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As a matte:' .or tact, 61 < ot even' dollar America spent tor food in Mav 1957 went to people who bought, handled, sold, processed. and packaged it in meeting the wants of consumers. Keek its “Partners in Progress or else!
* • * The Social Security Representative will be in the court room on December 18 instead of 4th Wednesday of Decefliber since it will fall on Christmas Day., to assist anyone needing help.
Weekly Farm Price
(This is the tiny prospects for I'irginia form prices looted to the Virginia Department of Agriculture on Friday, The Department offers it to formers with the worn ing that no one con predict prices and he riaht nil the time.)
HOGS Don't look for anv spectacular rises, but from now on hog prices ought to be in a general upward swing, with maybe a couple of. weeks before it really shows up. You can usually look for the supply peak to come in late November and early December. Factors that may handicap a decided price upturn are that we \e already had a bit more strength up to now than might have been e\nected. and we’ve hern on a higher level' all >ear.
Just as a gauge, Iowa has said it’s marketing intentions for December will be juSt about like last vear. But November and December marketings will add up to something like Dri less than the s vear average.
Ixroking ahead. Virginians should remember that though our feed crops are down, there are big crops everywhere eke. That and a favorable hog-corn ratio is going to encourage heavier production next vear.
BROILERS
More JVeen.her broilers than we’ve ever had before are going to have to face up to stiff competition right on through the month.
The supply is making-the usual seasonal decline, down 4rr tram'
43.7%