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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1948

Page

7

For Sale Farm 120 Acres With House And Outbuildings

Several for sale notices describe a 120 acre limestone farm with a six room house and outbuildings one mile from Middle town priced at 11600 listed by Va Real Estate Co. Also a five room refinished bungalow one mile south of Winchester with large lot garage and fruit trees priced at 5900 from the same agency. A Dodge panel truck offered for 400 by Gardner B Hillyard at 41 F Piccadilly St. Another for sale a four room brickette with hardwood floors part basement electricity garage smoke house large lot at Apple Pie Ridge priced at 4250 through Va Real Estate Co.

Winchester Va. Real Estate Co Middletown Gardner B. Hillyard F. Piccadilly St Apple Pie Ridge

Sale of real estate and personal property in Virginia

To settle the estates of Wood W. Baker and J. W. Baker Sr. a sale begins May 12 1948 at 10:00 a.m. on the J W Baker Sr homestead near Albins Va. Items include farm implements milch cow household goods and antiques. At 2:00 p.m. heirs offer 27 acre tract with timber springs and old barn. Viewing May 10 11 by appointment. Terms cash.

Wood W. Baker J. W. Baker Albin J. W. Baker, Sr

Market Quotation Report From New York May 4

Rails and industrials attracted bids in a steady upswing as profits cashing persisted. Inflationary psychology kept business at high levels, though labor concerns including a railway strike tempered optimism. Leading issues included Southern Railway Union Pacific U S Steel Bethlehem Steel Goodyear American Telephone Du Pont Pacific Western Oil and others.

New York Southern Railway Union Pacific U.S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Youngstown Sheet Goodyear Montgomery Ward International Harvester Anaconda American Telephone du Pont American Woolen Pacific Western Oil Glenn Martin Air Reduction Dow Chemical U8 Gypsum Paramount Pictures Warner Bros American Airlines Texas Co Standard Oil

Grain futures rise on govt buys and strike fears

Chicago May 4 grain futures opened higher as wheat responded to government flour purchases and nearby contracts in other grains edged up on prospects of a railroad strike. Prices listed for May July and December contracts across wheat corn oats soybeans and lard.

Chicago

Sales ad and employment listing mix from Newark and Charlottesville

An advertisement offers 25 dollars profit from selling 50 greeting card boxes at 11 dollars each with samples on approval and contact at Newark address. A Virginia bank seeks a 25 to 50 year old local man for a sales position with salary and commission and requests P O Box 670 Charlottesville Virginia, living age and references. All replies confidential.

Halsey St Dept Newark 2 N. J South P.O. Box Charlottesville Virginia

Baltimore Markets Report Shows Steady Livestock and Mixed Prices

Baltimore on May 4 reports steady cattle and eggs, with hogs up about 50 cents from yesterday. Cattle mostly steady with good loads around 888 lb, calves and stockers varied. hogs active and higher, sheep steady, poultry and eggs with steady to moderate demand and mixed receipts. Chicago hogs also noted with bulk offers around 21.0 to 21.75 for 170–230 lb.

Baltimore Eobas Yorks Chicago

Cattle and Sheep Prices Reported With Range Highlights

The report lists salable cattle and calves totals and price ranges for various classes. Steers, heifers, cows, and bulls show wide value bands, with fed steers around 28 to 31 and vealers and cutter cows in lower ranges. sheep and lambs also summarized in light of the sale totals.

Colorado

Consignment Market Put Through Prices by Grade and Type

Market notes show consignments with buyers and sellers mixed. Prices for stockers range up to 29.70 with midpoints 28.75, and feeders from 24 to 27. Heifers listed as good 24 to 26.60 with up to 27.80 for added head. Bair cows and tocker cows reported with top around 225 per head for best cows and 261 per head for movers.

Livestock Market Prices Brief

Bulls and calves show strong price ranges with best bulls at 26.10 and heavy calves up to 26.50. Wealers vary from 27.50 for choice to 18 for common, lambs trend to 20.50 for top ewes, horses top at 145 dollars per head.

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