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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1941

Page

3

Market Quotations Livestock And Produce

Baltimore and Philadelphia markets show mixed gains and steady to firm prices across cattle hogs poultry and produce. Cattle and calves hold steady with top cows and yearlings near 12.00 and 11.50 respectively, hogs range 8.60 to 9.30, chickens and fowls varied by grade, while potatoes and other produce trend dull to unchanged. Chicago reports hogs steady to slightly lower, steers weak, lambs firmer.

Baltimore Quawhite Sone Ecitte Philadelphia Ieee Paul Fowls Plymouth Rocks Fancy 5Th U. S Eastern Shore Chicago Livestock Chicago

Stock Market Moves Amid midday weakness on April 14

Stock prices fell early as leaders weakened and foreign news unsettled markets. By 2 p.m. gains were scarce with volume light around 400000 transfers. Bethlehem steel lifted after a 10 cent wage boost for 90000 workers, but no broad buying rush emerged. Quoted late values included General Motors 40 1 8, Goodyear 17 1 4, U S Steel 52 1 2, Sears Roebuck 69 7 8, Union Pacific 77 1 4, and Woolworth 29 3 4.

Than & Seay Balkans Bethlehem Genl. Motors Goodyear Int. Har J. Manville Kennecott M. Ward Packard Penney P. C Penn R. R Republic Steel Sears Roebuck Southern R O. of N. J Texas Corp Union Pac U. S. Steel Va.-Car Chem Va.-Car. P. F. D Western Union Woolworth

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Grain futures rise on US wheat demand for army flour

Chicago and Baltimore grain markets show strength as government plans to buy large quantities of vitamin enriched flour for army use push wheat futures higher. Cash grain prices in Chicago list No. 2 Mixed wheat near 94 cents and No. 1 Yellow corn at 71 1/4 cents, with wide ranges across corn, oats, soybeans, and barley.

Chicago Cc Cash Grain Cicago Cash Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

Bethlehem Steel Raises Wages Amid Regional Talks

The S. W. O. C. reports Bethlehem Steel increases matching E. T. Weir's National Steel Corp a week earlier. Several smaller firms have followed. The S. O. C. notes similar requests by the United States Steel Corp negotiators meeting in Pittsburgh with union representatives today.

E. T. Weir National Steel Corporation Unite States Reeel ‘Corporation Pittsburgh

Soldiers Return To Fort Meade

Twenty-ninth Division soldiers returned to Fort Meade Md after leaves. About seventy five percent left camp during the two days for trips home or nearby areas while others stayed for a Easter field service on the parade ground. Rev Adna W Leonard Washington Methodist bishop delivered a sermon urging readiness for future demands.

Fort George G. Meade Army Division Adna W. Leonard Washington Leonard

Southerners Boycott Coal Wage Conference

Soft coal mines in Appalachian states sit idle after a rift with northern operators over wages. Southern firms refuse to attend a New York meeting with John R. Steelman and plan a Washington conference to press their case before the National Defense Mediation Board if the dispute is certified. Northern operators approve a $1 daily wage increase to seven dollars, while southerners oppose removing the existing 40 cent differential.

Associated Press Appalachian States John R. Steelman New York Washington National Defense Mediation Board

Local Market Prices and Feeds Listing 12 and 24 lb Bags

Local wholesale market prices list patent brand and mixed feed offerings with per bag and per barrel rates. Includes corn meal, horse feed, bran, middlings, oats, and stock feeds with prices for roosters, guineas, lambs, cows, and poultry items.

Staree Dees Sweae Ceeseewcecses Broilers Leghorn

What Uncle Sam Means To Me essay win earns prize

A Winchester contest winner Hansberry Jr. receives $25 first place for an Elks sponsored essay. The piece portrays Uncle Sam as a symbol of democracy and freedom, urging Americans to appreciate their rights and remain vigilant against tyranny, with contrasts to wartime Europe and a nod to democratic ideals.

The Elks Hansberry Winchester Winchester Lodge Uncle Sam Rhodes Huntsberry, Jr United States Europe America Ameri

Axis advances threaten Mediterranean frontline

British forces face pressure as German Italian columns push toward the Suez canal and cross the Egyptian Libyan frontier. Tobruk resists, Matruh looms as a potential fallback while Greece operations proceed on schedule. Roosevelt lifts Red Sea ban prompting Axis threats to destroy Allied shipping. Soviet Union and Japan map Easter neutrality.

London Tirana Albania Dunkerque Athens Africian Suez Canal Egypt Salum Bardia Libya Mussolini Tobruk Cairo Nile Greece Matruk Matruh Hitler Roosevelt Red Seas Virginia Gayda Axis Britain Soviet Russia Japan

Pope Pleads For Peace War Brings Global Reactions

The Easter message from Pope Pius XII urged belligerents to avoid further homicidal warfare and called Catholics to pray for peace. Observers in Moscow and Tokyo framed the new document as a peace contribution, while Tokyo’s Yomiuri condemned U S policies in the Pacific. British forces attacked German targets including Brest and Lorient as Luftwaffe activity waned over England.

Moscow Tokyo Yomiuiri United States Pacific Pius XII England Brest Lorient

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