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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
5
Chicago reports wheat briefly rose on crop heat fears in Argentina before selling ahead of the US crop report. Final figures show a bullish government outlook for corn and oats, with reductions in yield estimates and a mixed day for wheat and provisions.
Baltimore reports No. 2 red winter wheat prices with December 60 1 2 and January 61 3 2 in the domestic spot and futures market.
Richmond price reports show No 2 red winter wheat at 63 and 61 with bag lots to 63 for dec 16. Corn and oats listings include No 2 white and No 3 white at multiple west and Va. bids, rye Abruzzi to 45 50. Philadelphia cheese and butter quotes list longhorns bulk, turkeys, fowls, and butter ranges with score tiers.
Baltimore market notes potatoes Maine 100 lb sacks at 1.05 while chickens and ducks show varied prices across heavy light colored stock and Muscovy ducks. Eggs in street sales 27 28 cents. Richmond reports fruits vegetables steady with apples 1.00 1.50 per basket, butter steady, eggs 22 27 cents, poultry slow with leg horns and colored hens 12 18 cents, turkeys live 23 27 lb, geese 15. New York eggs market shows 16 021 cases received, fresh eggs steady, storage unsettled, extras 32 32-1 2 cents, firsts bids 23 34 cents.
New York poultry market notes Dec 16 report heavy freight demand. Leghorn hens 10 to 14 cents per pound, colored hens 17 cents. Prices reflect aging stock and express shipment conditions.
A fragment lists live poultry prices with chickens at 12 to 20 cents per pound and live turkeys at 25 to 30 cents, noting quality variations.
Baltimore and Lancaster report slow trade with lighter weights and lower hog prices. Chicago offers 4.15 for medium weight pigs and veal top at 8.00. Cattle in Baltimore steady to lower with veal down, while Jersey City sees mixed reductions in fed steers and cows with tops at 9.50 and 4.50 respectively.
Chicago receipts show cattle around 7500 head and 2500 calves with mixed top values and declines across steers and cows. lambs near 3000 with strong demand noted in some regions. Government bond quotes list Liberty and Treasury issues with mixed prices and maturities in New York trading on December 16.
Heavy selling pressed the market with many stocks hitting new lows. Railroads faced bear raids as Baltimore and Ohio fell over 2 dollars and Norfolk and Western dropped near 5. Oil shares Continental Standard and Texas slid about 2 each. The 2 15 p m rate for British pounds remained firm at 3 45 a dollar, up from yesterday.
Berryville Virginia December 17 Mr and Mrs Ralph Richardson hosted at Rose Cottage honoring Mr and Mrs Jey C Randolph on their tenth wedding anniversary A tin shower was given to the couple Other guests included Mr and Mrs R G Mitchell Mr and Mrs Kenneth N Gilpin Capt and Mrs Ewart Johnston and many more. The item also notes social events in Leesburg and Washington with a series of engagements and movements of local families during the holidays.
Cubs officials say Burleigh Grimes is traded to St. Louis in exchange for Hack Wilson and Bud Teach. Wilson, former Cubs home run king, joins Cardinals alongside Teach as part of the deal.
Plain or printed cards with your name offered at 45 cents per box. Each card different. Open at night at The Home Print Shop located 211 South Main Street, Winchester, Virginia. Phone listing ends with 983 and incomplete.
An advertisement urges daily Kerr's Dyspeptone to neutralize stomach acid and relieve painful gas after meals. It claims excess acid causes acid indigestion and gastritis, and promotes a money back guarantee with a one dollar bottle offer from Kerr Laboratories.
Grain figures furnished by WB Hibbs & Company members of the New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade Hibbs Building Washington National 0540.
Norfolk report outlines efforts to support Atlantic University faculty and families in destitution after months without salaries. Mrs. John D. Leitch chairs the drive as receivership looms and assets face court action while donations mount and more funds are expected.
Traders sold across the Chicago Board of Trade with all grain futures weakening. Wheat led losses with December at 2.520, May 2.56%, July 2.55% while rye and corn also declined. Dec rye 2.01, May 2.45%, July 2.44%. The NYSE weakness intensified the downtrend. A radio note closes with a seasonal reference and mentions Woman's Home Companion and several plays.
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank of Winchester Virginia calls a stockholders meeting at its Banking House in Winchester on Tuesday January 12 1932 at eleven oclock for the election of directors and other business. Wm G Hardy vice president and cashier signs the notice.
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