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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1960
Page
13
A 40 year old wife asks about charting mutual funds and growth stocks after prior losses with a broker. The advisor counsels buy and hold with mutual funds or growth stocks, warns against becoming a day trader, and explains commissions and liquidity concerns for mutual funds and listed stocks.
All major U.S. stock and commodity exchanges will be closed Monday September 3 due to the Labor Day holiday. Market operations list includes the New York Stock Exchange Nasdaq and commodity markets with no trading. The holiday affects settlements and related financial activities across major markets nationwide.
Bid and asked prices in Texas from NASD and other sources are unofficial and meant as approximate ranges. They indicate potential auction ranges where securities could have been sold or bought at compilation time. Quotations origin available on request.
In a report on typewriter markets, U S workers lose jobs as foreign and domestic plants shift production. West Germany Holland and Italy ship large foreign-made machines, with Sperry Rand and Underwood among major import sources. Union warns Elmira job losses amid tariff debates.
AP dispatch from Austin notes slightly weaker south prices for broilers and a generally adequate supply with moderate trading. East markets weaker with very light movement. Southwest Poultry Exchange sold 158,900 head under contract, with varied prices from 15.2 to 16.8 cents per pound. Chicago reports firmer butter prices and mixed poultry receipts, White Rock fryers at 20 to 22 cents, roasters 25 to 26 cents, hens and turkeys around 15 cents per pound.
In Budapest a sartorial campaign targets nonconformist fashion. The regime bans working overalls for workers and slacks for women in theaters. A new Clothing Council will teach youth dress codes, while most Magyars remain fashion conscious and drawn to Western styles and Parisian influence.
Taylor will open two schools in the coming weeks with dates set for September 2 at St Marys parochial and September 9 for Taylor Public School. Late harvest caused the public school opening to be delayed.
In Elkin North Carolina campers swap prayers for ghost stories after a YMCA counselor finishes reading scriptures. A voice proposes telling ghost stories, replacing the planned moment of prayer with a spooky storytelling session.
New York stocks paused their decline and showed a mixed pattern in moderate trading. Fractions to about a point moved among key issues as dealings resumed in Telauto graph and Comptometer, both in heavy demand amid Order flow.
Ruth Montgomery reports that Lyndon B Johnson faces strong criticism for a presidential nomination rump session seen as a public misstep. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield warned against such maneuvers, arguing they threaten credibility and give voters a reason to reject Democrats. The piece notes Kennedy and Johnson seek voter visibility while Nixon profits from steady campaigning. The mood among lawmakers is divided as the session lingers past election cycles.
Livestock prices in Worth show hogs steady to 25 higher with lots 200 225 pounds at 15.50 to 15.60. Cattle calves totaling around 3000 with steers steady. cows opened steady but many sales down 59 to 60 cents. Bulls weak to 38 cents lower. stockers steady for good and choice, lighter grades down 30 to 40 cents. Lambs and sheep fully steady with good and choice trading 16.50 to 17.00 per hundredweight for slaughter lambs. various calves and heifers listed with prices. Also notes political analysis on Kennedy Nixon debates and the impact of TV debates on campaigning strategy.
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