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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1940
Page
10
Market quotations from Baltimore Chicago and Philadelphia show mixed dairy and meat markets. Butter and eggs hold firm while poultry and hog prices shift with regional demand and loads reported for Dec 27.
Prices rallied from holiday dullness with small but general gains in brisk trading. About 1.3 million shares changed hands as leaders ebbed and defense issues drew limited buying, with notable quotes across a wide range of firms including Allied Chem, AT&T, Chrysler, General Electric, Goodyear, IBM, U S Steel, and McKesson.
Chicago reports show distant futures for wheat at 85 3 4 to 80 1 8 with July and Sept at 80 1 8 and 80 1 8. Corn May 61 3 4, July 61 1 2, Sept 61 1 4. Oats May 36 1 4, July 32 1 2. Soybeans May 92 3 4 to 7 8, July 90 3 4. Rye May 46 5 8, July 47 3 8. Lard prices nearby. Cash grain in Chicago shows No 2 yellow corn 67 1 4, various yellow and white grades priced, oats, barley, and soybeans with numerous ranges. Baltimore market lists wheat at 93, corn 75 177, Winchester Wheat 90c bushel, corn 60c, barley 53c.
For Rent rooms in Washington filed under classified ads. Also empty whiskey barrels and kegs for sale in Virginia Apple Storage with listing dates from September 20 to January 1, 1941.
Boston on December 27 reports few domestic wools offered as buyers show little interest. Holders with larger quantities are not pushing sales and nominal quotations for sizeable lines remain unchanged.
Washington reports an imminent administration move to bolster Britain's merchant fleet with a large scale shipbuilding program similar to wartime output. President Roosevelt may propose speedily building many ships as part of leasing or lending plans, to reinforce convoys shielding food and war materiel from Nazi attacks. Estimates vary on additional destroyers Britain needs, from 100 to 400, despite prior exchanges of 50 destroyers for leases and bases.
HAGERSTOWN Md Dec 27 latest developments in insect and disease control for crops will be among subjects at the Maryland State Horticultural Society forty third annual meeting January 8 9 A F Vierheller secretary lists topics including orchard soils fruit packaging advertising tree removal spray injury future trends of the apple and peach industry price levels and latest developments with the harvest spray Speakers include Porter R Taylor chief of general crops A A A K J Kad ow head University of Delaware horticulture H W Thurston Jr Penn State College and John Lyman vice president of the National Apple Institute
Alien registration director Earl G. Harrison urged the nation to treat non citizens with kindness while the second phase of registration proceeds. About 5 million aliens in the continental U S. are registered and only about one third have received receipt cards showing name number and a finger print. The division is overwhelmed and may take months to index the records.
Crown Prince Olav of Norway said the United States should study Europe’s food needs before acting. He noted Germans in Norway requisitioned large food supplies and were clothed from Norwegian stocks, living well while occupying forces feed on local resources.
London December 27 British authorities barred re export to Ireland of cattle feed fertilizer unmanufactured tobacco oranges lemons and several tool classes all shipped from the United States under guard. The order takes effect January 1 giving Britain power to start or stop the flow as Ireland depends entirely on Britain for supplies.
Miss Mary Adelaide Bradley daughter of Mrs Charles F Bradley of Boston will wed Eugene Meyer III son of the Washington Post publisher and former Federal Reserve Board governor in Boston this evening.
William F. Carey, defense commission camp expert, said new eastern camps will exceed original cost estimates by millions but construction times may extend by a month or six weeks. He returned from a three month survey and praised the program as a marvelous achievement with no bogging down.
Police report burglars broke into the Read Drug and Chemical Company on Main Street during the night and escaped with 1000 dollars in cash and stamps. The safe was pulled from the wall and the door forced open after entry via a rear garbage chute.
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