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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1957
Page
7
Hog and cattle lots show variable demand with heavy weights and prime categories trading around 25 to 27.75 for steers, and hogs around 18. The cattle lot totals include 14 000 salable cattle and 300 calves, with varied prices for cows, bulls, and stock steers. Sheep activity limited with lambs and pelts quoted in the low to mid twenties.
Openings show mixed dulling across grains with soy products dragging soybeans and meal lower. Wheat and corn futures slip while oats and rye hold around early bids with May contracts at steady or modestly lower levels.
RICHMOND The Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service said pastures were lush across the state last week furnishing more forage than usual for this date. Some land needs rain before planting but spring crops planting progressed rapidly with good prospects for hay, small grain and fruit yields. most vegetables lag behind due to earlier cool weather.
Agriculture Department notes ample broilers and fryers with general supplies meeting demand. Prices listed for live poultry include broilers fryers and turkeys with grade A B and large categories and egg market quotations from Winchester market.
Faded list of market items with mixed figures for feed, grain, and flour. Items include egg mash, barley, corn, wheat, broiler mash, flour, corn meal, and butterfat with uncertain prices and city names like Rockingham and Augusta.
Self defense Columbus Ohio lawmakers eye near adjournment of the assembly and consider a bill to make the slaying of legislators automatic first degree murder.
The Navy announced a high altitude separation test of a three stage rocket at Cape Canaveral. A Viking rocket built by Martin Co. powered the first stage and reached 3500 mph before the second stage fired the smaller solid propellant rocket.
There will be no Family Night this week at the Winchester Golf Club due to the Fireman's Parade and other Festival activities. The club will be open Thursday and Friday for regular dinners.
New York stocks show an irregular early session with a modest rise overall. Lukens Steel gains two points while IBM climbs 18 before trimming to about 12 points. IBM holders approved a 2-for-1 split and dividend increases reflect prior plans. U S Steel holds steady near prior levels after earnings news. Bethlehem edges up slightly as Du Pont and Amerada rise, American Can slips about one point.
Market notes show apples in light offerings from Pennsylvania and New Jersey with various grade marks and prices. Potatoes and sweet potatoes vary by size and wash status, with regional adjustments noted. Cattle counts at Baltimore USDA show slaughter steer prices around 21.00 to 22.50 per 100 pounds and other categories listed with ranges.
A Capon Valley Area Poultry Auction in Wardensville West Virginia sold 39500 broilers from 41400 offered across 19 lots. Prices ranged from 18 14 to 19 cents per pound with an average of 18 25 cents. About 1200 fowl sold for 17 2 to 17 34 cents per pound. Demand was good.
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