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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1934
Page
5
Wall Street session showed scattered, limited gains driven by technicals with dull overall activity. Turnover was 1,153,030 shares as fewissues rose. several big names hovered with mixed moves and some declines before close.
Kansas City May 3 AP US Dept Agr hogs 5000 mostly steady top 3.45 on choice 190-240 lbs. cattle 2200 calves 700 strong for weight. steers good and choice 550-1500 5.85 to 8.85. heifers 4.85 to 6.25. cows 3.65 to 4.25. milk fed weaners 3.50 to 6.59. Sheep 7000 clipped lambs native spring lambs steady. top native spring lambs 11.75. spring lambs 10.75 to 11.75. lambs good and choice 90 lbs down 8.50 to 9.00. yearling wethers 6.75 to 6.00. ewes 3.50 to 4.35. Quotations based on ewes and wethers.
Chicago grain markets publish May and July prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and lard bellies with May as 78 1 8 for wheat and mid dling cotton on Galveston spot at 10 95 with 254 sales. The report notes May 3 AP with ongoing daily quotations and market tones.
New Orleans on May 3 reports a quiet cotton market with prices easing by 3 points. Sales reach 256 bales as middling grade settles at 10.97 cents per pound, AP notes.
In Albuquerque on May 3 AP reports a government milk survey from Longfellow and North High Street districts shows 373 respondents with five as the average household size. Four families have no income, 29 have under five dollars weekly, 103 fall between five and ten dollars, 176 receive no milk, 197 have two quarts weekly, and eight buy one pound of butter weekly. Five families have one can of milk every two weeks.
The New York Curb Market listings reflect a blend of gains and losses as various issues such as Amer Cyan, Amer Sup Pow, Ark Nat Gas, City Sve, Ford Ltd, Humble Oil, Libby MeN, Newmont and Trans Air trade. Notable quotes include Unit Gas and Unit Verde, with prices ranging around fractions to several points, indicating modest shifts in early trading.
New York in May reports Liberty bonds closing mixed with government issues showing First 4 1 4s at 33 38 10 4 Treas 4 1 4s at 47 52 111 10 Fed Farm Mtg 3 1 4s at 64 102 4 Hme Owners 4s at 51 100 17.
New York May 3 AP Slight early advances gave way to a quiet session as demand kept steady from Liverpool cables and foreign buying. Futures closed barely steady with May at 10.75 and July around 10.87 10.88. Spot middling stays at 11.00.
The document details a 1934 New Mexico act establishing excise taxes on alcoholic beverages, stamps, licensing, and enforcement. It covers tax rates by beverage type, stamp issuance, retention of funds, penalties for violations, and emergency enactment. Governor A W Hockenhull signed. law effective immediately.
The governor urged lawmakers to carry out the plan during a continuation from page one, saying their actions affect education and questioning what value a school would have if the policy is destroyed. The remark frames a political clash over an education initiative.
The Chaves County Board of Education will meet at the county superintendent's office at two tomorrow afternoon to set the budget for the 1994-35 fiscal year. Budget auditor R. H. Grissom will visit May 8 to lead a budget hearing for all county schools. Reeard What-Ada Get Hesults.
Governor A W Hockenhull and Mrs Hockenhull arrived in Roswell to address the Ruby Anniversary at the Baptist Church last night. They spent the night at Nickson Hotel and left for Corona to speak to the Corona high school graduating class. He praised the legislature's special session amid turbulent times.
Mrs Julia Brasher, rural school supervisor of San Miguel county with headquarters in Las Vegas and former Chaves county school superintendent, will arrive in Roswell tomorrow for a brief visit of a few days as she campaigns for the Chaves county superintendent position.
Clovis New Mexico May 3 AP Clo vis officers were without information on the whereabouts or activities of Sheriff Tom Abel of Lubbock Texas and his deputies. They were believed to be in eastern New Mexico seeking the robbers of the First National Bank of Lovelland Texas. The officers stopped in Clovis Tuesday and told none of their destination. They have not been heard from since.
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