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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
10
AP market summary from Kansas City Denver and Chicago shows hogs and cattle active with steady to firm prices. Hogs 180-240 lbs 14.50, 241 lbs up 13.75. cattle calves mixed bids with steers 14.00-17.00 and yearlings around 17.00. sheep bids softer with spring lambs around 15.00 and yearlings 9.50-10.00. Prices uneven across markets, with limited early sales and regional shifts in demand.
In Los Angeles Aur 3 dealers report steady cattle prices with common to medium steers 10.50 13.10 and cows 8.50 11.60. Calves 150 head steady with odd good 1400. Hogs 500 head with top 199 240 lb at 15.75. sows 12.00. feeder pigs 15.50 15. So sheep 1300 head with lambs around 14.35 and No 2 pelt lambs 10.50.
Aug 3 stock market sees scattered losses in late trading after a cautious session. Volume runs near 800000 shares as some issues hold while many accounts trim ahead of a long weekend amid speculation of a Nazi collapse affecting economic sentiment. Several issues, including U S Rubber and U S Steel, show backward performance with bonds irregularly lower.
Price schedule lists wholesale live and dressed rates for broilers and fryers hens and turkeys with producer to consumer figures. Live poultry prices show ranges around 27 to 38 for hens and 30.5 to 46.5 for broilers, with turkeys varying by weight and readiness including producer to consumer terms.
In New York on August 3, the cotton market showed scattered liquidation and hedge selling creating an eastward tone. Futures closed 30 to 45 cents lower with October at 21.17 and December at 20.93, July at 20.40, amid weak mill demand for spot cotton and textile sector uncertainty.
The article notes that beam scale use for weighing was established in ancient Egypt by 5000 B.C. It highlights the long history of standardized measurement tools and their role in early commerce and daily life.
RAF reports detail a new one ton explosive robot with engine shutoff near target and near silent glide. A second device, a pickaback two in one Junkers 88 under a Messerschmitt 109, carried aloft to release a glider bomb guided from the fighter cockpit.
A German counter assault on the Breton front is described as “critical” with 20 tanks and infantry leading the thrust toward the Souleuvre river. British forces facing heavy fire report the attack being pushed with determination while patrols in Vire describe widespread German looting and burning.
The Fourth of July and French Bastille Day are highlighted as key symbols in the ongoing struggle to safeguard human rights, standing above other dates in prominence and meaning.
Russian forces widened gaps behind German lines in Latvia and Estonia with four army groups pressing toward Riga and the Baltic. Churchill estimated 200,000 to 300,000 Germans trapped as Soviets closed in within 20 to 30 miles of Tallinn, while other columns moved toward Krakow and East Prussia.
United Press reports from Charles Arnot and Mac R. Johnson describe the 77th Infantry Division as showing commendable ability in the Guam operation. They note the first United Press bureau opened on Guam in a sand bag press tent amid shelling while further air assaults hit Truk Nauru and the Marshalls with dozens of tons of bombs.
In Italy Allied units advanced across a broad front near Montelupo and nine miles west of Florence. South of the city bitter fighting along the Greve valley saw South African and British guardsmen bayonet Germans near Strada and Poneta. East of Highway 69 the Eighth Army moved two miles north of Monte Maggio and Monte Scalari, while near Prato Magno the British pressed back along the Arno toward Subbiano. India claims the world’s largest irrigation system.
An old classified fragment offers motor, springs, mufflers, water and fuel pump services. It advertises radiator work and motor services, car washing and tire repair and mentions locations on 6th Street and 1001 N Stone. Also notes half acre lots for sale east of town with down payment and financing options.
A collage of classified items lists cooler installation and repair services by J. E. Kinnison and the Electric Service Co, toy shipments, flower plants, clothing notices, passport photos, dancing events by Larry's Sunset Riders, and a used wagon trailer for sale. Also mentions the Hubbard's Greenhouses assortment and a dyeing alteration shop.
A jumble of sale notices and want ads from a Tucson area listing. Items include furniture like a blue divan and chest of drawers, a desk, tools, radios, a bicycle, stoves, heaters, and a tent. Numerous employment leads for waitresses, office staff, and shop help alongside rental and real estate inquiries and service ads from local businesses and classifieds.
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