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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1949
Page
9
Italian agricultural exports increase under Marshall Plan, with intensified trade to Western Europe. The report notes higher export volumes in the first eight months, highlighting growing economic ties between Italy and European partners.
Officials report exports of farm products during the period rose notably versus 1948. Increases occurred in shipments of cheese, fresh and dried fruits, vegetables and hemp, while exports of wine, potatoes and olive oil declined.
Despite rain, the JCC Bundle Drive was declared successful by President Shirley Bly. Volunteers canvassed Riale ed, Sean spent hours Sunday and returned the collection fairly full of clothing toys and canned foods. Contributions were unloaded at the former Cooper building at Loudoun and Piccadilly where the Fellowship club opens its headquarters Wednesday.
New York stock market gains on radio and television stocks with Admiral and Philco rising about a point at times. Several others advance in light trading as favorable sales reports lift confidence. Philadelphia & Reading Coal active. no action on dividends. Notable movers include Chrysler Goodyear U S Rubber Caterpillar Tractor Schenley Consolidated Edison American Emelting Union Carbide American Can Santa Fe Eastern Airlines Paramount Warner Bros Celotex and Nv 8 Gypsum.
Baltimore stock market style report shows apples weak and unsettled with various varieties priced between 1.25 and 3.00 per unit. Poultry markets firm for fryers and steady to weak for hens and turkeys. Eggs mostly steady with price ranges listed. Cattle sales total around 2000 with slaughter steers down modestly and cows and bulls steady.
Charles A Grove 95 former Winchester resident died Sunday at Western State hospital Staunton. Son of James and May Garrett Grove born Warren county he was a Winchester Baptist church member and Sarah Zane Fire Co. Survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Services 3 p m tomorrow at Jones funeral home with Dr E T Clark officiating burial Mount Hebron cemetery.
Baptist of Stephens City received a Rexall club honor from the International Association of Rexall clubs. The Rexall drugstore owner and manager was praised for outstanding merchandising ability and community service. He previously co owned a Winchester drugstore, worked for Peoples in Washington, led Middleburg Pharmacy to success, and opened his Stephens City store in 1948.
Local markets list core daily retail staples with scrambled OCR noting flour and corn meal in 25 lb and 5 lb bags, egg mash and butterfat items. It records standard goods like No 2 old corn, barley, and bran with moisture content notes and retail pricing indications.
The record lists egg grades A B and C with weights and prices for production in the Winchester area. It also notes live poultry prices for heavy breed hens, Rock Cross broilers, red broilers, young guineas and turkeys, and Leghorn varieties with weight-based terms. An unrelated line about Puritan England and Christmas appears as a fragment.
December wheat opens at 2.21 and futures for March May and July show slight moves. Corn December 1.30 3 8, March 1.32 3 8, May 1.32 1 4, July 1.31 1 2. Oats December 76 18, May 72 1 4, July 66. Rye May 1.49 1 4, Lard January 9.95.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the United Brethren church will meet at 7 30 PM tomorrow at the parsonage instead of the church as previously planned.
Traders report slow activity with steadier to unchanged prices across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle mostly 18 to 26 per hundredweight with high grades up to 26, calves 13 to 23, hogs near 16.5 to 17 for many weights, sows 12.5 to 14, sheep limited with lambs steady for top lots. Chicago sales show hogs at 16 to 16.75 for various weights, top around 16.
The report lists loads of cattle and hogs by weight and grade, including choice 180-200 Ib at 15.50-15.85, 230-260 Ib at 15-15.40, 260-310 Ib at 14.65-15, sows under 450 Ib at 12.75-13.25, cattle totals near 15,000, steers and yearlings 37-39, and various cow and bull prices. It notes dealers mostly offering medium to high ranges and sausage bulls at 18.50-20.
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