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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1931
Page
5
Chicago traders focus on corn arrivals that supply 2,021,000 bushels to settle September contracts. Wheat rose modestly on stock market strength and Canadian harvest delays. Oats declined with corn. provisions were mixed as traders weighed Russian wheat shipments to Britain amid tariff concerns.
Chicago market notes list wheat prices for No 2 red No 2 hard and No 1 yellow hard with bids around 48 3 4 50 and 49. Corn quotes show No 1 mixed and No 1 yellow near 41 to 42 with 43 1 2 for No 1 white. Rye and barley prices are given with No 2 white oats around 22 to 26 and 38 58 for barley.
Wheat and corn prices listed for No. 2 red winter and No. 2 white across spots and car lots in Baltimore and Richmond. Virginia bag lots and oats prices shown with various grades and futures dates, including specific price ranges for No. 2 red winter Virginia and white and yellow corn grades.
In Philadelphia on September 22 buyers saw butter top figures 34 1 2 and 37 1 2 with scores 92 and 91. Dressed poultry remained unchanged while other price lines showed slight shifts reflected by 33 1 2 and 27 32 scores.
New York reports a volatile eggs market dated Sept 22 with 22 432 cases and 2808 noted. Prices vary for extra firsts at 21 1 2 cts and quotable 35 41 cts for closely selected extras. leghorn hens and other poultry show mixed weights and prices across categories.
Baltimore market notes show Maine potatoes at 100 sacks and U S 1 futures around 1.10 to 1.15. Live poultry prices for chickens by size remain unchanged.
Richmond Virginia markets show butter steady around 33 cents per pound in car ton packs. Western high grades quoted 37 to 38 cents. Poultry values fair with Leghorn hens 14 to 15 cents, colored hens 20 to 22 cents, broilers 20 to 25 cents per pound, varying by breed from Leghorns to Rocks.
Lancaster reports 1 125 cattle and 125 calves with steady to strong demand on better grades. Bulk cattle sell 6.50 to 7.00, top 8.25. veal 11.00. Jersey City sees steers steady to strong with grassers to 8.00 and veal top 11.50. Chicago lists 9,000 cattle and 2,500 calves with gains 0.25, steers 4.00 to 10.25, heifers 4.00 to 9.50, cows 3.00 to 6.00, veal top 9.50.
Livestock market notes show Baltimore hogs steady with top at 6.50 for medium and light weights and heavy hogs to 6.25. sows to 4.75. Jersey City reports all consignments to packers. Chicago quotes 25,000 head, top 5.90 for medium and light weights, heavy hogs to 5.00 and sows to 5.15.
Market notes show weighty bullocks sold at 10.20 with regional quotes. Baltimore steady sheep and lambs at 3.50 to 7.75, ewes at 3.00. Lancaster lambs 8.50 steady, Jersey City fair demand with good to choice lambs 7.50–8.00 and mediums 5.75–7.00, common sold to 4.50. Chicago 18,000 cattle steady and unchanged, good to choice lambs 5.50–6.75, ewes 1.00.
United States government and tactical seconds figures appear in a terse score summary. Liberty 184 and others listed show player scores and times, with a 32 47 split noted. The snippet reflects a midgame or period breakdown from a larger contest.
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