Cotton and wool market roundup from Galveston and New Orleans
Spot cotton in Galveston closed steady with declines across grades led by middling at 32.40 to 33.00 cents per pound. New Orleans spots averaged 32.62 cents, down 1.0 cent from prior, while New York wool futures showed mixed to firm gains with notable shifts in July and December contracts and certificated tops near 131.0N.
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New York
ECA
Southeast
Memphis
Galveston
Fai
New Orleans
Wool
Boston
Foreign Exchange
el Mp
Great Britain
Europe
France
Italy
Sweden
Latin America
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Program for Vets Scheduled Here in Aus tin
The traveling unit of Veterans Hospital Programs will entertain wounded veterans in Austin. They distribute bedside radios and bring various acts. The First Baptist Church hosts the program on April 3 at 8 p.m. National director Pat B. Withrow Jr. leads the unit with Mildred Young and Bobby Del Rio performing.
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Veterans Hospital
Austin
First Baptist Church
Pat B. Withrow Jr
Mildred Young
Bobby del Rio
Merest selling pressure nudges stocks lower on Friday
In New York on March 25 AP reports fractional declines across most issues after a two day rise. Volume fell to 630000 shares with only a few issues advancing. Montgomery Ward led gains while J C Penney and several major stocks slipped. The Dow average dipped slightly and 922 issues showed losses versus 200 gains.
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New York
Wall Street Associates & Rising
Montgomery Ward
Ward
Sears Roebuck
Woolworth
J. C. Penney
Pepsi-Cola
Magnavox
Ronson Art Metal Works
US Steel
Chrysler
Firestone
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Western Union
Kennecott
Pantepec Oil
Technicolor Cuban Atlantic Surar
Cities Service
Barium Steel
Atlas Plywood
Imperial Oil
United Licht
American Licht
Fairchild Camera
Lampasas Chamber Dinner to Hear UT Economist
Lampasas Texas March 25 Dr Robert W French UT Bureau of Business Research will speak at a Chamber of Commerce dinner in the Lampasas school lunch room Porter Briggs says five new directors will be elected nominations by a committee Albert Brown W B McGee C C Abney will present ten names for the five posts J E Foster housing consultant will discuss future development housing needs Directors up for election replace S M Jones C A Northington R O Easton Floyd Barkley and R E McKinney Directors with unexpired terms include Porter Briggs Roger Carpenter George E Townsend Dr Ruth McMillin
Strong cattle, hogs and sheep across markets in week report
San Antonio and Fort Worth markets show cattle up to 1.00 higher in many classes with top steers and yearlings reaching mid to high twenty dollar ranges. Hogs gain to 21.00 in Chicago and Fort Worth, while sheep and lambs firm with spring offerings holding steady to higher amid limited trading.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
McClung Land and Cattle Company
Johnson County
Chicago
Severa
Quads' Mother Gives Birth to Twin Boys
In Portland Oregon on March 25 Mrs Luceal Tigner mother of two and a half year old quadruplets gave birth to twin boys. She now has nine children.
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Portland
Ore
Luceal Tigner
Grain Futures Rise on Government Lifts in Chicago Market
The Commodity Credit Corporation boosted cash grain prices, lifting wheat corn and soybeans while soybeans and lard closed slightly stronger or weaker. Wheat and corn gained about 1% to 1 1/2%, oats and rye edged higher, and the CCC set cash wheat and corn support at specified premiums for May shipments to Gulf ports and New Orleans respectively. Fort Worth and Kansas City reports show varied bids with steady to higher prices across grain types.
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Chicago
Commodity Credit Corporation
Board of Trade
Than & Cent
Kansas City
Gulf of Mexico
CCC
New Orleans
Baltimore
Fort Worth
Grain and Cotton Exchange
Texas Common
Texas Gulf Ports
Junk meal for voracious sharks described as boot shirt and coal
A peculiar old note explains that a meal made from an old boot discarded shirt a sack of coal or several tin cans can satisfy the appetite of voracious sharks. The quirky description frames a strange feeding image.
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Deston
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Interior Movement
Mide Memphis
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