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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1942
Page
10
A concise AP market summary from Kansas City notes hogs salable at 2 700 head with prices 5 to 15 higher and top at 14 25, cattle rates about 3 600 salable with steadier to higher bids for steers and yearlings, calves and cows varying by grade, and sheep opening sales down about 25 with lambs at 15.00 top and 14.50-15.00 for good lots.
A late rush of buying lifted wheat to small net gains as reports of improved flour demand and short covering sparked buying. Prices closed higher for soybeans and oats with corn and rye up. July soybeans reached a high not seen since May 29 amid talk of possible government support for processed soybean products.
The list shows pricing for various poultry items including colored and leghorn chickens by weight, squabs dressed at 50 cents per pound, rabbits dressed at 35 cents per pound, soft breasted roasters at 30 cents, and colored hens priced around 20 to 30 cents per pound depending on weight brackets.
Los Angeles figures show U S Department of Agriculture receipts with butter totaling 281 740 pounds and cheese 105 979 pounds. Eggs amount to 6 369 cases with butter in bulk 38 cases and varied sizes of candied eggs 35 large 33 mediums 25 smalls.
New York June 17 futures edged higher as traders weighed farm legislation compromise and boll weevil damage. Activity remained light with gains pared by hedging and New Orleans selling. Late values rose 25 to 40 cents. close gains 1.35 to 1.45 a bale.
June 17 report shows Canadian dollar at 101-16 discount or 89.93 U.S. cents. Great Britain rates buy 4.02 sell 4.04 open market, cables 4.04. Argentina 29.77 official, 23.55 free. Brazil 6.05 official, 5.20 free. Mexico 20.67. Rates are spot unless noted.
Boston reports most wool houses closed today in observance of Bunker Hill Day. The weather and market activity are not detailed, but business activity pauses across the wool trade in the city.
Salable hogs 12 000, total 19 000, opened fairly active and steady to 10 higher, top 14 35. Cattle 12 000, calves 1 200, steers 10-15 lower in spots, common grades steady to weak, primes steady to weak, heifers and cows mixed, vealers steady. Sheep 1 500, total 7 500, all classes slow to around steady, native lambs at 16 00, large pelts 13 75, fat sheep 6 50.
Federal-State Market News notes moderate cattle activity with prices for steers 12.50 to 13.00, common steer 9.50 to 15.00, heifers 10.50 to 12.50, cows 7.25 to 10.00, bulls 9.50 to 11.15, feeder steers 10.00 to 11.25, calves 14.90 to 15.25 for 180-230 lb, 13.75 to 14.75 for 240-300 lb, sows 12.00 to 13.00. Sheep at 95 lb lambs to 14.00, other values 12.50 to 13.00.
Denver June 17 cattle total 3 100 calves 100 cows steady to strong with some better loads of stocker and feeder steers 10 00 11 85. Hogs salable 1 900 with good and choice 180 300 lb 13 90 14 10 and sows 13 00 13 50. Sheep salable 1 100 native spring lambs steady 14 00 14 50 with shorn lambs 12 50 and yearlings 13 00. Markets show varied demand and price ranges across cattle hogs and sheep.
New York June 17 Stocks advanced fractions to about a point in a steady climb. Gains centered on steels motors oils and specialties with petroleum shares rising late after a quiet period. Major movers included Du Pont Sears Roebuck American Telephone and Standard Oil (N J) while Postal Telegraph Detroit Edison and some tobaccos weakened. Donald Nelson opposed the 94 percent excess profits tax, arguing it could threaten war production. bond trading was mixed.
Chungking reports say Japan aims to secure the Shanghai to Singapore rail corridor and its eastern highway net to project overland supply routes. Observer accounts claim a shift of Japanese forces to Manchuria, with planes from Burma and the Philippines, and widespread troop transfers from Formosa and northern China.
Law proposes swivel chair officers and periodic congress reports on commissions from civilian life. Pay increases vary by rank from Private 1st class seaman to Master Sergeant Chief Petty Officer, with several rates rising notably. Officers above second lieutenant or ensign gain subsistence and rent boosts, while officer allowance ceilings are removed.
Allied air powers conducted three attacks with a day’s total 10 Japanese planes downed while seven Allied planes were lost. Over Port Moresby New Guinea fighters claimed four of 18 enemy fighters as missing, and four UN planes were unaccounted for. Bombers hit Koepang airdrome in Timor and Lae and Salamaua targets in New Guinea with fires and direct hits.
Attacks on ships moving through the Mediterranean face constant dangers from enemy land based air units, U boats, torpedo boats, and mines. Ships leaving Gibraltar and those in the Sicily Pantelleria corridor endure continuous shadowing and bombardment risk. The Alexandria route also lacks full land based air cover. The notable outcome is the involvement of American Army planes in the engagement.
Aerial recount details a pre-dawn American led strike with British support against Italian ships off Taranto. Liberators and Libera tors disrupted by anti air fire, Italian battleships and a cruiser were damaged or sunk. Kalberer praises training and smooth ops as two weeks of full deployment pass.
Reports describe initial removals of those opposing the Nazi regime in Yugoslavia. As more homeless Germans arrived, the term opposition was applied more broadly to justify further actions.
The report notes Japan's strengthened air force in the area and four raids on Port Darwin in as many days. It discusses Attu landing, Aleutian operations near Russia, and potential Allied bombing responses from Kamchatka to Vladivostok, suggesting a mix of defensive aims and strategic distraction.
Allied officials report fierce fighting between Sidi Rezegh and El Adem as Axis reinforcements move up. British HQ says they repelled a major armored attack on Sidi Rezegh and that Acroma remains a stubborn British outpost. Axis massing forms a semi circle around Tobruk beyond strong defenses.
A county salvage committee outlined full salvage collection plans in a meeting at the office of Mrs. P. H. Ross, with Mrs. H. B. Parsons named county director. Alma V. Tate approved the plan, and transportation of salvaged materials to west coast destinations was included.
Fifty four electors in Jefferson Park outside district one filed a petition for annexation into district one with county school superintendent Mrs. P H Ross on Wednesday. The proposed area lies west of North Campbell Avenue to North Mountain Avenue and north from the alley between North Street and Spring Street to Copper Street, the city limit. District one trustees approved the petition and if no protests appear within 15 days the annexation becomes effective.
An exhibit showcasing German machine guns captured by South African soldiers from retreating Italian forces in Ethiopia is touring South Africa, highlighting wartime captures and colonial conflicts.
The article notes Alaska defenses aim to blunt Japanese attempts to consolidate positions. It predicts rapid weather clearing could force the enemy to abandon land forces on islands as American land-based aircraft pressure them. It suggests Japan seeks Aleutian landings to claim early success, secure a flank against Russia, and preempt long-range U. S. bombers. Informants question the base used by Doo Little’s raid and seek a Dutch Harbor safe base.
Classifieds run in Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Daily Citizen on weekdays, Sundays Star only. Rates shown per word and per day, with minimum charges. Corrections claims must be made within twelve hours after first insertion, with 9:45 A.M. deadline for evening paper notices. The ad list shows business directory items including awnings auto repairs barber service and beauty parlors with contact details and rates.
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