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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1949
Page
7
In Terre Haute on April 13 Bob Porterfield pitched 523 hitless innings as the Yankees routed Fort Worth 10 to 0 in eight innings. The game ended early so the team could travel for their next contest.
Chicago opening prices show small moves as Wheat May 2.18 1-4 and July 1.94-2, Corn May 1.33 3-4-5-8, July 1.32 3-4-7-8, Dec 1.15 3-4, Oats May 0.69 3-8, Rye May 1.27 1-4, Lard May 11.15. Passage of European aid bill by the House had little impact as expected.
Market report from Virginia livestock market dated Tuesday April 13 shows fat steers at 23.50 to 25.25, fat heifers 23 to 24, fat cows 18 to 19, veal calves 30 to 32, lambs 31 to 32.50, fat hogs 18.50 to 18.60, shoats 23.50 to 30, pigs 8.50 to 11 per head, and fresh cows with springers top 215 dollars, mid-range 140 to 160, old and thin 75 to 115 dollars.
The New York market showed an overall upward tilt with several leaders advancing. Liggett & Myers rose about 11 points to 733 8 after Tuesday’s 4 point tumble, while Montgomery Ward slipped 1 point on news of its unique market position and executive resignations. Bethlehem Steel Sears Roebuck Boeing American Telephone Westinghouse Electric Owens Illinois and United Air Lines lagged.
Baltimore market notes show apples steady with light offerings and various up moves for Golden Delicious, Rome, York apples. Poultry and eggs steady to firm. cattle and hogs mixed with steady to higher prices in early runs. calves slow but steady, sheep unchanged. Chicago also reports hogs and cattle prices with top steers and beef heifers priced.
Cows 17 to 19.50 with good cows to 21. Canners and cutters 14.50 to 16.75. Medium and good sausage bulls 21.50 to 23. Odd head 23.25. Good and choice weaners 28 to 31, odd head up to 32. Salable sheep 2000 head bid 50 cents to 1 dollar lower on both wooled and shorn lambs, weak on ewes. Some good to choice shorn lambs without bids.
Agriculture Department Markets Division reports U S Grade A extra large eggs at .46 and Grade A large .44, medium .38, Grade B large .38. Live poultry prices in Winchester area list No 1 quality heavy breed hens at .32, Leghorns at .28, and various broiler and turkey prices, with older and young birds priced per head.
Washington reports two new quick acting remedies for undulant fever or brucellosis. Aureomycin or chloromycetin may cure the acute stage within 72 hours, faster than streptomycin and sulfadiazine, though relapses can occur. Reports come from a U S Public Health Service symposium with physicians from Maryland and the Army Medical Center.
The Star lists corrected daily market prices for corn meal bags and grain blends such as egg mash cracked corn and turkey feeds with per bag and per hundredweight figures. A stray line notes a writer estimating ancient Rome wine consumption at 25 million gallons annually.
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