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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1968

Page

5

SoybeansPrice Jump Trails Report On Herbicide Use

Chicago floor reaction to a report from the American Soybean Association said this year’s crop may have been endangered by indiscriminate weed killer. Soybeans were planted on land last year used for corn and herbicide treatment was applied in several Midwest states. Prices rose then retraced as profit taking followed across grain, soybean meal, and soybean oil.

Chicago Chicago ‘Board of Trade American Soybean Association Midwest

McCarthy Leads Nixon and Rockefeller in Gallup Trial

New Gallup survey of 1220 registered voters shows Eugene McCarthy with a slim edge over Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller in trial heat matchups against Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace. Wallace's support rises since April while Nixon and Rockefeller trade leads in different pairings.

George Gallup American Institute of Public Opinion Princeton N. J Eugene McCarthy Richard Nixon Nelson Rockefeller Humphrey Nixon Rockefeller McCarthy George Wallace Wallace Gallup Hubert Humphrey Alabama Walllace Rocky Wallace Midwest McCarthy Nixon — Wallace UN- Carthy Nixon Wallace

Cotton futures drift on profit taking amid mixed belt weather

Cotton No 2 futures finished 20 cents lower at 1.75 a bale after a volatile session that opened near unchanged. May and distant October hit seasonal highs, while weather in the cotton belt remained mixed with excessive moisture in parts of Texas and a call for hot dry spells. Spot middling 11-16 inch cotton rose 9 points to 30.27 cents.

New York Texas Rio Grande Valley N.C

Slaughter-steer prices rise at Chicago. hogs fall

Chicago wholesale cattle prices edged higher over the week with prime 1250 to 1375 pound steers at 28.50 to 29.06 and high‑quality weight ranges 28.25 to 28.75. Hog prices slipped about 50 cents to 1.00, with 195 to 225 pound butchers at 23.00 to 23.50 and 200 to 250 pound hogs at 22.00 to 23.00. Sheep and lamb prices were mixed as receipts hit weekly totals near 600 head for sheep and 24,000 hogs in Chicago.

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Negro Businessman Speaks at Lubbock Realtors Luncheon

Jimmy Graves, a Black partner in a Lubbock pharmacy, addressed the Friday luncheon of the Lubbock Board of Realtors. He used humor to discuss housing, schools, and community issues, stressing socio economic factors over race and noting most of his business comes from white customers.

Jimmy Graves Lubbock Lubbock Board of Realtors, Inc Johnson House Ave. Q Graves T. J. Patterson Dunbar

Cadets To Obtain Commissions In Terry Ceremony

Nine Army ROTC cadets will receive commissions at 11 a.m. in the Mesa room of the Tech Student Union with S. M. Kennedy delivering the principal address and Major Kenneth Schreiber presiding. Lieutenant’s bars will be presented by Major Robert Paradis. Recipients include J. Floyd Carter Hereford Jerry W. Filleman Stafford John D. Gates El Paso Roy D. Heath Lubbock Albert R. Hensley Lubbock Gary R. Petersen Amarillo Brant B. Williams Amarillo Gerald L. Smith Reading Mass and David M. Snyder Denver City. Public invited. Panama Canal workforce peak was 43 350 in June 1913.

Mesa Tech Student Union S. M. Kennedy Kenneth Schreiber Robert Paradis Department of Aerospace Studies S Bars J. Floyd Carter Hereford Jerry W. Filleman Stafford, Ariz John D. Gates el Paso

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