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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1950
Page
2
Disk Jockey Cactus Pryor from KTBC promotes Spike Jones’s ballad Mommy Won’t You Buy a Baby Brother on RCA Victor 45. He notes the tune features washboards and cowbells with George Rock’s lute style and urges listeners to hear it at 10 30 Friday morning.
New Orleans and Galveston reports show cotton futures spiking above 1.00 a bale before slipping on profit taking and hedge selling. Spots in New Orleans steady near 25 cents per bale with strong spot activity across Southern markets. COC sales of pooled stocks reduce availability.
SA receipts show cattle and calves moderately active with cows firm to higher while sheep stay steady to strong and goats hold, with various prices noted for wooled lambs, feeder pigs, and stocker cattle. Chicago and other markets report steady to higher slaughter cattle, higher bulls, and firm sheep values with top lambs around 29 dollars.
Florence Oregon November 1 Navy explosives expert Lt H A Ridenour returned to Oregon beaches to hunt grenades and mortars washed ashore. He located a gas type grenade on the sands near Florence and said more may be buried or in surf. Police noted boxes broke revealing scattered explosives of unknown origin. Also found was a large carcass described as a river monster with hairy fins and tail but no head.
Readable poultry price forecast for Thursday lists buyers' estimates for several heavy and light chicken categories. The entry references weights and commodity terms, noting per 4 pounds or more measures and domestic market terms.
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