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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1931
Page
8
Chicago August 6 Wheat futures fell to record lows for the month with December corn weakest among new 1931 crop contracts. Cash grain prices slipped across wheat corn and oats while provisions held steady as buyers deserted the market amid weak Russia shipments and Liverpool declines.
In Baltimore on August 6 the No. 2 winter domestic wheat offered at 48 1 2 for August and 49 1 2 for September. The market shows garlicky notes in the spot grade.
Richmond Virginia wheat corn oats prices from dealer notes show No 2 red winter to 50 for wheat car lots No 2 white corn to 76 No 3 white to 74 No 2 yellow to 74 No 2 mixed to 72 bag lots to 72 Oats car lots No 2 white to 35 No 3 white to 34 No 2 mixed to 34 No 1 mixed feed to 28 winter seed bag lots 30 50
Philadelphia markets report butter prices with multiple grades and scores from 92 to 89, along with varied 24 1 2 to 26 1 2 and 22 1 4 to 24. Live and dressed poultry prices remain unchanged.
New York poultry market report shows live broilers by freight 21 26, by express not quoted. Eggs totaling 19 876 unsettled with mixed colors, regular packed and closely selected heavy 24 25, extra 22 23, extra first 19 21, firsts 18718 1 4, seconds 17 17 1 2, medium firsts 14 16 1 4. Other grades unchanged.
Washington buyers see butter at 29 1/2 for 1 lb prints and 28 1/2 for blocks. Eggs range 16 to 26 cents per dozen. Live poultry prices vary by weight from 11 1/2 to 32 cents per pound, with spring broilers and Leghorns listed across several weight classes. Dressed broilers fetch 27 to 34 cents per pound, with Leghorn prices between 14 and 30 cents per pound depending on cut and size.
Precipitation in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. today was none with August to date at 7 in. The year-to-date total is 20.90 in while the 18 year January to July average is 25.64 in. January 1.55 in February 0.48 in March 2.22 in April 1.79 in May 1.19 in June 3.06 in July 0.84 in August 0.54 in. Totals and comparisons shown for the period.
Government agencies urged to draft drought relief plans after a $500,000 blaze in Gore earlier this week. Gore residents recover while city reports 13 million gallons less water used in July 1930 than a year earlier. The census pegs U S population at 122 729 615, with Governor Pollard urging Virginians to engage in public affairs.
Five years ago on August 7 1926 R Gray Williams a local attorney was unanimously chosen president of the Virginia State Bar Association. The report also notes Thomas B Spillman a knitting mill worker lost an arm in a machinery accident and mentions Frank Robinson active in cold storage on vacation at Ocean City Maryland Claude B Stickley to take part in a grand handicap shoot in Ohio on August 20.
Twelve thousand Confederate veterans attended a picnic at Fisher's Hill. Major Everett Warren counsel for the Handley Board died at his New York summer home. Winchester to welcome Roanoke Booster's Club this afternoon. French forces fight to hold positions on the western front. City Manager Field buys “quiet signs” near Memorial Hospital.
Butter steady at 12c per lb for packed stock and 28 34c for creamery butter per lb carton. Eggs fair and strictly fresh at 20c, mixed 16 18c. Poultry fair with leg horn hens 16c bulk, colored 18 19c, choice 20c, broilers 20 25c. Reds and Rocks 26 30c per lb live weight.
Hog prices held steady with top bids near 9.00 for mediums and lights. Heavies reached about 8.25, sows from 5.75 to 6.20, with limited variations in nearby lots.
The state weighs options for defunct cars amid broader trials of vehicle reuse. A commentator suggests using vehicles to hold discarded scrap and tins as a means to manage waste. The piece references unlikely ideas including motor cycle trips over a polar plateau, reflecting broad experimentation.
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