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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
7
Receipts for Monday total 1465 cattle with steady tone versus last week. Prices span from utility cows at 10.75 to 11.75, bulls 11 to 12.25, veal calves 17 to 19.50, stockers and feeders from 9 to 17.25, stock cows 8 to 11, hogs with 180-300 lb ranges around 12 to 15, and Holstein bulls and dairy calves listed among multiple brackets.
Sheep market in Idaho Falls shows steady demand across classes. Odd lots fetch up to 18.35 while bulk sales range 17.75 to 17.50 for good to choice fat lambs and feeder lambs 16 to 17, with ewes and bucks weaker and canners at 2 to 4 dollars.
Salable cattle receipts were slightly reduced due to Thanksgiving. Slaughter steers and heifers held steady to 50c higher. cows sold near week-ago levels. Hogs above last week. lambs light and uneven demand. feeders and calves moved within narrow ranges. Bulls and sows varied by weight with typical midrange prices across categories.
Exploration work raises the probability of striking oil in unproved territory by about three times, but the odds remain eight to one against a wildcat well finding oil.
The Beaverhead Home Demonstration Council held its fall meeting November 26 in the Home Economics room at Western Montana College. Elsie Laden opened the session as president, with 40 members from 14 clubs attending. Officers were installed, awards announced, and nine project meetings planned for the coming year.
Three timber contracts were awarded by the Bureau of Land Management this week. C. M. Fisher of Kalispell won about 275 MBF of sawtimber in Lake county including Douglas fir, Western larch and Ponderosa pine. Rothers Inc of Missoula bid 1,280 MBF near Helmville for 16,667.20 dollars for Douglas fir, Ponderosa pine and Engleman spruce. The Diamond Match Company of Superior won about 188 MBF in Mineral county for Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine at 2,487 dollars.
The Daughters of the Nile met at 1 30 this afternoon at Mrs. Erwin Christensen home 733 South Washington with Mrs I W Winsel as co host. Members were asked to bring sewing to the meeting for the Christmas box.
Jet powered commercial air liners designed to carry as many as 140 passengers will have a petroleum fuel capacity of 18 000 gallons enough to fill about three railroad tank cars.
Sheila Johnson of Bozeman, confined to a wheelchair and respirator, is named Montana Polio Mother of the Year by Julius Hilgard for the 1957 March of Dimes. She recounts polio onset in 1953, recovery efforts with National Foundation aid, and urges others to get polio vaccine shots.
The Rev E W Andrews Rector announces December 9 second Sunday in Advent Holy communion 8 00 am church school 9 45 am morning prayer 11 00 am Alma Matrons meet Monday 10 8 00 pm holy communion 10 am Wednesday 12 10 am
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