Market Quotation Report Highlights Narrow Advances
New York stocks showed further headway on a selective basis with many leaders weaker. Dividends and earnings optimism persisted as midday bids held. Gains were shown by Mission Corp GrTraffic? and others while U S Steel Bethlehem Chrysler Montgomery Ward and several major names lagged.
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New York
Mission Corp
Grayhound
Southern Pacific
Northern Pacific
North American
Electric Power & Light
U. S. Gypsum
General Electric
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
Montgomery Ward
International Harvester
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Sperry
Anaconda
American Smelting
Westinghouse
Union Carbide
Standard Oil Santa Fe
Southern Railway
Baltimore & Ohio
Mixed early Chicago grain prices on Board of Trade
Open ing prices show mixed wheat with some feed gains easing. Corn weak due to brewing industry curtailment pledge. oats and lard futures also quoted with specific Dec May and Jul levels. Trade notes activity at Chicago grain markets on October 17.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Oats
Lard
Original owner of Bedloe's Island noted
Isaac Bedloe, the first Dutch settler to take title to Bedloe's Island, was a small farmer about whom little is known.
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Bedloe
H.P. A
Isaac Bedloe
Produce and Livestock Quotations From Baltimore Market
Marketings show liberal ungraded stock with various apple sizes and prices. Poultry demand light with limited quotes for fryers broilers and fowl. turkeys eggs butter and egg prices listed. receipts noted. Cattle and calves section lists representative classes, weights, and price ranges with steady to slightly active tone.
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Baltimore
McIntosh
Staymans
Romes
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago auction
Hogs seen 25-50 cents lower across weights with top about 29.35 and best 190-300 lb at 28.75-29.25. Cattle and calves available 2000 and 500 respectively with trading slow. steers and heifers weak to steady, beef cows slow, vealers steady at 25-27, stockers and feeders weak to full 58 cents lower. Sheep steady to slightly higher with natives 21.75 top and common 16 down.
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Baltimore
Chicago
Auction Notice of Restaurant Equipment at Winchester VA
By written request of the owner, an auction will sell at G. W. Patton and Sons warehouse in Winchester Virginia. Date is Tuesday October 21 1947 at 11 a m. Items include an Electrono Fire Hot Dog Cooker two Victor Quick Units Westinghouse Refrigerator automatic Food Shaping Machine five Foot Steam Table Electric Meat Chopper Four Burner Roper Gas Stove two National Cash Registers Philco Radio five Westinghouse electric roasters and a Dalton Adding Machine. Terms cash. Attorney Flo rno y L Largent Jr Roy P Duvall listed.
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G. W. Patton and Sons
North
Cameron Street
Winchester
Virginia
Victor
Westinghouse
National
Philco Radio
Westinghouse Electric Roasters
Dalton
Flournoy L. Largent, Jr
Local Market Prices and Miscellaneous Items
Listing of farm and feed prices including corn meal white and yellow varieties, No 2 Red winter wheat delivered in city at 2.76 and 2.60, White corn 2.65, No 2 Yellow corn 2.55 and 2.58, barley 1.75, soybeans 2.40 per bushel, egg mash and cracked corn prices, oleomargarine and butter retail and wholesale figures. Also notes a Q&A about bathing beauty contests first held in the United States with references to 1921 events in Washington and Atlantic City.
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Eve Bee Weetee
City
Utter
Fea Lave
Washington, D. C
Frederick Lewis Allen
Atlantic City
Egg and poultry price report from Winchester area
Agriculture Department Markets Division reports U S Grade A eggs at 0.69 per dozen for extra large and 0.58 for medium. Large 0.67 and B large 0.55. Pullets 0.42. Live poultry prices include heavy breeders 0.26 per lb, Leghorn 0.21, broilers 0.31, Leghorn broilers 0.24, roosters 0.12, guineas 0.50, turkeys pending sale.
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Winchester
U. S
Turkey
Braves righty Red Barrett’s 68-pitch 1944 gem
Red Barrett of the Braves threw only 68 pitches to beat Cincinnati 2 to 0 on August 10, 1944, a standout performance among rare pitch totals in documented games.
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H.F.D. A
Red Barrett
Braves
Cincinnati
Joyner Woodson On Auto Program
Commissioner Cawley F. Joyner Jr and Col. Charles W. Woodson Jr will discuss law enforcement and inspection regulations at the October 22 meeting of the Automotive Trade Assn of Virginia in Richmond.
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Richmond
Only Two Per Cent Have Perfect Vision in U S Says Study
A survey reports that just two percent of Americans possess what researchers term perfect vision. Experts note stable refractive errors and age-related decline affect broader groups, while optical health outcomes vary regionally.
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United States
Cane Supplies About Two Thirds Of World Sugar
The note highlights that cane provides roughly two thirds of global sugar production, underscoring its dominance in sweetener supplies and the impact on markets and producers worldwide.
Cook Inlet Largest Bay on Alaska’s Pacific Coast
The article states that Cook Inlet is the largest bay along Alaska’s Pacific coast. It highlights its geographic scale and prominence in the region.
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Cook Inlet
Alaska
Pacific Coast
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Stock Market Reports
Chicago Grain
Middletown State Bank, Inc
Middletown
Oxer Corporation Commission
M. H. Rhodes
W. R. Campbell
Cashier
E. R. Sperry
Byron Brumback
H. W. Owings
State of
Frederick
C. L. Wright
Haddock
Auatinianas
Mullivistet
Roy P. Duvall
The
Star
Fairplay Market
Hallowe’en
Loudoun
Haldeman
America
A&p
Dr.west
Taft
Tam
Beli
Enn Belo
Miller’s
Ie Phillips
Vicks Vaporub
Jergens Elizarden
Rubinstein
Cheramy
Ce Ipana
Lyons T
Halo Jeris
Conti
Vitalis Wildroot
Prumolive
Lucky Tiger
Danderine
SAS
A&p Food
Revelons New
Lastron
Agriculture Dept. Markets Division
Cc. B. Smalts & Son
National Avenue
Braddock St
the Food Center
Loudoun St
Best Sell
Tynn
Walle
Ratan Peat
Talalal
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