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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1949
Page
14
Stocks rise modestly amid light turnover while bonds and U S government issues show irregular activity. Commodities swing with silver at 73 cents per ounce, cotton and grains mixed, hogs and cattle stable to down, and meat prices fluctuating as regional sweet varieties are listed with prices.
Wall Street extended Wednesdays gains led by railroad shares as rails rose about a point while overall sentiment stayed cautious ahead of a pivotal decision on the ir question and the British crisis. Major movers included Santa Fe up 15 points to 8734 and Union Pacific up 44 to 8144, with mixed results across oil and industrials.
Cattle buyers scarce for slaughter steers with scattered sales of low grade heifers and cows. Grass heifers 14.50 to 18, canner and cutter cows 10 to 12.25, bulls scarce, few cull dealers at 12. Plain dairy feeder steers 12 to 14.50. Hog offerings light, butchers 250 higher, sows steady, odd head 222 to 245 pounds. Butchers 21 to 21.75, good and choice 180 to 240 pound butchers salable 22.25. Sows under 300 pounds 18.00, 300 to 450 pounds 16.50, 450 to 550 pounds 13.50. Sheep scarce 4,200 head, late load good and choice 86 pound Utah truck-in slaughter lambs 23.25.
Grain prices in Chicago opened high and low with close at 20114 and 188 capturing margin shifts. Reading includes mixed figures across open high low close with percentage moves and volume indicators for the period.
Live poultry shows mixed demand with 36 trucks and varied hen and fryers prices across colors and breeds. Cheese and butter steady with several items quoted. eggs hold steady to firm with multiple grade distinctions, while potatoes and onions indicate moderate supplies and slow demand alongside mixed track and street price movements for potatoes and yellows.
Albert Waldman, an 18-year-old refugee from Paris, will enter the University of Pennsylvania this fall on a scholarship. He escaped Nazi occupation in 1944, reached the United States the same year, learned English rapidly, and graduated from South Philadelphia High School for Boys with a 95.3 average, the top mark in his class. He has been aided by the Aid Committee of the Allied Jewish Appeal.
In Deadwood South Dakota a batter fouled off a third strike and the ball lodged between catcher Wayne McGlone chest protector and body. The umpire ruled it an out. A robber stole $50 and a radio from a sorority house. The girls will miss the money and radio was not heard anyway.
A dense set of crossword style clues is presented with numbered hints. The list includes definitions for words like oxen or beasts of burden, directions, and various abbreviations, plus references to places and objects such as rivers and islands.
A listing of daily programs across KSEI 930, KSEI FM 96.5, KEYY 1240, KPST Preston 1340, and KEIO 1440 detailing morning to late night shows, news, music, talks, and sports segments with various hosts and program names. The dense block lists times for Idaho farm programs, musical clocks, news summaries, dramas like Pepper Young’s Family, and sports recaps.
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