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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1956
Page
3
Oak Ridge researchers at the University of Tennessee plan a long term study using gamma rays from radioactive cobalt to create disease resistant seeds. Most radiation harms seeds, so scientists expect several years before success.
In WETUMKA Oklahoma Nelson Roberts reports a hen with a strong motherhood instinct adopts five kittens after a cat mistakenly uses the hen’s nest. The hen guards and feeds the litter, chasing the cat away when she approaches.
New York stock market opened moderately active then slowed as prices weakened. Dow Jones averages showed declines across copper, rails, and utilities while volume fell. Houston Oil led activity, with Standard Oil NJ and U S Steel among notable movers.
Drag racing on Bland Road led to the arrest of two youths one from Bluefield and one from Huntington. They were summoned to Municipal Court after the 1:45 am incident and posted bonds of 30 dollars each for appearance in Police Court.
Firefighters in Menominie Be Michigan battled a stubborn blaze at a cheese factory. They hooked hose lines to a 530000 pound tank of whey, the watery byproduct of cheese making, to douse the flames. The article notes a large deer with antlers described nearby.
Chicago markets show varied bids across livestock classes with heifers and cows trading in the mid to high teens for chose grades. Vealers reach 16 to 20 dollars, bulls and cutters around 9 to 13, and lambs and mutton offered in lighter ranges, reflecting mixed demand and supply.
New York spot quotations show creamery prices with scores AA to C and ranges for 50% to 60% milk fat. Prices reflect exchange and volume sale effects with small variations across grades.
New York June 2 The Chamber of Commerce established a six member committee to study and plan housing shopping and traffic facilities in Lower Manhattan aimed at revitalizing the area surrounding the nation's leading financial trading center.
June USDA data show cattle and hogs trading in mixed lots with varied grades. Slaughter steers mostly around 600 pounds and 1350 by price bands. calves and stocker cattle show broad ranges. hogs span 190 to 230 pounds with several small lots at higher per hundred weights. sheep and lambs few but prime and choice ranges around 95 to 100 dollars per head.
Baltimore market report shows wheat receipts totaling 299 495 bushels with June 4% deliveries. The record lists 109 pound sacks and 684 40 bushels figures alongside domestic price indicators and closing prices for wheat and flour futures.
Chicago Grain trading ended with a firming trend as prices moved from a muted start to gains. Corn and oats showed modest advances with nearby and deferred contracts quoted at multiple levels including Sep and Dec positions, reflecting broad market strength amid steady demand.
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