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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1934
Page
10
Market overview shows cattle slow with steers 25 to 50 lower and cows lower. better heifers steady. Slaughter classes range from 2.50 to 7.25, calves around 4.00 to 8.00, hogs and lambs mixed with light declines and steady demand. Philadelphia poultry and butter prices unchanged.
Shipping point quotations for estay from Winchester to Martinsburg show carload and min price ranges for apples. Prices cover Jonathan U S No 1 and U S Utility, Grimes, Yorks, and barrel baskets with min in and car terms, including delivery contracts and variations by grade and pack.
New York markets showed cautious strength in bonds and grains while stocks failed to gain momentum. Government ties firmed and foreign exchange improved with the dollar. optimism on textile strikes faded amid talk of potential settlements. Police investigated ransom money linked to the abduction case, with several individuals questioned at Greenwich Street station.
Closing futures and cash quotes for wheat corn oats rye barley lard and bellies reported by the Associated Press from Chicago. Prices show Sept and Dec contracts and various grades with values for No 2 red wheat No 2 hard corn and other grains. mention of ocean gold and a $1000000 figure appears in an unrelated ad fragment.
The market list details patent brand bags in various weights with per barrel prices from 6.50 to 7.20, corn meal and other feed items priced per 100, plus butterfat and creamery butter values. It also notes cattle, sheep, and lamb notes with brief price indicators and a short line about the Bajaos tribe and its rare land journey.
Reported hot leads in the Lindbergh kidnapping probe emerged as Justice Department officials spoke of developments. Attorney General officials and J Edgar Hoover were cited as directing efforts while money linked to the ransom surfaced in unconfirmed accounts.
Public auction in Winchester Virginia on October 13 1934 offers four parcels of real estate north of the city facing Richards Avenue. Parcels include a 29 acre dwelling and orchard, a 5 acre orchard, a 9 acre lot, and a 50 foot by 150 foot unimproved lot on Lee Street. Sale terms require one third cash and two equal annual installments with Deed of Trust security and insurance. Commissioned by M M Lynch T R Cather John M Steck B P Harrison Joseph Newlin John P Allen Auctioneers Duvall Dunn.
Special Commissioner announces a public auction of a 153 acre Frederick County Virginia farm and 40 acre apple orchard with 20 acres bearing and 500 peach trees. Property includes a two story six room house, barn and silo. Sale to be cash on October 8 1934 at 3 PM in Winchester in front of the County Courthouse.
The Shakers of Ohio known as Shaker Heights once enforced silence at meals with no loud talking and only conversation deemed necessary for serving food. The custom reflected their disciplined communal living and focus on simplicity.
Trustee E Cougill offers at public auction on September 29, 1934 at 11 A M the property three miles east of Stephens City on the Stephens City Nineveh road in Frederick County Virginia. 149 acres with a brick residence ten rooms and multiple outbuildings, one third cash and balance in two annual installments at 6 percent interest, secured by deed of trust and insurer. Dunn and Duvall are auctioneers.
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