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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1949
Page
3
Prices paid by dressing plants in the Winchester area for No 1 quality fob producer farms list heavy breed hens legs and young turkeys with figures for red broilers and guinea fowl. The text also briefly notes a broad statement on human civilization age and origins.
Senator McCarthy resigns from the Senate group investigating the Malmedy trials blasting the probe as an attempt to whitewash a shameful episode in armed forces history. He accuses the hearings of failing to reveal truth about brutal methods used on German prisoners of war during the Battle of the Bulge.
Daily corrected market listings show flour corn meal and grain prices for 10 and 5 pound bags with figures for white and yellow corn. Also listed are egg mash broiler mash cracked corn and turkey feed prices along with butter and butterfat notes and a Q A on Memorial Day also called Decoration Day based on historic usage.
Baltimore reports Winesaps up to 3 and 3.25 for few Yorks. cattle and hogs show nominal changes with limited offerings and varied weights. Chicago hogs steady to lower on heavier weights. cattle and calves show broad demand but scarce top beef cattle. Iron use by man found in Egyptian tomb dated 4000 B C.
New York stock prices softened again with fractional declines across many issues. A handful held or rose slightly as selling persisted from yesterday's market, sparked partly by CIO executive board calls for higher wages. Major losers included U S Steel Republic Steel General Motors Chrysler Goodrich Sears Roebuck Douglas Aircraft Texas Pacific Land Trust Commonwealth Edison Kennecott Copper American Smelting General Electric U S Gypsum Owens-Illinois Radio Corp Santa Fe Standard Oil NJ Phillips Petroleum Pacific Western Oil. Gains came from Bethlehem Steel Graham Paige Firestone Cerro DePasco American Can Lorillard Union Pacific and Gulf Oil.
New York May 20 A textile union official says locals were told not to seek pay boosts in contracts starting August 1. John Chupka CIO Textile Workers Woolen and Worsted division says policy committee voted unanimously against wage increases. Contracts expire February 1 or March 15 covering 168 mills and 90 000 workers.
Chicago grain prices opened mixed with wheat softer than feed grains. Trading activity was fairly active as May 2.20 futures and nearby quotes moved, with corn and rye showing varied levels and months indicated.
Alabama typically contributes around ten percent of the nation’s cotton production, highlighting its significant role in national agriculture.
A remark notes that rainfall is virtually absent below the Antarctic circle, with precipitation predominantly in the form of snow. The observation highlights the extreme dryness and unique moisture cycle in polar regions.
North Dakota tops the 48 states in spring and durum wheat output, surpassing all others in total production for the crop.
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