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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1950

Page

5

Market Quotations Rise on General Motors Ford Price Increases

Demand for all issues helped engineer a stock market advance not aggressive but sizable, extending yesterday's recovery from Monday's decline. Motors led gains after GM and Ford announced price increases on 1951 models, with General Motors Chrysler Studebaker and other sectors posting solid advances.

New York Motors General Motors Ford Chrysler Studebaker U. S. Steel Bethlehem Goodyear Tire Sears Roebuck Caterpillar Tractor Douglas Aircraft Distillers Corp Seagrams Kennecottey Sante Fe Standard Oil

Market Quotation From Winchester Livestock Sale Dec 4 1950

Consignment steady to firm on cattle hogs and lambs with gains 0.50 to 1.00. Best cattle 28 to 30 dollars. good butcher steers 27.50 to 29.25. stockers up to 30. heavy calves 28 to 35. dairy cows 335 dollars and up to 22 for stock cows. hogs 15 to 20.70. lambs 29.50 to 30.70. butchers 5 to 12.25. stock sheep up to 22.

Winchester shoppers urged to save money and time

Local advert encourages residents of Winchester to compare prices and patterns to save money and time while shopping, highlighting deals and efficient buying tips.

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Livestock Market Report from Baltimore Chicago

US cattle steady with few prime 1050–1130 lb steers and yearlings 31.75–35.00, cows 20.00–23.00, canners 16.00–19.50, stocker steers 26.50–28.75. Hog trade steady to firm 160–240 lb 18.50–25.00, sows up to 17.00. Sheep bids nominal, lambs 28.75–31.50, ewes 15.00–16.50. Also Produce Apples steady with Staymans firm, potatoes and eggs mixed, butter 26.53 cents.

USDA Baltimore Staymans Bubas & Boxes Usiis Md N. J. Golden Delicious McIntosh Yorks Usis Katahdins Chicago

Local Market Prices and Feed Components Listed

The Star provides daily corrected local market figures for grain and feeds. Items include flour and grain at mill, No 2 yellow corn, new barley, egg mash and broiler mash prices, corn meal in 5 and 10 lb bags, cracked corn 100 lb bag, mixed feed, butter and butterfat wholesale prices.

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Chicago Grain Futures Open Higher on Active Board Trade

Chicago grains opened slightly higher in active trading on the board of trade with ongoing upward momentum after initial bids. Prices shown include Wheat December 2.28 1 4, March and May contracts, Corn July and March around 1.66 to 1.74, and Oats near 96 to 91 cents with future positions noted.

Chicago Board of Trade Jly Rye

Soybeans and Lard Price Quotes Across Months

Grain and meat futures show soybeans trading near 2.96 to 2.97 per bushel with Jan Mar May contracts in a narrow 1 2 cent range. Lard futures for Jan Mar May edge from 16.22 to 16.75 with small shifts.

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Agricultural Live Poultry Prices From Winchester Plants

Prices reported by dressing plants in the Winchester area show No. 1 quality poultry from farms. White toms and heavy hens list at 38 to 44 cents per pound, bronze toms at 20 cents, and other birds including ducks and geese priced per unit or per pound with various weights.

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Building Permits On the Increase in Winchester and County

City permits total $65,550 while the county stands at $40,000 for November. New houses, a warehouse, and remodeling projects push Winchester permits to $105,550 and county permits to $40,000. Five new houses valued at $50,500 are underway. seven county dwellings proposed totaling $32,000. Tourist cottages at $4,000 and a machine shed $500 also approved. Total 1950 permits reach $4,567,299.

Winchester Frederick County Taylor Barr Earl Barr

Mountain Falls Club Elects Hodgson President

Mountan Falls notes report Harry Hodgson was elected president of the Friendly Grove 4 H Club at a recent meeting. Other officers elected include Earl Dodson vice president Wilma Ferrell secretary Lewis Hodgson treasurer Janet Dodson reporter Richard Ferrell and John Line game. A film "The Feeding of Farm Animals" was shown by County Agent aide John T Wolfe.

Reuben Hulver Mountain Falls Harry Hodgson Friendly Grove Earl Dodson Wilma Ferrell Secretaa Lewis Hodgson Janet Dodson Richard Ferrell Oes John Line John T. Wolfe Robert Whitacre Winchester B. C. Hulver Harry Heishman Leonard Richard Stephens City

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