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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1948
Page
6
The article notes Commander S M Tucker of the U S Navy coined the word radar. It lists unrelated local ads for Venetian blinds and job training from Winchester Virginia and a piano tuning business, with dates and contact details.
New York May 17 A slow slide emerged in the U S stock market as last week’s rally cooled. Fractions to about a point drops dominated with turnover high and several big names like U S Steel Bethlehem Motors Chrysler Packard Santa Fe Pennsylvania Sinclair Oil and Eastman Kodak showing lower quotes after an opening fluctuation.
Chicago grain markets opened mixed with wheat and corn showing declines while oats held firmer. May wheat at 2.43 1 2, May corn at 2.28 1 4, oats at 1.16 3 4 with July and December futures listed across contracts.
Baltimore market notes show steady prices for apples and strawberries with varying crate values. Cattle trade active with steady to strong demand. hogs higher, receipts modest, with prices quoted for steers cows calves and hogs across weight ranges. Chicago hogs also noted with higher bids and bulk sales in the 170-230 lb range.
The report lists bid ranges for various cattle weights from 240 to around 400 pounds and up to 600 pounds with prices from 10.75 to 17.50. It notes salable cattle at 10,000 and calves at 800, with steers, yearlings, and heifers priced mostly in the 31.50 to 33.50 range and cows up 25 cents, cutters down, bulls firm, and vealers around 31.
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