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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1941

Page

3

Market Quotations From Baltimore and Philadelphia Livestock Trades

Market news notes dull poultry and steady eggs in Baltimore with quail and leghorns priced. Philadelphia reports butter grades and rising live poultry values, cattle, calves, hogs and sheep market tightly balanced with varied weights and steady to up prices. Chicago hogs higher, lambs steady to strong, cattle and sows mixed amid light receipts and bidder activity.

Philadelphia Plymouth Rocks Long Island

Stock Market Report

The table lists stock prices at 2 PM for companies including Aluminum Company, American Car and Foundry, Kennecott, M Wards, National Dairy, New York Central, Packard, Penney, Pennsylvania Railroad, Republic Steel, Sears Roebuck, Southern Railway, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Texas Corporation, Union Pacific, U S Steel, Virginia Carolina Chemical, Virginia Carolina Power Development, Western Union, and Woolworth with prices ranging from about 11 to 51 a share and several fractional quotes.

al. Chem. Am. Can J. Manville Kennecott M. Ward Natl. Dairy Packard Penney J. C Penn. R. R Republic Steel Sears Roebuck Southern R Texas Corp Union Pac U. S. Steel Va.-Car. Chem Va.-Car Western Union Woolworth

Boston Wool Market Report Moves Slowly in Trade

Limited quantities of several domestic wools sold in the Boston market. Graded combing bright fleece wools brought 44 to 45 cents in the grease for three-eighths and quarter blood grades. Early short 12-month Texas wools sold at 1.05 scoured, while contracted good 12-month wools ranged 1.07 to 1.10 scoured. Inquiries on fine and half blood foreign wools were slow.

Quotations Va Livestock Market on N Kent Street

Extended sales every Tuesday list prices for steers heifers bulls and calves. Steers range from 7.50 to 9.90 with feeders 8.00 to 9.75 and stockers 30 to 55 per head. Hogs and pigs priced per cwt or head with butchers 17.75 and up and pigs 2.50 to 4.00 per head. Sheep and veal calves shown with top values 12.50 for veal and 9.00 for lambs.

S. Dept. of Agr Chicago Livestock Chicago N. Kent St

Grain futures and cash market quotations for wheat and corn

Chicago and Baltimore price quotes show futures for May July and Sep wheat ranging from 90 5 8 to 91 to 1 2 while cash grain bids list No 2 Yellow corn at 70 72 cents and No 1 White oats around 41 1 4 cents. Baltimore prices list No 2 Red Winter wheat at 99 cents and corn at 78 cents per bushel.

Chicago New Old Baltimore Grain Baltimore

Local Markets Short Patent Brand and Live Stock Prices

The listing shows patent brand bag prices by size from 5.05 to 5.55 per barrel and mentions spring lambs steers cows calves and live hogs with approximate prices. Butter price noted at 34 cents per pound. Industry terms indicate regional market quotes and product weights.

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Local Fetal Market Flour and Feed Prices

List of patent bran rates by bag and barrel for 12 24 48 98 lb sizes. Includes corn meal feed oats bran and various mixes with prices from 1.75 to 5.85 and butter prices around 0.39. Contains inconsistent OCR with several garbled entries and repeated lines.

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Birth rate falls as debt per capita rises across nation

Washington reports show the U S birth rate declining while the national debt climbs. Per capita debt now about 325 dollars as population reaches an estimated 150 million by 1960. Aging population noted with fewer births and longer lifespans, while debt grows at about 2 billion dollars yearly.

Washington Bureau of the Census United States United States Treasury Nationa Mississippi River

Heart Murmur Myths and The Body's Work

A medical columnist reframes heart murmurs and valvular disease as mechanical issues, stressing the heart’s work over fear. He cites an obituary of a 92 year old doctor with valvular disease and notes enlarged hearts can reflect normal adaptation rather than imminent danger. He ends with brief reader Q A on coffee grounds and seed warts and notes pamphlets for readers.

Toronto

Italian claim of base loss and Greek front advances

The dispatches report Mussolini's commanders claiming Yugoslavia's Split naval base fallen and Erke retaken. German losses in Greece cited as blitzkrieg faces stubborn resistance with British withdrawal implied. North Africa sees British attacks near Fort Capuzzo Libyan frontier. Northern Ireland bombed continues European front coverage.

Mussolini Yugoslavia Split Adriatic Ereke Albania Corizza Greece Salonika Bitoli Berlin Servia Mt. Olympus North African Fort Capuzzo Libya Salum Egypt Hitler Eee Eens Salamis

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