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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1958
Page
7
Agriculture Department reports broilers and fryers demand moderate with many processors operating part time. Chickens remain tight in some areas while one lot sold at a high price. Prices noted at 11 am include various grades of heavy hens and turkey fryers alongside Winchester and Harrisonburg egg market grades A through C with mixed availability.
Grain futures across wheat corn oats rye and soybeans advance at the opening of the Chicago Board of Trade with varied shifts in March May and July contracts. Notable gains include wheat Mar at 2.20 and soybeans Jan at 2.23 with multiple months showing higher prices.
Hogs sold 623 in mixed classes with weights from 135 to 276 pounds and prices from 13.00 to 20.25 per hundred. Veal and calves show varied grades from 24.60 to 35.00 per hundredweight and 16.00 to 22.50 for heavy slaughter calves. Lambs and cattle across steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and stockers feature a broad range of prices, with prime lambs at 24.70 and steer prices up to 34.90. An aside notes glace de viande as a French meat essence found in upscale shops.
In Re Estate of T. W. Luttrell a public notice states intention to pay or deliver to Fdna Ellen Luttrell Route No 3 Berkeley Springs WV as Executrix of the will the excess of 1000 in deposit named T W Luttrell payment within 30 days from publication under Virginia Code Section 64 123 Shenandoah Valley National Bank Winchester VA acts as cashier Robert D Glaize the notice dates 12 27 13 10 17 41.
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The market opened with fractional gains in many stocks as sentiment improved in steel and rail sectors and expectations grew for higher defense spending and easier housing credit. General Motors Chrysler and Ford showed slight strength while U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic Steel hovered near unchanged. Agricultural notes from Baltimore and Norfolk list modest moves in apples crates and various potato and sweet potato quotations with regional price variations.
In a tight cattle market, stocker and feeder offerings were scarce on Thursday. Slaughter steers and heifers ran about 50 higher week to week, cows steady, bulls up 50, with high good and choice slaughter steers 24.50-26.00 and top week at 28.00 for a few prime loads. Calves and hogs also moved, with calves and hog prices mixed and sheep demand limited.
Receipts of livestock moderate with a good demand for all classes at Virginia Livestock Market. Top prices included top real calf 35.00, hogs up to 20.50, cows to 17.00, choice heifers 22.6, and stocker steers 19.00 to 25.00. Calves ranged 20.00 to 35.00, lambs 24.00 to 25.00, with varied prices across cattle and calves in the day’s sale.
Local markets are corrected regularly though the Star does not assume responsibility for typographical errors.
A total of 29 700 broilers of 34 500 offered in 12 lots sold at the Capon Valley Area Poultry Auction in Wardensville West Virginia on Tuesday. Prices ranged 17 1/4 to 18 cents a pound with demand described as good. Also listed are values for butcher hogs sows feeders and related items with per hundred and per head prices.
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