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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1941
Page
7
Chicago July 1 grain futures fell sharply as lack of interest and hedging pressure weighed on markets. Soybeans briefly rose before selling pressured prices. wheat, corn and oats closed near day lows with mixed changes.
The Canadian dollar and most currencies held steady against the U S dollar on July 1. The Japanese yen rose 0.14 of a cent in foreign exchange trading. Late rates list Great Britain in dollars and other currencies in cents with figures for Canada, Britain, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Copper, tin, lead, and zinc stay steady in New York trading with spot and forward prices listed. Additional metals including pig iron, aluminum, antimony, quicksilver, platinum, tungsten and domestic scheelite show no changes.
In Boston only a few wool sales closed with limited volume. Fine delaine bright fleeces brought 42 to 44 cents grease, small lots of low quarter blood bright fleeces 46 to 48 cents grease. Combing three-eighths and one quarter blood bright fleece wools slow but held 46 to 48 cents grease. short to good French combing length fine territory wools steady at 11.03 dollars scoured basis.
The notice lists prices for local live poultry and dressed meats including fryers in color varieties ranging from 2 to 31 pounds, leghorns over 2 pounds, broilers, squabs dressed per pound, dressed rabbits per pound, leghorns hens under and over 4 pounds, soft breasted roasters, and colored hens in several weight ranges. It presents multiple category lines such as colored hens from 314 to 414s pounds and colored hens over 4 pounds.
Hogs salable 3,000 with unsteady to 10 lower. top 10.35 and small lot 10.40. Bulk 170-260 lb hogs 10.20-10.30. 270-350 lb 10.00-10.25. sows mostly 9.50-9.60. stock pigs 10.25 down. Cattle salable 4,000. calves 450. Fed steers and yearlings active, spots 10-15 higher. cows steady to easier. Choice Nebraska fed yearlings 11.35. loads good to choice heifers 10.00-10.85. early steers 9.50-10.85. Grass steers and 1,200-lb grass cows noted. Vealers 10.00-11.50. city butchers 12.00. Sheep salable 4,500. lambs weak to 25 lower. top native lambs 10.75. most good to choice 10.50-10.75. Texas wethers 5.75.
Salable cattle 5,000 calves 1,000 with steer trade strong to 11.85 and yearlings to 12.00. Hogs 11,000 total 17,000, most steady with top 10.75 and lighter weights near 9.75. Sheep 1,000 of 3,500 all classes slow, fat ewes around 4.50. Eastern demand fair, supply steady at 11.50 for stock cattle and 6.67 price point for yearlings.
Los Angeles report shows hogs with 150 head salable and price ranges from 9.50 to 11.65 for various grades, cattle at 1 225 pounds with steers around 10.50 and feeders 8.75, cows 6.75 to 7.75, bulls 8.85, and sheep at 9.35 to 10.75 for lambs with few lower and higher ends noted.
Denver report shows cattle at 1,500 head with steady prices. steers 10.65, heifers 11.25, cows 5.75 to 7.75, bulls 8.25 to 9.00, stock calves 9.00. Hogs salable 700 with butchers steady to up 10. top 10.70 for 200–220 lb. lots. sows 9.00–9.65. Sheep 5,500 with little activity. best spring lambs 11.90, general 9.00–11.50, ewes 4.25.
Cotton futures edged higher as traders bought locally and in New Orleans amid restrained turnover and awaiting price control action. July closed 14.50 to 14.77, with several nearby months at 14.69 to 14.84. middling spot at 15.33.
The sequence lists Treasury 3s and 2%s with bid and regular values, showing minor fluctuations. Prices hover around 106.28 for 3s and 111.12 to 111.15 for several issues as trading details appear.
Exchange receipts show butter 192900 pounds and cheese 24400 pounds with eggs unavailable. Butter in bulk 39. Candled large eggs 34, do mediums 32, do smalls 25.
New York reports bar silver at 34 percent, with prices unchanged. The market shows stability as investors await further cues.
The Citizen invites readers to send letters in a courteous, fair spirit for publication in the LATCH STRING column. Submissions adhere to hospitality norms and will be printed subject to courtesy rules.
Letter from Thomas East of Safford Arizona harshly denounces labor unions for strikes. He labels union leaders treasonous for harming production and urges arrest and punishment, including imprisonment and expulsion for perceived disloyalty. His stance reflects wartime era rhetoric.
Cullin Armstrong versus Southern Pacific Company and the Capitol Tank Lines ends with a jury verdict granting $898.25 in damages to the plaintiff. Alyce Mitten sues M. J. Mitten for divorce. Judge H. G. Richardson presides over the state case against Eva Wilbur Cruce, a cattle seizure jury trial.
Justice court presiding C. W. Gardner held Charles G. Barnes to answer in superior court for failure to stop at scene of accident. Ramon Nunez faced reckless driving with trial set for July 7. Henry M Parra Henry Hill and Frank R Solomon listed with fines and jail terms for reckless driving.
Harold Epperson case list shows Daniel Carranza charged with petty theft at 20 dollars or 10 days each. Al Bigley faces indecent exposure with 10 days or 10 dollars. George Deeter charged with disturbing the peace with 10 dollar bond forfeited. Eddie Lopez cited for permitting a vicious dog at large with trial set for Wednesday.
Marriage licenses issued for couples including Belle Hall with Howard Stroud both of Tucson Sally Men doza 19 from Tucson Joe Chavez 33 of Ajo Josephine Chabolla 23 from Sonovta Mexico Clifford Stamp 21 and Betty MacCaustland 18 from Ontario California Ernest Burrows 26 and Helen Nelson 19 from Tucson Rufus Morgan 42 of Los Angeles and Bessie Greenwood 36 from West Green Alabama Rayford Warren 21 and Betty Colvin 19 from Tucson.
Arizona sees fair weather this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. New Mexico reports partly cloudy skies today tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly south and in the north elevations and little temperature change. Southern California remains clear today and Wednesday with low clouds tonight and tomorrow morning and slightly warmer conditions with light to moderate westerly winds.
Samuel Fowler commander of the American Legion department of Arizona will address the Rotary Club at a patriotic luncheon tomorrow noon at the Pioneer Hotel. Special guests include Past Department Commanders Andy Martin Frank Peyton John Haynes and Morgan McDermott post commander Joe Hansen.
New York July 1 stocks showed uneven moves with leaders appearing soft at close. Transfers around 350 000 shares kept under volume needs as Standard Oil New Jersey hit a yearly top and many majors faced downward drift.
Justice of the Peace C W Gardner warns car owners and parents they are responsible for lending vehicles to unlicensed minors. Gilbert Teller, 18, was fined ten dollars or ten days in jail after admitting he owned the car driven by a 15 year old arrested for unlicensed driving.
The Girl Scouts listed Freda Marie Peters Mary J. Hearn June Mack Elvina Mae Dietz Marjorie Dodson Joan Scott Helen Jean Hoffman Betty Brown Jeanne Loudermilk Mary E. Colvin Lucille Mann Barbara Crouch Theresa Prentiss Sally Sue Geary Ruth Turner Sue Goodson Mary E. Ellingston Mary Alice Powers Aileen McGuirk Jean Innes Vivian Schultheis Sue Waddell Robin Rowell Barbara Rush June McMullin completed a junior first aid course conducted by Peter Aden of Red Cross First Aid.
Tucson police will strictly enforce the new state law HB No 3 barring sale use and possession of fireworks except toy pistols and caps sparklers deemed harmless. Violators face a $100 fine up to 90 days in jail or both per violation.
The Tucson Kiwanis Club will hold its weekly luncheon meeting Thursday at noon at the Santa Rita hotel in view of the July Fourth holiday. Bill Powers was to speak on Kiwanis International experiences from Atlanta but was delayed. A round table discussion is planned for Friday.
Local classified list offers close-out prices on evaporative coolers and free cash for old furniture and fur, plus thrifty furniture and hardware deals. Includes waste services, windows, flowers, poultry, furnished apartments, used cars, guitars, and home appliances with contact numbers and locations.
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