Southern Livestock Demand Holds Strong In Week
Southern markets showed continued strength in cattle and hogs with higher prices. Cattle at most southern markets rose 25 to 50 cents, cows up at Nashville and Louisville, hogs up to 50 cents in some districts while Chicago prices lagged. Broilers moved to 20 cents a pound, with statewide variability. Maryland tobacco auctions opened with down prices year over year.
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Atlanta
Agricultural Marketing Service
Nashville
Louisville
Florida
Georgia
Chicago
Memphis
Montgomery
Carolinas
Cotton Market Firm In Dixie
Dixie cotton prices held steady in 14 markets with middling 11 inch cotton at 34.66 cents a pound, up from 34.63 last week. Futures advanced moderately, weekly purchases reached 85 600 bales, and domestic mill inquiries and foreign buying waned as prices remained low for attracting large offerings.
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Atlanta
Agricultural Marketing Service
Livestock Sale Brings High Totals At Valley Stockyard
Valley Stockyard last week posted 527 head sold and total volume of 59843.65 dollars. Top veal calves sold by H C Way Moulton Chuck Robinson Falkville Wallace Long Decatur and Billy Turner O Guntersville at 31 cents to Pearl Packing Co. Dale Hensley Moulton sold the top slaughter steer 905 pounds at 28.90 to Armour. James Rus sell Cagle Mount Hope sold a 790 pound steer at 27 cents. Top stock calves sold by John Woodruff Decatur Mason Freeman Athens and J B Pettit Hartselle at 33.50 31.50 and 31 dollars. Top milk cow Mary Beth Freeman Athens at 169 dollars Leonard Wells Athens 159 dollars. Walter Cagle Mount Hope top slaughter bull 1075 pounds at 22.90. Top hogs Decatur market 20.25.
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H. C. Way
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Chuck Robinson
Falkville
Wallace Long
Decatur
Billy Turner
O'Guntersville
Pearl Packing Co
Dale Hensley
Moulton
Armour
James Russell Cagle
Mount Hope
Decatur Market
Market Report Shows Stable Prices Across Stocks
Milk Grade A at 6.33 per hundred. Manufactured milk 3.00 per hundred for four percent. Pulpwood poultry values listed with farm rates. Wheat at 1.50 for No 2 Yellow Ear Corn 1.38. No 2 White Ear 1.45. No 2 White Shelled 1.55. No 2 Yellow Shelled 1.44. No 2 Mixed Ear 1.34. No 2 Oats 70. Milling Wheat 2.10. Cattle limited but steady with cutter cows 17.23 to 18.50 calve prices 25, veinery good. Hogs 100 strong with 25 gains. U S 13 190-235 lb noted.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Florida
U. S
Birmingham
Texas
Maryland
Diary Writer Samuel Pepys Dies at 70 in 1703
Samuel Pepys, famed diary author, died in 1703 at age seventy. His journals span daily life, politics, and society in Restoration England, shaping historical insight into 17th century London.
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Samuel Pepys
New York Cotton Rallies With Broad Contract Gains
The New York Cotton Exchange shows a weekly rally with all deliveries higher. Front months from Oct 1958 to May 1959 hit new contract highs as prices gained 95 cents to 2.90 a bale amid weather fears and hedging by the Commodity Credit Corp. Exports for the week reached 136000 bales, with season totals around 4.37 million bales through late April.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Commodity Credit Corp
Mississippi
U.S
New York Cotton Exchange Service Bureau
Wallach elected to board of Neighborhood Playhouse
New York actor Eli Wallach, after a busy career on stage and screen, has completed the circuit and was elected to the board of directors of the Neighborhood Playhouse. The move marks a return to his roots at the famous dramatic school.
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New York
Eli Wallach
Neighborhood Playhouse
Wallach
Famous
Dramatic School
Richard E Byrd Library Located in Springfield Va
The Richard E Byrd Library houses books and memen toes of polar explorer. Located in Springfield Virginia the collection preserves items associated with the explorer's life and work.
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Richard E. Byrd
Springfield
Ardmore High Names Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Ardmore high school announces senior highest ranks for four years. Valedictorian Angela Whitt excels as cheerleader softball player Beta club treasurer and class play lead. Salutatorian Wynell Luna, near top of class, is a Beta and A club member and four year softball champion.
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Ardmore
Ala
Ardmore High School
Robert Witt
Angela Whitt
Wynell Luna
Miss Luna
New Jersey Adopts Eastern Goldfinch as State Bird
The state of New Jersey designates the Eastern Goldfinch as the official state bird. Authorities celebrate the designation as a symbol of local wildlife and natural heritage.
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New Jersey
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