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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
12
United Press reports stocks higher in active trading while bonds trade irregularly and U.S. government issues stall. London markets falter with irregular losses. commodities show mixed moves including wheat down and corn rising. Hog, sheep, and cattle futures vary, with cattle steady to lower.
New York stocks climbed on the New York Stock Exchange to a fresh high for the year as gains led by oils railroads and steel. The Dow Jones Average moved higher amid optimism from business forecasts and a meeting between Emil Schram and President Truman.
In Ogden, cattle supply remains scant with cutters and canners trading 8.00 to 16.50, vealers 18.00 to 20.00, and feeder steers around 19.00 to 20.00 per cwt. Hogs opened 50 higher with 180 to 240 lb butchers at 20.50 to 20.75 and 300 to 450 lb sows 13.00 to 15.00. Sheep volume 11,300, lambs about 25 higher, with various loads and weights from Utah and Idahos priced 20.00 to 22.65.
Chicago grain futures rise on active closing trading with corn up 14 to 144 cents and soybeans firming on crude oil and meat price signals. Wheat trims losses amid late buying while oats and rye gain. CCC buys 195000 bushels of wheat.
A dense schedule lists KC and sister stations in Idaho and surrounding areas. It covers morning to midnight blocks with news, music, talk, quizzes, and advertised shows including IMN News, Navy Band, Dance Parades, and Kerbside segments across various times and venues.
Live poultry shows 20 trucks with hens steady and chickens firm. Hens and fryers list prices by breed. cheese and butter values given with 93 and 92 score markets. Eggs, potatoes, onions, and vegetables show varied prices and unsettled to steady conditions, with track and street sales recorded for multiple regions and weight classes.
The forecast calls for mostly fair conditions in the south with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers mainly in the mountains. Temperatures will generally reach 85 to 95 degrees, with 48 to 58 degrees at night. In Utah the west portion remains clear while the east sees partial cloudiness and thundershowers, with afternoon storms near the Wasatch. Highs 85 to 95, lows 50 to 60.
The report notes a range for nois yellows with medium prices from 1.15 to 1.40, mostly around 1.25, while poorer quality bids sit at 1.00. Sellers and buyers respond to price dispersion across grades.
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson sent General Douglas MacArthur a Senate invitation to return to discuss U S policy toward China. MacArthur has said he will not come back unless invited home by President Truman, who will leave the decision to the president. Nebraska milk output per cow rose six percent in January 1949 from a year earlier amid a continuing drop in herd size.
A crossword style item lists numbered clues from 1 to 36 with hints spanning flowers, body parts, units, and common words. The grid references include terms like yellow disks, palm lily, god of love, and Indian region references, inviting solver to fill symmetrical word answers across the horizontal set.
A crossword style clue set listing a series of definitions and abbreviations. The entries include river valleys ascended analogica Peruvian mountain range and other scattered hints with misspellings and partial words. The grid references and letter counts suggest a themed puzzle with miscellaneous vocabulary.
Frankfurt United Press report states Konrad Adenauer, expected chancellor, summoned right wing leaders to organize a cabinet after the election. CDU and allies captured 256 of 402 Bundestag seats, with Communists 15 and Social Democrats 130.
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