This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1935
Page
5
New York markets end with widespread declines and gains across many blue chips after a busy session. Investors watch key rail and steel shares, while Treasuries hold steady as bond conversions and curb list activity reflect mixed sentiment across sectors. Local commodities and livestock quot King Kansas City round out a volatile trading day.
Substantial advances in industrial and metal shares gave the New York stock market a firm tone. Leading equities rose while rails lagged, with notable gains for Republican Steel preferred and Inland Steel among others. The market reacted to news on Republic Steel merger prospects and the closing zone remained firm after 953,050 shares changed hands.
Boston wool market shows continued demand for fine western grown wools with large lots of Argentine and French combing terrify wools offered in original bags at 57 to 58 cents scour. Shorter French combing wools move at about 55 cents. Ohio wool and a 48 5/50 blood wool sold at 23 to 23 1/2 cents grease.
New York on May 3 reports futures recovering about 1 per bale from Thursday’s dips due to buying in sympathy with other markets and limited offerings. July futures touched 11.81, with May at 11.85, 11.87, 11.51 to 11.68. Spot middling cotton in New York steadies at 12.25 with Galveston spot at 12.30 and 75 bales sold.
New Orleans on May 3 reported a quiet spot cotton market with prices up 7 points. Sales were nil as Middling grade settled near 12.30 cents per pound according to AP notes.
Four others, including three women, faced charges of aiding an escape while 34 participants were released. The case centers on a bloody April 4 riot linked to a purported Communist plot. A.L. Wirin of the ACLU denounced the arrests as frameups and cited county political tensions in McKinley County with Gallup as the county seat.
In Gallup New Mexico a riot left three prisoners dead and six wounded as sheriff’s officers moved to remove detainees from a preliminary hearing. State police and national guardsmen helped restore order amid accusations of labor strife and land disputes connected to a 1933 coal strike. Authorities investigated a hoax kidnapping claim surrounding defense attorney David Levinson and New York journalist Robert Minor.
Rain and snow fell in small flakes with a storm too weak to help the parched earth, leaving ground dry and conditions unchanged.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.