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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1957
Page
12
Dr. Nils P. Larsen medical adviser to the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assn says workers continue with the high salt diet known in Japan and add the high fat diet.
Dr. Larsen warns that high salt intake in Americans causes high blood pressure and fatty foods raise heart disease risk. He notes Japan has high blood pressure as well but less heart trouble overall, while the U S shows significant heart disease.
New York stocks opened higher then turned mixed with chemicals rubbers and airlines advancing while rails and some metals fell. Hudson & Manhattan Railroad preferred slid about three points on a reorganization plan. common dropped a major fraction. Baltimore & Ohio slipped about a point. Illinois Central and New York Central fell fractions.
Apples bids seen for several varieties with Red and Golden Delicious and Jonathan prices ranging from 2.25 to 5.00 per bushel or basket, Crabs at 1.50, and multiple U S grade initials. Cantaloups and peaches show slight steady movement with regional price ranges. Cattle hogs calves and sows listed with weights and price bands across categories.
Grains advance at the start with Chicago Board of Trade prices for Wheat Corn Oats Rye and Soybeans mixed across futures months. Early quotes show Sep Dec and Mar contracts rising for most cereals with soybeans and lard also listed in opening figures.
The report notes price ranges for beef cattle 18.25 to 19.25 cents per pound, dairy and beef crossbreds 1675 to 1800 pounds, and 400 to 500 pounds for US 2 and 3 classes. Sheep price not established.
Hog totals show 417 head with price ranges for top barrows gilts heavy butcher light burner and butcher sows plus feeder shouts. Veal sales total 171 with price bands for choice prime and good categories.
Slaughter cattle and stocker market figures listed with price ranges for calves cows bulls and feeders. The article includes a biographical note: Jubal Early (1816 1894) was a Confederate general born in Virginia who led a Shenandoah Valley raid before Sherman's reinforcements relieved him.
Agriculture Department notes demand for broilers and fryers is fair to good with quiet trading and plentiful supply. Turkeys hold steady as demand remains light after the holiday. Prices at farm 11 a.m. today reflect steady live poultry and mixed egg market quotes for Grade A and other grades across Winchester and Harrisonburg markets.
The Star lists grain and flour prices with per bushel figures for oats wheat and corn. It records flour retail price and a 5 lb bag of corn meat, along with scattered regional prices such as Augusta Luray and Rockingham.
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