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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1941

Page

9

Market quotations reflect dull potato and varied poultry prices

April 21 reports from Baltimore and Philadelphia show sluggish markets for potatoes and mixed poultry values. Hogs and cattle in Chicago and Baltimore fields edge lower or steady amid light receipts. calves and sheep also softening with overall price declines evident across several categories.

Altimore Tern Shore Bas Gol- U Jerseys U Ickens Philadelphia Produce A Plymouth Long Island Chicago Rge

Market closes with mixed turns and sparse gains

Stock market showed a tentative rally at the open but slid as steels and motors softened. By late trading mild recoveries surfaced though overall volumes remained light and closing prices were irregular, with Commonwealth & Southern steady at 3-8. Major quotable names included Am Can 83 1-3, Chrysler 57, Gen Motors 37 1-2, Sears 68 1-2, Union Pac 76 3-4, Woolworth 29.

ap@ wo Commonwealth & Southern al Chem AT & T Anaconda B. and O. Bethlehem Chrysler Con Edison Elec Motors M. Ward Natl Dairy NY C Packard Penney P. C Penn R. R Republic Steel Sears Roebuck Southern R O of NJ Texas Corp Union Pac Stel Va-Car Chem PFC Woolworth

Wheat Market Retreat Dampens Grain Prices

Chicago and Baltimore reports show a broad pullback in wheat and grain futures as war news and weak securites weigh on sentiment. May wheat at 90 1 8 to 1 4 cents, corn around 67 to 68 cents, soybeans near 1.22 to 1.08 a bushel, with cash grain prices in Chicago listing No. 2 yellow corn at 70 to 71 cents and various soy and barley grades.

Chicago RYE Old New Chicago Cash Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchester

Boston Wool Market Report Shows Slow New Business

Boston April 21 US Department of Agriculture notes very slow new business in the wool market. Inquiries focused on fine original bag territory wools and three-eighth to quarter-blood fleece grades plus South American wools. Domestic and foreign wool quotations unchanged from last week.

Boston M— US Dept. Agr

Final Rites For E. A. Duncan Today

Funeral services for E. A. Duncan, prominent local resident, were held at Church of Christ at 2 PM. He died of pneumonia while vacationing in Florida. Rev. C. H. Punk officiated, with interment in Hillsboro Virginia Loudoun County. Pallbearers were L. L. Hockman, G. W. Riley, James Ford, Ray Blosser, H. H. Jennings and C. M. Grove.

Church of Christ E. Duncan Florida C. H. Punk Hillsboro Loudoun County L. L. Hockman G. W. Riley James Ford Ray Blosser H. H. Jennings C. M. Grove

Rotary Conference Reviews Ideals and Schedule for 1942 Meet

Rotarians heard an analysis of Rotary money and the movement’s spread, with leaders including Dave Shearer Irving Cubine and D J Howard named. The conference outlined committees programs credentials and resolutions as sessions scheduled from breakfast through the Governor’s Ball with addresses by Mr Oulton and others.

Culton America United States Winnipeg Clifford D. Grim Carl Honeycutt Harry F. Byrd, Jr Agor Anderson Hensel Eckman Pulaski Mr. Howard W. R. Legge Quiton Dave Shearer Johnson City Tenn Irving Cubine Robert Jennings D. J. Howard Dave R. Shearer Cedentials Co. K.ee Staunton Electon M. A. Smythe Roanoke William A.e, Jr Covington Crim Mr. Oulton Resolutions Committee Dowell J. Howard C. Vernon Eddy Rotarian

Local Markets The Star Daily Markets Note

Market listings appear daily in The Star though typographical errors may occur. The paper notes it does not assume responsibility for such mistakes.

The Star

Two Great Rivers Run East and West

The dialogue states only two rivers flow generally east to west the Amazon and the Yangtze. The answer credits C J M A with naming both rivers, confirming their east west orientation.

Amazon

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