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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
5
A gentle push tipped leading stocks downward while opening hesitation lingered. The New York closing shows modest advances for some issues as transfers hovered around 400,000 shares. Wheat corn and sugar futures mixed amid light demand and trader liquidation.
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis on June 8 with 41 percent meal. Prices listed for June 22.75, July 22.75, August 22.50, September 22.45, October 22.40, November 22.40, December 22.45, with sales of 4,400 units.
New Orleans June 8 Cottonseed market closed steady with bleachable prime and various futures bids listed for June through January. In New York, June 8 U S Government Bonds prices shown for Mortgage 44 43-40, 4s 54-44, 3s 65-51, 27s 60-55, and Treasury Farm Mortgages 3s at 49-44 plus HOLC issues trading around 100.11 to 109.18.
Harold D. Smith urged creation of a planning board to map long range federal spending. He suggested a National Resources Board to set broad policy and a second committee to translate it into specific projects and appropriations.
New York markets show leaders in slow decline with soft bonds and some rails receding. Currencies steady though Shanghai dollar drops. cotton even with general buying. sugar mixed with hedging and covering. coffee uneven with local covering. Chicago wheat steady, corn firm, cattle steady to 15 lower, hogs steady to 10 off.
Combined receipts at packing plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tifton Dothan and Jacksonville total 496 head. Trade fairly active and prices unevenly steady to lower than Wednesday. Quotes show medium to choice hogs 40 pounds and up 5.50 to 6.00 with variations by weight and condition. sows and lighter hogs also listed with premiums for inspection and condition.
Moultrie Georgia June 8 soft hog market steady with heavies 240 pounds and up 5.35 to 6.50 No 1 180 to 240 pounds 5.85 to 4.00 No 2 160 to 180 pounds 5.50 to 5.50 No 3 180 to 158 pounds 5.10 to 5.25 No 4 110 to 130 pounds 4.75 to 6.00 No 6 80 to 110 pounds 4.75 Fat sows 1.00 to 1.15 under smooth hogs any weight basis stags 3.35 to 4.
Fair activity dominated New York cotton futures with July firm on mill price fixing and trade buying. Outside purchases were helped by weather and crop outlook reports, while late afternoon quotes moved up for July and held for other active months. Spot middling marked at 10.00.
Early gains faded as weather concerns weighed on New Orleans cotton futures. Trading showed modest rallies but closed mixed with slight losses across the board amid erratic activity and unclear demand signals from nearby polls.
Bleachable cottonseed futures in New York closed 1 2 higher with 34 contracts traded. July at 6.60, October 6.82, January 6.94. Bid.
Chicago dairy and egg market roundup shows butter at 1 577 964 firm and prices steady. Creamery index 91 with 23 percent, overall quotes and carrot indices cited. no change in other items.
Poultry live in Chicago shows 49 trucks with hens firm and chickens steady. Hens 5 lbs and under 15 cents. leghorn hens 12 cents. leghorn broilers 2 lbs and up 17 percent. under 2 lbs 15 cents. Other prices unchanged.
U S Dept of Agriculture report shows salable hogs at 8 000 with prices mainly 6 45 to 6 65 for various weights and sows 4 00 to 5 75. salable cattle 3 500 and calves 1 200 with best yearlings near 10 00. vealers 8 25 to 9 25, bulls 7 35 to 10 15.
Savannah reports key figures for turpentine and rosin markets on June 8. Turpentine firm totals show sales 169 receipts 128 shipments 138 stock 31 294. rosin results list receipts 110 shipments 15 stock 804 with quoted grades and prices across several labels.
Chicago cash grain prices list No 2 Northern wheat at 77 cents per bushel No 1 yellow corn at 52 14 63 No 1 white corn at 58 theorem 58 sample grade white 49 50 Oats No 2 white 35 36 sample grade white 32 34 Soybeans No 2 yellow 95 Barley making 50 57 feed 35 45
Mrs. Joan Hathaway of Bonifay and Miss Lulu Tyson of Forsyth hosted the groomsmen for the Betty McCollum of Thomasville and Frank Tyson of Camilla wedding. The gathering at Mr. T. G. Tyson's home featured pink larkspur, carnations, roses and crystal candleholders with pink mints. A three course dinner was served to the attendees.
Camilla Kindergarten to hold graduation exercises Friday at 7:30 PM in the Camilla High School auditorium. Miss Marie Patrick announces a two part program with dialogues and songs by all pupils then diplomas and addresses by Clare Lear and A B Cochran Jr.. class members include Betty Kay Bates, Care Lear, Franklin Lear, Elaine Lewis, Julianne Whiting, Jimmie Wilson, Barbara Gene Willet.
Camilla June 8 The state election in Mitchell County drew 148 votes amid a 4000-name eligible list. All amendments carried by a substantial margin. In the Brunswick circuit solicitor general race W Glenn Thomas 107 votes W D Turner 14 M E Wood 27 H L Williams none.
Eddie Laxton of Weatherford Oklahoma promotes a sling shot tournament for boys to curb bird hunting pressure. He cites excessive mocking birds being killed this spring and aims to ease the impact.
Camilla June 8 Mitchell County Home Demonstration Council entertained the Mitchell County Board of Education and Board of Commissioners at a luncheon at the Camilla Recreation Center. The three course meal featured county grown products and floral arrangements decorated the room. Mrs T E Palmer welcomed honorees and the program included Miss Ella Foy County Home Demonstration Agent Col J D Gardner and Mr J W Butler who spoke on finances and how needs might be met.
Washington reports that Mrs. Walter P. George and Mrs. Robert Ramspeck will be at a garden party with England's King and Queen at the British embassy. They discuss the etiquette of greeting visiting rulers and whether to extend handshakes during the royal rounds. Also invited are Senator Richard B. Russell and Representative counterparts.
Six persons died in the crash of a German military airplane near Gelnhausen, plus three crew members. The impact started a fire that consumed 12 houses. Six people were seriously injured and 100 slightly injured.
Woodbury Tennessee June 8 Circuit Judge T L Coleman directed a verdict of acquittal for Martin Tucker in the murder of Clarence Allen of Gary Indiana who disappeared in 1934. Tucker and Raymond Elkins had been charged with complicity in the businessman's slaying after a skeleton identified as Allen was found four years later.
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