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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1957
Page
5
Agriculture department reports broilers and fryers offerings above light demand with 148,900 head sold under various price levels. Market notes include Winchester and Harrisonburg egg prices and grade A listings for medium eggs.
New York stocks opened with a tilt to the upside as some leading issues edged higher while others fell. St Regis Paper led losses with a 4 percent drop to a new low after an 8,000 share block, while Bethlehem Steel rose 4 cents to 44 1/2 on an opening 5,000 share block before easing.
Baltimore USDA notes for cattle hogs and calves with trading activity mixed to steady. steer prices 24.00-60, heifers 21.00-27.75, cows 15.00-16.50, calves 26.00-29.00, stockers 21.00-23.75, bulls 15.00-17.50. Hog prices higher on some lots. sow and feeder ranges listed. Chicago hogs and cattle also detailed with price spreads across weight classes and grades. steers 22.50-27.25, heifers 21.50-24.00, cows 13.00-15.00, vealers 23.00-28.00, bulls 13.00-17.00, lambs 23.00-26.25 with various weights and pelts noted.
Chicago grain opened with wheat futures holding firm and corn little changed. Soybeans slipped slightly while various old and new crop prices were listed for May July and other contracts.
A detailed, scrolling program grid lists channel 4 5 6 7 9 daytime and late night shows with titles such as City Detective Ellery Queen Sam Cole News NBC News Sir Lancelot Wells Fargo Twenty One Fear Street Sheriff of Cochise Weather Sam Tonight Jack Lescoulie Billy Johnson Show The Great Gildersleeve Raymond Massey News Martha Welk Tonight Show etc.
Daily market notices show retail feed and grain prices including mixed feed at 3.40 per unit and egg mash composition. Wheat and barley prices are listed per bushel with quantities and terms from mill and FOB sources.
The notice lists prices for broiler mash flour corn meal and barley at Rockingham Augusta and local outlets. Prices include corn meal five pound bags at 30 cents and barley around 1.25 to 1.30 per unit, with butter prices noted as wholesale. Prices vary by seller and item with several entries for Rockingham and Augusta.
Hog prices range from light butcher 16.00 to 17.00 per hundredweight and heavy butcher 14.80 to 17.00. Veal and calf values show choice and prime 24.00 to 30.60 per hundredweight with lighter ranges. Lambs, slaughter cattle, cows, bulls, and stock feeders are listed with multiple grade and weight bands across 12.50 to 27.09 per hundredweight.
At Fort Monroe Virginia a two day skirmish pitted 24 Civil War era muskets against modern semiautomatic rifles in a test of firepower. The Richmond Volunteer Militia won, with the Third Virginia Cavalry and the Old Dominion Dragoons following. J B Walker and Elliott Parkman earned top honors in individual events.
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