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Texas Corp 50 42?...
...Farmers. Conforming to the Hoover promise, agricultural duties were raised by the proposed Bill, but not so high as the farmer had demanded and expected. The wheat rate remained pegged at 42?? per bushel, to which point President Coolidge had raised it from 30¢ under the flexibility provision of the tariff law. Wheat raisers could hope, however, that by the same process President Hoover might some day advance the duty to 63?...
...basis, and of 20% for miners paid on the contract (or quantity) basis. Governor Pinchot denied the miners' demand for the checkoff, and compromised the pay demand. Contract miners would get half the increase demanded; men working by the day (now making from $4.20 to $5.60) would receive from 42?? to 56¢?or only about one-quarter of what they asked...