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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1941
Page
7
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a variable Boston wool market with scattered sales. Twelve month Texas wools sold from 1.03 to 1.07 dollars per pound scoured. fine territory wools 1.00 to 1.05. combing three-eighths blood wools 0.88 to 0.91. good combing Australian wools generally 1.00 to 1.02 including duty.
In New York on August 20 metals moved little with copper steady at spot 12.00 and export 11.00 FAS NY. tin at 52.00. lead at 5.85 to 5.90 spot and 5.70 East St. Louis. zinc at 7.25 East St. Louis forward. quicksilver at 195.00. Pig iron aluminum antimony platinum Chinese wolf ramite and domestic scheelite unchanged.
New York August cotton futures climb over two points as covering and buy orders surge amid talk that the President may sign a cotton freezing bill. Futures close 36-37 higher with Oct at 16.56 and Dec 16.76-77. Middling spot 17.16.
Mexico announces a nationwide campaign against tuberculosis with new funding and programs to improve detection, treatment access, and follow up. Health officials say the effort targets high risk groups and aims to reduce rising case numbers nationwide.
New York market with a mild buying swing lifting steel shares and spreading to other sectors. Volume totaled about 500000 shares as bonds moved irregularly and commodities drew attention amid debates on price ceilings for farm products.
NEW YORK Aug 20 noon foreign exchange rates show the Canadian dollar at 1013-16 in discount or 89.18 U. S. cents. Great Britain rates are 4.02 buying and 4.04 selling, with cables at 4.03. Argentina official 29.77 and free 23.85, Brazil official 6.07 and free 5.10, Mexico 20.70, Hongkong 25.34, Shanghai 5.10, all at spot unless noted.
Los Angeles market update notes receipts for August 20 with butter totaling 28,800 pounds and bulk butter priced at 3 71 cents per pound. Egg prices listed include candled large eggs at 37 cents, do mediums at 35 cents, and do small at 26 cents.
Denver stock quotes show cattle salable 1,300 of 1,500 with bulls strong and feeders firm. Hogs steady with good to choice 180 to 249 pounds at 11.50 to 11.70, sows 9.25 to 10.00. Sheep at salable 8,600 of 11,000 with little activity and steady to higher quotes on most classes.
Chicago market report shows salable hogs 12 000 to 15 000 with gains on heavier weights and sows. hog top 11.60. Cattle and calves 14 000 and 1 000 with long fed steers easing 15 to 25, bulls strong, vealers 13.50. Sheep 2 000 with native lamb bids near 12.00 to 12.25 and best up to 12.40. fat sheep firmer by 25. E terms reflect steady demand with varied movements across species.
Hogs salable 2,000 with prices to 11.35 for good to choice 180-270 lb hogs and 11.10-11.30 for larger weights. Cattle salable 5,000 with grain fed steers 12.35 and most fed steers 10.75-12.00. grass steers 9.50-10.25. cows 7.00-8.00. Sheep salable 3,000 with spring lambs 11.50 and Colorado lambs above 12.00. early tops 5.00.
Hogs salable 500 head, demand strong to 10 cents higher, top 12.70, mid quality 170 to 220 pounds 12.10 to 12.60, sows 9.25 to 9.75. Cattle salable 500, steady, fed steers 11.75 with some around 11.00, Mexicans 7.75, cows 7.25 to 8.25, canners 5.00 to 7.00, bulls 8.50 to 9.50, vealers up to 14.00, calves 10.00 to 12.00. Sheep scarce, good ewes 5.25, good to choice lambs 11.00 to 12.25.
New York Aug 20 Bar silver at 34 percent unchanged. The Chungking government is reported to plan a requisition of 4 655 000 000 pounds of food within one year with partial payment to farmers in special food stuffs and treasury notes.
Arizona mostly fair with scattered thundershowers on Mogollon Rim and southeast mountains. New Mexico partly cloudy with increasing thundershowers, little temperature change. Southern California clear, hot through Thursday.
Vicente Gonzales, a 37 year old Yaqui man, was arrested by sheriff's deputies Tuesday night and driven to Maricopa county jail. He allegedly confessed to killing a seven year old Indian boy near Chandler on June 5, 1918, when Gonzales was fourteen.
Julia Welles Scherrer 94, longtime St. Louis native and widow of Major John J. Scherrer, died this morning at her daughter’s home in Tucson. Survived by son John J. Scherrer of St. Louis and four daughters, Isabel Grant, Carl D. Cooper, Maurice d Autremont, and Mrs. Gordon H. Sawyer. Body to be sent to St. Louis for funeral and burial. local arrangements by Parker mortuary.
In Martinez California a five year old boy Paul Jamison was injured when a cannon muzzle fell from a Walnut Creek Memorial display. The city faces a $10 000 injury suit alleging the display negligence.
An official note of thanks honors Pima county for donating more than three tons of aluminum in the national defense drive. The message to R. H. Martin, chairman of Pima county supervisors, comes from Gov. Sidney P. Osborn. Joseph R. Hanson led the drive committee with support from the American Legion post and Boy Scouts.
KVOA announcer Andy White told Tucson Rotary Club debate on war cannot be silenced. He noted nations at war like Germany England Italy and Russia can regulate. the United States cannot until a declared war. White urged patience with government broadcasts on controversial topics and predicted unity once war begins.
Low coherence classified ad fragment set with multiple items. Furniture trade offers and cash for items across local businesses. Repeats of ads for thrift, flowers, car wash, groceries, real estate, and employment notices appear with phone numbers and addresses.
A large mixed crossword puzzle lists across and down clues with numbers and varied wordplay. It includes many standard crossword entries such as king of Amalekite and Noahs vessel, plus a cryptogram quote at the end and a note about a previous day quote.
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