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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1941
Page
6
A farmer tells of a trick with hens and wood covered chicks, a boy defines retired as quitting work while still drawing WPA pay, an ad promotes Marathon Endurance Motor Oil for spring car care, and a pun about a weighed woman at a penny scale ends the page.
Miss Margaret McWenie defending champion from Las Vegas won her first girls division match in the state high school tennis tournament at Rio Grande courts in Albuquerque. Other results include Helen Jewett defeating Laura Rinehart and Louise Taichert beating Sissy Young, with doubles Jewett Young winning 6-0 6-1.
Hobbs defeated Clovis 6 to 5 as a Wildcat rally produced four runs in the sixth. Socorro needed 12 innings to beat Santa Fe High 3 to 1 with John Lucero fanning 18. The Albuquerque Indians beat the Bulldogs 6 to 4 to advance.
Youth Night at the revival services tonight at First Baptist Church features evangelist Rev. Arthur A. DuLaney speaking on Easy Steps to Evil Ends. He outlines life passages and blessings from contrary winds, citing Francis Parkman as an example of enduring health and achievement.
Hogs: salable 3,500. bids 15 to 25 lower than Thursday. Top 8.70 sparingly to traders. 180-250 lb at 8.50-8.60. 260-310 lb butchers 8.25-8.50. Sows 7.50-7.75. Cattle: salable 100. total 350. Calves 125 salable. total 1,150. Cattle steady, vealers steady, stockers and feeders unchanged. Cows 5.76-6.75. fat cows to 7.56. cammers 4.50-5.25. Vealers 10.00-11.50. Sheep: salable and total 3,000. Native spring lambs 11.50. clipped lambs 9.85 top, down to 8.65. Arizona unsold.
New York curb and bond markets show modest moves as industrials like Carrier and Humble Oil advance while Treasury issues hold around 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 percent. Chicago grain closes mixed with wheat and oats quotes across May July and September contracts.
A mixed slate of short notices lists rental offers such as furnished and unfurnished apartments at several addresses including 319 East 7th 802 North Missouri Ave and 305 North Kentucky plus a modern three room unit and a newly decorated four room duplex. Job ads seek an experienced salesman in Roswell and an experienced stenographer with a small salary, plus a family seeking a cabbage share crop with George E. McCoy in San Patricio New Mexico. The notices also mention a nurse applicant Alice E Fleming and a few two acre plots suitable for truck gardening with irrigation options. Prices and dates are included in many items with contact phone numbers.
New York stocks close with numerous tickers led by AmAirl 43 and HollySu 11 7/8. Other notable prices include AT&T 150, BoeingA 13 1/4, USSteel 52 1/8, GenElec 28 3/4, StdOilO 28 7/8, WestUT 20, GtWsSu 22 1/4.
Butter receipts total 1,281,206 with creamery 93 score and various 34 34 1/2 down to 88 32 1/2. Eggs receipts 35,587. market steady. Poultry live 24 trucks steady. hens over 4 lbs 18 1/2. springs 4 lbs up. Plymouth Rock 22 under 4 lbs. ducks 4 1/2 lbs up colored 11 white 12. small colored 10 white 11. geese 10. other prices unchanged.
James Smead, who underwent an emergency appendicitis operation Wednesday night, was reported to be getting along all right thus far. He is at St. Mary's hospital.
Boston reports slow new domestic wool business but offerings hold steady to firm. Fine 64s Australian wools move freely at 1 to 1.02 dollars per pound scoured, including duty for average combing wools, with 1.03 to 1.04 for superior combing lots. Twelve months South African Merino wools bring 1.03 to 1.05 per pound scoured, including occasional duty.
A small bridge on U S 85 north of Springer was damaged yesterday but repaired promptly. The Rico Grande threat to flood areas south of San Antonito prompted Dwyre to note U S 85 was not in danger and all main roads should reopen tonight.
Oklahoma Governor Leon C. Phillips signed an agreement extending the interstate oil compact for two years. The measure, approved at a New Orleans compact commission meeting, will proceed to other state governors for signature and then to Washington for congressional approval. The compact began in 1935 and now moves to Kansas Governor Ratner for his signature before other states act.
Boston reports little weekly change in prices with firm tones both east and west. Western states show increased activity, notably Oregon, Montana, and Idaho, while Washington and Utah are modestly involved. Manufacturers hold cautious demand for nearby wool, some domestic and foreign fine wool bought at firm rates. Mohair remains less active but firm.
New Orleans May 2 Spot cotton closed steady with a 2 point gain. Sales reached 366 bales as Mid Dling priced at 11.38 cents per pound reflecting a quiet session in the market.
New York wool futures edged higher with grease wool up 0.6 to 1.1 cent. July 94.1, October 94.7, December 94.6. Certificated grease wool spot at 94.0. Wool top futures up 1.6 to 2.0 cents with May 129.0, July 125.8, October 123.0. Certificated spot wool tons 129.5. B Bid N Nominal.
In Galveston on May 2 spot cotton held steady with middling at 11.22 as no sales were recorded. An advertisement notes fresh home grown asparagus from Andersons Gardens.
The New York stock market flirted with a bashful rally, gaining modestly as buyers lifted bids for steers rail and industrials in the forenoon. Transfers totaled 395,500 shares. commodities slipped from recent strength while bonds featured secondary carrier loans. Leading stocks included U S Steel Bethlehem Santa Fe Southern Pacific and Westinghouse among others as Douglas Aircraft retreated.
The report notes hesitancy among An aconda Kennecott Radio Corp Consolidated Edison Texas Corp and American Can while Chrysler and General Motors held a narrower position throughout the proceedings.
Cotton futures closed fractionally higher across May through Dec contracts with May at 11.54 to 11.55 and Oct at 11.66 to 11.67. Jly 11.57 and Jan 11.62 with nearby months at 11.63. Middling spot at 11.78, up 5. HOME GROWN Spring Turnips & Greens.
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