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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1940
Page
8
A compact Q and A list references Bud Fisher and various prompts. It includes items on a merciful blow Gulf of St. Lawrence the first person shot in the American Revolutionary War distances and a burying ground. It also notes participation by agents or sympathizers inside enemy lines and ends with a playful line about seeing at night and speeding.
Combined hog receipts at 16 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior towns and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. today were 34,200, up from 27,900 a week ago and 24,200 a year earlier. Prices show moderate to fairly active bidding, mostly 5 to 10 cents lower, with some weights steady or slightly off. Details list standard prices for barrows and gilts across weight ranges from 160 pounds to 360 pounds and for sows from 270 pounds to 500 pounds, highlighting typical bid ranges for each category.
Butter: 16,574 tubs, steady to 1 cent up. extras 92 score 26 1/2 c, standards 90 score cars 25 1/2 c, extra firsts 91 score 25 1/2 c, firsts 88-89 score 24 1/2 c, specials 93 score 26 1/2 c. Eggs: 26,954 cases, steady, current receipts 13 1/2 c, fresh extra firsts 16 1/2 c, fresh firsts 15 1/2 c, dirties 12 1/2 c, checks 12 1/2 c.
Atlantic Market lists cream prices 26 to 28 cents and eggs and poultry rates with weights and sizes. Notary service offered at 25 cents at The News-Telegraph.
June 14 in Chicago grain trading showed July corn up to 63c before offerings cooled it, white September up 3%c, December up 1%c. Soy beans fell on pressure with July dropping the 8 cent limit. wheat rose up to 2%c. Cash grain in Chicago shows yellow corn at 65 to 67%4c and soy beans at 80 cents.
The New York stock market swung from an initial drop to gains near 6 points in Bethlehem Steel as buying rushed in at mid morning. U S Steel rose to 54 after starting around 49 and DuPont and others also advanced, with American Smelting leading copper stocks before eroding some gains. Great Northern and American Airlines posted notable climbs as Douglas and Chrysler GM gained amid overall volatility.
Chicago market notes show hogs uneven to 5 cents higher with strong demand for 180-240 pound ranges and top at 6.30 while 200-270 pound hogs bring 4.96 to 5.25. Cattle and calves mostly steady in active trading. best steers around 9.66 with loads near 9.35, light grassy cattle down to 6.00, vealers steady near 10.00. Sheep slow with lambs 10.25 to 11.25 and fat sheep steady. South Omaha and other markets report varied cattle, hog, and sheep pricing, with notable shifts in lighter weights and grass-fed categories.
Trading closes with rises in oils utilities mail orders rail equipment and building shares. Notable gains include Am T and T Am Tob Int Nick Coca Cola Gen Elec Texaco and Sears Roebuck, while several steel car chemical and utility stocks lag.
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