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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1944
Page
5
Market report from San Francisco lists apples from Sonoma County apricots cantaloupes figs nectarines plums and various local produce including beans cabbage corn cauliflower celery peas squash spinach and red Klamath potatoes with prices unchanged. The item reads like an old city market brief with many OCR errors but preserves named items and locations.
San Francisco dairy market bulletin lists butter scores with 93 at 43 and 92 at 44, 90 at 42 percent, cheese wholesale loaf at 27.9 and triplets at 27.2. Eyes large Grade A 46 to 47 cents, medium Grade A 39 to 44, small Grade A 24 to 34, large Grade B 33 to 34. Central California shows Large Grade A 4814, Medium Grade A 92, Small Grade A 27.
The market lists large Grade A eggs at a strong price, with medium Grade A and small Grade A’ spaces showing stable to rising demand. Buyers should note quality standards and regional pricing variations for shell eggs in the current period.
Poultry and rabbit price table lists various weights and classes for broilers leghorn fryers roasters and colored hens, plus squabs rabbits and turkeys with price ranges per weight. Includes unders and overs for hens toms and young birds with percentages noted.
Stocks firm on light trading with sugar shares leading the day as reports said the United States will pay higher Cuban sugar prices. Gains up to six points in Guantanamo preferred and notable advances for Cuban America Manati Francisco and Fajardo follow a string of building and industrial shares.
Frontier reports said German execution squads killed the wives, children and relatives of eight army officers hanged in Berlin for plotting to depose Hitler. The executions, likely timed with the officers, also touched cousins and intimates while other civilians faced trials for complicity in the July 20 plot against the Nazi leader. The bomb attempt had targeted Hitler during a Mussolini audience, but exploded a day later than planned. Names included von Witzleben, von Hase, Stieff, Hopenauer, Bernadis, Wattenburg, Klausing, and Hagen among others.
Sacramento reports the OPA sought a federal injunction against John Soteviou of the Bay Terrace grocery in Vallejo for violations of the price control act. He allegedly failed to answer an OPA summons, appeared before a local ration board, sold food above ceiling prices, and ignored the price control program.
P G E announces A. Long will head the bureau of public relations succeeding Ben C. Ray who retired after 43 years with the company. The move accompanies plans to refinance and resume common dividends. Dow Jones closes with modest gains across industrials rails and utilities.
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