Market Quotions and Commodity Prices From New York and Baltimore
Irregular stock market in New York with mixed price moves led by General Motors Chrysler and others. higher notes for American Telephone Kennecott and U S Steel while Southern Pacific RCA and others fell. Baltimore reports dull apples and varied farm produce pricing with cattle hogs and calves quoted and meat prices steady to slightly lower.
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New York
General Motors
Chrysler
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
American Telephone
Kennecott Copper
U. S. Steel
Studebaker,Packard
Boeing
North American Aviation
Philo
Southern Pacific United Air Lines
Union Carbide
American Can
Goodrich
Sears Roebuck
RCA
Birds Sold at Capon Valley Poultry Auction in Wardensville
A weekly Capon Valley Area Poultry Auction sale in Wardensville moved 30,900 birds from 69,175 offered across 15 lots. Prices ranged from 12 to 22 cents per pound with fair demand.
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Capon Valley
Wardensville
Local Markets Price list from Harrisonburg to Augusta area
Market values for feeds and staples across Rockingham and Augusta counties include Branbeat, Egg Mash, Broiler Mash, No 2 Yellow Corn, Flour, Corn meal, Wheat and Barley with various price ranges and regional references. Wholesale butter is listed at 60 cents.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Rockingham Co
Roe
Augusta
Chicago Grain Price Trends Mixed at Opening
Chicago grain prices opened mixed on the Board of Trade as activity was subdued from the prior session. Traders said early dealings showed uneven directions amid cautious positioning ahead of first notices and scheduled reports.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Agriculture Market Mixed as Demand Holds Steady
Market activity shows weak overall demand with fair to good appetite. Receipts are moderate to heavy while farm prices reflect a 24 hour window ending at noon today. Egg markets display slight variation across grades and sizes in Winchester and Harrisonburg with rates around mid to high 50s.
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Winchester
Armand Dink Weal Pines
Harrisonburg
U.S
U. S
CME
Ogi
Grain and corn futures open with mixed gains and losses
Opening prices show Wheat steady to higher with Mar at 2.11 and Jly 1987 at 2.58. Corn dips from May to July contracts between 1.31 and 1.34 with Sep around 1.32. Oats hold around 65 to 66 while Rye prints 1.20 to 1.24. Lord beans like Mar 11.32 to May 11.60 and Jly 11.92 reflect livestock market context.
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Jly
Lord
Toy Trains Transport Radioactive Materials in Labs
Toy electric trains are described as safe and efficient for moving small quantities of radioactive materials within a laboratory setting. The magazine notes trains transport radioactive liquids for medical patients at the Cleveland Clinic and shipments at the Hanford Atomic Energy Commission plant.
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New York
Steel Ways Magazine
Hanford
Pleasant Grove area Christmas visits and notices
Pleasant Grove residents share Christmas visiting relatives and friends in surrounding towns. The Smoky Hollow Farm Women's Club met at Mrs. Charles Lee for a December gathering with gifts exchanged. A birth is announced for Timothy Lynn. John Coryell has returned to work after illness.
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Pleasant Grove
Ray Lee
Ronnie
Susie
Venus
Ernest Youngblood
Charles Lee
Orah Abell
Timothy Lynn
Dora Miller
Melvin LaFollette
Winfred Haines
John Haines
John Coryell
Christmas Church Exercises at Galilee Church
Christmas services drew a good crowd at Galilee Church on December 26 with attendance from local areas. Residents attended events at Welltown and Rest Churches as well. Children enjoyed an extended vacation while visitors and relatives stopped by for holiday dinners and calls.
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Grimes
Galilee
Welltown
Lucy Randall
Winchester
Oscar Leight
Woodbine
Huyett Leight
Rest
Henry Cline, Jr
Clearbrook
William Hoar
Carl Shickels
Ora Fleek
Johnnie
Richard WwWweight
Washington, D. C
Ora M. Fleek
Allocation of Funds for Interstate Highway Bill Debated
Senator Gore of Tennessee warned the 1956 Congress may be snarled over how to allocate a large share of new highway construction funds among states. He foresaw a bill similar to his Senate measure approved last May, but interstate funding divisions add hazards. The Gore plan would spend about 18 billion dollars over five years with no new federal taxes.
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Washington
Gore
Congress
Senate
House
Local residents and cold dry spell noted in town
Mr and Mrs Joyce Padgett and family with son in law and daughter visit Washington D C. Evers George and Charles Shanholtz of Winchester called here last Wednesday. Clyde Barr of Ridgeway also stopped by. Weather has been very cold and dry with ponds streams and cisterns badly in need of rain.
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Mas
Mrs
Joyce Padgett
Washington, D. C
Evers George and
Charles Shanholtz
Winchester
Clyde Barr
Ridgeway
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Griffon & Curlee
Gadardine — Tweeds
H. G. Sheetz & Son
Henry T.goode&son
Rouss Ave
A. B. Solenberger
Insurance and Real Estate
W. Piccadilly St
Hansbrough & Carter
N. Loudoun Street
Winchester, Virginia
Lupton Orchard
Wall Street
Baltimore
Dull
Staymans
W. Va
MD & Va
USDA
Chicago Grain
Featuring
Millwood Ave
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Paul M. Haldeman
J. H. Yost
J. Thomas Kremer
WM. H West, JR
W. M. Feltner
J. William Hollis
Robert J. McNally, Jr
Harry E. Ridgeway
W. Norman Graber
Beverley Byrd
Charles Hill Jones
J T. Kremer
Ray Robinson, JR
D. K. Russell
Berryville, Va
New York, N Y
Winchester, Va
Clearbrook, Va
WM. H. West, JR. C. Ridgely White
Jacob H. Yost
Millwood, Va
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kinzel Oates
Major Johnson
Agnes Pugh
Verlis Miller
Clark Miller
Janie
Kathy
Brethren Church
Ormand Demorest
Richard
New Market
Oakley Catlett
Lemar Owens
Front Royal
Ethel Taylor
Stephenson
Leonard Fahnestock
Fairfax
Howard Lambert
Foster Largent
Whitacre and
Cleat Bailey
Gainesboro
Norman Clark
Milton McDonald
Keith
Ern Youngblood
Roy Michael
Max Oates
Samuel Rosenberger
George Rosenberger
By N. C. Hensell
Ay Dura
Earl L. Mason
N. Loudoun St
OLD Star Building
J. W. Arthur
E. Boscawen
Goodyear
Buncutter Tire CO
S. Braddock St
20Th Century-Fox
Anchipur
Delux
Jack Palance
Barbara Rush
Rex Reason
Martha Hyer
Rer Capitol
Technicolor
America
Jerry Martin
Lewis
Shirley Maclaine
Dorothy Malone
and Eddie Mayehoff
Gray & Eddy
N. Braddock St
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