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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1943
Page
10
Hogs salable 5,000 with early bids 25-40 off top. cattle 3,000 salable, steady to firm on slaughter steers and cows. Sheep around 8,000 with early bids down about 25, lambs weak to 10 lower. best lots No 1 and 2 skins 13.25-13.40. Trade cautiously slow amid generally soft prices.
June 29 New York market sees profit taking after six gains with late bids easing declines. Volume at year’s low. some leaders steady, West Union and Postal preferred rise on rate news. Santa Fe gains on 1.50 dividend. several majors dip while a few resist. Bonds narrow.
Canadian dollar opens at 90.25 U S cents, 1/16 cent higher. Great Britain official rate buying 4.02, selling 4.04 dollars. Argentina official 29.77, free 25.17. Brazil official 6.05N, free 5.20N. Mexico 20.65N. Rates in spot cabies unless otherwise indicated.
Wheat prices edged higher in Chicago trading with late buying from eastern interests and milling buyers surpassing losses from hedge selling. Markets reacted to War Food Administrator Davis resignation, as traders feared cancellation of current programs.
The shorthand writing system is traced back to 63 B C according to recent historical analysis. The discovery places early notation in use during that period and suggests broader ancient literacy practices.
New York June 29 cot ton futures slipped amid concerns over a possible war food administration shakeup and stricter price controls. Four July notices were issued as traders shifted to later months, with prices down across the board. July 20.36, Oct 19.93, Dec 19.73, March 19.56. Middling spot 21.65N.
Wholesale prices for live poultry and dressed products listed as broilers and fryers with weights and per unit values. Notable entries include live birds at 29 and dressed at 35.5, with various weights and price points recorded for market reporting.
In Chicago on June 29 salable hogs at 19 000 to 29 000 head, with weights 180 to 240 pounds and up, mixed demand and uneven trade. Hog prices mostly 13.55 to 13.80 for 180 to 240 pounds. 270 to 330 pounds 13.35 to 13.65. lighter hogs 13.15. Cattle and calves: 7 000 cattle and 800 calves offered, feeds weak. range mostly 14.50 to 16.50 for steers. top 16.85 on a few loads, heavy cattle unsold. heifers steady to weak, bulls slow with sausage bulls around 14.50 and cutters 10.25 down.
Cattle salable 300 fairly active and steady with steers 14.25, heifers 11.50-14.00, cows 9.50-12.60, bulls 11.00-12.25, feeders 10.00. Calves 75 steady 13.50-15.00. Hogs 500 sold, 10-25 lower. 190-250 lb hogs 14.50-14.75 top 14.85. 180-220 lb 14.25. 320-400 lb 13.65-14.00. sows 12.75-13.25.
The Denver market summary shows cattle mostly steady to higher with steers 14.25 to 15.00 and vealers 12.00 to 15.00 while hogs slow with 13.10 to 13.25 for 180 to 270 lb and sows 12.25 to 12.50. Sheep activity is light with steady tone and lambs around 15.60 for Monday.
The report lists sunk and damaged Japanese vessels in submarine actions. Sunk: a destroyer, a mine layer, a large transport, three medium cargo vessels, a small cargo vessel, and a small schooner. Damaged: one large transport and two medium cargo vessels. The destroyer and mine layer were likely engaged while attempting to screen mines as U.S. submarines operated off Japan’s shoreline.
Wallace and Jones vend a heated exchange over BEW influence in strategic material purchases and payroll funding. Wallace claims BEW initiated little of $3.5 billion in contracts and stresses BEW salaries were funded by Congress, not RFC. Jones counters with accusations of obstruction and delays in vital programs. Elmer Davis declines comment, citing no jurisdiction over the dispute.
The project adds a firing pit and 50 by 170 foot armament building while extending the dining room. A 12 000 square yard gravel and oil parking area is planned north of the hangars. All structures use laminated wood pillars and massive glue timber trusses for future bomber production.
Quaking aspen acts as a nurse crop in New Mexico forests after fires. Aspen groves quickly reestablish and shelter evergreens that follow, with autumn leaves turning golden for a striking natural display.
A mysterious incident reports the teeth of a minnow lodged in a person’s throat. Medical staff assess choking risk and study small fish behavior. No broader injuries or causes disclosed.
Medium bombers attacked northeast Sardinia airfields in the Olbia Venafiorita area and Alghero Fertilia district. B 25s with P 38 escorts struck barracks and hangars in Alghero Fertilia while B 26 Marauders hit Mills and Decimomannu with Lightnings and P 40s. Wellington night raiders targeted San Giovanni yards. 12 enemy aircraft were destroyed and two Allied planes were listed as missing.
Offensive China expected to deliver heavy early blows as Japan faces a looming setback. Burma operation unlikely before October due to monsoon, with plans to mass air, sea, and land power for a costly campaign. Wavell becomes Viceroy of India and Stilwell likely to lead a Far Eastern command aiding Chiang Kai-shek to clear Burma and open an aerial highway to Japan.
Expected suspension of all Alabama steel production as fuel scarcity forces two Birmingham blast furnaces to bank and Gadsden furnaces to shut. Coke output drops below thirty percent of normal while coal miners in central Pennsylvania halt work amid UMW wage deadlock.
A collage of brokered notices and small ads lists cut flowers nursery services vehicle sales lodging and employment offers. Readers see offerings for farm help housekeeping wait staff and a range of goods from furniture to a 1939 Packard and a panel truck with locations in Tucson and nearby Davis Monthan.
Publication policy details for classified ads show ads in Star and Citizen on weekdays with same day insertion, Sunday Star only, and an error claim window of twelve hours after first insertion. Evening ads may incur all day rate and appear in Too Late to Classify. corrections due by 9 15 am otherwise not considered.
Tucson ads cover Jewelers watch repairs and services from many shops including Diaz Polido Bros and P M Elias. Also listed are mattress renovators, nurseries, painting and decorating, piano rebuilding, and various professional services with addresses and phone numbers for local residents seeking repairs, supplies, and maintenance in the city.
Jeffers told OPA that monthly mileage limits were not changed and urged boards to advise communities to strictly follow conservation measures. He warned that new limits on grade 3 tires may be imposed if current regulations fail to meet needs while synthetic rubber production expands.
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