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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1952
Page
3
R. Wesley Williams, sanitation officer, notes uncovered garbage in Frederick and Winchester fosters rat breeding. Health Department reports rats carry diseases like typhus and plague. fleas spread to humans via bites. Eliminate food and breeding sites by using metal garbage containers with tight lids.
Trading remained quiet with a very narrow range of gains and losses in New York stocks. Western Pacific held steady after a small up move, Sinclair Oil dipped slightly, while Standard Oil NJ Texas Corp Johns Manville Phelps Dodge Dow Chemical and Westinghouse slipped. Notices: fruit cakes and apple sauce cakes ordered by Irene P Ritter phone 8461 after 6 p m. (10-3-21)
Livestock and produce prices show steady to mixed movement. Apples and potatoes mostly steady with varying sizes and grades. poultry offerings ample. Cattle and calves in Baltimore and Chicago show limited sales, with hogs and sheep reported steady to down for heavier weights and lighter weights mixed.
Steers and yearlings show wide price ranges with mostly lower-prime to choice seen. Cattle values include mixed to good grades and various weights, with cows and canners also listed. Poultry prices list broilers and hens by breed and weight, followed by a to-do on cleaning windows before washing.
Local markets section notes daily corrections for typos in market listings. The Star clarifies it does not assume responsibility for typographical errors that may occur in the market page.
Agriculture department listing shows grading and prices for fowls and eggs in the Winchester area. No. 1 fowl FOB grower’s farm for 414 pounds and over 20 cents. Leghorn hens Grade A Large and heavy breed hens appear with cracks and checks noted.
Opening session shows light volume and minor fraction shifts across grains. Wheat trades Dec at 2.3438, Mar 2.3781, May 2.4314. Corn Dec 1.6838, May 1.7338. Oats Dec 0.8584, May 0.871?. Rye Dec 1.9714, May 2.0134. Soybeans Nov 3.065, Jan 3.0834, Mar 3.064, Jul 3.04. Lard Nov 0.917.
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