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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1949

Page

14

Cotton Market Holds Steady Amid Mixed Signals

Traders found little incentive as cotton futures drifted with modest gains in cloth prices on Worth Street due to mill curtailment rather than demand. Export activity remained quiet while spot firms leaned toward selling July. Government weather notes point to favorable conditions in belt areas with rains delaying field work in Oklahoma and Arkansas. about a third of Oklahoma plantings may need replanting.

Worth Street Government Weekly Weather Report Arkansas Oklahoma Oklahome

Choice Butcher Hogs Higher In San Antonio

San Antonio market report shows hogs up to 25 cents higher for good and choice lots at 180-170 pounds around 19.25 dollars, with lighter weights and sows steady. cattle and sheep also reported with varied daily values and ranges across weights. Chicago livestock notes sale activity steady to strong with hogs 9,000 head and cattle 8,000 head, prices for choice steers 26.75 to 28.00, butchers around 25 to 26.50, and cows steady at mixed weights.

Chicago

Worth Livestock Report at Port Worth May 24

Worth Livestock at Port Worth shows cattle and calves uneven with good and yearlings 24.00-26.50. beef cows 16.50-19.00. canners 11.50-16.50. bulls 16.00-21.00. Hogs steady to strong with top 18.75. sows 14.00-15.00. feeders 14.50-17.50. Sheep 25.00: good feeders steady. lambs 23.00-26.50 and 25.00-26.50 for spring types. slaughter ewes 7.00-12.50. Brands include AP notes.

San Antonio Lambe Worth Port Worth

Wheat Reaches Highest Level Since February

Chicago reports a firm tone on the grain market with wheat advancing to the top since February. Prices in cash and futures show mixed gains across wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans as traders weigh domestic demand and arrivals.

Chicago Board of Trade Aocome & Ss Atlantic Thore Mesit Feecgrai Ee Wis Kbabuces Werceneks Bet Fort Worth Grain and Cotton Exchange Texas Texas Gulf Ports

Railroad Faces Suit For Unlawful Arrest

Novelist James Gould Cozzens, Pulitzer winner for Guard of Honor, sues Pennsylvania Railroad in Flemington New Jersey charging unlawful arrest at Trenton depot while awaiting his wife. He claims a railroad policeman twisted his arm and forced him to the police headquarters after he asked to see his papers.

Flemington N. J INS James Gould Cozzens Guard of Honor Pennsylvania Railroad Cozzens Lambertsville Railroad Trenton Sylvia

Honesty Reward for 7 Year Old Finds Cash Case

Seven year old Sharon Broge found a pencil case on a Monroe sidewalk and turned it in. Inside the case were 53000 dollars in cash and negotiable securities dropped by a cheese company clerk en route to a bank. The company offered Sharon a reward.

Monroe Wis Sharon Broge Sharon Cheese Company

Stock Market Slips to February Low Amid Broad Declines

The New York stock market drifted lower to its lowest level since February, marking a sixth decline in seven sessions. Steel and auto shares led losses while a few names posted small gains amid higher turnover and mixed bond activity. The AP average fell to a new low, with broad participation and speculation on a possible price break.

New York Associated Press Betbottom US Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel Youngstown Sheet General Motors Chrysler American Tele Ly American Smelting Estinghouse Electric Eastman Kodak US Gypsum United Fruit Psi-Cola Goodrich Kennecott Copper Dow Chemical Allied Chemical J. C. Penney Kaiser-Frazer McCord Corporation New Mytco Arizona Land Salt Dome Oil United Gas Babcock and Wilcox Cities Service Consolidated Mining Humble Oil E. L. Bruce New England

Sewing Needle Found In Lung Operation

Mrs Edna Ellington Whatley of Cleveland Texas coughed up blood and then doctors removed an 11-4 inch sewing needle from her left lung during an operation She recalls moving into a new home a month earlier and is puzzled about how the needle ended up there.

Houston Edna Ellington Whatley Cleveland Texas Mrs. Whatley

Tulia Sets Up System For Tornado Warning

Panhandle city Tulia established a tornado warning system. Fire Marshal John Rice urged residents to report sightings to operators, who will sound three siren blasts. No tornadoes hit the area this year, but Tulia lies 50 miles south of Amarillo, recently struck by a twister.

Tulia Panhandle John Rice Tulsa Amarillo

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