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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1947
Page
2
The Civic League and civic and social organizations invite Winchester youth on vacation to a Holiday Home Dance at the Armory on Tuesday December from 9 to 12. Register by December 27 with names to Mrs. W. H. Lawrence, 319 West Piccadilly Street. All drags no stags.
Chicago open weak across grains on Dec futures as selling intensified after the Agriculture Department forecast a larger wheat crop than analysts expected. Prices for Wheat Dec May July Sept and Soybeans Mar May and other grains shown, with lard futures also listed.
In Glen Cove New York December 19 a Santa visit ended in chaos as more than 1000 youngsters mobbed the sleigh. Police led by the chief rescued Kris Kringle after angry crowd tore open empty gift parcels and pelting him with them. He distributed candy before being moved to safety.
Virginia agricultural extension specialists will lead county and district poultrymen meetings in January and February in Virginia's main poultry areas. Prof. Harry L. Moore of Virginia Tech says sessions are sponsored by the extension service and county advisory committees. Harrisonburg and Winchester meetings are set with dates to be announced. Topics include the poultry outlook feed situation and flock management recommendations.
Agriculture Dept Markets Division reports U S Grade A extra large eggs at 0.65 per doz and large at 0.63 with other grades 0.52 0.54. Pullets 0.42. Cracks and Checks 0.42. Live poultry prices include heavy breed hens 0.24 0.25 per lb Leghorns hens 0.17 0.18 per lb rock and cross broilers 0.32 0.33 red broilers 0.33 0.34 Leghorn broilers 0.24 0.25 per lb old roosters 0.12 0.13 per lb guinea fowl 0.35 each young broilers 0.60 per lb old guineas 0.35 each all hen turkeys 0.48 young toms 0.38.
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Winchester readers are instructed to contact the Star office before 7 p m if a copy is not received. A Saturday reminder urges calls before 6 p m so a replacement can be sent.
New York market quotes show a mixed session with narrow gains for leaders like U S Rubber Republic Steel Western Union Dow Chemical and Sears Roebuck. Lagging were N Y Central Chesapeake and Ohio U S Steel Chrysler American Telephone American Can Du Pont and Standard Oil NJ.
Daily corrected market list shows prices for corn meal in 5 and 10 pound bags, No 2 red winter wheat delivered by bushel, yellow ear corn and barley by bushel, soybeans at 2.40 per bushel, egg mash at 5.50 and 5.40, cracked corn 100 pound bag at 5.25, mixed feeds and GMO scratch at multiple cents, butter oleomargarine retail 30 to 36, wholesale butter 71 to 78, butterfat at 4, and retail butter at 85.
Market results from Rainmore Baltimore and Chicago show varied prices for apples and poultry. Cattle, hogs, and eggs move at steady to higher bids with receipts moderate to heavy and regional price ranges listed.
December 20 sale at Mt Williams Virginia features a 175 acre farm with farming equipment lumber feed and tools conducted by Herbert L Smoke. December 22 sale at Patton's Warehouse 327 N Cameron St covers furniture and personal property from Miss Fannie Affleck estate managed by G G Baker Sergeant administrator.
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