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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1936
Page
6
Chicago cash grain values for wheat corn oats and barley show a range of grades with No. 1 red and white wheats around 98 to 87 cents per bushel, No. 2 yellow corn around 67 to 68, No. 3 yellow 67, oats No. 3 white 30 to 31, barley seed 36 to 50, timothy seed 42 to 60, clover seed 11.75 to 17.25 per hundredweight.
New York June 30 foreign exchange totals show Britain at 5.02 percent demand and 5.024 cables for 60 day bills around 5.01 percent. Francs quoted at 6.634 percent and 66344 cables. Italy rate listed at 7.87 with Montreal and New York exchanges showing 100.26 in Montreal and New York.
Thomasville Georgia June 29 1936 prices for syring beans butcer beans palas okra tomatoes pea beans cantaloupes wontsir melons are listed per hamper or per dozen with values ranging from 8c to 1.50 and up for various crates and quantities.
Stocks irregular with specialties advancing quietly. Bonds mixed while rails improve and utilities lead. Foreign exchanges inch higher as easy liquidity sustains local and foreign selling. Sugar quiet with trade buying. Coffee lower amid selling. Wheat influences cattle prices and overall markets stay generally steady with occasional gains.
In New Orleans activity, traders absorbed small offerings as forecasts of showers dampened interest. July cotton held at 12.41, while nearby contracts posted modest gains early but closed barely steady with declines of 6 to 13 points.
New York June 30. Cotton futures closed barely steady with small net advances after a day of limited trading. Prices traded around 11.60 to 12.40 cents with spot activity quiet as middling cotton stayed near 12.33 cents.
Chicago market update lists poultry items with price ranges for hens, leghorn, Plymouth Rock, white rock, colored, fryers, broilers, Marebacks, and Rhode Island variants. Includes weights around 6 to 28 pounds and a mix of carload quantities and truck shipments.
Market notes from Moultrie show hog prices steady with Treavies 240 lbs and up at 8.76 per cwt. No 1 to No 4 weights listed, sows at 1.26 under top. Also mentions New York sugar futures steady with July slipping to 2.82 and September higher amid late trading.
New York day money steady with prime commercial paper quoted at percent. Time loans firm at sixty percent for six months. Bankers acceptances unchanged. Rediscount rate at the New York Reserve Bank remains at percent.
Turpentine firm Sal shows sales 179 receipts 957 shipments 410 stock 20881. Rosin firm reports sales 1377 receipts 2844 shipments 2880 stock 67975. Quotes list various grades with prices. crude entries include B D E F G He LT and K Mant N Wa WOW and N.
Prime cotton seed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with July at 25.00 and August at 25.90. Sept 24.65, Oct 24.75, Nov 25.40, Dec 25.40, Feb 25.04 after 2,100 sales.
Closing prices for Treasury and mortgage securities listed in New York on June 30 include 3s at 107.28 and 108.13, 4s at 113, and 3% at 109.9. Mortgage notes show Ped farm 3s at 103.26, HOLC 3s at 102.16, and HOLS 52 49 at 101.9 with related rate figures.
New York stock letters indicate gains driven by higher dividends and earnings with utilities advancing notably. Steel shares showed restraint amid cautious outlooks as Chrysler posted a brief advance. U.S. Steel and others moved modestly. Chicago livestock markets mirrored uneven demand with mixed results across hogs cattle and bulls.
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the National Labor Relations Board had no authority to issue orders to Fruehauf Trailer Co. because its activities do not directly affect interstate commerce. The board was ordered to dismiss its enforcement petition regarding labor actions tied to the United Automobile Workers union.
In Augusta Georgia on June 30 reporters note the Augusta Tigers team fans and players suffer financial losses as three clappers leave the game returning more than 106 dollars seized from table billfolds during a beating on the diamond.
New York reports the 1936 first semester ended with cautious optimism for a stronger second half. Stocks rallied through midyear despite April declines, aided by easy money, abundant funds, and broad business gains. The tax bill, foreign risks, and devaluations clouded prospects while rails and autos showed strength and utilities led gains.
President Roosevelt expressed happiness over Governor Herbert H. Lehman’s decision to seek another term. He revealed a letter urging reconsideration, stressing social legislation aims and the need for a New York leadership “in the right place” to advance progressive reforms nationally.
Improvements on the back nine have left the G A course in excellent condition for the Glen Arven Invitation golf and contract bridge tournament. J B Jemison chairs the event with committees led by S D Tittle and W M Oliver, plus a social lineup for July activities and notable entrants from Thomasville, Atlanta, Valdosta and Tallahassee.
Lightning struck the thatched roof of Max Schmeling's two story country house in Bad Saarow Germany on June 30 causing roof and upper floor destruction while ground floor suffered smoke and water damage. Firefighters from three villages preserved the ground floor. Schmeling and his wife Anna Ondra were uninjured.
Austell Ga June 30 Mrs Ernest W Ramspeck sister in law of Congressman Robert W Ramspeck died at her mother's home Mrs B H Veal Her husband works with the Securities Exchange Commission in Washington D C
In Cottageville South Carolina Allen Ackerman built a windmill powered home system from old generator parts and batteries. The letter from Franklin D Roosevelt urges reconsideration of a New York leadership stance and praises state leadership while discussing national policy and public utilities.
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