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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1930
Page
6
A widespread rise in grain prices is led by corn with increased industrial demand and speculative buying. Wheat, oats, and barley show gains as corn receipts shrink at Chicago and other centers. Notable price moves include corn up 2 cents, wheat mostly higher, and a large drop in world wheat supply boosting futures.
O Corn-Car lots with No 2 white at 84 and No 3 white at 82 lead a price list. No 2 yellow 81, No 3 yellow 79, No 2 mixed 79, Virginia bag lots at 80. Oate-Car lots show No 2 white 40 1 2, No 3 white 40 1 2, No 2 mixed 40 1 2, No 1 mixed feed 34, No 2 red rustproof 53, No 2 Burt 53.
New York Eggs and Poultry market data dated Dec 30 show prices for eggs at 24 to 124 cents, refrigerator seconds at 16 1 2 to 17 1 2 cents, nearby white pullets at 27 27 1 2 cents. Philadelphia reports dressed turkeys at 35 to 37 cents for nearby, 33 to 40 for Northwestern and Western varieties, old toms 31 to 33, butter at 26 1 2 to 29 cents for 89 91 score, 24 25 1 2 for 86 88 score. eggs and live poultry largely unchanged.
Baltimore price notes from December 30 show sweet potatoes and white yams at 3.50 to 4.00 per unit, with other produce items listed as unchanged.
Washington and Richmond market notes show price ranges for butter eggs poultry and meats. Butter eggs poultry and produce listings include per unit prices and quality notes with shifts in demand and steady to lower trends for some items.
Baltimore receipts show 500 head with prices noting top 9.40 for cat lights and pigs and various grades ranging from 9.30 to 8.85 for mediums to heavies. Lancaster receipts 150 unchanged with top 9.75. Chicago receipts 53 000 mostly 25 lower with top 8.30 for light lights and pigs and other classes listed. Jersey City consignments sent directly to packers.
Baltimore receipts 125 cattle and 25 calves, market slow. veal top 12.00, steers 5.00 to 10.00, cows 2.50 to 6.00. Lancaster 300 calves steady, veal top 14.00, yearlings steady. Jersey City light calf trade, veal top 14.55. Chicago receipts 8,500 cattle and 2,000 calves, steers and yearlings 25 lower, top 14.40, cows to 7.25, veal top 12.50. lambs 10 to 15 cents lower. Chicago lambs quotable 17.25 to 18.40, ewes 3.75 downgraded.
Fire company captains urge that when alarms are given by phone the person reporting should indicate the character of the fire. This would often prevent the need for all companies to respond.
Reading from a submerged submarine, the report notes a broadcast from a depth so great that initial hopes rose for a stock quotation. the Boston Herald frames the distant transmission as a remarkable deep sea communication.
AP reports American leaders share hopes for 1931. Kellogg desires world peace through a world court and global prosperity. others expect a business revival, better farm prices, renewed faith, safer air travel, repeal of Prohibition and sustained prosperity.
The council approved a set of license increases including city tags on state plates due by January 15, and higher fees for skating rinks, sign painters, phrenologists and astrologers. It also raised bank capital stock tax and real and personal property taxes with a 6 percent interest on delinquent amounts. A temporary city manager continuation for L R Dettra was approved until a successor is chosen, with a council committee to supervise the future manager. Also ordered payment of two indigent burial expenses totaling 85 dollars.
Stephens City Virginia December 31 The Boy Scouts served lunches at Stephens City High School December 18 19 raising eighteen dollars and sixty cents for their summer camp fund Credit goes to Mrs Yancy of Stephens City who gathered donated food from local businesspeople The Scouts thank supporters and hope for continued aid Mr and Mrs Zeph Chiquoine and Mr S C Chiquoine of Philadelphia are guests at Hotel Jack.
By deed of trust dated December 18 1929 and recorded in Deed Book 159 page 539 the trustee will sell at 11 A M Saturday January 31 1931 in front of the County Court House Winchester Virginia a 210 acre tract four miles southwest of McGuire Station on the W and W R R adjacent to Camps School House improved with dwelling barn and out buildings conveyed to Luther Schreck by Jno A Elliott. Terms: one third cash day of sale and balance in one and two years with interest secured by deed of trust and insurance on buildings. A J Ta Trustee Dunn and Duvall Auctioneers 12-30-paw-4wks.
Multiple small rental notices listed for apartment rooms and furnished units at addresses including 411 N Loudoun St 20 Peyton St 406 N Loudoun St 450 N Main St and 44 W W St. Additional ads mention a garage on Stewart St and a private nurse case in a private family with contact cues.
A Century bicycle was reported stolen from the rear area of Baker's Drug Store in the ward area with sparse details.
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