Southern cattle prices slip for third straight week
Continued price weakness marked southern cattle trading with hog markets steady overall. Nashville and Louisville saw mixed results in steers heifers and cows while Florida, Georgia and Alabama plants held around 22 to 27 dollars. Closing prices show hogs at 22.50 to 23.25 in major markets as brochures note steady brooders and strong counter.
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Atlanta
Agricultural Marketing Service
South
Chicago
Montgomery
Louisville
Nashville
Florida
Memphis
North
Georgia
Carolinas
Regional fruit and produce prices and auction totals
Dennis the Menace in 20 cent range across Deep South markets. Shenandoah Valley Virginia and Arkansas mostly 21 to 22 cents. Del Marva about 21 to 22 1/2. Florida melon shipments near 300 cars daily. Georgia Maygold peaches $6 per half bushel at Atlanta. various vegetables and Alabama fruit prices listed. Maryland tobacco auctions show 17,428,016 pounds sold to date at $46.08 per hundred pounds with six weeks left.
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Shenandoah Valley
Arkansas
Del-Mar-Va
Florida
Georgia
U. S
Atlanta
Alabama
Birmingham
Maryland Tobacco
856 Head Sold At Stockyard
Valley Livestock Inc held a large sale with total volume $83,883.77 and 856 head sold. Veal calves top prices reached 29 cents per pound to Pearl Packing Co, with several consignors such as G. P. McLemore, R. L. Christopher, and others. Top baby beef weighed 740 pounds at 27.75, sold to Nelms and Son. Stock calves, milk cows, and hogs also posted top figures among buyers including Mid-South Commission Co and Florence Packing Co.
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Valley Livestock Inc
G. P. McLemore
Danville
Pearl Packing Co
Madison
Ind
R. L. Christopher
Athens
James Hobbs
Elkmont
Jack Miller
Decatur
E. P. Hunter
Cullman
Pearl
J. W. Long
Mt. Hope
Nelms and Son
John B. Sewell
Trinity
Tupelo
Miss
Jack Anderson
Tanner
B. & D. Cattle Co
Springfield
Moulton
Florence Packing Co
Florence
Glendale Farm
Spot Cotton Prices Steady Across 14 Markets
Atlanta report shows middling 1 inch cotton at 34.79 cents a pound on Thursday, steady from Wednesday and above last year's level. Futures contracts fell for most of the week while total purchases in the 14 markets reached 309,300 bales, compared with 55,000 in the prior short week.
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Atlanta
Agricultural Marketing Service
Markets Decatur Markets Puritans First Settlers in New Jersey
An item notes Puritans from New England as the first settlers in Newark New Jersey, mentioning market activity in Decatur. The brief highlights early colonial settlement and commerce context.
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New England
Newark, N. J
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Marke Twain
Wembley
Pioneer
Catalina Swim Wear
Bermuda
Seaforth Toiletries
Decatur Markets
Hunter Furniture Company
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