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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1954
Page
7
Baltimore market notes show apples and potatoes with price ranges by district and size. Cattle hogs calves and sheep are listed with bid zones and weights, including US and Chicago USDA quotes for hogs, cattle, and sheep.
Stocks led gains with several names advancing a point or more while a few oil issues weakened. DuPont rose two points and United Fruit gained two percent on 5,000 shares amid gains for Chrysler Studebaker Montgomery Ward Douglas Radio Corp and GE. Losses appeared for Cities Service Amerada and Texas Pacific Land Trust with minor bond moves overall.
Chicago markets opened with most grains down led by soybeans and oats in light action. New crop soybeans eased from forward months while corn and wheat posted modest declines amid brisk trading at the Board of Trade.
Local markets show retail prices for flour corn meal and feeds with grain values. Wheat No 2 Yellow and corn No 2 Yellow shelled list prices by county including Rockingham Augusta and Luray with butterfat wholesale butter and butter prices noted.
Agriculture Dept records show market steady for broilers and fryers with heavy hens and turkeys steady compared with last weekend. Receipts are heavy as farm prices for the 72 hours ending today noon show heavy hens around 12 to 18 cents, broilers under three pounds at 24 to 25 cents, over three pounds at 24 to 25 cents, and heavy hens around 18 to 19 cents. turkey fryers 29 to 30 cents. heavy toms similar. Egg markets list U S Grade A Large white and brown, Grade B large white and brown, Grade A medium, and Grade A small with Winchester Grade A large around 50 cents and other grades showing varied readings. cracks and checks noted in minor lines.
Puzzle lists across and down clues covering sun based determinations. It includes entries such as determined by the sun call of brooding hen and maxim with various encoded letter patterns. The grid references common crossword terms like shaggy hints and mythological names.
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