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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1932
Page
2
Chicago May 25 prices rallied after early declines as speculative leaders pushed wheat higher. No. 2 red wheat closed around 59 3-4 cents, corn mixed from 3-8 decline to 5-8 advance, oats about 1-4 up or down, and provisions up modestly after hog-market weakness.
Richmond Wheat prices for No 2 to 06 and No 3 red winter at 69 cents in Virginia markets. Corn car lots No 2 white to 40 cents. Virginia bag lots to 40 cents. Chart notes mixed values for Virginia silos and regional grain.
On cob to 35, Oats carrot mix prices listed as No. 2 white to 33, No. 3 white to 31, No. 2 mixed to 31, No. 1 mixed feed to ...
Baltimore May 26 wheat market notes No 2 red winter at 61 asked for May. Butter and egg quotations listed with scores. Poultry prices for alive and dressed birds shown, including turkeys hens and toms, broilers, rocks, leghorns, and related weights and prices.
Live poultry notes show fowls strong Plymouth Rocks at line items for May 25 with butter dressed poultry unchanged across Baltimore and Philadelphia markets.
Fruits and vegetables steady while Virginia apples sell in bushel baskets at 1502. Butter steady in cartons. Eggs fair age steady with ungraded mixed eggs at 13 to 14 cents and hennery whites at 11 to 14 cents. Poultry moderate and steady with horn hens 11 to 20 cents, colored hens 14 to 15 cents, broilers Leghorns Reds and Rocks 20 to 23 cents for bulk sales.
New York markets report 40 459 cases with dirties at 12 12 1-40 and standards bids 14c rehand 13c. Atlantic Coast whites quote 8 or quotable. Poultry markets mild with broilers steady hens weaker Leghorn and Rhode Island Reds prices listed. Eyes market weak at 386 per case with 1-2 cent lower on one sale.
Readable extracts show Philadelphia eggs at 10 636 cases with a weak market 1 2c lower and extra firsts at 16 1 2c. Baltimore cattle and veal prices with steers 8.50 to 6.75 and veal top 7.50. Chicago hogs 27 000 with 2.80 to 2.90 average and calves at 7.15. sheep markets at 13 000 with spring lambs to 6.75 and clipped ewes down to 2.00. Overall undertone weak to steady with varied regional quotes.
The excerpt lists New York bond quotes with Liberty and Treasury figures and includes a brief, humorous exchange where a father explains a retaining fee to his son. The boy compares it to putting a shilling in a meter before a gun.
The so called bonus brigade moves out at 7 10 a m from here in 26 Indiana National Guard motor trucks under Lieut Col R H Stillwell. Convoy expects to reach the Ohio state line tomorrow with 300 World War veterans en route to Washington to seek cash payment of their adjusted service certificates.
The New York Stock Exchange suspended Daniel Manning McKeon a private floor trader for one year for bear activities aimed at demoralizing the market. The ruling came from the governing committee citing the constitution provisions against manipulating prices.
The Senate reinstated a 10 percent tax on cosmetics and toilet articles to raise funds for balancing the revenue bill. The move followed Finance Committee actions and added about 69 million dollars in revenue, with the tax appearing in the House bill but not in the final compromise.
The text recalls the ancient shift to a gold standard led by Philip of Macedon and notes a vast central gold store of 200 tons worth $150 million fueling Persian campaigns. It then shifts to 1872 political history describing the Louisville convention nominating Charles OConor, his telegraphic refusal, and his nationwide vote tally in 23 states.
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