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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1962
Page
14
The report shows sheep at 230 lb barrows and gilts 17.50 to 17.85 with around 100 head at 17.85, late bulk No 1-3 190-250 lb at 17.00 to 17.75, and No 2-3 250-280 lb at 16.75 to 17.00. Cattle futures compare higher with live weights 1100-1350 lbs 29.50 to 31.00 for bulk trade, prime loads up to 32.50, and various weight classes reflecting a mixed market.
Slaughter cattle prices range from 27.75 to 29.50 for various grades and weights with most around 26.75 to 28.00. Slaughter lambs show good to prime demand with 80 to 105 lb woolless lambs 17.00 to 19.00 and prime at 20.00, late-week premiums for No 1 and 2 pelts at 19.00.
Local stocks listed with bids and par values including American Furniture Bank of Clarke County First National Bank of Virginia George Washington Hotel Green Chemical Co. Investors Loan Life Insurance Co of Virginia and others shown as a courtesy quotation from Weld and Co's Winchester office.
Price ranges for hogs veal slaughter cattle and stock feeder cattle listed by grade with barrows gilts sows heavies lights cows bulls yearling steers and calves. Values show extensive variation across grades with highs in hogs veal and cattle reflecting market demand.
Hog prices range from 12.50 to 18.80 with top weights 18.25 to 18.80 and heavy butchers 18.00 to 18.60. Veal and lamb figures appear with mix of weights and grades. slaughter cattle show steer and heifer price bands from 18.00 to 25.50, reflecting variances by grade.
About 350 Virginia realtors gather for the Virginia Real Estate Association fall session in Norfolk. James H. McMullin of Arlington is named Virginia's realtor of the year at the opening ceremony. McMullin is a past president of the Northern Virginia Board of Realtors. The convention runs through today.
A detailed market listing shows bid ranges for cattle and calves across classes. Steer calves 275-550 lbs offer Choice to Fancy from 28.50 to 30.50 while utility types run 13.00 to 15.00 for canners and cutters. Continuous quotes cover heifers, yearlings, bulls, and various grades.
Kenneth Robinson, Republican candidate, told the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs that his background as a farmer and businessman motivates his entry into politics. He cited Quaker values of self-sufficiency and personal responsibility and urged others with similar backgrounds to engage in public life to reverse the current trend away from fundamental government principles.
In Dothan Alabama Mack B Parrish reports he will think twice before donning rain boots after a rattlesnake bit him on the foot. The snake had crawled into the boot kept in an out building for wet weather.
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