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production, is 1 i/2 pit: cent above last year. USDA inspection reports on soybean exports for the 10month period, October 1 through August 30, indicate 17 per cent more beans exported than the previous 10 months of the same period.* The -export trend has also been increasing for the past several years. Prices last week were $2.38 to $2.40 at Richmond; $2.45 to $2.55 at Norfolk and $2.63 at Chicago. . -*» The gains were achieved despite warnings of a probable Business slump and despite ther stock market break in the Spring. To these the public paid little heed. Their confidence was high and they displayed it in the way they spent their cash. Better incomes was the reason. They made possible the large-scale spending. The survey shows that net earnings locally, after deducting personal taxes, came to $18,186,000. It was equal to $5,052 per household, an arithmetical average obtained by dividing the local income by the number of households. The relative standing of one community to another, with respect to purchasing ability and business vitality is shown
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