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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1938

Page

11

Market Quotations From Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Markets

Baltimore market reports show cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep with price shifts. cattle steady to weak on steers and bulls, hogs up to 15 cents, calves steady, sheep steady. Chicago notes hog prices up 10 to 15 cents, demand moderate. fed steers steady, lambs active and higher. Philadelphia live poultry and eggs listed with current pricing for fowls, leghorns, ducks, and eggs.

Baltimore Virginia Chicago Livestock Chicago Iladelphia Philadelphia P. R

Local Markets and Commodity Listings Across the Trading Day

The page shows wholesale market prices for patent brand staples including various bag sizes of corn meal and feeds, plus live poultry and dairy items. It notes mixed stock activity, weak response to industrial news, and a snapshot of selected stock quotations with firms like Chrysler and General Motors contributing to the mood.

Issteria UGK Biowee Os Fu Does Ae Rene Courier Tate Lace Chrysler Corp General Motors al. Chem Am Can Am. Rad Emel Anaconda B. and O Chrysler Con Edisson Evec Goodyear Int. Ear Genl Motors Int Har J. Manville Kennecott M. Ward Natl. Dairy Packard Penney (Jc Penn R. R Republic Steel Southern R Texas Corp Union Pac U. S. Steel Va.Car. Chem Va.Car Western Union Woolworth

Stock Market Report

New York stock market report dated October 20 notes activity across major exchanges. Details on key indices and notable price movements are summarized from the day’s trading.

Future And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotations

Chicago market report shows corn and wheat rising briskly with gains 15 8 and 13 8 cents per bushel amid scarce offerings and hopes for government price support. Closing quotes list Dec and Mar futures for wheat and corn with several nearby months and oats at about 25 1 4 to 26 1 4 cents.

Grain futures and cash grain prices from Chicago and Baltimore markets

In Chicago with cash wheat grade hard at 56 and corn No 1 mixed 46 to 46 1 4. Other grains include rye Dec 43 1 2 and May 45, lard futures Oct 7 25 and Dec 7 37, Jan 7 45, Mar 7 82. Baltimore reports wheat No 2 red winter at 66 1 4 and Winchester Wheat at 64 cents per bushel. corn at 58 cents at mill.

Chicago Casa Grain Chicago Baltimore Grain Baltimore Winchster

Governor orders broad inquiry into Kings County law enforcement

Governor Lehman directs attorney general to name a special assistant to head an inquiry into acts of misfeasance malfeasance nonfeasance misconduct or negligence across all branches of Kings County Brooklyn law enforcement. John Harlan Amen named as special federal rackets prosecutor already to serve.

Albany N. Y Lehman Kings County Brooklyn John J. Bennett, Jr John Harlan Amen

Two Chauffeur's Licenses Found

Police hold two Virginia chauffeur's licenses numbers 9158 and 17761 found recently and turned over to them. By presenting proper proof, these license badges will be turned over to their owners by calling at the police station.

Virginia

William Giles Arrested in Bootlegger Roundup

William Giles, colored, was arrested this morning at his North Kent Street home by A. B. C. officers for violations of section 40 of the Virginia ABC act. Giles had eluded capture in Tuesday’s city roundup but was taken today. His case, part of a week with thirteen arrests for similar violations, will be heard Saturday morning in the local police court before Judge Donald L. Weems.

William Giles North Kent Street Virginia A. B. C Giles Donald L. Weems

Black Widow Exhibits Highlight Local Bug Desk

William Smith brought a black widow spider with a nest of eggs and fly skeletons to the bug editor's desk, following Garland E. Lonas's prior exhibit two months earlier. Miss Gladys White showcased an orange bellied spider, a first this year, possibly colored by fall weather.

William Smith Garland E. Lonas

Macedonia Young People's Service at M E Church

A special young people's league service will be held at Macedonia ME Church Sunday at 7 30 PM. Miss Kathleen Haymaker, league president, will lead. The Sunday Songsters radio quartet, John H. Rosenberger on missions, Mrs. George L. Waters, Miss Charlotte Wyant and Ernest Hall appear. Public invited.

Young People's League Macedonia M E. Church Kathleen Haymaker League John H. Rosenberger George L. Waters Charlotte Wyant Ernest Hall

Ickes Warns of Insidious Threats to Liberty on Coast Tour

Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes continued his Pacific Coast PWA project tour and warned that totalitarianism is insidiously boring from within the temple of our liberties as well as attacking it from without.

Los Angeles Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes PWA

Clarke Bootleggers Sentenced in Virginia Roundup

BERRYVILLE Virginia October 20 Trial Justice Loring Kackley sentenced four African American defendants in the A B C bootlegging round up Tuesday to two years and six months in jail and 250 dollars in fines. Arthur Gillison received one year and one hundred dollars, Jane Lewis six months and fifty dollars, Georgia May Lewis six months and fifty dollars, and Walter Allen six months and fifty dollars. All four were convicted of illegal whiskey sales and appeals were filed for Gillison Lewis and Lewis.

Berryville Loring Kackley Arthur Gillison Jane Lewis Georgia May Lewis Walter Allen Gillison Lewis

Early 1939 Plymouths Pledge Best Buy at Chapman

Chapman Motor Co at 120 S Loudoun St urges readers to place orders now for early delivery of the new 1939 Plymouths touted as America's best car buy. The ad emphasizes quick delivery and limited stock.

Chapman Motor CO S. Loudoun St

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