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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1955
Page
5
The Chicago Board of Trade shows rapid shifts in wheat with new buying and profit taking. Futures close with mixed quotes across Sep and Dec contracts and corn and soymeal listed with multiple price readings and grades for No 1 white and other soy products.
Payment plan details for Goodykoontz referenced in a fragmented note. No clear entities or events are fully readable.
Chicago livestock quotes show mixed demand for cattle calves and sheep with No 1 selections at 21.25 to 21.35 for 10 lb units and 72.35 for heavy steer stock. sheep and lambs priced around 25 to 26 for 80 lb lambs and 140 lb utilty grades, reflecting broad activity and varied weights across the sale.
Baltimore grain notes for June 14 show flour receipts and wheat and corn figures. Wheat receipts total 504 916 bushels with stock 708 100. corn receipts 646 05 bushels and shipments and other figures listed.
A chameleon is capable of shooting its tongue up to twelve inches beyond its body length to strike an insect. The exact measure may vary by species and individual.
New York reports a stock market reversal with aircraft shares aiding gains for veterans aid to the Genale Appropriations Committee to boost Air Force funds by 700 million dollars. Major decliners included railroads and overall indices fell with industrials, rails, and utilities down. Sunray Mid-Continent Oil led activity. Goodyear rose on plans to raise about 30 million dollars via stock sale to existing holders.
Treasury receipts report includes 505.15 million dollars of debt not subject to statutory limit. The notation highlights a large exempt borrowing item amid overall debt figures.
New York stock and bond market activity reported with notable moves on Amex stocks. Traders awaited earnings and inflation signals as shares fluctuated and bonds priced in updated yields.
Baltimore June 14 cattle sales included 350 head with commercial cows at 14.00 and veal at 20.00 to 22.00 per hundredweight. Sheep and spring lambs with odd head wool at 7.00, bulls 1600 to 50.
Live poultry market conditions show steady activity for brouers or fryers under 3 lbs at farm prices. Heavy hens and toms vary by weight with broilers and reds trading around 26 to 35 cents per pound, Roanoke and Troutville areas noting similar heavy hens and browliers pricing.
Grain price list shows Richmond, Ashland, Norfolk, Roanoke, Pulaski and Petersburg markets with varying shelled corn, oats, rye and soybeans. Prices include Norfolk 1.40 to 1.58, Pulaski around 1.63, and Richmond area notes reflecting regional trade and storage points.
Harrisburg reports Gov. George M. Leader signed a bill authorizing a Turnpike extension from Pittsburgh to the West Virginia border. Sen. Eustace H. Bane backs Morgantown as the preferred route, contending it would benefit the Pittsburgh area and the state. Route details to be set by the Turnpike Commissions after traffic surveys.
The York USDA report notes recent examples of bamboo and tobacco cultivated at Leighton Idaho, about 200 miles from the Canadian border, illustrating cross border agricultural experimentation.
Chester T. Williams becomes general superintendent of transportation succeeding John Edwards Jr. Edwards retires after a long career starting in 1912. Arthur W. Conley moves to Cumberland as general superintendent of transport, with T J Klauenberg lined up to succeed Conley in Cumberland. The railroad has not announced effective dates. Also mentions golf ball back spin ranges from 3000 to 300 revolutions per minute depending on contact.
A Brooklyn or New York Special report touts a new healing substance, Bio-Dyne, claimed to shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain without surgery. The preparations H suppository and ointment are offered with a money back guarantee through drugstores.
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