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Hog Prices Soar While War Rages And Pork Demand Grows
West Miller reports hog prices averaging around nine dollars per hundredweight, the highest since fall 1910, with spring and summer strength. War fears push European demand for pork. about 11.5 million hogs packed this year, vs 18.2 million last year, suggesting high winter prices unless supply rises. Farmers urged to sell at suitable weight, about 225 pounds, to secure profits amid uncertain market. In other notes, Thomas Young of Cedar Rapids pled guilty to charges after a drunk driving incident, expressing remorse and a wish to end liquor sales in Iowa, with a $100 fine and further penalties.
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