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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1943
Page
12
Market report from Kansas City and Chicago notes slow mixed hog sales with top around 14.15, cattle runs about 4,800 head with steady to strong demand, vealers weak to 50 lower, and sheep trading slowly with fat lambs down and few sales. Notable price ranges include 13.60-14.00 for 140-190 lb hogs and 14.00-16.50 for slaughter steers.
Chicago traders watched rye push to season highs at the open before profit taking pushed July futures down as much as 11 cents. Prices drifted near session lows late, wheat and oats eased with rye, and overall activity dwindled.
New York June 1 figures show Great Britain at 4.02 dollars for buying and 4.04 dollars for selling under bankers foreign exchange committee rates. Argentina 29.77 official and 25.25 free, Brazil 6.05N official and 5.20N free, Mexico 20.65N. Rates listed are spot cables unless noted.
Poultry price report lists brokers and fryers with live birds at 29 cents and dressed at 35.5 cents per pound. Light live poultry shown at 29 cents, dressed 35.5. Hens across weights priced at 25.5 cents live or 31.5 dressed.
New York June 1 buyers again leaned toward stocks as trading resumed after a lengthy recess. fuel shortages from coal labor walkouts kept steel and rail under pressure while aircraft and armament shares faced mixed gains. top performers included General Motors Chrysler United Airlines Du Pont Reynolds Tobacco and Westinghouse with several in retreat such as Bethlehem Southern Pacific Republic Steel and Southern Railway.
New York on June 1 shows futures lacking a clear trend with narrow price changes. Midday gains in farm parity and steadying influences from New Orleans buying offset by hedging and profit taking, with late values down a bit and several contracts closing lower.
Los Angeles livestock prices show cattle mostly steady to lower with cows down to 11.50 and calves 12.00 to 16.75. hogs 14.75 to 15.50 for 180 to 275 pounds. sheep limited. Denver run totals show fed steers at 14.75 to 15.50 with stocker and vealer activity modest. hogs 13.85 to 14.15. lambs 15.75 to 15.85 in truck-in lots. Overall, steady to lower trends across classes in both markets.
Bulletin reports Axis raid on Sousse harbor with Lightnings strafing communications in Sardinia hitting dock installations a power station and barracks buildings. It cites surprisingly small losses for American air raids in southern Italy and says Allied air supremacy grows over southern approaches to Hitler's strongholds.
Report notes beryllium copper replacing bronze and steel in many wartime applications. Analysts point to lighter strength and improved performance as militaries adopt the alloy for critical components and equipment.
The text argues American and British air power already suffice for emergencies and notes urgent strengthening from the Washington conference. It describes Ichang as a strategic point near Chungking, highlighting Japanese advances through the Yangtze gorges and their effect on China’s food regions while suggesting Allied strength will outpace starvation efforts and blunt the threat to Chungking.
Report notes Japanese troops were overworked and poorly rested while U S forces found a large stash of food ammo and vehicles in Holtz and nearby valleys. Observers contrast earlier fears of starvation with the robust supplies abandoned by retreating Japanese.
Post offices at Bellomont Marana Sacaton and San Carlos in Arizona will be advanced July 1 to presidential rank by order of Postmaster General Walker. Presidential class postmasters are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate with life tenure and civil service status. Bellomont 1900 dollars annual Marana 1100 Sacaton 1200 San Carlos 1200 dollars.
Various small ads include cut flowers nursery services furniture exchanges and real estate offers. Classifieds list phone numbers for War skow Nursery cut flowers Eastburns and J Ayers King Realty, plus items for sale and rental notices and a public budget hearing notice for Pima County schools set for June 7 1943 with locations at multiple district buildings.
Community directory listing antique shops auto repairs beauty salons book stores and service firms with phone numbers and addresses. Also lost items include a Chihuahua puppy white shoe and a woman’s gold watch with rewards offering.
James Byrnes pledges maximum civilian governmental cooperation to match military coordination. He cites production milestones including the 100000th aircraft, 100 ships completed in five months of 1943, and plans to double the fleet while building merchant ships four times faster than losses. He says the U.S. aims for multiple attacks on many fronts.
Allied leaders vow to strike German means of war, calling for continuous bombing of factories, transport, U boat yards, and critical industries. They assert the enemy will not withstand the terror of day and night hammering and claim morale is cracking as the campaign continues.
The government may restrict rubber goods sales to the army, the medical profession, and industry, with preference given to the army first.
Legal notice summons in Superior Court of Arizona Pima County requiring defendants including Antana Zarate Carmen Garcia Low Wing Chew Loe Sim Young Shong and others to appear within twenty or thirty days. Plaintiff through attorneys Lyons and McKay seeks relief requested in the complaint. Publication dates May 11 18 25 and June 1 1943.
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