Market Quotations Edge Higher in Early Trading
New York stocks rose in early dealings led by gains for Sperry and Boeing. Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube advanced 2 to 3 points as merger plans press on. U S Steel Chrysler Douglas Aircraft Distillers Corp American Telephone International Nickel International Paper Aluminum Co of America New York Central Sinclair Oil and Eastern Airlines also moved higher.
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New York
Sperry
Boeing
Bethlehem Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
U. S. Steel
Crysler
Douglas Aircraft, Distillers Corp
American Telephone
International Nickel
International Paper, Aluminum Co. of America
New York Central
Sinclair Oil
Eastern Airlines
Livestock and Produce Prices Across Markets
Reports show mixed produce demand with apples and strawberries varying by region. Potatoes and sweet potatoes exhibit steady to dull demand, while poultry and hog markets reflect ample supply and slower clearance. Cattle and calves command a range of prices with high-grade stock near top end and utility grades lower, and stockers trading around 18 to 22 dollars.
Agriculture Dept Market Reports Steady Demand Fair to Good
Market notes show steady demand and fair to good prices. Live poultry prices at farm include broilers under three pounds at 26 27 cents, over three pounds at 27 28 cents, heavy hens at 5 23 25, small turkey fryers at 30 31 32, and breeder hens around 32 33. Egg markets in Harrisonburg and Winchester list U S Grade A large, medium, small, and brown varieties with varied cents per dozen. B and C grades also noted.
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Baltimore
N. J
Eastern Shore
Usis
USDA
Harrisonburg
U. S
Winchester Egg Market
Livestock Price Snapshots From Chicago Market Report
Hog sales showed 7,000 head with varying grades 190 to 260 pounds and prices from 16.00 to 20.00 per head. Cattle and calves included high and good offers with steers 18.50 to 24.00, heifers 18.00 to 23.00, and bulls 12.00 to 16.00. Sheep receipts totaled around 1,000 with spring lambs at 22.00 to 24.00 and lower cull ranges.
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Chicago
USDA
Local Market Prices from Harrisonburg and Rockingham County
Local markets list daily commodity prices including grains and flour. Key entries include Wheat at 2.10 per bushel and Corn No 2 Yellow shelled 1.60 to 1.65 from Rockingham County. Barley No 2 around 1.20 to 1.25. Butter wholesale 0.59 and flour 6.90 per 100 pounds.
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Harrisonburg
New Rockingham CO
Saas
BMCRS
Cass Telnenven
ATI Ig Cine Eda
Rockingham Co
Auruag
Iewscieces
Cnakadees Esbouwe
Augusta
Earliest Jamestown Burial Ground Found Under 1665 State House
Archaeologists report what may be Jamestown’s oldest burial ground beneath Virginia’s Third State House foundation. Twenty eight graves mapped by Shiner and Caywood, with restoration plans for the 1665 building on Jamestown Island. Cotter notes the site predates the surface graveyard near Jamestown Church, highlighting preservation of graves during 1957 festival preparations.
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Jamestown
John L. Cotter
National Park Service
Virginia
State House
Joel Shiner
Louis Caywood
Shiner
Jamestown Island
Association For the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Cotter
Jamestown Church
New World
Third State House
Nathaniel Bacon
Wheat opens weak as grains move on Board of Trade
Chicago grain prices show wheat slipping at the open while corn holds steady. Early quotes place July wheat at 2.02 3 8 1 8, September 2.03 1 2 03, December 2.05 3 8 1 4, and March 2.04 1 4 04 with corn July at 1.46 1 2 and September 1.44 5 8.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jly
Virginia polio inoculation plans may face revision
Health Commissioner Mack I. Shanholtz says Virginia may revise plans for a second Salk polio vaccine series in schoolchildren as most schools will close before vaccine arrival. He notes 176 000 children must be gathered, summer polio season looms, and calls for medical group input to restore public confidence.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mack I. Shanholtz
Shanholtz
Medical Society of Virginia
Grain and fat futures quotes with mixed commodity bids
The report lists oats, rye and lard future prices by contract month. Oats show July 69 and quarter points, September 68, December 70, March values. Rye quotes include July 1.06 and September 1.08 and December 1.01 with small adjustments. Lard futures present July 12.50 to 12.50 in September and other months noted as unavailable.
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Oats
Jly
Rye
Lard
Vaccine shipments delayed indefinitely in Virginia
Shipments of the vaccine have been delayed indefinitely due to holdup in clearance with no definite word from authorities on when more doses will arrive in Virginia.
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Agriculture Dept
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Kenneth E. Henry
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Chicago Grain
Stewart Allyson
Strategic Air Command
Technicolor
Lovejoy
Nicol
Sullivan
Bennett
Vistavision Motion Picture
WHIGH
Fidelity
Samuel J. Briskin
Anthony Mann
Valentine Davies
Beirne Lay, Jr
Paramount Picture
of Capitol
Loudoun
Frontier Thrills
Rory Calhoun
Peggie Castle
James Stewart June
Allyson Im
Stoniay
Wosttomer Wétad
Ward Savings
Navy
Ty Seersucker
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