Fort Worth Livestock Week Summary Shows Higher Tends
Fort Worth stockyards report substantial gains across all classes last week with generally active trade. Cattle nationwide declined about 8,000 from the prior week and 21,000 from a year ago while calf receipts rose 5,200 week over week though 1,200 below last year. Hog marketings fell 9,000 versus last week but were 18,000 higher than a year ago. Sheep receipts dropped 10,500 versus the prior week and offerings were about 15,000 below year ago levels.
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Fort Worth
Farmland Livestock Prices At Fort Worth Market Report
In Fort Worth demand for stocker and feeder cattle calves and lambs was broad with prices up to about $1 higher. Slaughter classes stayed steady to weak. grain fed steers and yearlings faced heavier supply. Top fed yearlings 27 to 30 dollars. good fed steers 24 to 26. stocker and feeder yearling steers 19 to 26. fat cows 16 to 17. canners 12 to 16. stocker cows 17 to 20. bulls 16 to 19.50. Slaughter calves 24 to 26.50. stocker steer calves 20 to 28. heifer calves 26 down. Wool slaughter lambs 23 to 25. shorn fat lambs 24 down. stocker lambs up to 25.50. ewes 4.50 to 14. old bucks 8 to 9.
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Fort Worth
Contractors Notice of Texas Highway Construction Sealed Proposals
Sealed proposals for 417 664 miles of seal coat work from Fr Davis to Presidio and other segments in Jeff Davis County will be received in Austin until 9 00 A M March 15 1950 and opened publicly. Project is a Public Works job under Texas House Bills 54 and 115 with prevailing wage rates. plans at Alpine and Austin offices. Alpine money to stay in Alpine.
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Davis
Presidio C. L
Brewster
Austin
State of Texas
State Highway Commission
Geo. J. Kempen Jr
Alpine
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Delayed Social Security Cards Prompt At Home Applications
San Angelo officials urge residents to obtain SSA application blanks at local post offices to speed card issuance. Manager George Clark notes that 130 people in three months wrote for forms when they could pick them up in town, saving two to three days and speeding job start times.
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George Clark
San Angelo
Clark
Social Security Administration
Federal Building
Texas
Park Area Tour by Soil Conservationists
Officials of Big Bend National Park hosted a group of Big Bend Soil Conservation district supervisors and cooperators on February 15 to review vegetative progress over the past three to five years. They noted growing grasses on ridges and plains, with Dr. Ross Maxwell explaining park geology and flora during a noon stop near Boquillas.
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Big Bend National Park
Big Bend
Tornillo Flat
Boquillas
Rio Grande
Chisos Mts
Castalon
Ross Maxwell
Robert Gibbs
George Shelley
David Combs
George Mills
Nevill Haynes
Joan Catto Jr
Guy Combs Sr
John Gould
Alfred Negley
Travis Roberts
Horace L. Leithead
Ernest J. Pickens Jr
Soil Conservation Service
Lobos Win Final Home Games In Sul Ross Season
Sul Ross Lobos beat Daniel Baker Hill Billies 84 63 and 82 53 in last home games. James Williams scored 26 Monday and 36 Tuesday to lead, Ben Hue Ray added 20 and 19. Sul Ross ends season 11 11 with a 500 mark and heads to Brownwood for Friday and Saturday rematches.
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Sul Ross College Lobos
Daniel Baker Hill
Sul Ross
Ben Hue Ray
Daniel Baker
Williams
Hill Billies
Brownwood
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Alpine Flower and Gift Shop
Georgia
Billy Ward
Coca-Cola
Ward's
Mobil Service
Rae
Pare Sa Pes
Pert Neal
Alpine Butane Company
Tommy Barrow
Texas Highway Construction
Storey Whiteside Lumber Co
J. W. Dollahite
Marfa
Lobos
Laundry
E. Holland Ave
Packard
Davis Motor CO
West College Ave
Alpine, Tex
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