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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
5
A total of 46 700 broilers sold from 57 300 offered in 23 lots at the Capon Valley Area Poultry Auction in Wardensville West Virginia. Prices ranged from 201 to 2154 cents per pound, mostly 21 cents. Demand was good. About 2 000 Beltsville turkeys brought 23 cents per pound.
Local markets list daily feed and grain prices with items including 100 lb feed at 3.40, Egg Mash at 4.45, Flour 100 lb at 8.90, Corn Meal 5 lb bag at 0.30, and No 2 Yellow Corn at 1.35, noting possible typographical errors and no responsibility for inaccuracies.
Market list shows poultry and egg product pricing with items like broilers fryers small type turkey fryers heavy type hens and toms. Grades for eggs include Grade A Dape Grade A Medium Grade A Large and Grade B with assorted weights and packaging notes.
New York stocks opened mixed with a slight downside bias as key issues moved in narrow fractions. Steel shares showed uneven moves amid anticipated higher prices and a drop in scrap values while U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic Steel drifted lower and American Smelting trimmed zinc output.
Wheat futures on the Board of Trade open steady and quickly gain at least a cent. Corn and oats show little change while soybeans trend higher. Opening prices list old and new wheat futures with July and September notes.
The weekly market lists sows grades No 1 to 3 at 400 lbs down 15.75 to 17.00 and 400-500 lbs at 15.00 to 15.75, 500-600 lbs 14.25 to 15.00. Sheep total around 50 head with spring lambs at 22.50 per cwt for high choice and prime, bulk of good and choice at 19.50 to 21.00, and a few utility and good at 15.00.
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