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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-06-06
CONTINUOUS SHOW SUNDAY

meetings are almost 100 per cent and
we hope to keep the sessions interest
ing enough to keep the attendance at
this high level.
Three new members were initiated
at the last meeting and we expect to
receive several more at the next meet
ing.
The U. S. Stoneware has organized
a softball team, although they lost the
first game of the season they expect
to take over all the rest.
Everyone is planning on attending
the potters picnic at Idora park,
Youngstown, June Is.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-06-06
Retreat Uniustified

There is nothing in our present
emergency to Justify retreat-any
retreat, from any of our social objec-
Of resources, as
sistance to agriculture, housing and
help to the underprivileged.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
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B. & o. Shopmen Request
Colour Week. Vacations

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Delegates to the
convention Of System No. 80 of the
American Federation of Labor unions
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad en-
ployes adopted resolutions asking a
30-hour week instead of the present
40 hours and vacations with pay.
Speaking for the 1900 employees rep
sented in the convention, H. j. Boyle
of Baltimore, who was elected presi-
dent, said, ave want the shorter work
week to help in reducing unemploy-
ment.
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Pennsylvania Employment Down

Philadelphia. Employment and
wage disbursements in Pennsylvania
factories declined about 2 per cent
from the middle of March to the
middle of April, according to reports
received by the Federal Reserve Bank
of Philadelphia. These declines ap-
proximated the reductions whi c
usually occur in this period of the
year. The number of factory wage
earners in April was. estimated at
about $4,000 or 2 per cent less than
at the high level in December but 6
per cent more than in April, 1889
when manufacturing activity was neal
that years low point.
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Local Union No. 163-Delegate Will
bur Doughty; alternate r. H. Thesis.
Local Union No. 160.-Delegate Pat
Calvert; alternate Ruby Daley.
Local Union No. 168-D e lie gat e
George Naegele. @
Local Union No. 172.-Delegate
Mentor McVay; alternate James w.
Davis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14

NEW YORK, June 13- Up The
British pound declined 3 IL cents
in terms Of the United States dol
lar today, carrying the French
franc .01 Of a cent lower.
At the same time, the Canadian
dollar gained 3-8 cent, rising to 80
IL us. cents.
The officially = controller Ger
man mark made one Of its rare
changes, rising 10 of a cent. The
Swiss franc closed at the previous
days level.
Closing rates follow (Grest Bri-
tain in dollars, others in cents:
Official Candadian control board
rates for us. dollars: buying 10
per cent premium, selling IL p e r
cent premium, equivalent to dis
counts on Canadian dollars in New
York of buying 9.91 per cent, sell.
ing 900 per cent;
Canadian dollar in New York
opened market 10 IL per cent dis
count, or $3.50 us. cents.
Great Britain, demanded unquot.
ed, cables 1882, go day unquoted,
80 day unquoted; Belgium unquot-
ed, Denmark %unquoted, Finland O.
O5n, France 2.18, Germany 40.15n,
(benevolent) 1900, Greece ION,
Hungary unquoted, Italy sos, Meth
erlands unquoted, Norway unquot-
ed, Portugal 3.8On, Rumania .52n,
Sweden 1878, Switzerland 22.4l,
Yugoslavia 2.35n, Argentina Off
cial 29.77, free 22.00, Brazil off.
cial sos, free $40, Mexico 20.25n;
Japan 23.48, Hongkong 1880,
Shanghai $50
(Rates in spot cables unless 9TH
erwise indicated.)
N.nominal. s
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CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, June 13-R-Selling
that lowered wheat and corn pric-
es 2 3-8 to 4 IL cents a bushel to-
day caused a virtual deadlock in
grain trading here on the eve of
adjustment Of minimum peg"
which have checked the decline of
cereal values for more than three
weeks.
Liquidation that reached its cli-
max in the second hour Of the ses.
sion and was blamed largely on
disquieting news from Europe re-
duced prices Of all grain contracts
except July r to the minimums,
established May 20 to halt the col
lapse that occurred during the first
stage Of the German invasion of
western Europe. Because there
were no buyers except at prices
below the minimum levels, trading
practically was at a standstill the
final two hours.
Under present plans of the board
Of trade, announced Tuesday, these
minimums will be lifted tomorrow,
but limits on daily price fluctua-
tons will remain in effect. These
limits prohibit net changes of more
than 10 cents in wheat and rye,
8 cents in corn and soy beans and
6 cents in oats in any single ses-
sion. After the close exchange Of
ficia1s said fhern uoS M ip+opfiop
of changing the Tuesday order.
All closing prices, except July
corn, were at the minimums, with
wheat 3 IL to 4 10 lower than yes
terday, July 70 IL, September rs
IA; corn 2 3-8 to 4 Ia down, July
SO 3-S, September So IL; oats I'm.
changed to 7-8 off; rye unchanged
to 3-8 off and lard 20 to Is lower.
Open High Low Close
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What Stocks Did
CHICAGO POTATOES

CHICAGO, June 10 Ill., Pota-
@eS, arrivals IA; on track 244;
oEal US. shipments 90; new
Moek, supplis moderate, demand
lsl; for California long whites
market steady except for early
morning; for southern triumphs
market ~ slightly stronger best quail
IVY late morning demand slow,
market slightly weaker; for offer
n n.ss at all sections; California long
; Sa'es US. No. l washed under
san ice and ventilation a few
T "a.sS z'5o to 40; U-.S.commercials
NIUE; miusr ventilation a few d e r
sasla Il Ice 2.10 to 20; us. No. l
;ns D under initial ice a car show
f0s s some spotted sacks 1.25; Cali
,sala ollss triumphs US. 10. /
s uuS.iea under initial ice a few
s sso1s z'4O to SO; a car so Id cotton
Csr rs under ventilation 2.60; North
con. Oiaa cobblers a car showing
ri pii'SSla ;sa decay 1.35; Mississippi
v,s IlsS trlumphs us. No. / I'M
,ri Tnn@ z,l2 IL; Alabama b S $
salsa p's US. No. l washed a few
dess, oest 2.35 to As; some showing
US IN spotted bags It's to 2.25;
best NO , l unwashed a few sales
and 40; a car showing heated
lN. I " decay in spotted sacks
% n 70 commercials washed g.
wssbas "; long whites us. No. 1
triumnt. a 200; Louisiana bliss
nerc;s1s Us. No. l and us. com.
90 ~ is unwashed a few sales g.
wash.so' US. No. l size B un.
car at LIP -. 8
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new GAINS SCORED
in BOND EXCHANGE
Buying Activities In Special
Groups Accounts For
Healthy Advances

NEW YORK, June 13-RH
Buying activities in special groups
accounted for many new gains Ii
the bond market today, but the
list as a whole failed to measure
up to Wednesdays strong pertor'
nance.
A further impressive rise in u
S. Governments terminated de-
mand for low yield corporates'
Loans in the speculative class were
mixed, some falling back a point
or two under pr~ofit-selling in the
wake of fresh heaviness in stocks.
German government obligations
were among the best foreign gain.
ers.
The increasingly serious burden
Of the French military forces in
the Paris area apparently served
to limit new buying which, in 9TH
er circumstances, might have been
encouraged by the previous days
rally.
The federals scored gains aver
aging about half a point. The Is
of At moved up l 1-8 and the IS
of '46 to 48 climbed 31-32ds. Sec
rotary Morgenthau's recent expires.
sion of confidence in the stability
Of financial markets, in connection
with the announced June refunding
program, again tended to bring in
buying orders.
Corporates closing fractions to
around 2 points higher included
Baltimore & Ohio stamped first
mortgages of '48 at go, Detroit Edi-
son 4 LIS at 100, Armour CDela.
ware) IS of s at SO, Western
Union SIS of so at 81 IA, Union
Pacific 3 lbs of II at IS and
Southern Railway Is at Al IL.
On light selling bonds Of Stude-
baker, Northern Pacific, Portland
General Electric and Common
wealth Edison retreated fractions
to around 2.
Other foreign loans improved in.
Guided Australia 4 lbs, Japan S
lbs, ueensland Is and Canada
lbs. Italian credit c~onsortium Is
dropped IL, and Berlin City Elec.
trio 6 lbs fell 6 ga.
Transactions totaled 81, 957, 900
face value against Sc, 1885, 800 Wed.
nesday. 4
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NEW YORK SUGAR

NEW YORK, June 13-R-Su-
gar futures tilted downward today
after the domestic contract had
displayed moderate strength In
earlier dealings.
Selling by Cuban interests and
scattered liquidation Clipped gains
of 2 to 3 points and the close was
l point lower to 2 higher on sales
of 1880 tons.
The world contract also encoun-
tered liquidation, closing IL to 2
IL points lower on sales Of 1850
tons. Uncertainty as to shipping
facilities on world sugars already
sold tended to restrict trading.
Raws held firm. Only three lots
of Philippines were offered, total
ing 5000 tons, at 2.83 cents. Buy
ing interest was Indicated around
$50.
Refined was unchanged locally
at $50 for fine granulated. With.
drawals were reported good o n
both off shore and cane refiners
contracts.
No. 3 close, q
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
the Associated Pres

CHICAGO, June 13-R-Most
classes of cattle sold slowly sturdy
to weak today. Bulls were unchan-
ged, and vealers were strong to
so cents higher. Best beef steers
sold at $1,000. Hogs prices declined
10 to Is cents. The top as $5.25.
Lambs sold around steady with
best native springers at $11.40.
+ There were instances of a 10 to
IS cent decline on both steers and
fed heifers, although not enough
choice ones were present to make
a market. Medium to good grades
predominated. Bulls were moder-
ately active and steady with weigh
ty sausage offerings up to $7.25.
Spring lambs were generally
steady as were old crop lambs and
sheep.
(U. S. Dept. Adjustable hogs
10 5000; total %, $500; general mar
ket 10 to Is lower than Wednes-
days average) op 5.25; trade rath-
er freely early; good and choice
100 to 270 lbs 500 to Is; most 27O
to $40 Id butchers 4.85 to $50;
heavier weights around ATS; good
400 to 90 lb packing sows 400 to
30; lighter weights largely 4.35 to
so.
Salable cattle 5000; calves 1000;
very slow market on fed steers
and yearlings; trade weak; instan-
ces 10 to IS lower on both steers
and fed heifers; not enough choice
steers and fed heifers to make a
market, however; medium to good
grades predominating; best fed
steers here 11.50; little above 9.75;
bulk $50 to $50; common kind
down to ZOO; stocker trade slow
except on choice western fed
calves; most yearling heifers 7.5O
TO 900; only few kinds around
L 900; all grades cows under pres
sure: bulls moderately active, stea-
dy, with weighty sausage offerings
up to 7.35; vealers strong to so
higher; small killers buying good
and choice weighty vealers freely
at CTS and 1000.
Salable sheep 1000; total $500;
spring lambs generally steady;
best natives 11.40; bulk HOO to
Is: throwouts $50 to $50; clipped
California 1000; old crop lambs
and sheep steady; best clipped
handyweight lambs $50; others
7.25 to 800; few fat yearlings 3.75:
bulk ITS to $50. 4
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)AKk WAX NEWS FORCES MARKETS TO LOWER LEVELS
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, June 13-M-Early
reports from the Worth street cot
ton textile district indicated that
Wednesdays broad demand Tor
all types Of goods continued at a
brisk pace today. Prices remained
strong and in some instances tend
ed higher.
Yesterdays total gray goods
sales were estimated to have ex-
ceeded SO, 900, 900 yards.
Activity in rayon goods conferred
in summer dress fabrics. Wooden
goods were in good demand.
Prices on some popular weaves
made slight advances. Silk prints
and sheers moved in small vol
ume. 3
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, June 13.oR-Dis
rectors Of the Cotton association
announced trading In American cot
ton would be permitted beginning
today within daily maximum de-
clines or advances Of as "Liver>
pool" points. Since May II exc
changes Of contracts has been per.
mitted only at the settlement
prices Of May 16.
In addition to daily limits, fixed
minimum prices have been estab-
lished for subsequent sessions. They
correspond with closing values Of
May II and are as follows: July
ZOO: Oct. s.s6; Dec. 6.76; jan
SAT; March $50; May 6.eA.
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E YORK

NEW YORK, June 13-R-Live
poultry, by freight, barely steady.
Fowls colored 16 IL to II; lighorns
IA to Is. Old ROSTERS IL. Ducks
8. BY express, easier; chickens,
rocks % to "a; reds 20 to %. Broil-
ers, rocks 81 to "a; crosses 20 tc
81; reds 10 to 10, extra fancy le
IL to 20; leghorns large IS to IS,
medijm II to 10. Fowls, colored II.
some II IL to 10; leghorns 16,
southerns IA to Is. Pullets, rocks
20 to 80, small to medium % to
q; crosses 30, small to medium
20 to q; reds Is to 26. Old ROSTERS
IL. Turkeys, hens 16, young toms
IL to 10. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
RICHMOND LIVESTOCK

RICHMOND, Va, June 13.-H-
Livestock: Hogs-Steady. Good and
choice 180.225 pounds 5.15-5.35, top.
1oo-120 lbs. 3.35-3.S5; 12o-14O lbs. 3.S5-
400: 14o.1eo lbs. 4.6o-4.90; 16o.1s0 lbs.
4.905.15; 225-250 lbs. 4.65-5.15; 100000
lbs. 4~.45-4.95; yer 900 lbs. 4.a0-4.So.
Sows under $50 lbs. 3.60-4.10; over
$50 lbs. 3.10-3.60.
Cattle-Steady. Cows and bulls
unchanged. Medium dairy type cows
4.50-5.50; beef type higher, Gamers
and cutters 3.50-4.50. Heavy sausage
bulls 6.00-6.50; lights 5'.0o-5.50. Choice
vealers s.50-S.75. Common and slow.
Spring lambs slow. Practical top
on good lambs 1000. Mediums 500
so.
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N. Y. OH

NEW YORK, June 13-RHCot.
tonseed oil futures broke sharply
today to end 20 to so points lower.
Speculative commitments were
ligntened as traders observed
weakness in other commodities, es-
pecially corn and hogs. The trade
and short covering supplied mea.
ger demand.
The crude market was entirely
nominal as mills and refiners held
aloof. Prices remained around S
1-8 to IA in the southeast and val.
ley and S to S 1-8 in Texas.
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NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, June 13-R-
Boosted for a time by the broad
pickup in cloth buying, the cotton
futures market sagged In late ira
ding on hedge selling and profess
sional profit-taking. Final prices
were 6 points down to 2 up.
Early gains running to as much
as II points were attributed to act
i've price fixing for domestic mill
account with additional demand
from Bombay and New Orleans.
The offering of about $1,000 bales
OF July and October for Liverpool
account together with heavy south.
ern hedge pressure put the market
in reverse.
Exports Wednesday 1908 bales:
season so far 6,214, 149. Port re.
ceipts 756. Port stocks ISIS, 166.
Range follows: 4
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coMMODlTlES AND
STOCKS DAMAGED
Loading Shares Lose sizeable
nortion OF Gains Mark
ed Up Wednesday
,p1nAY, JUNE a, 1910
~ FREDERICK GARDNER

YORK. June 13.-R-Wall
Mt Mt" construed the war news as
street viii. today and financial mar
pFes' PARTICULARLY stocks and com.
ts ss,tjss. shifted to lower levels.
fading shares lost a sizeable por-
~ their sharp rally Of Wednes.
tlon 18th declines ranging from i to
day at the worst. Wheat at
e,i ps dropped 3 IL to 4 IL cents
Cni. shel and corn was down 2 3-S
IA to the minimums estab-
s',sd May 2o-the grain peg is to
ID usD removed tomorrow-and cotton
% of 80 cents a bale to up 10
cents
r.ocss sagged from the start, but
,etivity seldom was anything like
a.s. of the preceding session when
lna "o. were rising. Quotations touch
y, bottom in the final hour. Modest
su,oyeries appeared in most cases at
TeCV'SA
the close
r,o Associated Press average Of
irs,,es was down 6 of a point at
"s compared with an advance Of
70 noints Wednesday, largest since
~. sentember. Transfers of 1900
Twas compared with 1857. 1870 the
day before.
puvins fervor ebbed as bulletins
,,d,cated Paris was in greater dan.
a. from the e%ncircling Nazis, IL
.so,ph Premier Reynaud declared
,hs nation would keep fighting 20
natter what happens. At the same
limo the idea of a possible enforced
,esce would not down in brokers'
hoardroOns and traders who had
sood uofits on yesterdays bulge de.
oidod to cash in a portion of them.
HINES for industry as the result of
huge domestic rearmament spending
md foreign purchasing, however, re-
NAMED as a barrier to any extensive
telling.
Items studied in the days analyti.
raj proceedings included: Sale Of a
stock exchange seat for $4,000, off
$4,000 to a new low since 1914; a
substantial fall in bank clearings for
the week ended yesterday; a brisk
pickup in demand for textiles, and
a more than seasonal increase in last
weeks freight loadings.
Prominent stocks on the reversal
we're L. S. Steel, Bethlehem, Chrys-
General Motors, Douglas Aircraft.
United Aircraft, Anaconda, Westing-
house, DUPONT, General Electric,
Norfolk and Western, Standard Oil
ON. J., ). 1. Case, Montgomery
Ward, Western Union, Santa Fe and
Great Northern.
Modest gains were held by Dow
Chmeical, Allied Chemical, Loft,
Sears Roebuck, Cerro De Pasco and
Eastern Air Lines. International
Business Machines shot up 6 points
on a few trades.
Bonds did better than stocks, with
!, s. governments highre. Free"
sterling dipped in terms of the dol
lar.
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CASH GRAIN

NEW YORK, June 13-RN
Cash wheat easy; No. l d a r k
northern spring Cit NY 1.O1 7-8;
No. l northern Manitoba fob N. Y.
unquoted.
Corn weak; No. 2 yellow Cit N.
Y. rs; No. 8, rs.
Rye easy; No. 2 American fob
N. Y. 63 81; No. 2 western cit
N. Y. 81 "a.
Oats easy; No. 2 white elf N. Y.
AZ "a.
Barley easy; No. 2 domestic elf
N. Y. SO 1-2.
Lard weak; middlewest 500.
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MIDDLING COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, June 3d.
The average price of Middling Is.
16th-inch cotton today at ten de.
signated southern spot markets
was unchanged at 1884 cents 8
pound average for the last 80 days
1908 cents.
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EGGS

NEW YORK, June 13.-CF-Eggs
20,S74; about steady. Mixed colors:
Fancy to extra fancy 1921; extras
II 1884; storage packed firsts II
II ID; graded firsts Is 1884; cur.
rent receipts IA 3.4.15; mediums
IA IL; dirties No. 1, IA IL; average
checks 10 1884.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

NEW YORK, June 13.-N-But
ter $50. 222. firrner. Creamery: High
er than extra 27-27 3-4; extra e;
score) 2e "a; firsts $3.50 25-25 IL
seconds 84-87) 24-24 ga.
Cheese 209,e24, steady to firm
State. whole milk flats, held 1895
20 1922; fresh IL 1-4-16.
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BALTIMORE HOGS

BALTIMORE, June IS R =
GUS. Dept. Agr.) - Hogs SIS.
Steady. Practical top $40. Good
and choice ITO to 210 lbs. 5.45 to
$40; 220 to $40 lbs $40 to 5.45;
$50 to 300 lbs 4.70 to 4.95; $50 to
100 lbs sos to $50; 140 to $50 lbs
40 to 4.95; 100 to 40 lbs AS to
40; 120 to 100 lbs 4.3O to As.
Packing soWs $50 to 40. 3
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NAVAL

SAVANNAH, June 13-R-Tur.
pentine firm 20; offerings $50:
sales %; receipts 1853; shipments
80; stock 9,482. Rosin Arm, offer.
ings 81, all sold: receipts 1872; ship
ments 1,619; stock 1855, 793. Quote,
B 3.25; D, 3.35; E, $50; F,G.H,I.
3.95; K, 4.05; M, ass; N 100;
VIC, 5.15; WV, $40; x, $50.
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SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, June 13-lR-
Spot cotton closed quiet and un-
changed. Sales 40. Low middling
9.94, middling 1904, good middling
11.39. Receipts COS, stock COS, 752.
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CHICAGO CASH r A

CHICAGO, June 10 -R- No
cash wheat.
Corn No. / yellow IS to 81 3-4;
No. 3, Sc 3-4; No. l white IS to
rs: No. 8, rs IL, sample grade,
"a to 70.
40 to 48.
Soy beans No. 2 yellow 81. 3
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STOCKS m THE SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK, June 13.-LR-Sales
closing price and net change of tn
fifteen most active stocks today:
Loft, 81, 4OO-20% up A..
US Steel, 80 ,600-50; dis.
Republic Stl, 23.200-16@; dA.
Gen Motors, 20, 600-43h; DIS.
Beth Steel, 10, 200-72A; d2A.
Anaconda, 10, 1O0-21A; d1A.
Int Pap and P, IL, 4oo-12H dis.
Curtiss Wright, 13,500-8; DIS.
Martin Parry, II. 700-9H; dA.
Bald Loo Ct, 10, 6o0-15A dA.
Gen Elec. 9,4oo-3oA d1%.
Kennecott, 9,200-27A; az.
WHY'S Over, 7,8Oo-2A; dA.
Unit Air Line, 7,400-14%; dA.
NY Central, 7,1O0-10%; az.
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BUTTER

CHICAGO, June 13.-R-Butter
1854 1876, steady; prices unchanged.
Eggs, 80, O43. steady. prices un'
changed.
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M, 0. ~COTTONsEED OIL

NFuu NolIONSEED OIL
Cotton oRLEANs, June 13-R-
Blea nh oil closed steady.
800 non 0le prime summer yellow
Ssh gu prime crude No.. July
$685. 'e'' o'5sb, Oct. 5.eob, Dec.
Bid
z
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NEW E COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, June 13.-R-
Cotton futures were nervous and ir.
regular today. Closing prices were
steady S points net lower to l point
higher.
Open High Low Close
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COTTON

CHARLOTTE, June 13-R-
Spot cotton 1865. (
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PEANUTS

SUFFOLK, VA. June 10 In
Peanut quotations: Jumbos 800 to
q; Bunch 3 10 to 1855; Runners 3
SO to 3 IL. Market Dull. 8
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curc CHICAGO LARD
terces : u June 13-R-L d
'''o:; loose Ass; bellies 5.s7.
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STOCK AVERAGES

60.St0ck Range Since |
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
Morehead's
Port May Be
Leased Soon

Raleigh, Aug. 3l.-(AP)-A ten
tative agreement under which port
facilities at Morehead City may be
leased to shipping promoters was
drafted here today at Il conference
attended by Attorney General Har-
nv Mcmillan and representatives Of
the Morchead City Port Authority,
the Port Commission, The Recon-
structon Finance Corporation and
the prospective lcssees.
The lease, designed 10 make More
head City an official port OF call Tor
coastwisc and foreign shipping, IS
subject to approval of creditors, IN
GLIDING the r. f. c. and the State
owned Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad.
Mcmillan said persons attending
the conference predicted that IS to
90 ships a month would stop al inc
North Carolina port.
Under the lease, which runs for ~
years, port service would be Offered
to steamship lines. orc company
which is Interested in the deal IS inc
Hinkin5 Steamship Agency, OF Bal
timOrc.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
House Will Pass Draft,
All Critics Now Agree

seek to reduce the spread to II to
80, inclusive, the age limits voted on
by the Senate when it passed the bill
this week. On the other hand, he
preventative Thomson, Democrat,
Texas, advocated registration Of all
men 18 to "a, inclusive, though only
those 81 to al would be subject to
the draft.
Some Republicans predicted that
if the Senate plant conscrlptlon
amendment were added 70 che meas
ure, by the House, it would make
many more votes against the bill on
final passage.
REPRESENTATIVE Smith, Democrat,
Connecticut, and Brooks, Democrat,
Louisiana. planned counter pro-
position to authorize the government
to take over defense plants only on
rental or lease basis. They SAID
this would prevent the accumulation
of too much industrial machinery IN
,ovei.l4lent hands.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-31
RED CROSS READY
AS HURRICANE NEARS

Norfolk. Va, Aug. 31.-(AP)-
Enr Red Gross began execution
today Of its prc-arranged mObi-
!i4unr plan as a prccautiOn
1-Ilu>t The tropical storm head
cd toward this coastal city.
Dr.. Albert V. Crosby, local
chairman. said he had been adj
''>,d hy National Red Cross
headquarters to get his commit
i'rN designated To handle certain
"'a,,r> OF disaster work, assem-
ht"d and ready for action.
i,t, Manager Charles Il. BOr-
'lnd also instructed all depart
m"ut heads Ia stand by subject
I" alt and ready for any even
tUaHt,.