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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
5
The smallest stamps include the 1836 66 Bolivar stamp of Colombia and the 1856 Mecklenburg stamps. The Mecklenburg stamps come in blocks of four and, when separated, are extremely small.
Chicago May 21 grain prices show little change as traders wait for May contracts to close. Wheat May 2.46 1 4 to 1 2 July 2.33 1 4 Sep 2.31 3 4 to 32 1 4 Dec 2.32 1 4. Corn May 2.34 12 to 1 4 July 2.13 3 4 to 1 2 Sep 1.93 Dec 1.69 1 8 Oats May 1.14 3 8 to 1 4 July 93 Sep 84 1 4 Dec 85 1 4 Soybeans July 4.40 Lard July 23.45.
In New York May 21 stocks rose across sectors as the day opened with orders clearing, prompting transfers of blocks up to 5000 shares. Notable gains came from American Distilling and a roster including Schenley National Distillers U S Steel Republic Steel Illinois Central Southern Railway and Pennsylvania Railroad with Pacific Western Oil and other firms climbing amid a listed trust reinstating J Peu Getty as sole trustee for a $47,909,500 trust including Pacific Western stock.
The origins of St Patrick are disputed with sources naming Scotland, England, Wales and France as possible birthplaces.
Baltimore market notes show dull produce and eggs with light demand and steady to strong cattle, calves, hogs prices. Apples and pears steady. poultry receipts light with varied fryers and fowl prices. hogs up to 1.25 higher across weights. calves and cattle mixed amid shifting buyer interest.
Salable hogs 11,000, very active sales up to 1.50 higher with top 24.75 and weights 170-270 lb at 23.75-24.50. 350-600 lb cows 17-18.75. Cattle 2,500 head steady to weak 50 cents lower. steers 33-34.25 for average to good, heavies to 34.35. heifers 33.50 at 1020 lb, cows 19.50 down to 24.50, bulls firm.
The text notes that book instruction appeared early in the 19th century but laboratory science teaching started in 1846 at Harvard. It mentions the land grant system and a bill led by J. Morris of Vermont to endow per-state centers of agriculture and mechanic arts.
Prices paid by Federal State graded eggs report U S Grade A extra large 44 cents per dozen and A medium 42 cents. large 42 cents. pullets 37 cents. shortages in cracks and checks. Live poultry prices for No 1 quality at dressing plants in Winchester include heavy breed hens over 4 lbs 32-33 cents per lb leghorn hens 18-19 cents per lb leghorn broilers 24-25 cents per lb young hen turkeys 45 cents per lb young tom turkeys 35 cents per lb guineas 35 cents each old roosters and stags 15-16 cents per lb rocks and cross boilers 34-35 cents per lb red broilers 35-36 cents per lb.
Local markets listing wholesale prices for grain and feeds with items such as no 2 red winter wheat at 2.25 per bushel and no 2 yellow corn at 2.20 per bushel. A brief note answers when hay fever areas in New Hampshire were first known as free from hay fever, stating 1853 after a Lynn Massachusetts woman visited the White Mountains and did not experience autumnal catarrh.
Construction of a new theater seating about 500 is planned at Berryville within 30 days. The project is estimated at $50,000 on a site owned by Dr D Blenton Allen.
Across Crow’s alley from the Community building, activity rises as several parties join a building project with the Berryville dentist. Reported participants include a mix of contractors and local investors shaping the ongoing development.
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