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12 TEXAS BUSINESS REVIEW
POSTAL RECEIPTS
April
1942
Abilene--$ 27,451
Amarillo----- 36,392
Austin 77,788
Beaumont-------32,535
Big Spring-------7,610
Brownwood 13,346
Childress 2,944
Coleman 3,502
Corsicana 7,001
Dallas 415,058
Del Rio----- 3,806
Denison--------7,590
Denton--------10,285
El Paso 56,188
Fort Worth 157,081
Galveston 36,939
Gladewater-------3,145
Graham -- - - 2,482
Harlingen 7,729
Houston-------286,536
Jacksonville- - 4,228
Kenedy 1,755
Longview 11,100
Lubbock-------22,459
Lufkin--------5,648
McAllen--------5,762
Marshall--------8,938
Palestine 5,802
Pampa- 7,452
Paris---------8,275
Plainview 4,704
Port Arthur 18,282
San Angelo------15,315
San Antonio-----161,013
Sherman 9,053
Sweetwater-------5,140
Temple--------7,852
Tyler--------16,707
Waco------ 37,546
Wichita Falls 35,474
TOTAL--1,587,913
April
1941
$ 26,789
35,714
76,001
30,327
7,618
16,196
2,916
2,417
6,778
406,204
6,767
6,652
9,684
61,624
100,792
37,661
2,858
2,344
7,178
-280,183
4,004
1,654
10,669
21,978
5,601
5,418
6,730
5,364
8,045
6,532
4,707
16,963
14,367
156,913
8,493
6,137
7,727
16,759
38,712
25,245
1,498,721
NOTE: compiled from reports from Texas chambers of
Bureau of Business Research.
March
1942
$ 35,042
33,756
79,049
31,743
6,450
27,406
2,820
3,269
6,534
414,790
3,510
7,166
8,494
66,999
170,254
40,996
3,449
2,268
7,956
292,651
3,208
1,247
9,323
23,832
5,444
4,891
7,861
5,800
6,853
7,265
4,570
16,143
14,314
168,430
9,390
5,674
7,647
16,318
36,490
49,951
1,649,263
commerce to the
BUILDING PERMITS
April
1942
Abilene ---$ 445,811
Amarillo-------117,600
Austin -------153,541
Beaumont------196,423
Brownwood-- ---49,140
Coleman-------20,600
Corsicana 12,350
Dallas---. -----432,088
Del Rio- 3,505
Denton--------12,500
El Paso--117,739
Fort Worth-----3,229,198
Galveston-------53,221
Gladewater--------0
Graham---_ --- 280
Harlingen-------14,715
Houston ------547,050
Jacksonville --0
Kenedy--------1,000
Longview-------2,705
Lubbock---45,858
Lufkin--------19,200
McAllen------ 31,580
Marshall -7,974
Midland--- 7,035
New Braunfels 5,890
Palestine-------10,290
Pampa----_ -----500
Paris 28,045
Plainview---------0
Port Arthur------37,104
San Angelo------14,647
San Antonio 386,987
Sherman------ 19,457
Sweetwater-------4,360
Tyler----- -15,788
Waco--------179,887
Wichita Falls-----93,047
TOTAL
-6,317,115
April
1941
$ 71,761
294,761
497,012
250,768
63,650
11,853
8,803
1,142,093
13,173
36,781
265,321
484,401
187,618
0
9,094
95,050
1,380,809
12,812
3,500
10,625
374,242
54,614
34,380
38,081
31,790
12,640
15,631
37,350
8,380
10,700
94,433
47,216
449,070
22,956
13,100
56,061
173,583
170,836
6,484,948
March
1942
$ 84,535
183,660
447,425
1,370,767
147,715
3,700
99,775
659,894
19,430
3,100
933,758
834,094
237,715
1,500
12,578
36,900
1,486,210
5,300
0
9,777
851,453
50,101
43,346
45,010
82,130
5,295
3,480
14,050
35,775
1,757
14,347
24,227
776,225
82,234
13,930
55,718
172,388
144,155
8,993,454
NOTE: compiled from reports from Texas chambers of commerce to the Boreau
of Business Research.
APRIL SHIPMENTS OF LIVE STOCK CONVERTED TO A RAIL-CAR BASIS*
Total Interstate Plus Fort Worth _____.
Total Intrastate Omitting Fort Worth---
TOTAL SHIPMENTS__._-____
Cattle
1942 1941
9,467 6,665
541 624
10,008 7,289
TEXAS CAR-LOT* SHIPMENTS OF LIVE STOCK, JANUARY 1-MAY 1
Cattle
1942 1941
Total Interstate Plus Fort WorthL----19,095 13,647
Total Intrastate Omitting Fort Worth------1,697 1,199
TOTAL SHIPMENTS_..-_ --._-20,792 14,846
Calves
1942 1941
3,003 3,170
490 426
3,493 3,596
Hogs Sheep
1942 1941 1942 1941
3,990 3,809 1,925 1,508
67 64 57 55
4,057 3,873 1,982 1,563
*Rail-car Basis: cattle, 30 head per car; calves, 60; hogs, 80; and sheep, 250.
rort Worth shipments are combined with interstate forwardings in order that the hulk of market disappeaance for the month may he shown.
NoTrE: These data are furnished the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A. hy railway officials through more than 1,500 station agents, representing every live
stock shipping point in the State. The data are compiled hy the Bureau of Business Research.
Hog.
Calves
1942 1941
783 813
161 91
944 904
1942
1,083
32
1,115
1941
1,019
10
1,029
Sheep
1942 1941
511 541
11 4
522 545
Total
1942 1941
11,844 9,038
745 729
12,589 9,767
Total
1942 1941
28,013 22,134
2,311 1,744
30,324 23,878
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TEXAS BUSINESS REVIEW