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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1940

Page

11

Cotton futures rise asJuly cover boosts session closes

The New York cotton market ended firmer with gains of 5 to 13 points after active July delivery covering and broad buying of distant positions. Old contract last July 9.43, new July 9.65, Oct 8.55, Dec 8.47, Jan 8.40, Mar 8.29, May 8.15 with middling spot at 10.31.

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Bar Silver Holds Steady at 34 Percent in New York

In Silver City market reporting from New York, bar silver remains at 34 percent and shows no change, continuing steady pricing.

New York

Wall Street Quietly Rises In War Sentiment Trading

Markets edged up fractionally as war news tempered nerves with late buying in low priced issues. Volume stayed light with about 400000 shares changing hands and notable strength in U S Steel Bethlehem Republic Douglas Aircraft Sperry United Aircraft Chrysler GM and Kodak while J C Penney lagged and some issues drifted lower.

New York Wall Street Packard Willys Overland Somme England Italy U.S. Steel Bethlehem Republic Youngstown Sheet Douglas Aircraft Sperry United Aircraft Chrysler General Motors Anaconda American Telephone Westinghouse du Pont Eastman Kodak Great Northern Standard Oil N. J. American Woolen Goodrich Sears Roebuck International Paper J. C. Penney U. S. Gypsum U. S. Rubber Glenn Martin

Free British pound slips in New York trading

Exchange notes the British pound falls 0.25 cents against the dollar, with most other currencies unchanged from yesterday. Late rates list Canadian dollar at 78.25 U S cents, with various European and international currencies shown in dollars or cents.

New York United States Great Britain U. S Belgium Denmark Pcm Finland France Rmany Benevolent Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Norway Portugal Rumania Sweden Switzerland Yugoslavia Argentina Brazil Mexico Japan Hongkong Shanghai

Metals market steady across copper tin lead zinc and more

Copper and tin show slight firmness with copper at 11.50 FAS NY for export and tin near 54.00 spot, 51.75 forward. Lead steady at 5.00-5.05 in New York, zinc 6.25 in East St. Louis, while pig iron aluminum antimony quicksilver platinum Chinese wolframite and domestic scheelite hold unchanged.

New York Conn Valley Fas NY East St. Louis

Livestock Prices Mixed as Chicago Market Slows Across Hogs Cattle and Sheep

Salable hogs 12 000 and cattle 4 000 show a slow Chicago market with early sales down about 10 cents and later trades 15 to 20 cents lower. Top hog price 5.35. cattle incl native steers 8.35 8.60 and heavy fat cows 7.00 7.75. sheep broadly steady with California lambs 11.10 11.25 and ewes 2.75 3.50 amid varied weights and grades.

Chicago Texas California

Cattle and Sheep Trade Report From Kansas City Sale

Kansas City market figures show hogs 2,500 head with slow early demand and steady to lower bids, cattle 1,400 total with strong demand for slaughter steers and calves, sheep totaling 4,500 with lambs and natives pushing prices. Rounded ranges include hogs 4.80 to 5.10 traded, cattle tops near 9.85 for Colorado fed steers, beef cows 6.00 to 7.75, lambs best above 10.50, and stocker activity described as scarce and uneven.

Kansas City

Livestock Market Report Los Angeles June 6

Hogs salable 350 head steady with 173 to 220 lb range. California and Nebraska lots noted. Cattle salable 400 head slow to steady with varied grades and prices. calves 100 head steady with vealers to 12.25. Sheep supply none. spring lambs 9.50 to 9.75, good ewes around 3.25.

Los Angeles Californias Nebraskas

Grain market drifts as Somme news weighs on traders

In Chicago on June 6 grain prices wandered with war uncertainty. Dealers hesitated to trade near minimums as news on the Somme battle remained unsettled. Wheat steadied near minimums and finished mixed with a modest rally in late sessions.

Chicago

Produce Exchange Receipts From Los Angeles Market

Los Angeles notes indicate butter totaling 53 500 pounds cheese 89 000 pounds and eggs zero. Butter sold in bulk 28 cents per pound candled eggs 21 cents per dozen mediums 17 cents and smalls 14 cents per dozen.

Los Angeles

Haiti Public Works Program Eases Business Slump

Haiti's public works initiative assists local firms by accelerating road repairs and infrastructure projects, aiming to revive commerce and reduce unemployment amid the ongoing economic slowdown.

Haiti

Weygand line in France deep defense and tank battles

The piece explains Weygand’s defense as a deep, multi point line with pockets of resistance rather than a continuous front. It notes tank threats from German forces and French 75s countering them, plus reflections on WWI tank use and recent air raids around England.

Paris Abbeville Hea Ham Somme England

British bomber crashes into miners homes after balloon barrage hit

A Royal Air Force bomber struck a balloon barrage cable along the northeast coast last night and crashed into rows of miners houses. Three civilians and two crew members were killed while the pilot and navigator survived. The German raid stretched 270 miles from Yorkshire to Kent as bombs and incendiaries hit Essex and Lincolnshire. A Kent family escaped by leaping from a burning house, while other fires were quickly extinguished.

Royal Air Force Britain Nazi Air Force England Ruhr Yorkshire Kent Thames London Essex Air Force Lincolnshire

Cleaning Up Denver Leads to Missing Tavern Safe

Albert E. Cosman awoke to two men at a tavern rear saying they were cleaning up. The next morning the tavern operator found a 400 pound safe missing with $575 inside plus $25 from the cash drawer vanished.

Denver Albert E. Cosman Cosman

German forces push on Somme front. French retreat widens

German troops destroy French tanks planes and infantry positions as Weygand fortifications buckle on the Somme front. The French withdraw their west flank toward the Bresle river near Abbeville and the east flank toward the Aisne river. Violent air battles see France claim 36 planes down and perhaps seven more.

Maxime Weygand Somme English Channel Bresle River Abbeville Aflette Aisne Amiens Peronne Oise Allette Somme-Aisne Rhine

French 75s and anti tank guns slow German tanks on Somme front

On the Somme front French 75s and anti tank guns tangled with advancing German tanks in a seven mile deep battle. French machine gunners and pursuit planes held back the main German forces as tanks pressed toward Paris and Rouen.

Paris Somme Rouen Hitler Poland Germany Chaulnes Peronne Telefrance

German Warplanes Bomb Paris and Front Targets

The commander reported German warplanes struck points around Paris and across northwest and central France late yesterday and overnight with no Paris alerts. French counterattacks repulsed a heavy Saar raid, while withdrawals along the lower Somme were noted as French high command deemed some units too exposed.

Paris France Saar Lower Somme Weygand

Nogales Trade Surges in May 1940

Nogales reports a sharp rise in imports and exports in May 1940 totaling 1,676,801 dollars versus 540,959 the previous year. Tourist crossings fell to 334 from 741 year earlier and 915 in April.

Nogales Mexico

Belle D Hall Clerk Notice Date Range 1940

Notice dated June 3 1940 records clerk Belle D Hall with Eva L Cloud deputy clerk. The fragment cites dates 6 7 10 11 13 14 in 1940 and appears to reference a court or official filing process.

Belle D. Hall Eva L. Cloud

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