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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1944
Page
7
Harold Hagy from Camp Lee visits his parents at Greever avenue before returning to duty. Paul Burton on ten day leave with T. E Darton family in Bluefield. Mr and Mrs C F P Haun of Bluefield host guests Eunice Tiner from Virginia Canton Ohio and Hagy at Greever avenue.
Advertises Anne Adams sewing patterns with coronal blouse options, jumper and blouse sizes from 12 to 44, yard requirements for 54 and 35 inch fabrics, and requests sixteen cent pattern orders sent to Bluefield New York address with name and address.
Chicago bids show downward drift across grain markets with All wheat and rye leading the decline. December and May contracts hit seasonal lows while oats and rye fall over 2 cents. cash wheat prices hold near mixed levels across No 1 and No 2 red and hard varieties.
The listing reports mixed commodity quotations including vegetables fruit and eggs with regional references to Virginia Pennsylvania New Jersey Idaho Maryland and Long Island. Prices show steady or modest changes across items such as apples potatoes and eggs with government graded options noted.
Baltimore livestock market notes 1,100 cattle with 250 holdovers. overall steady slaughter classes and scarce stockers. Four loads of good fat steers around 1,100 pounds at 6.25, early top price 15.15 for 1,180 pound cattle. bulk good 4.50 to 15.80. common and medium grass cattle 9.00 to 12.50. fat beef cows and heifers 11.00 to 15.0 with few exceptions.
Cattle bids show steady demand with feeders and calves near 10 to 12 dollars and top bulls around 10 dollars. Hog prices range from 13 to 15 dollars with sows higher. sheep prices hold around 14 to 15 dollars for spring lambs while culls and common stock slide to near five dollars.
New York wholesale prices show notes on eggs and butter with irregular receipts and several grade levels. The report lists No 1 to No 4 white eggs and various medium to extra medium classifications with weights and prices, indicating a fluctuating market.
The notice outlines butter pricing tiers via the OPA, listing grades from AA to C with score thresholds and premiums. It notes receipts for butter and pullet weights, adjusting prices by tub weight and carton delivery in New York, alongside premium marks and maximum bulk prices.
Livestock sales show salable cattle around 15 000 with veal steady at 15.00 down. Good and choice hogs 160 240 lbs mainly 14.75 ceiling, larger hogs 14.00. Sheep and lambs steady with native spring lambs 14.50 14.75 and ewes strong to 25 higher. Canners and cutters tradable at 5.75 8.00 with other cuts listed.
The market lists 1 947 head livestock with lambs 1 401 head and prices ranging from 5.70 to 14.98 for various grades. Sheep include good and choice slaughter ewes around 4.20 and 2.45 for medium. Wealers and hogs show varied quotes across 109 head and related figures. A note mentions many English places named Sutton.
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