Southern Hog Prices Jump to Highest Since 1954
Southern hog prices rose sharply this week by 50 cents to $1.25 per hundred pounds at most markets, the Agricultural Marketing Service reports, with receipts up 18 percent in Georgia Florida Alabama belt. Cattle prices were uneven as small arrivals boosted some markets and broiler prices held steady amid good demand.
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Atlanta — Southern
Agricultural Marketing Service
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Markets snapshot of farm and commodity prices
Cotton and cottonseed prices listed along with milk, wood, pulpwood, poultry, corn, oats, soybeans, barley, wheat, cattle, hogs, and sheep values. Notes reflect mixed trends and ranges for live cattle, bulls, calves, hogs, lambs, and grain equivalents across standard grades and weights.
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U. S
Atlanta Cotton Holds Steady
Spot cotton prices in 14 markets remained steady this week with middling 1inch at 34.83 cents per pound, up slightly from 34.80 cents last week and 33.96 a year ago. Purchases totaled 136,700 bales, higher than last week’s 88,900 and near last year’s 130,200.
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Atlanta
Agricultural Marketing Service
Wolverine Tube Picnic At Hatfield Lake Draws 2000
About 2000 Wolverine Tube employees and families attended the seventh annual Wolverine Tube Athletic and Recreation Association outing at Hatfield Lake near Athens. The event featured a dogfight golf match at Athens Country Club, barbecued food, swimming, skating and a children’s schedule of events. Charles Clem served as activities chairman.
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Hatfield Lake
Athens
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Tom Drinkard
Drinkard
Wolverine Athletic and Recreation Assn
Wolverine Tube Athletic and Recreation Assn
The
Athletic and Recreation Assn
Wolverine Employes
Athens Country Club
Hatfield
Stock Market Ends Week With Small Loss After Rally
The market halted a four week winning streak with a modest weekly decline. Investors cited unconfirmed Fed policy fears and profit taking after a midweek drop, while Friday’s rebound recovered about half the losses. AP 60 stock average fell 50 cents to $173.80.
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New York
Associated Press
Federal Reserve Board
Sweden's tallest office building planned at Racksta near Stockholm
Europe’s highest office structure, a 14 story tower, rises at Racksta near Stockholm to house 3 100 Swedish State Power Board employees now spread across about forty Stockholm offices.
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Europe
Racksta
Stockholm
Swedish State Power Board
Chamber Seeks 25 000 Scholarships For Trade Schools
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce national affairs and industrial committees sent telegrams to Alabama lawmakers urging Defense Education Act funding. The push seeks 25 000 scholarships annually for vocational students and aims to boost technicians engineers and scientists nationwide. Messages went to Bob Jones Carl Elliott Senators Lister Hill and John Sparkman.
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National Affairs Committee
Industrial Committee
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Bob Jones
Carl Elliott
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
Robert Straub
Frank Troup
Understanding headaches mechanisms and causes by Dr Bauer
A health columnist explains that headaches are symptoms not diseases and differ by mechanisms and causes. Most arise from outside the head due to fatigue stress allergies muscle tension or vascular changes while true brain tumors are rare and require professional evaluation.
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University of Illinois
Department of Medicine
Local Firm Low For Docks Job At Huntsville
Brooks and Nixon Construction Co. of Decatur was the low bidder for a transit shed at the state dock on the Tennessee River in Huntsville bidding 89 509 22 dollars. Perusini Construction Co. of Birmingham bid 90 999 dollars. The bids were to be studied and a contract awarded within 15 days.
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Huntsville
Brooks and Nixon Construction Co
Decatur
Tennessee River
Perusini Construction Co
Birmingham
Austin Martin
Knox McRae
Brooks
McRae
Florence
H. H. Houk
State Building Commission
George Moulton
Docks
Vincent Kilborn
Dock Department
Martin
Madagascar Formerly La France Orientale Named
Madagascar, the French island colony off Africa’s east coast, was once known as La France Orientale. The territory later became known simply as Madagascar under French administration.
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Madagascar
Africa
la France Orientale
Bond Market Takes Worst 58 Setback
The U S government bond market suffered its worst setback of the year with heavy trading and large losses this week. Corporate securities declined and new financing fell while stocks also declined amid jitters in the bond market. Utilities edged up while rails industriales investment quality issues and foreign dollar bonds fell. NYSE volume fell to 26.65 million par value from 27.75 million prior week.
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New York
U.S
New York Stock Exchange
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