Southern cattle prices hold steady amid strong hog and produce shifts
Cattle prices stayed steady to higher across the South with slaughter cows up to 50 cents and bulls up to $1 per hundred, vealers slipping in Nashville, and overall weekly closes near yearly highs. Hog arrivals caused price declines of $1 to $1.50, broilers edged down, and light to ample soybean market signals accompanied farm offerings. Georgia Florida Alabama plants faced ample supplies.
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Atlanta
Agricultural Marketing Service
Nashville
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Carolinas
Memphis
Louisville
Arkansas
North Georgia
Chicago
Montgomery
Mississippi
North Carolina
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Del-Mar-Va
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Crop Reporting Board
Dade County
South Carolina
Yonges Island
Cotton futures swing on government and demand signals
New York December cotton futures moved in a zigzag pattern ending mixed as prices finished within a wide range. Traders watched Census Bureau data showing December ginnings totaled 1,166,000 bales in the first 12 days and listed prospects for the season, while mills’ use and export estimates for the period shaped expectations.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Commodity Credit Corp
Washington
Census Bureau
U.S. Mills
New York Cotton Exchange Service Bureau
U.S
Exchange Service Bureau
Markets and historical notes mix fragment in Decatur listing
Decatur markets show prices for corn wheat and poultry with hog and cattle ranges. Fragments mention Frances E Willard activism for Armenians relief and Provid ence Meeting House as a Baptist mother church, noting its 1775 construction and high domed church.
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the Meeting House
Providence
R. L
Baptist Religion
United States
Wall Street Slump Dampens Preholiday Cheer
New York December 21 This week on the New York Stock Exchange shares lost about 5.78 billion in value led by declines in steels motors rails and blue chips U S Steel General Motors Chrysler Ford and Studebaker-Packard hit new lows while rail carloadings fell Industrial production and personal income declined for the third straight month and the cost of living rose Chrysler announced plant shutdowns in Detroit further depressing markets
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New York
Wall Street
Sputnik I
Coe
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
U.S
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Studebaker-Packard
Federal Reserve Board
Detroit Area
Bloodmobile drives strong blood collection in Athens
Athens Alabama reports found the Red Cross Bloodmobile drive at Athens Elementary School a success. Volunteers collected 221 pints of blood from 237 donors with 16 rejected, surpassing the 150 pint quota. The effort earned a Limestone County Red Cross blood bank at Athens Limestone Hospital aided by 40 women volunteers.
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Athens
Ala
Red Cross
Limestone County
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Corporate Bonds Still On Upside After Sixth Week
Corporate bonds rose for the sixth consecutive week led by utilities and rails with top grade issues and industrials advancing. U.S. government bonds edged higher in light dealings as foreign industrials and other sectors showed modest gains. Prices quoted include various issues around the 97 12-32 to 99 20 32 range with specific notes not fully readable in text.
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New York
U.S
of Oh
Textile Industry Seeks Cotton Lift In Year
L G Hardman Jr of Commerce Ga, president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute, urges Congress to raise cotton acreage and adopt a pricing policy to boost domestic and foreign demand. He cites weather damage, government held low quality cotton, and price depressions hurting mill profits.
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Charlotte
N.C
L. G. Hardman Jr
Commerce
American Cotton Manufacturers Institute
Hardman
Commodity Credit Loan
Congress
One Wheeler Croc Kett Rides Unicycle Around Oahu
James Croc kett, a 10 year old sailor stationed in Honolulu, rode a 94 mile lap around Oahu on a unicycle. He completed the journey in 27.5 hours with rest stops. A friend paced him on a bicycle while another kept behind in a car.
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Honolulu
James Crockett
Island
Oahu
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