Market Slump Deepens on Mixed Dow Jones Trading
New York stock market shows faint signs of decline with Bethlehem Steel hitting a new low of the year after a 1500 share trade at 26 to 26 3/8. Dow Chemical rose on news of the magnesium plant sale, while several names including U S Steel and General Electric fell to new lows. Firestone and Illinois Central led gains in a mixed session.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel
Dow Chemical
Freeport
Texas
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Packard
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
Pepsi-Cola
American Telephone
Consolidated Natural Gas
American Smelting
Phelps Dodge
General Electric
Radio Corp
U. S, Gypsum
Standard Oil
Mission Corp
Phillips Petroleum
Twentieth Century-Fox
Firestone
Consolidated Edison
International Paper
Southern Pacific
Illinois Central
Livestock Market Report Amid Mixed Indian Ocean Trade
Baltimore and Chicago livestock quotations show mixed demand for cattle hogs sheep and eggs with steady to higher prices on select meat cuts and varying weights. Buyers and sellers push prices across cattle hogs and sheep while receipts include butter eggs and several weights of livestock.
Virginia Livestock Market Quotations
Market quotes show fat steers 24 to 25.60 with highs to 25, fat heifers to 24.85, fat cows 18 to 20, veal calves 28.25 to 29.90, lambs 28.55 to 32.10, hogs 20.25 to 20.90, sows 14 to 15.50, pigs 11 to 13, fresh cows and springers top at 250 with most medium cows 160 to 200 and old thin 90 to 140.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Colorado
Nebraska
Lamb market slips with bids down to eight fifty
Sheep sale observed a dull tone with lambs weighing 23 to 29 pounds trading mostly 12.50 and down to 8.50, indicating weaker demand and lower prices across the yard.
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Lambs
Chicago Grain Futures Open Slightly Mixed Wheat Steady
Opening quotes show Wheat briefly at 1.98 and 1.97 for various maturities while Corn and Rye trade in modest ranges. A later note asks about coal mine fires as a standing query. A recent report lists over 50 fires burning in coal beds across seven states.
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Chicago
United States
Whitfield Chosen For Air Cadet Exchange Program
Gary Whitfield a 10th grade Handley pupil and Star carrier has been selected by the Winchester Squadron to represent it in the Civilian Air Patrol Cadet exchange program with England and Canada. His application is cleared and awaiting Washington approval with training planned in July at an air base in Canada or England. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Claude D Whitfield of 340 Miller Ave and would be among 50 boys in the international course if selected.
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Gary Whitfield
Handley
Winchester Squadron
England
Canada
Washington
Claude D. Whitfield
Miller Ave
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