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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
6
Produce and livestock prices listed for Baltimore and Chicago on June 21. Cattle and hogs show slow to steady trade with varied weights and grades. cows and bulls mixed, feeders active, steer and calf values noted. Lambs, sheep, and veal prices also recorded with ceiling figures and quality distinctions.
New York stocks rose to eight year highs with gains in steels rails motors and industries before midday. Dividends earnings and buy incentives supported prices though fears of a technical correction cooled some enthusiasm. Railway bonds improved while commodities eased.
Rye opened lower on liquidation but recovered as shorts bought the dip. Wheat oats and corn showed small losses or steady prices as traders cited strong harvest weather across the grain belt. Opening quotes: Wheat July 1.68 5-8 Sept 1.64 3-4 Dec 1.64 1-8 May 1.63 7-8. Corn Sept 1.18 1-2 Dec 1.17 May 1.16 3-8. Oats July 67 7-8 Sept 66 1-4 to 66 Dec 66 1-4 to 3-8 May 66 3-8. Rye July 1.53 3-4 Sept 1.44 1-2 to 3-8 Dec 1.41 1-2 May 1.38 3-4.
United States total battle casualties in World War II reached 1 023 453, up 6 356 from the prior week. The breakdown shows 903 701 Army and 119 751 Navy casualties, with deaths, wounds, missing, and prisoners listed for both services and comparisons to the previous week.
Public invited to Lamps Memorial Church services Sunday evening June 24 at 8 30 oclock.
Local markets page notes daily prices and confirms Star not responsible for typographical errors. Wholesale flour figures appear in the listing, reflecting current pricing in the market.
Turkey grower Butter Creamery butter Local Graded Egg Market lists Large Extras White Browns at .41 Grade A Whites Browns .39 Grade B Whites Browns .36 Grade A Mediums .36 Grade C 33.
The Friendship Fire Company executive committee approved an estimate from H. W. Fhert to repair the ambulance. Ryland Conner said repairs likely take about a month and a new ambulance cannot be secured now.
High View West Virginia June 21 Mr and Mrs Estes Gilmer and family of Charlottesville and Mr Richard Gilmer of White Post were guests of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Emmons Sunday Miss June Simmers of Broadway returns from a week with Miss Virginia Owens Mrs Lizzie Beatty visits her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Elmer Evans Martin Koenig son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Evans visits grandparents Martin Koenig son of Mr and Mrs Paul Koenig Jr visits grandparents
Mr T E Owens of Washington DC is spending some time at his home here.
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