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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1949
Page
3
Flour at retail priced by bag set at 10 cents per pound in yellow labeled bags. Corn meal sold in 5 and 10 pound white bags. Grain feeds include Eye mash at 20 percent protein. Egg mash at 18 percent protein. Turkey grower feed listed at 4.40 per unit. Cracked corn priced per 100 pounds at 3.20. Broiler mash offered at 4.65. Prices reflect typical retail market listings for animal feeds and staples.
The report lists live poultry prices by grade and type including Red broilers, Young Turkey Hens, Old Turkey Toms, Young Guineas, and Old Guineas. It mentions dressing plants in Winchester and notes payments to producers, with various weight and quality indicators.
Market reports from Baltimore and Chicago show mixed results across cattle hogs and poultry. Prices move unevenly with some gains on lighter hogs and fryers, while heavier weights weaken. cattle demand remains tepid in Baltimore with few sales, and Chicago shows strong hogs and varied steer and cow quotes.
A weak market trend persisted in New York stocks with only a few issues advancing after late-day weakness. U. S. Steel and several major securities traded lower while Coca Cola rose 2 percent to 132, signaling uneven momentum across industrials and select blue chips.
Consignment moderate and prices steady to 1.50 higher on all stock except cattle which are about steady. Steers mixed grades 24.50 to 27.00, stockers up to 33.50, heifers 16 to 26, cows 14.50 to 18.50, dairy cows up to 201 per head, bulls 17 to 22.10, weaners 23 to 26.80, hogs 19 to 21, sows 14 to 17.50, lambs 18 to 26.95, stock ewes with lambs. Next sale Monday July 4.
Prices for various goods are listed including canners and cutters at 12.50 to 16, medium and good sage balls at 19.50 to 21.50, and common to choice dealers at 20 to 22.50. Also ranges show 16 to 18.50 for some items.
Brooklyn’s Jackie Robinson extends his grip on the National League batting title by adding nine points to reach .367, 19 points ahead of Ralph Kiner who holds the runner-up spot at .348. Stan Musial Schoendienst sits third at .336 and Duke Snider fourth at .325. In the American League, Dom DiMaggio climbs 14 points toward George Kell’s .353 pace, with Kell still leading and Ted Williams at .319 in third, Wertz at .317.
Major League Standings list tonight games in both leagues with times for American and National matchups. Tomorrow schedules include Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia Washington New York Boston and more, with key interleague and intraleague duels.
Chicago May wheat rose about a penny at the open while July wheat gained similar. Corn fell and oats held steady as opening quotes showed July wheat at 1.96 to 1.97, May at 1.95, corn around 1.33 to 1.34, and lard futures mixed with September near 11.05 and October 10.82.
Hebron Baptist ladies clean and paint the church interior. Bible school begins July 5 at Sidney Gore school for two weeks led by Rev. and Mrs. Virgil Hudson. Community notes mention residents visiting, moving, and building projects, plus a trivia Q&A on the Little Women score by Max Steiner.
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