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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
11
Abingdon Va June 6 auction notes lambs mixed price drops 1.40 lower choice 30 lower good 1.40 lower select various weights 8.90 to 15.65 per cwt. sheep slaughter good to choice 5.75 to 10.80 per cwt. cattle heifers 9.25 to 12.50 cows 4.00 to 15. bulls 10.00 to 10.2 hogs average 13.55 for 202 lb. light weights 10.00 11.50. heavy 12.00. packing sows 7.10 8.50.
Produce demand moderate with 35 cars of potatoes steady. New stock U S no 1 Alabama Bliss Triumphs 100 lb sacks 3 50 to 4 00, South Carolina Bliss Triumphs 3 50 4 75, Louisiana Bliss Triumphs 3 75 to 4 00. Egg market unchanged.
Notice of fiduciary settlement states the account of James Harold Martin as Committee for Ezra Lee Bailey is before the commissioner for settlement. Creditors must file claims with the Commissioner of Accounts at the First National Bank Building Princeton Mercer County West Virginia by July 18 1944.
Stock averages show gains in some favorites while rails and many industrials slide. Transfers totaled 861,860 shares with Packard and Willys-Overland flat. United Gas moved 25,000 shares but closed even. Bond market declines follow invasion news as utilities and industries stay steady amid mixed cattle and hog prices.
Baltimore livestock market report notes cattle totals around 400 with 175 holdovers not included. Cattle grades show slow demand across lows, canner, cutter and common grades. Holdovers and other price details are incomplete due to damaged text.
In a slow session narrow gains faded as prices closed lower across most contracts. Wheat finished seven tenths higher than yesterday while other grains fell, with July moves ranging from unchanged to several cents down.
Market notes show barley near parity with slight gains and July wheat at $1.18. Cash wheat quoted at 15.00 nominal with red clover at 1 nominal and sweet clover at 10.50 nominal. Observers mention a fact about the malaria mosquito.
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