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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1950

Page

3

Market Quotations and Stocks Drift After Opening Rise

New York market prices eased after a brief early advance with only fractional gains. Willys-Overland rose on army order news, while U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and others moved ahead. Several issues held back included American Telephone and Consolidated Edison.

New York Willys-Overland Comny U. 8 Steel Bethlehem Steel General Otors Chrysler Sears Roebuck urtiss-Wright Philco Air Reducion du Pont Westinghouse Electic Union Pacific Southernacific Texas Co Pan American Sways Johns-Manville Ameria Telephone Consolidated Edin Chesapeake & Ohio Zenith Die Standard Oil

Hogs and Cattle Prices in Baltimore and Chicago Markets

USDA reported salable hogs around 13 000 with top 23 50 for 180 240 lb and 22 75 23 40 for 240 270 lb. Cattle 3 000 with steers 29 75 31 75 and heifers 29 25 31 00. calves 450 trading steady 28 00 31 00. sheep 1 000 with lambs 29 00 top and ewes 7 50 10 00. Distribution across weights and classes noted for both cities with varied diesel.

Chicago USDA Baltimore Eastern Shore Usis & Usis Del Usis

Lamb and sheep sale results with varied weights and grades

The sale lists sows and garbage fed hogs at 1.50 to 2.00 under weight and grain fed hogs. Sheep 250 head with scattered spring lambs in early rounds. strong lambs to 1.00 higher, good and choice lambs 70 to 80 pounds. country graded lambs about 31.00 top, few good to low choice 83 pounds average 29.00.

Local Markets Corrections Note

Local markets list updates are corrected daily by The Star but the paper does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.

The Star

Grains Open Steady Amid Korea War Trading

Chicago grains opened steady to lower as activity lagged behind other sessions since Korea fighting began. Wheat prices ranged from 2.21 for July to 2.28 for March with corn around 1.43 to 1.52 for December and soybeans near 2.36 to 3.18 for nearby contracts.

Chicago Ill Board of Trade Korea Jly

Ammonia Named From Sal Ammoniac Legend

The origin of the name ammonia traces to sal ammoniac once produced near the temple of Jupiter Ammon in Egypt according to legend.

Jupiter Ammon Egypt

Cardui Promises Relief From Monthly Suffering

An ad promotes Cardui as a tonic for women to ease periodic pains and jitters by aiding the uterus, claiming it offers relief without being a simple pain killer. The copy urges readers to try Cardui and visit their usual dealer.

Cardui Lui

Ousted Navy Chief Denfeld enters Massachusetts race

Retired Admiral Louis E. Denfeld announces as a Republican candidate for governor of Massachusetts. He faces three veteran rivals for the nomination, including former Lt Gov Arthur W. Coolidge, ex Attorney General Clarence A. Barnes, and ex State Senator Edward W. Rowe. If nominated he would likely oppose Gov Paul A. Deaver in the general election. The piece notes little about ocean perch or rosefish migration.

Boston Louis E. Denfeld Massachusetts Naval Operations Arthur W. Coolidge Atty Clarence A. Barnes Edward W. Rowe GOP Paul A. Deaver

Chapmans Plan Calif vacation trip and health officer trip

The Chapmans of 16 Sprifiesrest plan a vacation trip to California next week. The local health officer intends to drive to Anaheim, the officer's wife's home. The ampere unit of electrical current is named for Andre Marie Ampere, a French physicist and mathematician who died in 1836.

Paul B. Chap California Anaheim Ampere Andre Marie Ampere

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