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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1941
Page
9
Market conditions show steady receipts with moderate activity. Cattle mostly cows and cutters under pressure, calves firm for welars, hogs higher with weights 180 to 240 pounds, sheep around steady with fats and thin ewes mixed across lots. Northern quotes note continued price pressure on lower grades.
New York July 9 The stock market shows signs of summer revival with an active opening and many transfers of 1 000 to 2 000 shares. Prices rise at times then slip to nearunchanged as profit taking trims gains, with around 1 200 000 shares changing hands, just below yesterday’s brisk totals. Notable quotes include Manville 69 1 4, Republic Steel 20 5 8, Sears Roebuck 73 3 8, Southern R 13 17 8, SO of NJ 43 7 8, Va Car PFD 27 7 8, Western Union 25 1 2 and Woolworth 28.
Hog prices rise to a new four year peak at 11.25 while hogs remain active with 12 000 salable hocks and 19 000 total. Cattle trends show heavier weights 10-15 lower from Tuesday with calves 800 and yearlings at 11.75. Sheep bids stay steady with good lambs at 11.25 to 11.75 and choice at 11.75+.
Future and cash quotations for wheat corn oats soybeans rye barley and related futures. Closing figures show July and Dec deliveries with prices cited for WHEAT CORN OATS SOYBEANS and rye, with spot domestic and Winchester market prices listed for wheat corn and barley.
Secretary Ickes asked 16 eastern state governors to head a voluntary effort to cut petroleum product use by at least a measurable amount to avert compulsory rationing amid a threatened Atlantic seaboard shortage. They received copies of the Washington DC gasoline conservation program for guidance.
Moscow reports quoted A Lozovsky denying German rumors that Russia was negotiating the sale of Kamchatka and the Far Eastern Maritime Province to the United States. He called the claims groundless and aimed at sowing friction between the United States and Japan.
The Vacation Church School at Capon, West Virginia directed by Miss Ada Baker ends Friday July 11 with an 11 o clock picnic and commencement exercises Friday evening at 7 30 in the Church of Christ Capon Bridge attendees include students and church members celebrating the session's completion.
Pittsburgh civic leader D. Scully of Pittsburgh has agreed to chair a visiting group of citizens for an at home weekend celebration of a Field Artillery regiment. The delegation will visit Saturday and Sunday for the event here.
Moscow communique cites 102 German planes shot down and 62 more in fights near Lepel Borisov and Bobruisk as Russian forces press on. German claims note gains near Ostrov and Viljandi while Australian forces push toward Beirut amid Syrian campaign fighting.
Miss Marguerite Lehand, Roosevelt's personal secretary and trusted aide, spent a restless night in pain in a Washington hospital. The White House physician said she is suffering neuritis and a chronic heart condition but had shown progress before last night.
President Roosevelt and Gen. Wadsworth clashed over extending military service and retaining selectees beyond one year as Congress eyed peace time deferment for registrants over 28. Debate anticipated sharp criticism of Gen. Marshall's proposals to use men outside the hemisphere and extend service limits.
Rome reports Italian editors condemn the American occupation of Iceland as a new form of imperialism. They note Raeder's May interview hinting at attacking convoys and say the move risks provoking a continental war, with responsibility laid on Roosevelt.
In Donaldson near Pottsville twelve miners were injured in a clash over coal stripping operations. Nine were superficially wounded by shotgun fire as about 2,000 bootleg miners confronted 22 private detectives guarding two steam shovels. Eight detectives were bruised and battered as the crowd dispersed.
Continued society notes from Berryville list recent visitors and hosts. Guests include Miss Emily MacCormick, Lieut. Col. Joel D. Griffing and Mary Boone Peyton, Lynwood Ritter, Lieut. Frank Pinney and family, Mrs. Beardall, Rosamund Pelly, and the Carper family with young Nancy Lou, among others. The piece portrays social exchanges during the Independence Day period and nearby weekends.
Richmond residents hosted Mr. Carper and his wife and Mrs. J. M. H. Clagett and their relatives over the Fourth to welcome Lieut. William Clagett of Fort Meade. Lieut. Clagett commands Headquarters Company, 88th Infantry Brigade, and he left Monday with his unit for two weeks maneuvers in Caroline county near Bowling Green, Virginia.
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