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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
14
Hogs seen steady to higher than Wednesday with top at 9.40 and main range 9.30 to 9.35 for 180 220 lb. cattle see steady to easier with fed steers around 8.50 to 9.50 and heifers 8.50 to 10.30. Sheep draw little demand with scattered light sales and clipped lambs near steady at 8.40.
Salable hogs 8 000. total 14 000. market weaker than early but 10 15 higher than Wednesday. Hogs 180 330 lbs mostly 9.30 9.50. top 9.50. weights 200 300 lbs common. Cattle salable 4 000. calves 1 000. demand strongest for medium light steers and yearlings 9.00 10.50. top 11.35 for 1 360 lb Iowa fed bullocks. best yearlings 11.00. cows weak. beef cows 7.25 up. vealers 12.50 down. Sheep salable 2 000. trade steady early. shorn old crop 9.50 9.60. western wool 11.00. ewes scarce. light weight 4.50. heavy down 4.00.
Denver market summary shows cattle sales with calves and yearlings steady to mixed levels. Hogs remain active with fair gains and sows mid eight dollar range. Sheep listings show spring lambs around steady with strong bids on high quality lots.
In Los Angeles on May 22, hogs sold 300 head steady with top 10.25 for select 195-221 lb animals. cattle 350 head steady with best grass cows around 8.90 and medium to choice steers 9.75-11.00. calves 150 head steady with vealers up to 13.00. sheep 100 head steady with spring lambs 9.00-9.50 and high kids 10.00-10.25.
Chicago May 22 Prices for grains moved lower as wheat fell nearly 5 cents a bushel and corn and soybeans dropped as much as 8 and 4 cents in the day. Brokers cited selling after British air forces withdrew from Crete for defense as a trigger, with a partial rally later. End of day quotes show May wheat 97 3 4 to 98 4, July 97 5 to 97 7, corn May 72 5 to 72 5, July 73 0 to 73 0, oats down 3 to 4, soybeans off about 6 to 7 cents.
New York May 22 cotton futures reversed an earlier rally amid broad market weakness and war news. Trading showed gains up to 65 cents a bale before a broad selloff by professionals and hedgers. Final quotes ranged 5 to 7 points lower with July at 12.99-13.02 and May at 13.28. Middling spot quoted around 13.41.
LOS ANGELES May 22 Butter receipts 118 500 lbs Butter in bulk 38 Candled large eggs 29 do medlums 2414 do smalls 21
Spot market update notes bar silver at 34 percent content in New York on May 22 with no change indicated. No other price movements or market shifts reported.
Bearish sentiment led the market lower as London dispatches of British planes withdrawing from Crete sparked a mid day pullback. Transfers around 450000 shares. several large issues hit new 1941 lows while others managed slight gains. Western Union and Postal Telegraph preferred fell despite consolidation proposals.
Exchange rates show the Canadian dollar gaining .0625 cent versus the U S dollar while the British pound advances about 4.4 cents. The report lists open market and official rates for major currencies including Germany Sweden Japan and Mexico with spot and cable figures.
Copper steady at 11.90 to 12.00 FAS NY while spot Conn valley holds 12.00. Tin flat 52.37 spot and 52.00 forward. Lead steady at 5.85 to 5.90 NY and 5.70 East St. Louis. Zinc firm at 7.25 East St. Louis. Pig iron aluminum antimony quicksilver platinum tungsten and domestic scheelite unchanged.
The column lists radio stations and frequencies from KOY Phoenix CBS 550 to KFI Los Angeles NBC-Red 630 and KPO San Francisco NBC-Blue 640, with notes on programs including Rudy Vallee and John Barry, Carmen Miranda, KNX drama, a town meeting on British victory, and contemporary history briefs with national and state network news schedules.
A dense list of radio programming times and performers across stations KVOA KTUC KGO KECA KNX KFRC KSL KFI KOA KNX and others. It notes artists Bing Crosby Xavier Cugat Rudy Vallee Glenn Miller and more plus news segments and talk shows from 6:00 to 11:00 with multiple stations. some items mark varieties and sketches.
Boston buyers showed active inquiry for combing blood territory wools but overall business was slow. Prices hovered around 90 cents scoured, with 93 cents paid in a few cases. combing blood territory sold 84-87 cents scoured, with bright fleece wools moving 46-49 cents in grease depending on fineness.
Fire fighters Poteet and McIlvain noticed straw burning on a rear of a passing truck. They rolled out the fire engine and overtook the portable blaze a block and a half away.
A fragmented listing outlines a 12:30 to 5:30 pm radio schedule across KTUC and KVOA with various programs and hosts such as Harold Curtis, Portia Faces Life, Charles Dant, Scattergood Baines, and Information Please. The garbled end hints at a closing news segment with Elmer Davis on KTUC.
Ben H Landis doing business as Landis Poultry and Egg Ranch will transfer all stock goods equipment and goodwill at 224 East Pastime Park Road near Tucson Arizona in a single sale to Wesley Brink on May 28 1941 at 11:00 A M under the Bulk Sales Law. Notary William R Milbaugh certified the acknowledgment May 16 1941. Pub May 17 19 20 21 22 23 1941.
On May 15 1933 Pioneer Hotel Incorporated deposited 32656.22 with El Paso National Bank as Trustee to redeem bonds. Holders may offer to sell or redeem bonds by June 20 1941 for less than par plus accrued interest. Lot procedure will select bonds to retire up to available funds following the Indenture terms. Executed El Paso Texas May 19 1941.
A collage of small notices lists buyers offering spot cash for old furniture, plant shop ads, car sales, and real estate details. It mentions Thrifty, Hubbard's Greenhouses, a 1948 Ford, an Italian accordion, a used refrigerator, and a Tucson PO Box listing. A missing dog reward and home items for sale augment the page.
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