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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1932
Page
7
Wheat and other grains climbed to multiweek highs in Chicago trading on May 23, with No 3 red wheat at 60 1/4 cents and corn 33 1/4 to 3 4. Prices swung as hedgers sold corn amid rain concerns in the West and Southwest while hog values dropped to a new low.
Market notes from Richmond and Baltimore list 2 red winter wheat prices at 70 and 69 in Virginia and Maryland, corn values for No. 2 white to 40, various feed, and cob corn to 35. Baltimore reports No. 2 red winter wheat at 59 1/4 and produce prices for apples, Staymans, Yorks, Delicious, and Leghorn chickens among others. Philadelphia live poultry and butter prices are also detailed with multiple quality grades and sizes.
Washington May 23 reports on butter prints scores poultry live and dressed turkeys hens toms broilers Leghorn Plymouth Rocks and winter chicks with price ranges by weight. Richmond Virginia fruits vegetables apples graded stock butter eggs and creamery butter prices noted as steady or unchanged with quality distinctions.
New York markets show varied poultry and egg activity with multiple weights and breeds quoted. Leghorn hens range 11 to 16, Reds 18 to 22, Rocks up to 23 pounds live weight, and broilers priced by size and breed. Eggs total 60 633 cases with modest declines. white specials steady at 17 1 2 to 19 1 2 per dozen.
Baltimore hogs steady to higher with top at 4.10 for medium and light weights. Heavy hogs to 3.75. sows 2.20 to 3.00. Lancaster volume 650, unchanged. bulk hogs 4.50, some 4.75 top on choice. Chicago 35,000 hogs, ten lower. top 3.45 for medium and light weights. heavy hogs 3.30. sows 2.40 to 2.90. pigs 3.00 to 3.25. Cattle: Baltimore 300 cattle 650 calves, dull but steady. steers 3.50 to 6.75. veal up 26 cents, top 6.25. cows 1.50 to 4.00. bulls 3.00 to 4.00. heifers 3.50 to 6.50. Lancaster 375 cattle 200 calves slow and draggy. steer tops 7.00, most 5.25 to 6.00. veal unchanged top 7.50. overall cattle tone weak.
Frederick county Democrats at a May 21, 1932 meeting at Winchester Court House adopted resolutions urging Virginia delegates to vote for Governor Harry Byrd as the Democratic nominee for U S President. They praise Byrd’s financial record in Virginia, his leadership, and his opposition to privilege, arguing he can restore honesty and confidence in government.
Local theatergoers filled the Palace last evening for Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s Letty Lynton starring Robert Montgomery and Joan Crawford. The film continues tonight and Wednesday with a gripping modern society girl tale, a dramatic climax, and strong audience reactions.
Mrs Anna Slonaker 59 wife of John D Slonaker died after a long illness at her farm home near the Frederick county line south of Glengary West Virginia. Surviving are her husband nine children eleven grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral was held today.
Warner Bros presents Kay Francis in Man Wanted as a rich society woman with a tailor made role. Tomorrow sees Impatient Maiden starring Lew Ayres Mae Clarke with Una Merkel and Andy Devine providing comedy in this modern drama directed by Jas Whale.
A Columbus Ohio State Journal quip notes that spots before the eyes are taxi cabs passing. The paper also observes women in the era of economic readjustments discovering they are married to dollar a year men in Ohio.
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