Market roundup hints at steady to strong farm prices
The May 9, 1949 report shows Southwest farm markets mostly steady to strong with cotton gains of 50 cents to $3 a bale and spot middling at 32.55 to 33.15 cents per pound. Grains edged up 1 to 3 cents though corn dipped. No 2 yellow corn and No 1 wheat traded near $2.50 per cwt and $2.36 to $2.43 per bushel respectively. Wet fields delay planting. rain improves pastures but slows hay demand. Hog gains 25 to 50 cents. cattle largely unchanged to higher, calves down, with Fort Worth and Houston prices noted.
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Oklahoma
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Opportunity Drive Seeks 31000 in Series E Bonds in Gillespie County
Gillespie County Votes on Opportunity Drive quotas for Series E Savings Bonds from May 16 to June 30 aiming at 31000 dollars. County chairman Gilbert Kaderli announced the 31000 target after receiving figures from Nathan Adams of Dallas. The drive aligns with a Texas statewide effort praised during a Houston dinner hosted by Governor Beauford Jester.
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Gilbert Kaderli
Nathan Adams
Dallas
Treasury
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Texas
Houston
Beauford H. Jester
Kneese Family Tales Visit Round Mountain and Cypress Mills
Mrs Ida Kneese and Mr and Mrs Clayton Kneese with their children and little Glen Green visited relatives at Round Mountain and Cypress Mills during the day.
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San Antonio
Ida Kneese
Clayton Kneese
Little Glen Green
Round Mountain
Cypress Mills
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