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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1949
Page
6
Grains moved in different directions on the Chicago Board of Trade Monday with wheat slipping while corn finished mostly higher. Oats soybeans and lard showed minor moves in light dealings with rye up a cent and soybeans mostly unchanged to two cents higher.
The downy woodpecker stays through winter and often teams with chickadees nuthatches and brown creepers to hunt insect food, forming cooperative foraging groups in cold months.
On January 25, 1840, Texas paid 3840.60 to settle a boarding clash off its coast. The Texan cruiser Invincible ordered the British schooner Eliza Russell to heave to. cargo seized as contraband though Texas later acknowledged fault. Great Britain urged reparations. Texas official advised payment in London.
Grain prices moved with mixed results across Kansas City and Fort Worth on January 24. Wheat declined slightly in Kansas City with various No 2 and No 3 grades quoted. corn held steady to modestly higher. oats and milo showed modest shifts. Fort Worth demand remained fair with volume data and bid quotes for wheat barley corn and sorghums. spot cotton in New Orleans rose about half a cent per pound, reflecting broader commodity movements.
Some whale species primarily feed on fish yet also prey on seals and porpoises. The article notes this rare behavior alongside typical whale diets.
A newspaper ad promotes Barcentrate as a fat loss aid for overweight women. It claims no diet or vitamins are required and offers a money back guarantee if no weight loss is seen after using the product. The formula is mixed with grapefruit juice and taken twice daily.
In New York on January 24 the stock market drifted downward for moderate losses after a day of fluctuation. Steel shares, led by US Steel, provided brief strength before selling pressure pushed most leaders down in the final hour. Net change hovered around a point in either direction as 374 issues rose and 376 fell. Foreign exchange quotes showed minor shifts across major currencies and markets.
Cotton futures held steady in quiet trading in New York with slight gains on short covering and a Senate statement supporting a 90 percent parity crop loan. New Orleans futures closed higher on trader buying and covering, with regional prices and inland movement figures listed for several delivery months and markets.
San Antonio reports slow cattle and calf trading with underwhelming demand for slaughter classes while stockers hold steady. Hog prices rise slightly. goats, lambs, and sheep show steady activity. Chicago and Fort Worth listings parallel mixed gains and steady inventories across multiple classes.
A concise note recalls Harlem’s transformation from a village on Manhattan Island to a Negro cultural center in New York, reflecting historical change and community development.
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