr. T. E. Poggs at 309 N. Main St notes eyes examined and glasses fitted with in-house lens duplication. call 21 for appointment.
Roswell Lodge No 18 A F and A M calls a special communication on Wednesday June 24 at 7 30 PM. Work planned on the second degree. By order Clifford G Smith W M Attest Elmer H Riemen secretary Adv.
In Boston on June 24 the wool market showed slight improvement with sales in graded lines of staple and French combing wools reaching ceiling prices. Northwest purchases of fine running bulk to staple were at firm prices, while all medium wools remained very inactive.
Hogs salable and total 3 000 slow steady to Tuesday average top 14 35 for 180 lb plus 140 170 lb 13 75 14 15 sows 13 60 85 stock pigs 14 00 cattle salable 3 700 calves 800 fed steers active steady to 15 higher week gains 25 higher for good. yearlings 13 15 to 13 60 loads 13 00 60 short feds 111 50 12 50 stockers and feeders scarce cows 9 25 10 00 vealers 12 00 14 00 few 14 50 sheep salable 6 500 total 7 000 native lambs above 15 25
Chicago grain prices show wheat for July at 1.18 5/8, September 1.21 1/4 to 1/8, December 1.24 5/8 to 3/4. Corn for July 86 3/8 to 1/2, September 329 1/8 to 1/4, December 92 1/8 to 1/4.
Warm temperatures persist in New Mexico with similar readings tonight. Scattered thunderstorms are forecast this afternoon and tonight from the continental divide eastward, while West Texas remains warm with chances of isolated storms.
Chicago Price Current lists poultry mixed steady to firm with hens over 5 pounds at 19, under 5 pounds 21, Leghorn hens 17 and broilers 2 1/2 pounds and down 22, Plymouth Rock 24 1/2, White Rock 22 1/2, colored and other weights. Duck prices 14 1/2 for colored and white, geese 10 1/2, turkeys toms 18 hens 21. butter receipts 1,030,601. carrots 35 1/2. eggs receipts 23,265 and fresh graded firsts at 30 1/2. prices as quoted by the Chicago Price Current.
Stocks edged lower in a muted New York session as oils and industrials led declines while coppers and some aircraft held. Traders avoided new commitments amid war reports and tax bill concerns, with bonds and commodities uneven. Chicago wheat rose modestly and cotton futures fell in late trading.
No trades occurred in grease wool with certificatied grease wool spot at 35.5N. Wool top futures closed down 9 to 1.5 cents with Jly 118.5 Oct 1203B Dec 121.6B. Certificated spot wool tops L1B.6N. B bid and N nominal tags noted. Record Want ads promise results.
Major equities listed in New York by sector and company end trading with notable moves among Am Ail, AmCan, Kresge, AmLoco, Loew's, AmSmel, NatLead, AT&SF, Radio Corp, Boeing, Chrysler, US Steel, General Electric, and other names. Cotton futures fell 25 to 60 cents per bale, with spot Middling at 19.86, while U S Government bonds and curb market quotes were reported.
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