Bursts of Selling Lower Prices At Grain Mart Close
Chicago news desk reports two light selling bursts near the close on the Board of Trade with prices easing across grains. Wheat, corn, oats, rye and soybeans fell modestly amid weekend trading and crop report effects, withCCC sales and speculative profit taking cited as factors.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Fort Worth Grain
Utilities Lead Stocks Tug Market Off Slump
In New York on Thursday utilities rose modestly by a few cents to over $2 a share, helping the stock market avert a general decline. Rail issues fell slightly as wage settlement talks with unions loomed, with rail costs projected at about 130 million dollars yearly and rate questions remaining unsettled.
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Deana
Rails
Hich
Missouri-Texas Common
New York Central
Katy
Peppies
Houston Light and Power
Niagara Mohawk Power
Consolidated Edison
Public Service Electric and Gas
Paramount
Cattle and Livestock Markets Reported Prices Across Regions
San Antonio and Worth stockyards show active cattle and calves with steady to varied prices. Hogs and sheep trade sluggish. strong hogs in Chicago and New York wool market show price shifts as 21 December reports detail futures and spot values.
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San Antonio
WORTH
Fort Worth
Cotton futures close lower to higher on volatile Friday
New York traders faced irregular cotton futures as they awaited rice control actions. Nearby contracts rose up to three dollars, while new crop months drifted under pressure from selling in New Orleans and local markets.
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New York
New Orleans
ECA
North Afriva
CCC
Cottonseed Oil Futures End Mixed on Reports and Prices
Market notes show cottonseed oil futures closing 3 to 15 lower with meal prices listed as basic protein 41 percent. Telegrams reference December and May quotations, with mixed action across other seed products and Minnesota flax trading near 21. Decent activity noted in flax futures with nearby dates referenced.
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Aetra
Minnespolis
Epee
Markets At A Glance Irregular Stocks Utilities Rally
Markets at a glance show irregular stocks with a spirited rally in utilities. Bond markets are higher with rail and utility shares improving. Cotton and oats are weak, wheat soft on fear of larger cash grain sales. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher, top at 20. Cattle uneven with gains to 38.75.
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Chigaso
Llano Lions Club to distribute toys and groceries
The Lions Club Christmas program in Llano will distribute toys to underprivileged children and groceries to needy families. Charles A. Sagebiel chairs the committee with help from local ministers and physicians to identify recipients. Packages will be handed out Friday along with a large Christmas tree on the courthouse lawn for the town lighting program.
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Llano
Lions Club
Charles A. Sagebiel
Sagebiel
Spot Cotton Prices Steady in Galveston and New Orleans
Galveston spot cotton closed steady with a 20 cent rise for most grades led by middling at 42.75 to 43.60. New Orleans spot also closed steady with about one dollar per bale gain and middling near 42.85 to 43.68, market receipts at 5,712 and stock 567,386. The average price of middling 15 16ths inch was reported for New Orleans.
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Financial Markets Set Closing Dates
New York and U S financial and commodity exchanges will close Saturday December 23 and Christmas Day December 25. Livestock reports will be issued on Saturday December 23. Several New York commodity markets close at noon Friday December 22 for Christmas. British and Canadian exchanges close from Saturday December 23 through Tuesday December 26 for Boxing Day.
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Texas Fall Pig Crop Tops Mark for 1950
The US Department of Agriculture announced Texas' 1950 fall pig crop at 1,203,000 head, up 89,000 from the 1,114,000 head in fall 1949.
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Texas
Washington
US Department of Agriculture
The Story of Ernie Pyle Condensed Herein
A close friend portrays Ernie Pyle in a January Reader's Digest condensation of 35 articles. It narrates his marriage tragedy and devotion to America’s soldiers, using Pyle’s letters against a heroic wartime backdrop.
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Heaven
Hell
Ernie Pyle
Reader's Digest
America
Ernie
Current Books
Relief From Discomfort Caused By Dandruff
Mrs. Ben Stevens of Corpus Christi Texas endorses Baker's Hair Tonic and Lather distributer shampoo. She recounts relief from dandruff and itchy scalp after trying the money back offer and urges others to buy both products. The ad promises refund if not satisfied.
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Tex
Ben Stevens
Baker’s
M . Forts
Adv
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