Retail Sales In Hidalgo County Fall Despite Apparel Rise
October 1949 Hidalgo County retail sales dropped 22 percent from October 1948 amid gains in apparel furniture and appliance sectors offset by declines in automotive building materials and other retail goods. Statewide New Mexico retail rose 4 percent due to farm income, employment, and wages.}</analysis>
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Hidalgo County
New Mexico
Ralph L. Edgel
Edgel
Apparel
Sandoval
Curry
Rio Arriba
Torrance
Bernalillo
Luna
Guadalupe
Union
Otero
Socorro
Quay
San Juan
Mora
Retail sales by county show declines across the state
The report lists county level minus signs in retail sales for the same periods with Catron 41 and Taos 28 among others. Notable figures include Eddy 16 Valencia 15 DeBaca 14 and Dona Ana Santa Fe 5.
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Roosevelt
Catron
Grant Gh
Taos
Sierra
Colfax
Hidalgo
Harding
Eddy
Valencia
DeBaca
McKiney
San Miguel
Chaves
Dona Ana
Santa Fe
Lea
Lincoln
State payrolls show rising six month totals to 11 338 workers
State departments and institutions paid 8 616 875 for the six months ending June 30 1949 up from 6 590 workers and 2 912 233 for the same period in 1948. The fiscal year total reached 16 152 414 for 1949 versus 14 703 729 in 1948 and historic figures back to 1945.
Miner and Prospector findings on 1948 tax diversions
Special taxes paid for highway purposes in 1948 were diverted for non-highway uses such as mosquito control welfare funds bonds and aviation. The Miner and Prospector report notes these reallocations and questions their legality and impact.
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