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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1947

Page

11

Agricultural Market Prices Report From Winchester Area

The Agriculture Department Markets Division lists eggs priced by grade with U S Grade A extra large at 3.00 per dozen and other grades at 0.51 0.43 0.46 0.37, plus pullets. Live poultry prices show No 1 quality delivered at dressing plants, heavy breed hens four pounds and up at 26 cents per pound, Leghorn hens 22 cents, broilers 50 per hundred and 20 cents per pound, old roosters 14 to 15 cents, young tom turkeys 22 cents, old hens 28 to 30 cents, old geese 25 cents. Kashmir note appears as an extraneous line.

Winchester U. S U.S U. S. Grace Kashmir Utah India

Market Quotation Summary and Horse Leg Condition Question

Market report notes uneven trading in New York with mixed results as investors await labor bill action and monitor the Maritime tie up and potential coal strike. Stocks such as American Telephone and General Electric show weakness while Goodyear and GM show strength. A separate veterinary Q A explains horny callosities on horses lions’ legs known as chestnuts, remnants of skin glands.

New York Commission American Telephone Great Northern Preferred Northern Pacific Kennecott Air Reduction General Electric Johns Mansville Glenn Martin Goodyear Union Carbide International Harvester Public Service of N. J General Motors International Nickel

Baltimore Produce Market Report June 18

Baltimore market notes light receipts and steady to slightly weaker prices for produce and poultry. Fruits and vegetables include rome 2 1/2 inch size at 3.50 to 4.00, NC sacks for potatoes at 2.75 to 3.50, Nancy Halls and Porto Rican sweet potatoes around 2.75 to 3.25, Jersey basque USIs 3.00 to 3.26. poultry demand dull with fryers 34 to 35 cents, fowl 30 to 34 cents, eggs 42 to 45 cents. Butter and egg totals listed. cattle trading slow to steady with dairy cows 13.50 to 16.50 and beef cows up to 18.00.

Baltimore N. J N. C Bu. Bas Nancy Halls Jersey Balto Livestock Ease

Livestock Auction Report Reflects Price Shifts and Demand

Hog prices eased with 900 head sold, practical top 25.75 and various weight ranges down 23.25 to 25.50. Cattle bulls and calves scarce, hogs steady to lower, sheep and lambs showing uneven demand with spring lambs 23.00 to 24.00 and slaughter ewes steady. Garbage and swill hogs discounted.

Chicago Grain Quotations Open Higher on Active Trade

Chicago Board of Trade shows sharp gains as heavy buying by commission houses follows overnight rains. Wheat led with July at 2.14 1 4, September 2.11 1 4, December 2.11. Corn July 1.89 1 4, September 1.72 1 2, December 1.38 1 59. Oats July 93, September 84 1 2. Barley July 17.65, September 17.80.

Chicago Board of Trade Jly Tard

Livestock Auction Prices Report

Prices for fat heifers cows bulls veal calves lambs and hogs listed. Fattened cattle mostly 16 to 19 dollars with odd heads to 22.75. veal good to 25.50. lambs state graded to 24-33. hogs top 25 with heavies 22.50 to 23. sows 16 to 19. shoats 26 to 30. fresh cows 60 to 200 per head.

Local Wholesale Market Flour and Corn Meal Prices

Local markets list daily corrected wholesale prices for flour in 10 and 25 lb bags, corn meal in 5 and 10 lb cwt, and assorted white and yellow corn meal bags. Grains show Wheat yellow corn at mill with moisture noted not over 18 percent.

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