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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1948

Page

3

Market Quotations Turn Defensive In New York Stocks

Mild selling pressure put the stock market on the defensive with prices declining fractions to around a point. Yesterday's fast market slowed to a walk as volume failed to expand. Several name stocks eased while Goodyear and United Aircraft showed slight gains among others.

New York Superior Oil California U. S. Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler Montgomery Ward Western Union Cerro de Pasco American Can General Electric Philip Morris, Radio Corp American Woolen Southern Pacific Union Pacific Pacific Western Oil Standard Oil Sinclair Oil Goodyear Goodrich United Aircraft Schenley Consolidated Edison Electric Power and Light Pennsylvania R. A Northern Pacific

Local Markets Corrected Daily By The Star

The Star notes markets corrected daily and disclaims responsibility for typographical errors. It states the longest U S east west distance spans 2807 miles from West Quoddy Head Maine to Yaquina Head Oregon.

The Star United States West Quoddy Head Maine Yaquina Head Oregon

Baltimore Market Report Highlights Cattle Hogs and Poultry Prices

Livestock and produce prices show steady apples and varied weights for Staymans Yorks and Jonathan apples. Cattle receipts in Baltimore indicate a muted trend with odd lots of canner and cutter cows. Hogs and sheep price groups in Chicago and Washington reflect typical fall trading with steady lambs and mixed beef and veal quotations.

Baltimore Chicago Washington

Chicago Grain Open Firms Mixed On Opening

Chicago grain prices opened with small fractional losses in corn and mixed moves across wheat oats soybeans and lard. Wheat futures traded Dec May and Jul around 2.25 and 2.02 while corn Dec 1.39 38 May 1.41 78 and July 1.42. Oats Dec 74 58 May 73 75. Soybeans Nov 2.40 12 Dec 2.40 12 Mar 2.40. Lard Oct 19.05 02 Dec 18.35 42 May 17.80.

Chicago

WCTU Reelects State President

Mrs. Herbert Phillips of Richmond was reelected to the office of president at the three day state convention closing session in Newport News.

Newport News Herbert Phillips Richmond State Woman's Christian Temperance Union

Poultry Prices Reported by Winchester Dressers

Agriculture Dept Markets Division lists U S Grade A eggs by size with prices per dozen and per dozen for other grades. Live poultry prices in Winchester area show Yo level F O B producer farms for young turkeys and hens, guineas, Leghorn and heavy breed broilers, old roosters and other categories with per head and per pound figures.

U. S Winchester Leghorn Cox and Cross Broilers Broilers Leghorn

Apples Shipping Point Prices in Winchester Martinsburg Area

Federal State Market News Service reports demand fair and steady market for No 1 apples 21 2 in up to 3 50. Yorks Staymans Deli cious and Grimes show varied prices at shipping point and in cold storages with Car and box formats from 2 10 to 3 50, with Red Romes also listed.

Winchester Martinsburg U. S N. W. Grenings Grimes U.S

Is Ching Kuo Chiang Kai-shek's son by a former marriage

The text states Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was married twice and that Ching Kuo is the son from his first marriage.

Ching-Kuo Chiang Kai-shek Chiang

Radar Helps Track Hurricanes Using Balloon and Radar

Miami meteorologists led by G Norton use upper air exploration with a pilot balloon to locate the steering level of a hurricane. A radar attached package records wind flow, allowing 24 hour forecasts and tracking the storm as it moves along a main air stream at about 10 000 feet. The method estimates path and speed, with the storm often traveling at roughly 75 percent of the air stream velocity.

Miami Fla G Norton Miami Weather Bureau Norton Florida Straits

Homecoming Draws Graduates of VPI

Annual homecoming festivities and alumni reunion will draw VPI graduates to Blacksby tomorrow. Attendees planning to attend Winchester area include Mr and Mrs William Baker Mr and Mrs Lohr Dunlap Mr and Mrs Tom Witham Mr and Mrs Ray Robinson Jr Mr and Mrs Howard Cather Jr Mr and Mrs J E Butl er John Sencindiver William Sullivan and Vic Arthur Jr.

VPI Blacksby Winchester William Baker Lohr Dunlap Tom Witham Ray Robinson Jr Howard Cather Jr J. E. Butler John Sencindiver William Sullivan Vic Arthur Jr

Richmond Lawyer Trials With Jury Tampering Charge

The second trial of Richmond attorney Robert Lee Hicks on an attempted jury tampering charge continued in Federal district court. Hicks denies any direct or indirect effort to influence a juror in a Fredericksburg bank fraud case. The article also notes football pressure and dimension standards from the N A M A rules.

Richmond Robert Lee Hicks Fredericksburg

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