Chicago Grains Open With Mixed Moves on Wheat and Corn
Wheat slid slightly while feed grains held firm at the opening. Corn showed a firmer undertone than other cereals as trading began in Chicago.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
5
Wheat slid slightly while feed grains held firm at the opening. Corn showed a firmer undertone than other cereals as trading began in Chicago.
Norfolk officials move to curb nudist content with warnings and seizure of a nudist magazine and several obscene records. Detective Captain C. J. Staylor and Sgt. Ray Racine state an opinion by Commonwealth's Attorney H. Lawrence Bullock shows violations of a state obscenity statute.
The Agriculture Department Markets Division reports U S Grade A extra large eggs at 51 cents and Grade A large and medium at 42 and 42 cents respectively. Poultry prices include heavy breed hens 32 cents per lb and various broiler and turkey prices in the Winchester area for No 1 quality fob farm producers.
Market movements in New York show small declines and few gains with American Telephone leading activity at 1403 after 1100 shares traded. A list of stocks fell while others rose slightly. The piece ends with a science query about crepuscular rays, explaining they are parallel beams seen in hazy air.
Baltimore and Chicago market news show poultry prices steady to firm with eggs up slightly. Cattle calves hogs and sheep quotations listed by weight, with hogs and sheep showing varied gains and declines across classes and weights.
The town of Middletown invites bids to issue twenty five thousand dollars in bonds to fund a public water system. Bonds run twenty five years with interest up to 2.75 percent, payable semiannually, and bid security of 5 percent. Bids due June 30, 1949, opened July 1, 1949 at 7 PM in the Town Office. Council may reject all bids.
The steamship Flagship Sinco was in danger of sinking 100 miles east of Jacksonville with 12 feet of water in the engine room. The tanker Delaware Sun stood by to take over communications duties as the Sinco operated on emergency power.
Air Secretary Symington rejected Rep. Van Zandt’s charge that contracts for non B 36 planes were canceled to fund more bombers. He called the accusation that he will resign to join an Odlum led aircraft combine a lie and defended the B 36 program. He said the gist of Van Zandt’s insinuations is politics and not military security.
Local markets list corrected prices for flour and grain. Wheat under 14 percent moisture at 2.10 per bushel, No 2 yellow corn 1.30, barley 1.20. Feeds at retail include Egg mash 20 percent 4.30 and 18 percent 3.90.
Readable notes list cracked corn in 100 lb bags and various poultry feeds such as broiler mash turkey grower and turkey starter. It mentions butter and butterfat wholesale and retail options with a price of 3.30.
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