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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
7
Baltimore market notes show produce items and live poultry quoted with varied prices. Cattle hogs and sheep prices are listed with ranges, weights and tabled demand. little summarized demand, but overall market strength noted with higher hog prices and scarce high grade cattle.
New York March 20 trading mixed with uneven moves and ragged closes. Favorites rose modestly while many sectors lagged with slowdowns and only occasional bursts of activity. Total daily volume around shares traded.
Chicago market notes March 20 show wheat range fluctuations up to 11 8 cents, closing around 88 1 8 to 1 4. May and July prices move with mixed corn and bean quotes. cash grain markets report assorted grades and futures, with oat and malt prices listed alongside field seeds and market notes.
A Norwegian architect back from Europe says shelters built as air-raid dugouts average five to ten feet deep. He notes bombs can reach deeper, while concrete skyscrapers offer safety by shielding interiors if a bomb lands on top.
A court heard testimony from a female proprietor of a tropical African roadhouse about a January 28 fatal shooting in which a man was found with a bullet through his head in a car. The proceedings referenced Major Broughton, Lady Broughton, and the Earl of Erroll in connection with the slaying and a related note dropped into a grave.
Ezra Van Horn, Cleveland coal executive and spokesman for operators, said a new contract with the United Mine Workers CIO could be reached by April 1 if joint negotiators hold close discussions. After a meeting with 50 local operators, Van Horn expressed optimism about progress toward a peaceful settlement and a possible agreement by the termination date of the present contract. Miners pressed for a $1 a day increase, with current rates at $6 in the north and $5.60 in the south, but operators argued higher wages would push up the year’s total costs. a four miners and four operators sub committee is negotiating.
New York March meeting remarks from Virginia Coal and Coke Corp executive Dorrance show net income of about 70000 dollars in the first two months of 1941 after charges and taxes, versus a 119000 dollar loss a year earlier. Stockholders approved changing common stock from no par to 5 dollars with no share increase.
A well informed source says the United States and Great Britain have agreed on leasing naval bases to the United States and expect to sign within days. The talks follow the transfer of 50 destroyers from the U S to Britain last summer in exchange for Western Hemisphere access.
News from Salonika shows troops landed while Greece and Turkey resist German pressure. British raids strike Cologne as London suffers another day of heavy bombing with docks, hotels, and shelters damaged and people trapped in debris.
A Turkish foreign minister and a Greek newspaper report a joint hope for victory as other dispatches claim heavy shipping losses. The fragment notes 66,500 tons sunk in forays against Britain and hints at coordinated Balkan actions amid regional tensions.
Boston buyers remained cautious awaiting new government contracts to determine future domestic wool requirements as market activity paused until awards are announced.
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