Word: prices
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When he grew more wheat or collected more eggs than the public would buy at his price, the Government's Commodity Credit Corp. bailed him out. That was all right during the war, when CCC, with $4,750,000,000 to draw on, could sell whatever it bought. Even as late as June 1948, CCC had laid out a mere $294 million. But in the 16 months since, CCC purchases-to keep the farmer's income up-had increased fantastically. Last week CCC President Ralph S. Trigg announced that CCC had tied up more than $3 billion...
Unfortunately the price was second-line center Lew Preston who will probably be unavailable for tonight's important game against strong Brown in Providence. The big forward pulled a leg muscle in the second period, and doctors said afterwards they thought Preston would have to keep on the ice for the next few days...
...Chicago Contractor Stephen Healy bought the white elephant and caught Hilton's eye by making it pay in the war boom that was suddenly filling all hotels. But when Hilton began to bargain for the Stevens, he met his match in Healy. The contractor jacked up the price three times, until Hilton suddenly let it be known that he was going after the Palmer House instead. Healy finally came to terms, but they were his own and gave him a clear profit of $1,500,000 for his 15-month ownership. Says Hilton in admiration of Healy...
...Full Life. By that time the bargains were fast going up in price in the postwar boom. Hilton decided to consolidate his gains and let a biographer, who had been busily trying to keep up with the fast-moving life of Hilton, get out his book under the title The Man Who Bought the Plaza. Two months ago, with 7,500 copies already printed, the title had to be changed to The Man Who Bought the Waldorf. Now, says Hilton solemnly, "I've promised myself not to buy any more hotels until the book comes...
Bargain. In Chicago, Zoologist Robert Bean announced that the price of an elephant, which was $4,000 last year, has gone down...