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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1938
Page
7
Chicago and Liverpool markets show sharp moves with wheat near day lows. Closing prices list Dec wheat at 65 1 4 to 66 1 4 cents, corn around 50 1 2 to 54, oats 26 3 8 to 27, and rye 45 1 4 to 46 1 2. Cash grain in Chicago notes mixed lots and quality grades. Baltimore reports No 2 winter wheat at 64 cents and corn at 63 cents per bushel.
Cattle and hogs show mixed moves in Baltimore and Chicago trades. Good to prime cattle and yearlings steady to higher. veal and stockers priced up modestly. sheep and lambs firm. Philadelphia poultry and eggs hold near previous levels with steady butter and cheese markets.
The Virginia Livestock Market on N Kent Street lists extended sales every Tuesday with market figures for steers heifers fat cows bulls veal calves lambs hogs shoats pigs and feeder stock. Prices range from tops to bulk values including fresh cows and springers from 45 000 to 70.00 per head and hogs up to 8.90 per cwt.
Foreign exchange and stock markets rallied from early declines as Mussolini mediated the Sudeten dispute. The British pound rose from 4.62 to 4.73, the French franc fell to 2.58 cents, and nearly 700,000 shares traded in the first hour as prices steadied near rebound highs with ongoing war fears.
The Star notes that local markets are updated daily and cannot assume responsibility for any errors or omissions. The notice urges readers to verify figures with original sources and exercise caution when relying on summarized market data.
Apple Market reports shipping point prices for Monday September 26 and Saturday September 24 at Winchester Martinsburg and nearby points. Demand fair or about steady with carloads, barrels and bushels priced for Yorks U 8 No 1 23-4 in min car $3.00 Grimes U 8 No 1 1-4 to 2 1-2 in car $2.25. Bushel baskets include Yorks U S No 1 2 3-4 in min $1.00, Winesaps 2 1-4 in min $1.15, Staymans 2 1-4 in min $1.15. 1 1-5 bushel boxes wrap $1.20. Bulk per cwt Ganos U S Util 2 1-4 in min few 80-85c.
Capt G F Bryan warned shipping interests that coast artillery guns will fire in practice from Fort Story near Cape Henry for the next three days. The danger area lies between bearings 50 and 140 about 20 000 yards from the lighthouse.
Berlin reports quote Adolf Hitler promising Czechoslovakia’s political and economic independence would not be endangered by German occupation of Sudetenland, while insisting occupation is needed for safety during final settlement. He seeks guarantors for Prague and warns Britain and France against war.
The report notes a high pitched Monday address urging pride for Sudeten Germans and calls for support of their cause. It mentions British families returning home and 160 Americans traveling through Vienna toward Switzerland. Diplomatic Denik denies Prague time limits for ceding Sudetenland.
The passage extols America as a land of promise with vast natural resources and comforts. It contrasts the frontier hardships faced by forefathers with modern abundance and beckons those with pioneer spirit to envision a generous future.
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