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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1941
Page
7
Wheat prices edged up about a cent to near a four year peak before late session profit taking trimmed most of the advance. Soybeans and oils led the rally with soybeans hitting new season highs while oats climbed to four year highs. prices closed mixed with wheat steady to fractionally higher and corn mixed.
New York stocks swung both ways as gains were limited to a few favorites like Universal Pictures Preferred and Lehigh Valley coal preferred. The broader list showed declines in many industriales while U S Steel and other majors lagged. cotton futures rose while grain prices were steady to mixed and bonds moved unevenly.
The New York exchange desk publishes early 1941 rates across regions. Canada official control board sets U S dollar discounts and premiums while open market trades show percent moves. European official rates for Britain and cables differ by small cents. Latin American and Far East rates with minor declines and new lows are listed.
Standard lines of domestic wools showed moderate demand in Boston as combing three-eighths blood wools drew calls at 88-91 cents on a secured basis for territory wools. Bright fleeces moved mostly 45-46 cents in the grease, with graded fine territory wools at 1.06-1.08 dollars scoured for staple combing lengths and 1.00-1.05 dollars scoured for French combing lengths.
Poultry price sheet items list per pound with entries for Leghorns and colored birds. Prices range from 17¢ to 55¢ per pound, including broilers, squabs, rabbits, and soft breasted roasters.
U S Dept of Agriculture notes hogs salable 1000 total. 260 lb hogs 20-25 higher than Thursday, top 12.00. Cattle 175 total, calves 75. good to choice fed heifers 11.75, fat cows 7.00-8.00, vealers 11.00-12.50. Sheep 2800 total, killing classes steady, native lambs 12.00 top, 11.75-12.00 bulk. Sows 9.65-10.50. Heavy weights scarce. odd slaughter ewes 5.25.
Salable hogs 5 000 total 7 500 good and choice 180 240 Ibs 11 55 95 top 12 00 240 270 Ibs 11 20 75 270 300 Ibs 10 85 11 35 good 350 500 Ibs cows 9 35 10 40 lighter weights to 10 65 Salable cattle 500 calves 200 odd head choice yearlings and light steers 12 00 best in load lots 11 45 several loads 10 50 11 25 heifers very scarce mostly grassy and warmed up kind selling at 7 50 10 25 cows uneven mostly steady light bulls weak weighty shipper kind steady up to 9 25 and better vealers firm at 13 00 50 mostly 13 50 on choice offerings weighty sausage bulls quotable to 9 40 but light and medium weight offerings sold slowly today at 7 50 8 50 Salable sheep 1 000 total 9 000 slow strictly choice spring lambs around steady best early 12 40 few other sales good and choice natives 12 00 25
Hog supplies total 100 with 10-25 premium. top 13.00 for select 194 lb trucked hogs. Medium to good 190 lb hogs 12.50-12.60. 150 lb hogs 11.10-12.00. Sows 9.00-10.00. late top 12.90. Cattle salable 100, dairy cows 7.00-8.50. canners 5.00-7.00. bulls up to 9.10. Calves 50, vealers to 14.00. calves 9.50-11.00. Sheep 250, lambs 10.25-11.25. good to choice 11.00-11.25. shorn ewes 3.00-5.50. culled 2.00.
Cattle salable 150 calves 50 bulls 8.50 to 13.50 dealers 11.00 to 13.50. Hogs salable 600 with choice 180 to 240 pounds 12.00 to 12.10, 240 to 270 pounds 11.65 to 12.00, sows 5.50 to 10.60. Sheep salable 7,800 with stronger tone on most classes, Colorado spring lambs 12.25 Thursday.
The U S weather bureau notes late summer conditions across the Far West with general cloudiness and afternoon sun breaks. Southern California expects clouds tonight and Saturday then clearing near noon with light variable winds turning westward. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers today and Saturday, with mostly fair conditions and little temperature change.
New York August 22 fairs gains in cotton futures as New Orleans trade and Wall Street buying grow. Demand stems from reports of southeast weevil infestation and a weak weather outlook for the belt. Futures end 6 to 11 higher with Oct 16.42 Dec 16.63 64 Jan 16.64 Mar 16.76 May 16.76 78 July 16.70. Middling spot quoted at 17.00.
Los Angeles reports on August 22 show produce exchange receipts with butter totaling 136,500 pounds and no cheese or eggs. Butter traded in bulk at 37 percent fat. Candled large eggs at 37, do medium 35, and do small 26.
The piece weighs Hitler likely to press toward Turkey amid winterRussian activity and widen moves into Iran and the Caucasus. It notes reduced French occupation costs and potential use of French bases for Mediterranean and Atlantic operations alongside a push at Dardanelles. Turkish vulnerability remains key as Britain and Russia watch PersiaIraq fronts.
City councilmen, called by Mayor H. O. Jaastad, meet at 4:30 p.m. to close negotiations for buying 160 acres of land six miles south of Tucson to expand the new municipal airport. Negotiations have continued for weeks and sales terms have been agreed, bringing the council’s action to finalize the deal.
Wallace S. Bransford, Pima county treasurer, said 1940 taxes that are delinquent will go to sale starting October 16. Owners paying before September 30 can avoid advertising fees. Total delinquency for 1940 amounts to $73,318.94.
Metals prices show copper steady at 12.00 spot Conn valley and 11.00 export FAS New York. Tin quiet at 52.00 spot and forward. Lead steady 5.85-5.90 spot New York, 5.70 East St. Louis. Zinc steady 7.25 East St. Louis spot forward. Quicksilver 197.00-199.00 nominal. Report notes pig iron and aluminum and related minerals with fragmented references to tungsten and scheelite.
Notice states Loulé Sabhar becomes sole owner of Mabel Street Market at 1250 North C Avenue Tucson Arizona and Loule Lake assumes all debts. Also dissolves Hemphill and Miller partnership in Tucson by mutual consent with payment requests and dates in August 1941.
Uniog Ott Company of California intends to purchase Harold Ashjian stock in trade of a Tucson based restaurant at 160 North Stone Avenue. Transfer will occur August 29 1941 at 10:00 AM at Union Oil Building 617 W Seventh St Los Angeles. Vendor Harold Ashjian address 160 North Stone Ave Tucson. Vendee Union Oil Company of California address 617 West Seventh Street Los Angeles. Published August 21 22 28 28 94.
A jumble of classified notices lists low prices and sales from various shops. Thrift goods, furniture buyers, car washes, real estate offerings, rental rooms, pets for sale, and road trips are mentioned among scattered contact numbers and addresses. The fragmentary items suggest a local storefront paper with multiple merchants and personal notices.
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