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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
3
San Antonio reports cattle irregular with slow calves and mixed steers, plus hogs fairly active at steady prices. Fort Worth and Chicago markets show similar shifts with steers, cows, calves, and hogs trading lower or steady and sheep and lambs awaiting demand. Local and regional prices feature varied weights and stocker activity.
New York stocks showed a mixed session with no broad trends. steels and motors led trading as investors weighed divisional shifts and a few dividend expectations. Decca Records and Farnworth radio moved lower while General Motors fluctuated amid market uncertainty.
Sam Jones, field worker for Georgetown area, will be on a three week special assignment in Linden starting Monday. In his absence, Opal Green will handle his duties, according to E. T. Grimes, supervisor of the office.
Members of the National Wool Growers Association gathered in San Antonio on February 2 for the 84th annual convention, many coming from storm‑struck ranches to attend the meeting.
Chicago traders saw lard soybeans and grains fall with most contracts retreating to new lows. May and July wheat sunk to fresh lows while prices for lard slipped to 12.75 a hundred pounds. Fort Worth and Kansas City cash grain markets showed mixed bids and smaller gains on limited demand.
Williamson County cotton ginnings are down more than 4,000 bales for the 1948 season versus 1947, according to E. C. Dahlberg, US Bureau of Statistics special agent. Ginnings up to Jan 16, 1949 totaled 65,175 bales, down from 69,384 in the same period of 1947.
A census or report states that about sixty seven percent of Ireland's population, roughly 3 million people, rely on farming as their primary occupation. It notes the predominance of agricultural work across the nation.
A giant 92 ton Lockheed Constitution capable of carrying 180 passengers at 300 mph was commissioned into the naval service in Alameda California. About 5,000 spectators attended the ceremony with Governor Earl Warren and Rear Admiral John H Cassady witnessing. A 15 minute flight demonstration followed showcasing its four 3,500 horsepower engines and handling.
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