Station Develops Cucumbers that Resist Mildew
NORFOLK July 13. Virginia truck experiment station reports three cucumber lines bred for resistance to downy mildew outyielding commercial types in 1947 tests. By 1948 results show resistant lines yield as much or more when mildew is absent. Tests continue this year with Palmetto as the named variety among resistants.
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Norfole
Virginia Truck Experiment Station
Tidewater
W. C. Barnes
Clemison College
Charleston
S. c
T. J. Nugent
Cubit
Nugent
Market Quotations and Livestock Prices Report
Baltimore and Chicago market notes detail fruit apples and eggs prices, poultry, butter receipts, and live cattle hogs and sheep trading. Listings show steers and cows steady to higher with varying weights, hogs up to 25 cents, and lambs strong around 26.
Stock market edges up with mixed gains and steady flags
New York stock market drifted higher only marginally on July 13. Several issues showed no real movement while a number rose modestly led by General Motors Chrysler Goodyear Firestone Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck International Harvester Glenn Martin Universal Laboratories Western Union Consolidated Edison and others. Cerro De Pasco fell to a fresh yearly low as many issues slipped.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic
Youngstown
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodyear
Firestone
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
International Harvester
Glenn Martin Universal Laboratories
Western Union
Consolidated Edison
Commonwealth & Southern
Kennecott Cooper
General Electric
Philip Mortis
U. S. Gypsum
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Nickel Plate, Texas Co
United Air Lines
Cerro de Pasco
Major Firms Rank Among Top Industrial Names
A lineup of prominent companies including Chrysler J I Case United Aircraft DuPont Union Carbide J C Penney and Eastern Airlines figures in a ranking of leading industrial names across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chrysler
J. I. Case
United Aircraft
DuPont
Union Carbide
J. C. Penney
Eastern Airlines
Local Market Prices for Grains and Dairy Items
Daily corrected local market list shows 10 lb corn meal bags in yellow and white varieties, 5 and 10 lb corn meal bags, No 2 yellow corn under 14 percent moisture, barley and feed items, egg mash and turkey feeds with prices around 3.00 to 5.30, and butterfat and butter retail figures. The snippet reflects fluctuating commodity prices and packaging sizes in a regional market catalog.
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Star
Ee Evscesete Se
Wasessecesia MO
Pineapple Power in Hawaii Surpasses Global Needs
Hawaii, three times Delaware’s size, grows about 90 percent of the world’s pineapple supply. The state’s vast plantations and export-focused industry shape global fruit markets and regional economy.
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Hawaii
Delaware
Market Quotations VIP GINIA LIVESTOCK MARKET
Steers good 22.50 to 24.80, fat heifers mostly 20-21, fat cows 17-18.75, veal calves 25-27.50, lambs 25-26.5, butcher hogs 22-22.15, pigs 7.50-11.50. Fresh cows and springers priced around 275 and bulk mediums 140-160.
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Baltimore
Williams
Chicago
Grain Prices Shift Slightly Lower as Trade Lags
Chicago reports July 13 markets with oats and corn easing modestly while nearby corn deliveries hold firm. Wheat futures show mixed closes with July and September near 2.00 and 2.02 dollars, oats around 63. Dec futures cited for lard at 10.65.
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Chicago
Jly
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Freeman Beverage CO
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Penney’s
Penney
J. C. Penney CO
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