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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1937

Page

3

Baltimore Market Update on Livestock and Produce

June 24 reports from Baltimore and Philadelphia markets show cattle, calves, hogs, sheep and poultry trading with steady to higher prices. Cattle supple with steers strong, cows weak. calves strong, hogs up to 25 cents higher, sheep steady to higher. live poultry and dressed chicken prices listed for Philadelphia.

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Local Markets and Wholesale Feed Price List

The Star reports daily local market figures and a wholesale feed price list. Items include flour bags, patent brands, cracked corn, shelled corn, meal, mash, and various dairy and mixed feeds with per bag and per hundred pricing.

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Market Prices and Livestock Notes from Local Store Ledger

The record lists hens and broilers with per head prices for several breeds, plus dairy and livestock items including butter, lard, and various feeds. It also shows live stock prices with a brief stock summary and closing quotations for major firms and commodities.

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Stock Market Report on War Makers Lift Copper and Steel Shares

Missing German warship fleet off Portugal energized traders in New York on June 24. Copper futures and overseas copper shares rose as investors chased gains of fractions to about a point. Steel issues improved after a cautious start, brokers attributing the demand to wartime conditions.

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Wheat and Grain Prices Edge Up Then Dip in Chicago

Chicago futures showed wheat moving above and dropping below the prior close with hedging and heat pressure cited. Closings set July wheat at 1.133 to 1.132. other grains also displayed varied gains and losses amid crop reports and Liverpool prices.

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Valley Turnpike Gets New Surface Treatment

The Shenandoah Valley turnpike is receiving a tar and stone chip surface from Cedar Creek near the county line and moving north. Workmen are applying the material just south of Middletown to create a smooth surface, with several Frederick County routes in the summer maintenance plan. Tall grass along the road is being mowed using a modern rake-and-load machine.

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Champion Joe Louis Seeks Fights After Crown Win

Chicago June 24 Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis plans frequent bouts after his eight round KO of James J Braddock last Tuesday night to boost his $50 000 windfall He will travel to Detroit to visit his mother and would like to meet Max Schmeling but wait for managers to arrange It is reported promoter Mike Jacobs extended his contract with Louis for two years at age 23.

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Earhart Returns to the Skies from Java Flight

Amelia Earhart and navigator Capt. Fred Noonan departed Batavia bound for Kupang Timor on a leg of their round the world trip after a three day rest in Bangoeng. Kupang lies about 1200 miles west of Batavia and the two then plan a flight to Australia. They left at 630 am Greenwich time.

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Fleet Masses In Atlantic Move With German Navy

Reports from Gibraltar place the German battleship concentration near the Straits with 15 vessels. The Admiral Scheer is expected to follow with cruisers Nurnberg Karlsruhe and a transport as other units of the division mass at sea. Vessels are near Tangier international zone and in the Mediterranean.

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German naval strength to rise amid troubles in Spanish waters

The arrival of the Admiral Graf Spee increases German naval strength to at least twelve vessels, including two battleships four cruisers nine destroyers and four submarines. A destroyer squadron led by a fast cruiser reportedly lay at anchor off Algeciras with boats moving between ships and shore through the night.

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Union action halts two plants amid dispute

Warren Mayer reports a plant shutdown as J C Manternach president of American Welding and Manufacturing Co says operations paused while awaiting union moves. F R Schaeffer general manager of Niles Steel Products Co says the stoppage was due to an unauthorized strike yesterday.

Page Inc J. C. Manternach Amercan Welding and Manufacturing Co F. R. Schaeffer Niles Steel Products Company

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