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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1956
Page
11
Chicago grain futures opened with mixed results as most grains held steady while corn slipped marginally. Opening quotes show Wheat near 2.16 to 2.23, corn around 1.38 to 1.43, oats and rye showing modest moves, soybeans also edged higher in some contracts. Lard futures range from 11.30 to 13.17 for nearby months.
The Star lists daily retail prices for mixed feed grain and cereal products including 100 lb bags of feed, egg mash, broiler mash, barley, wheat, and corn. It notes potential typos and editorial limits, and includes advice on cashmere coats wearing well with proper care.
Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and Delaware market notes show mixed fruit and vegetable prices with Katahdins and Golden Jubilees around 2.90 to 3.00 per 50 lb bag for apples, cobblers and other potatoes at 2.25 to 3.00, cantaloupes and peaches varying, and poultry and livestock prices in Baltimore US markets with steers 23.00 to 23.10, calves 17.00 to 25.00, hogs 12.50 to 18.25, and lambs 23.00 for spring stock.
Hog prices show 323 head with categories from Bar rows to Feeder shoots and prices from 11.25 to 18.00. Veal ranges 23.50 to 24.50 for Choice, with calves 14.00 to 20.00 in heavy slaughter. Lambs top at 25.80 for Prime 87 lb and down to 13.00 for 55 lb. Slaughter cattle include steer prices 15.00 to 21.00 and cow ranges 8.00 to 14.00. stocker cattle offer Good to Choice 19.00 to 21.00. Other livestock lists fresh cows and stock cows at 75.00 to 225.00 per head.
July 31 sale reported heavy cattle receipts with strong demand. Grass steers topped at 23.10 while choice butcher steers ranged 22.50 to 23.10 and good butcher steers 20.0 to 22.25. Calves and hogs driven by strong buyer interest with prices across categories and stocker results listed.
Wall Street opened modestly higher with leading issues advancing around a point. U S Steel slipped 4 on light volume after its dividend news, while Bethlehem and Republic Steel eased. Oils held firm as the Suez situation showed no new deterioration and London markets stayed steady.
Market steady for broilers and fryers with fair to good demand. Turkey prices steady. various turkey weights and breeder hens listed. Egg markets in Winchester Harrisonburg and Gor with Grade A and B prices across sizes and weights.
The notes list hog price bands and classifications with per hundred rates and per head figures. Hog categories include heavy feeders, light butcher hogs, shoats, pigs, boars and sows with price downdown adjustments and cap limits for sows and pigs.
At Wardensville West Virginia the Capon Valley Area Poultry Auction sold 23800 broilers from 26300 offered in 12 lots. Prices ranged 20 to 21.5 cents per pound averaging 20.72 cents. Also 1000 light type turkey fryers sold at 27 cents per pound with good demand reported.
Municipal Court notes Alfred Bunner Whitacre misdrives on a one way street with 9.25 dollar fine and no license 7.25 charged to Ronald Shimer of 112 W Pall Mall for speeding 14.25. A Q A on moving estimates explains no binding quote and that local moves are charged by hours while long distance based on weight and distance.
A third day of pounding rain flooded southern Denver, forcing hundreds from homes and causing millions in damage. City officials proclaimed an emergency as more than 600 police units assisted, with water two to three feet deep, traffic paralyzed, and debris littering streets. Rain extended to Pueblo and drought areas.
The disease, spread by the tsetse fly, has two forms. Western Africa’s Gambian type is increasingly curable by drugs. The Rhodesian type continues to pose a challenge.
The text notes a disease in eastern and central Africa that is more virulent and requires evacuation of infested areas. In 1947 Uganda faced both types and established a special control department to combat the disease.
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