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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1949
Page
7
Out of town ad cash required. Closing hours noted. Oak two cord load $20 per cord. Phone 8078. Sale Superior House service. Phone 5671. Iron sale well broken point. Telephone 5780. Sale used Westing range $75. Phone 3507. Molden Electric.ads indicate local classified listings with pricing and contact numbers.
Third quarter profits fell across steel utilities auto parts coal brewing and distilling railroad equipment office equipment pulp and paper oil and machinery. Auto earnings rose 19.5 cents from Q2 and 65 percent year on year while oil down 6 percent quarter to quarter and 32 percent year over year. Fourth quarter outlook remains uncertain as coal and steel strikes dampen activity and retailers slow.
Classified notices list rebuilt motors and assorted vehicles from Montgomery Ward, farm equipment, household goods, and a 1938 Chevrolet for sale. Also items for rent include rooms, an apartment, and a concrete block building with various contact numbers and dates.
Auction on Wednesday November two at seven o clock in Stephens City Virginia. Items include a range stove cabinet Maytag washing machine Heatrolas plus living room furniture and fodder and hay. Auctioneer invites merchandise for buyers and offers a free Heatrola. Phone Stephens City 33 F 15.
Chicago prices showed mixed trends as corn and soybeans moved within narrow ranges. Market activity included May and December contracts with modest percentage changes and nearby months posting varied gains.
Readable fragments show various feed items with prices such as corn meal white 41 to 53 cents per unit, cracked corn 3.10 per 100 lb bag, egg mash 3.75, brler mash 4.65, and mixed feed listed among other livestock feeds. The text reflects a markets column with pricing and product names.
The Agriculture Department notes a very weak eggs market with prices reported by dressing plants. The text discusses live poultry and headlined questions about baseball games and season length, noting no recent cancellations due to small crowds and that the 154-game schedule stands unless weather makes play impossible before season end.
Baltimore and Chicago bid summaries show cattle, calves, hogs and sheep trades. Slaughter steers and heifers hold mostly steady to lower with mixed grain fed and common grades. hogs slow due labor troubles with varied weights. Top hogs reach around 17.75 while cattle mostly trade in the 19 to 39.50 range depending on class and quality.
New York trading slowed with narrow price moves. Steel group held steady with minor fluctuations and U S Steel showing activity but little net change. Automobiles little changed and Chrysler edged up slightly to another high before easing. Major rails quiet. several large names including Gulf Oil and Boeing among decliners.
Top cows bring 13.75 to 16.25 for common and medium beef cattle. Canners and cutters move 11 to 13.75. Sausage bulls 18.50 to 20. Veal readies 25 to 29 with some 29.50 to 30. Scattered medium and good feeder steers and yearlings 19.50 to 22.50. Sheep lambs at 0.50 with general slaughter 24 top, yearlings 20 to 20.75, ewes noted.
Industry coverage notes continued from page one, detailing sectors such as containers, paper products, building materials, metal mining, and radio and television ventures shaping regional commerce. The report highlights evolving markets and potential investment opportunities impacting local firms and employment.
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