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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1942
Page
8
AP notes Kansas City hogs and cattle in slow to steady trade with mixed loads, top hog prices around 13.90, vealers at 12.00-14.50, lambs 13.75-14.00. Chicago reports weaker weights and weaker calves, with sows 13.50-75 and lambs steady near 13.40-14.65. Los Angeles sees limited activity, cattle steady, hogs near 14.25-15.00, lambs 13.50+.
Chicago June 5 Wheat prices fell about one cent at times as the market paused after a prior recovery. Demand from flour and mill trades blamed for the pause, with war news from the Pacific and Kansas crop reports weighing on sentiment. Short covering and Kansas crop updates sparked a late rally, keeping wheat near yesterday’s levels while corn and oats moved little and soybeans eased.
LOS ANGELES June 5. Produce receipts list butter 154,962 lbs, cheese 134,692 lbs, eggs 7,123 cases. Butter in bulk 38. Candied large eggs 34, do me seem pe ae tee oct.
Clips of 12 month 64s fine wools sold to mills at about 1.18 dollars clean basis for average to good lots. Texas eight-month wools of woolen type quoted at 1.08 dollars clean basis with choice lots two cents higher. Fine territory 64s and French combing sold around 1.18 dollars clean basis for government contract filling worsted fabrics.
A vintage poultry price list lists Local Live Poultry Fryers and Leghorns by weight with prices from 28¢ to 50c per pound. Includes Broilers Colored Hens Squabs Rabbits and Soft Breasted Roasters with various weight categories and rates.
Increase in the use of generator gas produced from wood as a motor fuel is reported, with more households and small workshops adopting the fuel for internal combustion engines. Local merchants note growing demand and discuss cost and availability factors.
Denver reports arrival totals for cattle hogs and sheep with most prices steady or nominal. Cattle include 14 cars steers and various cuts with calves and cows priced from 6.50 to 15.00. hogs total about 1,200 with good to choice 13.75 to 13.90 per hundredweight. sheep 1,900 with small lots of spring lambs at 14.50 and pelts 12.50 to 13.00, not fully tested by sales.
Foreign exchange rates show Canada at 10 11 percent premium to buy or sell U S dollars with Canadian dollars in New York at 9 9 percent discount or 90 12 U S cents. Britain 4 02 buying 4 04 selling. Argentina 29 77 official and 23 60 free. Brazil 6 05N official and 5 20N free. Mexico 20 67N. Rates on spot cables unless noted.
In New York on June 5 cotton futures fluctuated within a one dollar range as mill and trade buying paused declines but New Orleans pressure and hedging capped gains. Late values fell 10 to 15 cents with July at 18.40 41 and December at 18.85. Middling spot quoted at 19.93.
Fred H. Chesnut of San Mateo California has been placed in charge of tire rationing in Arizona California Oregon Washington and Nevada. He is a consulting engineer who has specialized in bus and truck transportation since 1918. The appointment was made by Harry F Camp regional administrator for price
Ruth Webber of 3447 South Liberty Street faced a justice court appearance on a charge by her husband John W. Webber alleging neighborhood disturbances. Justice Gardner suspended a six month sentence with conditions to stay out of trouble, but the husband failed to appear and no second complaint could be located.
reports say Japanese forces opened the second phase of their Pacific offensive by striking Midway within range of Hawaii. The U S and Allied forces attacked Japan and another fleet in a costly immediate counterblow. Honolulu residents awaited further news as defense forces mobilized.
New York June 5 stocks edged higher in a selective upswing led by steel, aircraft, chemicals and related issues. Rail, utilities and hoppers gained modestly while motors and mail orders fluctuated. overall plus signs dominated as about 500000 shares changed hands.
The document outlines four potential actions by Japan to threaten the United States in the Pacific. It discusses attacks to destroy Alaskan bases, disrupt aerial reconnaissance from Midway and Alaska, strike guardian islands near Hawaii to cut supply routes, and target bases that could threaten Japanese homeland. It notes Midway and Dutch Harbor as strategic points and mentions Wake Island, northern China, and Manchukuo as allied considerations, with implications for routes to Siberia and supply lines.
Libyan air activity rises as Rommel eyes dive bombers to strike British positions near Ain El Gazala and Bir Hacheim. Fighting rages southwest of Tobruk as British forces press the Axis spearhead while Free French and Indian troops defend the stronghold and repel German demands. A small British imperial group armed with captured Axis pieces delays German attempts to sever the coast, until reserves arrive.
An account describes a bombardier striking a submarine’s deck with bombs causing the vessel to surface, its bow rising vertically amid an oil slick. The passage also notes that tin was England’s first mined mineral.
Air ministry reports detail cross-strait raids with light bombers and Spitfires targeting Cherbourg Maupertus and Calais. American Boston bombers supported by fighters hit Boulogne and Dunkirk docks while German raids on England caused minor damage and one non fatal casualty.
A government spokesman linked the Elwood loading plant and the Kanakee ordnance TNT works to the bombs used on Tokyo. A brick one story building housed shipping facilities for one unit, with loading continuing in three nearby structures. The Elwood arsenal spans 1650 acres with 85 miles of track within 44 miles of its fence.
The convoy includes men experienced in France, Libya, and Greece while pilots have fought over France Britain and the western desert. A famous British warship and flotillas of destroyers shield the voyage to India. Transport ships among the fleet are said to include many famed liners converted to troop carriers. Simultaneously American P-40 fighters join Indian airfields as defenses expand.
Gasoline Clifford R Hope of Kansas observed that rationing policy rests with War Production Chief Donald M Nelson. Representative Forest A Harness of Indiana charged to curb bureaucratic power. Hope said remarks targeted any bureaucrat. The meeting was called by Representative James G Scrugham after talks with western and southwestern members.
An inexperienced reporter nicknamed a cub misread a jury verdict in Snyder versus Mutual Life Insurance. The jurors returned two copies, one in favor of the plaintiff and the other for the defendant. the cub picked the wrong one, omitting the adverse ruling and misreporting the outcome.
Asuncion Paraguay June 5 Dr Eusebio Ayala former president of Paraguay died here yesterday at age 67 Ayala was elected to the 1932 1936 term and his presidency coincided with the start of the sanguinary war with Bolivia in the wild Chaco country
Senator La Follette accuses delays of blocking an $8 monthly raise for enlisted men as the Senate weighs a house proposal to boost wife and child allowances. The plan would require the soldier to contribute $22 toward dependents with the government paying the rest, plus optional additional support for a parent and other relatives. Taft notes service age and marital status affect draft call order, while Johnson defends the process amid disputes over compensation.
The piece notes Axis forces stabilizing the Russian front with new German arms while the Nazi air fleet strengthens for upcoming battles. It stresses that Allied confidence should not exceed reality, as Hitler remains a dangerous foe. It suggests Soviet defense could delay German victory without full Red Army deployment. It also anticipates possible Japanese expansion in concert with Axis plans.
A compact listing shows multiple service ads including TAFF Awnings at 427 E Ninth, PIMA PAINT AND TOP SHOP at 15 E Sixth with phone 3725, and autos and barber services. Includes J Z King, Willard Battery at 135 S 6th, beauty parlors with prices for oil permanents, and Roselene Beauty Salon offerings.
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