Market ends up after morning dip on firm footing
In New York on October 24 the stock market recovered from an early decline and closed higher as demand for automobile shares supported gains. General Motors rose about one dollar, Consolidated Edison gained 1.37 dollars, and the Associated Press 60-stock average edged up to the 80s, with total volume near 1.79 million shares.
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Markets At A Glance
Markets at a glance report mixed activity with wheat and futures trends noted. Export concerns weigh on prices while commodity traders track overseas demand and currency shifts for guidance.
Stockers Steady At San Antonio
Cattle receipts 2,800 with slaughter slow and weak, stocker cattle and calves largely steady. Slaughter steers down about 50 cents. medium and good feeder pigs steady to strong. hogs and lambs mixed with feeder lambs and ewes steady to lower on light demand. Prices included calves 20.00-31.00, stocker steers 21-32, wethers 16-17, feeder lambs 26-27, ewes 13.50-14.50, hogs 19-20.
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Board Shows Fair Progress For Soybeans
Report notes steady but modest gains in soybean prices and market activity. Mentions barley and corn prices with various figures and mentions errata adjustments. The text references commodities such as yellow corn and feed but lacks clear names or definitive outcomes.
Cottonseed Oil Futures Close Higher on Mixed Markets
Closing foreign exchange rates and futures data show Cottonseed Oil futures up 10 to 28 cents on the day amid scattered commodity movements. The report lists currencies from Great Britain to South America and notes slight changes in several international futures and spot prices.
Medieval cathedrals as centers of public life
The encyclopedia notes that medieval cathedrals, surrounded by shops, served as centers of public interest and activity.
Cotton Futures Close Higher Amid Mixed Trade
Cotton futures finished up 30 to 85 cents as traders eyed export demand and government reports. Prices across the South rose modestly with readings near 39.5 cents per pound, while weekly averages hovered around 40 cents. Minnesota flax data followed, noting No. 1 flax in Minneapolis for October 24.
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Mare
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I. Gorren
Galveston Island Sale Provokes 1839 Grand Jury Clash
On this day in 1839 Fayette County grand jury protested the Republic of Texas sale of Galveston Island. Michel B. Menard offered a 50 000 gift in exchange for island ownership, action accepted by Congress. Investors Samuel Williams and David White aided Galveston City Company as storms lashed the fledgling city.
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Galveston Island
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Congress of the Republic
David Burnet
Galveston City Company
Samuel Williams
David White
Mobile
Curtis Bishop
Sorority Plans Tag Day to Fund Teen Center Purchase
The Alpha Kappa Sigma chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho will sponsor a Tag Day in the downtown area this Saturday. Proceeds from the tag sale at 1011 East 12th Street will go toward buying a building for a teenage center, with A. N. Harris directing the effort. The national project targets curbing juvenile delinquency through youth work.
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Sigma Gamma Rho
East 12Th Street
A. N. Harris
J. W. Edgar to Open Parent Teacher Talks
Dr. J. W. Edgar state commissioner of education will open a series of parent teacher institutes at Temple Beth Israel Wednesday at 7 30 p m. His topic Religious Schools and Public Schools How They Supplement Each Other. Edgar lecture followed by a question period.
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Temple Beth Israel
Temple Sisterhood
Dd. Edgar
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