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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1945
Page
10
Baltimore June 4 cattle 535 head. General trade fairly active with all slaughter classes and stockers steady from last week. Prices show fed steers around 1180 pounds with top 17.50, few lots 17.00 25. top good and choice 1640 75. medium to average good 14.25 15.50. strictly good heifers 14.50. good beef cows 13.50 14.00. medium 11.50 12.50.
Readable text notes a cottage or cabin on Wolf Creek near camp grounds with a reference to Christie 616s and a location about miles from Poca hontes. The fragment implies a small lodging or cabin listing in a regional directory or real estate blurb.
Light fill up to 13.00, scattered jet cutter and common 8.50 11.00, canners 7.00 8.00, shelly kind down to 6.00, good beef bulls 14.00 15.00, top weighty sausage bulls 13.50, bulk cutter common and medium 10.00 13.00, good 430-600 lbs western feeders steers and 00, command 400-550 lb. largely 12.00 13.30, few odd color to lowest 10.00 Calves-350. Fairly active,out let increased, steady with a week's close, mixed lot good and choice 120-250 lb. wealers 17.00 to mainly 18.00, common and me dium 11.00 16.00, culls around 9.00, extreme light weights down to 6.00, Hogs-500. Active, steady with Saturday of last week, good and choice 120-400 lb. barrows and bills 15.30 the ceiling, good sows 14.55 the ceiling for this class. Sheep-150. Fairly active, out let improved: spring lambs and slaughter ewes steady with last week's close, good and choice 60-80 lb. spring lambs 16.50 17.50, later price to practical top, com mon and medium 13.50 15.00, choice light weight wooled and shorn slaughter ewes 8.00, bulk common to good 5.00 7.50.
The Chicago sale notes salable hogs at 6 000 with 13 000 total, barrows and gilts at 140 pounds up to a 14.75 ceiling, sows at 14 000, shipments 1 500. Cattle and calves total 22 800 with fed steer prices around 17 90, heifers 15 25 lower, cows scarce and mixed, bulls active to 15 50. Sheep 10 500 largely steady to slow. George Bernard Shaw noted for Nobel Prize in literature after five years schooling.
Salable cattle 475 with steady quotes. Steers good to choice dry fed 16.75 to 17.75, medium to good 14.50 to 16.50, common 12.50 to 15.00. Hogs 200 head steady with 160-180 lb at 15.00 to 15.75, 180-200 lb 15.10 to 15.00, calves 13.50 to 16.50. sheep 900 steady with choice lambs 14.00 to 15.50, ewes 3.50 to 8.00.
New York prices dated June 4 show eggs at 49 919 firm with wholesale whites for extras to No. 4 ranging 37.9 38.8 per 45 Ibs etc. Butter receipts total 2 085 365 firm with OPA capped bulk carton prices in New York. Creamery butter scores list AA 42.25 and price bands for 92 and 89 scores with tub premiums noted.
Tazewell livestock market reports lamb headings with weights from 97 pounds to 190 pounds and prices from 3.40 to 15.70. Slaughter ewes average 7.05 for common and medium types. Wealers show price variations across weights 100 to 190 pounds with multiple quotations.
Produce demand steady with apples and eggs unchanged. U S No 1 pbu basket apples priced 3.40 for Baldwins and 3.25 for Delicious in Virginia. California Long Whites 4.84 per 100 lb, eggs stable.
The butter market remained firm and unchanged at ceilings. Eggs traded firm with varied listings: large No 1 and No 2 extras at 37.0 37.4, No 3 and 4 at 36.9 36.0, medium extras 34.4, standards 35.9 56, current receipts 33.8, dirties 32.8 and checks 32.8.
In Chicago on June 4 wheat and rye led declines of up to a cent on profit taking and hedge sales. The rest of the grain futures list ended mixed with new crop corn at seasonal highs while Sample grade oats and various forages posted varied quotes and barley figures.
Three colored registrants of Local Board No. 1 Mercer County who finished a 21 day furlough will depart this morning for Huntington for final induction. They will meet at the draft board office in the First National Building at 8 20 a m and depart by train to the Huntington induction station where they will be sworn in and assigned to active duty. The induction call includes nine registrants for June 2 pre induction and June 18 for registrants.
Mrs. Kathleen Gray and Mrs. Helen Francisco entertain Genoa Junior high graduates at Florences hall Wilson street tonight at 7 30. Carolina Community Home members meet at home tonight at 7. Social club 40 meets at club rooms on Reese Street at 7 30.
Miss Naomi Smith of Dayton Ohio visits her mother and relatives at Crystal. Mrs Alma Kelley and grandson of Petersburg Virginia visit their aunt Miss Lilly A at Crystal. Mr J W Saulters attended commencement at Bluefield State College last week.
William Robinson died Saturday night at his home 3004 Pulaski Street. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Plant scientists from the U S department of agriculture say rapid, healthy growth yields more and better vegetables. Poor soil or drought stunts plants, producing undersized, tough, unattractive produce and fewer harvests. Gardeners should water, protect from pests, and fertilize, applying victory garden fertilizer between rows at about three cups per 100 square feet, then again as plants bear fruit.
The article advises placing a mulch over bare soil and applying fertilizer below the surface to avoid plant contact. It notes low soil moisture in hot summers slows growth and reduces yield, recommending regular watering when possible and reminding readers to contact Mrs Amanda H Anderson or D W Froe for more guidance.
Pounding Mill Va June 1 teachers and pupils held the annual picnic closing the term. Elementary certificates were given to Jim Bob Brewster Jearet Simpson Jean McGee Ruby Shrader and Joan Pruett. Attendance prizes went to C R Ringstaff Jr Earle Ringstaff Maxine Mulkey Ella Jackson and Johnny Hall. School war bond purchases totaled 855.75 for the term. 4 H clubs will meet Monday June 4 at 10 30 in the school.
Lt U G J C Craig arrives home from the Pacific theater for a 30 day leave. He will be stationed at Bamma River Pennsylvania for a few months.
Announcement records the birth on May 29 of Chevy Ann Carbaugh, a girl weighing six pounds ten ounces, daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Carbaugh of Bluefield Virginia. Mrs Carbaugh formerly Miss Charlotte Asbury of Pounding Mill.
Major C. M. Hunter, stationed at New River, North Carolina, is ending a leave with his wife. Upon return, he will report to the west coast.
A person identified as M 5ee io is assigned to the European area for about 3127 months and will receive a 45 day furlough. The note presents a lengthy service term and a fixed leave period.
Pfc. Martin P. Christian departed Saturday to Stinson air base San Antonio Texas after a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Jian and a few days with Mr and Mrs Richard Roundtree of Bathmore Md Corp David W Henderson on a 30 day furlough from overseas duty reports to convalescent hospital Fort Story Va for treatment William A McGee from Camp is also noted in this brief military update
Croft eight year old dies at home. Mrs Jim Brewster is feverish at Mattie Pie. Danny, recently freed, is a hospital patient in France. Mrs Hallie McGee attended a seers conference at Lebanon. Mr and Mrs William M Offield return home after visiting their sisters. Mrs Asbury and Mrs H Ringsta visit. Miss Ghiriee One visits Boissevain. Mr and Mrs T JPhillipps visited. Mrs Ray Altizer R N accepted a position at Radford hospital. Mrs Kizzie Burr of Detroit. Mr and Mrs Lee Anderson and Charlie Anderson of Pineville visited here Wednesday.
Quantities of arms and munition were stolen during the weekend from headquarters Company M of the state guard in West Virginia Tech gymnasium. Missing were two 30 caliber army rifles two Thompson sub machine guns six 45 caliber clips 700 rounds of 45 caliber ammunition 2500 rounds of 30 caliber and a similar amount of .22 caliber ammunition.
Seek enlistment Sidney Vern Gunter of Pinerville and Luther Burman Harrah Jr of Welch have applied for U S Navy through the navy recruiting station. James Lavely petty officer in charge announced yesterday.
Sixty seven percent of the U S meat supply comes from federally inspected plants. Twenty one percent are under federal inspection and twelve percent from farm slaughter operations.
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