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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1944
Page
7
Wholesale price figures appear for various grades and weights including No 1 to No 4 and 45 and over with midwestern and nearby readings in the 40s and 50s. Texas is noted as eighth in the Union for income tax payments at about 16 percent.
All wool striped bath or lounging robes priced at 18 dollars and 50 cents. Rayon robes in solid colors 9 dollars and 95 cents. Genuine horsehide leather zipper jackets with knit band and wrispens 18 dollars and 50 cents. Men’s all wool tweed or fleece topcoats 22 dollars 50 cents to 35 dollars. Men’s all wool covert topcoats 29 dollars 50 cents to 35 dollars. Men’s Mallory hats 6 dollars to 6 dollars 50 cents. Boys leather jackets 9 dollars 95 cents for sizes 8 to 16. Boys Mackinaws sizes 6 to 14 5 dollars 95 cents and 8 dollars 95 cents. A. W. Cox Department Store silk and wool scarfs 1 dollar 39 cents to 3 dollars 50 cents and leather gloves 2 dollars 95 cents to 4 dollars 95 cents Angrist Men’s Shop The Adam Hat Store 234 Princeton Avenue.
Cattle 150 head. Cows and bulls fairly active and steady from Monday with medium beef cows around 11.00 to 12.50. cutters and commons 7.00 to 10.50. canners 5.00 to 6.50. sausage bulls 12.00. bulk 8.50 to 11.50. some light canners to 7.00. Calves 50 head nominally steady. Hogs 60 head fairly active and steady. top 14.90. Sheep 25 head nominally steady. good to choice wooled lambs 14.50 to 15.00. common to medium 9.50 to 12.50. lamb calls around 7.50. choice light weight slaughter ewes 5.50 down.
Chicago livestock market notes steady demand with 16,000 salable hogs and total 13,500 sold. Prices for hogs range from 14.40 to 14.35 for various weights with sows at 14.00. Cattle and calves show a 9,000 salable cattle and 1,000 calves, with yearlings at 18.00 and best heifers around 16.00. Beef cow prices reach 15.50 to 17.00 in bulk.
The article lists animal prices including vealers at 15.50 and best native lambs at 14.65 with various loads described as good fed. It also notes slaughter ewes and yearlings at specific prices. A Douglas fir served as a 299 foot 7 inch flag pole for Oregon at the Panama International Exposition.
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