Prices Decline at Wholesale Livestock Markets
Livestock and red meat prices fell for a third straight week amid liberal receipts and bearish slaughter data. Total federally inspected meat output for the week ended April 23 reached 511.3 million pounds, up 3 percent from the prior week and 7 percent from a year earlier. Cattle and hog prices slumped across most categories, with hogs dropping 25 to 50 cents and sows down up to $1.00, while steer and heifer slaughter was mostly 50 cents to $1.00 lower. Top steer price reached $27.25 per 1600 pounds. hogs traded near $23.00 cwt. in limited sales. Feeder calves were steady to strong, and lamb losses were about 50 cents to $1.00. Feeder cattle in Thursday's auction held solid gains with 370 lb calves at $30.90.
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Producers Live Stock Marketing Association
USDA
Barrow
Bin Sale Planned for Wal Meyer and Waterloo Sites
Frank E Hoffmann says the Illinois State Committee has decided to auction all 75 bins at Wal Meyer and Waterloo to the highest bidder per bin. The 60 aluminum and 15 steel bins measure 18 feet in diameter with a 3250 bushel capacity each, with sale set for July at the bin sites.
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Frank E. Hoffmann
Illinois State Committee
Walmeyer
Waterloo
Private gold coins circulated freely in early American West
The piece explains how in the California gold rush era gold dust lacked coin value due to coin shortages and coin-only taxes. Private mints like Moffat & Co produced emergency coins and ingots from $5 to $50 that circulated until 1854 when San Francisco Mint opened. Yeoman notes the Red Book catalogs these items.
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United States
California
Richard S. Yeoman
Washington
Yeoman
Whitman Publishing Company
Racine, Wis
Moffat & Co
San Francisco
West
U.S. Mint
Whitman
Douglas Calls to Make Special Milk Program Permanent
Senator Paul Douglas urged permanent restoration of the special milk program with full funding. He criticized a proposed 80 percent cut from 103 million to 21 million and urged at least 110 million, noting the program aids children in schools and camps and should not be temporary.
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Paul H. Douglas
D- IL
Douglas
House
Southeast Asia
Dress and Needlework Patterns Advertised
Dress Pattern No. 3436 offers a soft charm A line dress in sizes 14 1/2 to 24 1/2 with 2 5/8 yards of 44 inch fabric for size 16 1/2. Needlework Pattern No. 488 features a Bunny Suit for a 12 to 14 inch doll. Send 50 cents for the Needlework Book, 35 cents per dress pattern, 25 cents per needlework pattern plus mailing rates to Audrey Lane Bureau Box 1490 New York NY.
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Audrey Lane
New York 1
N. Y
St Clement's Lay Advisory Board Meets at Hospital
The Lay Advisory Board of St. Clement's gathered Monday evening at St. Clement's Hospital with Mother Angelita and Sister Rosella in attendance. Glenn Horrell outlined the board's community service purpose and urged active local involvement to maintain patient care. Arthur Gunty presented hospital cost analyses and the budget, praising participants for understanding rising costs. Mother Angelita thanked the group for their interest in the hospital's future.
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St. Clement's Hospital
Glenn Horrell
Arthur Gunty
St. Louis University
Guntly
Angelita
Singapore to Host 6 Million Resort on Naughty Island
A proposed US 6 million resort on Pulau Sajaht in Singapore will combine casino gambling dog races Turkish baths and other amusements. The two acre island project includes a 100 room first class hotel and positions Singapore as Asia's newest independent nation.
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Singapore
Asia
Pulau Sajaht
Chet Huntley to Speak to Illinois Historical Society
Chet Huntley of Huntley Brinkley Report will discuss world history and media experience in Carmi at the Illinois State Historical Society spring tour. About 300 historians are expected for talks May 13 to 15, including a public banquet at Carmi High School and a guided bus tour to New Harmony Indiana.
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Chet Huntley
Illinois State Historical Society
Carmi
Clyde C. Walton
Huntley
Huntley - Brinkley Report
Carmi High School
New Harmony
Ind
First Overseas Shipment Bound For Japan
The first foreign vessel of the 1966 shipping season left the Port of Chicago harbor on April 19 carrying 142000 bushels of No 2 yellow soybeans aboard the M V Mikagesan Maru. Destination Yokohama Japan. 1965 saw a record 25 million bushels shipped overseas, beating 1964 by about 10 million. The 1966 season is expected to surpass 1965.
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Chicago Harbor
Yokohama
Japan
Food quality varies in meats fruits and vegetables
Text notes that cereals sugar and flour are standardized while meats vegetables and fruits vary in quality. It discusses packaging needing visibility and protection for shopper transparency. Classifieds seek a 3 or 4 bedroom house in good condition and a housekeeper to stay with a man and two children.
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Vandalia
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