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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1931
Page
7
Weather runs dry across North American spring crop territories boosting foreign wheat addition to 20 percent. Corn weakens on demand slackness amid expectations of larger acreage. oats and provisions move modestly. Strong storage signals and bullish wheat outlook offset by bearish winter wheat reports. Features show corn, oats, hogs movements as traders gauge plantings and supplies.
Chicago April 28 Wheat No 1 mixed 82 No 1 hard 81 Corn No 2 mixed 53 3 4 54 1 4 No 1 white 56 1 2 Oats No 2 white 28 28 1 2 No 3 white 28 Barley 39 Timothy seed 8 25 8 75 clover seed 11 500 19 25
In Baltimore on April 28 the No. 2 red winter domestic spot and April and May futures quoted at 83 with garlicky notes. The market shows prices for 1-4.
Washington price sheet lists live poultry and dressed turkey hens and toms with per pound ranges. Spring broilers and Leghorn varieties show varying prices for heavy and light categories, ducks, roosters, and winter chicks with price figures noted.
Local market listings show live poultry ducks and butter prices with multiple scores and weights. The report notes Philadelphia and New York poultry figures dated April 28 and includes price ranges and grade scores for top topics.
Mary Vaughn is private secretary to Ronald Foster, a Wall Street investment banker. She supports her mother and siblings while balancing work, affection, and a growing bond with Debonair Dick Baldwin. Mary helps coworker Caroline Anders escape hardship, guiding her to a better life.
Richmond April 28. Butter steady with packing stock 12, cartons 27 32 score, creamery packed in. Poultry markets show Leghorn hens 20 21, colored hens 22 23, broilers 30 40, live turkeys. Nearby hennery browns and mixed lots noted with moderate demand and slight premiums.
Mrs George Funk of Route 1 Middletown Va testifies Natex eased nerves insomnia loss of appetite and heart palpitations. She says digestion improved back and stomach pain vanished and she now enjoys housework. Natex offered daily at Peoples Service Drug Store by a local rep.
Richmond grain markets report varied bids with wheat about 95, corn futures for white and yellow grades ranging from 72 to 74, oats for several lots from 4 to 39, and mixed feed noted at 36, reflecting a tentative demand in Virginia.
Hogs sold in Baltimore with mixed prices as medium and lightweights rise to an 8.4 percent top. heavy weights to 7.90 and sows at 6.50. Lancaster reports weak trade with early bid around 9.00 and a lower outlook. Chicago sees 21 000 head down 10 to 15 percent, top 7.50 for lightweights, with various weights around 7.45 to 7.30 and sows 5.40 to 6.00. Baltimore cattle listings show 75 head steady with veal top at 5.00 and cows near 2.50. Lancaster notes 550 cattle, 350 calves with bids lower and most cattle not selling over 8.00, bulk 7.00 to 7.50 and veal steady to 10.00. Jersey City off day with few receipts and near-term veal at 9.50, no choice offered.
Chicago market reports 8 500 cattle 3 000 calves unchanged with milkers and veal mixed. Lambs and ewes quoted Lancaster none. Jersey City notes two good and choice Maryland lambs at 12 50 and 10 00 medians, weights 63 and 69 pounds. Chicago lists 17 000 lambs no spring lambs sold from 10 00 downward by grade.
A fragmented New York notice lists U S government securities with Liberty and Treasury prices and oddlot figures. The data mix includes Liberty 3 1 26, 4 1 48 and Treasury 4 1 45 plus historical 1940s readings, all with stray page and date marks.
forthcoming bookings at the Capitol and Colonial Theatres include Smart Money Edward G Robinsons new Warner Brothers feature from Rubec Glasman and John Bright with James Cagney Boris Karloff Noel Francis and others Alfred E Green directs The Right to Love a drama starring Miss Chatterton in dual roles of girlhood and mother type as Winchester audiences are urged to attend this entertainment highlight
A period note highlights cinema’s evolving drama as the new wave in talkie films. It points to the screen’s changing voice and the public’s growing appetite for vivid storytelling through synchronized sound.
A brief editorial quotes the Covington Virginian on tolerance meaning forgiving others for one’s own actions, highlighting values of restraint and understanding in public discourse.
A Richmond Times Dispatch note observes that forming a third party often fails due to too few people sharing the same goal. The remark highlights the difficulty of aligning supporters across factions.
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