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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1949

Page

5

Market Quotations Drift After Higher Open On Wall Street

New York stock market opened higher then wobbled as fractional gains faded. U S Steel fell slightly after an initial 2134 print while Chrysler Spiegel Schenley Consolidated Edison Anaconda Copper Phelps Dodge American Can J C Penney Santa Fe Sinclair Air Lines dropped. Bethlehem Steel Studebaker U S Rubber Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Caterpillar Tractor Dow Chemical Du Pont Johns Manville Southern Pacific and Westinghouse Electric posted better results.

New York U. S. Steel Chrysler Spiegel Schenley Consolidated Edison Anaconda Copper Phelps Dodge American Can J. C. Penney Santa Fe Sinclair Oil Air Lines Bethlehem Steel Studebaker U.S. Rubber Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck Caterpillar Tractor Douglas Aircraft Kennecott Copper Dow Chemical du Pont Johns Manville Southern Pacific Westinghouse Electric

Prices Paid for Eggs and Poultry in Winchester Area

Agriculture Dept Markets Division reports Federal State grade eggs and live poultry prices in Winchester. US Grade A extra large to medium eggs range 0.53 to 0.44 per dozen, Grade B and C prices listed. live poultry includes heavy breed hens at 0.22, rock cross broilers 0.21, young turkey hens 0.30, old toms 0.47, leghorn broilers 0.18.

Winchester U.S U. S Uris Oradea Rock Cross

Cacapon Park Sets Attendance Mark

A total of 11 942 persons entered Cacapon State park over the Fourth of July holiday according to C L Long superintendent. Peak day was Sunday with 5850 visitors counted. Last year's record day was 6000. All the cabins at the park are full Long stated.

Cacapon State Park C. L. Long Long

Live Stock Prices Mixed Across Markets in Baltimore and Chicago

July trading shows apples and poultry firming slightly, cattle and hogs mixed with steady to uneven quotes across Baltimore and Chicago. Hogs lead gains in Chicago with tops near 21.75, while Baltimore notes scarce cattle and steady to higher lamb inquiries.

Kersey and Cleveland Win Church League Pitching Duels

Two church league softball games produced Baptist 15 Montague 7 and Highland 7 Episcopal 3. Kersey pitched for Baptist with strong support as B McKee homer drove in three in the sixth. J Shifflett tallied five for the winners while J Carroll went 4 for 4 for Montague. Highland's Cleveland held Episcopal to eight hits. Bobby Hoover belted a fifth inning homer and Greenwalt went 3 for 3 as Highland built an early lead and held on.

Baptist Montague Highland Chop Espicopal Baptist-Montague Kersey Clark B. McKee Jimmy Shifflett J. Carroll Baptists The Cleveland Highland Anderson Episcopal Bobby Hoover Greenwalt

Chicago Grains Open Weak Amid Active Dealings

Chicago grain market opens weak on July 8 as milling demand eases in wheat while activity remains visible across crops. Wheat July 2.01 to 2.02, corn July 1.37, oats July 0.63, soybeans July 2.46, lard July 10.22.

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Scooter Damaged in Tavern Fire Belongs to Roger Pennington

A motor scooter believed owned by Roger Pennington was destroyed by a fire at a Berryville tavern at 4 p m yesterday. Investigators are examining the blaze to determine its cause.

Roger Pennington Berryville Ike

Poultry Field Day Details Highlight Livestock Topics

E A Livesay professor of animal husbandry leads a field day with experts discussing pasture improvement silage comparisons for wintering beef cattle and finishing 2 year old steers. They will compare Corriedale and Hampshire lamb and wool production.

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