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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1956
Page
6
A January stock decline stands as the steepest since 1940, signaling significant market weakness. Analysts note broad losses across sectors and heightened selling pressure amid economic uncertainty and policy expectations.
A Lancaster County chicken barbecuing firm reports last season of 43 000 halves served totaling 26.87 tons across Lancaster York and Chester counties. The largest event was 7 000 servings at the County Poultry barbecue in Lititz led by Jacob C Hess and his crew. They favor broilers weighing two and a half to two and three quarters pounds and cooked on special equipment.
The Lancaster County Florists Association has canceled its annual Spring Flower Show due to no suitable exhibit hall. President Leo L. Weav er J QO. Pepper, Penn State extension entomologist, spoke on greenhouse insect control. Head victor in Australian tennis final.
The Weather Bureau projects a cooler than normal period for mid April to mid May 1956 across the eastern three quarters of the United States with the Midwest seeing the greatest departures. Above normal temperatures are expected in the Pacific Northwest and nearby regions with near normal conditions elsewhere. Rainfall should exceed normal in the North and Middle Atlantic States the Central Plains and Central Mountain States while the West Coast Rio Grande Upper Mississippi Valleys and Florida may see below normal precipitation.
A schedule of estate and real estate auctions across Adams and Lancaster counties through May includes Matthews Quarryville estate sale with a 1955 Plymouth and Leica camera, Witmer Mastersonville real estate, Stulgen mansion furnishings in Marietta, Keystone Holstein Sales near Mt. Joy, and Liberty Square Fishing Creek Road real estate sale. Additional events cover farms, dairy cattle, and general household goods with precise times and locations.
Ellington Virginia reports a 3100 top on bulls at the Ellington Plantation Angus Twilight Sale with Black Peer 365th of AHF selling to Cavalier Farms in Rileyville. A female Emanna 2d of Annandale brought 6000 dollars selling to Keefauver Bros in Jonesboro Tennessee and Allamdale Farm in Kingsport Tennessee.
Household goods and tools offered at 12 30 p m in Bareville by Paul L Kochel and Bertha Neiss Kochel. May 26 features a mystery sale tied to the Mike Bender Estate in Slackwater.
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