Market Quotions Show Uneven Open as Labor Strife Stirs Stocks
New York market notes labor strife across unions weighing on the day with light volume and muted demand. Wall street saw mixed to downbeat action as steel and liquor issues declined and investors awaited the President's speech. Major names traded include U S Steel Bethlehem Park & Tilford National Distillers Paramount RKO Preferred Santa Fe Southern Pacific Great Northern Consolidated Edison Boeing Douglas United Aircraft Anaconda Armour and others.
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New York
Unon
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem, Schenley
Park &Tilford
National Distillers
Paramount
R-K-O Preferred
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
American Water Works
National Power & Light
Columbia Gas
Consolidated Edison
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Keral Electric
Anaconda
Fastman Kodak
Western Union “A
Armour and Wilson & Co
Aireon Mfg
Creole Petroleum
Burma Ltd
Electric Bend & Share
Long Island Electric
Chicago Grain Quotations
Chicago prices ease on the futures market with opening quotes for Wheat May 1.80 1-2 July 1.77 Sept 1.74 3-8 Corn May 1.18 1-2 July 1.18 1-2 Sept 1.18 1-2 Oats May 75 5-8 1-2 July 72 7-8 Sept 69 3-4 7-8 Dec 69 -8 Rye May 1.72 1-2 1.72.
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Chicago
Baltimore Livestock and Produce Markets Report
Livestock and produce prices from Baltimore and Chicago show dull turkey sales and firm egg quotes. Cattle and calf values move within a wide range with steady to lower tones. hogs at Chicago trend 10 to 25 cents lower. Receipts light forBaltimore eggs and butter. cattle vealers and weighty calves active with mixed demand.
Livestock Market Report Shows Varied Demand and Prices
The market covered cattle hogs and sheep with mixed results. Feeder steers 180-330 lb ranged 14.60 to 17.50, sows down, salable cattle 6 000, calves 800, heifers scarce, bulls scarce, stock cattle tight, vealers around 15.50, beef cows 9.50 to 12.50, fat bulls to 14.00. Sheep salable 5 500 to 7 000 with lambs mainly 14.50 to 14.85, yearlings scarce, sheep prices steady to firm.
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Baltimore
Yorks
Baldwins
Davis
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
USDA
MacArthur Defends Policy in Japan Occupation Report
General MacArthur argues his policy of using the Japanese government to carry out orders is succeeding after two months since the August 30 landing. The War Department released the report noting military control remains while the existing administration is minimally interfered with. He says the policy achieves aims without massive redeployment of personnel.
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Washington
MacArthur
War Department
Japan
Prosecution Details Alleged Atrocity Claims In Philippines
Prosecutors charged General Homma with direct command over all Japanese forces in the Philippines and argued widespread raping and brutal mistreatment of American and Filipino women. They cited an unnamed married American woman at the Rosario apartments two days after Manila’s fall, said to have been declared insane after her mistreatment.
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Homma
Swank
Rosario
Manila
Philippines
Local Market Prices and Feed Listings
Local wholesale and retail market notes list prices for flour bags corn meal and feeds. Patent Brand and Senator lines show per cwt and bag costs with several weight options and product types.
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Star
Sneer
Sean
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Local Graded Egg Market Report
Market notes show graded egg bids for extra large large and medium standards. Trade activity appears light with limited buyers and sellers amid uncertain demand. No specific prices or dates identified in the readable text.
War Memorial Campaign Planned With Vigorous Solicitations
The article outlines a multi day War Memorial Campaign with intensive solicitation on Tuesday and Wednesday and V-M Day on Thursday. Local radio programs will broadcast information on progress and sound equipment will broadcast messages citywide. Elks Lodge and merchants participate by collecting pledges and promoting sales efforts to support the campaign.
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Elks Lodge
Lancaster to Ask Assembly For More Funds
Dr. Dabney Lancaster announced Virginia will seek a General Assembly appropriation totaling about 2,050,000 for 1946 47 and 1947 43. The plan includes raising minimum teacher salaries to 1,200 a year and funding to expand libraries audio visual education vocational training and supervision of instruction. The proposal also requests 12 million for per child based school funding and 3.8 million for transporting children, plus 750 thousand to assist counties not taxing according to ability to pay.
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Richmond
Virginia
Dabney
Lancaster
Denny Commission
Richmond Principals’ Association
General Assembly
Stonewall P T A To Meet Friday
The Stonewall P T A will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday January 4 at 8 p m in the school auditorium. A discussion of the report made by the state committee is planned.
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Stonewall P.T. A
Merchandising Fee Endorsed by More Growers
At a meeting in Washington Court House growers endorsed a 1.14 cent per bushel merchandising fee on packed apples to be enacted next session. Thirty four signatures supported the proposal with no opposition, representing about 300000 packed bushels in 1944. Presentations were made by W. S. Campfield of the Virginia Horticultural Society and others from the Tennessee Valley era.
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Ufsateens
Washington Court House
W. S. Campfield
The
Virginia Horticultural Society
William’ F.~ Young
Pigeon A. T. Teske
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