Market Quotation Rally As Stocks Rise On Merger Hopes
New York stocks opened higher led by Studebaker and Packard amid merger talk. United Fruit climbed on Guatemala upheaval while Food Machinery and ACF Industries advanced on new ventures and jet train plans. Dow, U S Steel, GE, and other blue chips rose. GM and several others lagged as bonds held steady.
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New York
Studebaker
Packard
United Fruit
Guatemala
ACF Industries
Rock Island
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
Douglas Aircraft
Southern California Edison
Kennecott Copper
Dow Chemical
General Electric
Santa Fe
Lincolir Oil
U. S. Gypsum
General Motors
Goodyear
United Aircraft
Radio Corp
American Telephone
American Smelting
DuPont
American Tobacco
Standard Oil (Nj
United Air Lines
Market report excerpts from Baltimore and Chicago livestock and produce
The bulletin lists prices for apples, potatoes and sweet potatoes in regional markets, noting limited sales and steady to weak demand. It details USDA cattle, hog, sheep, and calf quotes in Baltimore and Chicago, with feeders and slaughter stock varying by weight and quality. Prices show wide spreads for yearlings, cows, bulls, vealers, and sows, plus arrivals and carrying stocks by region.
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NC Usis
Sebagoes
S.C. Sebagoes
Va. E.stern Shore
Hpr
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers
A mixed list of crossword clues and a final line noting Yesterday's Answer. Entries include hints such as a crowners mark a melody Eskers gaming cubes greedy tax and capital with a date marker November. The list ends with Epoch part of to be and yesterday's answer.
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Crow
Melody
Eskers
Greedy
Firemen's Executive Association to Meet Tomorrow
Meeting of the Firemen's Executive Association will be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Sarah Zane Fire Company Hall. Officials of the telephone company will be present to discuss the alarm reporting system and other business. Taylor L. Barr is president and John Hawse is secretary.
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Firemen’s Executive Association
Tomorow
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Telephone Company
Taylor L. Barr
John Hawse
Livestock Auction Prices Salable Cattle and Sheep Details
Salable cattle 14 000 with calves 500 and prime loads of steers 26 50 to 27 00 per cwt. High choice and prime steers 24 25 to 26 00. Good to average choice 20 00 to 24 00. Cows 11 75 to 15 00. Bulls 14 00 to 16 00. Veals 16 00 to 20 00. Salable sheep 700 with native spring lambs 22 50 to 24 50. Cull lambs 13 00 to 22 00. Old crop lambs and yearlings and small lot similar. Old croppers 17 00. Ewes 4 50 to 5 25.
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Baltimore
USDA
Local Market Prices From The Star Market Report
Local markets list daily retail prices for flour corn meal feeds egg mash bran and flour 100 lbs mixed feed grain prices per bushel No 2 yellow corn No 2 red winter and No 2 yellow corn shelled with regional price ranges for Rockingham Augusta Luray and Augusta counties plus butter and barley wholesale figures. Market notes note potential typographical errors.
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Reve
Barrisonburg
Rockingham Co
Augusta Co
Bos
Sian Pivekeeeeee
Winchester Live Poultry and Egg Prices Report
Agriculture Dept live poultry prices in Winchester area show steady market with heavy receipts. Broilers under three pounds 21-24 cents. over three pounds 24-25 cents. Heavy hens 28-30 cents. toms 20-28 cents. Winchester egg market lists U S Grade A large white and brown at 38 cents. Grade B large 30 cents. Grade A small 20-28 cents. Grade C few 15 cents. Harrisonburg egg market notes Grade A large white 38 cents.
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Winchester
Harrisonburg
U. S
Farida Ae Winchester Egg Market
Cesscessee
Chicago grain opening shows mixed moves across Wheat Corn and Soybeans
Wheat and soybeans edge slightly lower while feed grains hold steady at the Board of Trade. Opening prices list small declines in July contracts and mixed shifts across December and March maturities for oats rye and lard futures.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
French Forces Crush Viet Minh Villages Northwest of Hanoi
French tanks artillery planes and gun boats hit Viet Minh held villages 18 miles northwest of Hanoi in a overnight mopup. Eight villages on the Red River south of Hanoi were seized as infantry supported by light tanks moved village to village. Saigon sources said five U S airmen captured near Tourane were aboard a rebel ship headed south.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Red River
Son Tay
Saigon
U. S
Tourane
Handley Class of 1949 Holds Saturday Reunion
About 82 alumni attended the Handley High School Class of 1949 reunion Saturday evening at York Inn. Special guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ray Garrabrandt, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Frye, and Mrs. and Mrs. Hugh Call. Gifts honored Mrs. Hector Ritter and Mrs. Robert McKee for family size and longest travel.
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Handley
York Inn
Ray Garrabrandt
Archie Frye
Hugh Call
Hector Ritter
Robert McKee
Richmond
Boy, 6, Starts $600,000 Fire on West Side Lumber Yard
A six year old boy started a fire in a West Side lumber yard. Five firefighters were injured and about $100,000 of lumber was destroyed. The boy was found fleeing the scene and later released to his parents after police questioning.
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New York
West Side
Friendship Clears 950 on Yard Party
Approximately 950 dollars for the building fund was cleared at the Friendship Fire Company's annual yard party in the John Kerr School yard on Friday and Saturday. The highlight was the drawing of a 14 foot boat with five horsepower motor and trailer won by E Vance of Route 1 Strasburg, prize valued at about 400 dollars, selected by Patricia Ann Boyd. Mr. Vance will pick up the prize this evening as he was not present Saturday.
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Friendship Fire Company
John Kerr School
E. Vance
Route 1
Strasburg
Patricia Ann Boyd
Robert Boyd
Vance
Robert Geanious
Yard party raises funds for building project
A summer yard party is planned with proceeds benefitting the building fund. About 1,000 attendees joined two nights of games, refreshments, and homemade cakes and pies sold at a booth run by the Auxiliary.
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Jane Cather
William Lewis
Patricia Funk
Jack Weatherholtz
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Lewis Ebert
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