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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
12
Classified notices list for sale and rental ads. A five room cottage and a one room house are offered, with contact details at 9922-0. Real estate info for Bramwell corporate area is available at Booth Bowen & Coke Company Freeman West Virginia with 60x140 corner of Albemarle and Putton streets. Dell Kendrick. Dial 3731.
The Associated Press reports a record 1945 sales total of 10,940,000 dollars, marking a new high for the period and indicating strong market performance across segments.
Shippers took 1, salable cattle 4,500 total 5,000 salable calves 800 total 800. Good and choice fed and yearlings steady while heifers hold at 17.65. Weighty bulls to 13.50 and heavy beef bulls to 15.50. Vealers and lambs range around 16.00 to 25.00 with common slaughter stock down.
Chicago grain markets closed with futures rallying one to nearly four cents. No cash wheat sales reported. Corn sample grade yellow 111%, oats mixed 74% and No 1 feed 73.2%. Barley nominal at 1.15 to 1.39 percent, feed 90.41 to 1.18.
New York trading closed with gains and a 2,100,000 share volume, the strongest since April, as steel motors liquors oils and utilities led advances. Notable risers included Southern Pacific Big Pacific Atlantic Coast Line U S Steel Bethlehem Studebaker Graham Schenley National Distillers Tillers American Car & Foundry Evans Public Serv N J Lockheed and International Telephone. Lagging issues featured American Telephone Santa Fe and others.
Short interest rose to 1,400,804 shares on June 15, the second largest of the year, from 1,400,804 on May 15. Major forward curbers included Babcock Wilcox Aluminum of America Cities Service Solar Air and Alden Coal. Five here 730,000 versus 570,000 yesterday. Railroad issues faded in bond markets with some prices down a point or more. Daily sales totaled 10,940,000 versus 11,000,000 Wednesday. U S governments remained steady.
Market notes show cattle supply limited with 250 head cattle, 190 holdovers not slaughter steer and heifer stock. Cows 25-50 lower, bulls steady to weaker. small lots around 970 per head, 15.35 per hundredweight, and 16.00 for top fed cattle. Unsold western beef and medium quality cows scarce, prices mainly 11.00 to 12.00.
Feeder steers around 490 lbs bring 14.50 as small lot common off color at 10.00. Wednesday sale cites good to choice 120-250 lb feeders 16.00 to 17.00 with common and medium 10.00 to 15.00. Cull cows around 6.00, extreme light weights to 5.00. Hogs 500 head active and steady with Wednesday. Sheep slow spring lambs under Wednesday top 17.00, good and choice 60-70 lb lambs 16.00 to 17.00, common and medium 13.00-14.50. Slaughter ewes steady with light weight ewes 8.00 and bulk common to good 5.00-7.50.
The bulletin lists various produce items with price points and remarks. Apples and pears show different regional values as Alabama and Virginia entries appear alongside California and North Carolina style references. Potatoes and corn goods display steady or listed figures with sack measurements and quality grades.
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