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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1938
Page
3
Market items show mixed results with Baltimore noting steady eggs and varied poultry prices, cattle and hogs down slightly, Chicago reporting sharp hog price declines to 7.70 per hundredweight and quiet cattle trade, and Philadelphia listing steady live poultry and dressing prices across several categories.
New York Oct 14 The market saw profit taking in utilities coppers and specialties while industrial leaders slid. Transfers ran about 1.9 million shares as buyers and sellers jockeyed for position and the ticker lagged at times. Bonds improved selectively and European markets were uneven with sterling up to $4.7438.
Market notes show wholesale and local prices for bagged feeds 4.80 to 3.90 per bag or per barrel and sacks of corn meal, dairy and horse feeds. Miscellaneous livestock values include calves and young poultry quoted in cents and dollars, with lambs and other items noted.
Winchester Martinsburg and nearby markets report slow demand but steady overall. Carload and barrel prices listed for U S No 1 Yorks and Romes, Staymans, and Grimes varieties with varying sizes and min requirements. Prices range from 0.80 to 2.85 per unit depending on type and container.
Chicago traders saw fractional losses for wheat and other grains as late setbacks appeared. Rallies formed at session end though follow-through buying remained scarce, with Liverpool closing prices weighing on futures. Wheat ranges: Dec 65 ¼ to 66. Corn Dec 44 5/8 to 1/2. Oats Dec 25 1/8. Soybeans Oct 72. Lard quotes listed as shown.
The will of Katie Hodge of Pittsburgh is recorded in Clark M. Smith's office of the Corporation Court. It directs sale of Winchester real estate and divides proceeds among Jennie Magruder Howard Magruder George Magruder Sophia Hideout Estelle Nickens and Mabel Elizabeth White.
Wheat No 2 red 69 1 2, No 4 hard weevily 63, No 2 yellow hard 67, corn No 1 mixed 45 1 2 to 46, No 1 yellow 45 3 4 to 46 3 4, oats mixed 26 1 2, white 28, barley 34 67, soy No 2 yellow 73 1 2, rye 47 1 4, timothy 2.85 95, red clover 11.00 14.00, red top 8.75 9.20. Baltimore grain market prices Oct 14. Wheat 63c bushel, corn 58c bushel. Prices based on mill deliveries.
The Bull Dogs lost to St Peter's of Jeffer City 13 to 7 and defeated Lamar 13 to 6 this season.
Opequon Group Presbyterian Rev E 8s McGavock, pastor. Sunday School 10 a m Worship 11 a m. Burnt Church Sunday School 2 p m Worship and communion 3 p m. Round Hill Sunday School 10 a m Young people's meeting 6 30 p m. Opequon Chapel Sunday School 10 a m Young people's meeting 6 30 p m Worship and communion 7 30 p m.
The Winchester beetle fight contemplates treating up to 15 acres with 1,000 pounds of lead arsenate per acre to guard crops and may avoid a city quarantine. State officials seek a soil treatment plan with labor help and a meeting of fruit growers and supervisors soon. Beetles have caused crop damage in nearby areas and specific infestation sites in Winchester are listed. A separate note from Wilson, N C reports police arresting 20 for Sunday work and confining 20 more on vagrancy findings.
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