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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1945
Page
3
Market notes show apples and eggs unchanged. Receipts total 118,162 pounds of butter. In Chicago hogs and cattle activity mixed with steady to weaker prices. hogs lighter on weights above 240 pounds, sows down. cattle and calves steady to strong, demand cautious but selective for good and choice lots. lambs steady with top around 16.00.
Market report shows yearlings at an 18.00 ceiling with bulk at 15.00 to 17.75, red weaned calves dominating around 12.00 to 14.50 and best near 16.50. Cows bid 9.25 to 12.00 with some to 14.00. sausage bulls 10.50 to 12.50. beef bulls 12.50 to 13.50. vealers 15.50 and down. stock cattle slow, mostly 11.50 to 14.00. salable sheep 3,000 of 9,000 total. slaughter lambs steady. yearlings scarce. ewes steady. native and western lambs 14.50 to 14.75, mostly 11.00 to 12.00. native ewes 5.50 to 7.00, bad to good fed ewes above 6.50.
In Columbus Ohio a major league look at Detroit Tigers post World Series sale prospects shows only seven veterans likely to remain for 1946. Hal Newhouser Virgil Trucks George Caster Hank Greenberg Eddie Mayo Paul Richards Sketter Webb named as possible holdovers with Rudy York likely up for sale and Outlaw Maier not returning.
Chicago grain prices opened higher with rye futures up for the first time in three days. December rye leads gains with quotes around 1.81 to 1.82 a bushel while other grains show strength including wheat around 1.80 and corn near 1.18 a bushel.
The article notes Wedge continues from Page 1 with the government withdrawing its proposal. It directs agencies to use a 33 percent cost of living increase since January 1941 to compare the rise in average straight time hourly earnings with living costs. The Labor Department advised that 33 percent most accurately reflects the gap across those dates.
Chinese communist circles report that peace in China depends on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek accepting a broad democratic coalition government. They claim Chiang rejected bids to join with communists and that Hurley’s mission failed as a result. Yenan leaders also say upcoming Chungking talks could be shaped by underpublicized Communist demands.
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