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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1950
Page
7
Charles C. Ralls a 46 year old Washington man was elected commander in chief at the V F W annual encampment. He served two tours in the U S Marine Corps. V F W membership stands at about 1 200 000 members.
In 1604 James I stated that Puritans must conform or be harried out of the land or face worse. James VI of Scotland and I aimed a forceful policy against Puritans across his realms.
Agricultural notices list prices for live poultry in Winchester area with grades and per pound rates for hens, roosters, ducks, and turkeys. Leghorn hens at 16 cents, broilers 28 cents, white hens 38 cents, ducks and old guineas priced per unit or pound, reflecting market rates for the day. Also an advertisement invites sealed bids for two staff residences at Mellon Pasture Research Station, with bid rules, deposit and bidder requirements, due Sept 11, 1950 at 2:00 PM.
USDA market notes show salable hogs 400 and cattle around 300 head in Chicago with mixed shifts. Hog weights over 200 pounds down about 1.25, lighter weights 1.75 to 2.75 lower, sows 1.00 to 1.25 lower. top early at 25.50, closings near 24.00. Cattle receipts large, fed steers and yearlings up to 25 higher, most other classes weaker. bulls steady to 25 lower. sheep and lambs at Chicago and Baltimore also report mixed gains and declines across grades.
Chicago grains opened with fractional declines as one or more futures traded lower. Wheat futures showed mixed moves across Sep Dec Mar and May contracts while corn oats rye and soybeans posted modest early losses and mixed nearby prices.
The report lists prices for various cattle classes including feeder steers 24.75-27.50 with some 29.00, vealers 29.00-34.60, cows 18.50-24.00, and bulls 20.00-26.00. Hog prices slide with barrows 24.76-26.50 and sows 18.50-21.00. sheep trading steady with light receipts and no major shifts.
The report lists prices for lamb categories. Small lots and choice spring lamb bring 29.00, tedium to good 25.00 to 28.00, common call throwouts 20.00, some good and choice slaughter ewes 10.00 to 10.50, and common to medium 7.00 to 9.00.
Local markets list daily prices for flour corn meal and grain products. Items include 5 lb corn meal yellow and 10 lb yellow corn meal, 25 lb bag corn meal, 50 and 100 lb feed items, egg mash and cracked corn, general retail and wholesale feeds, and butter products with per unit prices.
A brief market summary lists price points for soybeans and related oils. Notable figures include 2.50 to 61, 365 crude index at 14.47, October at 14.42, and December soy oil around 12.65 with mixed movements across contracts.
On March 7 1942 the Air Corps commissioned the first group of Negro pilots. Five officers comprised this historic class as the first to receive commissions in the U S Army Air Forces during the second world war.
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