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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1940

Page

7

Market Quotation Summary of Livestock and Produce Prices

Market quotations from Baltimore and Philadelphia on September 19 show cattle at 9.65 for yearlings and 11.50 for dry fed fat cattle. hogs with Practical 1.20 and various weights ranging 5.75 to 7.20. sheep and lambs steady with ewes 10.00-10.25 and bucks lower. calves unchanged. Philadelphia reports butter at 29% to 30%, eggs 4,261 cases, and dressed poultry prices. Chicago notes hogs steady near 6.90 top with steers steady and native springers weaker amid price bids. feed prices listed for corn meal, bran, middling, and horse feed.

Baltimore Hiladelphia Philadelphia Plymouth Chicago Livestock Chicago

Future And Cash Wheat And Other Grain Quotations

Chicago and Baltimore grain markets report futures buying lifting prices but gains fading by close. Sept wheat activity tied to cash grain demand and short selling near month end. Prices for wheat corn oats rye and related grains listed with regional quotes and mill delivery notes.

Chicago Russia Pacific Timothy Baltimore

Local Markets Reported Daily Prices and Grain Mixes

The Star lists local wholesale market prices for flour and patent bran in various bag weights. Includes mixed feed, corn meal, horse feed, and oats with several pecks per bag and per barrel pricing. Also shows live poultry values for old roosters, young guineas, rocks, leghorns, and broilers with per pound figures.

Schesetens Seeventnt Sam Osues Ee Leghorns Broilers

Stock Market Report Steels Lead Toward Higher Territory

NEW YORK Sept 19 Steels led the market to higher territory with gains cited in favorites around one to two points. Transfers ran about 500000 shares amid cautious sentiment as prices had risen for four straight sessions. War politics and taxes weighed on traders while domestic business optimism offered some offset. Noted names Genl Elec Genl Motors Goodyear International Harvester Western Union Woolworth cited with modest moves.

New York Steels

London Heaviest Raid Rolls Across French Coast Ports

London reports a massive air assault on German held invasion ports along the French and Belgian coasts. Le Havre Boulogne Calais Dunkirk and Ostend were targeted in what may be the war’s largest raid on these locations with French coast areas left in flames as British airmen flew from the scene.

le Havre Boulogne Calais Dunkerque Ostend French

Use Of Pool Space In City Building Planned

Continued from page one, the plan calls for winter use of the pool and a large building with space for athletics and quiet recreation. Reading rooms, handicraft rooms, and game rooms will be provided. The committee will set firm plans at the September 27 meeting and seek cooperation from civic and fraternal groups to serve both boys and girls.

PRESS FOR PASSAGE OF PROFITS MEASURE

Washington September 19 Senate leaders urged swift action on the excess profits bill with an agreement to vote at 4 p m on a proposed amendment taxing income from future government securities. Chairman Harrison of the finance committee said the panel would be near done once the tax exemption issue is settled, though more floor amendments might follow.

Washington Senate Harrison D.-Miss Senate Finance Committee

Tydings Warns on Future Policy and Debt

Senator Millard E. Tydings warned Pittsburgh audiences that without a pay as you go policy the nation faces dire consequences. He cited a national debt near 50 billion dollars and urged immediate action to curb peace-time spending or raise revenue.

Pittsburgh Millard E. Tydings Dmd Tydings Pittsburgh Life Underwriters’ Association Chamber of Commerce

Sugar Thumb Asserted by Ickes in Campaign Tactics

Secretary Ickes accused Wendell Willkie of using sugar thumb tactics in his bid for the presidency. He said Willkie appeases voters by being for anything asked, and that across each county line he shifts positions. Ickes compared the tactic to a mother soothing a baby by allowing thumb sucking.

Washington Ickes Wendell Willkie

Red Fleet accuses U S of spreading Monroe Doctrine

Moscow dispatch reports the Soviet Navy press outlet denounces the United States for spreading the Monroe Doctrine worldwide and plans to occupy Azores Madeira Canary Islands and Cape Verde off North Africa. It says a strong European power occupying these bases would menace the United States and Latin America, and claims Washington seeks to seize them itself. It also cites a U S press campaign to grab French and British African colonies.

Moscow Red Fleet United States Today Azores Madiera Canary Cape Verde Islands North Africa United States Latin America Africa

Gold certificates redeemable since 1933

Gold certificates have been redeemable since 1933. This reflects a government policy allowing holders to exchange the certificates for gold or equal value currency as part of historical monetary reforms.

Population Gains by Census Regions in 1930s

The Census Bureau reports 1930–40 population rises across regions: Pacific states up 18.2 percent, South Atlantic 12.5 percent, and New England 3.2 percent. The South Atlantic led in numeric increase, adding 1,977,510 to reach 17,771,089, with Delaware to Florida and the District of Columbia included in the count.

Washington Census Bureau Pacific States South Atlantic New England Delaware Maryland District of Columbia Virginia West Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida

Average cost per page of v7 Congressional Record

The Congressional Record page cost is estimated around a per page amount. This historical query notes an approximate figure, reflecting archival pricing for the V7 edition and standard print costs of that era.

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