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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
12
New York cotton futures closed lower by about 2.10 to 2.30 a bale after an erratic session marked by wide swings and heavy liquidation. Near by months rallied from intraday lows while new crop months posted gains, with speculation over ceilings and costs shaping the closing levels.
Market notes show cottonseed oil futures finishing 18 to 35 cents lower with spot cotton prices drifting down from prior levels. The average area price dipped to about 42.74 cents per pound for middling, with weekly and monthly moves weaker, while related oil futures faced declines amid broad commodity pressure.
Mixed session as overall market fluctuates with 1,195 issues, 597 gainers and 356 decliners. Rail stocks lead advances while aircraft and utilities lag. government contracts rumors buoy radio television and rubber shares. New York Central and International Harvester show notable activity amid curb market strength and foreign exchange shifts.
Livestock prices and bids at Antoni show varied results with calves dull and steady to weak, cows and bulls mixed, yearlings and heifers trading unevenly. Highlights include calves 27 to 30 dollars, medium weight steers around 20 to 23 dollars, and feeders in the 12 to 18 dollar range amid softer activity.
Markets At A Glance reports irregular gains in New York with radio TV and distillers leading. Cotton weak on liquidation while mills buy. Chicago wheat steady then rally, oats mixed, hogs unevenly higher to lower, top 20.25, cattle uneven with small gains up to 38.75.
Paris reports the French high court of justice upheld Marshal Philippe Petain's life sentence for Nazi collaboration, rejecting his lawyers appeal for clemency or release.
Texas cotton ginned through December 16 totals 2,733,004 bales, about 526,106 bales less than the 3,259,110 ginned by the same date last year, according to the Agriculture Department report released Wednesday.
Grain futures steadied after initial volatility as wheat and corn reversed early losses and soybeans rose. Prices for finished products and fats showed modest gains, while government price ceilings and agricultural policy loomed over markets.
Hollywood sources disclosed that Henry Fonda and Susan Blanchard plan a December 28 ceremony in New York. Fonda is recovering from surgery that halted his Broadway run in Mister Roberts, with a post honeymoon tour and recuperation ahead.
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