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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1955
Page
3
Irregular first trades show small gains and losses across wheat corn oats rye and soybeans on Chicago's Board of Trade. Prices edge in various contracts with new and old soybean rows listed, while other grains move modestly in light early action.
Railroads led an irregular stock market advance in early dealings with carrier shares up about a point. Among gainers were Santa Fe Railroad New York Central North Pacific Rock Island Railroad Royal Dutch Petroleum Magma Copper General Electric Kaiser Aluminum U S Steel International Harvester and Boeing. Declines appeared in Goodrich Caterpillar American Telephone American Can Standard Oil NJ and General Motors.
The Virginia Manufacturers of Carbonated Beverages will hold their 40th annual meeting in Roanoke October 23 to 25. Delegates from the beverage industry will discuss production standards, marketing, and regulatory issues at the three day event.
Baltimore fruit and potato markets show mixed movement with apples inching up in value while peaches and sweet potatoes stay dull. Maryland and Pennsylvania batched crates report modest gains and varied quality. Chicago hogs and cattle supply levels mirror a cautious winter trade with late-week quotes and mixed weights.
Market steadiness noted with fair to good demand and ample receipts. Price listings show live poultry by weight categories and egg grades across Harrisonburg and Winchester markets, including U S Grade A large white and brown eggs and various hen and turkey categories with unit prices.
Daily market list from The Star shows retail feed and grain prices. Items include Feed at Retail Mixed feed 100 lb 3.20, Bran 4.40, Egg Mash 4.40, Broiler Mash, New Barley 0.90, Wheat new 1.85, Corn 0.70, Corn meal 0.32, Rockingham County Wheat 1.90-1.95, Shelled Yellow Corn 1.45-1.55, others with ranges.
A car backed into a utility pole causing the pole to snap at its base. Wayne was not hurt in the accident.
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