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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1948

Page

3

Whaler Brings Cargo Worth $5 Million

ELIZABETH New Jersey March 24 470 The S S Anglo Norse has returned with 75 000 barrels of sperm oil valued at 5 000 000 dollars The crew will share 4 000 dollars each for ten months at sea The vessel signals a shift from tall masted whaling to fast killer boats using explosive harpoons The crew describes hunting off Peru tracking whales for hours before surfacing to strike and tow the prize The ship also hauled back 100 pounds of ambergris once believed valuable but now largely synthetics reduce its worth

Norway Knudstadt Ambergris

Local Markets and Grain Prices Listed in Daily Market

Local markets report a range of wholesale feed and grain prices including corn meal 10 lb bags at 69 cents, 5 lb bags at 39 cents, 10 lb white bags at 70 cents, No 2 red winter wheat delivered in city at 25 cents per bushel, No 2 yellow ear corn at 2.10 per bushel, barley 1.65 per bushel, soybeans 2.40 per bushel, egg mash 5.50, egg mash 5.40, cracked corn 100 lb bag, broiler mash, turkey grower, bran.

Wa. Bas Succe

Chicago Grains Open Lower On Profit Taking

Chicago grain prices opened modestly lower amid profit taking and uncertainty over government wheat purchases after ample wheat bought to cover April export allocations. May wheat at 2.36 1 2, July 2.24 1 2, Sept 2.22 1 4. May corn 2.15 3 4, July 2.05 1 2 3 4. oats May 1.10 3 8, July 91 1 2, Sept 84 3 8. lard May 21.50, July 21.52, Sept 21.70 65.

Chicago Board of Trade Oats Lard

Virginia livestock market prices quoted for fat cattle and hogs

Virginia market prices list per hundredweight and head for fat steers and heifers cows bulls veal lambs and hogs with ranges and occasional highs. Fresh cows and springers priced at 85 to 250 dollars with medium 130 to 170 and older milking stock 85 to 125 dollars.

Virginia Clerk's Office Notice for Lena B. Lewis

In the Circuit Court of Frederick County Virginia on March 16, 1948, Lena B. Lewis is referenced in a court filing notice. The document appears to be an official filing entry from the Frederick County clerk's office.

Virginia Frederick County Lena B. Lewis Ray Maynard Lewis Winchester Evening Star Frederick Virginia Lee N. Whitacre Dooney W. Watts P.q

Medieval crossword leads into Baltimore cattle market notes

Crossword clues and partial grid appear with market data from Baltimore and Chicago. The piece blends a daily crossword with livestock and commodity price summaries, including hogs, cattle, calves, and sheep values, followed by regional quotes and a brief market snapshot. Final figures note weights and price ranges for beef, veal, and dairy by region.

Irregular Stock Market Gains in Mixed Amid Market Factors

New York March 24 shows narrow gains and slowdowns with volume below recent pace. Favored issues advance while broader market lacks direction. U.S. Steel Sears Roebuck Gulf Oil Sinclair Westinghouse Swinley Chesapeake and Ohio U S Gypsum lead. Santa Fe Southern Railway Bethlehem Edison lag.

New York Commission Belef U.S. Steel Sears Roebuck Gulf Oil Sinclair Oil Westinghouse Electric Swinley Chesapeake and Ohio U. S. Gypsum Boeing Santa Fe Southern Railway Bethlehem Commonwealth Edison International Nickel International Paper and Transcontinent Western Air

Fruit and Poultry Market Roundup From Baltimore

Baltimore market report shows apples in light demand with varied crates from Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia. Prices listed for Delicious Romes Staymans Yorks and Black Twigs plus N J quality notes. Poultry receipts moderate with fryers and colored fowl slightly weaker, roasters 5 lb and up 37 to 40 cents.

Baltimore MD. Pa W. Va N. J

Live cattle market report shows varied weights and steady dealer tone

Buyers paid 13 to 16.50 for light weighty sausage and fat beef bulls selling above 23. Medium bulls brought 20 to 22, while dealers maintained a steady tone at 28 on lighter runs.

Baltimore Chicago

Federal Housing Administration founded June 1 1934

The Federal Housing Administration was created on June 1, 1934. It does not make loans but insures private lending institutions against loss on residential and property improvement loans under Federal Housing Administration standards.

Federel Housing Administration Federal Housing Administration

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