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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1931
Page
2
The item lists market conditions for poultry, eggs, butter, and related goods with regional notes from Philadelphia and Richmond dated September 17. It records prices for live poultry, dressed poultry, butter, and eggs, noting variations by size and grade such as Leghorn hens, colored hens, broilers, and pullet eggs, with minor regional shifts.
Market notes from Chicago and regional reporters show wheat bids fluctuating with export demand lifting North American purchases while Black Sea shipments and Russian exports weigh on prices.Corn and oats fall modestly as funds and locals react to volatility amid steady cash grain bids in Virginia and Baltimore areas.
New York market data shows eggs at 20 670 cases and firmer quotes by 1 to 2 cents. Brown extras sell around 24 1 2 cents, extras at 23 3 4 cents, and 24 cents with other lines ranging from 22 to 22 1 2 cents. Poultry demand moderate with hens steady to firm and broilers soft. Leghorn and color edged hens quoted 16 to 26 cents per pound, Reds and Rocks 22 to 26 cents, live weights noted for nearby eggs and extra selected at 35 to 41 cents.
Baltimore and Lancaster report steady cattle and hog markets with pork cut weights and sow ranges noted. Chicago shows weaker hogs and varied cattle values with heifers and cows moving in tighter ranges.
Market rundown shows bulk selling at 6.75 to 7.25 with veal top at 11.00 and near term cows and steers hitting 6.00 to 9.75. Sheep and lamb quotes list lower Baltimore and Chicago activity with lambs mainly 6.00 to 7.00 in New York and Thirty seconds bonds pricing for Liberty and Treasury issues.
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