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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1949
Page
12
TV and radio lineup lists programs from 9:00 PM to 10:45 PM including Kukla Fran and Ollie, Morton Downey, News Caravan, The Clock, Television Theater, Believe It or Not, D C Newsreel, Walter Compton Room, Ice Cream Social, Dugout Chatter, and Washington versus St. Louis with Pressbox News coverage by Clark Thornton.
James D. Sullivan of San Antonio Texas was jailed for six months on petty larceny charges. He admitted stealing a ladies wrist watch and bracelet at the lodging house where he stayed.
The listing shows a 7:15 Sports Reel then 7:30 Cartoon-a-Quiz and 8:00 Feature Film with 8:30 Film Shorts yon’ 9. A 7:00 Sketch-a-Quiz and 7:30 CBS News follow. At 7:45 Masland At Home Party, 8:00 That Man Arthur Godfrey, 9:00 Arm Chair Detective, 9:30 Secretary Louis A Johnson and 10:00 Sports Recap UL.
An orderly rally began in New York Stocks as demand barely lifted prices after yesterday's steep decline. Gains reached about a point with steel, auto, and oil shares leading. rail issues fluctuated but improved later. Notable gains appeared in U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Public Steel, General Motors, Chrysler, Studebaker, Santa Fe, New York Central, Southern Pacific, and others. Montgomery Ward fell over a point on weak earnings.
Broadcast lineup lists 6:00 News and kid shows on ABC and CBS networks with repeats on MBS. Evening features include sports music, dramas, detective and comedy programs, popular titles like The Great Gildersleeve, Sherlock Holmes, and Lawrence Welk, plus news reels and dancing hours across CBS ABC MBS and NBC stations.
Prices in Baltimore and Chicago reports show mixed gains and declines across meats and produce. Fresh apples in various varieties report inch to fractional up moves, while poultry and eggs soften overall with receipts noted. cattle hogs and sheep show sluggish demand with established ranges and few sales. Cattle, calves, hogs and sheep prices span wide ranges, with top quotes and per hundredweight levels listed for direct comparison.
Fat sheep bring 7.50 dollars down with common weights 17 to 20. Fat hogs top at 20 to 20.50 with odd lots at 20.60. Shoats good and choice 21 to 24. Pigs 7 to 11 dollars. Fat sows 15 to 17. Fresh cows and springers top at 280, medium 140 to 160, old and thin milking 75 to 110.
Chicago on September 21 reports wheat corn and soy futures slipping while oats held firm in a day of mixed commodity activity.
Wheat futures show Sep 2.08 1 8, Dec 2.111 4 11, Mar 2.10 1 8, May 2.03 1 4, Jul 1.85 3 4. Corn Sep 1.26 5 8 3 8, Dec 1.15 1 2 5 8, May 1.20 3 8. Oats Sep 66 1 4 1 2, Dec 65 Rye Sep 1.41 1 4. Soybeans Nov 2.24 1 2 25. Lard Sep 11.25, Dec 10.15.
The Virginia livestock market report for Tuesday September 20 lists fat steers and heifers by grade with prices from 11 to 24, fat cows at 11 to 19, bulls 14 to 20, veal calves up to 33, and lambs around 25 to 26.
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