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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
4
Markets continued sluggish with limited demand for small lots. Grass steers sold mostly $12.50-$13.00 and under 1,000 pound cattle brought $10.00-$11.50 with some at $12.00. Cows and light steers averaged $7.00-$9.50 for yearlings, with many canners $4.50 and up and occasional high bids for top beet cows at $12.50. Calves traded around $14.00 as scarcity boosts activity this week.
In southern Oregon woods a high explosive bomb from a fallen Jap balloon killed Mrs Elyse Mitchell and five children during an outing. Archibald Mitchell, a clergyman and husband, survived. The blast occurred when a child touched the balloon and sparked the explosion, a danger kept secret initially to warn the public.
Cattle and sheep values show a mostly steady level from Tuesday with slight weakness for select medium and good spring lambs. Medium stocker calves bring 11.50 to 12.50, medium yearlings 11.50 to 12.00, and inferior cows 7.00 to 8.00. Sheep totals header 6,000 head with goats included, no strong shifts noted.
John C. Burns of the 666 Ranch and president of the Southwestern Exposition extols a book on training riding horses. He says such horses reduce labor, improve safety, and increase efficiency on commercial cattle ranches, stressing early humane training and strong breeding.
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