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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1958
Page
9
About 150 ministers are expected at the four day Pastors School of the Baptist Church underway at the University of Richmond. The event opened yesterday and features lessons for church leaders.
New York copper shares led early gains with modest upside while the broader market softened slightly. Kennecott rose modestly before trimming gains. Magma Anaconda and Phelps Dodge advanced, steels and transports slipped, rails rose slightly, and many commodities such as rubbers and chemicals posted small increases. In Baltimore strawberries and asparagus showed limited strength amid steady vegetable quotes and stable potato prices across various regional lots.
Chicago grain prices opened steady with Wheat varying around unchanged to higher yet July at 1.83. Corn and oats held firm while soybeans moved with a mixed to higher tone. The report notes slight fluctuations amid opening trading.
USDA cattle numbers around 300 head with 75 calves in Baltimore trading. canners and utility cows steady at 17.00 to 20.00 with dealers scarce and scattered head 29.00 to 31.00 for 170 to 210 lb, others 24.00 to 26.00. Hogs seen around 400 with scarce butchers, prices up about 0.25. 180 to 220 lb butchers at 24.25. Sheep small lot 81 lb spring lambs steady at 25.00.
USDA hog prices at Chicago rose with mostly 25 higher on butchers and sows. Cattle and calves totals listed with loads of prime steer and heifer prices, ranges for high and low choices, and several weights showing gains or declines across categories.
Market report shows standard cows 22.00 to 23.00, utility and commercial 19.00 to 22.00, bulls 22.50 to 24.50, good and choice dealers 29.00 to 31.00, stock steers around 28.00, feeding steers about 27.00, stock heifers 24.50, and sheep with slaughter lambs steady. No. 1 pelt lambs 20.50 to 21.50, good to low choice 18.00 to 20.50, culls 15.00 to 18.00, spring lambs 22.00 to 23.50, high choice 23.50 to 24.25, small prime lots 24.25, with slaughter and mixed consignments averaging 6.00 to 7.00 per hundredweight.
Poultry and eggs show adequate supply with good demand for broilers and fryers. Turkeys unsettled. Farm prices yesterday include broilers 21 to 23 pounds at 214 to 3 percent, heavy hens 21 to 22 pounds, small type turkey fryers 28, heavy type 28 percent, and various egg market grades for Wingchester and Harrisonburg with mixed large, medium, and small grade prices.
Local markets corrected regularly by the Star. The paper notes no responsibility for typographical errors that may occur.
A Scott Air Force Base general announced disciplinary action will follow a C47 transport nearly colliding with an American Airlines DC7 near Staunton Illinois. Instructor Captain Laurence Herman and Maj. Joseph Kuhn were involved during an instrument proficiency flight in simulated conditions at Scott.
Richmond AP Gov. Mond liberalizes holiday rules for state workers. Average employee gains about two extra days annually. If a holiday falls on Sunday, the following Monday is observed. If on a rest day other than Sunday, compensatory leave is allowed within 12 months. An agency may seek an alternate schedule with governor approval. Eleven holidays are listed including Jefferson’s birthday and Election Day.
Moscow radio quoted Premier Khrushchev saying Russia has not rejected President Eisenhower's latest proposal for a meeting of experts in Geneva to discuss ways of check. The remarks reflect cautious openness to prospective talks during the Cold War.
A broadcast quotes Nikita Khrushchev telling a British peace council delegation that Geneva would be an acceptable site for talks on issues of vital concern to peoples worldwide. The exchange followed discussions with the delegation on nuclear test bans.
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