73 000 Cotton Samples Now Classed In Memphis
The USDA Memphis office reported the week ending December 8 classified 22, two dozen samples under the Smith Doxey Act with 73.0 percent of the crop classed this season and 5,900 unclassed. White grades were 2 percent. spotted 52 percent. middling spotted 25 percent. bark-induced grade reductions noted. Staple length shifted toward 29-32 inch and shorter. longer lengths scarce. immature fiber caused 23 percent wastage and a 30 cent/lb CCC discount. Prices for moving qualities paralleled CCC loans, with cottonseed at $63-$70 per ton.
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Consumer and Marketing Service
Memphis
Texas
K. E. Voelkel
CCC Toan
Pressley
Cotton Research Committee of Texas
CCC
Personal income growth slows in November
The Commerce Department reports November personal income rose at an annual rate of 3.2 billion dollars to 597.6 billion, a slower advance than October’s 44 billion and September’s 4.6 billion, with the year’s prior average about 3.7 billion per month.
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Commerce Department
Colby & Co Sees Dow Move If 860 Signals Break
Colby and Company notes that a sustained advance above key Dow Jones levels with solid volume could indicate a move toward the 860 area in the intermediate term, signaling traders to watch for a breakout.
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Colby & Co
Farm Market Trends Mixed Across Livestock and Grains
Midwest markets show slaughter steers and heifers steady to slightly lower while hogs and lambs end the week higher. Cattle receipts total 761000 across 12 markets with wholesale meats climbing. futures drift modestly. Notable historic note: James Devlin, Louisville pitcher in 1876, won 30 games as a rookie. Southern Illinois claimed the 1964 NCAA gymnastics title.
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United Press International
Midwest
Sioux City
Chicago
St. Paul St. Joseph
East St. Louis
Boston
Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago Merchantile Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
James Devlin
Louisville
Texas Leads in Beef Cattle Build Up Says Expert
Texas has started the build-up phase of the beef cattle cycle ahead of the national trend, says Ed Uvacek of Texas A&M. He explains the cycle tracks changes in cattle and calf numbers each year, with past build-ups reaching new highs and forecasts suggesting a modest decline this year but a possible rise by 1968. Texas appears to be past liquidation and moving into growth as producers adjust herd sizes.
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Texas
Ed Uvacek
Texas A&m University
Uvacek
U. S
Changes in Livestock and Meat Industry Growth
College Station findings show shifts in the livestock and meat sector with growth of cattle feedlots and decentralized slaughtering. Dietrich notes feedlots 1000+ cattle expanding in Texas and Oklahoma since 1955 66, plus more federally inspected plants. Timm calls study part of USDA backed market research to improve overall market efficiency.
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College Station
Southwest
Texas A&m University
Raymond A. Dietrich
USDA
A&m
Dietrich
Texas
Oklahoma
Teme R Timm
A&m Agricultural Economies and Sociology Department
Timm
Hershey backs draft while noting volunteer army fails
Selective Service Director Lt. Gen Lewis B. Hershey argued that a volunteer army is ideal but would not work in the United States. He said fear of the draft fosters volunteer service during a talk at American University.
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Washington
UPT
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
American University
Texas October employment peaks with 3.65 million jobs
Texas total nonagricultural employment rose to a mid October record of 3,646,890, up 17,200 from mid-September. Cotton harvest and citrus picking boosted farm and seasonal work, while public schools and state colleges added 19,000 government jobs. Manufacturing and nonmanufacturing sectors showed varied gains and losses with durable goods up and gas and petroleum sectors retreating.
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Texas
Texas Employment Commission
Texas Labor Market
W. Moross
Rio Grande Valley
Adda
UCLA Quarterback Dow Earns Helms Athlete Honor
Norman Dow, UCLA quarterback, earned the South California athlete of the month award after his start in the Bruins 14-7 upset of USC. Dow stepped in when Gary Beban broke his foot, guiding UCLA to the victory in his only start of the year.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Norman Dow
UCLA
Southern California
South California
Helms Athletic Foundation
Dow
Bruins
Gary Beban
Billions Paid Annually For Weed Control
COLLEGE STATION We ed control costs affect all Americans says Dr Jack Price leader of the agricultural chemicals program at Texas A&M Price notes costs of controlling weeds contribute to national losses in agricultural productivity amounting to about 5 billion dollars annually Weeds compete for nutrients water light and space harming crops and livestock They also foster pests and disease A major tool is herbicides which form the fastest growing segment of the pestici de industry Sales of herbicides and plant hormones rose from 95 million pounds in 1962 to 184 million pounds in 1965 as U S made pesticides commercialize.
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College Station
Jack Price
Agricultural Chemicals
Texas
AXM
Price
U.S
Conjar Signs with Shrine All Star Team
Notre Dame fullback Larry Conjar signed to play for the North in the Shrine all star game on December 26 at the Orange Bowl. Emmette Bryant of the Knicks suffers torn cartilage in the left knee and will be out for an indefin ite period after the victory over Baltimore.
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MIAMI
UPI
Ullback
Larry Conjar
Notre Dame
Bryant
NEW York
Emmette Bryant
New York Knickerbockers
National Basketball Association
Knicks
Baltimore
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