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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1927
Page
8
Chicago reports show an early slide in grain prices led by wheat and corn as warm sunshine boosts crop growth. Wheat and corn futures dipped while data for oats rye and bellies showed mixed moves amid weak underlying data and higher temperatures.
Helen Wills, the sole American contender in the singles, advanced to the Wimbledon quarterfinals by routing England’s Eisie Gold sack 6 1 6 3. In doubles, William T Tilden and Francis T Flunter also made the quarterfinals, with Tilden pairing in mixed doubles with Mrs. Molla Mallory, and the Americans maintaining the lead in the tightly contested match.
The forecast notes frequent local thundershowers across the South Atlantic states with near normal temperatures there and near to above normal temperatures in the East Gulf states as the week starts.
Atlanta reporters say six former Georgia governors are among attendees for the inauguration of Dr. L. G. Hardman of Commerce. Clifford Walker retires as governor and is listed with Hoke Smith John M. Slaton N. B. Harris Hugh M. Dorsey Thomas W. Hardwick Sandersville and Joseph M. Brown of Marietta.
The June 25 report notes production above normal with print cloths bag sheetings and hard fabrics selling ahead for summer. Prices steady with some marrow drills up 1 4 cent. Denims ticking flannels and other colored goods also sold ahead. 4 4 bleach ed goods prices cut to meet competition. print cloths and ginghams vary with market activity.
Thomasville forecast cloudy tonight and Sunday with possible thunder showers. Observations at 1 pm standard time. Highs yesterday and today show a record for the month. Humidity readings and rainfall amounts noted. Winds from the west at 1 pm. Charted by the local observer in charge.
Dan Jones a section hand was convicted in Smith Circuit Court of luring the 10 year old girl into his car and driving from town to an abandoned church where the attack occurred. The jury deliberated only a few minutes and the defense pleaded insanity.
New York. June 25. The statement shows a deficit in reserve of 6,657,830 for this week, the first four consecutive weekly deficits. Prior deficits stood at 13,887,140 last week and 26,419,530 on June 11, with 3,511,080 on June 4.
The Wake Forest College board of trustees named Dr. Frank P. Gaines as president today. Gaines is head of the English Department at Furman University in South Carolina and succeeds Dr. Williams Louis Poteat, president emeritus.
Miss Mildred Rutherford of Athens a renowned educator author and historian is critically ill at a local hospital. She formerly led Lucy Cobb Institute and once served as historian general of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
D N Tallman of Minneapolis defeats W W Beckwith of Ranchero Club Los Angeles two and one to successfully defend his trans Metropolitan senior title at Gold Broad Moor Colorado.
Herbert Bell a 20 year old Black man from Hickory North Carolina was arrested in Lynchburg Virginia on suspicion after investigators released a description following an attack on a young woman in Morganton North Carolina last Tuesday. Bell denies the charges and also faces a trespassing on the Southern Railway charge.
Hoogeland authorities announce a government invention a camera capable of taking pictures from a distance of three and a half miles.
Want ads advertise J B Cason offering mattress reconditioning and remade mattresses at 420 Colton Avenue. Phone 654 J.
Classified notice for rent of an eighteen room hotel with a storefront beneath. Property recently renovated and in first class condition. Contact MP T Nunnally Jr at phone numbers 102 or 876-3 for details.
New Orleans on June 25 reports cottonseed oil closing steady with values listed for prime summer yellow at 8.90 and prime crude at 8.00. Futures show January 9.35 July 9.05 August 9.08 September 9.30 October 9.28 November 9.35 December 9.35.
New York cottonseed oil closed steady with prime summer yellow at 9.00, prime crude nominal, futures for January 9.95, June 9.00, July 9.09, August 9.42, and the October average 9.82, with November 9.80 and December 9.90. Bales traded.
Wheat No 4 red 139 1/2 to 139 3/4 percent, No 2 hard 1.43. Corn No 3 mixed 0 93 to 0 94, No 8 yellow 0 95 to 0 96. Oats No 2 white 0 48 1/2, No 8 white 0 44 to 0 48. Barley 0 80 to 0 90. Timothy seed 4.75 to 5.60, Clover seed 20.00 to 35.00.
St Louis cash grain prices list a No 1 red wheat at 1.52 per bushel No 2 hard 1 43 and corn No 2 yellow 98 No 3 yellow 9444 95 with oats No 2 white 60 52 and No 3 white 45 46. Lard 12 40 ribs 11 87 and bellies 12 50.
Butter receipts 10 455 creamery extras 92 score firsts 88 to 91 38 percent. Eggs firm receipts 13 195 pacific coast whites extras 38 35. Cheese firm receipts 226 485. Markets at a glance New York stocks irregular bonds steady foreign exchanges mixed cotton steady sugar and coffee holiday. Chicago Wheat easy Corn lower Hogs lower Cattle irregular.
Potatoes receipts are 26 cars new and 7 cars old with on track arrivals totaling 133 cars unsold. Market remains weak with slow demand as North Carolina and Irish cobbler barrel prices range from 4.76 to 5.00 and Norfolk barrels show mixed offerings.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes on hogs at Chicago markets show about 4 000 head with prices around 16 cents per pound for lighter weights and up to 9 0 0 dollars per head for heavier butcher weights. Cattle and veal values are generally lower with cutter cows around 50 to 76 dollars and vealers down about a dollar.
Moultrie hog market today lists No 1 and No 2 packer hogs with prices noted. Receipts total 2 873, stock 170 865, sales 1 001 and shipments none. Quote letters B D B F G I K show price range 17.89 to 8.75 with various grades indicated.
New Orleans cotton closed steady with unchanged close. Sales reached 1,655 bales, low middling 14.49 cents, middling 16.49, production prndaling 17.44, receipts 1,286, stock 1.
Savannah naval stores bulletin from Savannah Georgia dated June 25 lists firm 47 with sales 308 receipts 933 and ship activity details truncated but indicating ongoing turpentine trade in the port.
Chicago on June 25 reports butter higher with receipts 15,882 tubs. Creamery extras 403, standards 39 percent, extra first 893934.
Market notes show eggs with higher receipts and firsts at 23 percent, ordinary rate at 21021 percent, and storage packed firsts at 24 percent. The data references eggs and packing categories in a historical price record.
New York June 25 live poultry prices unchanged and expressed as quotations. Dressed poultry and breeders show fresh fowls at 18 27 and frozen at 17 respectively.
Chicago market bulletin lists steady receipts across four cars. Prices: fowls 21 to 30, broilers 21 to 25, turkeys 20, roodeed ters 13 percent, ducks 22, geese 2.
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