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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1950
Page
6
San Antonio cattle market shows stocker calves improving demand while cattle, hogs, and sheep largely hold steady. Buyers paid 22.75 to 25.50 for slaughter steers and yearlings, with cows, heifers, and calves priced across multiple grades. Chicago quotes similarly mixed with strong bulk values and steady cattle sale patterns.
Market notes from Fort Worth report fair cash grain demand. Wheat bids at 2.46 to 2.51, No 2 yellow corn at 1.60 to 1.61, with May futures around 1.71 to 1.79. Rain complicates conditions as policy headlines influence prices.
The BC headache remedy, famous for fast relief, is now sold in tablet form as well as powder. Each tablet delivers the same active ingredients and quick dissolving action as the powder. Two tablets equal one powder, with 10¢ and 25¢ sizes, available everywhere.
New York April 3 AP railroad shares rise sharply with many issues up fractions to over 3 points and rail averages hitting a new high. the Associated Press rail index reaches a peak unseen since 1948 as investors expect rail strength to buoy the wider market. Volume runs 1.57 million shares with 629 advancers and 238 decliners.
Market notes show erratic cotton futures with firm delivery expectations and rising May contracts while July purchases and export sales weigh on prices. Shippers anticipate deliveries as September and October futures reflect cautious demand and new credit lines.
Galveston notices spot cotton prices with ranges from ordinary to strict good middling. Prices shown include 21.95 for ordinary and 32.80 for middling and higher grades. Chicago grain reports follow with No 2 yellow soybeans and various wheat and corn prices noted.
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