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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1946
Page
4
Chicago livestock market roundup shows hogs steady to weak with barrows and gilts 1.06 to 1.25 lower and sows 2.00 to 2.50 down. Cattle demand mixed with steers and yearlings steady to 1.00 lower, top regular market at 36.50, primes up to 40.00, stockers 14.50 to 17.75, cows 13.00 to 15.70, bulls 16.00 to 23.00, overall undertone very weak amid thin middle and low grades.
Local hog arrivals rose at peanut belt plants with 65 percent produced locally as shipments shifted from outside Georgia Florida and Alabama. Prices fluctuated through the week with 180 to 240 pound hogs around 22.00 and well shrunk types to 32.50, while top hogs varied by city and region. Cattle trends were firmer with scarce good cattle and prices generally higher. lighter steers brought 17.00 in Georgia Florida Alabama region and most common cattle sold 9.00 to 14.00. Other regional movements included citrus and vegetables with lower prices for beans and steady poultry, cotton near 30 cents.
War veteran recounts a frantic hotel blaze at 3:40 a.m. as guests fled amid smoke and flames. Bault and J. B. Phillips aided by stacking soaked mattresses to block spread. Clerks and bellboys aided guests while Mrs. Banks Whiteman was led to safety four hours after discovery.
New York stocks rise as rate hike fuels demand for rails. Bonds advance with rail spurt. Cotton firm on mill buying. Chicago wheat strong on export floor sales. Corn weak as elevators sold. Oats fall with corn. Hogs and cattle steady at quoted levels.
Rail stocks rose sharply at the open then trimmed gains as profit taking and coal shortages weighed. Transfers totaled about 800000 shares. rail bonds mirrored the early rally while other sectors stayed mixed amid a broad market pause.
A collage of classified ads offers tires from STAKES TIRE CO 125 E used furniture from Thomasville Furniture Co W Jackson St truck hire by C R Wooten Nite and Day Transfer Lorense H Blow owner moving storage crating and packing Alcoholics Anonymous contacts for stopping drinking services and boxes for mail.
A fragmented line of names and partial addresses appears, featuring Maxine Willis of Bainbridge Georgia and others such as Christine Henderson and James McDonald. Some entries show "address unknown" or city/state pairs like Asheville North Carolina and Tampa Florida. The list includes several individuals with unclear or missing contact details.
A partial list of survivors in the Winecoff Hotel fire includes Maj. Gen. and Mrs. P. W. Baade of Washington D C Mrs. W Y Johnson of Hufaula Alabama Mr and Mrs Frank Herring of Atlanta Winecoff Hotel auditor and wife Mr and Mrs Comer Rowan of Atlanta hotel night room clerk Bill Mobley of Atlanta only bell boy on duty Mr and Mrs J B Phillips of Lithonia Georgia
The New Orleans cotton market saw irregular futures trading with closing prices steady. Dec futures top at 31.05, while other months show slight gains and declines. spot middling averages hold near 31.20 cents per pound with a 30-day average of 30.96.
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