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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1949

Page

5

Slaughter Steers Steady as Hog Prices Rise in Markets

Fort Worth and Chicago livestock reports show steady slaughter steers and stocker calves with gains for hogs and sows. Hogs 180-270 lb mostly 21.00-22.00. sows 16.50-17.50. Cattle gains uneven. good slaughter calves 25.00-28.00, cows 12.00-22.00, bulls 16.00-21.50. Sheep and lambs mixed, spring lambs 27.00-30.00 with weaker prices on older lots.

Antoni Cattis Fort Worth SneAee Maer Chicago Caine

Securities Hit New Low Amid Broad Market Selloff

The market weakened over weeks as selling eased price declines while turnover reached 1.2 million shares. US Steel and other majors fell to near multi year lows. prominent names listed include Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel General Motors Chrysler Goodyear Montgomery Ward and Westinghouse Electric. Foreign exchange in New York on May 31 showed modest changes with minor moves in British pound Canadian dollar and several European currencies.

New York Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel Youngstown Sheet & Tube General Motors Chrysler Goodyear Montgomery Ward J. i Cease American Smeltine Westinghouse Electric Allied Chemical Eastman Kocak Radio Dengsteen International Paper Sante Southern Red Southern Railway and Standard Foreign Exchange Great Britain Europe France Italy Sweden Switzerland Latin America Argentina Brazil Mexico Freeport Rulph General Electric Generavors Goodrich the Greyhound Corp Tis Gulsi I Houston Oi! “Se T'S Harvester Kan City South Lockheed Aircraft Ip hlo-rian-Texas Oet E Natang No-Am Onio O1 Packard Motors Pan-Am Airways Panhandle Penney (Ic Phillips Pet Plymouth Oil Radio Corp Sears Roebuck Inclair Oil South Pacific Socony Vacuum Calif Stand Oil Ind Stand. Oil Sun Texas Company Texas Gulf Prod Texas Gulf Sylph Texas Pac &O Tidewater A Oil Us Rubber US Steel West Uni@i A Woolworth NEW York Curb Associated Preas Ark Nat Gas A Humble Oil Lone Star Gas 21 NEW York Bonds Associated Press At&sf Penn RR St Louis Sf Sou Pac Tex Corp Western Union

Cotton futures fall amid liquidation and export demand shifts

May 31 report from New York notes a broad decline in cotton futures as liquidation accelerates. Market factors include export demand absorption, anticipated parity declines, and loan basis tied to mid July parity, with prices closing lower across several contracts. Kansas City grain data shows mixed moves in wheat corn and oats with notable price changes.

New York Commission House Siong Kansas City Grain Kansas City New Orleans Fort Worth Grain and Cotton Exchange Texas Texas Gulf Ports S. Barney

Wheat and Rye Decline on Board of Trade Sessions

Wheat and rye futures fell sharply in Tuesday trading as wheat dropped up to 5 percent at times amid reports of bumper southwest yields and a weaker Kansas City cash market. Corn and oats also eased, while soybeans posted small gains. Commodity Credit Corporation bids were noted but no offers.

Chicago Board of Trade Kansas City Commodity Credit Corporation Ees

Local court filings list multiple divorce and lawsuit cases

S3RD DISTRICT COURT Gardner judge Howard Breakey vs Phillip Moore Jr damages filed. 98TH DISTRICT Cartwrights annulment filed. Humble Oil and Refining vs B Reagan McLemore set aside order of Railroad Commission filed. Nuecess Transportation vs Fred Wempee State Highway Commission recovery money paid under protest filed. FM Covert Jr vs C Goaham on note filed. 126TH DISTRICT Mullins divorce filed. Chester Palmer vs Celia Palmer divorce filed. Clyde M Kelley vs C E Perry to try title filed. COUNTY COURT AT LAW Thurman fined 100 unlawfully carrying pistol. John Garcia fined 100 unlawfully carrying pistol. Various names listed in partnerships and filers. CARS REGISTERED Heffington collector Preston B Collins Packard Ann E George Jack Schwartz powers A Wheeler Ehlers Cecil Childress etc.

98Th District Court Betts J. P. Cartwright Charles William Cartwright Humble Oil and Refining Company B. Reagan McLemore Railroad Commission Nuecess Transportation Company Fred A. Wempee State Highway Commission FM. Covert Jr C. Goaham 126Th District Court Roberts Verna Marx Mullins Ike Mullins Chester Palmer Celia K. Palmer Clyde M. Kelley C. E. Perry Thurman Robert Drew Bryans John C. Garcia Ger F. McDonald Melva

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