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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1948
Page
9
Market data from Baltimore and Chicago shows dull apple demand with varied prices for Delicious and other varieties. Poultry and eggs hold steady or soft, while cattle, hogs, and calves display mixed pricing and steady to unchanged trends across weights and classes.
New York stock movements mixed with gains and losses as market leaders fluctuated. Douglas Aircraft reached a 1948 high while Boeing and Gruman slipped. notable gainers included Youngstown Sheet, American Smelting, Phelps Dodge, Kennecott, and Sears Roebuck. Decliners included Pepsi Cola, U.S. Rubber, U.S. Steel, Chrysler, Studebaker, and United Airlines amid mixed cotton futures.
Chicago March 19 WP Grains opened mixed with active trade across pits though cereals moved little. Opening prices posted for Wheat May 2.36 1 2 34 July 2.24 Sept 2.21 20 3 4 Dec 2.20 Corn May 2.15 14 1 2 July 2.04 34 1 4 Sept 1.88 1 4 Dec 1.62 1 4 Oats May 1.12 1 2 3 8 July 1 3 6 4 Sept 84 1 2 Dec 83
Berryville star Bill Lee scored 19 points but lost 37 dollars from his pocketbook in the dressing room. Clarke edged Rappahannock 43 to 41 as Berryville girls fell 19 to 28 in the twinbill.
The article notes that elephants and water buffalo joined horses, mules, dogs, pigeons and cows in United States armed forces use during World War I, reflecting diverse animal support roles in the war effort.
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