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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1955
Page
12
The grand champion Aberdeen Angus steer at the 55th International Livestock Exposition sold for 15 dollars a pound, weighing 986 pounds and totaling 14 790 dollars. Nancy Turner of Champaign Illinois, a 4 H Club worker, owned Julius the steer, with Howard Johnson's Restaurants bidding to purchase.
Market list shows daily prices for feed and grain including No. 2 Yellow Corn and Barley in Rockingham and Augusta counties. Wheat No. 2 Red Winter and Flour retail figures appear with regional notes for Luray and Harrisonburg. Butterfat and wholesale butter lines are listed without clear totals.
Baltimore and Chicago market reports show mixed fruit and vegetable prices with steady apples and potatoes, and thin poultry activity. Apple boxes and color grades rise modestly. Katahdins and unwashed sacks report varied per 50 lb and 10 lb lots. sweet potatoes hold steady with waxed and colored Golden varieties. poultry market steady with light arrivals and few sales across fryers and heavy hens.
The market was uneven in early trading with Westinghouse down 3-8 to 57 1-2 on 5 000 shares and American Telephone up 1-8 to 180 7-8 on 1 000. General Electric held at 54 1-4, while Missouri Kansas Texas Railway preferred fell 21-4 to 89 after yesterday's rise on dividend news anticipation and then extended loss to 33-4.
Soybeans new contracts show Jan 2.35 to 2.37 and May 2.37 with March and July figures. Rye and old contracts list December to May ranges including 1.09 to 1.14 for rye and Lord cash figures from December to May around 10.55 to 11.27.
Agriculture Department notes market quiet with fair demand for turkeys. Live poultry prices show steady to improved demand, with broilers and fryers listed around 28 to 28 cents. egg market reports from Winchester and Harrisonburg showing multiple US Grade A to C classifications across white, brown, large and small eggs.
Kenneth Marvin Davidson of 429 N Loudoun St was charged with driving drunk with $108.25 fine and 30 days suspended for the offense. also cited for no operator's license with $7.26. John W. Smith of Rt 2 faced a $9.25 fine for running a red light. John Kercheval Cupp of 1118 Valley Ave was fined $9.25 for failure to have name and address on a for hire vehicle.
Grains opened mixed on the Board of Trade with most quotes down slightly. Wheat futures fell small amounts across December March May and July contracts while corn and oats showed minor losses in early dealings.
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