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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1948

Page

3

Market Quotes Drift as Stocks Hold Narrow Margin

New York May 26 Market activity remained subdued with prices changing in small fractions. Some rail and industrial shares recovered from recent declines while others moved little or edged backward. Notable gainers included Southern Pacific Baltimore and Ohio Gulf Oil International Bell Telephone Chrysler DuPont Eastman Kodak Phelps Dodge and American Machine and Metals. losers included Goodrich Allegheny Atlantic Coast Line North ern Pacific Standard Oil New Jersey Chemical American Smelting United Air Lines and Zonite Products as directors took no dividend action.

New York Southern Pacific Baltimore Ohio Gulf. Oil International Telhone Chrysler DuPont Oliver Orp Twentieth Century-Foxest Foods Eastman Kolak Phelps Dodge America Machine and Metals Goodrich Dere Atlantic Coast Line Northem Pacific Standard Oil N. J Chemical American Smelty Air Reduction Commonealth Edison United Air Lines Ing Zonite

Chicago grains open lower with light trading

Chicago May 26 grains drift lower as activity remains light. Opening prices show Wheat at July 2.33 3-4 1-2, Sept 2.31 4, Dec 2.32 1-4, May 2.31. Corn at July 2.13, Sept 1.89 3-4, other contracts around 1.66 3-8 1-2. Oats July 90 3-8, Sept 84, Dec 7-8.

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Livestock and Produce Markets Report May 26

Baltimore market notes show dull apples and slow poultry demand with varied prices for fissured crates and eggs. Cattle receipts focus on cows and mostly steady values for heifers and steers, with hogs opening slow but near steady and sheep markets weak for lambs and ewes. Chicago and other markets cite mixed hogs and cattle pricing with top steers around 35.50 and vealers around 31.

Baltimore Chicago

Police Court Fines in Local Drunkenness Cases

Judge Rice settles police court cases including Walter Fincham fined 14.25 for drunkenness and Jake Miller fined 14.25 for a like charge.

Virginia Market Quotations for May 25 Livestock Prices

Market listing shows fat steers and heifers priced in the Good to Choice range with highs to about 31.40 for steers and 30.50 for heifers. Cattle categories include cows bulls veal lambs hogs sows and shouts with varied ranges across grades and weights.

Auction Lot Prices for Pigs Cattle and Cows Report

Odd lot price 25.50 and haired type 18 to 22. Pigs mostly 8 to 12 per head. Fresh cows and springers top 330, most medium to good 150 to 225, old and milking 80 to 140.

Egg and poultry price report from Winchester markets

Agriculture Dept Markets Division reports U S Grade A eggs at 44 cents for extra large and 42 for standards and mediums. Large eggs 44 cents, pullets 37, cracks paid. Live poultry prices in Winchester area for No 1 quality fob producer farms include heavy breed hens 32 to 33 cents, leghorn hens 18 to 19 cents per lb, leghorn broilers 24 to 25, young hens 45, young toms 35, guineas 35 each, old roosters 15 to 16 cents.

U. S Winchester F.O.B

Undefined poultry size categories in trade listing

Readable text shows weights for rocks and cross boilers at 244 lb and over 34-35, red broilers at 2% lb and over 35-36. The source lacks full context or sentences.

Local Markets Prices for Corn Meal and Grains

Daily corrected market listings show prices for corn meal in 10 and 5 pound bags, white and yellow corn delivered in city at 2.25 and 2.20 per bushel, barley 1.65 per bushel, soybeans 2.40 per bushel, and various feeds listed including egg mash, cracked corn, broiler mash, turkey grower and starter, mixed feed and scratch feed. Butter prices appear as retail and wholesale but figures are incomplete in the excerpt.

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Jumps Nine Floors May Survive

A 20 year old woman jumped nine stories from a Pensacola office building yesterday. She was conscious and given a chance for survival after landing on a one story restaurant roof. She suffered fractures of both legs and internal injuries. She is identified as Mrs J B Welborn Jr of Galveston Texas.

Pensacola Fla A Pensacola J. CG. Maxwell J. B. Welborn Jr Galveston Tex Pensacola Hospi

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