New York Noon Foreign Exchange Rates August 18
Official Canadian control board rates show U S dollars bought at 10 percent premium and sold at 11 percent premium. The Canadian dollar opens in New York at 89.00 U S cents, with an 11 percent discount. Europe Britain buying 4.02, selling 4.04 in U S dollars, cables 4.034 cents. Latin America Argentina 29.77 official, 23.85 free. Brazil 6.06N official, 5.10N free. Mexico 20.70N. Far East Hongkong 25.35, Shanghai 9.39 up 0.45 cent. Rates are spot cables unless noted. N-Nominal.
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New York
Great Britain
Canadian Control Board
U. S
Europe
Bankers Foreign Exchange Committee
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
Far East
Hongkong
Shanghai
Cotton futures steady amid light demand and hedging
New York August 18 cotton futures moved in a narrow range with limited trade, hedging and professional activity. Traders awaited action on the cotton freezing bill as trade demand steadied late, with prices closing unchanged to 2 points higher and modest spot middling at 16.70N.
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New York
Market Movement Shows Modest Gains Amid Global Tensions
New York stock activity edged higher early but pared gains by midday as foreign events weighed on sentiment. Turnover near 400 000 shares, with steels rail and aerospace names leading the rally, while General Motors and a few others lagged. Bonds firmed and commodities were uneven as wheat and corn moved little.
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New York
Ukraine
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Southern Pacific
Boeing
United Aircraft
Glenn Martin
Douglas Aircraft
Kennecott
Phelps Dodge
Chrysler
U. S. Rubber
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
Caterpillar Tractor
Westinghouse
General Motors
Johns-Manville
Air Reduction
Macy
Goodrich
Chicago
Grain markets steady on mixed wheat activity
Wheat prices swung about a cent a bushel with little net change as selling due to higher receipts in the spring wheat belt balanced by mill and dealer covering ahead of a government report. The domestic visible supply rose nearly 5 million bushels to 215.539 million, the highest for the date since 1931 and near an all time high.
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Chicago
Fleece wools show fair Boston demand on August 18
In Boston today a few grades of bright fleece wools sold well with fine delaine at 41 to 43 cents in grease. One quarter blood bright fleece wools sold nearer 47 cents grease with improved demand and several sales near that level. Graded fine territory wools of good French combing length quoted at 1.03 to 1.05 dollars scoured, with most sales near the low end of the range.
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Boston
U. S. Dept
Livestock Prices Report From Kansas City Market
U S Dept Agr hogs salable 2 500 total 2 500 to 3 500 with top at 11 30 and most grades rising. Cattle salable 1 700 total 1 800 calves 2 500 total 2 700 with feeders 8 75 to 12 25 and killing heifers at 12 50. Sheep salable 4 500 total 7 600 with no lambs sold early and prices mostly steady.
Market Summary for Hogs Sheep and Cattle in Chicago
Salable hogs 12 000 to 14 500 generally steady to 10 higher than Friday. Good and choice hogs 180-240 lb 11.40-11.70, top 11.75. 240-270 lb 10.85-11.50, 270-309 lb 10.60-11.00. Sows 9.15-10.15, lighter weights to 10.35. Sheep 3 000 to 10 500 slow, native springers 11.65-11.85, yearlings 9.85, lots 9.00-9.75, ewes 4.50-5.00. Cattle 15 000, calves 1 200. Shipper demand broad for medium to heavy steers. loads 1 200-1 400 lb at 11.85-12.29. Best 1 251 lb 12.50, 1 400 lb 12.25, 1 578 lb 11.65. Yearlings 1 050 lb 12.50. Best heifers 12.15. Medium killers steady. cows and bulls steady. Vealers weak to 25 lower, vealers mostly 12.50 down.
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Chicago
U. S. Dept
Livestock Prices Report From Los Angeles Market
Hogs supply 1 600 head with prices up to 12.80 for 202 lb Arizona butcher loads. Cattle 3 000 head with Idaho fed steers around 12.00 and higher volumes 11.25 11.75 for larger lots. Calves 1 000 head with vealers 13.50 14.00, others 13.00 down. Sheep 650 head with good to choice up to 11.10 and ewes higher.
Market Report From Denver Cattle Hogs and Sheep Trading
Cattle trading kilo totals show 3,200 salable cattle from 3,375 total with calves 250. prices range from 5.50 to 11.50 for various lots, vealers at 13.50 down. Hogs active with 700 salable from 2,500 total and prices mostly 11.60 to 11.75 for 180-240 lb, up to 11.80 for small lots. sows 9.25-10.00. Sheep offerings 4,000 from 7,700 total with no sales yet and fat spring lambs asked about 25 higher.
Metals market report from New York on August copper and tin steady
Metals prices in New York on August eighteenth show copper steady with spot at 12.00 in Conn valley and 11.00 FAS NY export, tin at 52.00 nominal, lead near 5.85 to 5.90 spot, zinc at 7.25, pig iron across regions around 20 to 25, aluminum virgin at 17.00, antimony 16.50, quicksilver 190.00, platinum 36.00, wolfram 25.00-26.00, domestic scheelite 24.00.
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Ally Mack Trucks
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Stone & Webster
Studebaker Corp
Sunshine Mag
Thompson Starrett Tide Wat
al Transamerica
Trans & West Air
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United Aircraft
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AX West Union Telaeteeeeee
Westing Air
Yale
Cnet
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Conn
Valley
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East St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Alabama
Produce Exchange Receipts Report for Aug 18
Los Angeles reports exchange receipts with butter totaling 206,400 pounds and cheese 49,100 pounds. Eggs are absent. bulk butter 3713. candled large eggs 37. eggs medium 35. eggs small 26.
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Los Angeles
Joseph H. Wilson Sought in Tucson
City detectives seek Joseph F. Wilson a retired Southern Pacific employee now living in Weatherford Texas. Police say a request for service came from his wife and Wilson was believed to be visiting Tucson.
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Joseph F. Wilson
Southern Pacific
Weatherford
Tex
Wilson
Tucson
Man Aims for 200-Inch Telescope’s Far Space View
The article notes a new 200-inch telescope enabling humans to peer into space up to two quintillion miles away. It highlights the scale of astronomical ambition and the potential to observe distant celestial phenomena with enhanced optical power.
Weather News Brief From Phoenix and Southwest United States
Dry air from the southwest reduces shower activity across Arizona and surrounding regions. Temperatures listed for multiple cities including Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego, and New York. Forecast calls for fair skies today and tonight with little temperature change. New Mexico and Southern California expected thundershowers and increasing clouds. Texas Panhandle cooler and mostly partly cloudy conditions.
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Arizona
U. S. Weather Bureau
Albuquerque
Ash Fork
Rouge Retiree
Chicance
Cientrenttiennel
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Kingman Nu
Los Angeles
Pekonapiong
Aie
New York
Prescott
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Tucson
Washington
New Mexico
California
West Texas
Panhandle
WPA Orchestra Schedule Promises Busy Week
The WPA recreation orchestra announced a week of events from Monday through Saturday. Tonight it presents a semi monthly concert at Ochoa community center from 8 to 10 p m. Tomorrow at 7 p m a program of American and Mexican classics is offered at Southside Manhattan park. A junior dance for ages 16 and under is set for 4 p m Wednesday at the armory. Thursday features a performance at Pima county hospital from 4 to 5 p m. Friday night brings a Ryland Farms concert and Saturday the band plays at Tuc son air base dance.
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Ochoa Community Center
Ochoa
Convent Streets
Manhattan Park
East 22Nd Street
Armory
Pima County Hospital
Ryland Farms
Tucson Air Base
Negro Held in Extortion Probe In Tucson
Arthur Smith, 28, listed as Negro, of route No. 2 Tucson, is held in county jail on extortion charges. Detectives say he admitted attempting to demand payment for information about a Rancho de las Lomas guest from Mrs. M. F. Spencer, operator of the ranch.
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Tucson
M. F. Spencer
Rancho de Las Lomas
Christian Church Board to Decide on Pastor Resignation
The First Christian church official board will meet at 8 p m to act on Rev. Rush M Deskins resignation. Deskins will become dean of religion at Chapman College in Los Angeles, signaling a leadership change.
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First Christian Church
Rush M. Deskins
Deskins
Chapman College
Los Angeles
Woman Denies Liquor Charge in Police Court
Flora Williams, 56, of 35 Sabine Alley, pleaded not guilty to selling liquor without a license. Bond set at $100. Police records show a city prisoner, J. C. Parson, purchased a pint at her establishment. Williams says she was arrested last May 9 on the same charge.
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Sabine Alley
J. C. Parson
Paul Cella
Raid at Kaufman Store Nets Silk Hose Loot
Police respond to a raid at Nathan Kaufman’s store in Cincinnati. Burglars stole 1,527 pairs of silk and nylon hose valued at 1498 dollars. No injuries reported. Detectives review security footage and canvass the area for suspects.
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Cincinnati
Nathan Kaufman
Kaufman
Radio Listings and Call Signs Across Stations
A sequence of time stamps and radio personalities or stations listed with call signs such as KECA KOA KVOA KFRC KPO KRILD and others. The fragment reads like a schedule of announcers and station identifiers with several names repeated alongside times from early morning through noon.
Radio Schedule Snapshot: KTUC KVOA Daytime Lineup
The clippings list a dense daytime radio schedule with KTUC and KVOA programs across 12:30 to 4:55 including News of the World Dr Malone and Second Husband. Entries reference various shows and hosts such as Husing Portia Wings Over Jordan and Joyce Jordan with time stamps and network notes.
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KVOA
Richard Brooks
Portia
The
Abbotts
Kvoa Im
Jordan
Ktuc Fc
Ted Husing
B’way
Joyce Jordan
World Today
Maurice
News of the World
Dr. Malone
Ktuc Fe
Elmer Davis
Mexico to follow U S on war effort says attorney
Lee Garrett reports Mexican sentiment in Mexico City favors unity with United States foreign policy in World War II. He notes Mexico will do as the United States does and describes the city as a tourist mecca with about 700 arrivals daily. Garrett traveled with Mrs. Garrett from Laredo Texas by car.
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Mexico City
United States
Lee Garrett
Mexico
Garrett
Laredo
Tex
Too Late to Classify SPECIFY HOPE S The Leader in Steel Windows
Classified fragment shows multiple ads including cash for old furniture, flower shop, car wash, kennel worker, and rental listings. The jumble mentions Thrifty Furn Exc 339 N 4th Ave, Hubbard’s Greenhouses, and a lost brown leather billfold near Joe Tang’s Market with a reward at Mountain Dairy.
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MFG. Sales CO
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Thrifty Furn
4Th Ave
Hubbard
W. Edway
Elec
South 3Rd Ave
Joe Tang
LeRoy Dunn
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