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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1946
Page
4
Meyer’s used furniture on Monroe and Juda advertises a book shelf end table and a Philco radio for sale.
Salable hogs 4 000, total 5 500, prices mostly down with top 22.50 and loads 200-240 pounds. Cattle/ calves: salable cattle 3 500, calves 800, slaughter steers and yearlings up to 50 cents higher, vealers active at 18.00, top steers 27.90, grass steers to 22.00. Market sees light export demand and grain futures steadiness awaiting price ceiling decision.
Receipts showed modest gains with wheat at 90 cars, corn 62, oats 35, and soybeans 6 as prices and shipments edged forward by up to a cent. The report details the day's trading and the movement of key commodities.
Wall Street stocks moved into a recovery area with sporadic gains and renewed investor caution. Brokers cited timid bidding and upcoming labor and decontrol decisions as reasons for limited enthusiasm while divisions improved for some issues like J C Penney and U S Rubber.
The OPA raises 1946 can fruit pack ceilings by about six percent to offset higher sugar and wage costs. Prices for No 2% cans vary from 1 to 7 cents per item, including fancy halves of apricots and plum products. A $10 to $12 increase is also approved for standard mechanical refrigerators with first shipments arriving soon.
Reuters cited Bombay Free Press Journal claiming Calcutta riots killed over 3 500 with about 5 000 injured. Maj Gen William Elliott Dimond Bengal surgeon general estimated about 500 dead as reported by the agency.
The ad promotes Marian Martin Shirtfrocks pattern 9200 with a young inset girdle waist and long sleeves. It promises a perfect fit and easy use, includes a complete illustrated Sew Chart, and lists sizes 12 through 20 with fabric yardage for size 16. Send twenty five coins to Evening Times in New York for this pattern and order details.
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