The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 21

TOUR MORNING NEWSPAPER TWENTY-ONE THE SHREVEPORT TIMES, SHREVEPORT. LA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1941 Union Temple again and after "Blackie" came back they both went to the man's house. Cox said he went to the door of the house but that the man still wasn't home. Then went back to the PRICE OF LOEWS, SOLUM SHAM 'liiiiiiiiiiiiiLuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir 80 0L to Emi 80 1.

H82 p.r amount.d to 70 in 1940. Stock" $WI psr 70 .,1 'I 5A8.ndlO.IS Mdb.tw..n Stock sold it i timst earning, 4.25 7.8I between 4.04 kn W- Ill- tftr 40- 111 1111 1I11IJII1 ---fnr Ir Trri lar40 Earning! Earnings 111 Lr I 5: 5Q amounted to to I II I I I I I I 3yj $6.73 psr ttara $8.47 par ihara" Earnings TT" 1A9 in 1936. Stock in 1937. Stock smountsd to UP 20 oW bstwssn sold b.twcsn $5.65 per shsrs 20 6.39 nd 9.97 5.15 and 10.37 in 1938. Stock times earnings times earnings sold between nil i 1 1 i 1 1 ii i 1 1 i i i i i i i 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 i 1 1 i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1 1 i i i i i i i i i 1 1 i i i i i i i i i i i (FWamJJaSon 1936 1937 UMm Aksvs Ait VMitli ft MsasV 1st Jeoy, fi DAILY COTTON TABLE Port Movement New Orleans Galveston Houston Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk New York Boston Corpus Christ! Minor Forts Total Today Total For i Week Total For Season Interior Movement Memphis Augusta Little Rock Dallas Montgomery Total Today STOCK solum SHARE MAM A 0 NO MAM A 5 ON 0 1940 1941 TAX SELLING HALTS GAINS AMONG STOCKS Average of 60 Issues Unchanged at 39.8; Some Advances New York, Dec.

4 (P). Tax selling, profit cashing and a little more news skepticism today halted the recovery I swing in the stock market. At the start the list acted as though It would have no trouble extending the substantial advance of the preceding two sessions offerings then became more urgent and uneven trends developed after mid-day and persisted to the close. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks finished unchanged at 39.8 It had risen 1.1 points on Tuesday and Wednesday after having failed to register a plus sign since Nov. 21.

For the third successive day volume topped the million-share mark. Transfers totaled 1,126,960 shares compared with 1,090,790 yesterday and 1,182,240 the day before. While fractional advances were well distributed at the end isolated fav orites were up 1 to 3 there were al most as many declines. Steels did nothing and rails gener any were apathetic, with the ex ception of Union Pacific which retained a half-point gain. Steels still were confronted with pig Iron and scrap shortages and Carriers had to contend with faint hopes of the roads getting freight rate increases sufficient to ease the recent big wage boost.

Oils, chemicals, mail orders, and utilities did better than other groups. Dividends and earnings statements provided aid for individual Issues. Bonds and commodities were mixed At Chicago wheat was off 1-8 to 1-2, corn down 1-4 to 1-2 and hogs steady to 10 cents lower. Cotton was up 25 to 55 cents a bale. NEW VORK STOCK MARKET Xew York, Dec.

4 UP). Following Is selected list of transactions In ths New York Stock Market today: (EDITOR'S NOTE: The Cotton Exchange has announced that export statistics vould be discontinued for the duration of the war.) TOP MARKS IN COTTON MART PULLED DOWN Close Is Highest Since Last October; Gray Goods Advance New York, Dec. 4 (). Cotton fti-lures advanced 25 to, 55 cents a bale today to around the highest prices lnce late October. The market rose as much as $1 a bale at one time, or almost $5 a bale more than a little over a week ago.

Buying was prompted by a rise In the celling price on cotton gray goods a tight supply situation In southern AVERAGE COTTON PRICE New Orleans, Dec, 4 (ff). The Rwage price of middling 15-lb'ttt Inch cotton today at ten designated southern spot markets was 10 points higher at 17.20 cents a pound; average for the past 30 market days 16.42; middling average 16.99. pot cotton markets and Senator Bankhead's proposal for a sliding cale on cotton loan rates. The advance attracted profit-taking na neaging wnich pared top marks. The Worth street cotton goods district reported quiet trade.

Mills again Withheld offerings In anticipation of till another boost In the price ceiling, which is geared to changes in an average price for spot cotton. Port receipts Wednesday 16,461 bales; port stocks 3,447,798. Range follows: Open High Low Close Dec. 16.56 16.65 18.56 16.61 up 11 Jan. 16.63 16.72 16.63 16.66Nup05 Men.

18.90 17.00 18.85 18.88 up 07 May 17.04 17.14 18.96 17.01 up 07 Jly. 17.10 17.20 17.20 17.05 up 06 Oct. 17.20 17.23 17.03 17.08 up 05 N-nomlnal. Spot nominal; middling 18.03. SHREVEPORT COTTON Closing Spot (15-16 Staple) Cood middling 1R.

7R ftrlct middling .....16.50 Middling 16. 2S (Strict low middling 18.26 Strict low middling- K.iH Low middling 14.26 Strict good ordinary 12.6(1 Cood ordinary J. 50 One-Inch staple 15 points higher. en and l32nd stapl 30 points higher. On and l18th stapls 45 polnta higher.

Receipt and Shipments Jleeelpta Wednesday 29S Cam day last year 49 Shipments Wednesday 860 Fame day last year Total receipts to date 62.032 To date last year 79.9S9 Total shipments to date 44.256 To date last year 42.974 Gtock on hand Wednesday 6S.147 Cutis day last year 90,967 New Orleans Cotton Futures Kew Orleans, Pec. 4 IIP). The cotton siarket closed 7 to 11 points net higher liere today, Influenced by mill buying, short covering and small private crop tlmatea. Open High Low Close Chg. Dm.

16.67 It. 58b Jan. 16.9b March 17.05 16.89 16.92-93 7 May ...17.07 17.19 17.00 17.06 10 July ...17.14 17.26 17.07 17.13-14 11 Oct. ...17.84 17.37 17.23 17.28b b-Bld. New Orleans Spot Cotton New Orleans, Dec.

4 IP). Spot cotton Closed steady 8 points higher. Sales 3.706. Low middling 16.33 Middling .....17.13 Cood middling 17.63 Becelpta 3,623, stock 639,660. Galveston Cotton Galveston, Dec.

4 UP). Spot cotton closed steady, 7 up. Good ordinary ,,.,13.13 Ftrlct good ordinary 14.13 Low middling .15.73 ftrlct low middling 1608 Middling 16.78 Ftrlct middling 17.13 Good middling 17.33 ftrlct good middling 17.43 Diddling fair 17.63 Sales: Spot none: FOB 750. MEjrrms cottonseed meal Memphis, Dec. 4 IP).

Prime cottonseed meal futures (41 per cent) closed steady. Closing prices FOB Memphis: December 36.00; January 36.50; March 37.75; May 37.75; July 37,75. Bales 2.100 tons. COTTONSEED OIL New Orleans New Orleans. Dec.

4 UP). Cottonseed il closed steady. Bleachablo prime summer yellow 13.20n; prime crude 11.60b. December 12.70b. January 12.72b.

March 12.76b. May 12.80b. July 12.81b. b-Bid; n-Nomlnal. New York New York, Dec.

4 (IP). Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed 2 lower to 2 higher. Sales 163 contracts. December 13.1'ih. March 13.11b, May 18.

la. b-Bid. 0 JFM AMJJ ASC 1933 1939 bfmfy, Ht. Mdling. 17.13 16.78 16 3 1.J 17.48 17.43 ftecpts.

3.623 5.285 3,636 1 138 Exports Sales 3,706 750 3.079 Stocks 539.550 1.017.804 979,265 117,122 148.323 48,625 9,200 32,349 9.129 1.606 94.564 455,673 It 124 IS 03 12,967 80,417 7,549 3,453.113 1,670.853 Mdling 17.25 17.68 17.15 16.88 17.30 Reopts 22,016 60S 369 8hpmt 34,417 653 200 Sales Stocks 23.375 1,132,373 617 196,232 727 (,474 663 105.386 22.187 25,270 30,856 1,433,991 PROFIT-TAKING MAKES CUT IN WHEAT PRICES Early Advance of Cent Is Wiped Out; Close 1-8 to 1-2 Lower Chicago, Dec. 4 fp). The wheat! msrket today tried to extend Its recent recovery trend but ran Into profit-taking after an early advance of about a cent and closed fraction ally lower than yesterday. At the early high point, with the market at its best level In two months and December wheat quoted at $1.19, prices were 5 to 7 cents higher than last week's low figures, Wheat closed 1-8 1-2 lower than yesterday, December $1.17 1-2, May $1.22 3-4 7-8; corn 1-4 1-2 down, December 75 3-4, May 81 1-2; oats unchanged to 8-8 higher; rye unchanged to 1-8 up; soybean 1-13-4 higher; lard 3 lower to 5 higher, Range of Prices Jf MAMJJ ASONO JFMAMJJASOND JI car where "Blackie" was waiting he said. He Can't Remember "Ha must have hit me Just as I go In the car, because I don't remember anything after that until I woke up out in the country and felt blood on my head.

I went to a negro's house and telephoned for help." Cox admitted that he bad been drinking but said that he hadn't "passed out" at any time from the effects of the liquor. Joyce, however, said he had had a number of drinks and remembered little of what had happened to him. He supported Cox's story about the meeting, the drinking and "Blackle's" suggestion that he take him home. Awakens In Ditch "I don't know whether Cox was with us when we left for my house though," Joyce said. "After I have a few drinks I ean't remember anything.

The next thing I remembered was being picked up out of a ditch over in Bossier. Joyce said he was robbed of about t20 In money, "most of It lne one- dllar bills," his union card and other credentials. Cox reported he was robbed of two checks and $20 In currenc yln adldtlon to his suit case containing clothing. "Blackie" was described as being about 34 years old, weighing 170 pounds, having a dark complexion and black hair and as wearing brpwn pants and a varl-colored Jacket. He was driving a '37 coach with Illinois license 1822-415.

DEATHS JACK W. HOPKINS Longvlew, Texas, Dec. 4 (Special). Jack W. Hopkins, 63.

father of Kllle Hopkins, city editor of the Longvlew Daily News, died today at the family residence, 12 miles northeast of Long-view. Mr. Hopkins, a retired farmer, had been In 111 health two years. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Mulberry Springs Baptist church, where Mr.

Hopkins was a deacon and a long time member, the widow, one daughter, two sons, two sisters and four brothers survive. WILLIAM M. JACKSON Marshall, Texas, Dec. 4 (Special). Funeral services were held in Marshall today for William M.

Jackson, 62, local carpenter, who died at his residence after an Illness of several weeks. Mr. Jackson was born In San Saba county on Sept. 16, 1880. He was a member of the Baptist church.

He ls survived by his widow and four sons: Hubert, Bennett, William, and James Jackson, all of Mar shall; one brother, Walnwrlght Jack son of Sulphur Springs; and one grandson, Don Jackson, of Dallas. MRS. HENRIETTA PEARSON Private funeral services for Mrs. Henrietta Pearson, 61, of 355 Boule vard, who was fatally Injured In an automobile accident near Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Osborn funeral chapel.

Burial will be In Forest Park ceme tery. Surviving Mrs. Pearson are her husband, J. S. Pearson; one daugh ter, Mrs.

Johnnie Mae Walters of Shreveport; a grandson, Maurice Walters of Michigan; and a sister, Mrs. M. C. McCollum of Houston. Pallbearers will be Mason Jackson, W.

C. Marshall, Walter Leonard Ogden Dickson, Richard Hale, E. B. Barrett. Lee Oris Neely and Schumpert Casslty.

MRS. EVELYN STEINWEO Mrs. Evelyn Olive Stelnweg, 30, 838 Dalzell street, wife of Arthur A. Steinweg, district manager for Pea body, Cluett and company, died at a local sanitarium at 5 a m. Thurs day, after a short Illness.

The body was sent over the K.C.S. railroad at 5:40 p.m., Thursday to St. Louis, the home of the de ceased, for services and burial. Well- man funeral home ls in charge of arrangements. Surviving Mrs.

Stelnweg besides are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bremsteller, also of St.

Louis, Mo. Mrs. Stelnweg had only been living in this city for the past 11 months, having come here from St. Louis NOTICE TO B1DDKRS The Caddo Parish School Hoard will re ceive sealed bids at its offee up to two o'clock p.m., 15. 1941.

for gasoline to be delivered at Vivian, Louiiana. Copies of the specifications may be se cured at the office of the Caddo Parish School Board, 501 Court House, Shreveport, Louisiana. Right reserved to reject any or sJl bid E. W. JO.VB.

Superintendent. The Times- Nov. Dec. 12, 1S41. CLASSIFIED RATB TKt Shreveport Time Most Ads Most Headers Most ResssM Rotei City of Shreveport TO PLACE TOUR WANT-AD Phone 3-7131 Of 6811 Until 7 DM, fills Ubls gives ths cost of say stt-soll advertisement containing 10 to 10 word.

a kk In; 5x? jt Markets at aGlance MARKETS AT A GLANCE stocks: irregular; early rise falters. Bonds: mixed; federal decline. Cotton: firm; commission house and New Orleans buying. Sugar: mixed; terms for 1943 Cuban crop reported acceptable. CHICAGO Wheat: lower; profit taking.

Corn; lower; hedging and profit taking. Hogs: fairly active; steady to 10 lower; top $10.15. Cattle: steers and yearlings steady to strong. Averages (Compiled by Associated Press) Stocks 30 15 15 Indust. Rails Vtils Net change A.l A.

2 Xinch Thursday 67.05 15.06 29.01 Previous day 67.04 15.08 29.01 Month ago 68.01 16.04 30.02 Year ago 62.07 15.09 34.05 High 1941 .63.09 19.00 35.06 Low 1941 64.08 16.03 28.04 High 1940 74.02 20.05 40.06 Low 1940 52.03 13.00 30.09 60-Stock range since 1927: 1938-39 1932-37 1927-29 High 64.07 75.08 157.07 Low 33.07 16.09 61.08 Bonds with her husband to mats th home when he was translirrm to this locality. JAMES SPENCER OIBBI James Spencer Olbbs, Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Polk Olbbs. Oil City, died at a local sanitarium Thursday morning.

Funeral services are to be he'd Friday at 10 a.m. at the Deberry, Texas, Baptist church with the Rev. Crewl, pastor, officiating. Burial will be In the Deberry cemetery under the direction of Wellman's. Surviving the child besldei hla parents are the paternal grandparents, Mr, and Mrs.

Floyd Glbbs of Deberry, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nunely of Logansport. The oldest farm In the United States, census enumerates report, ls at Ysleta, El Paso county, Texas, on the bank of the Rio Grande, where It has yielded crops constantly ilnce 1540. THE SHREVEPORT TTMES SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Payable In Advance) (Br Carrier or Mall in Louisiana.

Arkansas and Texas) Rates for subscription outsldo eoo-tlnentai United States will bo quoted apoa request. Dally and Dally Sunday Onlv Sunday 1 Tear $12.00 $9 00 IS OS I Months 6.16 4 90 1.71 1 Month. 8.15 $.40 1 Month .8 .69 1 Week ii .10 BY HAIL (ALL OTHF.R STATES) Daily and Dalit Sunday Only lunday 1 Tear $14 00 $10.80 8 SO I Months 7.50 6.49 I Months I 75 1.70 1 li 1 Monta 126 Legal Notices MARSHAL'S PALE No. 4340 In the City Court of fhreve-port. Louisiana: PERSONAL EI.VAVCE COMPAXT OF SHREVEPORT.

INC. Versus E. L. COLLIN 3 AND LTDIA COLLINS in solido By virtue of a writ fieri facias Issued in the abov entitled and numbered suit by ths Honorable Ruvian D. Hen-driik, Judae of the City Court.

Khreve-port, Louisiana, and to me directed. I have seized and will sell at public auc. Hon at ths front door of ths Court House of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, between the tal hon's snles. on SATURDAY. DECEilBErt 8.

1J41 1 Crosley tuole radio. AlTiel No. EDA 24849, 1 su heater. 1 bed lamp. 1 Blnjer Sewlnf machine.

No. 0515674. 1 oak chairs, 1 table lamp (Or), 1 sHuars oak table, 1 oak dresser, 1 quick service stove, 1 metal bed (Br), 1 rust motal bed. 1 whito enamel bed. 1 tuffM chair red, 1 mahogany chest of drawers.

1 red stuffed chair (Br). Terms, of sale, cash, with benelit of praleement, VERNON F. WARE, City Marshal. W. B.

PHELPS. The Times: Nov. 24, 29; Dec i. 1941. Pate: November 21.

1941. MARSHAL'S SALE No. 43.311 In ths City Court of Shreveport, BICKLEY GAHN FURNITURE INC. Versus JARUSHA DAVIS By virtus of a writ of fieri facias tasued in ths above entitled and numbered pit by the Honorable Ruvian 1). Hendrick.

Judse of the City Court, Shreveport, Louisiana, and to me directed. I havo seized and will sell at public auction at the front door of the Courthouso of Caddu Parish. Louisiana, between tho Lecal hours for sales, on SATURDAY. DKCEMBKR 13, 1941 1 Orban Rinse. 1 Chifforobe, 1 Fink Bed Spread.

1 Bed Lamp. Terms of sale, cash, with benefit of appraisement. VERNON T. WARE. City Marshal.

Pate Nov. 27. 1941. The Times. lf.

1. 12. 1941. MARSHAL'S SALE No. In ths City Court of Shreveport, Louis ana: DLKK SIMPK1NS VemiM SHREVEPORT FUNERAL HOME, et ai By virtue of a writ of fieri facias Issued in the above entitled and numbered suit by tho Honorable Ruvian D.

Hendrick, Judifo of the City Court, Shreveport, Louisians. and to me directed, I havo seized and will sell at public auction at the front door of the Courthouso of Caddo Parish. Louisiana, between tho Legal hours for sales, on SATURDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1941 2 Iron Safes, I steel Filing Cabinet, I Flat-topped Golden Oak Desks.

1 Swivel Chair. 4 Straight Chairs, 1 Remington Noiseless Typewriter, 1 Upright Stationery Cabinet, green. 1 Morgue Table, 1 Upright Gravity Stand. 1 Library Table. 1 Set of Frigid Church Trucks.

Terms of sale, cash, with benefit of appraisement. VERNON F. WARE. City Marshal. Date Nov.

2S. 1941. SAMUEL P. LOVE, Attorney. The Times.

Dec. 1, 6, 12. 1941. Special Notices Bids and Proposals (10) NOTICE OF BOND SALE 25,000 CITY OF NATCHITOCHES Public Improvement Bond3 SERIES OF 1941 Sealed proposals will bs received by th City of Nat. hitoihes.

Louisiana, at ths offic of ths City Commission of tho City of Natchitoches. 1n th City Hal) in the City of Natchitoches, until tht hour of 11:00 o'clock A. M. on Wednesv day. the 17th day of December.

1141. at which time the said bids will bs publicly opened for the purchase of not less than par and accrued Interest o( the above bonds of said City of Natchi-tochea. Said bonds ar to bear date of January 1. 1042. and to be ef th denomination of Fiv Hundred (1500 00)) Dollam; (hail bear interest at a rate to be determined pursuant to tho as I of said bonds, payable semi-annually on January 1st.

and July 1st of seu year. Both principal of and Interest on said bonds will be payabl at the City Bank Trust Company in th City of Natchitoches. Parish of Natchitoches. Louisiana, And ths said bonds will mature aerially oa January 1st in each of th yeaxa, aa follows: Bond No. Amount Maturity 1 to (.

Inclusive, 12.500.00 Jan. 11, 1J4J to 10. Inclusive. 12,500.00 Jan. 1st.

1244 to 15. Inclusive. 2,500.00 Jan. 1st. 1246 to 20, Incluslv.

Jan. 1st. 14( 21 to 25, Inclusive. 12.500.00 Jan. 1st.

1947 28 to 10. Inclusive. 12.800. 00 Jan. 1st.

1S4S 31 to 35. lnoluslv. 13,500.00 Jan. 1st. 1943 3 to 40.

Jncluolv. 82.500.OO Jan. 1st, 1150 41 to 45. taclualv. 82.J00.00 Jan.

1st. 1951 48 to 50. Inclusive. 82.500.00 Jan. 1st.

1951 Bidder ar recjulred to dooignat In their bids th price they will pay for bonds bearing interest at a rate l.k? wi to be designated In their bids whirl shall be a muitipl of one-fourth (Ml of one (1) per cent, not exceeding four Uft) per cent per annum. Proposals shall bs sddrewed to th City and shall filed with the Secretary of the said City of Natchitoches on or prior to th date and hour hereinabove named. Each bid must accompanied by a cert fled (or rash er's) check payable to trie City of Natchitoches in th amount of Fiv Hundred (t50t 00) Dollars to tvidenc th good f.U of th bidder. Th City reserves th right to reject. any and ail bids.

The City of Natvhltoch will furnish the 1h1 opinion of Chapman and Cutler, and will py for th printing of th if His. Delivery of ths boiil will mad on or befor January li. 1943. By order of th City Commission of th '-v of Nstch'tivhe on this 12ih day of November, 1941. nnw.r OEORC'E C.

MTTON, Scrt1y Trea.um City of Natchltochea. ins Time: 3i through Docam- 'BLACKIE' ROBS AND BEATS HIS QUICK FRIENDS Two Men Suffer Head Inji juries While With "Friend" Caddo and Bossier parish authorities last night were seeking a Hope. man known as "Blackle" after two construction workers were beaten and robbed Wednesday night and early yesterday morning and thrown from a car onto lonely roadsides. The workers, J. J.

Joyce, 60, of Shirley's tourist courts, and E. V. Cox, 25, of Nicklesville, admitted they had both been drinking considerably before they were attacked, but said their asasllant robbed them of all their money and some of their personal effects. Joyce suffered cuts and bruises on his head, but was released from the! hospital. Cox, who suffered lacera tions on his scalp and contusions on his left cheek, was being held last night In Caddo parish Jail, pending completion of an Investigation by officers.

Cox said he met his assailant In Texarkana Monday and they tried together to get Jobs on the Red River Ordnance plant project there. Unsuccessful, they drove to Minden and tried to find employment on the shell plant project. Bonked for Jobs "We weren't able to get work there, so we came to Shreveport Wednesday afternoon to see about getting Jobs and stopped In at the Union Temple on Milam street (714'a Milam)," Cox Bald. "We met Joyce there and he suggested we go down for a drink, so we went to a drug store and Joyce bought a half pint. Cox said "Blackie" told him to wait while he took Joyce home, but that after a half hour he left and went to see about a Job.

The man wasn't home he said so he went to the LIVESTOCK KEVIEW Shreveport Market most classes, cattle and calves about steady, with slaughter classes ef calves fully steady; common to medium beef steers and yearlings $6.0007.50 god to choice steers and yearlings 17.50 110.00; latter price on strictly choice year ling steers, beef cows 15.5016)7.00; can- ners and cutters $3.256 6.00; bulls 17.00 down; fat calves 18.0069. 60: vealers 110.25 down; culls I5.25&6.00; good stocker steer calves 7.50t'9 00; common and medium kinds J6.00ft7.7i; stock steers and yearlings 17.00 9.00. HOGS 10c lower; practical top 19.75 odd head most good and choice 180-285 S9.009.86: pigs $8.60 down; butcher and stocker pigs 17. 00ffl8.50; packing BOWS IS. 60V 9.

25. Fert Worth Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 4 (P). US DA). CATTLE 2.100; calves mar ket active and fully steady trade in all classes; common and medium slaughter steers yearlings $7.

00 9. 60. good and olsilre grades $9. 75 11.50, strictly choice yearlings up to 112.50; beef cows $5.75 Sr' $7.60, canners and cutters largely $3,500 16.50; hulls $5.75 7.60; killing calveB J6.50flf).00. culls down to good and choice stocker steer calves $10.00 $11.50, common and medium grades $6.50 i $9.50: heifer calves mostly $10.00 down, yearling stocker steers $6.006 10.00.

1IOOS 2.790; steady to 5c higher than Wednesday's average; top good and choice 180-2S0 lb. good an dcholce 130-175 lb. pack ing sows and pigs steady, packing cows $9.26 down, most pigs $7.0088.50. SHEKI' 2.700; killing classes fully steady; feders scarce; wooled fat lambs wooled yearlings J9.25ffi0; 2-year-old wethers $8.60 down; shorn aged wether $5.25. Chicago Chicago, Dec.

4 (P. USDA). HOGS fairly active; steady to 10c lower: most good and cholcs 160-240 lbs. top most 240-320 lb. butchers good 360-500 lb.

sows few lighter weights CATTLE 4.500, calves 800; steers and yearlings steady to strong; yearlings and light steers showing moat strength; largely $11.25612.50 market; choice 1.375 lb. steers up to best yearlings odd head bringing heifers firm, scarce; medium to good kinds at $10,006 best around cows firm to shade higher; weighty cutters Belling Up to fat cows with good kinds to $8.50 and better and most canners $6.26 down to heavy sausage bulls wanted actively at $1,166 light bulls slow, steady at $7,256 $8.25: vealers unchanged at $12.60 down; mostly stock cattle very scarce; all grades and representative weights In demand. SHEEP lats Wednesday fat lambs and yearlings 25-360 higher; fat sheep steady; good and choice fat native and fed westerns lambs choice lots fat yearlings white faced feeding lambs $10.406 76; toduy's trade fat lamba and yearlings slow: good fed lahmbs barely steady at $11.25 6 50; holding choice kinds around few doubles good and choice 90-98 lbs. fed yearlings $9.60 675; fat sheep steady; odd lot choice light ewes lights supply $4,506 5.76. Kansas City Kansas City.

Dec. 4 OP). USDA). HOGS 3.000; slow steady to lOo lower than Wednesday's average: closing mostly lOo lower; top good to cholcs 170-300 lb. few 140-1(0 lb.

$9.60 sows few $9.76, stork pig $9.7 6 down. CATftLK calves salable 400; total 900; beef steers and yearlings predominating in receipts early sales fully steady; and about two-thirds of supply sold; other killing classes fairly active generally steady; Instances of a little atrength on canner and cutter cows; stockcrs and feders scarce unchanged. Six loads strictly good light weight fed steers general run medium and good grade steers short load choice heifers two loads good grade 111.25; common to medium butcher cows I.i07.0; few good cows S8 00 S.5I) good to cholcs vealers $11.00612.60, fev 113.00. SHEEP slow no early sales, opening bids on trucked-in native lambs around 25c lower; asking fully steady; best load lots held above 111.25. CHICAGO POULTRY MARKET Chicago, Dec.

4 yP). Poultry live, 39 i trucks; Whito Rock fryers and broilers! easy, balance firm; bens, over lbs. 19. 6 lbs. and down 16, Leghorn hens 13 '-2.

broilers, ISb lbs. and down, colored 17 Plymouth Kock 20 Vi, White Rock springs, 4 lbs. up, colored 17, Plymouth Rock 17Vi. White Rock 17W, under 4 colored 17. Plymouth Kock 21.

White' Rock lSVk, bareback chickens 13, roosters 13 Vs. Leghorn roosters 12': ducks, 4'i lbs. up. colored 15, white 16, small colored 13, whit 14: geese. 12 lbs.

down 15, over 13 lbs. lu; turkeys, toms, old 17. young, over 18 lbs. 17, 18 lbs. down 18, hens, old 22, young 22; capons, lbs.

up 22. under 7 lbs. 21. slips 17 Vi. Dressed poultry market unchanged.

BOSTON WOOL MARKET Boston. Dec. 4 UP). (USDA). Domestic wools received a little better demand today In the Boston wool market.

Moderate Quantities of fine French combing length territory wools were moved at 11.10-1.12. scoured basis. Graded French combine one-half blood territory wool sold at mostly 1 scoured basis. Good twelve month combing Tesas wool brought II. 10-1.

13. scoured basis. NKW VORK METAL MARKET New York, Dec. 4 (). Copper steady; electrolytic spot, Conn.

Valley, 12.00; export Fas Y. 11.25. Tin steady; spot and forward 52.00. Lead steady; spot. New York S.RJ; Esst St.

Louia 5.70. Zinc steady; East St. Louis spot and forward 8.25. Pig Iron, aluminum, antimony, quicksilver, platinum. Chinese Wolframite and domestic scheelits unchanged.

WEATHER FORECAST Shreveport and Vicinity Partly cloudy, to Cloudy Friday and Saturday, with occasional showers beginning Friday night. Cooler Saturday. Louisiana Partly cloudy Friday; Saturday considerable cloudiness, showers and cooler in north and west portions. Moderate to frenh southerly winds on the coast, shifting to northwesterly on wet coast late Saturday. Arkansas Partly cloudy except cloudy with scattered showers and colder in northwest and west-central portions Friday; Saturday cloudy In east and south portions, colder.

East Texas Partly cloudy except considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and cooler in northwest and north-central portions Friday; Saturday considerable cloudiness, scattered showers in earn and south portions, colder. Moderate to fresh, occasionally strong southerly winds on the coat. shifting to northwesterly late Saturday. WEATHER CONDITIONS A deep and active disturbance was centered at 6:30 p.m. near Omaha, Ne.br., said disturbance having a trouggh-llke low pressure system extending from Del Rio.

Texas, north-northeast ward through Omaha to the west portion of Lake superior. Rains turning to snow have occurred from Colorado and Kansas, north into the Canadian provinces to the rear of (his low pressure system. Much colder weather has resulted over this same area, and temperature were near the freesing mark tonight and should be wuuh lower by morning. In advance of this low pressure trough, temperatures are unseasonably high. Considerable cloudiness prevails over the Gulf states, and from the Mississippi valley east over the Atlantic states.

Light to locally heavy lain has fallen In the past 12 hours over the southeast state and north into the Ohio valley. First figures Indicate highest temperature last 12 hours; second, lowest temperature last 12 hours; third, rain or melted snow last 12 hours of period ending at 6:30 p.m. (C.S.T.) Dec. 4, 1941. Abilene 78 48 Albuquerque 61 36 Alexandria.

Ls, 72 54 Alpine. Texas 73 62 Amarillo 69 44 Arcadia, La, (9 48 Atlanta 8 64 Birmingham 67 54 Bismark, X. 0 40 32 Boise. Idaho 36 28 Boston 9 38 Brownsville 77 62 Buffalo 71 38 Calgary, Alta 25 1 Charleston, S. 70 (4 2.44 Chicago 66 42 Corpus Christl 77 50 Del Rio 73 48 Detroit 64 38 Dodge City, Kas 69 46 Duluth 60 42 Edmonton, Alta 14 El Paso 69 39 Fort Smith 66 45 Fort Worth 72 48 Galveston 72 64 Havre.

Mont 40 37 Indianapolis 69 46 Jacksonville. Fla. 73 68 Kansas City 64 46 Knoxvllls Lake Charles, La 72 47 Laredo 83 54 Little Rock 69 60 Louisville 56 46 Memphis 62 64 Meridian 67 65 Miami 8 2 75 Minneapolis-St. Paul 66 44 Montgomery 70 69 Monticello, Ark 65 60 Nashvdlle 66 65 New Orleans 71 69 New York 60 40 Oklahoma City 66 44 Omaha 6 11 45 Palestine, Texas 71 4 Phoenix 43 Pittsburgh 70 4 2 Portland, Oregon 61 87 Raleigh 54 St. Louis 62 44 Salt Lake City 35 28 San Antonio 76 46 San Francisco 66 45 Seattle 6.1 37 Khreveport Airport 70 47 Spokane 35 31 Tampa 77 72 Vkksburg 66 61 Washington 42 Winnipeg ju jjj .04 I.12 .28 .11 .0: .36 .24 .60 KIVEB STAGE AT A.M.

Feot Fect FePt Inrhss JUVLR AND Flood Stage Chg. Preclp. STATION Stage 24 hrs. Station lied Denison Arthur City Index Fulton Springhank Shreveport Alexandria Little Whltecliffs Sulphur Ringo Crossing. Naples Cypress-Jefferson Arkansas-Fort Smith Littlo Rock Ouachita-Monroe Ohio-Pittsburgh Ijouisville Cairo Mississippi St.

Louis Memphis Vicksburg Baton Rouge New Orleans 25 27 25 25 37 39 32 3 4 113 11.1 10.4 0.1 0.4 0 2 0.4 hi 0.9 11 14 25 S.O 20 22 18 22 28 40 40 30 34 43 35 17 10 7 8 7 0 4 0 4 .35 0.4 0 0 7 0.5 0.5 0 2 0 1 .05 .02 For yesterday. For day before yesterday. Pool stage. KIVER sTAtiR Rivers In the Shreveport district will not change materially in the next few ditys. NAVAL STORES MARKET Savannah, Dec.

4 1Pt. TUKPKXTINE 61; offei'inHH 430: ttalr 4(111 uallnn- receltita 272: shpiments stock 5.832. ROHi.V (IfferlnrK aalna iin ceipts 620. Shipments none: slock 38.623. yuote: fl, D.

E. 2.92: F. 3, 2 89: H. 5 2.88: 2.93; M. 2.98; NT, J.

06; WO, 3.25; WW, 3.30. CHICAGO BETTER AND EC.CS Chicago. Dec. 4 UP). BUTTER Re ceipts 642.602; unsettled; creamery, 93 score 84fc-35U; 92, 91, 38 Vi; other prices unchanged.

EGGS Receipts (.749: easy; fresh graded extra firsts, local 34, cars 34; firsts, local 33, cars 33; current re ceipts 32; checks dirties unchanged. Government graded eggs extras, white, loose 46; carton 47. FOREKiN EXCHANGE New York. Lee. 4 lY Koreiirn st- rhange rale follow (Great Britain in dollars, others in cents).

Kurope GRKAT TUtlTAIN Official, (hunker. foreign exchance commutes rates), buy ing $4.02. selling $4.04 open market, tables $4.04. latin America ARGENTINA Official 29.77: free 23.86; down .02 of a cent. DRA7.il Official 6.05n; Ires 6.15n.

MEXICO 20.6Sn. NEW VORK DRY GOODS New York, lec. 4 IP). Mills offered grey goods today in sparing amounts di'spite the advance in ceiling prices. To- day'a upward trend in cotton futures strengthened the hope that possibly another upward revision would be caused but in the event of reversal offerings of grey goods were expected.

Woolen goods activity centered chiefly In men's spring wear. The reduction in automobile production has cut ths demand for cloth In that line but knit goods ivere In fair demand. The retail movement of rayon dresses continues slow and a similar situation la noted In ladies' scarfs. I'nderwear prices In tome Instances showed a tendency to ease. NEW YORK SIT.AR MARKET New York.

Dec. 4 (IP). Reliable reports that Cuba was willing to accept a price of 2,65 cents a pound K.O.B. from the t'nlted States for her 1942 crop brought in scattered selling In world sugar futures today. Afternoon prires were .005 to .01 of a cent lower; March and May sold at 2 67.

The domestic contract was unchanged to .03 of a cent lewei; January and March sold at 3.05. Raws remained at 3.50 bid and refined at a.2j. Futures No. 3 closed .02 to ,12 of a rent lower sales 100 tons. January 2.95b; March 2.95n.

No. 4 futures .01 to .02 of a cnt lower sales 13.950 tons. March 2.66b; May 2 66h: July 2 67b. b-Bid, 20 10 10 Balls Indust. Utile Net change A.l Vnch L'nch Thursday 62.07 105.00 101.07 Previous day 62.06 105.00 101.07 Month ago 63.03 105.00 102.01 Tear ago 59.06 105.06 100.01 High 1941 66.05 105.04 102.02 Low 1941 60.02 104.02 99.00 High 1940 61.04 105.09 100.07 Low 1940 48.03 98.09 90.03 Wheat Open High Low Close Dec 11.19 11.19 31.17'i 81.17H May 1.234 1.23 1.224 1.32 July 1.23& 1.241 1.22', 1.23 Corn Dec, 76 .76 .75 .75 May 82 .82 .81 July 83 .83 .83 .83 Oats-Dec 49 May 53 July 52 Soybeans-Dec 1.68 May 1.72 July 1.72 Lard-Dec 9.92 Jan 10.12 March 11.66 May 11.75 July 11.97 10 Low-Yield Bonds: Previous day Month ago Year ago High 1941 Low 1941 High 1940 114.07 116.01 114.06 ,....115.01 112.02 114.06 Low 1940 108.04 FEDERAL LAND BANK BONDS 3s July 1955-45 J07V4 1074 3s January 1956-46 1084 3s May 1956-46 10R 4 3a May 1966-45 107S 4s July 1946-44 108 108S 109 108 108V4 NEW YORK COFFEE New York, Dec.

4 UP). Spot eoffee Santos 4s were quoted 18 Vi cents a pound; Rio 7 at 9. CHICAGO POTATO MARKET Chicago. Dec. 4 IIP).

(USDA). Pota toes, arrivals 63; on track 342; total U.6. shipments 362; supplies moderate, demand light, market for Idaho Russets firm on bent quality, offerings other sections all varieties market steady; Idaho Russet Rurbonks U.S. No. 1, 2.20-40; Nebraska and Wyoming Pllss Triumphs U.S.

No. 1. 2.30-36; Colorado Red McClures U.S. No. 1.

3.80. 100 High Low Close 29 7 75 75H 60 39 5i 38 39 30 145 144'i 144'i 10 64 6 h'i 106 28 27 'i S7H 28 27 28 26 i ,21 3 i 3 12 914 3 9 98 52 "4 B1'4 52 '4 78 1 6 6Mi SO 31 30 30'i 31 27 2fl 267 14 49 49 49 '-a 40 8 8'i 6 70 '4 69 70 7 36 36 36 150 27 26 26 4 13 39 38 39'i 135 37V4 36 36 34 17 17V, 17 3 14 13 14 13 3 3 3 43 48 48 48 10 69 59 59 18 16 154 15Vi 2 16 16 16 A A A 14 31 30 80 3 3 3 36 14 14 14 8 8 8 52 2 2 2't 44 19'i 18 18 l'i i 14 8n 79 'a 8n' 7 6 41 43 4.1 3 16 16 l'i 33 11 11 11 112 3 3 3 I 14 11 14 40 64 64 64 11 1 15 87 9 9 9 7 14 12 12 12 10 17 17 17 55 4 4 4 72 24 24 24 60 32 32 32 84 46 4 46 40 6 5 6 3 9 8 8 28 45 45 45 13 2 2 2 I 34 34 34 13 6 6 31 6 5 5 32 11 11 11 11 14 14 14 38 35 34 35 7 44 43 43 143 5 5 5 124 26 25 25 117 52 62 52 12 26 25 25 34 78 77 77 14 15 14 15 6 5 5 5 84 27 27 27 Am Can Am melt A Am ft Am Woolen Anaconda A ft SF Aviation Corp Barnsdall Oil Chrysler Con sol Oil Cont Can Cont Oil Del Corn Prod Curtiss Wright DouKlas Aire Freeport Sulph Gen Elec Gen Foods Cm Motors Goodyear Greyhound Houston Oil Int Harv Johns Manv Lorlllard XD Mid Cont Pet Montg Ward Nash- Kelv Nat Dairy Ohio Oil Packard Pan Am Airw Panhandle PAR Penney Pet Corp Phillips Tet Plymouth Oil Pure Oil Radio Seah Oil Saers Roeh Shell Vn Oil XD Rorony Vfto Pnu Vso Pou ftv Stand Brands Cal Ind 8 NJ Stons ft Web Tex Pac Tex Co Tex Gulf Prod Tex Gulf Sulph Tex Pao ft XD Tex Pao Tr Tiffs Wt A Oil Union Oil Cal United Aire United Carbon United Gas Imp 8 ftubher IT Steel Tel West El ft Mfg White Mot Wilson ft Co Woolworth STOCKS IN THE New York, Dec. 4 IIP). Sales, closing I Just want to know! TT Perhaps you have wandered just what a Times inexpensive want ad costs. Maybe you have something around the house that you no longer need.

Some one else would be glad to have it. Some one would be willing to pay for it. a -1 price and net Changs of ths 15 moat active stocks today: Cons Edis 20,300 14 Am Rad ft Std 20.100 4 Comwlth ft Sou 19.800 Warner Broa Pict 13.500 United Corp 13.800 VV A Gen Elec 15.200 26 Unit Gas Imp 13,900 5 Gen Motors 13.550 36 Nta Pow ft I.t 13.400 3 Int Tel ft Tel 13,000 2 8 Rubber 12,600 25 Graham Paige 11.800 Steel 11.700 62 Radio 11.300 3 North Am Co 10.700 12 If They Only Knew You Had It! TELL THE LARGE TIMES READER AUDIENCE ABOUT IT! Maybe it's an odd piece of furniture or clothing, a car, a musical instrumentor anything of value which you do not want. Possibly you're thinking of selling a business grocery store, filling station, farm, home, or desire to rent a spars room or vacant apartment to refined paying guests to increase the family income. If you want to know what a little ad will cost, write it in the space below, and mail to Miss Grace Reddell, Care Shreveport Times, Shreveport.

Miss Reddell will let you know the same day she gets your request-either by telephone or by mail. iiiiii it Miss Grace Reddell, The Times Want Ad Department Shreveport, La. 'Dear Miss Reddell: Without any obligation whatsoever, please let me know what this want ad will cost. Do nut put It In the paper. Just let me know what tt will cost Kame Address Telephone, If any EW IORK CIRB MARKET New York.

Dec. 4 (Pi. Following la a selected list of transactions in ths New York Curb Market today: Up to 101 21 SI.02 li' 3 .75 1.53; 20 4 1.00 2.04' 25 81 1.25 3.55 (1.14 1.711 2.28 182, 2.73 3.64 4 55 644 '11 18 1 jg to to to to 2 85 30' 1.501 3.08! 3.42 Tslaphon. ads sre strictly "memorandum" accounts" and ars payab.s lmmdlatel, CASH DISCOUNT far ads placed over too Want Ad counter. Reduced contract rates to commercial advertisers.

OUT-OF-TOWN ADS CASH WITH ORDER. Mak chock Money Order payable to The Times Pus llshing Ltd. For all classified sd-vertising placed outside the City Shrsreport. ths rat Is 25c PER LINE or Sunday. MINIMUM TWO LINES.

Count FIVE WORDS to the line, RATE EXCEPTIONS Minimum 6pac 10 Agat Line tpscla' Notices, Cards of Thank. Id norlam. 12. All other Notices. Bdo.

Proposals, 10c per lins for first and alternating Insertions: subsequent coniecutlv Insertions, 17a per line. (RRORS Immediet itiuat glvso ths Classified Dept. as The Times a) responsible for only ons lneorrort Insertion. AVCrt.t. A T1AV Am mrir.mnmA later than a.m.

for following mornlag dition. with nrsptioa of Sunday for Hands y) 8:10 p.m. DEADLINE Ada accepted antll for neat-dsy publlcat'on sturdsv m. for th Sunday Timsa. Waal A Depsrtment la open Sunday from 1 li end 8 to 7.

Sales in 100s HlKh I.o'w Close. Am Cyan 38 37 3T Atlas Corp War ..4 ft A A Brewster Aero 21 9 9 I Clt BVC 4 5 3 3 3 Bd ft Sh 27 1 1 Ford Mot Ltd 9 1 1 1 God Sug 1 8 8 8 Gulf Oil 37 37 37 Humble Oil 62 62 62 Inter ft War 22 tl li Louis ft 1 8 4 4 4 Niag Hud Pow 50 1 1 1 I'antspec Oil 23 5 4 6 Phoenix Sec 21 7 7 7 Plousrn 1 7 7 7 Seili Rub 1 4 4 4 Std Oil Ky 4 18 18 18 Unit Us il A A bar li. 1941..