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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1938
Page
9
Market quotations detail livestock and produce in Baltimore and Chicago on Oct 24. Milk, apples, potatoes, and poultry prices are listed with U.S. and regional grade ranges. Cattle hogs and sheep show mixed to steady trends with specific weight classes and top bids noted.
The excerpt lists varied bulk bag prices for corn meal and animal feeds, plus small notes on livestock pricing and live animal categories. It reflects a historical market page with scattered figures for bags and odds and ends in the LOCAL RETAIL MARKET FLOUR section.
New York Oct 24 buying interest focused on utilities oils aircrafts and specialties while profit taking restrained many leaders. The ticker fell behind after opening as persistent offerings hit steels and motors and the pace slowed later with efforts to steady the market.
The Barbara Bell pattern offers a tailored dress with a slim waist and fuller bosom, featuring front buttoning, gathered shoulder fullness, and smart sleeves. Choose soft wool challis cashmere silk crepe or velvet and order pattern No. 1627 B with fabric yardage and belt ribbon.
A brief list of stock quotes appears with Va.-Car. Chem. 4 Va.-Car. Pfd. 27 Western Union 28 Woolworth 50. The items show current prices or yields in a compact market update style.
Chicago wheat futures end mixed after late losses on the day as the U S wheat visible supply rose by 2 316 000 bushels versus 3 000 bushels prior week Prices for Wheat Corn Oats and soybeans are listed with December March May and July contracts Cash grain quotations show varied values across No 1 No 2 and No 3 grades for wheat corn and oats Plus soybeans and rye prices are noted with nearby months and ranges
Barley prices in Illinois and Michigan Wisconsin ranges noted with No 3 malting buckwheat and timothy seed values. Baltimore Wheat No 2 red winter quoted at 66 3 4 cents per bushel with Winchester Wheat 64c and Corn 58c reflecting delivery at market sites.
William S. Allamong died Saturday in Cumberland after a two month illness. Age 75, he lived on Maryland Avenue and was born in Capon Bridge West Virginia. He leaves a widow, one daughter, two sons, and two Winchester relatives, a niece and a nephew. Services will be at his Cumberland home at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
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