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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
5
New York and New Orleans reports show cotton futures firm with little net change. Prices hovered around yesterday’s close as trade buying and covering supported mid session gains. Cotton seed oil and spot cotton traded steady to slightly higher with modest volume and sales.
New York June 1 live poultry market reports steady tones with broilers freight 31 to 42 cents per pound express 15 to 60 cents. fowls by freight 25 to 27 cents, by express 22 to 28 cents. roosters freight 16 cents.
U S Department of Agriculture reports dull trading across states with Alabama Louisiana Texas selling Bliss and Russet potatoes at varied prices. Florida Spalding Rose barrels fetch around 4.00, Wisconsin and Minnesota round whites traded between 0.75 and 1.20, Idaho russets at 1.30 to 1.60, overall market strength uneven.
Wheat prices edged higher with two crop experts predicting a bullish winter yield. Corn and oats weakened while provisions held steady as July wheat opened around 1.44 to 1.46 and corn around 1.04 to 1.08 with later declines. Lard and ribs showed modest moves with rye and bellies mirroring nearby futures.
The Moultrie hog market report lists No. 1 Packer Hogs and No. 2 Packer Hogs with corrections noted for each price change by Swift & Company at Moultrie Georgia. The fragment indicates roughs and packer hog categories but lacks complete figures or dates.
Chicago market data shows hogs at 25 000 head with prices mostly steady to lower than Thursday's average, selections for 190 to 230 lb hogs at 9.35 to 10.00, other weight ranges 8.60 to 10.00, and cattle and calves with strong demand and varied steer and heifer prices from 10.00 to 14.75 per cwt. Slaughter classes show mixed results across weights with cutters and low-grade cattle at lower ranges.
New York butter scores listed with creamery extras and percentages. Details include scores around 88 to 92, and packing stock numbers No 1 and No 2 with various figures. The fragment references current make and stock listings likely from a dairy market bulletin.
Dressed poultry in New York shows irregular demand with fresh chickens at 30 to 45. Raw sugar steady with Cuban awaiting duty frees around 4.46 while near by duty free offers stood at 4.52. Fine granulated sugar unchanged at 6.05 to 6.10.
Chicago market notes butter prices rise with creamery extras and standards at 42 percent and early firsts around 41 percent while eggs fall with slight shifts in firsts and ordinary firsts. Storage packed extras hold around 29 percent as buyers adjust to the new levels.
St. Louis cash grain report lists wheat prices for No 2 red at 1.62 dollars and No 2 hard at 1.57. Corn prices show No 2 mixed at 1.03 and No 1 yellow at 1.05 with slight variations across categories. No 3 at 66.
Savannah naval stores report shows a turpentine firm with 47 sales 475 receipts none and stock 10671 while a rosin firm posts 1109 sales 2152 receipts shipments none and stock 67862. Price quotes list B 6.70 D 6.75 E 7.10 F 7.15 G 1.25 H 7.25 I 7.25 M 7.30 N 8.10 WG 8.75 WWX 9.20.
Wheat prices move with No 2 hard at 1.49 percent and No 1 northern spring at 1.46 percent. Corn shows No 2 mixed at 1.03 to 1.04 and No 2 yellow at 1.05. Oats list No 2 white at 0.63 to 0.66 and No 3 white at 0.62. Barley trades at 92 and 1.02. Timothy seed ranges 4.00 to 4.75 while Clover seed sits 19.50 to 26.50.
U S Government Bonds closing figures include Liberty 3 14s at 100.9 and 1st 4% at 101.25. 8th 4 1 4s trade near 100.2 and 4th 44s at 101.31 with Treasury 41 1 4 s at 113.28.
The New York stock market resumed an upward trend despite profit taking and mid day selling. Radio shares led gains with a high of 221 1 2 while Case Threshing and International Nickel posted solid climbs. Declines appeared in Preston Texas and Wright Aeronautical with general pressure on Dodge Bros and Studebaker.
A scanned list shows closing figures for major NYSE stocks including Am Can Am Car Fdy General Electric Chrysler Coca Cola Du Pont Union Pacific U S Steel, with percent gains or losses and several utilities and industrials such as Reading, Pan Am, and Westinghouse. Names like Goodyear, Macy’s, Pennsy, and Woolworth appear amid broad market movers and commodity-linked firms.
New Orleans June prices show cotton seed oil at 3.70 for spot. Crude values range 8.50 to 10.10 with futures: Jan 10.10, Jun 9.75, Jul 9.82, Aug 9.93, Sep 9.99, Oct 9.99, Nov 10.08, Dec 10.05.
Lake Wales Fla June 1 Charles Wall lineman for the Florida Public Service Company was electrocuted and Frank Carter a helper was severely burned today when both touched a 2300 volt line atop a pole at Highland Park Wall lived in Georgia though a Rome address was not known He was unmarried Carter was burned while attempting to rescue Wall condition is getting Better none of the details omitted
John M. Slaton, former Georgia governor, elected president of the Georgia Bar Association at the annual convention. A 15 member commission will draft a plan for bar incorporation, with one member from each congressional district. Reports were heard from standing committees, and Finis J. Garrett will give the annual address tonight.
In a garbled box score, Cimeinmath and Boston battled with odd innings and a 031 line for the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, St Louis, and Detroit matchups. Batteries included Mays Pichinich Robertson and Tay or among others, with Reinhart Wilson Pruett Lemian for Philadelphia.
Ontario border warehouses from Sarnia Windsor and Niagara Falls district face illegality warnings as a federal liquor shipment ban prompts a surge in BC deliveries. Millions worth of liquor are said to stockpile near the border while shipments for export remain allowed, awaiting royal assent.
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