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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1948

Page

18

Government Buying Rumor Buoys Grain Markets Across Regions

Reports that the government was buying cash grain helped lift corn and other grains in Chicago Fort Worth and Kansas City during Oct 27 trading. Wheat edged lower to higher on profit taking while oats and soybeans showed mixed to higher moves with cash grain prices advancing in the market. There was no official confirmation from the Commodity Credit Corporation on corn purchases, which are not announced until the day after.

Board of Trade Cera Commodity Credit Corporation Northwestern Miller Chicago Kansas City Grain Kansas City

Church Conference Held at Kerrville Lutheran Church

The Fredericksburg Conference of the American Lutheran Church met over two days at Zion Lutheran Church in Kerrville. Rev. C N Poth of Seguin reported on the Fremont Ohio convention. Pastors from Kerr Mason Liano Blanco and Gillespie counties attended.

Kerrville Fredericksburg American Lutheran Church Zion Lutheran Church C. N. Poth. Seguin Texas Fremont Ohio Kerr Mason Liano Bianco Gillespie Counties

Hog Market Notes From San Antonio and Chicago Livestock

Livestock reporters describe hog, cattle, sheep, and feeder markets across San Antonio Chicago Fort Worth and New Orleans on October 27. Prices vary by weight class with calves stockers and sows showing mixed gains and declines. Cotton prices rise at Southern spot markets with middling and small-bale averages climbing.

San Antonio New Orleans

Stock Market Slips At Open Then Recovers Slightly

New York stock market opens in lower price territory with broader declines. The Associated Press average falls .2 to 70.6 as 22 issues decline and 259 advance. volume dips below 1 million shares. Several large steel issues retreat despite later partial gains. several names show modest improvements.

Ket National Steel Youngstown Sheet Sing Steel Bethlehem Motors General Motors Chrysler Graham Paige Studebaker Montgomery-Ward Spiecel. Deere American Telephone Commonwealth Edison Phelps Dodge American Can du Pont American Tobacco American Airlines Associated Press

Keller School Reopens Plan After Fire Loss

Keller School will resume classes on November 8 after an explosion and fire destroyed the building October 18. Superintendent Randall Simpson plans to use surplus barracks from Camp Maxey as classrooms and may move them immediately with patrol approval. If barracks are unavailable, classes meet in the gymnasium and Keller churches.

Keller Keller School Randell Simpson Simpson Camp Maxey Mnasium

MIT Builds Super Size Atom Smasher

MIT unveils a 12,000,000 volt electro static generator at Cambridge designed to split the heaviest atoms and study high energy radiation effects on matter. Dean George Harrison says it surpasses existing devices and will probe nuclei and biological impacts.

MIT Cambridge Mass Massachusetts Institute of Technology George Harrison Laboratory For Nuclear Science and Engineering Dean Harrison

Mill buys in cotton futures as traders cover positions

New York trading shows aggressive buying and hedging from traders in cotton futures. Nearby prices rise as covering increases and certified cotton gains 40 to 70 cents per bale, while New Orleans bids push futures higher on trade price fixing and short covering.

New York Cotto Mber Steadier Cab Nans Kb Bea New Orleans

Spot Cotton Prices Hold Steady in Galveston Market

The Galveston spot cotton market closed steady with prices ranging from good ordinary at 17.70 to middling at 30.95 and higher, including strict low middling 29.70 and good middling 31.30. Sales totaled 1,365 bales.

Galveston

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