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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1944
Page
13
Foreign exchange updates show the Canadian dollar opening at 10 3/16 percent discount or 89.81 U S cents. Britain official buying rate at 4.02 dollars, Argentina at 24.92, Brazil at 5.25, and Mexico at 20.65 for the day.
Cattle and hog market summaries from Kansas City Chicago and Los Angeles show varied runs and price shifts. Cattle demand remains strong with light runs lifting steer and heifer prices. hogs remain active with gains of 25 to 60 cents and regional price spreads notable among cattle calf and feeder categories.
New York cotton futures were restrained by lack of fresh incentives with small mill buying offset by liquidation and hedge selling. Earlier trade showed a rally amid scarce offerings, then prices eased with late afternoon spot quotes up about a bale. March 21.91, May 21.85, July 21.47.
Grain market activity steadies in late trading as wheat recovers from early losses and most futures rise slightly. Traders cite light volume and Minneapolis price moves as influences with December wheat near 1.68 1 2, corn around 1.14, oats about 0.70, rye near 1.11, and barley rising to 1.13.
Market closes with scattered gains and declines in mixed trading as investors absorb news. Trading around 1,000,000 shares shifts as trends waver from a steady start to a broad range of fractional losses and some modest advancements in rails and industrials.
An advertisement promotes Ru-Ex Compound as a cheap home remedy for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. It urges mixing a two-week Ru-Ex supply with a quart of water and the juice of four lemons, promising quick relief or full money-back guarantee if not improved. Drug stores nationwide carrying Ru-Ex are noted.
Vidende remained as props for individual s part of th at were OF, OS' Tek Si 96 the pegpesd: rich, Montgomery 'Ward, International Harvester, General Electric, American Can and Douglas Aircraft. On the other side, Consolidation Coal made a new 1944 top. Occasional gainers also were Santa Fe, N. Y. Central, Southern Pa cific. Westinghouse, U. S. Rubber and Johns-Manville. Bonds were irregular. Supported in a spotty curb were North eastern Airlines, Kirby Petroleum and Colonial Airlines. Stumblers included Cities Service, Solar Aircraft and Elec tric Bond & Share.
The British post office urges the public to write names and addresses in block capitals on letters and parcels, claiming the change would save about 1,000 hours of work daily.
The readable text lists live and dressed weights for broilers fryers and roasters with wholesale and consumer figures, including percentages by weight and size categories, but many segments are garbled and incomplete. No clear event or outcome is discernible.
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