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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1956
Page
5
A reader asks if a person can refuse mailed merchandise or orders. The answer: yes, simply write Refused on the parcel and return it unopened to the mailman or postmaster. No one is obligated to accept mail.
Aircrafts and chemicals led the market higher in early trading as majors edged up. General Motors 45 1 4, Royal Dutch 105 1 8, Reynolds Metals 73 3 4, Youngstown Sheet & Tube 91 7 8, others rose a point or more after Senate approval of extra Air Force funds. Dow Chemical Union Carbide Du Pont gained about a point while Kodak fell about a point.
Market steady for broilers with adequate supply and good demand. Heavy hens weak with light demand. Turkeys dull and weak. Farm prices for broilers, heavy hens, turkeys and toms listed. egg markets show Grade A large and medium with Grade C noted, at state markets including Winchester and Harrisonburg.
Daily market list shows prices for mixed feed at 100 lb, egg mash, broiler mash, and grain items. Includes corn meal, flour, corn meat, and butter with various regional prices and unit measurements.
Livestock and produce in Baltimore and Chicago markets show varied quotes. Apples: Del half bushels close 2 inches. Potatoes firm undertone with NC Cobblers in 100 lb sacks at 2.50-2.75, washed 2.60-2.65. Sweet potatoes too few sales to set a market. Poultry steady on fryers. demand favoring top quality. some lots offered but uncertain movement. Cattle and calves with mixed loads. hogs and sheep quotations listed for midwest markets, with typical ranges for steers, cows, calves, and sows noted.
The opening trade on the Board of Trade shows most grains sliding on active dealings with several issues holding only slight gains. Prices ranged with Wheat July 2.07 3-4 to 1-2, Soybeans July 28 7-8 to 87, Corn July 1.48 1-4, Rye July 1.22 1-2, oats near 66.3 to 68.
Police hunted a stocky six foot robber in Virginia Beach after a bank stick up in which Louise Glass filled two brown paper bags with 7500 dollars. Dorothy Wade chased the suspect while a search by state and local police cleared four men.
Hadley Massachusetts records the first commercial broom corn crop in 1797 producing enough fiber for 30 brooms. Franklin is credited by some with earlier broom corn, after a friend showed him a whisk broom and he planted three seeds from it, sprouting a tall pliable fiber plant.
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association schedules a special board meeting at the Farm Labor Camp on Fairmont Ave at 2 30 p m to consider harvesting labor needs for area fruit crops. I Fred Stine says the session aims to outline staffing needs involving migratory and Bahamian workers.
After a general meeting the board will decide if a new housing building is needed this year. It will also tackle unfinished business and consider preparations to place the camp in operation for the current year.
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