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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1948
Page
11
Fat steers and heifers command prices in the 20s to low 30s with highs near 29.50 for some head. Cows, bulls, veal calves, lambs, sheep, hogs and sows show varied ranges from lows around 12 to highs above 30, with fresh cows and springers priced at 150 to 325 dollars and heavy producing Holsteins 80 to 225 dollars.
The stock market advanced fractionally on light trading after a hesitant start. Oils led the gains with Pacific Western Standard Oil Sinclair Oil Texas Co and Richfield Oil posting increases while Gulf slipped. Dow Jones notes and bonds showed mixed moves with corporates easing.
Market notes from Baltimore and Chicago show apples steady to up on several varieties, poultry mostly steady, eggs steady, cattle and hogs mixed with gains for steers and sows, calves and sheep steady to higher, grain prices not listed. Regional buyers include USls Rambos and Gravensteins with multiple weight classes and weights described.
Chicago grains opened steady with scarce price movement. September corn and oats showed slight short covering but overall strength remained muted as markets held near unchanged levels at the bell.
Daily corrected market list with prices for corn meal, grain, soybeans, egg mash, cracked corn, broiler and turkey feeds, bran, mixed and scratch feeds, and butter. Includes new wheat and barley per bushel prices and city delivery rates for No. 2 corn.
Federal state market news service reports Tuesday peach shipments from Martinsburg and Roanoke Crozet sections with carrots and Elberta baskets. Prices show USIs 2 in and up at about 4 75 to 5 dollars. Martinsburg Cham shipments also noted.
Agriculture Dept Markets Division lists eggs by grade at 58.00 per dozen for U S Grade A extra large and 56.00 for Grade A large while U S Grade A Medium sells at 49.00 and standards 49. Also shown are live poultry prices for No 1 quality at 40 to 45 cents with pewees 40 and young hen turkeys 45.
The item catalogs different poultry categories with numbers for young and old birds and various broiler types. A statement follows noting most of geographic European Russia lies under 600 feet above sea level.
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